US4551741A
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Dram with polysi bit lines and added junction capacitance
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1983-12-29
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Granted: 1985-11-05
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Expires: 2003-12-29
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor memory device having two layers of polycrystal silicon and having an insulated gate field effect transistor as a fundamental element including by using a first layer of polycrystalline silicon serving as an electrode of a capacitor and a bit line and a second layer of polycrystalline silicon serving as a gate electrode of the transistor.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuhiro Shimotori
- 👤 Hideyuki Ozaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 12:00
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/21; G11C11/34; G11C11/40; G11C11/401; G11C11/403; G11C11/404; H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/30; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; H10W20/495
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
In a semiconductor memory device having at least two layers of polycrystalline silicon and having an insulated gate field effect transistor as a fundamental element formed on a substrate, an improvement comprising: a first layer of polycrystalline silicon serving as an electrode of a capacitor including an electric charge storage region, and a bit line, said first polycrystalline silicon layer extending over only a portion of said electric charge storage region, said electric charge storage region including a region not covered by said first polycrystalline layer, said not covered region formed in said substrate and having a conductivity type opposite that of said substrate and acting as an additive junction capacitor to increase the charge storage capacity of said charge storage region; and a second layer of polycrystalline silicon serving as a gate electrode of said transistor, said second layer of polycrystalline silicon partially covering said first layer of polycrystalline silicon and also not covering said additive junction capacitor; and said first and second polycrystalline silicon layers extending over and covering regions of said substrate which are all only of the substrate conductivity type.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
In a semiconductor memory device having at least two layers of polycrystalline silicon and having an insulated gate field effect transistor as a fundamental element formed on a substrate, an improvement comprising: a first layer of polycrystalline silicon serving as an electrode of a capacitor including an electric charge storage region, and a bit line, said first polycrystalline silicon layer extending over only a portion of said electric charge storage region, said electric charge storage region including a region not covered by said first polycrystalline layer, said not covered region formed in said substrate and having a conductivity type opposite that of said substrate and acting as an additive junction capacitor to increase the charge storage capacity of said charge storage region; and a second layer of polycrystalline silicon serving as a gate electrode of said transistor, said second layer of polycrystalline silicon partially covering said first layer of polycrystalline silicon and also not covering said additive junction capacitor; and said first and second polycrystalline silicon layers extending over and covering regions of said substrate which are all only of the substrate conductivity type.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The semiconductor memory device according to claim 1 wherein said first layer of polycrystalline silicon forms said bit line by being electrically connecting to an N type semiconductor region and the electrical connection thereof is a direct connection.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said region not covered by said first polycrystalline layer comprises a N region serving as said additive junction capacitor.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-11-04 | 1993-05-06 | 1993-11-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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