Abstract:
A memory cell comprising: a semiconductor substrate with a surface with a source region and a drain region disposed below the surface of the substrate and separated by a channel region; a tunneling barrier dielectric structure with an effective oxide thickness of greater than 3 nanometers disposed above the channel region; a conductive layer disposed above the tunneling barrier dielectric structure and above the channel region; a charge trapping structure disposed above the conductive layer and above the channel region; a top dielectric structure disposed above the charge trapping structure and above the channel region; and a top conductive layer disposed above the top dielectric structure and above the channel region are described along with devices thereof and methods for manufacturing.
Abstract:
A vertical channel memory including a substrate, a channel, a multi-layer structure, a gate, a first terminal and a second terminal is provided. The channel is protruded from the substrate and has a top surface and two vertical surfaces. The multi-layer structure is disposed on the two vertical surfaces of the channel. The gate straddling multi-layer structure is positioned above the two vertical surfaces of the channel. The first terminal and the second terminal are respectively positioned at two sides of the channel opposing to the gate.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device having a non-volatile memory and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a base material and a stack structure. The stack structure disposed on the base material at least includes a tunneling layer, a trapping layer and a dielectric layer. The trapping layer is disposed on the tunneling layer. The dielectric layer has a dielectric constant and is disposed on the trapping layer. The dielectric layer is transformed from a first solid state to a second solid state when the dielectric layer undergoes a process.
Abstract:
The invention is directed to a memory cell on a substrate having a plurality of shallow trench isolations form therein, wherein top surfaces of the shallow trench isolations are lower than a top surface of the substrate and the shallow trench isolations together define a vertical fin structure of the substrate. The memory comprises a straddle gate, a carrier trapping layer and at least two source/drain regions. The straddle gate is located on the substrate and straddles over the vertical fin structure. The carrier trapping layer is located between the straddle gate and the substrate. The source/drain regions are located in a portion of the vertical fin structure of the substrate exposed by the straddle gate.
Abstract:
Memory cells comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a source region and a drain region disposed below a surface of the substrate and separated by a channel region; a tunnel dielectric structure disposed above the channel region, the tunnel dielectric structure comprising at least one layer having a small hole-tunneling-barrier height; a charge storage layer disposed above the tunnel dielectric structure; an insulating layer disposed above the charge storage layer; and a gate electrode disposed above the insulating layer are described along with arrays thereof and methods of operation.
Abstract:
A programming method for a p-channel memory cell, the memory cell includes a source, a drain and a gate. The gate is applies with a first voltage, which results in Fowler-Nordheim (−FN) hole injection, thereby causing the memory cell to be in a programmed state.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes forming a sub-gate without an additional mask. A low word-line resistance is formed by a metal silicide layer on a main gate of the memory device. In operation, application of a voltage to the sub-gate forms a transient state inversion layer that serves as a bit-line, so that no implantation is required to form the bit-line.
Abstract:
A non-volatile memory is provided. The memory comprises a substrate, a dielectric layer, a conductive layer, an isolation layer, a buried bit line, a tunneling dielectric layer, a charge trapping layer, a barrier dielectric layer and a word line. Wherein, the dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate. The conductive layer is disposed on the dielectric layer. The isolation layer is disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the dielectric layer and the conductive layer. The buried bit line is disposed in the substrate and underneath the isolation layer. The tunneling dielectric layer is disposed on both the substrate and the sidewalls of the conductive layer and the isolation layer. The charge trapping layer is disposed on the tunneling dielectric layer and the barrier dielectric layer is disposed on the charge trapping layer. The word line is disposed on the substrate, crisscrossing with the buried bit line.
Abstract:
A non-volatile memory is provided. The memory comprises a substrate, a dielectric layer, a conductive layer, an isolation layer, a buried bit line, a tunneling dielectric layer, a charge trapping layer, a barrier dielectric layer and a word line. Wherein, the dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate. The conductive layer is disposed on the dielectric layer. The isolation layer is disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the dielectric layer and the conductive layer. The buried bit line is disposed in the substrate and underneath the isolation layer. The tunneling dielectric layer is disposed on both the substrate and the sidewalls of the conductive layer and the isolation layer. The charge trapping layer is disposed on the tunneling dielectric layer and the barrier dielectric layer is disposed on the charge trapping layer. The word line is disposed on the substrate, crisscrossing with the buried bit line.
Abstract:
A manufacturing method for a memory array includes first forming a multilayer stack of dielectric material on a plurality of semiconductor strips, and then exposing the multilayer stack in switch transistor regions. The multilayer stacks exposed in the switch transistor regions are processed to form gate dielectric structures that are different than the dielectric charge trapping structures. Word lines and select lines are then formed. A 3D array of dielectric charge trapping memory cells includes stacks of NAND strings of memory cells. A plurality of switch transistors are coupled to the NAND strings, the switch transistors including gate dielectric structures wherein the gate dielectric structures are different than the dielectric charge trapping structures.