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US 2010/0165772 A1Published application
Self aligned back-gate for floating body cell memory erase
OwnerUygar E. Avci, Peter L. D. Chang +1inventors
InventorsUygar E. Avci, Peter L. D. Chang, David L. Kencke
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Abstract
In some embodiments all cells within a word-line of a floating body cell memory are erased. A back-gate of the floating body cell memory is self-aligned with the word line, and the erasing is performed using a back-gate bias. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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A method comprising:
- erasing all cells within a word-line of a floating body cell memory in which a back-gate of the floating body cell memory is self-aligned with the word line, the erasing using a back-gate bias.
A floating body cell memory comprising:
- a word-line;
- and
- a back-gate self-aligned to the word-line;
- wherein the floating body cell memory is to use a back-gate bias to erase all cells within the word-line.
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