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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Jin-Hyun Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae-Bok Baek, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/115 (2006.01); H01L 29/788 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 21/764 (2006.01); G11C 5/06 (2006.01); G11C 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/11524 (2013.01); G11C 5/063 (2013.01); G11C 16/0483 (2013.01); H01L 21/764 (2013.01); H01L 29/0649 (2013.01); H01L 29/7883 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory device includes an array of floating gate memory cells. Adjacent memory cells are separated by a plurality of air gaps that electrically decouple respective active regions of adjacent memory cells from one another. Additionally, the air gaps electrically decouple an active region of a memory cell from a floating gate of an adjacent memory cell.