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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2013
Jane A. Yater, Austin, TX (US);
Cheong Min Hong, Austin, TX (US);
Sung-taeg Kang, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald J. Syzdek, Austin, TX (US);
Jane A. Yater, Austin, TX (US);
Cheong Min Hong, Austin, TX (US);
Sung-Taeg Kang, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald J. Syzdek, Austin, TX (US);
NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A split gate memory array includes a first row having memory cells; a second row having memory cells, wherein the second row is adjacent to the first row; and a plurality of segments. Each segment includes a first plurality of memory cells of the first row, a second plurality of memory cells of the second row, a first control gate portion which forms a control gate of each memory cell of the first plurality of memory cells, and a second control gate portion which forms a control gate of each memory cell of the second plurality of memory cells. The first control gate portion and the second control gate portion converge to a single control gate portion between neighboring segments of the plurality of segments.