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Semiconductor memory device

US6128223A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 1999
Grant dateOct 3, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C16/16
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell and first and second electrodes. The memory cell has a floating gate formed on a semiconductor substrate via a gate insulating film to be insulated from a remaining part, and a control gate formed on the floating gate via an isolation insulating film. The first electrode is formed on the floating gate via a first insulating film in a region of the floating gate except for a channel region for constituting the memory cell. The second electrode is formed on the floating gate via a second insulating film in a region of the floating gate except for the channel region for constituting the memory cell. When a predetermined voltage is applied to the first and second electrodes, a tunnel current flows through the first and second insulating films.

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