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http://dx.doi.org/10.4313/TEEM.2015.16.4.183

Charge Spreading Effect of Stored Charge on Retention Characteristics in SONOS NAND Flash Memory Devices  

Kim, Seong-Hyeon (Department of Electronics Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Yang, Seung-Dong (Department of Electronics Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Jin-Seop (Department of Electronics Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Jeong, Jun-Kyo (Department of Electronics Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Hi-Deok (Department of Electronics Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Ga-Won (Department of Electronics Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials / v.16, no.4, 2015 , pp. 183-186 More about this Journal
Abstract
This research investigates the impact of charge spreading on the data retention of three-dimensional (3D) silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) flash memory where the charge trapping layer is shared along the cell string. In order to do so, this study conducts an electrical analysis of the planar SONOS test pattern where the silicon nitride charge storage layer is not isolated but extends beyond the gate electrode. Experimental results from the test pattern show larger retention loss in the devices with extended storage layers compared to isolated devices. This retention degradation is thought to be the result of an additional charge spreading through the extended silicon nitride layer along the width of the memory cell, which should be improved for the successful 3-D application of SONOS flash devices.
Keywords
NVM; SONOS; Retention; Charge migration;
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