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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2000
Bruno Vajana, Bergamo, IT;
Giovanna Dalla Libera, Monza, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
A manufacturing process including: forming a substrate and insulating layer including a tunnel area; and simultaneously forming a floating gate region of a memory transistor and a lower gate portion of a selection transistor, the floating gate region internally forming a hole, one side of which delimits, together with an external side of the floating gate region, a portion of tunnel arranged above the tunnel area; a dielectric material layer is then deposited, and fills the hole of the floating gate region; the structure is planarized by CMP, and an insulating region of dielectric material is formed; and a control gate region is formed above the floating gate region and simultaneously an upper gate portion is formed above the lower gate portion. The upper and lower gate portions form a control gate region of the selection transistor. In this way, the upper gate portion and the control gate region are substantially on the same level.