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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
437 52 ; 437 47 ; 437 48 ; 437 60 ; 437 62 ; 437238 ; 437919 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory comprises a switching device and a charge-storage device disposed at the upper and lower sides, respectively, of each of semiconductor islands. The islands are formed on a semiconductor substrate that is completely isolated from the semiconductor substrate by an insulator. The switching device and charge-storage device are substantially the same width. The memory cell structure is extremely small. The cell structure is highly resistant to alpha-particles and is formed self-aligned. During manufacture, the SiO.sub.2 island is oxidized adjacent its lower end to insulate the island from the substrate.