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A method of forming a non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes the steps of forming a generally periodical undulation on a surface of a silicon substrate with a pitch of 1-20 nm, by cleaning the surface of the substrate by a cleaning solution to form a native silicon oxide film that covers the surface of the silicon substrate with a thickness that changes generally periodically, followed by a selective etching process applied to the native silicon oxide film thus formed to expose the surface of the silicon substrate, and forming a tunneling oxide film on the undulated surface of the substrate by applying a thermal oxidation such that the tunneling oxide film has a thickness that changes generally periodically with a pitch of 1-20 nm.

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