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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Saurabh Desai, Fremont, CA (US);
Natasha Lavrovskaya, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yuri Mirgorodski, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeff Babcock, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Saurabh Desai, Fremont, CA (US);
Natasha Lavrovskaya, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yuri Mirgorodski, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeff Babcock, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/108 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a non-volatile memory cell, charge is stored in a fully isolated substrate or floating bulk that forms a storage capacitor with a first poly strip and includes a second poly strip defining a read gate and a poly-filled trench defining a control gate.