Programmable structured arrays
View Patent ↗A programmable semiconductor device includes a user programmable switch comprising a configurable element is positioned above a transistor material layer deposited on a substrate layer.
1. A programmable semiconductor device, comprising:
a programmable switch to couple two nodes;
a configurable element to program said switch, wherein said configurable element and said switch are positioned in a same layer that is coupled to a transistor element constructed on a semiconductor substrate layer.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein said programmable switch comprises a first state that couples said two nodes, and a second state that decouples said two nodes.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein said configurable element generates a control signal to program said programmable switch.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein said programmable switch and said configurable element are integrated into a single element.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein a node is coupled to a conductor located adjacent said switch.
6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a configuration circuit to configure said configurable element.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein said configurable element is selected from the group consisting of: a random access memory element and a read only memory element.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein said configurable element is selected from the group consisting of: fuse link, anti-fuse capacitor, laser-fuse, SRAM cell, DRAM cell, metal optional link, EPROM cell, EEPROM cell, flash cell, ferro-electric element, photo-electric element, optical element, electro-chemical element, electrolytic element, Carbon nano-tube, electro-mechanical element, electro-magnetic element, resistance modulating element, and magnetic element.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein said switch and said configurable element are located in one or more planes.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein said programmable switch comprises a thin film transistor.
11. A programmable semiconductor device, comprising:
a programmable switch comprising a configurable element and a device to configure said element that are in a same module adjacent to a semiconductor substrate layer having a transistor element constructed thereon.
12. The device of claim 11 , wherein said programmable switch comprises a first state that couples two nodes, and a second state that decouples two nodes.
13. The device of claim 12 , wherein said configurable element is configured to couple or decouple said two nodes.
14. The device of claim 11 , wherein said programmable switch and said configurable element are integrated into a single element.
15. The device of claim 11 , wherein a node is coupled to a conductor located adjacent said switch.
16. The device of claim 11 , further comprising a configuration circuit to configure said configurable element.
17. The device of claim 11 , wherein said configurable element is selected from the group consisting of: fuse link, anti-fuse capacitor, laser-fuse, SRAM cell, DRAM cell, metal optional link, EPROM cell, EEPROM cell, flash cell, ferro-electric element, photo-electric element, optical element, electro-chemical element, electrolytic element, Carbon nano-tube, electro-mechanical element, electro-magnetic element, resistance modulating element, and magnetic element.
18. The device of claim 11 , wherein said switch and said configurable element are located in one or more planes.
19. A programmable semiconductor device, comprising:
a programmable switch to couple two nodes;
a configurable element coupled to a transistor element constructed on a semiconductor substrate and operable for programming said switch, wherein said configurable element and said switch are in a same layer adjacent said substrate,
wherein said configurable element is configurable after said device is fabricated.
20. The device of claim 19 , wherein said switch comprises a first state that couples two nodes and a second state that decouples said two nodes.