Patent ID: 9230814
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A two terminal programmable non-volatile device, comprising: a floating gate disposed vertically about a substrate in a vertical direction, wherein said floating gate comprises a first side oriented in said vertical direction, a second side opposite to said first side and oriented in said vertical direction, and a bottom portion oriented approximately perpendicular to said vertical direction; a source region coupled to a first terminal and formed adjacent to said first side of said floating gate; a drain region coupled to a second terminal and formed adjacent to said second side of said floating gate and opposite to said source region; and a channel coupling said source region and drain region; wherein said floating gate is laterally disposed between said source region and said drain region; wherein said drain region is capacitively coupled to said floating gate and wherein said drain region overlaps a sufficient portion of said floating gate such that a programming voltage for said device applied to said second terminal of said drain region can be imparted to said floating gate through capacitive coupling.