Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Chia-Ta Shieh

Chih-Wei Hung

Chun-Pei Wu

Mars Chen

A method includes performing an operation on an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) array. The operation is selected from a program operation and an erase operation. The EEPROM array includes EEPROM cells arranged in rows and columns, and a plurality of word-lines extending in a column direction. Each of the plurality of word-lines is connected to control gates of the EEPROM cells in a same column. The EEPROM array further includes a plurality of source-lines extending in a row direction. Each of the plurality of source-lines is connected to sources of the EEPROM cells in a same row. During the operation, a first source-line in the plurality of source-lines is applied with a first source-line voltage, and a second source-line in the plurality of source-lines is applied with a second source-line voltage different from the first source-line voltage.

Single-transistor EEPROM array and operation methods

An integrated circuit structure includes an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) array, which includes EEPROM cells arranged as rows and columns; a plurality of word-lines and a plurality of drain-lines extending in a column direction, and a plurality of source-lines extending in a row direction. Each of the plurality of word-lines is connected to control gates of the EEPROM cells in a same column. Each of the plurality of drain-lines is connected to drains of the EEPROM cells in a same column, wherein none of the plurality of drain-lines are shared by neighboring columns of the EEPROM cells. Each of the plurality of source-lines is connected to sources of the EEPROM cells in a same row.

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