IP Library Granted Patent US 12,260,902
Granted Patent B2
US 12,260,902 · App. 18/042,574 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Complementary storage unit and method of preparing the same, and complementary memory

Inventors: Qing Luo (Beijing, CN); Bing Chen (Beijing, CN); Hangbing Lv (Beijing, CN); Ming Liu (Beijing, CN); Cheng Lu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
G11C11/4096G11C11/4085G11C11/4094H03K19/01742
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Patent No.
US 12,260,902
App. No.
18/042,574
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A complementary storage unit and a method of preparing the same, and a complementary memory. The complementary storage unit includes: a control transistor, a pull-up diode and a pull-down diode. The control transistor is configured to control reading and writing of the storage unit. One end of the pull-up diode is connected to a positive selection line, and the other end thereof is connected to a source end of the control transistor, so as to control a high-level input. One end of the pull-down diode is connected to a negative selection line, and the other end thereof is connected to the source end of the control transistor, so as to control a low-level input. The pull-up diode and the pull-down diode are symmetrically arranged in a first direction.

Claims (35)

1. A complementary storage unit, comprising:

a control transistor configured to control reading and writing of the storage unit;

a pull-up diode, wherein one end of the pull-up diode is connected to a positive selection line, and the other end of the pull-up diode is connected to a source end of the control transistor, so as to control a high-level input; and

a pull-down diode, wherein one end of the pull-down diode is connected to a negative selection line, and the other end of the pull-down diode is connected to the source end of the control transistor, so as to control a low-level input;

wherein the pull-up diode and the pull-down diode are symmetrically arranged in a first direction.

2. The complementary storage unit according to claim 1 , wherein a drain end of the control transistor is connected to a bit line, and a gate electrode of the control transistor is connected to a word line.

3. The complementary storage unit according to claim 2 ,

wherein when a storage state of the complementary storage unit is 1, turning-on directions of the pull-up diode and the pull-down diode point toward the source end of the control transistor; and

wherein when the storage state of the complementary storage unit is 0, the turning-on direction of the pull-up diode points toward the positive selection line, and the turning-on direction of the pull-down diode points toward the negative selection line.

4. The complementary storage unit according to claim 2 ,

wherein when a writing state of the complementary storage unit is 1, the word line is applied with a turning-on voltage VDD, the bit line is applied with a writing voltage V write , and the positive selection line and the negative selection line are grounded; and

wherein when the writing state of the complementary storage unit is 0, the word line is applied with the turning-on voltage V DD , the bit line is grounded, and the positive selection line and the negative selection line are applied with the writing voltage V write .

5. The complementary storage unit according to claim 2 ,

wherein when the complementary storage unit is in a reading state, the word line is applied with a turning-on voltage V DD , the positive selection line is applied with an input voltage Vin, and the negative selection line is grounded,

wherein when a storage state of the complementary storage unit is 1, an output voltage output by the bit line is high level; and

wherein when the storage state of the complementary storage unit is 0, the output voltage output by the bit line is low level.

6. The complementary storage unit according to claim 2 , wherein when the complementary storage unit is not selected,

the word line is grounded; or

the bit line is applied with a protection voltage V B , wherein V B =(½) V write .

7. The complementary storage unit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control transistor is a MOS transistor; and

wherein the pull-up diode and the pull-down diode are the same programmable diode.

8. The complementary storage unit according to claim 7 , wherein the programmable diode comprises:

a lower electrode layer configured to support the programmable diode and provide a lower electrode of the programmable diode;

a dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode layer and configured as a functional layer of the programmable diode to maintain a stable state after canceling an electrical signal; and

an upper electrode layer formed on the dielectric layer and configured to provide an upper electrode of the programmable diode.

9. The complementary storage unit according to claim 8 ,

wherein the lower electrode layer is made of at least one of W, Al, Ti, Ta, Ni, Hf, TiN, and TaN;

wherein the dielectric layer is made of a dielectric material with charged defects, or at least one material having ferroelectric characteristics which is selected from a perovskite type ferroelectric material, a ferroelectric polymer PVDF material and a HfO 2 based ferroelectric material; and

wherein the upper electrode layer is made of at least one of W, Al, Cu, Ru, Ti, Ta, TiN, TaN, IrO 2 , ITO, and IZO.

10. The complementary storage unit according to claim 9 , wherein the HfO 2 based ferroelectric material is a HfO 2 based material doped with at least one element of Zr, Al, Si, and La.

11. A complementary memory, having an array structure formed of a plurality of complementary storage units according to claim 1 .

12. A method of preparing the complementary storage unit according to claim 1 , comprising:

forming a control transistor, wherein the control transistor is configured to control reading and writing of the storage unit; and

symmetrically forming a pull-up diode and a pull-down diode on the control transistor in a first direction.

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