Method and apparatus on charges injection using piezo-ballistic-charges
injection mechanism are provided for semiconductor device and nonvolatile
memory device. The device comprises a strain source, an injection filter,
a first conductive region, a second conductive region, and a charge
collecting region. The strain source permits piezo-effect in ballistic
charges transport to enable the piezo-ballistic-charges injection
mechanism in device operations. The injection filter permits transporting
of charge carriers of one polarity type from the first conductive region,
through the filter, and through the second conductive region to the
charge collecting region while blocking the transport of charge carriers
of an opposite polarity from the second conductive region to the first
conductive region. The present invention further provides an energy band
engineering method permitting the devices be operated without suffering
from disturbs, from dielectric breakdown, from impact ionization, and
from undesirable RC effects.