Patents by Inventor Rui-Chen Liu

Rui-Chen Liu 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: 7608882
    Abstract: A split-gate non-volatile memory cell is described, including a substrate, a charge-trapping layer on the substrate, a split gate on the charge-trapping layer, and a source/drain in the substrate beside the split gate. The split gate includes at least one split region directly over the charge-trapping layer, and the charge-trapping layer around the split region serves as a coding region. A NAND non-volatile memory array is also described including the above-mentioned split-gate non-volatile memory cells that are arranged in a NAND-type configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Lan Lung, Rui-Chen Liu
  • Patent number: 6984548
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory cell occupying a minimum chip area is provided with a cell structure that includes two or more base materials being programmable by a heat induced chemical reaction to form a layer or layers of alloy. The formation of alloy results in a change in resistance of the cell structure so that one or more programmed states are determined. A semiconductor memory constructed by a large number of the nonvolatile memory cells can be obtained in a compact manner with simple and as few as possible steps. This process vertically stacked layers, and this semiconductor memory is thus easily to be combined with other integrated circuits on a single chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Lan Lung, Rui-Chen Liu
  • Patent number: 6956774
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory cell occupying a minimum chip area including a cell structure that includes two or more base materials being programmable by a heat induced chemical reaction to form a layer or layers of alloy. The formation of alloy results in a change in resistance of the cell structure so that one or more programmed states are determined. A semiconductor memory constructed by a large number of the nonvolatile memory cells can be obtained in a compact manner with simple and as few as possible steps. This process vertically stacked layers, and this semiconductor memory is thus easily to be combined with other integrated circuits on a single chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Lan Lung, Rui-Chen Liu
  • Publication number: 20050122781
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory cell occupying a minimum chip area is provided with a cell structure that includes two or more base materials being programmable by a heat induced chemical reaction to form a layer or layers of alloy. The formation of alloy results in a change in resistance of the cell structure so that one or more programmed states are determined. A semiconductor memory constructed by a large number of the nonvolatile memory cells can be obtained in a compact manner with simple and as few as possible steps. This process vertically stacked layers, and this semiconductor memory is thus easily to be combined with other integrated circuits on a single chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Hsiang-Lan Lung, Rui-Chen Liu
  • Publication number: 20050122798
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory cell occupying a minimum chip area is provided with a cell structure that includes two or more base materials being programmable by a heat induced chemical reaction to form a layer or layers of alloy. The formation of alloy results in a change in resistance of the cell structure so that one or more programmed states are determined. A semiconductor memory constructed by a large number of the nonvolatile memory cells can be obtained in a compact manner with simple and as few as possible steps. This process vertically stacked layers, and this semiconductor memory is thus easily to be combined with other integrated circuits on a single chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Hsiang-Lan Lung, Rui-Chen Liu
  • Patent number: 6873541
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory cell occupying a minimum chip area is provided with a cell structure that includes two or more base materials being programmable by a heat induced chemical reaction to form a layer or layers of alloy. The formation of alloy results in a change in resistance of the cell structure so that one or more programmed states are determined. A semiconductor memory constructed by a large number of the nonvolatile memory cells can be obtained in a compact manner with simple and as few as possible steps. This process vertically stacked layers, and this semiconductor memory is thus easily to be combined with other integrated circuits on a single chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Lan Lung, Rui-Chen Liu
  • Publication number: 20050035393
    Abstract: A split-gate non-volatile memory cell is described, including a substrate, a charge-trapping layer on the substrate, a split gate on the charge-trapping layer, and a source/drain in the substrate beside the split gate. The split gate includes at least one split region directly over the charge-trapping layer, and the charge-trapping layer around the split region serves as a coding region. A NAND non-volatile memory array is also described including the above-mentioned split-gate non-volatile memory cells that are arranged in a NAND-type configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: HSIANG-LAN LUNG, RUI-CHEN LIU
  • Publication number: 20040246766
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory cell occupying a minimum chip area is provided with a cell structure that includes two or more base materials being programmable by a heat induced chemical reaction to form a layer or layers of alloy. The formation of alloy results in a change in resistance of the cell structure so that one or more programmed states are determined. A semiconductor memory constructed by a large number of the nonvolatile memory cells can be obtained in a compact manner with simple and as few as possible steps. This process vertically stacked layers, and this semiconductor memory is thus easily to be combined with other integrated circuits on a single chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Hsiang-Lan Lung, Rui-Chen Liu