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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Ralph Oberhuber, Kumhausen, DE;
Reiner Jumpertz, Freising, DE;
Inventors:
Ralph Oberhuber, Kumhausen, DE;
Reiner Jumpertz, Freising, DE;
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/788 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a single-poly EPROM comprising a source, a drain, a control gate, a floating gate and an additional gate. The control gate is positioned laterally of a channel between the source and the drain. The floating gate is positioned above the channel above the control gate. The additional gate is positioned above the floating gate, wherein the additional gate is electrically connected to the control gate.