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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Andy Yu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ying W. Go, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andy Yu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ying W. Go, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nanostar Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/788 (2006.01); H01L 21/8238 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory cell that includes a control gate disposed laterally between two floating gates where each floating gate is capable of holding data. Each floating gate in a memory cell may be erased and programmed by applying a combination of voltages to diffusion regions, the control gate, and a well. A plurality of memory cells creates a memory string, and a memory array is formed from a plurality of memory strings arranged in rows and columns.