Patent ID: 11864393
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. An integrated circuit (IC) device, comprising:
a substrate having thereon a first transistor;
a plurality of data storage elements arranged at different heights over the substrate;
a plurality of second transistors over the plurality of data storage elements;
a word line coupled to a gate of the first transistor; and
a plurality of select bit lines each electrically coupled to a gate of a corresponding second transistor among the plurality of second transistors,
wherein each data storage element among the plurality of data storage elements is electrically coupled in series between a first source/drain of the first transistor and a first source/drain of a corresponding second transistor among the plurality of second transistors.