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US 2012/0008404 A1
patent application
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System and method for reducing pin-count of memory devices, and memory device testers for same
Methods, memory devices and systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a non-volatile memory device receives command signals through the same input/output terminals that receive address signals and write data...
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12-Jan-2012 |
| 102 |
US 2012/0008440 A1
patent application
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Data retention kill function
Various data protection techniques are provided. In one embodiment, a memory device is provided. The memory device may initiate a security measure upon occurrence of one or more triggering events. The one or...
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12-Jan-2012 |
| 103 |
US 2012/0009779 A1
patent application
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Contact formation
The present disclosure includes various methods of contact embodiments. One such method embodiment includes forming a trench in an insulator stack material of a particular thickness. This method includes...
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12-Jan-2012 |
| 104 |
US 2012/0009793 A1
patent application
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Method for selectively modifying spacing between pitch multiplied structures
Methods for circuit material processing are provided. In at least one such method, a substrate is provided with a plurality of overlying spacers. The spacers have substantially straight inner sidewalls and...
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12-Jan-2012 |
| 105 |
US 2012/0007037 A1
patent application
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Cross-point memory utilizing ru/Si diode
Memory devices utilizing memory cells including a resistive element and a diode coupled in series between two conductors. The diodes include a ruthenium material and a silicon material. The diodes further...
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12-Jan-2012 |
| 106 |
US 2012/0009776 A1
patent application
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Semiconductor substrates with unitary vias and via terminals, and associated systems and methods
Semiconductor substrates with unitary vias and via terminals, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes forming a blind via in...
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12-Jan-2012 |
| 107 |
US 2012/0011335 A1
patent application
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Memory controllers, memory systems, solid state drives and methods for processing a number of commands
The present disclosure includes methods and devices for a memory controller. In one or more embodiments, a memory controller includes a plurality of back end channels, and a command queue communicatively...
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12-Jan-2012 |
| 108 |
US 8093643 B2
patent document
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Multi-resistive integrated circuit memory
A capacitor for use in integrated circuits comprises a layer of conductive material. The layer of conductive material including at least a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 109 |
US 8093937 B2
patent document
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Seamless coarse and fine delay structure for high performance DLL
A clock synchronization system and method avoids output clock jitter at high frequencies and also achieves a smooth phase transition at a boundary of coarse and fine delays. The system may use a single coarse...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 110 |
US 8093666 B2
patent document
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Lanthanide yttrium aluminum oxide dielectric films
Electronic apparatus and methods of forming the electronic apparatus include a lanthanide yttrium aluminum oxide dielectric film on a substrate for use in a variety of electronic systems. The lanthanide yttrium...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 111 |
US 8093730 B2
patent document
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Underfilled semiconductor die assemblies and methods of forming the same
An apparatus and method may be used for packaging a semiconductor die and a carrier substrate to substantially prevent trapped moisture therebetween and provide a robust, inflexible cost-effective bond. The...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 112 |
US 8095765 B2
patent document
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Memory block management
Various embodiments include one or more memory devices having at least two planes of physical blocks organized into super blocks, with each super block including a physical block from each of the at least two...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 113 |
US 8093638 B2
patent document
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Systems with a gate dielectric having multiple lanthanide oxide layers
Electronic systems and methods of forming the electronic systems include a gate dielectric having multiple lanthanide oxide layers. Such electronic systems may be used in a variety of electronic system...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 114 |
US 8093129 B2
patent document
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Methods of forming memory cells
Some embodiments include methods of forming memory cells. A semiconductor construction may be provided, with such construction including tunnel dielectric material over a semiconductor substrate. The...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 115 |
US 8093725 B2
patent document
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High aspect ratio contacts
A contact formed in accordance with a process for etching a insulating layer to produce an opening having an aspect ratio of at least 15:1 by first exposing the insulating layer to a second plasma of a second...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 116 |
US 8094045 B2
patent document
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Data bus inversion apparatus, systems, and methods
Apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed such as those that operate to encode data bits transmitted on a plurality of channels according to at least one of multiple Data Bus Inversion (DBI) algorithms....
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 117 |
US 8095835 B2
patent document
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Error scanning in flash memory
Various embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems to scan at least a portion of a memory device for potential errors when a condition for scanning is met. The condition may be dependent on one or more...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 118 |
US 8093155 B2
patent document
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Method of controlling striations and CD loss in contact oxide etch
A method for controlling striations and CD loss in a plasma etching method is disclosed. During the etching process, the substrate of semiconductor material to be etched is exposed first to plasma under a low...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 119 |
US 8093658 B2
patent document
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Electronic device with asymmetric gate strain
The use of strained gate electrodes in integrated circuits results in a transistor having improved carrier mobility, improved drive characteristics, and reduced source drain junction leakage. The gate electrode...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 120 |
US 8093702 B2
patent document
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Stacked microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing stacked microelectronic devices
Stacked microelectronic devices and methods of manufacturing stacked microelectronic devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a microelectronic device includes forming a...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 121 |
US 8095748 B2
patent document
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Method and apparatus for sending data from multiple sources over a communications bus
In a memory system, multiple memory modules communicate over a bus. Each memory module may include a hub and at least one memory storage unit. The hub receives local data from the memory storage units, and...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 122 |
US 8094047 B2
patent document
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Data serializer apparatus and methods
Some embodiments include apparatus and methods having an output line, clock nodes to receive clock signals, the clock signals being out of phase with each other, and selector circuits to receive data in...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 123 |
US 8093090 B1
patent document
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Integrated circuit edge and method to fabricate the same
In the fabrication of an integrated circuit, a trench with a sidewall is formed along the periphery of the integrated circuit and the substrate is back-lapped to a thickness smaller than the trench depth to...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 124 |
US 8094507 B2
patent document
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Command latency systems and methods
Examples of command latency systems and methods are described. In some examples, phase information associated with a received command signal is stored, a received command signal is propagated through a reduced...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 125 |
US 8095834 B2
patent document
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Macro and command execution from memory array
Methods and apparatus for executing internal operations of memory devices utilizing instructions stored in the memory array of the memory device are disclosed. Decode blocks adapted to interpret instructions...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 126 |
US 8093576 B1
patent document
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Chemical-mechanical polish termination layer to build electrical device isolation
A method of forming a semiconductor device may comprise forming a memory portion, forming a carbon film, depositing insulation to at least partially cover the carbon film, and terminating patterned removal of...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 127 |
US 8094508 B2
patent document
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Memory block testing
A memory block of a memory device is tested by programming a plurality of pages of the memory block, passing the memory block if a number of pages, each programmed in a first programming time, is greater than...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 128 |
US 8094984 B2
patent document
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Semiconductor constructions, methods of forming semiconductor constructions, light-conducting conduits, and optical signal propagation assemblies
The invention includes optical signal conduits having rare earth elements incorporated therein. The optical signal conduits can, for example, contain rare earth elements incorporated within a dielectric...
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10-Jan-2012 |
| 129 |
US 2012/0002468 A1
patent application
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Cell deterioration warning apparatus and method
Memory devices and methods adapted to process and generate analog data signals representative of data values of two or more bits of information facilitate increases in data transfer rates relative to devices...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 130 |
US 2012/0003810 A1
patent application
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Semiconductor device having reduced sub-threshold leakage
A semiconductor device fabricated in the semiconductor substrate includes a FinFET transistor having opposed source and drain pillars, and a fin interposed between the source and drain pillars. A cavity is...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 131 |
US 2012/0001147 A1
patent application
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Non-Volatile Resistive Oxide Memory Cells, Non-Volatile Resistive Oxide Memory Arrays, And Methods Of Forming Non-Volatile Resistive Oxide Memory Cells And Memory Arrays
A method of forming a non-volatile resistive oxide memory cell includes forming a first conductive electrode of the memory cell as part of a substrate. Insulative material is deposited over the first electrode....
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 132 |
US 2012/0001248 A1
patent application
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Methods of forming nanoscale floating gate
A memory cell is provided including a tunnel dielectric layer overlying a semiconductor substrate. The memory cell also includes a floating gate having a first portion overlying the tunnel dielectric layer and...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 133 |
US 2012/0001680 A1
patent application
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Isolation circuit
The present disclosure includes various method, device, and system embodiments for isolation circuits. One such isolation circuit embodiment includes: a first transistor configured for connection to a supply...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 134 |
US 2012/0001253 A1
patent application
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Flatband voltage adjustment in a semiconductor device
Memory devices, methods for fabricating, and methods for adjusting flatband voltages are disclosed. In one such memory device, a pair of source/drain regions are formed in a semiconductor. A dielectric material...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 135 |
US 2012/0001682 A1
patent application
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Apparatuses and methods to reduce power consumption in digital circuits
An apparatus and method for reducing power consumption in digital circuits, particularly circuits including a charge pump. A driver may selectively drive a signal line, such as a memory device wordline, between...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 136 |
US 2012/0002465 A1
patent application
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Methods, structures, and devices for reducing operational energy in phase change memory
Methods of forming and operating phase change memory devices include adjusting an activation energy barrier between a metastable phase and a stable phase of a phase change material in a memory cell. In some...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 137 |
US 2012/0005411 A1
patent application
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Non-volatile configuration for serial non-volatile memory
Example embodiments for configuring a serial non-volatile memory device may comprise a non-volatile configuration register to store a configuration value received from the processor, the configuration value to...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 138 |
US 2012/0001144 A1
patent application
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Resistive ram devices and methods
The present disclosure includes a high density resistive random access memory (RRAM) device, as well as methods of fabricating a high density RRAM device. One method of forming an RRAM device includes forming a...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 139 |
US 2012/0001299 A1
patent application
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Semiconductor Constructions
Some embodiments include methods of forming capacitors. A first section of a capacitor may be formed to include a first storage node, a first dielectric material, and a first plate material. A second section of...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 140 |
US 2012/0001245 A1
patent application
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Recessed Access Device for a Memory
Semiconductor memory devices having recessed access devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of forming the recessed access device includes forming a device recess in a substrate material that...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 141 |
US 2012/0001539 A1
patent application
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Plasma-Generating Structures, Display Devices, and Methods of Forming Plasma-Generating Structures
Some embodiments include methods of forming plasma-generating microstructures. Aluminum may be anodized to form an aluminum oxide body having a plurality of openings extending therethrough. Conductive liners...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 142 |
US 2012/0002477 A1
patent application
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Memories and their formation
Memories and their formation are disclosed. One such memory has first and second memory cells at a first vertical level of the memory, first and second memory cells at a second vertical level of the memory, a...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 143 |
US 2012/0003573 A1
patent application
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Photomasks
Some embodiments include methods of forming photomasks. A stack of at least three different materials is formed over a base. Regions of the stack are removed to leave a mask pattern over the base. The mask...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 144 |
US 2012/0001246 A1
patent application
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Memory device and method of fabricating thereof
Subject matter disclosed herein relates to a process flow to form a gate structure of a memory device.
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 145 |
US 2012/0002467 A1
patent application
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Single transistor memory cell
A semiconductor device along with circuits including same and methods of operating same are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the device may comprise a memory cell including a transistor. The transistor...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 146 |
US 2012/0002489 A1
patent application
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Signal driver circuit having adjustable output voltage for a high logic level output signal
A signal driver circuit having an adjustable output voltage for a high-logic level output signal. The signal driver circuit includes a signal driver configured to output a first logic level signal having a...
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05-Jan-2012 |
| 147 |
US 8088659 B2
patent document
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Method of forming capacitors
High dielectric films of mixed transition metal oxides of titanium and tungsten, or titanium and tantalum, are formed by sequential chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of the respective nitrides and annealing in...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 148 |
US 8089805 B2
patent document
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Two-part programming methods and memories
Programming a memory in two parts to reduce cell disturb includes, in at least one embodiment, programming data in two or more sequences of programming pulses with data requiring higher programming voltages...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 149 |
US 8089816 B2
patent document
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Memory erase methods and devices
Memory devices and erase methods for memories are disclosed, such as those adapted to discharge an erase voltage from a memory block while protecting low voltage string select gate transistors by maintaining...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 150 |
US 8090955 B2
patent document
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Boot block features in synchronous serial interface NAND
Embodiments are provided for protecting boot block space in a NAND memory device connected to a host device via an SPI interface. One such method includes programming a boot block password into the NAND memory...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 151 |
US 8088551 B2
patent document
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Methods of utilizing block copolymer to form patterns
Some embodiments include methods of forming patterns in which a block copolymer-containing composition is formed over a substrate, and is then patterned to form a first mask. The block copolymer of the...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 152 |
US 8088643 B2
patent document
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Resistance variable memory device with nanoparticle electrode and method of fabrication
A chalcogenide-based programmable conductor memory device and method of forming the device, wherein a nanoparticle is provided between an electrode and a chalcogenide glass region. The method of forming the...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 153 |
US 8089123 B2
patent document
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Semiconductor device comprising transistor structures and methods for forming same
A method for forming an opening within a semiconductor material comprises forming a neck portion, a rounded portion below the neck portion and, in some embodiments, a protruding portion below the rounded...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 154 |
US 8088691 B2
patent document
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Selective etch chemistries for forming high aspect ratio features and associated structures
An interlevel dielectric layer, such as a silicon oxide layer, is selectively etched using a plasma etch chemistry including a silicon species and a halide species and also preferably a carbon species and an...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 155 |
US 8089128 B2
patent document
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Transistor gate forming methods and integrated circuits
A transistor gate forming method includes forming a first and a second transistor gate. Each of the two gates includes a lower metal layer and an upper metal layer. The lower metal layer of the first gate...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 156 |
US 8089800 B2
patent document
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Memory cell
Methods, and circuits, are disclosed for operating a programmable memory device. One method embodiment includes storing a value as a state in a first memory cell and as a complementary state in a second memory...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 157 |
US 8090886 B2
patent document
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Direct secondary device interface by a host
A device has a controller and a function module configured to be in communication with the controller as a result of the controller receiving a pass-through vendor specific command. In some embodiments the...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 158 |
US 8089142 B2
patent document
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Methods and apparatus for a stacked-die interposer
An improved stacked-die package includes an interposer which improves the manufacturability of the package. A semiconductor package includes a package substrate having a plurality of bond pads; a first...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 159 |
US 8089387 B2
patent document
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Quantizing circuits with variable parameters
Systems, methods, and devices for obtaining data from a data location. The method may include generating a first value by sensing a data location under a first condition and generating a second value by sensing...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 160 |
US 8088293 B2
patent document
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Methods of forming reticles configured for imprint lithography
The invention includes methods of forming reticles configured for imprint lithography, methods of forming capacitor container openings, and methods in which capacitor container openings are incorporated into...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 161 |
US 8089542 B2
patent document
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CMOS imager with integrated circuitry
A CMOS imager is integrated on a single substrate along with logic and support circuitry for decoding and processing optical information received by the CMOS imager. Integrating a CMOS imager and peripheral...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 162 |
US 8090999 B2
patent document
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Memory media characterization for development of signal processors
Methods and apparatus utilizing media characterization of memory devices facilitate the development of signal processors for analyzing memory device outputs. Models are developed from capturing output of memory...
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03-Jan-2012 |
| 163 |
US 2011/0316726 A1
patent application
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Low power multi-level signaling
Apparatus are disclosed, such as those involving a transmitter circuit that is configured to generate multi-level signals based on a plurality of data digits. One such transmitter circuit includes a signal...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 164 |
US 2011/0315944 A1
patent application
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Resistive memory and methods of processing resistive memory
Resistive memory and methods of processing resistive memory are described herein. One or more method embodiments of processing resistive memory include conformally forming a cell material in an opening in an...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 165 |
US 2011/0316114 A1
patent application
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Simplified pitch doubling process flow
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises patterning a layer of photoresist material to form a plurality of mandrels. The method further comprises depositing an oxide material over the plurality...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 166 |
US 2011/0316125 A1
patent application
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Intermediate structures for forming circuits
In order to form a more stable silicon pillar which can be used for the formation of vertical transistors in DRAM cells, a multi-step masking process is used. In a preferred embodiment, an oxide layer and a...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 167 |
US 2011/0317509 A1
patent application
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Memory device word line drivers and methods
Memory subsystems and methods, such as those involving a memory cell array formed over a semiconductor material of a first type, such as p-type substrate. In at least one such subsystem, all of the transistors...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 168 |
US 2011/0318899 A1
patent application
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Methods of Forming Capacitors
Methods of etching into silicon oxide-containing material with an etching ambient having at least 75 volume percent helium. The etching ambient may also include carbon monoxide, O2 and one or more...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 169 |
US 2011/0318921 A1
patent application
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Methods Of Forming An Interconnect Between A Substrate Bit Line Contact And A Bit Line In DRAM
The invention includes methods of electrically interconnecting different elevation conductive structures, methods of forming capacitors, methods of forming an interconnect between a substrate bit line contact...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 170 |
US 2011/0317473 A1
patent application
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System and method for mitigating reverse bias leakage
The present disclosure includes devices, methods, and systems for programming memory, such as resistance variable memory. One embodiment can include an array of resistance variable memory cells, wherein the...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 171 |
US 2011/0316042 A1
patent application
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Thyristor random access memory device and method
Memory devices and methods of making memory devices are shown. Methods and configurations as shown provide folded and vertical memory devices for increased memory density. Methods provided reduce a need for...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 172 |
US 2011/0316091 A1
patent application
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Semiconductor Devices, Assemblies And Constructions
Embodiments disclosed herein include methods in which a pair of openings are formed into semiconductor material, with the openings being spaced from one another by a segment of the semiconductor material....
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 173 |
US 2011/0316512 A1
patent application
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Voltage trimming
Embodiments are provided that include a memory die, memory devices, and methods, such as those comprising a voltage generator, including an output voltage and an adjustment circuit configured to cause...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 174 |
US 2011/0317502 A1
patent application
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Control of inputs to a memory device
A memory device includes a command decoder and control interface logic. One or more external inputs, such as row and column address strobes, communicate with the command decoder through the control interface...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 175 |
US 2011/0315543 A1
patent application
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Forming memory using high power impulse magnetron sputtering
Forming memory using high power impulse magnetron sputtering is described herein. One or more method embodiments include forming a resistive memory material on a structure using high power impulse magnetron...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 176 |
US 2011/0316599 A1
patent application
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Multi-phase clock generation
An apparatus and method for multi-phase clock generation are disclosed. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a module generating first and second intermediate signals delayed from first edges of a clock...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 177 |
US 2011/0317046 A1
patent application
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Missing pixel array
An active pixel sensor (APS) comprises a regular repeating pattern of geometrically similar pixel regions, active pixels of which have photodiodes formed therein. A remainder of the geometrically similar...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 178 |
US 2011/0316068 A1
patent application
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Flash memory with recessed floating gate
A flash memory device wherein the floating gate of the flash memory is defined by a recessed access device. The use of a recessed access device results in a longer channel length with less loss of device...
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29-Dec-2011 |
| 179 |
US 8084142 B2
patent document
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Methods of forming conductive contacts to source/drain regions and methods of forming local interconnects
The invention comprises methods of forming a conductive contact to a source/drain region of a field effect transistor, and methods of forming local interconnects. In one implementation, a method of forming a...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 180 |
US 8084296 B2
patent document
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Methods for reducing stress in microelectronic devices and microelectronic devices formed using such methods
Methods for reducing stress in microelectronic devices and microelectronic devices formed using such methods are disclosed herein. One such device can include a first support member, a second support member,...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 181 |
US 8084843 B2
patent document
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N well implants to separate blocks in a flash memory device
A semiconductor memory device that has an isolated area formed from one conductivity and formed in part by a buried layer of a second conductivity that is implanted in a substrate. The walls of the isolated...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 182 |
US 8084854 B2
patent document
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Pass-through 3D interconnect for microelectronic dies and associated systems and methods
Pass-through 3D interconnects and microelectronic dies and systems of stacked dies that include such interconnects are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a system of stacked dies includes a first...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 183 |
US 8085594 B2
patent document
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Reading technique for memory cell with electrically floating body transistor
A semiconductor device along with circuits including the same and methods of operating the same are described. The device comprises a memory cell consisting essentially of one transistor. The transistor...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 184 |
US 8085584 B1
patent document
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Memory to store user-configurable data polarity
Subject matter disclosed herein relates to user configuration of polarity of data storage in memory devices.
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 185 |
US 8085612 B2
patent document
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Method and apparatus for managing behavior of memory devices
A method of managing power consumption by a memory in a memory device includes determining whether the device is powered by a depletable power supply, and if it is determined that the device is powered by a...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 186 |
US 8084345 B2
patent document
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Methods of forming dispersions of nanoparticles, and methods of forming flash memory cells
Some embodiments include methods of forming dispersions of nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are incorporated into first coordination complexes in which the nanoparticles are coordinated to hydrophobic ligands,...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 187 |
US 8084370 B2
patent document
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Hafnium tantalum oxynitride dielectric
Electronic apparatus and methods may include a hafnium tantalum oxynitride film on a substrate for use in a variety of electronic systems. The hafnium tantalum oxynitride film may be structured as one or more...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 188 |
US 8084846 B2
patent document
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Balanced semiconductor device packages including lead frame with floating leads and associated methods
A semiconductor device assembly or package includes at least one semiconductor device that is positioned adjacent to floating leads. Such an assembly or package may include at least two semiconductor devices...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 189 |
US 8085591 B2
patent document
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Charge loss compensation during programming of a memory device
In programming a selected word line of memory cells, a first program verify or read operation is performed, after one page of a selected word line is programmed, in order to determine a first quantity of memory...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 190 |
US 8084322 B2
patent document
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Method of manufacturing devices having vertical junction edge
Techniques for forming devices, such as transistors, having vertical junction edges. More specifically, shallow trenches are formed in a substrate and filled with an oxide. Cavities may be formed in the oxide...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 191 |
US 8084355 B2
patent document
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Methods of forming copper-comprising conductive lines in the fabrication of integrated circuitry
A method of forming copper-comprising conductive lines in the fabrication of integrated circuitry includes depositing damascene material over a substrate. Line trenches are formed into the damascene material....
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 192 |
US 8085606 B2
patent document
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Input-output line sense amplifier having adjustable output drive capability
An input-output line sense amplifier configured to drive input data signals over an input-output signal line to an output driver circuit, the input-output line sense amplifier having an output driver stage...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 193 |
US 8086790 B2
patent document
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Non-volatile memory device having assignable network identification
Memory devices and methods disclosed such as a memory device having a plurality of memory dies where each die includes a network identification that uniquely identifies the memory die on a bus. Access for each...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 194 |
US 8086916 B2
patent document
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System and method for running test and redundancy analysis in parallel
A memory redundancy analyzing apparatus having a tester, a queue, and a redundancy analyzer is provided. The tester includes testing portions for different types of fails, and each of the testing portions...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 195 |
US 8084845 B2
patent document
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Subresolution silicon features and methods for forming the same
Novel etch techniques are provided for shaping silicon features below the photolithographic resolution limits. FinFET devices are defined by recessing oxide and exposing a silicon protrusion to an isotropic...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 196 |
US 8085596 B2
patent document
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Reducing noise in semiconductor devices
The present disclosure includes methods, devices, modules, and systems for reducing noise in semiconductor devices. One method embodiment includes applying a reset voltage to a control gate of a semiconductor...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 197 |
US 8086913 B2
patent document
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Methods, apparatus, and systems to repair memory
Methods, apparatus and systems pertain to performing READ, WRITE functions in a memory which is coupled to a repair controller. One such repair controller could receive a row address and a column address...
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27-Dec-2011 |
| 198 |
US 8086920 B2
patent document
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Method of controlling a test mode of a circuit
A test vector decode circuit includes a lockout circuit to prevent inadvertent latching of output vectors. The test vector decode circuit is driven by an additional output vector from the test vector decode...
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US 8083953 B2
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Registered structure formation via the application of directed thermal energy to diblock copolymer films
Methods for fabricating sublithographic, nanoscale linear microchannel arrays over surfaces without defined features utilizing self-assembling block copolymers, and films and devices formed from these methods...
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27-Dec-2011 |
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US 8084806 B2
patent document
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Isolation structure for a memory cell using A12O3 dielectric
The invention provides, in one exemplary embodiment, an isolation gate formed over a substrate for biasing the substrate and providing isolation between adjacent active areas of an integrated circuit structure,...
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27-Dec-2011 |