Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) Read Only Memory (ROM) array and method of making a SOI ROM
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1. A Read Only Memory (ROM) array comprising:
- a plurality of semiconductor lines oriented in a first direction;
a strap along at least one edge of each semiconductor line;
a plurality of conductive lines in a second direction orthogonal to said first direction;
a plurality of diodes in said plurality of semiconductor lines, each located at the intersection of one of said plurality of conductive lines with one of said plurality of semiconductor lines; and
a plurality of contacts, each connected between one of said plurality of conductive lines and an underlying one of said plurality of diodes.
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Abstract
A silicon-on-insulator (SOI) Read Only Memory (ROM), and a method of making the SOI ROM. ROM cells are located at the intersections of stripes in the surface SOI layer with orthogonally oriented wires on a conductor layer. Contacts from the wires connect to ROM cell diodes in the upper surface of the stripes. ROM cell personalization is the presence or absence of a diode and/or contact.
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1. A Read Only Memory (ROM) array comprising:
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a plurality of semiconductor lines oriented in a first direction; a strap along at least one edge of each semiconductor line; a plurality of conductive lines in a second direction orthogonal to said first direction; a plurality of diodes in said plurality of semiconductor lines, each located at the intersection of one of said plurality of conductive lines with one of said plurality of semiconductor lines; and a plurality of contacts, each connected between one of said plurality of conductive lines and an underlying one of said plurality of diodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A silicon-on-insulator (SOI) integrated circuit (IC) chip, said SOI IC including a Read Only Memory (ROM) comprising:
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a plurality of silicon lines in a first direction in a silicon surface layer of an SOI chip; a strap along at least one edge of each silicon line; a plurality of conductive lines in a second direction orthogonal to said first direction, a ROM cell being located at each intersection of one of said plurality of conductive lines with one of said plurality of silicon lines; a plurality of diodes in said plurality of lines, each located in a corresponding ROM cell; and a plurality of contacts, each connected between one of said plurality of conductive lines and an underlying one of said plurality of diodes, wherein the presence of a contact in any said ROM cell is a first logic state and the absence being a second logic state. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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