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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/18247 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/18247 ;
Abstract
An improved method for fabricating a tunnel oxide window for use in an EEPROM memory cell is provided so as to produce better programming endurance. A P+ implant is provided at the tunnel window edge. During the programming operation, the P+ contacted inversion layer is used instead of the program junction. As a result, there is eliminated the voltage drop in the program junction region so as to improve the efficiency of programming.