发明名称 PATTERNING A GATE STACK OF A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY (NVM) WITH FORMATION OF A GATE EDGE DIODE
摘要 A gate-edge diode is made in a diode region of a substrate and a non-volatile memory cell is made in an NVM region of the substrate. A first dielectric layer is formed on the substrate in the diode region and the NVM region. A first conductive layer is formed on the first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is formed on the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is formed over the second dielectric layer. A first mask is formed over the diode region having a first pattern. The first pattern is of a plurality of fingers and a second mask over the NVM region has a second pattern. The second pattern is of a gate stack of the non-volatile memory cell. An etch is performed through the second conductive layer, the second dielectric layer, and the first conductive layer to leave the first pattern of the plurality of fingers in the diode region and the second pattern of the gate stack in the NVM region. An implant is performed using the gate stack and the plurality of fingers as a mask to provide source/drain regions adjacent to the gate stack in the NVM region and diode terminals between the fingers in the diode region to form the gate-edge diode with the diode terminals and the substrate.
申请公布号 US2012252177(A1) 申请公布日期 2012.10.04
申请号 US201113077581 申请日期 2011.03.31
申请人 SMITH BRADLEY P. 发明人 SMITH BRADLEY P.
分类号 H01L21/8239 主分类号 H01L21/8239
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