Rectifying charge storage memory circuit
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1. A memory circuit, comprising;
- at least one memory cell including a word line and a bit line; and
a composite rectifying charge storage device within said memory cell and coupled between said word line and said bit line;
said composite rectifying charge storage device comprising a rectifier component fabricated with a common conductor forming a side of the rectifier component, and a capacitor component fabricated as a single unitary structure with the rectifier component such that the capacitor component incorporates the common conductor of the rectifier component as a side of the capacitor component, the capacitor component to receive rectified current from the rectifier component over the common conductor.
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Abstract
A composite rectifying charge storage device, consisting of a rectifier and capacitor which share common elements, is provided in a memory circuit or memory cell. In one form, the memory cell is adapted for alternative operation as a random access memory (RAM) or as a read only memory (ROM).
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33 Claims
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1. A memory circuit, comprising;
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at least one memory cell including a word line and a bit line; and a composite rectifying charge storage device within said memory cell and coupled between said word line and said bit line; said composite rectifying charge storage device comprising a rectifier component fabricated with a common conductor forming a side of the rectifier component, and a capacitor component fabricated as a single unitary structure with the rectifier component such that the capacitor component incorporates the common conductor of the rectifier component as a side of the capacitor component, the capacitor component to receive rectified current from the rectifier component over the common conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A memory circuit, comprising;
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a matrix of memory cells each coupled to and separately addressable by a corresponding one of a plurality of word lines and a corresponding one of a plurality of bit lines; and a plurality of composite rectifying charge storage devices each disposed within a respective one of said memory cells and coupled between the word line and bit line associated with said one of said memory cells; each of said composite rectifying charge storage devices comprising a rectifier component fabricated with a common conductor forming a side of the rectifier component, and a capacitor component fabricated as a single unitary structure with the rectifier component such that the capacitor component incorporates the common conductor of the rectifier component as a side of the capacitor component, the capacitor component to receive rectified current from the rectifier component over the common conductor. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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