Multi-Level Memory Comprising Only Amorphous Oxide Thin Film Transistors

A multi-level memory circuit with only amorphous oxide thin-film transistors (Ox-TFTs) is proposed. The proposed circuit comprises two Ox-TFTs and a capacitor. The proposed multi-level memory can modulate threshold voltage freely depending on programming voltages. Low leakage current of Ox-TFT enabl...

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Main Authors: Jongbin Kim, Seung-Hyuck Lee, Hoon-Ju Chung, Seung-Woo Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2019-01-01
Series:IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8706538/
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Summary:A multi-level memory circuit with only amorphous oxide thin-film transistors (Ox-TFTs) is proposed. The proposed circuit comprises two Ox-TFTs and a capacitor. The proposed multi-level memory can modulate threshold voltage freely depending on programming voltages. Low leakage current of Ox-TFT enables the proposed circuit to operate as a memory. We measured transfer characteristics of the proposed circuit and investigated the threshold voltage shift by a simple capacitance model. We found that the proposed memory cell can be used as a multi-level memory.
ISSN:2168-6734