Patent ID: 9646691
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G11C,H01L

Claim:
1. A monolithic three-dimensional memory array comprising: a plurality of global bit lines disposed above a substrate, each global bit line extending in a first direction, the plurality of global bit lines arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a plurality of vertically-oriented bit lines disposed above the global bit lines, each of the vertically-oriented bit lines extending in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions; a plurality of word lines disposed above the global bit lines; a plurality of memory cells coupled between the vertically-oriented bit lines and the word lines; and a plurality of vertically-oriented bit line select transistors coupled between the vertically-oriented bit lines and the global bit lines, each vertically-oriented bit line select transistor comprising a width in the second direction, a first control terminal and a second control terminal, wherein: