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US 8,711,613 B2Granted
Non-volatile flash-RAM memory with magnetic memory
AssigneeAvalanche Technology, Inc.
InventorsRajiv Yadav Ranjan, Parviz Keshtbod, Mahmud Assar
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Abstract
A flash-RAM memory includes non-volatile random access memory (RAM) formed on a monolithic die and non-volatile page-mode memory formed on top of the non-volatile RAM, the non-volatile page-mode memory and the non-volatile RAM reside on the monolithic die. The non-volatile RAM is formed of stacks of magnetic memory cells arranged in three-dimensional form for higher density and lower costs.
Claims37
A flash-RAM memory capable of storing data that is read or written using transistors comprising:
- a plurality of transistors, residing in an isolated silicon area of a monolithic die;
- non-volatile random access memory (RAM) including an array of magnetic memory cells, the non-volatile RAM formed on the monolithic die and including magnetic memory cells;
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- a non-volatile page-mode memory formed on top of the non-volatile RAM, the non-volatile page-mode memory being made of non-magnetic memory, the non-volatile page-mode memory and the non-volatile RAM residing on the monolithic die, the non-volatile page-mode memory being operable to store data for reading, the non-volatile page-mode memory and the non-volatile RAM being coupled to the plurality of transistors through bit lines or word lines and the plurality of transistors being shared by the non-volatile RAM and the non-volatile page-mode memory, at least one magnetic memory cell of the flash-RAM being accessed by a single transistor of the plurality of transistors and at least one page of the non-volatile page-mode memory being accessed by a single transistor of the plurality of transistors,
- wherein data is read, written and erased a page at a time to the non-volatile page-mode memory, with a page comprising a plurality of bits, whereas, the non-volatile RAM is written to and read from one bit at a time, further wherein the non-volatile RAM is organized into at least two stacks of magnetic memory cells.
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A computer system comprising:
- a host;
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- flash-RAM coupled to the host configured to store data, the flash-RAM including,
- a plurality of transistors, residing in an isolated silicon area of a monolithic die,
- non-volatile random access memory (RAM) including an array of magnetic memory cells, the non-volatile RAM formed on the monolithic die and including magnetic memory cells,
- a non-volatile page-mode memory formed on top of the non-volatile RAM, the non-volatile page-mode memory being made of non-magnetic memory, the non-volatile page-mode memory and the non-volatile RAM residing on the monolithic die, the non-volatile page-mode memory being operable to store data for reading, the non-volatile page-mode memory and the non-volatile RAM being coupled to the plurality of transistors through bit lines or word lines and the plurality of transistors being shared by the non-volatile RAM and the non-volatile page-mode memory, at least one magnetic memory cell of the flash-RAM being accessed by a single transistor of the plurality of transistors and at least one page of the non-volatile page-mode memory being accessed by a single transistor of the plurality of transistors,
- wherein data is read, written and erased a page at a time to the non-volatile page-mode memory, with a page comprising a plurality of bits, whereas, the non-volatile RAM is written to and read from one bit at a time, further wherein at least one of the memory cells includes a diode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.