Inventor
SHIRAIWA HIDEHIKO
US74 patents
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ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
18 patentsUS6445030B1Sep 3, 2002
Flash memory erase speed by fluorine implant or fluorination
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC212 citations99
US6740605B1May 25, 2004
Process for reducing hydrogen contamination in dielectric materials in memory devices
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC140 citations98
US6670241B1Dec 30, 2003
Semiconductor memory with deuterated materials
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC79 citations98
US6541816B2Apr 1, 2003
Planar structure for non-volatile memory devices
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC126 citations98
US6468865B1Oct 22, 2002
Method of simultaneous formation of bitline isolation and periphery oxide
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC97 citations98
US6436768B1Aug 20, 2002
Source drain implant during ONO formation for improved isolation of SONOS devices
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC152 citations98
US6754105B1Jun 22, 2004
Trench side wall charge trapping dielectric flash memory device
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC63 citations96
US6555436B2Apr 29, 2003
Simultaneous formation of charge storage and bitline to wordline isolation
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC56 citations96
US6465306B1Oct 15, 2002
Simultaneous formation of charge storage and bitline to wordline isolation
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC46 citations96
US6794764B1Sep 21, 2004
Charge-trapping memory arrays resistant to damage from contact hole information
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC48 citations92
US6765254B1Jul 20, 2004
Structure and method for preventing UV radiation damage and increasing data retention in memory cells
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC30 citations92
US6653191B1Nov 25, 2003
Memory manufacturing process using bitline rapid thermal anneal
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC40 citations92
US6479348B1Nov 12, 2002
Method of making memory wordline hard mask extension
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC31 citations92
US6362051B1Mar 26, 2002
Method of forming ONO flash memory devices using low energy nitrogen implantation
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC22 citations92
US6667212B1Dec 23, 2003
Alignment system for planar charge trapping dielectric memory cell lithography
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC13 citations84
US6395654B1May 28, 2002
Method of forming ONO flash memory devices using rapid thermal oxidation
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC12 citations74
US6720133B1Apr 13, 2004
Memory manufacturing process using disposable ARC for wordline formation
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC10 citations73
US6706595B2Mar 16, 2004
Hard mask process for memory device without bitline shorts
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC9 citations73
SPANSION LLC
16 patentsUS7365389B1Apr 29, 2008
Memory cell having enhanced high-K dielectric
SPANSION LLC89 citations98
US7115469B1Oct 3, 2006
Integrated ONO processing for semiconductor devices using in-situ steam generation (ISSG) process
SPANSION LLC135 citations98
US7151293B1Dec 19, 2006
SONOS memory with inversion bit-lines
SPANSION LLC31 citations93
US7163860B1Jan 16, 2007
Method of formation of gate stack spacer and charge storage materials having reduced hydrogen content in charge trapping dielectric flash memory device
SPANSION LLC25 citations92
US9252154B2Feb 2, 2016
Non-volatile memory with silicided bit line contacts
SPANSION LLC4 citations84
US8866213B2Oct 21, 2014
Non-Volatile memory with silicided bit line contacts
SPANSION LLC6 citations84
US7416940B1Aug 26, 2008
Methods for fabricating flash memory devices
SPANSION LLC17 citations84
US7196008B1Mar 27, 2007
Aluminum oxide as liner or cover layer to spacers in memory device
SPANSION LLC11 citations84
US7071538B1Jul 4, 2006
One stack with steam oxide for charge retention
SPANSION LLC16 citations84
US6894342B1May 17, 2005
Structure and method for preventing UV radiation damage in a memory cell and improving contact CD control
SPANSION LLC18 citations84
US7855114B2Dec 21, 2010
High K stack for non-volatile memory
SPANSION LLC6 citations74
US7303964B2Dec 4, 2007
Self-aligned STI SONOS
SPANSION LLC8 citations74
US7692236B1Apr 6, 2010
Multiple dual bit memory integrated circuit system
SPANSION LLC4 citations63
US7501677B2Mar 10, 2009
SONOS memory with inversion bit-lines
SPANSION LLC4 citations63
US7321511B2Jan 22, 2008
Semiconductor device and method for controlling operation thereof
SPANSION LLC2 citations63
US7297592B1Nov 20, 2007
Semiconductor memory with data retention liner
SPANSION LLC2 citations63
FASL LLC
12 patentsUS6912163B2Jun 28, 2005
Memory device having high work function gate and method of erasing same
FASL LLC168 citations99
US7033957B1Apr 25, 2006
ONO fabrication process for increasing oxygen content at bottom oxide-substrate interface in flash memory devices
FASL LLC62 citations96
US6803275B1Oct 12, 2004
ONO fabrication process for reducing oxygen vacancy content in bottom oxide layer in flash memory devices
FASL LLC46 citations96
US7067377B1Jun 27, 2006
Recessed channel with separated ONO memory device
FASL LLC30 citations93
US6955965B1Oct 18, 2005
Process for fabrication of nitride layer with reduced hydrogen content in ONO structure in semiconductor device
FASL LLC26 citations93
US6969886B1Nov 29, 2005
ONO fabrication process for reducing oxygen vacancy content in bottom oxide layer in flash memory devices
FASL LLC28 citations92
US6958511B1Oct 25, 2005
Flash memory device and method of fabrication thereof including a bottom oxide layer with two regions with different concentrations of nitrogen
FASL LLC52 citations92
US6949481B1Sep 27, 2005
Process for fabrication of spacer layer with reduced hydrogen content in semiconductor device
FASL LLC50 citations92
US6884681B1Apr 26, 2005
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory with deuterated materials
FASL LLC31 citations92
US6707078B1Mar 16, 2004
Dummy wordline for erase and bitline leakage
FASL LLC39 citations92
US6803265B1Oct 12, 2004
Liner for semiconductor memories and manufacturing method therefor
FASL LLC15 citations84
US7394125B1Jul 1, 2008
Recessed channel with separated ONO memory device
FASL LLC3 citations63
LIN CHUAN
1 patentFUJITSU LTD
1 patentCHAN SIMON SIU-SING
1 patentROY ALOK NANDINI
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