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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2023
Winbond Electronics Corp., Taichung City, TW;
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP., Taichung City, TW;
Abstract
A method of forming a memory structure is provided. The method includes providing a substrate, wherein the substrate has a plurality of isolation structures, and the isolation structures include a plurality of first protrusions protruding above the substrate; replacing the first protrusions with a plurality of second protrusions to define a plurality of predetermined regions of floating gates between the second protrusions. The replacing step includes forming an insulation filling material between the first protrusions and on the substrate, and performing a patterning process to the insulation filling and the first protrusions to form second protrusions to define the predetermined regions of the floating gates, and forming a plurality of floating gates in the predetermined regions of the floating gates.