Title :
A highly reliable embedded p-channel SONOS memory using dynamic programming method
Author :
Chen, Ying-Je ; Liu, Cheng-Jye ; Lo, Chun-Yuan ; Ting, Yun-Jen ; Hsu, T.H. ; Sun, Wein-Town
Author_Institution :
Device Eng. Dept., eMemory Technol. Inc., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
In this paper we propose a dynamic programming scheme in p-channel SONOS operation in order to achieve high reliability and scalability. By adopting the new method, cell can perform better writing efficiency and suffer less oxide degradation than the conventional CHE programming. Besides, the low programming current under the low program bias also makes simple circuitry design and small charge pumping area.
Keywords :
dynamic programming; flash memories; NeoFlash technology; dynamic programming; flash memory; highly reliable embedded p-channel SONOS memory; Dynamic programming; Hot carriers; Logic gates; Programming; Reliability; SONOS devices; Threshold voltage; P-channel; SONOS; dynamic programming;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9113-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1541-7026
DOI :
10.1109/IRPS.2011.5784586