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Two bit/four bit SONOS flash memory cell

US7629640B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 2005
Grant dateDec 8, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/954
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Charge migration in a SONOS memory cell is eliminated by physically separating nitride layer storage sites with dielectric material. Increased storage in a cell is realized with a double gate structure for controlling bit storage in line channels between a source and a drain, such as with a FinFET structure in which the gates are folded over the channels on sides of a fin.

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