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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2017
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Harry-Hak-Lay Chuang, Zhubei, TW;
Wei Cheng Wu, Zhubei, TW;
Chin-Yi Huang, Hsinchu, TW;
Shih-Chang Liu, Alian Township, TW;
Chang-Ming Wu, New Taipei, TW;
Taiwan Semicondutor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit (IC). The IC includes a substrate, which includes a periphery region having a first substrate surface and a memory cell region having a second substrate surface. The second substrate surface is recessed within the substrate relative to the first substrate surface. A high k metal gate (HKMG) transistor is disposed on the first substrate surface and includes a HKMG gate. Two neighboring flash memory cells are disposed on the second substrate surface and include a pair of flash memory cell control gates. Top surfaces of the HKMG gate and flash memory cell control gates are co-planar.