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Non-volatile electronic memory
Assignee: Bayer AG
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Filing: 1987-01-27
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Granted: 1989-08-22
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Expires: 2007-01-27
Abstract
Abstract A volatile semiconductor memory module (RAM) is combined with a permanent memory based on an electrically polarizable, preferably ferroelectric, layer within an integrated monolithic module in such a manner that, as a result of a STORE command, the information present in the semiconductor memory is permanently stored by polarization of selected regions of the electrically polarizable layer. In the same way the permanently stored information can be read out again as a result of a RECALL command and returned to the semiconductor memory. Preferably, a ferroelectrically polarizable layer 11 is applied to the semiconductor memory, which layer, in the same way as the semiconductor memory, is provided on its upper side and underside with word and bit lines in the form of strip electrodes, 9,12. The strip electrode system 9 on the underside of the ferroelectric layer 11 simultaneously forms the word or bit line system of the semiconductor memory facing the surface. In this manner each semiconductor memory cell 7 is clearly allocated a non-volatile ferroelectric memory cell 13.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard Pott
- 👤 Aloys Eiling
- 👤 Gunther Kampf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 08:55
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/21; G11C11/22; G11C14/00; H; H10; H10B; H10B53/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
50 words
A non-volatile integrated electronic memory module comprising a volatile semiconductor memory module (RAM) region and a permanent memory electrically polarisable ferroelectric layer region within an integrated monolithic module and means to retrieve and transfer information from said ferroelectric layer to the RAM and from said RAM to said ferroelectric layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
50 words
A non-volatile integrated electronic memory module comprising a volatile semiconductor memory module (RAM) region and a permanent memory electrically polarisable ferroelectric layer region within an integrated monolithic module and means to retrieve and transfer information from said ferroelectric layer to the RAM and from said RAM to said ferroelectric layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A non-volatile electronic memory module according to claim 6, wherein the electrically polarisable ferroelectric layer is composed of a polymer with fluorine atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
109 words
A non-volatile electronic memory module according to claim 1, wherein said electrically polarisable ferroelectric layer (11) is applied to the RAM with word and bit lines for selective addressing of the memory cells, which layer is also provided on its upper side and under side with word lines (12) or bit lines (9, 15) in the form of strip electrodes, and the strip electrode system on the under side at the same time forms the word or bit line system (9) of the RAM facing the surface or is electrically connected to it so that each semiconductor memory cell (7) is clearly allocated a non-volatile ferroelectric memory cell (13).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A non-volatile electronic memory module according to claim 3, wherein the surface of the semiconductor memory with the word or bit lines (9) arranged thereon is levelled by a planarisation layer (10) onto which the electrically polarisable ferroelectric, layer (11) is applied.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A non-volatile electronic memory module according to claim 3, wherein the electrically polarisable ferroelectric, layer (11) is applied directly to the semiconductor surface and the upper side of the electrically polarisable ferroelectric, layer (11) is levelled with a planarisation layer (10).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A non-volatile electronic memory module according to claim 3, wherein the word--bit line system (9) facing the surface is electrically connected via contact webs (14) to the strip electrode system (15) additionally applied to the under side of the ferroelectric layer (11).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A non-volatile electronic memory module according to claim 1, wherein the electrically polarisable ferroelectric, layer (11) is composed of a polymer with readily polarisable atoms or of a polymer with highly polarisable end groups.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A non-volatile electronic memory module according to 6, wherein the electrically polarisable ferroelectric, layer (11) is composed of polyvinylidene fluoride or polyvinylidene cyanide or copolymers of polyvinylidene fluoride with polyvinyl trifluoride (PVF 3 ) or trifluoroethylene or blends with polymehtyl methacrylate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A non-volatile electronic memory module according to 6, wherein the electrically polarisable ferroelectric, layer (11) is composed of polyvinylidene fluoride or polyvinylidene cyanide or copolymers of polyvinylidene fluoride with polyvinyl trifluoride (PVF 3 ) or trifluoroethylene or blends with polymehtyl methacrylate.
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