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公开(公告)号:US20240389332A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-21
申请号:US18780425
申请日:2024-07-22
Inventor: Bo-Feng Young , Sai-Hooi Yeong , Shih-Lien Linus Lu , Chia-En Huang , Yih Wang , Yu-Ming Lin
IPC: H10B51/20 , G11C5/06 , G11C11/22 , H01L23/522
Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a memory array, a staircase unit, conductive bridge structures, a word line driver and conductive routings. The memory array is disposed in an array region of the semiconductor structure and includes word lines. The staircase unit is disposed in a staircase region and surrounded by the array region. The staircase unit includes first and second staircase steps extending from the word lines of the memory array. The first staircase steps and the second staircase steps face towards each other. The conductive bridge structures are electrically connecting the first staircase steps to the second staircase step. The word line driver is disposed below the memory array and the staircase unit, wherein a central portion of the word line driver is overlapped with a central portion of the staircase unit. The conductive routings extend from the first and the second staircase steps to the word line driver.
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公开(公告)号:US12148465B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-19
申请号:US18295154
申请日:2023-04-03
Inventor: Shih-Lien Linus Lu
IPC: G06F21/44 , G06F21/75 , G11C11/4074 , G11C11/4096 , G11C11/419
Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first memory cell array and a controller. The first memory cell array includes a first array of volatile memory cells having a first retention data time. The controller is coupled to the first memory cell array. The controller is configured to write data to each memory cell in the first memory cell array in response to the integrated circuit being successfully logged into, read data from each memory cell in the first memory cell array in response to the integrated circuit being powered on, and determine whether to allow an authentication operation of the integrated circuit in response to reading data from each memory cell in the first memory cell array.
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公开(公告)号:US12137569B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-05
申请号:US18162642
申请日:2023-01-31
Inventor: Chao-I Wu , Yu-Ming Lin , Shih-Lien Linus Lu , Sai-Hooi Yeong , Bo-Feng Young
Abstract: A memory device includes a multi-layer stack, a plurality of channel layers and a plurality of ferroelectric layers. The multi-layer stack is disposed on a substrate and includes a plurality of gate layers and a plurality of dielectric layers stacked alternately. The plurality of channel layers penetrate through the multi-layer stack and are laterally spaced apart from each other, wherein the plurality of channel layers include a first channel layer and a second channel layer, and a first electron mobility of the first channel layer is different from a second electron mobility of the second channel layer. Each of the plurality of channel layers are spaced apart from the multi-layer stack by one of the plurality of ferroelectric layers, respectively.
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公开(公告)号:US12126358B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-22
申请号:US17815624
申请日:2022-07-28
Inventor: Shih-Lien Linus Lu
CPC classification number: H03M13/1148 , G11C29/42 , G11C29/44 , H03M13/1174 , H03M13/1575 , H03M13/29
Abstract: A memory device includes: a memory device configured to store data bits to be written to the memory device; and a memory controller. The memory controller includes: a first level error correction code (ECC) circuit coupled to the memory device, wherein the first level ECC circuit is configured to generate a first plurality of first level check bits corresponding to the data bits based on a first error detection scheme; and a second level ECC circuit coupled to the memory device, wherein the second level ECC circuit is configured to generate a second plurality of second level check bits corresponding to both the data bits and the first plurality of first level check bits based on a first error correction scheme.
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公开(公告)号:US20240305481A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-12
申请号:US18670367
申请日:2024-05-21
Inventor: Shih-Lien Linus Lu , Jui-Che Tsai , Cheng-En Lee
IPC: H04L9/32 , H01L21/8238 , H03K19/096 , H04L9/08
CPC classification number: H04L9/3278 , H01L21/823807 , H03K19/0963 , H04L9/0866 , H04L2209/12
Abstract: A PUF generator includes a difference generator circuit with first and second transistors having a first predetermined VT. The difference generator circuit is configured to provide a first output signal for generating a PUF signature based on respective turn on times of the first and second transistors. An amplifier includes a plurality of transistors having a second predetermined VT. The amplifier is configured to receive the first output signal and output the PUF signature.
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公开(公告)号:US20240242750A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-18
申请号:US18420171
申请日:2024-01-23
Inventor: Shih-Lien Linus Lu
CPC classification number: G11C11/2255 , G11C11/223 , G11C11/2257 , H01L29/78391 , H10B51/30
Abstract: An efficient FeFET-based CAM is disclosed which is capable of performing normal read, write but has the ability to match input data with don't-care. More specifically, a Ferroelectric FET Based Ternary Content Addressable Memory is disclosed. The design in some examples utilizes two FeFETs and four MOSFETs per cell. The CAM can be written in columns through multi-phase writes. It can be used a normal memory with indexing read. It also has the ability for ternary content-based search. The don't-care values can be either the input or the stored data.
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公开(公告)号:US11962693B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US18064098
申请日:2022-12-09
Inventor: Shih-Lien Linus Lu , Kun-hsi Li , Shih-Liang Wang , Jonathan Tsung-Yung Chang , Yu-Der Chih , Cheng-En Lee
CPC classification number: H04L9/0869 , G06F7/584 , H04L9/0877 , H04L9/0897 , H04L9/3278 , H04L2209/08
Abstract: Systems and methods of generating a security key for an integrated circuit device include generating a plurality of key bits with a physically unclonable function (PUF) device. The PUF can include a random number generator that can create random bits. The random bits may be stored in a nonvolatile memory. The number of random bits stored in the nonvolatile memory allows for a plurality of challenge and response interactions to obtain a plurality of security keys from the PUF.
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公开(公告)号:US20240071957A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-29
申请号:US18447840
申请日:2023-08-10
Inventor: Shih-Lien Linus Lu
IPC: H01L23/00 , H01L21/8238 , H01L23/522 , H01L27/02 , H01L27/092
CPC classification number: H01L23/573 , H01L21/823871 , H01L23/5226 , H01L27/0207 , H01L27/092
Abstract: An integrated circuit layout is provided. The integrated circuit layout includes: a first active region having a first plurality of field effect transistors (FETs); and an interconnect contacting sources and drains of the first plurality of FETs in the first active region through a first set of contact structures. At least one of the first set of contact structures is electrically non-conductive.
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公开(公告)号:US11915787B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-27
申请号:US17815113
申请日:2022-07-26
Inventor: Bo-Feng Young , Yu-Ming Lin , Shih-Lien Linus Lu , Han-Jong Chia , Sai-Hooi Yeong , Chia-En Huang , Yih Wang
Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a substrate, and a memory array layer having a plurality of transistors. First through fourth gate contacts are arranged along a first axis, and coupled to underlying gates of the plurality of transistors. First through fifth source/drain contacts in the memory array layer extend along a second axis transverse to the first axis, and are coupled to underlying source/drains of the plurality of transistors. The gate contacts and the source/drain contacts are alternatingly arranged along the first axis. A source line extends along the first axis, and is coupled to the first and fifth source/drain contacts. First and second word lines extend along the first axis, the first word line is coupled to the first and third gate contacts, and the second word line is coupled to the second and fourth gate contacts.
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公开(公告)号:US11856115B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-26
申请号:US17215765
申请日:2021-03-29
Inventor: Saman M. I. Adham , Shih-Lien Linus Lu , Peter Noel
CPC classification number: H04L9/3278 , G06F21/72 , G06F21/73 , H04L9/0838 , H04L9/0866 , H04L2209/12 , H04L2209/34
Abstract: Systems and methods of generating a security key for an integrated circuit device include generating a plurality of key bits with a physically unclonable function (PUF) generator. Unstable bits of the plurality of key bits are identified, and a security key is generated based on the plurality of key bits, wherein the security key excludes the identified unstable bits.
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