IP Library Granted Patent US 6,878,589
Granted Patent B1
US 6,878,589 · App. 10/431,322 · Granted Apr 12, 2005

Method and system for improving short channel effect on a floating gate device

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Patent No.
US 6,878,589
App. No.
10/431,322
Granted
Apr 12, 2005
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method and system for improving short channel effect on a floating gate device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a p-type implant is applied to a source side of the floating gate device. In addition, the present embodiment applies a p-type implant to a drain side of the floating gate device. The p-type implant to the drain side is performed at a different angle than the p-type implant to the source side. The p-type implant to the drain side is implanted to a greater depth than that of the p-type implant to the source side.

Claims (19)

1. A method for improving short channel effect on a floating gate device comprising:

applying a p-type implant to a source side of the floating gate device; and

applying a p-type implant to a drain side of the floating gate device, wherein the p-type implant to the drain side is performed at a different angle than the p-type implant to the source side, wherein the p-type implant to the drain side and the p-type implant to the source side are implanted using substantially the same dosage; and wherein the p-type implant to the drain side is implanted to a greater depth than that of the p-type implant to the source side.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the p-type implant for the source side is a source side boron implant (SSBI).

3. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein SSBI is implanted at 20 kev.

4. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein the SSBI is deposited at a dose of 1.5×10 14 particles per square centimeter.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the p-type implant for the drain side is a drain side boron implant (DSBI).

6. The method as recited in claim 5 wherein the DSBI is implanted at a minimum of 50 kev.

7. The method as recited in claim 5 wherein the DSBI is implanted at an angle between 30 degrees and 60 degrees.

8. The method as recited in claim 5 wherein the DSBI is deposited at a dose of 1.5×10 14 particles per square centimeter.

9. A method for improving short channel effect on a floating gate device comprising:

forming a floating gate device above a semiconductor substrate, wherein the floating gate device has a first side-wall and a second side-wall and wherein the first side-wall corresponds to a source side and the second side-wall corresponds to a drain side;

applying a p-type implant to the source side of the floating gate device, wherein the p-type implant is deposited at a dose of 1.5×10 14 ±xyz particles per square centimeter; and

applying a p-type implant to the drain side of the floating gate device, wherein the p-type implant is deposited at a dose of 1.5×10 14 ±xyz particles per square centimeter, and wherein the p-type implant to the drain side is performed at a different angle than the p-type implant to the source side, and wherein the p-type implant to the drain side is implanted to a greater depth than that of the p-type implant to the source side.

10. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein the p-type implant for the source side is a source side boron implant (SSBI).

11. The method as recited in claim 10 wherein SSBI is implanted at 20 kev.

12. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein the p-type implant for the drain side is a drain side boron implant (DSBI).

13. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the DSBI is implanted at a minimum of 50 kev.

14. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein the DSBI is implanted at an angle between 30 degrees and 60 degrees.

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