Split gate flash memory and formation method thereof
AssigneeNanya Technology Corporation
InventorTsai-Yu Huang
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Abstract
A split gate flash memory. A drain is disposed in the bottom of a trench formed in a substrate. A source is disposed in the substrate outside the trench. A striped floating gate is disposed at a sidewall of the trench, wherein one side of the striped floating gate is near the bottom of the trench, and the other side of the striped floating gate protrudes above the substrate. A control gate winds along the floating gate, wherein one side of the control gate is near the bottom of the trench, and the other side of the control gate in outside the trench. A metal bit line connects to the drain.
Claims2
A split gate flash memory, comprising:
- a substrate with a trench therein;
- a drain in the bottom of the trench;
- a source in the substrate outside the trench;
- a striped floating gate disposed at a sidewall of the trench, wherein one side of the striped floating gate is near the bottom of the trench, and the other side of the striped floating gate protrudes above the substrate;
- a control gate winding along the floating gate, wherein one side of the control gate is near the bottom of the trench, and the other side of the control gate in outside the trench;
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- a metal bit line connected to the drain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.