Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Making field effect device having pair of active regions... – Having insulated gate
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-10
2006-10-10
Booth, Richard A. (Department: 2812)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Making field effect device having pair of active regions...
Having insulated gate
C438S762000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07118968
ABSTRACT:
Roughly described, a floating gate memory cell is fabricated by forming an oxide-nitride dielectric layer above a floating gate of the memory cell and in an oxide growth region not above a floating gate. The nitride layer is removed in the oxide growth region using a mask that protects the nitride layer above the floating gate, and then the bottom oxide layer is removed in the oxide growth region using a wet etch that does not affect the nitride remaining above the floating gate. First and second oxide layers are then formed both above the floating gate and in the oxide growth region, to act as the top layer of ONO above the floating gate and as the gate oxide in the oxide growth region. One of the first and second oxide layers is formed using in-situ steam generation.
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Booth Richard A.
Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP
Macronix International Co. Ltd.
Root Joseph E.
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