US6101117A
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Two transistor single capacitor ferroelectric memory
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1999-03-22
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Granted: 2000-08-08
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Expires: 2019-03-22
Abstract
Abstract A back-plane ferroelectric memory apparatus employing a read transistor, a write transistor and a ferroelectric capacitor storage means. A back plane forms a gate region underneath the read transistor with the potential of the back plane affected by polarization of the ferroelectric capacitor. The write and read transistors are different, the write transistor may be a vertical structure and the read transistor may be a write transistor and the write transistor's drain is connected to the back plane of read transistor and a plate of the ferroelectric capacitor.
Inventors
- 👤 Sandip Tiwari
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 12:51
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C11/00; G11C11/21; G11C11/22; G11C11/221; G11C11/225; G11C11/2253; G11C11/2255; H; H10; H10B; H10B53/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A ferroelectric memory employing transistor switches and a ferroelectric capacitor comprising: a ferroelectric capacitor having first and second plates; a write transistor device having a first node connected to a first bit line; a second node connected to said first plate of said ferroelectric capacitor; a read transistor device having a first node connected to a second bit line, a second node connected to said second plate of said ferroelectric capacitor, and a back plane connected to said second node of said write transistor device and to said first plate of said ferroelectric capacitor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A ferroelectric memory employing transistor switches and a ferroelectric capacitor comprising: a ferroelectric capacitor having first and second plates; a write transistor device having a first node connected to a first bit line; a second node connected to said first plate of said ferroelectric capacitor; a read transistor device having a first node connected to a second bit line, a second node connected to said second plate of said ferroelectric capacitor, and a back plane connected to said second node of said write transistor device and to said first plate of said ferroelectric capacitor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 1 wherein said first and second bit lines are the same and said write transistor device and said read transistor device have their first nodes connected to the same bit line.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 1 wherein said first bit line connected to said first node of said write transistor device is a write bit line and wherein said second bit line connected to said first node of said read transistor device is a sense bit line.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 1 wherein said write transistor device further includes a gate electrode connected to a write line and said read transistor device further includes a gate electrode connected to a read line.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 4 wherein said read line and write line are separate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 1 wherein said back plane of said read transistor device forms a gate region responsive to polarization of said ferroelectric capacitor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 1 wherein said write transistor device is a vertical structure and said read transistor device is a back plane planar structure.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 7 wherein said back plane planar structure uses a polysilicon back plane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 7 wherein said back plane planar structure uses a single crystal back plane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 7 wherein said back plane transistor employs a W, Ti, N, WN back plane.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 7 wherein said back plane transistor employs a refractory, high temperature and silicon and silicon dioxide compatible back plane.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 7 wherein said transistors employ MM-single crystal material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 7 wherein said transistors employ a semiconductor material including GaA 3 , GaImA 3 , ImP, SiC, Ge, SiGe.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 1 wherein said ferroelectric memory with said back plane functions as a random access NAND cell.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A ferroelectric memory according to claim 1 wherein said ferroelectric memory with said back plane functions as a random access NOR cell.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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