US Patent 7154143 Non-volatile memory devices and methods of fabricating the same

Non-volatile memory devices and methods of fabricating the same are disclosed. A disclosed non-volatile memory device includes: a tunnel oxide layer formed on a semiconductor substrate and having an energy bandgap; a storage oxide layer formed on the tunnel oxide layer and having an energy bandgap which is smaller than the energy bandgap of the tunnel oxide layer; a block oxide layer formed on the storage oxide layer and having an energy bandgap greater than the energy bandgap of the storage oxide layer; and a gate formed on the block oxide layer.