IP Library Granted Patent US 7,235,839
Granted Patent B2
US 7,235,839 · App. 10/904,749 · Granted Jun 26, 2007

Flash memory cell and fabricating method thereof

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Patent No.
US 7,235,839
App. No.
10/904,749
Granted
Jun 26, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flash memory cell is provided. A deep well is disposed in a substrate and a well is disposed within the deep well. A stacked gate structure is disposed on the substrate. A source region and a drain region are disposed in the substrate on each side of the stacked gate structure. A select gate is disposed between the stacked gate structure and the source region. A first gate dielectric layer is disposed between the select gate and the stacked gate structure. A second gate dielectric layer is disposed between the select gate and the substrate. A shallow doped region is disposed in the substrate under the stacked gate structure and the select gate. A deep doped region is disposed in the substrate on one side of the stacked gate structure. The conductive plug on the substrate extends through the drain region and the deep doped region.

Claims (18)

1. A flash memory cell, comprising:

a substrate;

a first conductive type deep well disposed in the substrate;

a second conductive type well disposed within the first conductive type deep well;

a stacked gate structure disposed on the substrate, wherein the stacked gate structure comprises a tunneling layer, a floating gate, an inter-gate dielectric layer and a control gate sequentially stacked over the substrate;

a second conductive type source region and a second conductive type drain region disposed in the substrate on each side of the stacked gate structure respectively;

a select gate disposed between the stacked gate structure and the second conductive type source region;

a first gate dielectric layer disposed between the select gate and the stacked gate structure;

a second gate dielectric layer disposed between the select gate and the substrate;

a first conductive type shallow doped region disposed in the second conductive type well underneath the stacked gate structure and the select gate, wherein the second conductive type source region is disposed in the first conductive type shallow doped region;

a first conductive type deep doped region disposed in the second conductive type well on one side of the stacked gate structure hut adjacent to the first conductive type shallow doped region, wherein the second conductive type drain region is within the first conductive type deep doped region; and

a conductive plug disposed in the substrate passing downward through the second conductive type drain region with a portion buried within the first conductive type deep doped region.

2. The flash memory cell according to claim 1 , wherein the material constituting the select gate comprises doped polysilicon.

3. The flash memory cell according to claim 1 , wherein the material constituting the floating gate comprises doped polysilicon.

4. The flash memory cell according to claim 1 , wherein the material constituting the control gate comprises doped polysilicon.

5. The flash memory cell according to claim 1 . wherein the material constituting the first or second gate dielectric layer comprises silicon oxide.

6. The flash memory cell according to claim 1 , wherein the flash memory cells are arranged as a NOR type memory array.

7. The flash memory cell according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive type is p-type and the second conductive type is n-type.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2019
From: POWERCHIP TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
To: POWERCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049746/0981 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 28, 2019
From: POWERCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
To: POWERCHIP TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049629/0240 →