Multi-level memory cell
AssigneeWinbond Electronics Corp.
InventorsHong Chin Lin, Shyh-Chyi Wong, Tai-Yuan Chen
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AssigneeWinbond Electronics Corp.
InventorsHong Chin Lin, Shyh-Chyi Wong, Tai-Yuan Chen
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A multi-level memory cell has a substrate, a first floating gate, a second floating gate and a control gate. A first doped region, a second doped region and a channel region located between the first doped region and the second doped region are provided in the substrate. The first floating gate is located over the channel region near the first doped region. The second floating gate is located over the channel region near the second doped region and isolated from the first floating gate. A control gate is located over the first and the second floating gates. When writing operations are proceeding, the bias voltages of the control gates are the same, and a constant bias voltage is provided on the first doped region or the second doped region depending on which binary states 11, 10, 01 or 00 are to write. Furthermore, the same bias voltage is used on the control gate during writing operation. Thus, the memory per unit chip area is enhanced and the peripheral circuits are simplified.
A multi-level memory cell, comprising:
A multi-level memory cell, comprising:
A multi-level memory cell, comprising:
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