Semiconductor memory device having an electrically floating body transistor
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1. A semiconductor memory cell formed in a semiconductor, the semiconductor memory cell comprising:
- a floating body region defining at least a portion of a surface of the semiconductor memory cell, the floating body region having a first conductivity type; and
a buried region located within the semiconductor memory cell and located adjacent to the floating body region, wherein the buried region has a second conductivity type, and the buried region is discontinuous along one direction.
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Abstract
A semiconductor memory cell is formed in a semiconductor. The semiconductor memory cell includes: a floating body region defining at least a portion of a surface of the semiconductor memory cell, the floating body region having a first conductivity type; and a buried region located within the semiconductor memory cell and located adjacent to the floating body region, wherein the buried region has a second conductivity type.
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1. A semiconductor memory cell formed in a semiconductor, the semiconductor memory cell comprising:
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a floating body region defining at least a portion of a surface of the semiconductor memory cell, the floating body region having a first conductivity type; and a buried region located within the semiconductor memory cell and located adjacent to the floating body region, wherein the buried region has a second conductivity type, and the buried region is discontinuous along one direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An array of memory cells formed in a semiconductor, the array comprising:
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a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, each of said memory cells comprising; a floating body region defining at least a portion of a surface of the memory cell, the floating body region having a first conductivity type; and a buried region located beneath the surface of the memory cell, the buried region having a second conductivity type, wherein the rows of memory cells define a first direction and the columns of memory cells define a second direction, and said buried region is discontinuous along one of the first direction or the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An integrated circuit comprising:
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an array of memory cells formed in a semiconductor having at least one surface, the array comprising; a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, each memory cell comprising; a floating body region having a first conductivity type, wherein a surface of the semiconductor defines at least a portion of the floating body region; a buried region located within the memory cell and located adjacent to the floating body region, wherein the buried region has a second conductivity type; and a bit line region having the second conductivity type located within the floating body region and substantially exposed at the surface; wherein the rows of memory cells define a first direction and the columns of memory cells define a second direction, and said buried region is discontinuous along one of the first direction or the second direction; and a first control circuit to provide electrical signals to said bit line regions, wherein said electrical signals have an amplitude or polarity dependent on an operation of said array of memory cells. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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