US 12,073,878 B2
Processing element and electronic device including processing element
Keewon Kwon, Suwon-si (KR); Sewon Yun, Hwaseong-si (KR); and Sangwon Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do (KR); and RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY, Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/505,956.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0052012 (KR), filed on Apr. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0343973 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. G11C 16/24 (2006.01); G06N 3/063 (2023.01); G11C 11/54 (2006.01); G11C 16/08 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 16/14 (2006.01); G11C 16/34 (2006.01)
CPC G11C 11/54 (2013.01) [G06N 3/063 (2013.01); G11C 16/08 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); G11C 16/14 (2013.01); G11C 16/24 (2013.01); G11C 16/3459 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a plurality of processing elements in rows and columns;
a plurality of word lines connected with the rows of the plurality of processing elements;
a plurality of bit lines connected with the columns of the plurality of processing elements;
a plurality of body lines connected with the columns of the plurality of processing elements;
a plurality of source lines connected with the rows of the plurality of processing elements; and
a body line driver connected with the plurality of body lines, and configured to float a body line selected from the plurality of body lines in a read operation,
wherein each of the plurality of processing elements includes
a body including a first terminal connected with a corresponding bit line of the plurality of bit lines, a second terminal connected with a corresponding source line of the plurality of source lines, and a body terminal connected with a corresponding body line of the plurality of body lines,
a control gate between the first terminal and the second terminal, and connected with a corresponding word line of the plurality of word lines,
at least one charge storage element between the control gate and the body, and
a conductive material on the at least one charge storage element, the conductive material being connected to the corresponding bit line and separated from the control gate, and forming a capacitive element between the at least one charge storage element and the corresponding bit line.