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Methods for erasing and programming memory devices and semiconductor device

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TWI371101B
TWI371101B TW096111970A TW96111970A TWI371101B TW I371101 B TWI371101 B TW I371101B TW 096111970 A TW096111970 A TW 096111970A TW 96111970 A TW96111970 A TW 96111970A TW I371101 B TWI371101 B TW I371101B
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erasing
methods
semiconductor device
memory devices
programming memory
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Meng Ding
Zhizheng Liu
Wei Zheng
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Spansion Llc
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/10Programming or data input circuits
    • G11C16/14Circuits for erasing electrically, e.g. erase voltage switching circuits
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D30/00Field-effect transistors [FET]
    • H10D30/60Insulated-gate field-effect transistors [IGFET]
    • H10D30/69IGFETs having charge trapping gate insulators, e.g. MNOS transistors
    • H10D30/691IGFETs having charge trapping gate insulators, e.g. MNOS transistors having more than two programming levels
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/04Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS
    • G11C16/0466Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS comprising cells with charge storage in an insulating layer, e.g. metal-nitride-oxide-silicon [MNOS], silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon [SONOS]
    • G11C16/0475Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable using variable threshold transistors, e.g. FAMOS comprising cells with charge storage in an insulating layer, e.g. metal-nitride-oxide-silicon [MNOS], silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon [SONOS] comprising two or more independent storage sites which store independent data
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/10Programming or data input circuits
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/10Programming or data input circuits
    • G11C16/12Programming voltage switching circuits
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11CSTATIC STORES
    • G11C16/00Erasable programmable read-only memories
    • G11C16/02Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
    • G11C16/06Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
    • G11C16/10Programming or data input circuits
    • G11C16/14Circuits for erasing electrically, e.g. erase voltage switching circuits
    • G11C16/16Circuits for erasing electrically, e.g. erase voltage switching circuits for erasing blocks, e.g. arrays, words, groups
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10BELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES
    • H10B43/00EEPROM devices comprising charge-trapping gate insulators
    • H10B43/30EEPROM devices comprising charge-trapping gate insulators characterised by the memory core region
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10BELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES
    • H10B69/00Erasable-and-programmable ROM [EPROM] devices not provided for in groups H10B41/00 - H10B63/00, e.g. ultraviolet erasable-and-programmable ROM [UVEPROM] devices
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D30/00Field-effect transistors [FET]
    • H10D30/60Insulated-gate field-effect transistors [IGFET]
    • H10D30/68Floating-gate IGFETs
    • H10D30/687Floating-gate IGFETs having more than two programming levels
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D30/00Field-effect transistors [FET]
    • H10D30/60Insulated-gate field-effect transistors [IGFET]
    • H10D30/68Floating-gate IGFETs
    • H10D30/6891Floating-gate IGFETs characterised by the shapes, relative sizes or dispositions of the floating gate electrode
    • H10D30/6893Floating-gate IGFETs characterised by the shapes, relative sizes or dispositions of the floating gate electrode wherein the floating gate has multiple non-connected parts, e.g. multi-particle floating gate
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D30/00Field-effect transistors [FET]
    • H10D30/60Insulated-gate field-effect transistors [IGFET]
    • H10D30/69IGFETs having charge trapping gate insulators, e.g. MNOS transistors
    • H10D30/694IGFETs having charge trapping gate insulators, e.g. MNOS transistors characterised by the shapes, relative sizes or dispositions of the gate electrodes
    • H10D30/697IGFETs having charge trapping gate insulators, e.g. MNOS transistors characterised by the shapes, relative sizes or dispositions of the gate electrodes having trapping at multiple separated sites, e.g. multi-particles trapping sites
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D64/00Electrodes of devices having potential barriers
    • H10D64/01Manufacture or treatment
    • H10D64/031Manufacture or treatment of data-storage electrodes
    • H10D64/037Manufacture or treatment of data-storage electrodes comprising charge-trapping insulators

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Non-Volatile Memory (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Memories (AREA)
TW096111970A 2006-04-05 2007-04-04 Methods for erasing and programming memory devices and semiconductor device TWI371101B (en)

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US (1) US7394702B2 (zh)
EP (1) EP2005436A2 (zh)
JP (1) JP2009532911A (zh)
KR (1) KR101308692B1 (zh)
CN (1) CN101432820B (zh)
TW (1) TWI371101B (zh)
WO (1) WO2007114955A2 (zh)

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KR20090006158A (ko) 2009-01-14
CN101432820A (zh) 2009-05-13
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