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Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device

US7414285B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 2007
Grant dateAug 19, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/685

Abstract

A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a first insulating film provided on a surface of a semiconductor substrate, a charge accumulation layer provided on the first insulating film, a second insulating film provided above the charge accumulation layer and contains silicon and nitrogen, a third insulating film provided on the second insulating film, and composed of a single-layer insulating film containing oxygen or a plural-layer stacked insulating film at least whose films on a top layer and a bottom layer contain oxygen, relative dielectric constant thereof being larger than it of a silicon oxide film, a fourth insulating film provided on the third insulating film and contains silicon and nitrogen, a control gate provided above the fourth insulating film, and a fifth insulating film provided between the charge accumulation layer and the second insulating film or between the fourth insulating film and the control gate, and contains silicon and oxygen.

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