Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Selector for low voltage embedded memory
- Patent Title (中): 低电压嵌入式存储器的选择器
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Application No.: US13997392Application Date: 2012-04-12
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Publication No.: US09543507B2Publication Date: 2017-01-10
- Inventor: Charles Kuo , Elijah V. Karpov , Brian S. Doyle , David L. Kencke , Robert S. Chau
- Applicant: Charles Kuo , Elijah V. Karpov , Brian S. Doyle , David L. Kencke , Robert S. Chau
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Finch & Maloney PLLC
- International Application: PCT/US2012/033295 WO 20120412
- International Announcement: WO2013/154564 WO 20131017
- Main IPC: H01L43/10
- IPC: H01L43/10 ; G11C8/10 ; G11C5/02 ; G11C5/06 ; G11C11/16 ; G11C13/00 ; H01L43/12

Abstract:
Techniques, materials, and circuitry are disclosed which enable low-voltage, embedded memory applications. In one example embodiment, an embedded memory is configured with a bitcell having a memory element and a selector element serially connected between an intersection of a wordline and bitline. The selector element can be implemented, for instance, with any number of crystalline materials that exhibit an S-shaped current-voltage (IV) curve, or that otherwise enables a snapback in the selector voltage after the threshold criteria is exceeded. The snapback of the selector is effectively exploited to accommodate the ON-state voltage of the selector under a given maximum supply voltage, wherein without the snapback, the ON-state voltage would exceed that maximum supply voltage. In some example embodiments, the maximum supply voltage is less than 1 volt (e.g., 0.9 volts or less).
Public/Granted literature
- US20140209892A1 SELECTOR FOR LOW VOLTAGE EMBEDDED MEMORY Public/Granted day:2014-07-31
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