Patent ID: 7372095

Claim:
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: a strip conductor extending over a semiconductor body along a first direction; a charge storing layer between the strip conductor and the semiconductor body; a first source/drain region disposed in the semiconductor body adjacent a first edge of the strip conductor; and a second source/drain region disposed in the semiconductor body adjacent a second edge of the strip conductor, the second edge being opposite the first edge in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction; wherein, when viewed from above, the first source/drain region has a first side that is adjacent to the first edge of the strip conductor and the second source/drain region has a second side that is adjacent to the second edge of the strip conductor, and wherein the second source/drain region is arranged offset with respect to the first source/drain region along the first direction so that the second side is not positioned across from the first side, along the second direction; and wherein the first and the second source/drain regions each have a rectangular base area in the semiconductor body and wherein an inversion channel extends between a corner area of the first source/drain region facing the second source/drain region and a corner area of the second source/drain region facing the first source/drain region.