NAND memory cell string having a stacked select gate structure and process for for forming same
First Claim
1. A memory string, comprising:
- a plurality of core cells serially connected between a source select gate and a drain select gate along a channel, each core cell including an internal wordline separated from the channel by a stack of layers including a charge trapping layer;
wherein at least one of the source and drain select gates is a stacked select gate comprising a plurality of components, including a first component adjacent to the plurality of core cells and a second component separated from the plurality of core cells by the first component, and the first component comprises a first gate separated from the channel by a stack of layers including a charge trapping layer;
wherein a distance between the first gate of the first component and the internal wordline of a first core cell in the plurality of core cells is substantially the same as distances between each internal wordline in the plurality of word core cells andwherein the second component of the stacked select gate comprises a second gate separated from the channel by a single layer gate dielectric.
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Abstract
A memory string is disclosed including a plurality of core cells serially connected between a source select gate and a drain select gate along a channel. Each core cell includes a wordline separated from the channel by a stack of layers including a charge trapping layer. At least one of the source and drain select gates is a stacked select gate with a plurality of components, including a first component adjacent to the plurality of core cells and a second component separated from the core cells by the first component. The first component includes a wordline separated from the channel by a stack of layers including a charge trapping layer, and a distance between the wordline of the first component and the wordline of a first core cell in the plurality of core cells is substantially the same as distances between each wordline in the plurality of word core cells.
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17 Claims
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1. A memory string, comprising:
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a plurality of core cells serially connected between a source select gate and a drain select gate along a channel, each core cell including an internal wordline separated from the channel by a stack of layers including a charge trapping layer; wherein at least one of the source and drain select gates is a stacked select gate comprising a plurality of components, including a first component adjacent to the plurality of core cells and a second component separated from the plurality of core cells by the first component, and the first component comprises a first gate separated from the channel by a stack of layers including a charge trapping layer; wherein a distance between the first gate of the first component and the internal wordline of a first core cell in the plurality of core cells is substantially the same as distances between each internal wordline in the plurality of word core cells and wherein the second component of the stacked select gate comprises a second gate separated from the channel by a single layer gate dielectric. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A memory string, comprising:
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a plurality of core cells serially connected between a source select gate and a drain select gate along a channel, each core cell including an internal wordline separated from the channel by a stack of layers including a charge trapping layer; wherein at least one of the source and drain select gates is a stacked select gate comprising a plurality of components, including a first component adjacent to the plurality of core cells and a second component separated from the plurality of core cells by the first component, and the first component comprises a first gate separated from the channel by a stack of layers including a charge trapping layer; wherein a distance between the first gate of the first component and the internal wordline of a first core cell in the plurality of core cells is substantially the same as distances between each internal wordline in the plurality of word core cells, and wherein the stack of layers in the first component has the same stoichiometric composition and thicknesses as the stack of layers in each core cell in the plurality of core cells. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A memory string, comprising:
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a plurality of core cells serially connected between a source select gate and a drain select gate along a channel, each core cell including an internal wordline separated from the channel by a stack of layers including a charge trapping layer; wherein at least one of the source and drain select gates is a stacked select gate comprising a plurality of components, including a first component adjacent to the plurality of core cells and a second component separated from the plurality of core cells by the first component, and the first component comprises a first gate separated from the channel by a stack of layers including a charge trapping layer; wherein a distance between the first gate of the first component and the internal wordline of a first core cell in the plurality of core cells is substantially the same as distances between each internal wordline in the plurality of word core cells, and wherein the memory string comprises a vertical NAND memory string, wherein the channel comprises a polysilicon cylinder extending vertically from source in a substrate to a drain overlying the substrate, and wherein the internal wordlines of the plurality of core cells are formed by alternating conducting and dielectric layers overlying the substrate and through which the channel extends. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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