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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Gurtej S. Sandhu, Boise, ID (US);
D. Mark Durcan, Boise, ID (US);
Gurtej S. Sandhu, Boise, ID (US);
D. Mark Durcan, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
Devices can be fabricated using a method of growing nanoscale structures on a semiconductor substrate. According to various embodiments, nucleation sites can be created on a surface of the substrate. The creation of the nucleation sites may include implanting ions with an energy and a dose selected to provide a controllable distribution of the nucleation sites across the surface of the substrate. Nanoscale structures may be grown using the controllable distribution of nucleation sites to seed the growth of the nanoscale structures. According to various embodiments, the nanoscale structures may include at least one of nanocrystals, nanowires, or nanotubes. According to various nanocrystal embodiments, the nanocrystals can be positioned within a gate stack and function as a floating gate for a nonvolatile device. Other embodiments are provided herein.