Abstract: A compute-in-memory circuit based on charge redistribution includes a memory array, multiple-functional output units (MFUs), multiplexers (MUXs), and a word line (WL) driver. The memory array includes memory cell rows and memory cell columns. Every two adjacent memory cells form a memory cell pair in sequence, and every two adjacent memory cell columns form a memory cell column pair in sequence. A grounded register capacitor is connected to a source line (SL) of each memory cell row. Input ends of each MFU are connected to a first bit line (BL) and a second BL of each memory cell column pair, respectively. Each MUX includes voltage-input ends and an output end, and the output end of each MUX is connected to the SL of each memory cell row in a one-to-one correspondence. An output end of the WL driver is connected to a WL of each memory cell row.

Abstract: A compute-in-memory (CIM) circuit and a control method thereof. The CIM circuit includes a memory array. The memory array comprises n1 memory blocks arranged in sequence from top to bottom, and each memory block comprises n2 rows of memory-cell rows arranged in sequence, wherein n1?2, n2?1. Each odd memory block and an adjacent even memory block arranged therebelow form a memory group. Each memory group comprises n2 pairs of memory-cell rows, and a k-th pair of memory-cell rows in each memory group includes a k-th memory-cell row and a (2n2+1?k)-th memory-cell row in the corresponding memory group, where 1?k?n2. The memory array is divided into n2 memory subarrays configured to be turned on in sequence for calculation, wherein a k-th memory subarray includes the k-th pair of memory-cell rows in each memory group.

Abstract: A random number generator includes: a random number generating circuit used for generating a pulse signal based on a control word and generating a random number signal according to the pulse signal, the pulse signal including a first frequency signal and a second frequency signal that appear alternately, and proportions of the first frequency signal and the second frequency signal being controlled by the control word; and a feedback update circuit used for updating the control word based on the random number signal output by the random number generating circuit.

Abstract: A self-aligning preparation method for a drain underlap region in a tunnel field effect transistor: designing asymmetric side wall structures on two sides of the gate of a tunnel field effect transistor, the side of the gate closest to the source region being a thin side wall and the side of the gate closest to the drain region being a thick side wall; and using the source region thin side wall as a hard mask for implantation of the source region of the transistor and the drain region thick side wall as a hard mask for implantation of the drain region of the transistor. The present method effectively uses the thin side walls and thick side walls existing in standard CMOS processes to suppress the ambipolar effect of the tunnel field effect transistor without introducing special materials and special processes, and also optimizes the device variation characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resistive random access memory, comprising a substrate, an insulating layer, a bottom electrode, a resistive material film, and a top electrode in an order from bottom to top, wherein the resistive material film is a four-layer structure composed of a same metal oxide; and the four layers in the four-layer structure from bottom to top have resistance values which are increased one after another by more than 10 times, oxygen concentrations which are increased one after another and thickness which are decreased one after another. The present invention may achieve complete formation-rupture of oxygen vacancy conductive filaments (CF) in each layer by dividing the resistive material film of the same metal oxide into four layers according to the different oxygen concentrations, so as to control accurately the resistance values, so that 2-bit storage with high uniformity is achieved.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an organic resistive random access memory and a preparation method thereof. The memory uses silicon as a substrate, and has a MIM capacitor structure having a vertical memory unit, where the MIM structure has a top electrode of Al, a bottom electrode of ITO, and an middle functional layer of parylene, wherein, a parylene layer as the functional layer is formed by performing deposition multiple times, where the deposition of Al2O3 is performed once by ALD between each two deposition of parylene. A critical region which is in favor of forming a conductive channel could be formed by controlling the deposition area of Al2O3, and further control the electrical characteristics of the memory. Through the present invention, the cycle-to-cycle and device-to-device uniformity could be effectively improved, without changing the basic structure of the memory.

Abstract: Disclosed are a multi-value nonvolatile organic resistive random access memory and a method for preparing the same. The resistive random access memory comprises a top electrode, a bottom electrode and a middle functional layer located between the top electrode and the bottom electrode, the middle functional layer is at least two layers of parylene. The method comprises the steps of: growing material for the bottom electrode using physical vapor deposition method on a substrate; growing sequentially multiple layers of parylene on the bottom electrode by polymer chemical vapor deposition; defining the via for leading out the bottom electrode by lithography and etching; growing material for the top electrode on the parylene materials by using physical vapor deposition process, defining the top electrode material by lithography and lift-off, and leading out the bottom electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resistive random access memory, comprising a substrate, an insulating layer, a bottom electrode, a resistive material film, and a top electrode in an order from bottom to top, wherein the resistive material film is a four-layer structure composed of a same metal oxide; and the four layers in the four-layer structure from bottom to top have resistance values which are increased one after another by more than 10 times, oxygen concentrations which are increased one after another and thickness which are decreased one after another. The present invention may achieve complete formation-rupture of oxygen vacancy conductive filaments (CF) in each layer by dividing the resistive material film of the same metal oxide into four layers according to the different oxygen concentrations, so as to control accurately the resistance values, so that 2-bit storage with high uniformity is achieved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a highly reliable nonvolatile memory and a manufacturing method thereof. The nonvolatile memory comprises top electrodes, bottom electrodes and a resistive material layer disposed therebetween, wherein the top electrodes are positioned on top in the memory; the bottom electrodes are positioned on a substrate; metal oxide for forming the resistive material layer is doped with metal; and a metal oxygen storage layer is further disposed between the top electrodes and the resistive material layer. The manufacturing method adopts a method in which a doping method and a double-layer forming method are combined, so that the highly reliable and highly uniform resistive random access memory can be fabricated and accordingly the performance of the memory can be increased.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a time correlation learning neuron circuit based on a resistive memristor and an implementation method thereof. The present invention utilizes switching characteristics of the resistive memristor. When two terminals of the resistive memristor are selected synchronously by two excitation signals, the voltage drop between these two terminals will change the resistance value of memristor, thereby achieving the on-off of a synapse connection and achieving the correction of the two excitation signals. Meanwhile the device also has a memory characteristic. Also, the previous excitation signal can be repeated. That is, the purpose of learning is achieved. Since the resistive memristor has a simple structure and a high degree of integration, it can achieve large-scale physical synapse connection in order to achieve more complex learning and even logic functions. The present invention has a good application prospect in a neuron cell computation.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a resistive memory and a method for fabricating the same. The resistive memory comprises a bottom electrode, a resistive layer and a top electrode. The resistive layer is located over the bottom electrode. The top electrode is located over the resistive layer. A conductive protrusion is provided on the bottom electrode. The conductive protrusion is embedded in the resistive layer, and has a top width smaller than a bottom width. Embodiments of the present invention further disclose a method for fabricating a resistive memory. According to the resistive memory and the method for fabricating the same provided by the embodiments of the present invention, by means of providing the conductive protrusion on the bottom electrode, a “lightning rod” effect may be occurred so that an electric field in the resistive layer is intensively distributed near the conductive protrusion.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an organic resistive random access memory and a preparation method thereof. The memory uses silicon as a substrate, and has a MIM capacitor structure having a vertical memory unit, where the MIM structure has a top electrode of Al, a bottom electrode of ITO, and an middle functional layer of parylene, wherein, a parylene layer as the functional layer is formed by performing deposition multiple times, where the deposition of Al2O3 is performed once by ALD between each two deposition of parylene. A critical region which is in favor of forming a conductive channel could be formed by controlling the deposition area of Al2O3, and further control the electrical characteristics of the memory. Through the present invention, the cycle-to-cycle and device-to-device uniformity could be effectively improved, without changing the basic structure of the memory.

Abstract: A resistive memory having a leakage inhibiting characteristic and a method for fabricating the same, which can suppress a sneak current in a large scaled crossing array of a RRAM. A memory cell forming the resistive memory comprises a lower electrode, a first semiconductor-type oxide layer, a resistive material layer, a second semiconductor-type oxide layer and an upper electrode which are sequentially stacked. Each of the semiconductor-type oxide layers may be a semiconductor-type metal oxide or a semiconductor-type non-metal oxide. The sneak current may be effectively reduced by means of a Schottky barrier formed between the semiconductor-type oxide layer and the metal electrode, the fabrication process is easy to be implemented, and a high device integration degree can be achieved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a highly reliable nonvolatile memory and a manufacturing method thereof. The nonvolatile memory comprises top electrodes, bottom electrodes and a resistive material layer disposed therebetween, wherein the top electrodes are positioned on top in the memory; the bottom electrodes are positioned on a substrate; metal oxide for forming the resistive material layer is doped with metal; and a metal oxygen storage layer is further disposed between the top electrodes and the resistive material layer. The manufacturing method adopts a method in which a doping method and a double-layer forming method are combined, so that the highly reliable and highly uniform resistive random access memory can be fabricated and accordingly the performance of the memory can be increased.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed involving a resistive memory with a small electrode, relating to the field of semiconductor resistive memory in ULSI. An illustrative resistive memory may include an Al electrode layer, a SiO2 layer, a Si layer, a resistive material layer and a lower electrode layer in sequence, wherein the Al electrode layer and the resistive material layer are electrically connected through one or more conductive channel and the conductive channel is formed by penetrating Al material into the Si layer via defects in the SiO2 layer and dissolving Si material into the Al material. Methods may include forming a lower electrode layer, a resistive layer, a Si layer and a SiO2 layer over a substrate; fabricating a Al electrode layer over the SiO2 layer; and performing an anneal process to the resultant structure. Consistent with innovations herein, a small electrode may be obtained via a conventional process.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a resistive memory and a method for fabricating the same. The resistive memory comprises a bottom electrode, a resistive layer and a top electrode. The resistive layer is located over the bottom electrode. The top electrode is located over the resistive layer. A conductive protrusion is provided on the bottom electrode. The conductive protrusion is embedded in the resistive layer, and has a top width smaller than a bottom width. Embodiments of the present invention further disclose a method for fabricating a resistive memory. According to the resistive memory and the method for fabricating the same provided by the embodiments of the present invention, by means of providing the conductive protrusion on the bottom electrode, a “lightning rod” effect may be occurred so that an electric field in the resistive layer is intensively distributed near the conductive protrusion.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a resistive memory cell, including a unipolar type RRAM and a MOS transistor as a selection transistor serially connected to the unipolar type RRAM, wherein the MOS transistor is fabricated over a partial depletion SOI substrate and provides a large current for program and erase of the RRAM by using an intrinsic floating effect of the SOI substrate. The present invention utilizes a floating effect of a SOI device, in which under the same width/length ratio, a MOS transistor over a SOI substrate can provide larger source/drain current than a MOS transistor over a bulk silicon, so that the area occupied by the selection transistor is reduced, which is advantageous to the integration of the RRAM array.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a resistive memory device and a method for fabricating the same. The resistive memory device includes a substrate and a plurality of memory cells spaced with each other over the substrate, each memory cell including a lower electrode, a resistive layer and an upper electrode, wherein the lower electrode is disposed over the substrate, the resistive layer is disposed over the lower electrode and the upper electrode is disposed over the resistive layer, and the resistive layer includes a resistive material portion and at least one doped resistive portion doped with an element for adjusting a resistance state.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for achieving four-bit storage by using a flash memory having a splitting trench gate. The flash memory with the splitting trench gate is disclosed in a Chinese patent No. 200710105964.2. At one side that each of two trenches is contacted with a channel, a programming for electrons is achieved by using a channel hot electron injection method; and at the other side that each of the two trenches is contacted with a source or a drain, a programming for electrons is achieved by using an FN injection method, so that a function of a four-bit storage of the device is achieved by changing a programming mode. Thus, a performance of the device is improved while a storage density is greatly increased.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed involving a resistive memory with a small electrode, relating to the field of semiconductor resistive memory in ULSI. An illustrative resistive memory may include an Al electrode layer, a SiO2 layer, a Si layer, a resistive material layer and a lower electrode layer in sequence, wherein the Al electrode layer and the resistive material layer are electrically connected through one or more conductive channel and the conductive channel is formed by penetrating Al material into the Si layer via defects in the SiO2 layer and dissolving Si material into the Al material. Methods may include forming a lower electrode layer, a resistive layer, a Si layer and a SiO2 layer over a substrate; fabricating a Al electrode layer over the SiO2 layer; and performing an anneal process to the resultant structure. Consistent with innovations herein, a small electrode may be obtained via a conventional process.