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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2006
Chao-i Wu, Tainan, TW;
Ming Hsiu Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-chang Kuo, Changhua, TW;
Abstract
An Assisted Charge (AC) Memory cell comprises a transistor that includes, for example, a p-type substrate with an n+ source region and an n+ drain region implanted on the p-type substrate. A gate electrode can be formed over the substrate and portions of the source and drain regions. The gate electrode can comprise a trapping structure. The trapping structure can be treated as electrically split into two sides. One side can be referred to as the 'AC-side' and can be fixed at a high voltage by trapping electrons within the structure. The electrons are referred to as assisted charges. The other side of can be used to store data and is referred to as the 'data-side.' The abrupt electric field between AC-side and the data-side can enhance programming efficiency.