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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Rinji Sugino, San Jose, CA (US);
Timothy Thurgate, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jean Yee-mei Yang, Glendale, CA (US);
Michael Brennan, Campbell, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rinji Sugino, San Jose, CA (US);
Timothy Thurgate, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jean Yee-Mei Yang, Glendale, CA (US);
Michael Brennan, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory device includes a group of memory cells formed on a substrate, each memory cell including a source region and a drain region formed in the substrate. The memory device also includes a protection layer formed on top surfaces of the source regions and the drain regions, and on side surfaces of the group of memory cells.