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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
Sung Jin Whang, Seoul, KR;
Kwon Hong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ki Hong Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A three dimensional non-volatile memory structure includes a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and a plurality of control gates alternately stacked over a substrate, a channel formed to penetrate the plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and the plurality of control gates, a tunnel insulating layer formed to surround the channel, a plurality of floating gates disposed between the plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and the tunnel insulating layer, wherein the plurality of floating gates each have a thickness greater than a corresponding one of the interlayer dielectric layers, and a charge blocking layer disposed between the plurality of control gates and the plurality of floating gates.