WO2012129816A1 - 一种半导体存储器阵列及其编程方法 - Google Patents
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- Nonvolatile memories represented by flash memories are widely used in various products such as mobile phones, notebooks, palmtop computers, and solid state hard disks because of their data retention capability in the event of power failure and the ability to erase data multiple times. Storage and communication equipment.
- flash memory has occupied most of the market share of non-volatile semiconductor memory.
- NOR flash memory is widely used in code memory chips of mobile terminals such as mobile phones because of its fast random reading speed.
- the conventional NOR flash memory adopts the channel hot electron injection method.
- the literature [1][2][3] uses a split-gate programming method to reduce power consumption.
- This technique utilizes different voltages across the gate, ie, a lower voltage is applied to the gate near the source, and a high voltage is applied to the gate near the drain, thereby improving programming efficiency and thereby reducing power consumption.
- the existing split-gate technology is designed for one unit, which brings about the complexity of the process, especially the programming voltage difference between the source and the drain of the memory cell, which limits the flash memory cell. The channel is reduced.
- the literature [4][5] uses two adjacent cells on the same word line to participate in programming.
- the bit line voltage thus programmed is shared by two adjacent cells, so that the source-drain pass-through problem of a single device can be effectively avoided.
- this technique is based on a conventional NOR type array (shown in FIG. 1) or an NROM array.
- the word lines and bit lines in the array are perpendicular to each other, so that two adjacent cells participating in programming share a word line. This word line controls the voltage of the control gate, so these arrays cannot be programmed with split gates, so there is a problem with programming power consumption limitations.
- An array structure of a flash memory comprising: a plurality of memory cells, a word line connecting the control gates of the memory cells, a bit line connecting the drain terminals of the memory cells, the bit lines and the word lines are intersected at an angle, and the intersecting angle ranges from 0 Within ⁇ 180°, but not including 90, that is, the bit line and the word line are not perpendicular to each other.
- Each of the two memory cells adjacent in the channel direction shares the source terminal, and the row-oriented word lines connect the control gates of all the memory cells in the same row in the array, and the bit lines connect the drain terminals of all the memory cells in the same column.
- the control gates of two memory cells adjacent to each other between the two bit lines in the channel direction are respectively controlled by two adjacent word lines, and the drain terminals are respectively controlled by two bit lines, and the source terminals are shared.
- the above array has no special requirements for the flash memory unit, and may be a floating gate type flash memory unit or a trap type flash memory.
- the word line and bit line material may be a metal or a metal compound or a semiconductor material wire.
- a method of programming a flash memory that utilizes a hot electron injection mechanism.
- a selected cell when a selected cell is programmed, it participates in programming in association with an adjacent memory cell that is co-sourced along the channel direction, and the two memory cells are in a series relationship.
- the bit line of the selected memory cell is connected to a bias voltage (3 ⁇ 5V)
- the word line is connected to a bias voltage (7 ⁇ 10V)
- the bit line of the memory cell adjacent to the channel direction is grounded, and the word line is biased.
- Set voltage (3 ⁇ 7V) shared by two serial storage units
- the source is suspended to achieve low power programming.
- electrons are accelerated in the channel of adjacent cells and then attracted into the charge storage layer by a longitudinal electric field generated by the word line voltage bias in the channel of the selected memory cell.
- the bit lines connecting the drain terminals of the memory cells and the word lines connecting the memory cell control gates are not perpendicular to each other, but intersect at an angle.
- the control gates of two memory cells adjacent in the channel direction between each two bit lines are respectively controlled by two word lines, and the drain terminals are respectively controlled by two bit lines, and the source terminals are shared.
- the present invention provides a programming method for the array structure of the flash memory, which can reduce programming power consumption.
- the adjacent memory cells co-sourced along the channel direction participate in programming, wherein the bit line of the selected memory cell is connected to the bias voltage (3 ⁇ 5V),
- the word line is connected to the bias voltage (7 ⁇ 10V), and the memory cell bit line connected in series is grounded, the word line is connected to the bias voltage (3 ⁇ 7V), and the source terminals shared by the two serially connected memory cells are suspended to achieve low power consumption. program.
- the flash memory array structure and the programming method thereof provided by the invention have the following advantages: the memory cells adjacent to each other in the channel direction between two adjacent bit lines are respectively connected by two word lines to the control gate. . Therefore, the array can adopt the programming method provided by the present invention, two adjacent memory cells are connected in series to participate in programming, and the high bit line voltage required for programming is allocated in two memory cells, which can effectively avoid the punch-through effect, and thus the size of the memory cell The reduction in capacity is improved, thereby increasing the storage density.
- the memory cells adjacent in the channel direction can be controlled by two word lines respectively, and different voltages are applied to the two word lines, so that the split gate programming can be realized in the array, thereby effectively reducing Programming power consumption.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a prior art flash memory array, wherein:
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a flash memory array of the present invention, wherein:
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of two memory cells adjacent to each other in the channel direction between strip lines in the array of the present invention, wherein: 001 - bit line N, 002 - bit line N + l, 003 - word line N, 004 - word line N+l, 005 - common source, 006 - cell charge storage layer, 007 - memory cell N, 008 - memory cell N+1 BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- the present invention will be further described below in conjunction with three embodiments, but the use of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments below.
- the flash memory array provided by the present invention is as shown in FIG. 2, and includes: 01—bit line, 02—word line, 03—drain end contact hole, 04—two memories adjacent to each other along the channel direction between the two bit lines unit.
- the memory cell between the two bit lines is as shown in FIG. 3, including: 001 - bit line N, 002 - bit line N + l, 003 - word line N, 004 - word line N + l, 005 - common source , 006 - cell charge storage layer, 007 - memory cell N, 008 - memory cell N + l.
- the array is characterized in that the word lines in the row direction connect the control gates of all memory cells in the same row in the array.
- bit lines and word lines in the column direction are angled intersections that connect the drains of all the memory cells in the same column.
- the control gates of two memory cells adjacent to each other between the two bit lines in the channel direction are respectively controlled by two adjacent word lines, and the drain terminals are respectively controlled by two bit lines, and the source terminals are shared.
- a new programming method which includes: a memory cell adjacent in the channel direction between two adjacent bit lines is connected in series to participate in programming, wherein one bit line is grounded, and another bit line is connected to a high bit line.
- the voltage, common source floating, so the high bit line voltage required for programming is distributed in two memory cells, which can effectively avoid the punch-through effect.
- the control gates of the two cells are respectively connected by two word lines.
- bit line N (001 ) of the adjacent memory cell (007) is grounded, and the word line N (003) is connected to the voltage of 3 ⁇ 7V;
- bit line of the selected memory cell (008) is connected to the voltage of N+1 (3 ⁇ 5V), and the word line N+1 (004) is connected to the voltage of 7-10V.
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