• DocumentCode
    2887306
  • Title

    A novel Uniform-Channel-Program Erase (UCPE) flash EEPROM using an isolated P-well structure

  • Author

    Li, C.-N.B. ; Farenc, D. ; Singh, R. ; Yater, J. ; Liu, S. ; Chia-Lin Chang ; Bagchi, S. ; Chen, K. ; Ingersoll, P. ; Kuo-Tung Chang

  • Author_Institution
    Non-Volatile Memory Technol. Center, Motorola Inc., Austin, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    10-13 Dec. 2000
  • Firstpage
    779
  • Lastpage
    782
  • Abstract
    This paper describes a novel Uniform-Channel-Program-Erase (UCPE) flash EEPROM technology using an isolated P-well structure for high performance and low power applications. The UCPE bit cell utilizes Fowler-Nordheim (FN) tunneling in the channel region for both program and erase operations. By implementing a 0.55 /spl mu/m trench isolation and a triple well process, an experimental UCPE bit cell has been demonstrated in a 0.18 /spl mu/m technology.
  • Keywords
    flash memories; isolation technology; low-power electronics; tunnelling; 0.18 micron; 0.55 micron; Fowler-Nordheim tunneling; P-well structure; UCPE bit cell; flash EEPROM; low power operation; trench isolation; triple well process; uniform channel program erase; Boosting; CMOS technology; Charge pumps; Copper; EPROM; Energy consumption; Flash memory; Isolation technology; Tunneling; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting, 2000. IEDM '00. Technical Digest. International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6438-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.2000.904433
  • Filename
    904433