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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Shenqing Fang, Fremont, CA (US);
Tung-sheng Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Chun Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/792 (2006.01); H01L 21/336 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory array includes a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of word lines, a gate region, and a charge trapping layer. The charge trapping layer is wider than a word line; the charge trapping layer is extended beyond the edge of the gate region to facilitate capturing and removing charges.