Self-aligned TiSi/sub 2/Si hetero-nanocrystal nonvolatile memory

Abstract

After the proposal of nanocrystal floating gate memory by Tiwari, tremendous effort has been made to improve the device performance of a memory containing nanocrystal floating gate, including semiconductor nanocrystals (Si, Ge et al.), metal dot (W, Ni, Au, Pt, Ag et al.), dielectric nanocrystals (Al₂O₃, HfO₂ and Si₄N₃ et al.) and Ge/Si hetero-nanocrystals. In this work, we will report for the first time titanium silicide/Si hetero-nanocrystal floating gate memory