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Data storage device and method of driving the same

US9837165B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2016
Grant dateDec 5, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/64
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data storage device includes a semiconductor structure including a first conductive-type region having a first-type conductivity, a second conductive-type region spaced apart from the first conductive-type region and having a second-type conductivity opposite to the first-type conductivity, and a semiconductor region between the first conductive-type region and the second conductive-type region and including a neighboring portion adjacent to the second conductive-type region; a mode select transistor including a gate electrode aligned with the neighboring portion and an insulation layer between the gate electrode and the neighboring portion; a plurality of memory cell transistors including a plurality of control gate electrodes aligned with the semiconductor region, and a data storage layer interposed between the plurality of control gate electrodes and the semiconductor region; a first wire electrically connected to the first conductive-type region; and a second wire including an ambipolar contact having a first contact between the second wire and the second conductive-type region, and a second contact between the second wire and the neighboring portion.

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