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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Reynaldo V Villavelez, Corvallis, OR (US);
Paul I. Mikulan, Carrollton, TX (US);
Inventors:
Reynaldo V Villavelez, Corvallis, OR (US);
Paul I. Mikulan, Carrollton, TX (US);
Assignee:
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/06 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); H01L 21/28 (2006.01); H01L 27/115 (2006.01); H01L 29/788 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 16/10 (2013.01); H01L 21/28273 (2013.01); H01L 27/11519 (2013.01); H01L 27/11521 (2013.01); H01L 29/0692 (2013.01); H01L 29/42324 (2013.01); H01L 29/66825 (2013.01); H01L 29/788 (2013.01); H01L 29/7884 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory cell including a drain, a channel, and a floating gate. The channel surrounds the drain and includes a first rounded closed curve structure around the drain. The floating gate is situated over the channel and includes a second rounded closed curve structure over the channel.