Multi-gate NOR flash thin-film transistor strings arranged in stacked horizontal active strips with vertical control gates

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15220375

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Multi-gate NOR flash thin-film transistor (TFT) string arrays (“multi-gate NOR string arrays”) are organized as stacks of horizontal active strips running parallel to the surface of a silicon substrate, with the TFTs in each stack being controlled by vertical local word-lines provided along one or both sidewalls of the stack of active strips. Each active strip includes at least a channel layer formed between two shared source or drain layers. Data storage in the TFTs of an active strip is provided by charge-storage elements provided between the active strip and the control gates provided by the adjacent local word-lines. Each active strip may provide TFTs that belong to one or two NOR strings, depending on whether one or both sides of the active strip are used.

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SUNRISE MEMORY CORPORATION225 CHARCOT AVENUE SAN JOSE CA 95131

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Harari, Eli Saratoga, US 121 4591

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