JP4255797B2 - 半導体記憶装置及びその駆動方法 - Google Patents
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図1は本発明の実施の形態1に係る半導体記憶装置のメモリセルアレイの上面図を表す。図2は1つのメモリセルの上面図を示し、図3は、図2のA−A線の断面の概略図であり1つのメモリセルの断面構造を示す。
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- 基板表面に線状に規定された第1の活性領域と、
前記基板表面に前記第1の活性領域と交差領域を持つように線状に規定された第2の活性領域と、
前記第1の活性領域に前記交差領域を挟むように形成された第1の拡散領域、及び第2の拡散領域と、
前記第2の活性領域に前記交差領域を挟むように形成された第3の拡散領域、及び第4の拡散領域と、
前記基板上に、前記交差領域を通って線状に形成されたゲート構造と、
前記第1から第4の拡散領域にそれぞれ接続された第1から第4の端子と、
を備え、
前記ゲート構造は、第1の絶縁膜と、
前記第1の絶縁膜上に形成され、電子を捕獲できる第2の絶縁膜と、
前記第2の絶縁膜上に形成された第3の絶縁膜とを有するゲート絶縁膜と、
前記ゲート絶縁膜上に形成されたゲート電極とを備え、
前記第1の端子と前記第2の端子は、可逆的に、一方が第1のソース電極、他方が第1のドレイン電極となり、
前記第3の端子と前記第4の端子は、可逆的に、一方が第2のソース電極、他方が第2のドレイン電極となる、
半導体記憶装置。 - 前記第1の活性領域及び前記第2の活性領域は直角に交差し、前記ゲート構造は前記第1の活性領域及び前記第2の活性領域に対して45度の角度で交差することを特徴とする
請求項1に記載の半導体記憶装置。 - 前記ゲート電極がポリシリコンであることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の半導体記憶装置。
- 請求項1から3のいずれかに記載の半導体記憶装置の駆動方法であって、
前記4つの端子を所定の2組のペアに分け、一方のペアの一方の端子に書込み電圧を印加し、他方の端子に基準電圧を印加し、前記ゲート電極に書込みゲート電圧を印加することにより前記第2の絶縁膜に電子を格納する書込み工程と、
前記一方の端子に消去電圧を印加し、あるいは両方の端子に消去電圧を印加し、前記ゲート電極に消去ゲート電圧を印加することにより前記第2の絶縁膜に格納された電子を消去する消去工程と、
前記一方の端子に前記基準電圧を印加し、前記他方の端子に読出し電圧を印加し、前記ゲート電極に読出しゲート電圧を印加することにより、ドレイン電流が流れるか否かで前記第2の絶縁膜に格納された電子が存在するか否かを判断する読出し工程と、
を備える半導体記憶装置の駆動方法。 - 請求項4に記載の半導体記憶装置の駆動方法であって、
他方のペアについても前記一方のペアと同様の書込み工程と、
消去工程と、
読出し工程と、
を行うことを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の駆動方法。
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