Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Field effect device – Junction field effect transistor
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-22
2007-05-22
Whitehead, Jr., Carl (Department: 2813)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Field effect device
Junction field effect transistor
C438S257000, C438S294000, C365S185010, C365S185020, C365S185170
Reexamination Certificate
active
10680665
ABSTRACT:
A NAND flash memory structure and method of making a flash memory structure with shielding in the bitline direction as well as in wordline and diagonal directions from Yupin effect errors and from disturbs.
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Chien Henry
Fang Hao
Matamis George
Pham Tuan
Doty Heather
Jr. Carl Whitehead
SanDisk Corporation
Winston & Strawn LLP
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