摘要 |
In a method for fabricating a memory cell, a gate stack on a substrate comprises a tunneling dielectric layer, a first conductive layer and a cap layer. Source and drain regions are formed in the substrate adjacent to the gate stack, and spacers are formed on the sidewalls of the gate stack. A plurality of isolation structures are formed through the source/drain regions concurrently to a removal of the cap layer. A second conductive layer is formed over the first conductive layer. By down setting the isolation structures and patterning the second conductive layer over the isolation structures, the patterned second conductive layer is conformal to the profile of the first conductive layer and the spacers by wrapping around the spacers, and extends over the isolation structures. The surface area of the floating thereby formed is increased, which increase the capacitive-coupling ratio.
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