Semiconductor device
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10438663B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-08

    申请号:US16009535

    申请日:2018-06-15

    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that is capable of reducing the possibility of change in state of memory elements formed over a semiconductor substrate with an insulating layer interposed therebetween. The semiconductor device includes nonvolatile memory elements and a bias circuit. Each of the nonvolatile memory elements includes a drain region and a source region arranged so as to sandwich a semiconductor region where a channel is formed, a gate electrode, and a charge storage layer arranged between the gate electrode and the semiconductor region. The nonvolatile memory elements are arranged over the semiconductor substrate with the insulating layer interposed therebetween. When electrons are stored in the charge storage layer, the bias circuit reduces the potential difference between the gate electrode and at least one of the drain region and source region in order to decrease holes stored in the channel of a nonvolatile memory element.

    Semiconductor device
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10217759B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-26

    申请号:US15669595

    申请日:2017-08-04

    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device having improved reliability by preventing, in a split-gate MONOS memory comprised of a fin type transistor, unbalanced injection distribution of electrons into a charge accumulation film due to the shape of the fin. A memory gate electrode configuring a memory cell is formed over a fin. The impurity concentration of a portion of this memory gate electrode contiguous to an ONO film that covers the upper surface of the fin is made lower than that of a portion of the memory gate electrode contiguous to an ONO film that covers the side surface of the fin.

    Semiconductor device
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10026481B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-17

    申请号:US15597294

    申请日:2017-05-17

    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that is capable of reducing the possibility of change in state of memory elements formed over a semiconductor substrate with an insulating layer interposed therebetween. The semiconductor device includes nonvolatile memory elements and a bias circuit. Each of the nonvolatile memory elements includes a drain region and a source region arranged so as to sandwich a semiconductor region where a channel is formed, a gate electrode, and a charge storage layer arranged between the gate electrode and the semiconductor region. The nonvolatile memory elements are arranged over the semiconductor substrate with the insulating layer interposed therebetween. When electrons are stored in the charge storage layer, the bias circuit reduces the potential difference between the gate electrode and at least one of the drain region and source region in order to decrease holes stored in the channel of a nonvolatile memory element.

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