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公开(公告)号:US20210305264A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-30
申请号:US17069563
申请日:2020-10-13
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Feng Zhou , Xian Liu , Steven Lemke , Hieu Van Tran , Nhan Do
IPC: H01L27/11529 , H01L27/11551 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/423
Abstract: Memory cells formed on upwardly extending fins of a semiconductor substrate, each including source and drain regions with a channel region therebetween, a floating gate extending along the channel region and wrapping around the fin, a word line gate extending along the channel region and wrapping around the fin, a control gate over the floating gate, and an erase gate over the source region. The control gates are a continuous conductive strip of material. First and second fins are spaced apart by a first distance. Third and fourth fins are spaced apart by a second distance. The second and third fins are spaced apart by a third distance greater than the first and second distances. The continuous strip includes a portion disposed between the second and third fins, but no portion of the continuous strip is disposed between the first and second fins nor between the third and fourth fins.
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公开(公告)号:US11114451B1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-07
申请号:US16803876
申请日:2020-02-27
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Feng Zhou , Xian Liu , JinHo Kim , Serguei Jourba , Catherine Decobert , Nhan Do
IPC: H01L27/11534 , H01L27/11521 , H01L29/423 , H01L27/11517 , H01L29/66
Abstract: A method of forming a device with a silicon substrate having upwardly extending first and second fins. A first implantation forms a first source region in the first silicon fin. A second implantation forms a first drain region in the first silicon fin, and second source and drain regions in the second silicon fin. A first channel region extends between the first source and drain regions. A second channel region extends between the second source and drain regions. A first polysilicon deposition is used to form a floating gate that wraps around a first portion of the first channel region. A second polysilicon deposition is used to form an erase gate wrapping around first source region, a word line gate wrapping around a second portion of the first channel region, and a dummy gate wrapping around the second channel region. The dummy gate is replaced with a metal gate.
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公开(公告)号:US20210272973A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-02
申请号:US16803876
申请日:2020-02-27
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Feng Zhou , Xian Liu , JinHo Kim , Serguei Jourba , Catherine Decobert , Nhan Do
IPC: H01L27/11534 , H01L27/11521
Abstract: A method of forming a device with a silicon substrate having upwardly extending first and second fins. A first implantation forms a first source region in the first silicon fin. A second implantation forms a first drain region in the first silicon fin, and second source and drain regions in the second silicon fin. A first channel region extends between the first source and drain regions. A second channel region extends between the second source and drain regions. A first polysilicon deposition is used to form a floating gate that wraps around a first portion of the first channel region. A second polysilicon deposition is used to form an erase gate wrapping around first source region, a word line gate wrapping around a second portion of the first channel region, and a dummy gate wrapping around the second channel region. The dummy gate is replaced with a metal gate.
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公开(公告)号:US10818680B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-27
申请号:US16578104
申请日:2019-09-20
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Feng Zhou , Jinho Kim , Xian Liu , Serguei Jourba , Catherine Decobert , Nhan Do
IPC: H01L27/11531 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/10 , H01L29/66 , H01L27/11521 , H01L29/78 , H01L29/788
Abstract: A semiconductor substrate having an upper surface with a plurality of upwardly extending fins. A memory cell formed on a first of the fins and including spaced apart source and drain regions in the first fin, with a channel region extending therebetween along top and side surfaces of the first fin, a floating gate that extends along a first portion of the channel region, a select gate that extends along a second portion of the channel region, a control gate that extends along and is insulated from the floating gate, and an erase gate that extends along and is insulated from the source region. A logic device formed on a second of the fins and including spaced apart logic source and logic drain regions in the second fin, with a logic channel region of the second fin extending therebetween, and a logic gate that extends along the logic channel region.
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公开(公告)号:US20200176578A1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-04
申请号:US16208288
申请日:2018-12-03
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Serguei Jourba , Catherine Decobert , Feng Zhou , Jinho Kim , Xian Liu , Nhan Do
IPC: H01L29/423 , H01L29/78 , H01L29/08 , H01L29/10 , H01L27/11521 , H01L29/66 , G11C16/04 , G11C16/10 , G11C16/14 , G11C16/26 , H01L29/788
Abstract: A memory cell is formed on a semiconductor substrate having an upper surface with a plurality of upwardly extending fins. First and second fins extend in one direction, and a third fin extends in an orthogonal direction. Spaced apart source and drain regions are formed in each of the first and second fins, defining a channel region extending there between in each of the first and second fins. The source regions are disposed at intersections between the third fin and the first and second fins. A floating gate is disposed laterally between the first and second fins, and laterally adjacent to the third fin, and extends along first portions of the channel regions. A word line gate extends along second portions of the channel regions. A control gate is disposed over the floating gate. An erase gate is disposed over the source regions and the floating gate.
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公开(公告)号:US20190148529A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-16
申请号:US16245069
申请日:2019-01-10
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Feng Zhou , Xian Liu , Chieng-Sheng Su , Nhan Do , Chunming Wang
IPC: H01L29/66 , H01L29/423 , H01L21/28 , H01L49/02 , H01L27/07 , H01L29/08 , H01L29/788
Abstract: A simplified method for forming pairs of non-volatile memory cells using two polysilicon depositions. A first polysilicon layer is formed on and insulated from the semiconductor substrate in a first polysilicon deposition process. A pair of spaced apart insulation blocks are formed on the first polysilicon layer. Exposed portions of the first poly silicon layer are removed while maintaining a pair of polysilicon blocks of the first polysilicon layer each disposed under one of the pair of insulation blocks. A second polysilicon layer is formed over the substrate and the pair of insulation blocks in a second polysilicon deposition process. Portions of the second polysilicon layer are removed while maintaining a first polysilicon block (disposed between the pair of insulation blocks), a second polysilicon block (disposed adjacent an outer side of one insulation block), and a third polysilicon block (disposed adjacent an outer side of the other insulation block).
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公开(公告)号:US10249631B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-02
申请号:US15945161
申请日:2018-04-04
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Chien-Sheng Su , Feng Zhou , Jeng-Wei Yang , Hieu Van Tran , Nhan Do
IPC: H01L29/423 , H01L27/11521 , H01L21/28 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/788 , H01L27/11524
Abstract: A memory device including a silicon substrate having a planar upper surface in a memory cell area and an upwardly extending silicon fin in a logic device area. The silicon fin includes side surfaces extending up and terminating at a top surface. The logic device includes spaced apart source and drain regions with a channel region extending there between (along the top surface and the side surfaces), and a conductive logic gate disposed over the top surface and laterally adjacent to the side surfaces. The memory cell includes spaced apart source and drain regions with a second channel region extending there between, a conductive floating gate disposed over one portion of the second channel region, a conductive word line gate disposed over another portion of the second channel region, a conductive control gate disposed over the floating gate, and a conductive erase gate disposed over the source region.
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公开(公告)号:US20190080753A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-14
申请号:US15701071
申请日:2017-09-11
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Hieu Van Tran , Anh Ly , Thuan Vu , Stanley Hong , Feng Zhou , Xian Liu , Nhan Do
Abstract: Various architectures and layouts for an array of resistive random access memory (RRAM) cells are disclosed. The RRAM cells are organized into rows and columns, with each cell comprising a top electrode, a bottom electrode, and a switching layer. Circuitry is included for improving the reading and writing of the array, including the addition of a plurality of columns of dummy RRAM cells in the array used as a ground source, connecting source lines to multiple pairs of rows of RRAM cells, and the addition of rows of isolation transistors.
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公开(公告)号:US20170316823A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-02
申请号:US15404087
申请日:2017-01-11
Inventor: Feng Zhou , XIAN LIU , NHAN DO , HIEU VAN TRAN , HUNG QUOC NGUYEN , MARK REITEN , ZHIXIAN CHEN , WANG XINPENG , GUO-QIANG LO
CPC classification number: G11C13/0007 , H01L45/08 , H01L45/1233 , H01L45/145 , H01L45/146 , H01L45/16
Abstract: A memory device and method comprising a metal oxide material disposed between and in electrical contact with first and second conductive electrodes, and a voltage source configured to apply a plurality of voltage pulses spaced apart in time across the first and second electrodes. For each one of the voltage pulses, an amplitude of the voltage increases during the voltage pulse.
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公开(公告)号:US09793281B2
公开(公告)日:2017-10-17
申请号:US15180376
申请日:2016-06-13
Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Chien-Sheng Su , Jeng-Wei Yang , Feng Zhou
IPC: H01L27/115 , H01L27/11531 , H01L27/11524 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/788 , H01L27/11521
CPC classification number: H01L27/11531 , H01L27/11521 , H01L27/11524 , H01L29/42328 , H01L29/66484 , H01L29/66825 , H01L29/7881
Abstract: A method of forming split gate non-volatile memory cells on the same chip as logic and high voltage devices having HKMG logic gates. The method includes forming the source and drain regions, floating gates, control gates, and the poly layer for the erase gates and word line gates in the memory area of the chip. A protective insulation layer is formed over the memory area, and an HKMG layer and poly layer are formed on the chip, removed from the memory area, and patterned in the logic areas of the chip to form the logic gates having varying amounts of underlying insulation.
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