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US 10,541,027 B2Granted
Multifunctional memory cells
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorArup Bhattacharyya
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes multifunctional memory cells. A number of embodiments include a charge transport element having an oxygen-rich silicon oxynitride material, a volatile charge storage element configured to store a first charge transported through the charge transport element, and a non-volatile charge storage element configured to store a second charge transported through the charge transport element, wherein the non-volatile charge storage element includes a gallium nitride material.
Claims6
An apparatus, comprising:
- an array of memory cells, wherein each respective memory cell of the array includes:
- a charge transport element;
- and
- a charge storage element, wherein the charge storage element includes a number of alternating nitride materials and gallium nitride materials each configured to store a different charge transported through the charge storage element.
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