Patent ID: 6124729
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: H01L,H03K

Abstract:
A programmable logic array, comprising:a plurality of input lines for receiving an input signal;a plurality of output lines; andone or more arrays having a first logic plane and a second logic plane connected between the input lines and the output lines, wherein the first logic plane and the second logic plane comprise a plurality of logic cells arranged in rows and columns for providing a sum-of-products term on the output lines responsive to the received input signal, wherein each logic cell includes:at least a pair of transistors formed on opposing sides of a common pillar of semiconductor material that extends outwardly from a working surface of a substrate to form source, drain, and body regions for the transistors, and a number of floating gates wherein each floating gate is associated with a side of the pillar, and a number of control lines wherein each control line is associated with a floating gate.