Sgs-thomson Microelectronics S.r.l.

Orio Bellezza

Giuseppe Paolo Crisenza

Gabriella Fontana

Massimo Melanotte

The matrix of EPROM memory cells comprises on a semiconductor substrate lines of source and drain parallel and alternated one to another, floating gate areas interposed in a checkerboard pattern between said source and drain lines and control gate lines parallel to one another and perpendicular to said source and drain lines in a superimposed condition with intermediate dielectric and aligned with respect to said floating gate area. Field oxide areas are provided for, formed on the substrate between one and the other of said control gate lines and side fins of the floating gate areas and of the control gate lines superimposed over said field oxide areas.

Method of making matrix of EPROM memory cell with a tablecloth structure

An improved fabrication process employing relatively non-critical masks permits the fabrication of high density electrically programmable and erasable EEPROM or FLASH-EPROM devices. In practice the novel process permits the fabrication of a contactless, cross-point array providing for a more comfortable 'pitch' of bitline metal-definition while realizing a cell layout with a gate structure which extends laterally over adjacent portions of field oxide, thus establishing an appropriate capacitive coupling between control and floating gates. Two alternative embodiments are described.

Process for fabricating a contactless electrical erasable EPROM memory

The matrix of EPROM memory cells comprises on a semiconductor substrate lines of source and drain parallel and alternated one to another, floating gate areas interposed in a checkerboard pattern between said source and drain lines and control gate lines parallel to one another and perpendicular to said source and drain lines in a superimposed condition with intermediate dielectric and aligned with respect to said floating gate areas. Field oxide areas are provided for, formed on the substrate between one and the other of said control gate lines and side fins of the floating gate areas and of the control gate lines superimposed over said field oxide areas.

Matrix of EPROM memory cells with a tablecloth structure having an

In order to obtain an EPROM memory array with high compactness and the possibility of asymmetrically doping the channel, an array is proposed which comprises a substrate having a first conductivity type, first and second bit lines having the opposite conductivity type and extending parallel and mutually alternated in the substrate, a plurality of thick insulating material regions extending at least partially in the substrate above and parallel to the first bit lines, a plurality of floating gate regions extending above the substrate perpendicular to and between adjacent pairs of bit lines, a plurality of word lines extending perpendicular to the bit lines and above, but electrically insulated from, the floating gate regions, wherein the second bit lines extend up to the surface of the substrate and define unburied bit lines to the side whereof it is possible to provide enriched channel regions. The unburied bit lines can furthermore be subjected to a siliciding process to reduce series resistance.

EPROM memory array with crosspoint configuration

The UPROM memory cell comprises self-aligned lines of source and lines of drain obtained in a semiconductor substrate. It also comprises a strip of floating gate, a strip of dielectric and a strip of barrier polysilicon, each of these strips being provided with a respective pair of small lateral fins. The UPROM cell lastly comprises a control gate superimposed over and self-aligned with the floating gate.

Growing community of inventors

Curno, Italy

Orio Bellezza