Nonvolatile memory characteristics with embedded hemispherical silicon nanocrystals

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 10 A, 2007, Pages 6586-6588

  Chen, Jian Hao ^a   Lei, Tan Fu ^a   Landheer, Dolf ^b   Wu, Xiaohua ^b   Ma, Ming Wen ^a   Wu, Woei Cherng ^a   Yang, Tsung Yu ^a   Chao, Tien Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Floating gate; Hemispherically shaped silicon; MOSFET; Nonvolatile memory; Silicon nanocrystal

Indexed keywords

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; GATES (TRANSISTOR); NANOCRYSTALS; NONVOLATILE STORAGE; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

FLOATING GATES; HEMISPHERICALLY SHAPED SILICON; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS;

MOSFET DEVICES;

EID: 35348837731     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.46.6586     Document Type: Article

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