High-Reliability Dynamic-Threshold Source-Side Injection for 2-Bit/Cell With MLC Operation of Wrapped Select-Gate SONOS in NOR-Type Flash Memory

被引:3
作者
Wang, Kuan-Ti [1 ]
Chao, Tien-Sheng [1 ]
Wu, Woei-Cherng [1 ]
Yang, Wen-Luh [2 ]
Lee, Chien-Hsing [3 ]
Hsieh, Tsung-Min [3 ]
Liou, Jhyy-Cheng [3 ]
Wang, Shen-De [4 ]
Chen, Tzu-Ping [4 ]
Chen, Chien-Hung [4 ]
Lin, Chih-Hung [4 ]
Chen, Hwi-Huang [4 ]
机构
[1] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Electrophys, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
[2] Feng Chia Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Taichung 407, Taiwan
[3] Solid State Syst Co Ltd, Hsinchu 302, Taiwan
[4] United Microelect Corp, Special Technol Div, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
关键词
Flash memory; multilevel states in a cell (MLC); NOR; silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS);
D O I
10.1109/TED.2010.2054530
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
For the first time, a high-performance (tau(PGM) = 200 ns/tau(ERS) = 5 ms) cell with superior reliability characteristics is demonstrated in a NOR-type architecture, using dynamic-threshold source-side injection (DTSSI) in a wrapped select-gate silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon memory device, with multilevel and 2-bit/cell operation. Using DTSSI enables easy extraction of the multilevel states with a tight V-TH distribution, a nearly negligible second-bit effect, superior endurance characteristics, and good data retention.
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页码:2335 / 2338
页数:4
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