NAND flash memory device
View Patent ↗Disclosed is a NAND flash memory device which includes butting taps that are formed in such a manner that a poly layer and a silicide layer are connected to given points at the ends of a DSL and the SSL of a NAND flash memory device through a metal contact. The butting taps reduces the resistance of the DSL and the SSL and, consequently, reduce the loading time of the DSL and the SSL.
1. A NAND flash memory device comprising a plurality of memory cells serially connected to form one string,
the NAND flash memory device further comprising a memory cell array comprising a plurality of the strings,
a drain select line and a source select line for transferring a bias received from a X-decoder to the opposite side of the X-decoder in order to select the strings;
first and second butting taps formed on the drain select line and the source select line in which the first and second butting taps are positioned at the end of the drain select line and the source select line neighboring the X-decoder, respectively, and a bias is applied to the drain select line and the source select line through a first transistor; and
third and fourth butting taps formed on the drain select line and the source select line in which the third and fourth butting taps are positioned at the end of the drain select line and the source select line on the opposite side of the X-decoder, respectively, and the bias is applied to the drain select line and the source select line through a second transistor.
2. The NAND flash memory device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the butting taps are formed every 512 memory cells.
3. The NAND flash memory device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each butting tap comprises a poly layer and a silicide layer that constitutes the drain select line and the source select line are electrically interconnected through metal contacts.
4. The NAND flash memory device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first transistor connected to the first and second butting taps is a decoding transistor; and
wherein the second transistor connected to the third and fourth butting taps is a clamping transistor.