| Zeno Semiconductor, Inc. Patent applications |
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| 20120081976 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY FLOATING BODY TRANSISTOR - A method for performing a holding operation to a semiconductor memory array having rows and columns of memory cells, includes: applying an electrical signal to buried regions of the memory cells, wherein each of the memory cells comprises a floating body region defining at least a portion of a surface of the memory cell, the floating body region having a first conductivity type; and wherein the buried region of each memory cell is located within the memory cell and located adjacent to the floating body region, the buried region having a second conductivity type. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120081940 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY FLOATING BODY TRANSISTOR - A semiconductor memory cell is formed in a semiconductor. The semiconductor memory cell includes: a floating body region defining at least a portion of a surface of the semiconductor memory cell, the floating body region having a first conductivity type; and a buried region located within the semiconductor memory cell and located adjacent to the floating body region, wherein the buried region has a second conductivity type. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120014180 | Semiconductor Memory Having Both Volatile and Non-Volatile Functionality and Method of Operating - Semiconductor memory having both volatile and non-volatile modes and methods of operation. A semiconductor storage device includes a plurality of memory cells each having a floating body for storing, reading and writing data as volatile memory. The device includes a floating gate or trapping layer for storing data as non-volatile memory, the device operating as volatile memory when power is applied to the device, and the device storing data from the volatile memory as non-volatile memory when power to the device is interrupted. | 01-19-2012 |
