IP Library Granted Patent US 12,532,464
Granted Patent B2
US 12,532,464 · App. 17/743,691 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Semiconductor device including single poly non-volatile memory device and method of manufacturing same

Inventors: Su Jin Kim (Cheongju-si, KR); Min Kuck Cho (Cheongju-si, KR); Jung Hwan Lee (Cheongju-si, KR); In Chul Jung (Daegu, KR)
Assignee: SK keyfoundry Inc.
H10B41/42H10D30/6892
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Patent No.
US 12,532,464
App. No.
17/743,691
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes: a logic region and a non-volatile memory (NVM) region; a logic gate insulating film disposed on a substrate in the logic region; at least one gate oxidation acceleration ion implantation layer disposed in the NVM region; at least one NVM gate insulating film disposed on the at least one gate oxidation acceleration ion implantation layer; a logic gate electrode disposed on the logic gate insulating film; and at least one NVM gate electrode disposed on the at least one NVM gate insulating film, wherein a thickness of the at least one NVM gate insulating film is equal or greater than a thickness of the logic gate insulating film.

Claims (24)

1 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a first trench isolation, a second trench isolation, and a third trench isolation disposed in a semiconductor substrate;

a first P-type well (PW) region disposed between the first trench isolation and the second trench isolation, the first PW region having a depth greater than each of the first trench isolation and the second trench isolation;

a second PW region disposed between the second trench isolation and the third trench isolation, the second PW region having a depth greater than each of the second trench isolation and the third trench isolation;

a sensing transistor comprising a sensing gate insulating layer and a sensing gate electrode disposed on the first PW region;

a selection transistor comprising a selection gate insulating layer and a selection gate electrode disposed on the first PW region;

a control gate structure comprising a control gate insulating layer and a control gate electrode disposed on the second PW region; and

a first gate-oxidation-accelerating ion implantation layer comprising dopant ions and disposed below the sensing gate insulating layer, such that the sensing gate insulating layer has a thickness greater than a thickness of the selection gate insulating layer.

2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second gate-oxidation-accelerating ion implantation layer comprising dopant ions and disposed below the control gate insulating layer, such that the control gate insulating layer has a thickness greater than the thickness of the selection gate insulating layer.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first isolation N-type well (NW) region disposed below the first trench isolation, the first isolation NW region being in contact with a bottom surface of the first trench isolation;

a second isolation NW region disposed below the second trench isolation, the second isolation NW region being in contact with a bottom surface of the second trench isolation; and

a third isolation NW region disposed below the third trench isolation, the third isolation NW region being in contact with a bottom surface of the third trench isolation.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 3 , further comprising:

a deep NW region surrounding the first isolation NW region, the second isolation NW region, the third isolation NW region, the first PW region, and the second PW region.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a logic region in the semiconductor substrate;

a first logic PW region and a first logic N-type well (NW) region disposed in the logic region;

a second logic PW region and a second logic NW region disposed in the logic region;

a first N-type MOS transistor comprising a first gate insulating layer and a first gate electrode disposed on the first logic PW region;

a first P-type MOS transistor comprising a second gate insulating layer and a second gate electrode disposed on the first logic NW region; and

a second N-type MOS transistor comprising a third gate insulating layer and a third gate electrode disposed on the second logic PW region;

a second P-type MOS transistor comprising a fourth gate insulating layer and a fourth gate electrode disposed on the second logic NW region.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 12, 2024
From: KEY FOUNDRY CO., LTD.
To: SK KEYFOUNDRY INC.
Reel/Frame 066794/0290 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2022
From: KIM, SU JIN; CHO, MIN KUCK; LEE, JUNG HWAN; JUNG, IN CHUL
To: KEY FOUNDRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059899/0868 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0109342 · Aug 19, 2021 · national
KR 10-2022-0020346 · Feb 16, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230059628A1 · Feb 23, 2023
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