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US 9,318,211 B2Granted
Apparatuses and methods including memory array data line selection
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorToru Tanzawa
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Abstract
Some embodiments include an apparatus having data lines coupled to memory cell strings and a selector configured to selectively couple one of the data lines to a node. The memory cell strings and the selector can be formed in the same memory array of the apparatus. Other embodiments including additional apparatus and methods are described.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a substrate;
- a data line over the substrate;
- a first body region coupled to the data line and having a length between the substrate and the data line, first gates located along the length of the first body region, each of the first gate configured to receive a different signal;
- and
- a second body region coupled to the data line and having a length between the substrate and the data line, second gates located along the length of the second body region, wherein the second gates are coupled among each other.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first memory cell string configured to store information;
- a data line coupled to the first memory cell string;
- and
- a second memory cell string not configured to store information, the second memory cell string configured to form a portion of a conductive between the data line and a node in the apparatus.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a data line;
- a memory array including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including a memory cell string coupled to the data line, the memory cell string including memory cells located on different levels of the apparatus, the second portion including a selector to couple the data line to a node;
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- a sense circuit to sense the signal on the node.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.