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Memory devices and methods of manufacture thereof

US9431107B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 2012
Grant dateAug 30, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B41/60
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Memory devices and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory device includes a transistor having a gate disposed over a workpiece. The transistor includes a source region and a drain region disposed in the workpiece proximate the gate. The memory device includes an erase gate having a tip portion that extends towards the workpiece. The erase gate is coupled to the gate of the transistor.

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