摘要:
A NAND flash memory structure with a wordline or control gate that provides shielding from Yupin effect errors and generally from potentials in adjacent strings undergoing programming operations with significant variations in potential.
摘要:
A re-writable resistance-switching memory cell includes first and second capacitors in series. The first and second capacitors may have balanced electrical characteristics to allow nearly concurrent, same-direction switching. The first capacitor has a first bipolar resistance switching layer between first and second conductive layers, and the second capacitor has a second bipolar resistance switching layer between third and fourth conductive layers. The first and third conductive layers are made of a common material, and the second and fourth conductive layers are made of a common material. In one approach, the first and second bipolar resistance switching layers are made of a common material and have common thickness. In another approach, the first and second bipolar resistance switching layers are made of materials having different dielectric constants, but their thickness differs in proportion to the difference in the dielectric constants, to provide a common capacitance per unit area.
摘要:
High-density semiconductor memory utilizing metal control gate structures and air gap electrical isolation between discrete devices in these types of structures are provided. During gate formation and definition, etching the metal control gate layer(s) is separated from etching the charge storage layer to form protective sidewall spacers along the vertical sidewalls of the metal control gate layer(s). The sidewall spacers encapsulate the metal control gate layer(s) while etching the charge storage material to avoid contamination of the charge storage and tunnel dielectric materials. Electrical isolation is provided, at least in part, by air gaps that are formed in the row direction and/or air gaps that are formed in the column direction.
摘要:
Monolithic, three dimensional NAND strings include a semiconductor channel, at least one end portion of the semiconductor channel extending substantially perpendicular to a major surface of a substrate, a plurality of control gate electrodes having a strip shape extending substantially parallel to the major surface of the substrate, the blocking dielectric comprising a plurality of blocking dielectric segments, a plurality of discrete charge storage segments, and a tunnel dielectric located between each one of the plurality of the discrete charge storage segments and the semiconductor channel.
摘要:
A nonvolatile memory array includes floating gates that have an inverted-T shape in cross section along a plane that is perpendicular to the direction along which floating cells are connected together to form a string. Adjacent strings are isolated by shallow trench isolation structures.
摘要:
A NAND flash memory structure with a wordline or control gate that provides shielding from Yupin effect errors and generally from potentials in adjacent strings undergoing programming operations with significant variations in potential.
摘要:
High-density semiconductor memory is provided with enhancements to gate-coupling and electrical isolation between discrete devices in non-volatile memory. The intermediate dielectric between control gates and charge storage regions is varied in the row direction, with different dielectric constants for the varied materials to provide adequate inter-gate coupling while protecting from fringing fields and parasitic capacitances. Electrical isolation is further provided, at least in part, by air gaps that are formed in the column (bit line) direction and/or air gaps that are formed in the row (word line) direction.
摘要:
A nonvolatile memory array includes floating gates that have an inverted-T shape in cross section along a plane that is perpendicular to the direction along which floating cells are connected together to form a string. Adjacent strings are isolated by shallow trench isolation structures.
摘要:
Methods of fabricating integrated circuit devices are provided using composite spacer formation processes. A composite spacer structure is used to pattern and etch the layer stack when forming select features of the devices. A composite storage structure includes a first spacer formed from a first layer of spacer material and second and third spacers formed from a second layer of spacer material. The process is suitable for making devices with line and space sizes at less then the minimum resolvable feature size of the photolithographic processes being used. Moreover, equal line and space sizes at less than the minimum feature size are possible. In one embodiment, an array of dual control gate non-volatile flash memory storage elements is formed using composite spacer structures. When forming the active areas of the substrate, with overlying strips of a layer stack and isolation regions therebetween, a composite spacer structure facilitates equal lengths of the strips and isolation regions therebetween.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a non-volatile storage element. The method comprises forming a layer of polysilicon floating gate material over a substrate and forming a layer of nitride at the surface of the polysilicon floating gate material. Floating gates are formed from the polysilicon floating gate material. Individual dielectric caps are formed from the nitride such that each individual nitride dielectric cap is self-aligned with one of the plurality of floating gates. An inter-gate dielectric layer is formed over the surface of the dielectric caps and the sides of the floating gates. Control gates are then formed with the inter-gate dielectric layer separating the control gates from the floating gates. The layer of nitride may be formed using SPA (slot plane antenna) nitridation. The layer of nitride may be formed prior to or after etching of the polysilicon floating gate material to form floating gates.