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Memory device, gate stack and method for manufacturing the same

US9537016B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 3, 2016
Grant dateJan 3, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/693

Abstract

A memory device is disclosed. The memory device includes a substrate, including a substrate, including a source region and a drain region; and a gate stack, formed over a surface of the substrate, wherein the gate stack includes: a tunneling layer; a first layer; a second layer; a third layer; and a blocking layer; wherein each of the tunneling layer and the blocking layer has an oxygen proportion higher than the first, the second and the third layers; the first layer has a highest silicon proportion among the first, the second and the third layers; the second layer has a highest oxygen proportion among the first, the second and the third layers; and the first layer has a highest nitrogen proportion among the first, the second and the third layers. An associated gate stack and a manufacturing method are also disclosed.

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