Multimedia three-dimensional memory module (M3DMM) system

• US 7,952,903 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2007
• Issued: 05/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Guobiao Zhang
• Original Assignee: Guobiao Zhang
• Inventors: Zhang, Guobiao
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu, Pho M
• Application Number:
  US11/736,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20080056683A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,504 Days
• Field of Search: 365/51, 365/45, 365/211
• US Class Current: 365/51
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 5/02 Disposition of storage elements, e.g. in the form of a matrix array
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48145 the bodies being stacked
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2225/06506 Wire or wire-like electrical connections between devices
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2225/0651 Wire or wire-like electrical connections from device to substrate
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2225/06555 Geometry of the stack, e.g. form of the devices, geometry to facilitate stacking
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2225/06562 at least one device in the stack being rotated or offset
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2225/06572 Auxiliary carrier between devices, the carrier having an electrical connection structure
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 25/0657 Stacked arrangements of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00012 Relevant to the scope of the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/0102 Calcium [Ca]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01078 Platinum [Pt]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/14 Integrated circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H10B 20/00 Read-only memory [ROM] devices
• CPC Class Codes: H10B 69/00 Erasable-and-programmable ROM [EPROM] devices not provided for in groups H10B41/00 - H10B63/00, e.g. ultraviolet erasable-and-programmable ROM [UVEPROM] devices

Abstract

Multimedia three-dimensional memory module (M3DMM) is an ideal storage for pre-recorded multimedia library (PML). Among all semiconductor storage technologies, (3D)²-MM (i.e. three-dimensional memory-based M3DMM), particularly mask-programmable (3D)²-MM, has the largest storage capacity and is the only one that can store a pre-recorded movie library (PmL) at a reasonable price.

Claims

1. A multimedia three-dimensional memory module (M3DMM) system, comprising:

a three-dimensional memory module (3D-MM) comprising a plurality of vertically stacked memory chips, said 3D-MM containing a pre-recorded multimedia library (PML);

an access-control means for controlling access to said PML; and

a mobile device for playing back selected multimedia contents from said PML.

2. The M3DMM system according to claim 1, wherein said 3D-MM comprises a plurality of three-dimensional memory (3D-M) chips.

3. The M3DMM system according to claim 2, wherein said 3D-M comprises three-dimensional electrically-programmable memory (3D-EPM) or three-dimensional mask-programmable memory (3D-MPM).

4. The M3DMM system according to claim 1, wherein said mobile device is a cellular phone.

5. The M3DMM system according to claim 1, wherein a user initially obtains said 3D-MM at a nominal price and later pays an access fee to access selected multimedia contents in said PML.

6. The M3DMM system according to claim 1, wherein said 3D-MM further comprises at least one non-memory chip located between at least one of said memory chips of said 3D-MM and the substrate of said 3D-MM.

7. The M3DMM system according to claim 1, wherein said 3D-MM further comprises a read-write memory.

8. The M3DMM system according to claim 1, further containing broadcast contents and/or downloaded contents.

9. The M3DMM system according to claim 1, further containing advertisements, whereby a user pays reduced access fee when advertisement playback is allowed during content playback.

10. The M3DMM system according to claim 9, further comprising a hybrid display, said hybrid display further comprising:

a first window for displaying selected contents from said PML; and

a second window for displaying advertisements.

11. The M3DMM system according to claim 1, further containing a pre-recorded textual library, a pre-recorded audio library, a pre-recorded image library and/or a pre-recorded video library.

12. A three-dimensional memory (3D-M)-based three-dimensional memory module ((3D)²-MM), comprising:

a plurality of vertically stacked three-dimensional memory (3D-M) chips, each of said 3D-M chips comprising a plurality of vertically stacked memory levels;

wherein said (3D)²-MM stores a pre-recorded movie library (PmL) at an average storage cost per movie comparable to or less than DVD.

13. The (3D)²-MM according to claim 12, wherein said 3D-M comprises a three-dimensional mask-programmable memory (3D-MPM).

14. The (3D)²-MM according to claim 12, wherein said average storage cost per movie is less than $0.70.

15. The (3D)²-MM according to claim 12, wherein said PmL comprises at least 100 movies.

16. The (3D)²-MM according to claim 12, further comprising an access-control means for controlling access to said PmL.

17. The (3D)²-MM according to claim 12, wherein a user initially obtains said (3D)²-MM at a nominal price and later pays an access fee to access selected movies in said PmL.

18. The (3D)²-MM according to claim 12, further comprising a read-write memory.

19. The (3D)²-MM according to claim 12, further containing advertisements, whereby a user pays reduced access fee when advertisement playback is allowed during content playback.

20. The (3D)²-MM according to claim 12, further containing a pre-recorded textual library, a pre-recorded audio library, and/or a pre-recorded image library.