Gated-thyristor DRAM cell with pillar channel structure

Abstract

In this work, a DRAM cell based on gated-thyristor having pillar channel and sidewall gate is proposed and investigated through device simulation study. Stored electrons in the base region make a difference in read current lowering potential barrier. It has a fast writing speed under 10 ns because of its mechanism based on thermal injection and highly scalable structure because of self-connected word line.