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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1996
Emilio Giambattista Ghio, Cambiago, IT;
Giuseppe Meroni, Agrate Brianza, IT;
Danilo Re, Bernareggio, IT;
Livio Baldi, Agrate Brianza, IT;
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
ROM memories made in MOS or CMOS technology with LDD cells may be programmed advantageously in a relatively advanced stage of fabrication by decoupling an already formed drain region from the channel region of cells to be permanently made nonconductive (programmed) by implanting a dopant in an amount sufficient to invert the type of conductivity in a portion of the drain region adjacent to the channel region. In CMOS processes, the programming mask may be a purposely modified mask commonly used for implanting source/drain regions of transistors of a certain type of conductivity. By using high-energy implantation and a dedicated mask, the programming may be effected at even later stages of the fabrication process.