Barrier region underlying source/drain regions for dual-bit memory devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9171936
APP PUB NO 20080135902A1
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11634777

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One embodiment of the present invention relates to a memory cell. The memory cell comprises a substrate and a stacked gate structure disposed on the substrate, wherein the stacked gate structure comprises a charge trapping dielectric layer that is adapted to store at least one bit of data. The memory cell further includes a source and drain in the substrate, wherein the source and drain are disposed at opposite sides of the stacked gate structure. A barrier region is disposed substantially beneath the source or the drain and comprises an inert species. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

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INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES LLC198 CHAMPION COURT SAN JOSE CA 95134

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He, Yi Fremont, US 303 3566
Kwan, Ming-Sang San Leandro, US 12 122
Liu, Zhizheng San Jose, US 54 1043
Sinha, Shankar Redwood Shores, US 26 118

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