Abstract:
Method of manufacturing an integrated semiconductor device comprising at least one non-volatile floating gate memory cell (20) and at least one logic transistor (10). Said method comprises a first step of growing a first gate oxide layer (2) over a silicon substrate (1), a second step of depositing a first polysilicon layer (3) over the first gate oxide layer (2), a third step of selectively etching and removing the first polysilicon layer (3) in order to define the floating gate (31) of the memory cell (20), a fourth step of introducing dopant in order to obtain source (5) and drain (6) regions of the memory cell (20), a fifth step of depositing a dielectric layer (7), a sixth step of selectively etching and removing the dielectric layer (7) and the first polysilicon layer (3) in a region wherein the logic transistor (10) will be formed, a seventh step of depositing a second polysilicon layer (11), an eighth step of selectively etching and removing the second polysilicon layer (11) in order to define the gate (32) of the logic transistor (10) and the control gate (33) of the memory cell (20). Between the sixth step and the seventh step a first sub-step of removing the first gate oxide layer (2) in the region for the logic transistor (10), a second sub-step of growing a second oxide gate layer (9) over the region, the second gate oxide layer (9) being different from, eg. having a smaller thickness than that of the first gate oxide layer (2), are provided. A high voltage transistor (30) having a gate oxide constituted by said first gate oxide layer (2) and a gate electrode constituted by said first polysilicon layer (3) may furthermore be formed together with said memory cell (20) and said logic transistor (10).
Abstract:
Matrix of memory cells formed by means of a method allowing for a self-alignment of the respective source region with the respective field oxide layer and the respective overlying polysilicon layer of each single cell of the matrix, the matrix comprising at least one first ROM memory cell (6) suitable for permanently storing a first logic level, associated to a respective row and a respective column of the matrix, said first cell comprising a silicon substrate (9) of a first conductivity type over which a first and a second insulation regions (3) are formed delimiting therebetween a longitudinal stripe, a gate element (2) extending transversally through the stripe from at least one side of the first isolation region to at least one side of the second isolation region, a third and a fourth regions (11,12) of a second conductivity type formed in the substrate (9) along the stripe, and means (3) adapted to prevent the formation of a conductive channel in the substrate (9), and at least a second ROM cell (5) for permanently storing a second logic level, identical to the first ROM (6) memory cell but not provided with said means (3).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a currency note (BN) provided with an identification and/or authentication element consisting of an integrated circuit (IC) which can store, securely in electronic form, accessible from outside, such information as: the value, serial number, issuer, and date of issuance.
Abstract:
A high voltage capacitor (1), integratable monolithically on a semiconductor substrate (7) which accommodates a field oxide region (2) overlaid by a first layer of polycrystalline silicon (Poly 1) isolated from a second layer of polycrystalline silicon (Poly 2) by an interpoly dielectric layer (6), comprises two elementary capacitors (C1,C2) having a first common conductive plate (3) which is formed in the first layer of polycrystalline silicon (Poly 1). Each of these elementary capacitors has a second conductive plate (4,5) formed in the second layer of polycrystalline silicon (Poly 2) above the first plate (3), and includes said interpoly dielectric layer (6) as an isolation dielectric between the two plates.