TWI318404B - Method of forming nonvolatile memory and nonvolatile floating gate memory array - Google Patents

Method of forming nonvolatile memory and nonvolatile floating gate memory array

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Publication number
TWI318404B
TWI318404B TW095148283A TW95148283A TWI318404B TW I318404 B TWI318404 B TW I318404B TW 095148283 A TW095148283 A TW 095148283A TW 95148283 A TW95148283 A TW 95148283A TW I318404 B TWI318404 B TW I318404B
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nonvolatile
floating gate
forming
memory
memory array
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TW095148283A
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Chinese (zh)
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TW200733116A (en
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Masaaki Higashitani
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Sandisk Corp
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Priority claimed from US11/316,654 external-priority patent/US7495294B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/316,474 external-priority patent/US7655536B2/en
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/04Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS
    • G11C16/0483Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS comprising cells having several storage transistors connected in series
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C8/00Arrangements for selecting an address in a digital store
    • G11C8/14Word line organisation; Word line lay-out
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10BELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES
    • H10B41/00Electrically erasable-and-programmable ROM [EEPROM] devices comprising floating gates
    • H10B41/10Electrically erasable-and-programmable ROM [EEPROM] devices comprising floating gates characterised by the top-view layout
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10BELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES
    • H10B41/00Electrically erasable-and-programmable ROM [EEPROM] devices comprising floating gates
    • H10B41/30Electrically erasable-and-programmable ROM [EEPROM] devices comprising floating gates characterised by the memory core region
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10BELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES
    • H10B41/00Electrically erasable-and-programmable ROM [EEPROM] devices comprising floating gates
    • H10B41/30Electrically erasable-and-programmable ROM [EEPROM] devices comprising floating gates characterised by the memory core region
    • H10B41/35Electrically erasable-and-programmable ROM [EEPROM] devices comprising floating gates characterised by the memory core region with a cell select transistor, e.g. NAND
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10BELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES
    • H10B69/00Erasable-and-programmable ROM [EPROM] devices not provided for in groups H10B41/00 - H10B63/00, e.g. ultraviolet erasable-and-programmable ROM [UVEPROM] devices

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Non-Volatile Memory (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Memories (AREA)
TW095148283A 2005-12-21 2006-12-21 Method of forming nonvolatile memory and nonvolatile floating gate memory array TWI318404B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US11/316,654 US7495294B2 (en) 2005-12-21 2005-12-21 Flash devices with shared word lines
US11/316,474 US7655536B2 (en) 2005-12-21 2005-12-21 Methods of forming flash devices with shared word lines

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TW200733116A TW200733116A (en) 2007-09-01
TWI318404B true TWI318404B (en) 2009-12-11

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EP (1) EP1964170A2 (en)
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WO (1) WO2007081642A2 (en)

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TW200733116A (en) 2007-09-01

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