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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Jung-dal Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yun-seung Shin, Seoul, KR;
Jong-sun Sel, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/336 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of fabricating nonvolatile memory devices are provided. An isolation layer is formed on a substrate. The substrate has a memory region and a well contact region and the isolation layer defines an active region of the substrate. A gate insulating layer is formed on the active region. The gate insulating layer is patterned to define an opening therein. The opening exposes at least a portion of the well contact region of the substrate and acts as a charge pathway for charges generated during a subsequent etch of the isolation layer. Related memory device are also provided.