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Performance and reliability of a 4Mb Si nanocrystal NOR Flash memory with optimized 1T memory cells

Gerardi et al., 2008

Document ID
8458542339923139903
Author
Gerardi C
Molas G
Albini G
Tripiciano E
Gely M
Emmi A
Fiore O
Nowak E
Mello D
Vecchio M
Masarotto L
Portoghese R
De Salvo B
Deleonibus S
Maurelli A
Publication year
Publication venue
2008 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting

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We present excellent performance and reliability characteristics of a Silicon nanocrystal (Si- nc) 4 Mb NOR Flash array (90 nm technology node). Main original technological improvements are a cylindrical symmetry of the 1-Transistor bitcell, which significantly …
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