Patents by Inventor Hideo Azegami

Hideo Azegami has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6551867
    Abstract: A non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes an interlayer dielectric film 9, 19 flattened by etching back an SOG film. In the non-volatile semiconductor memory device, a barrier film of a silicon nitride film 9D and 19D is formed to cover at least a memory cell composed of a floating gate 4, a control gate 6, etc. Because of such a structure, even if H or OH contained in the SOG is diffused, it will not be trapped by a tunneling film 3. This improves a “trap-up rate”. The barrier film may be formed in only an area covering the memory cell. This reduces its contact area with a tungsten silicide film, thereby suppressing film peeling-off. Thus, the operation life of the memory cell in the non-volatile semiconductor memory device can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Ozeki, Yukihiro Oya, Kazutoshi Kitazume, Hideo Azegami