Semiconductor structure and memory device including the structure
First Claim
1. A memory device, comprising:
- an SRAM elementary memory cell comprising a first inverter cross-coupled with a second inverter, each of the first inverter and the second inverter comprising a first transistor, a second transistor coupled in series with the first transistor, and an integrated structure, the integrated structure comprising;
a MOS transistor comprising a first gate dielectric and a gate region over the first gate dielectric, the MOS transistor being the second transistor of a respective one of the first inverter and the second inverter;
a capacitor comprising a first capacitor electrode formed by the gate region of the MOS transistor, a second dielectric over the first capacitor electrode, and a second capacitor electrode over the second dielectric, wherein the second capacitor electrode is connected to a potential node;
a first electrically conductive contact region in electrical contact with the gate region of the MOS transistor; and
a second electrically conductive contact region in electrical contact with the second capacitor electrode, wherein the first electrically conductive contact region and the second electrically conductive contact region are not electrically connected to one another; and
a nonvolatile elementary memory cell comprising a floating-gate transistor, the floating-gate transistor having a drain terminal coupled to an output of the first inverter and an input of the second inverter, wherein the SRAM elementary memory cell and the nonvolatile elementary memory cell together form a memory cell.
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Abstract
A semiconductor structure includes first and second source/drain region disposed in a semiconductor body and spaced from each other by a channel region. A gate electrode overlies the channel region and a capacitor electrode is disposed between the gate electrode and the channel region. A first gate dielectric is disposed between the gate electrode and the capacitor electrode and a second gate dielectric disposed between the capacitor electrode and the channel region. A first electrically conductive contact region is in electrical contact with the gate electrode and a second electrically conductive contact region in electrical contact with the capacitor electrode. The first and second contact regions are electrically isolated from one another.
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19 Claims
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1. A memory device, comprising:
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an SRAM elementary memory cell comprising a first inverter cross-coupled with a second inverter, each of the first inverter and the second inverter comprising a first transistor, a second transistor coupled in series with the first transistor, and an integrated structure, the integrated structure comprising; a MOS transistor comprising a first gate dielectric and a gate region over the first gate dielectric, the MOS transistor being the second transistor of a respective one of the first inverter and the second inverter; a capacitor comprising a first capacitor electrode formed by the gate region of the MOS transistor, a second dielectric over the first capacitor electrode, and a second capacitor electrode over the second dielectric, wherein the second capacitor electrode is connected to a potential node; a first electrically conductive contact region in electrical contact with the gate region of the MOS transistor; and a second electrically conductive contact region in electrical contact with the second capacitor electrode, wherein the first electrically conductive contact region and the second electrically conductive contact region are not electrically connected to one another; and a nonvolatile elementary memory cell comprising a floating-gate transistor, the floating-gate transistor having a drain terminal coupled to an output of the first inverter and an input of the second inverter, wherein the SRAM elementary memory cell and the nonvolatile elementary memory cell together form a memory cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A memory cell comprising:
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a non-volatile memory cell; a first inverter comprising a first transistor and a first integrated transistor/capacitor coupled in series between a VDD node and a ground node, wherein the first integrated transistor/capacitor comprises a first MOS transistor with a gate and a capacitor that includes the gate and an electrode above the gate, the electrode being electrically coupled to a first portion of the non-volatile memory cell, the first MOS transistor being a second transistor of the first inverter; a second inverter comprising a second transistor and a second integrated transistor/capacitor coupled in series between the VDD node and the ground node, wherein the second integrated transistor/capacitor comprises a second MOS transistor with a gate and a capacitor that includes the gate and an electrode above the gate, the electrode being coupled to a second portion of the non-volatile memory cell, the second MOS transistor being a second transistor of the second inverter, an output of the second inverter being coupled to an input of the first inverter including the gate of the first MOS transistor, and an input of the second inverter including the gate of the second MOS transistor being coupled to an output of the first inverter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A memory device comprising:
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an SRAM-type elementary memory cell comprising a first inverter comprising a first transistor coupled in series with a first integrated transistor/capacitor, wherein the first integrated transistor/capacitor comprises a first MOS transistor with a gate and a capacitor that includes the gate and an electrode above the gate, the SRAM-type elementary memory cell also comprising a second inverter comprising a second transistor coupled in series with a second integrated transistor/capacitor, wherein the second integrated transistor/capacitor comprises a second MOS transistor with a gate and a capacitor that includes the gate and an electrode above the gate, the first and second inverters being cross-coupled; a first non-volatile memory unit having a first non-volatile elementary memory cell with a first floating-gate transistor, the first floating-gate transistor having a first conduction electrode coupled to a supply terminal, a control electrode coupled to a first control line, and a second conduction electrode; and a second non-volatile memory unit having a second non-volatile elementary memory cell with a second floating-gate transistor, the second floating-gate transistor having a first conduction electrode coupled to the supply terminal, a control electrode coupled to the first control line, and a second conduction electrode; a controllable interconnection stage with a first portion coupled between the second conduction electrode of the first floating-gate transistor and an output of the first inverter and a second portion coupled between the second conduction electrode of the second floating-gate transistor and an output of the second inverter; and a control circuit configured to cause the first and second floating-gate transistors to off when a data item stored in the elementary memory cell is differentially programmed into the first and second non-volatile memory units.
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