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Patent US8228725 - Memory utilizing oxide nanolaminates - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsStructures, systems and methods for transistors utilizing oxide nanolaminates are provided. One transistor embodiment includes a first source/drain region, a second source/drain region, and a channel region therebetween. A gate is separated from the channel region by a gate insulator. The gate insulator...http://www.google.com/patents/US8228725?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8228725 - Memory utilizing oxide nanolaminatesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8228725 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/790,625Publication dateJul 24, 2012Filing dateMay 28, 2010Priority dateJul 8, 2002Also published asUS7221586, US7433237, US7728626, US20040004859, US20060284246, US20090002025, US20100244122Publication number12790625, 790625, US 8228725 B2, US 8228725B2, US-B2-8228725, US8228725 B2, US8228725B2InventorsLeonard Forbes, Kie Y. AhnOriginal AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (106), Non-Patent Citations (276), Referenced by (1), Classifications (30) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMemory utilizing oxide nanolaminates
US 8228725 B2Abstract
This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/205,338, filed Sep. 5, 2008 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,728,626, which is a Divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/458,854, filed Jul. 20, 2006 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,433,237, which is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/190,717, filed Jul. 8, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,221,586, which applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
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