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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2007
Tomoaki Shino, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihiro Nitayama, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Hamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hideaki Aochi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Ohsawa, Yokohama, JP;
Ryo Fukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoaki Shino, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihiro Nitayama, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Hamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hideaki Aochi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Ohsawa, Yokohama, JP;
Ryo Fukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The disclosure concerns a semiconductor memory device comprising a semiconductor layer; a charge trap film in contact with a first surface of the semiconductor layer; a gate insulating film in contact with a second surface of the semiconductor layer, the second surface being opposite to the first surface; a back gate electrode in contact with the charge trap film; a gate electrode in contact with the gate insulating film; a source and a drain formed in the semiconductor layer; and a body region provided between the drain and the source, the body region being in an electrically floating state, wherein a threshold voltage or a drain current of a memory cell including the source, the drain, and the gate electrode is adjusted by changing number of majority carriers accumulated in the body region and a quantity of charges trapped into the charge trap film.