Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of continuously adjusting the analog electric characteristics of the circuit device, that is, selecting electric characteristics out of a continuous range of analog electric characteristics. SOLUTION: Charge is added to or extracted from an analog unit so as to shift it to a prescribed state before or while a circuit device is driven in a configuration step, the analog electric characteristics of the unit are continuously determined, and the circuit device is driven, taking advantage of the electric characteristics.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of producing a metal oxide film. The inventive method comprises the following steps: a) providing a barrier film, b) applying a metal film onto the barrier film, and c) thermally oxidizing the metal film in an oxygen atmosphere, thereby producing a metal oxide film (3').
Abstract:
A semiconductor memory cell includes a semiconductor substrate that defines a trench having trench walls. The semiconductor memory cell also includes a floating gate electrode positioned within the trench and insulated from the trench walls by a first insulation region; a control gate electrode surrounding the trench; and a second insulation layer on the surface of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor memory cell further includes a conductive layer positioned on the second insulation layer. The conductive layer includes a channel region positioned above the floating gate electrode. The semiconductor memory cell also includes a source region and a drain region. The source region and the drain region are each formed in the conductive layer. The source region and the drain region are also connected to the channel region.
Abstract:
An integrated semiconductor circuit (HS) has function blocks (FB1-FB4), a redundancy block (RB) and a redundancy-switching device (RS) for switching on the one redundancy block for a failed function block (FB3) as an alternative. The redundancy-switching device has multiple programmable non-volatile semiconductor switching elements (NVT1-NVT4r).
Abstract:
Semiconductor switching element comprises a substrate (1); a source region (2) and a drain region (3) for forming a channel region in the substrate; a dielectric layer (4) formed over the channel region; a control layer (5') for controlling the element; a contact layer (7) for contacting the source region and the drain region; an insulating layer (6) for insulating the contact layer and the control layer; and a wiring layer (8) for connecting the contact layer. The control layer extends in the same way as the contact layer up to the wiring layer. An Independent claim is also included for a process for the production of a semiconductor switching element. Preferred Features: The control layer and the contact layer are made from the same material, preferably a metal or doped semiconductor. The insulating layer is a BPSG, PSG or BSG layer.
Abstract:
Production of embedded non-volatile semiconductor storage cells comprises forming a first insulating layer (2) on a substrate (1) in a high voltage region, a storage region and a logic region; removing the insulating layer in the storage region; forming a second insulating layer (3) in the high voltage region, storage region and logic region; forming and structuring a charge-storing layer (5) with a third insulating region (6) in the storage region; removing the insulating layers and the charge-storing layer; forming a fourth insulating layer in the high voltage region, storage region and logic region; and forming and structuring a conducting control layer (8). Preferred Features: A 20-25 nm thick oxide layer is deposited in the first step. A 7-10 nm thick tunnel oxide layer is thermally formed in the third step.
Abstract:
A semiconductor memory cell includes a semiconductor substrate that defines a trench having trench walls. The semiconductor memory cell also includes a floating gate electrode positioned within the trench and insulated from the trench walls by a first insulation region; a control gate electrode surrounding the trench; and a second insulation layer on the surface of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor memory cell further includes a conductive layer positioned on the second insulation layer. The conductive layer includes a channel region positioned above the floating gate electrode. The semiconductor memory cell also includes a source region and a drain region. The source region and the drain region are each formed in the conductive layer. The source region and the drain region are also connected to the channel region.
Abstract:
A process for producing metal-containing layers, in particular metal-containing diffusion barriers, contact layers and/or antireflection layers. The process according to the invention has a first step in which a metal layer having a predetermined thickness at an elevated temperature is applied to a semiconductor structure. Next, the metal layer is cooled in a nitrogen-containing atmosphere, resulting in a metal nitride layer being formed.
Abstract:
The electrical characteristic of a microelectronic circuit configuration that has at least one analog electronic unit is set. In a configuration step, by feeding and/or extracting electrical charge, the analog electronic unit is put into a state which permanently determines the analog electrical characteristics of the unit. In particular, the floating gate of an EEPROM cell is charged up to a freely selectable charge value lying within a continuous range.
Abstract:
The circuit has a memory cell with a memory transistor and a switching transistor as a switch. The switching transistor's gate is connected to a memory cell output and the switching transistors is opened or closed according to the programming of the memory cell. A coupling transistor's source-drain path between the memory cell output and the switching transistor gate is opened or closed by applying a potential to the coupling transistor's gate. The circuit has a memory cell (10) with a memory transistor (M1) and a switching transistor (M4) as a switch (20) with a gate and a source-drain path controled by the gate voltage. The switching transistor's gate is connected to a memory cell output and the switching transistors is opened or closed according to the programming of the memory cell. A coupling transistor's (M3) source-drain path between the memory cell output and the switching transistor gate is opened or closed by applying a potential to the coupling transistor's gate.