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US 2019/0096898 A1Published application
Memory device and method of forming the same
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorCHIEN HUNG LIU
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Abstract
A memory device includes: a conductive layer coupled to a reference voltage level; a first storage portion vertically coupled to a first surface of the conductive layer; and a second storage portion vertically coupled to a second surface of the conductive layer; wherein the second surface is opposite to the first surface.
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A memory device, comprising:
- a conductive layer, coupled to a reference voltage level, the conductive layer having a first surface and a second surface facing opposite to the first surface;
- a first storage portion, vertically coupled to the first surface of the conductive layer relative to a horizontal plane of the conductive layer;
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- a second storage portion, vertically coupled to the second surface of the conductive layer relative to the horizontal plane of the conductive layer and opposite to the first storage portion.
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A memory device, comprising:
- a conductive layer, coupled to a reference voltage level, the conductive layer having a first surface and a second surface facing opposite to the first surface;
- a first string of transistors, having a first terminal coupled to the first surface of the conductive layer, a second terminal coupled to a first bit line, and the first transistor string controlled by a plurality of first word line signals;
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- a second string of transistors, having a first terminal coupled to the second surface of the conductive layer, a second terminal coupled to a second bit line, and the second storage portion controlled by a plurality of second word line signals.
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A memory device, comprising:
- a substrate;
- an interconnecting layer, disposed on the substrate;
- a conductive layer, coupled to a reference voltage level;
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- a storage portion, disposed on the interconnecting layer, wherein the storage portion comprises:
- a plurality of first storage strings, vertically coupled to a first surface of the conductive layer relative to a horizontal plane of the conductive layer, and
- a plurality of second storage strings, vertically coupled to a second surface of the conductive layer relative to the horizontal plane of the conductive layer, wherein the second surface is facing opposite to the first surface.
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