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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2001
Applicants:
Glen Wada, Fremont, CA (US);
Raghupathy V. Giridhar, Saratoga, CA (US);
Anthony Ozzello, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Glen Wada, Fremont, CA (US);
Raghupathy V. Giridhar, Saratoga, CA (US);
Anthony Ozzello, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29788 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for making a flash memory having a passivation layer that is not transparent to ultraviolet light. The method forming a semiconductor that includes flash memory cell having floating gate, then forming a the substrate. Process induced charge that has accumulated on the flash cell floating gate is then neutralized and a passivation layer, which is no transparent to ultraviolet light, is formed on the conductive layer.