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Scalable flash EEPROM memory cell, method of manufacturing and operation thereof

US6057575A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 2, 1998
Grant dateMay 2, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/035
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A scalable flash EEPROM cell has a semiconductor substrate with a drain and a source and a channel therebetween. A select gate is positioned over a portion of the channel and is insulated therefrom. A floating gate has a first edge and a second edge with a first portion over the select gate and insulated therefrom, and a second portion over a second portion of the channel and over the source, and is between the select gate and the source. A control gate is over the floating gate and is insulated therefrom and has a first edge and a second edge aligned with the first edge and the second edge of the floating gate.

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