Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Chu

Christopher M. Chu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5107459
    Abstract: A stacked bit-line architecture utilizing high density cross-point memory arrays forms a DRAM semiconductor memory device. The true and complementary bit-line pairs connected to the respective memory cell arrays are formed in two metal layers, one above the other. A bit-line interconnector region is provided that uses a third interconnection layer together with the first and second layers to transpose the vertical stacking of each pair and to transpose the planar alignment of adjacent bit-line pairs. The DRAM memory cell array has a high density cross-point memory cell architecture that behaves electrically as a folded bit-line array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher M. Chu, Sang H. Dhong, Wei Hwang, Nicky C-C. Lu