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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2004
Applicants:
Shieh Feng Huang, Taoyuan, TW;
Jiun Nan Chen, Taipei, TW;
Lien Yo Tsai, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/8238 (2006.01); H01L 21/336 (2006.01); H01L 21/302 (2006.01); H01L 21/461 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for forming a split-gate flash memory structure includes etching a first gate layer to form one or more floating gates and forming an isolation layer over the floating gates. An insulation layer is deposited over the isolation layer and planarized.