Charlie Tejas Yu

US Patent:

6864518, Mar 8, 2005

Filed:

May 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/438664

Inventors:

Charles Longway - Las Flores CA, US
Charlie Yu - Irvine CA, US
Gurvinder Jolly - Laguna Niguel CA, US

Assignee:

Conexant Systems, Inc. - Newport Beach CA

International Classification:

H01L027/10

US Classification:

257202, 257204, 257206, 257208, 257209, 257211

Abstract:

According to one exemplary embodiment, a semiconductor data array comprises an active segment situated on a substrate. The semiconductor data array can be, for example, a ROM array. The semiconductor data array further comprises a first word line situated over the active segment and a second word line situated substantially parallel to the first word line, where the second word line is not situated over the active segment. The semiconductor data array further comprises a column situated over the active segment, the first word line, and the second word line. The semiconductor data array further comprises a contact situated on the active segment, where the contact couples the active segment to the column, where the contact is separated from the first word line by a first distance and from the second word line by a second distance, and where the first distance is less than the second distance.