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Low voltage difference operated EEPROM and operating method thereof

US10242741B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 19, 2017
Grant dateMar 26, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/681
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention discloses a low voltage difference-operated EEPROM and an operating method thereof wherein at least one transistor structure is formed in a semiconductor substrate and each includes a first electric-conduction gate. An ion implantation is performed by masking partial regions to prevent the existence of the conventional lightly doped drain (LDD) structure. An undoped region is formed in the semiconductor substrate under the two sides of the first electric-conductive gate, to increase the intensity of electric field between the gate and the substrate or between the gate and the transistor, whereby to reduce the voltage differences required for writing and erasing. The present invention also discloses an operating method for the low voltage difference-operated EEPROM. The present invention applies to the EEPROM with a single gate transistor structure.

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