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Floating-gate EEPROM cell: threshold voltage sensibility to geometry


Abstract:

The objective of this paper is to study the impact of EEPROM cell geometry on the stored value. To do so, a Design Of Experiments (DOE) approach has been used, giving the...Show More

Abstract:

The objective of this paper is to study the impact of EEPROM cell geometry on the stored value. To do so, a Design Of Experiments (DOE) approach has been used, giving the variations of the threshold voltage of a memory cell as a function of geometric parameters. The inputs of this DOE are transient and static electrical simulations of an EEPROM cell. The simulations' model is based on a MOS Model 9 transistor coupled with the charges' neutrality expression in the cell. The outputs of the DOE are a set of equations describing the evolution of the threshold voltage of a virgin, an erase and a written cell. The sensitivity of the threshold voltage to the geometric parameters are then discussed from the results obtain with this set of equations.
Date of Conference: 26-29 May 2002
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 07 August 2002
Print ISBN:0-7803-7448-7
Conference Location: Phoenix-Scottsdale, AZ, USA

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