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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2004
Hidehiko Shiraiwa, San Jose, CA (US);
Harpreet K. Sachar, Milpitas, CA (US);
Mark Randolph, San Jose, CA (US);
Wei Zheng, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hidehiko Shiraiwa, San Jose, CA (US);
Harpreet K. Sachar, Milpitas, CA (US);
Mark Randolph, San Jose, CA (US);
Wei Zheng, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Spansion,LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a substrate that further includes source, drain and channel regions. The device may further include a bottom oxide layer formed upon the substrate, a charge storage layer formed upon the bottom oxide layer, and a steam oxide layer thermally grown upon the charge storage layer. The device may also include an alumina oxide layer formed upon the steam oxide layer and a gate electrode formed upon the alumina oxide layer.