Patent ID: 8130528

Claim:
A data storage system, comprising: a plurality of data storage elements; a plurality of signal lines positioned within the plurality of data storage elements and in communication with the plurality of data storage elements; a plurality of local data lines outside the plurality of data storage elements, different subsets of the local data lines are in selective communication with different subsets of the data storage elements via the signal lines; a plurality of global data lines outside of the plurality of data storage elements and in selective communication with multiple subsets of the local data lines; and control circuitry connected to the global data lines, the control circuitry is positioned on a surface of a substrate, the plurality of data storage elements comprise a monolithic three-dimensional memory array positioned above the surface of the substrate and above the control circuitry, the local data lines are positioned between the monolithic three-dimensional memory array and the surface of the substrate, the global data lines are positioned above the monolithic three-dimensional memory array and the surface of the substrate.