JP4903873B2 - 基板トレンチ内にスペーサから形成されたフローティングゲートを有する不揮発性メモリセルアレイおよびその作製方法 - Google Patents

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JP4903873B2
JP4903873B2 JP2009529310A JP2009529310A JP4903873B2 JP 4903873 B2 JP4903873 B2 JP 4903873B2 JP 2009529310 A JP2009529310 A JP 2009529310A JP 2009529310 A JP2009529310 A JP 2009529310A JP 4903873 B2 JP4903873 B2 JP 4903873B2
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JP2009529310A 2006-09-19 2007-09-13 基板トレンチ内にスペーサから形成されたフローティングゲートを有する不揮発性メモリセルアレイおよびその作製方法 Expired - Fee Related JP4903873B2 (ja)

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US11/533,313 US7646054B2 (en) 2006-09-19 2006-09-19 Array of non-volatile memory cells with floating gates formed of spacers in substrate trenches
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US11/533,317 US7696044B2 (en) 2006-09-19 2006-09-19 Method of making an array of non-volatile memory cells with floating gates formed of spacers in substrate trenches
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