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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2020
Hefechip Corporation Limited, Hong Kong, HK;
Geeng-Chuan Chern, Cupertino, CA (US);
HeFeChip Corporation Limited, Sai Ying Pun, HK;
Abstract
A semiconductor device and methods thereof are disclosed. The proposed semiconductor device includes at least a unit cell wherein the unit cell includes a select transistor, and half of a ground-gate transistor electrically connected to the select transistor, and including a central conductive gate electrode region, two side conductive spacer regions and a gate dielectric layer, wherein a first and a second thicknesses of the gate dielectric layer underneath the two side conductive spacer regions are thinner than a third thickness of the gate dielectric layer underneath the central conductive gate electrode region.