Patent ID: 7355246

Claim:
A device comprising: a memory cell comprising: a body region doped with charge carriers of a first type; a source region disposed in the body region and doped with charge carriers of a second type; and a drain region disposed in the body region and doped with charge carriers of the second type, wherein the body region, the source region, and the drain region are oriented in a first direction, wherein the body region and the source region form a first junction, wherein the body region and the drain region form a second junction, and wherein a conductivity of the first junction from the body region to the source region in a case that the first junction is unbiased is substantially less than a conductivity of the second junction from the body region to the drain region in a case that the second junction is unbiased; a transistor oriented in a second direction, wherein the second direction is not parallel to the first direction; and a conductive element disposed over the body region, the conductive element oriented substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the conductive element prevents fabrication of a halo implant in the memory cell.