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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chun Jiang, San Jose, CA (US);
Sunil D. Mehta, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/7108 ; H01L 2/976 ; H01L 2/994 ; H01L 3/1119 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/7108 ; H01L 2/976 ; H01L 2/994 ; H01L 3/1119 ;
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. P-type lightly-doped drain regions are located at the polysilicon edges of the tunnel window. During the programming operation, the P-type lightly-doped drain regions are in contacting with the polysilicon edges. As a result, there is reduced or suppressed the tunneling current to the program junction region so as to improve the efficiency of programming.