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One transistor ferroelectric memory cell and method of making the same

US5731608A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 1997
Grant dateMar 24, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/223
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming a semi-conductor structure forming, on a prepared substrate, a ferroelectric memory (FEM) gate unit. A gate junction region is formed between the source junction region and the drain junction region for the FEM gate unit on a FEM gate unit device area, which FEM gate unit includes a lower metal layer, a ferroelectric (FE) layer, and an upper metal layer, and which is formed on a conductive channel precursor. The structure of the semiconductor includes a substrate, which may be either bulk silicon or SOI-type silicon, conductive channels of first and second type formed above the substrate, an FEM gate unit formed above a channel region, wherein the FEM gate unit includes a lower metal layer, an FE layer, and an upper metal layer, and wherein a conductive channel of a second type is formed under the FEM gate unit.

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