MEMORY DEVICE
    1.
    发明公开
    MEMORY DEVICE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240170076A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-23

    申请号:US17988773

    申请日:2022-11-17

    摘要: A memory device, such as a 3D AND flash memory, includes a memory cell block, a word line driver, and a plurality of bit line switches. The word line driver has a plurality of complementary transistor pairs for respectively generating a plurality of word line signals for a plurality of word lines. Substrates of a first transistor and a second transistor of each of the complementary transistor pairs respectively receive a first voltage and a second voltage. Each of the bit line switches includes a third transistor. A substrate of the third transistor receives a third voltage. The first voltage, the second voltage, and the third voltage are constant static voltages during a soft program operation and a soft program verify operation.

    3D FLASH MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230413552A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US17845601

    申请日:2022-06-21

    摘要: A three-dimensional flash memory device may be a AND flash memory device. The three-dimensional flash memory device includes: a substrate, a gate stack structure, a plurality of slit structures, a plurality of memory arrays, and a plurality of conductive pillars. The gate stack structure is located above the substrate. The plurality of slit structures extend through the gate stack structure and divide the gate stack structure into a plurality of blocks. The plurality of memory arrays are disposed in the gate stack structure of the plurality of blocks. The plurality of conductive pillars extends through the gate stack structure in the plurality of blocks, and disposed between the plurality of memory arrays and between the plurality of slit structures.

    3D AND FLASH MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230082361A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-16

    申请号:US17475932

    申请日:2021-09-15

    IPC分类号: H01L27/11582 H01L27/11556

    摘要: A three-dimensional AND flash memory device includes a stack structure, isolators, channel pillars, source pillars and drain pillars, and charge storage structures. The stack structure is located on a dielectric substrate and includes gate layers and insulating layers alternately stacked with each other. The isolators divide the stack structure into sub-blocks and include walls and slits. The walls include isolation layers and the insulating layers stacked alternately with each other, and the isolation layers are buried in the gate layers. The slits alternate with the walls, and each of the slits extends through the stack structure. The channel pillars extend through the stack structure in each of the sub-blocks. The source pillars and the drain pillars are located in the channel pillars. The charge storage structures are located between the gate layers and the channel pillar.

    THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLASH MEMORY DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220013535A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-13

    申请号:US16924001

    申请日:2020-07-08

    发明人: Hang-Ting Lue

    摘要: Provided are various three-dimensional flash memory devices. A three-dimensional flash memory device includes a gate stacked structure, separate arc-shaped channel pillars, source/drain pillars and a charge storage structure. The gate stacked structure is disposed on a substrate and includes a plurality of gate layers electrically insulated from each other. The arc-shaped channel pillar are disposed on the substrate and located in the gate stacked structure. The source/drain pillars are disposed on the substrate and penetrate through the gate stacked structure, wherein two source/drain pillars are disposed at two ends of each of the arc-shaped channel pillars. The charge storage structure is disposed between each of the plurality of gate layers and the corresponding arc-shaped channel pillar.

    In-memory computation device
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11221827B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US17006493

    申请日:2020-08-28

    摘要: An in-memory computation device including a memory array, p×q analog to digital converters (ADCs) and a ladder adder is provided. The memory array is divided into p×q memory tiles, where p and q are positive integers larger than 1. Each of the memory tiles has a plurality local bit lines coupled to a global bit line respectively through a plurality of bit line selection switches. The bit line selection switches are turned on or cur off according to a plurality of control signals. The memory array receives a plurality of input signals. The ADCs are respectively coupled to a plurality of global bit lines of the memory tiles. The ADCs respectively convert electrical signals on the global bit lines to generate a plurality of sub-output signals. The ladder adder is coupled to the ADCs, and performs an addition operation on the sub-output signals to generate a calculation result.

    INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND COMPUTING METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20210125671A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-29

    申请号:US16667536

    申请日:2019-10-29

    发明人: Hang-Ting Lue

    摘要: An integrated circuit and a computing method thereof are provided. The integrated circuit includes a memory array, word lines, bit lines and a page buffer. The memory array includes memory cells, each configured to be programmed with a weight. The word lines respectively connect a row of the memory cells. The bit lines are respectively connected with a column of the memory cells that are connected in series. More than one of the bit lines in a block of the memory array or more than one of the word lines in multiple blocks of the memory array are configured to receive input voltages. The memory cells receiving the input voltages are configured to multiply the weights stored therein and the received input voltages. The page buffer is coupled to the memory array, and configured to sense products of the weights and the input voltages.

    3D VERTICAL CHANNEL TRI-GATE NAND MEMORY WITH TILTED HEMI-CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20200098774A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-26

    申请号:US16142901

    申请日:2018-09-26

    摘要: A memory device comprises a stack of conductive strips separated by insulating strips, the conductive strips in the stack extending in a first direction. The memory device comprises a plurality of hemi-cylindrical vertical channel structures extending through the conductive strips in the stack, each of the hemi-cylindrical vertical channel structures having a divided elliptical cross section with a major axis tilted relative to the first direction. The memory device comprises data storage structures on the sidewalls of the conductive strips. The hemi-cylindrical vertical channel structures comprise semiconductor films having outside surfaces in contact with the data storage structures on the sidewalls of the conductive strips.

    Tilted hemi-cylindrical 3D NAND array having bottom reference conductor

    公开(公告)号:US10566348B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US16180970

    申请日:2018-11-05

    摘要: A memory device comprises a reference conductor, and a stack of conductive strips separated by insulating strips, where the conductive strips in the stack extend in a first direction, and the stack is disposed on the reference conductor. The memory device comprises a plurality of hemi-cylindrical vertical channel structures extending through respective vias in the conductive strips in the stack, and comprising semiconductor films in electrical contact with the reference conductor having outside surfaces. Each of the hemi-cylindrical vertical channel structures has a divided elliptical cross section with a major axis tilted relative to the first direction. The memory device comprises data storage structures between the outside surfaces of the semiconductor films and sidewalls of the vias in the conductive strips.