Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Field effect device – Having insulated electrode
Patent
1997-12-18
2000-03-07
Crane, Sara
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Field effect device
Having insulated electrode
257324, H01L 29788
Patent
active
06034394&
ABSTRACT:
Methods and arrangements are provided to increase the process control during the fabrication of the floating/control gate configuration in a non-volatile memory semiconductor device. The methods and arrangements effectively reduce the severity of the topology attributable to the space between adjacent floating gates, by advantageously reducing the thickness of the floating gates. The altered topology allows a subsequently formed control gate to be formed without significant surface depressions. Significant surface depressions in the control gate can lead to cracks in the silicide layer that is formed on the control gate. The cracking usually occurs during subsequent thermal processing of the semiconductor device. Thus the disclosed methods and arrangements prevent cracking of the silicide layer on the control gate, which can affect the performance of the semiconductor device by increasing the resistance of the control gate arrangement.
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Au Kenneth W.
Pham Tuan D.
Ramsbey Mark
Sun Yu
Advanced Micro Devices , Inc.
Crane Sara
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