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Electrically programmable memory cell

US5687113A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 1995
Grant dateNov 11, 1997
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2211/5612
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrically programmable cell comprises a substrate of the first conductivity type having a channel region, a control gate on a first insulating layer above the channel region, a source region and a drain region of a second conductivity type, on both sides of the channel region, at least the drain region including a low-doped region adjacent to the channel, a floating gate on a second insulating layer above at least a portion of said low-doped region. The thickness of the second insulating layer is lower than the thickness of the first insulating layer and is low enough for having charge transfers through tunnel effect.

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