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Non-volatile semiconductor memory device with voltage stabilizing electrode

US5179427A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 15, 1992
Grant dateJan 12, 1993
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/0483
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A NAND cell type EEPROM has parallel data transmission lines formed above a substrate, and a memory cell section including a plurality of NAND type cell units containing a NAND type cell unit that is associated with a certain bit line of the bit lines. This NAND type cell unit has a series-circuit of a preselected number of data storage transistors with control gates, and a selection transistor. A substrate voltage-stabilizing layer is insulatively provided above the substrate and positioned in the field area in adjacent to the certain bit line. The conductive layer is connected to the substrate by a contact portion so that the substrate voltage can be constantly set to a preselected voltage potential of a fixed value during the NAND type cell unit is being subjected to the write and erase modes.

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