Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Memory cells containing charge-trapping zones
- Patent Title (中): 含有电荷捕获区的存储单元
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Application No.: US13024903Application Date: 2011-02-10
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Publication No.: US08228743B2Publication Date: 2012-07-24
- Inventor: Kyu S. Min , Rhett T. Brewer , Tejas Krishnamohan , Thomas M. Graettinger , D. V. Nirmal Ramaswamy , Ronald A Weimer , Arup Bhattacharyya
- Applicant: Kyu S. Min , Rhett T. Brewer , Tejas Krishnamohan , Thomas M. Graettinger , D. V. Nirmal Ramaswamy , Ronald A Weimer , Arup Bhattacharyya
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Wells St. John P.S.
- Main IPC: G11C16/04
- IPC: G11C16/04

Abstract:
Some embodiments include memory cells having vertically-stacked charge-trapping zones spaced from one another by dielectric material. The dielectric material may comprise high-k material. One or more of the charge-trapping zones may comprise metallic material. Such metallic material may be present as a plurality of discrete isolated islands, such as nanodots. Some embodiments include methods of forming memory cells in which two charge-trapping zones are formed over tunnel dielectric, with the zones being vertically displaced relative to one another, and with the zone closest to the tunnel dielectric having deeper traps than the other zone. Some embodiments include electronic systems comprising memory cells. Some embodiments include methods of programming memory cells having vertically-stacked charge-trapping zones.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110133268A1 Memory Cells Public/Granted day:2011-06-09
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