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Method for manufacturing electronic devices having non-volatile memory cells and LV transistors with salicided junctions
Assignee: STMicroelectronics SRL
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Filing: 1999-07-21
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Granted: 2002-02-26
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Expires: 2019-07-21
Abstract
Abstract The manufacturing method comprises, in sequence, the steps of: depositing an upper layer of polycrystalline silicon; defining the upper layer, obtaining LV gate regions of low voltage transistors and undefined portions; forming LV source and drain regions laterally to the LV gate regions; forming a layer of silicide on the LV source and drain regions, on the LV gate regions, and on the undefined portions; defining stack gate regions and HV gate regions of high-voltage transistors; and forming HV source and drain regions and cell regions.
Inventors
- 👤 Matteo Patelmo
- 👤 Giovanna Dalla Libera
- 👤 Nadia Galbiati
- 👤 Bruno Vajana
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 13:40
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B41/00; H10B41/40; H10B41/41; H10B41/42; H10B41/49; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/68; H10D30/6891
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
An electronic device comprising at least one non-volatile memory cell having a first and a second conductive region with a first conductivity type formed in a substrate of semiconductor material with a second conductivity type, said first conductive region covered by a silicide region, said cell comprising an EEPROM cell including a selection transistor and a memory transistor, said selection transistor comprising a gate structure, said second conductive region, and a third conductive region with said first conductivity type; said second and third conductive regions aligned with said gate structure and covered by an insulation material layer, said memory transistor having a stack structure forming a control gate region and a floating gate region aligned on a single first side, said second conductive region aligned with said first side; a continuity region with said first conductivity type, and a doping level lower than said second conductive region extending in said substrate below said stack structure and adjacent to said second conductive region; and silicide regions arranged above said stack structure and above said control gate region.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
An electronic device comprising at least one non-volatile memory cell having a first and a second conductive region with a first conductivity type formed in a substrate of semiconductor material with a second conductivity type, said first conductive region covered by a silicide region, said cell comprising an EEPROM cell including a selection transistor and a memory transistor, said selection transistor comprising a gate structure, said second conductive region, and a third conductive region with said first conductivity type; said second and third conductive regions aligned with said gate structure and covered by an insulation material layer, said memory transistor having a stack structure forming a control gate region and a floating gate region aligned on a single first side, said second conductive region aligned with said first side; a continuity region with said first conductivity type, and a doping level lower than said second conductive region extending in said substrate below said stack structure and adjacent to said second conductive region; and silicide regions arranged above said stack structure and above said control gate region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 1 , further comprising a low voltage transistor having salicided source and drain regions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
93 words
The device of claim 1 , wherein said floating gate region has a first length starting from said first side; said control gate region has a second length, shorter than said first length, starting from said first side; said memory transistor comprising a dielectric layer interposed between said floating gate region and control region, a dielectric portion extending along a second side of said floating gate region, and a spacer element extending laterally to said control gate region and to said dielectric portion, and said first conductive region aligned with said spacer element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
The device of claim 3 , further comprising a fourth conductive region having said first conductivity type, and a doping level lower than said first conductive region, and a fifth conductive region having said first conductivity type, and a doping level lower than said fourth conductive region, said fourth conductive region aligned with said dielectric portion, and said fifth conductive region aligned with said floating gate region.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
99 words
An electronic device, comprising: a memory cell comprising a selection transistor and a memory transistor, the selection transistor having source and drain regions aligned with a gate structure, the gate structure covered by a suicide layer, the memory transistor having a stack structure forming a control gate region and a floating gate region aligned only on a single first side that is adjacent the source region of the selection transistor and the memory transistor having a drain region aligned with only the floating gate region on a second side thereof, and a silicide layer on the control gate region.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
99 words
An electronic device, comprising: a memory cell comprising a selection transistor and a memory transistor, the selection transistor having source and drain regions aligned with a gate structure, the gate structure covered by a suicide layer, the memory transistor having a stack structure forming a control gate region and a floating gate region aligned only on a single first side that is adjacent the source region of the selection transistor and the memory transistor having a drain region aligned with only the floating gate region on a second side thereof, and a silicide layer on the control gate region.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
The device of claim 5 , wherein the memory transistor further comprises a dielectric layer interposed between the control gate region and the floating gate region, and a dielectric portion extending along a second side of the floating gate region with a spacer element extending laterally to the control gate region and the dielectric portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device of claim 5 , further comprising an LV transistor having an LV gate region and LV source and drain regions formed laterally to the LV gate region; and a silicide layer formed on the LV gate, source, and drain regions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
75 words
The device of claim 5 , further comprising an LV transistor and an HV transistor; the LV transistor having an LV gate region and LV source and drain regions formed laterally to the LV gate region; and HV transistor having a gate region and HV source and drain regions adjacent to the HV gate region; and a silicide layer formed on the LV gate, LV source, and LV drain regions, and the HV gate region.
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