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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Skotnicki, Crolles Montfort, FR;
Didier Dutartre, Meylan, FR;
Pascal Ribot, La Grande Combe, FR;
Maryse Paoli, Villard Bonnot, FR;
Richard Fournel, Lumbin, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1336 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1336 ;
Abstract
A non-volatile memory includes a floating gate extending in a substrate between source and drain regions. A channel region may be confined by two insulating layers. The invention is particularly applicable to EPROM, EEPROM, Flash and single-electron memories using CMOS technology.