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EEPROM with metal doped insulator

US4733482A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 1987
Grant dateMar 29, 1988
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/683

Abstract

Insulating layers responsible for the trapping of electric charge in non-volatile semiconductor memories, such as FAMOS or MNOS, are fabricated as thicker layers when doped with metals having partially filled d or f electron shells. Typically the insulating layer is silicon oxide doped with up to 10 atomic % of a first transition series metal.

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