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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2004
Te-hsun Hsu, Hsinchu, TW;
Hung-cheng Sung, Hsinchu, TW;
Te-Hsun Hsu, Hsinchu, TW;
Hung-Cheng Sung, Hsinchu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A new method to form a split gate for a flash device in the manufacture of an integrated circuit device is achieved. The method comprises providing a substrate. A film is deposited overlying the substrate. The film comprises a second dielectric layer overlying a first dielectric layer with an electronic-trapping layer therebetween. A masking layer is deposited overlying the film. The masking layer and the film are patterned to expose a part of the substrate and to form a floating gate electrode comprising the electronic-trapping layer. An oxide layer is grown overlying the exposed part of the substrate. The masking layer is removed. A conductive layer is deposited overlying the oxide layer and the second dielectric layer. The conductive layer and the oxide layer are patterned to complete a control gate electrode comprising the conductive layer. The control gate electrode has a first part overlying the floating gate electrode and a second part not overlying the floating gate electrode.