Semiconductor device with non-volatile memory
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1. A semiconductor device, the device comprising:
- a plurality of non-volatile memory cells and memory control circuits,wherein at least one of said non-volatile memory cells comprises at least one channel facet,wherein said at least one channel facet is affected by at least a first gate and a second gate,wherein said at least one channel facet comprises at least a first storage location and a second storage location such that said first storage location is substantially closer to said first gate and said second storage location is substantially closer to said second gate, andwherein said first gate and said second gate are independently controlled by said memory control circuits.
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A semiconductor device, the device including: a plurality of non-volatile memory cells, where at least one of the non-volatile memory cells includes at least one channel facet, where the at least one channel facet is modified by at least two gates, where the at least one channel facet includes at least two storage locations oriented perpendicular to the at least two gates.
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1. A semiconductor device, the device comprising:
a plurality of non-volatile memory cells and memory control circuits, wherein at least one of said non-volatile memory cells comprises at least one channel facet, wherein said at least one channel facet is affected by at least a first gate and a second gate, wherein said at least one channel facet comprises at least a first storage location and a second storage location such that said first storage location is substantially closer to said first gate and said second storage location is substantially closer to said second gate, and wherein said first gate and said second gate are independently controlled by said memory control circuits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A semiconductor device, the device comprising:
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a substrate; a plurality of non-volatile memory cells comprising a first non-volatile memory cell and a second non-volatile memory cell;
each cell comprising;a channel region; a source diffusion and a drain diffusion; wherein said plurality of non-volatile memory cells comprises semiconductor source lines and semiconductor drain lines shared by said first non-volatile memory cell and said second non-volatile memory cell, wherein one of said semiconductor source lines comprises a source diffusion of said first non-volatile memory cell and said second non-volatile memory cell, wherein one of said semiconductor drain lines comprises a drain diffusion of said first non-volatile memory cell and said second non-volatile memory cell, wherein said first non-volatile memory cell and said second non-volatile memory cell also function as volatile floating body memory cells, and wherein said channel region is electrically isolated from said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A semiconductor device, the device comprising:
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a plurality of non-volatile memory cells; and memory control circuits, wherein at least one of said plurality of non-volatile memory cells comprises at least one channel facet, wherein said at least one channel facet is affected by at least a first gate and a second gate, wherein said at least one channel facet comprises at least a first storage location and a second storage location wherein said first storage location is substantially closer to said first gate and said second storage location is substantially closer to said second gate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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