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Method of manufacturing nonvolatile memory cell

US6620684B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2001
Grant dateSep 16, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 6, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/035

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory cell. The present invention uses tungsten (W) as an upper layer of a control gate electrode in order to integrate the memory cell and performs an ion implantation process for forming a source region and a drain region before a selective oxidization process that is performed to prevent abnormal oxidization of tungsten (W). Therefore, the present invention can reduce a RC delay time of word lines depending on integration of the memory cell and also secure a given distance between a silicon substrate and a tunnel oxide film. As a result, the present invention can solve a data retention problem of the flash memory.

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