Patent · US Active

Flash cell structure and method of fabricating the same

US9780101B1 · kind B1 · utility

0Cited by
2References
18Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 24, 2016
Grant dateOct 3, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 24, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/68

Abstract

The present invention provides a flash cell structure and a method of fabricating the same. The flash cell structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a stacked gate structure disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a first doped region disposed in the semiconductor substrate at a side of the stacked gate structure, a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and an erase gate. The stacked gate structure includes a floating gate insulated from the semiconductor substrate and a control gate disposed on the floating gate and insulated from the floating gate. The first dielectric layer is disposed on a sidewall of the floating gate. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the first doped region. A thickness of the first dielectric layer is less than a thickness of the second dielectric layer.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.