Patents by Inventor Steam Cao

Steam Cao 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: 8546217
    Abstract: A flash memory cell is provided. The flash memory cell includes: a substrate with a source line thereon; a word line and a word line dielectric layer on each side of the source line; an isolating dielectric layer which isolates the source line from the word line and the word line dielectric layer on each side of the source line; a gate stack on an outer side of each word line dielectric layer, including a floating gate dielectric layer, a floating gate, a control gate dielectric layer and a control gate; a first spacer, disposed on an outer sidewall of each word line dielectric layer and on each control gate; and a source region in the substrate and in contact with the source line. The space may be saved and the costs may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Steam Cao
  • Publication number: 20130134495
    Abstract: A flash memory cell is provided. The flash memory cell includes: a substrate with a source line thereon; a word line and a word line dielectric layer on each side of the source line; an isolating dielectric layer which isolates the source line from the word line and the word line dielectric layer on each side of the source line; a gate stack on an outer side of each word line dielectric layer, including a floating gate dielectric layer, a floating gate, a control gate dielectric layer and a control gate; a first spacer, disposed on an outer sidewall of each word line dielectric layer and on each control gate; and a source region in the substrate and in contact with the source line. The space may be saved and the costs may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: GRACE SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Steam Cao