Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSoo-Cheol Lee
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AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSoo-Cheol Lee
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A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device is provided including a doped semiconductor substrate and three gate conductor layers electrically insulated from each other in the cell area on the substrate. A first floating gate conductor layer is formed on the substrate and covered by a second control gate conductor layer, forming a twofold polycrystalline silicon structure. A third select gate conductor layer is formed along one side wall of the twofold structure of the floating gate and control gate conductor layers, having a side wall spacer structure. The first conductor layer serves as a floating gate; the second conductor layer serves as a control gate; and the third conductor layer serves as a select gate. A field oxide layer is provided to separate cells from each other. The control and the select gates are connected in a region between cells through the field oxide layer. By providing the third conductor in the form of a side wall spacer, the cell area can be greatly reduced.
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including a plurality of memory cells, comprising:
A non-volatile semiconductor memory device comprising:
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