| 摘要 |
A semiconductor device that includes a floating gate made up of a plurality of pre-formed isolated storage elements (18) and a method for making such a device is presented. The device is formed by first providing a semiconductor layer (12) upon which a first gate insulator (14) is formed. A plurality of pre-fabricated isolated storage elements (18) is then deposited on the first gate insulator (14). This deposition step may be accomplished by immersion in a colloidal solution (16) that includes a solvent and pre-fabricated isolated storage elements (18). Once deposited, the solvent of the solution (16) can be removed, leaving the pre-fabricated isolated storage elements (18) deposited on the first gate insulator (14). After depositing the pre-fabricated isolated storage elements (18), a second gate insulator (20) is formed over the pre-fabricated isolated storage elements (18). A gate electrode (24) is then formed over the second gate insulator (20), and portions the first and second gate insulators and the plurality of pre-fabricated isolated storage elements that do not underlie the gate electrode are selectively removed. A source region (32) and a drain region (34) are then formed in the semiconductor layer (12) such that a channel region is formed between underlying the gate electrode (24).
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