Patent ID: 11937424
Assignee: SUNRISE MEMORY CORPORATION
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A thin-film storage transistor formed above a planar surface of a semiconductor substrate, comprising:
first and second dielectric layers, each having a planar surface that is substantially parallel to the planar surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the planar surfaces of the first and the second dielectric layers are separated from each other by a predetermined distance along a direction substantially normal to the planar surface of the semiconductor substrate;
a semiconductor layer provided between the planar surfaces of the first and the second dielectric layers, having an opening therein;
first and second conductive layers, located on two opposite sides of the semiconductor layer;, a data storage layer provided in the opening adjacent and in contact with the semiconductor layer;, and a first conductor provided in the opening separated from the semiconductor layer by the charge storage layer, wherein the semiconductor layer, the first and the second conductive layers are each provided as a planar layer of materials between the first and second dielectric layers the planar layer being substantially parallel the planar surface of the semiconductor substrate.