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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
Timothy Thurgate, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shenqing Fang, Fremont, CA (US);
Kuo Tung Chang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Youseok Suh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Timothy Thurgate, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shenqing Fang, Fremont, CA (US);
Kuo Tung Chang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Youseok Suh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for storing information is provided. A core region of memory includes a semiconductor layer, at least one shallow trench, an insulator, and a charge-trapping layer. The semiconductor layer includes at least one source/drain region, and the insulator disposed above the source/drain region. The charge trapping layer is within the insulator, and the charge trapping layer is above the entire width of the source/drain region, and extends at least one angstrom beyond the width of the source/drain region, so that a portion the charge trapping layer extends into at least one shallow trench.