Specific embodiment
The utility model is described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.It is understood that herein
Described specific embodiment is used only for explaining the utility model, rather than the restriction to the utility model.It further needs exist for
It is bright, part relevant to the utility model is illustrated only for ease of description, in attached drawing rather than entire infrastructure.
Fig. 1 is a kind of existing structural schematic diagram of memory.Referring to Fig. 1, which includes: underlay substrate 11, lining
Substrate 11 includes multiple active areas 110 and multiple shallow trench isolation regions 111, and active area 110 and the interval of shallow trench isolation region 111 are set
It sets.Memory further includes the separation layer 12 for filling shallow trench isolation region 111, the floating gate 13 on active area 110, is located at table on floating gate 13
The dielectric layer 14 and the control gate 15 on dielectric layer 14 of 12 upper surface of face and separation layer.
As described in background, the floating gate 13 of the memory and effective contact area of control gate 15 are relatively low, lead to CG-
FG coupled capacitor is relatively low, and then causes control gate 15 that higher operation voltage is needed to carry out erasable operation to floating gate 13, thus
Cause the power consumption of memory device higher.
Based on this, the utility model embodiment provides a kind of memory, including underlay substrate, and underlay substrate includes multiple having
Source region and multiple shallow trench isolation regions, active area and the setting of shallow trench isolation region interval;Positioned at the corresponding underlay substrate in shallow trench isolation region
The separation layer of side is formed with groove structure in separation layer;The first floating gate positioned at the corresponding underlay substrate side of active area;Position
In the second floating gate on the first floating gate and groove structure inner wall surface, the second floating gate is disconnected in the basal surface position of groove structure to be connected
It connects;Dielectric layer on the second floating gate, dielectric layer cover the separation layer being exposed to outside the second floating gate;Control on dielectric layer
Grid processed.By adopting the above technical scheme, groove structure is set in separation layer, and is being located at the corresponding underlay substrate side of active area
The first floating gate and groove structure inner wall surface on the second floating gate is set so that effective contact area of floating gate and control gate
Increase, and then operation voltage needed for reduction control gate, reduces the power consumption of memory.
It is the core concept of the utility model above, the following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, to this reality
It is clearly and completely described with the technical solution in new embodiment.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, this field is general
Without making creative work, every other embodiment obtained belongs to the utility model to logical technical staff
The range of protection.
Fig. 2 is a kind of structural schematic diagram of memory provided by the embodiment of the utility model, as shown in Fig. 2, this is practical new
The memory that type embodiment provides includes: underlay substrate 11, and underlay substrate 11 includes multiple active areas 110 and multiple shallow-trench isolations
Area 111, active area 110 and the setting of the interval of shallow trench isolation region 111;Positioned at corresponding 11 side of underlay substrate in shallow trench isolation region 111
Separation layer 12, be formed with groove structure 121 in separation layer 12;Positioned at the of corresponding 11 side of underlay substrate of active area 110
One floating gate 131;The second floating gate 132 in 121 inner wall surface of the first floating gate 131 and groove structure, the second floating gate 132 is recessed
The basal surface position of slot structure 121 disconnects;Dielectric layer 14 on the second floating gate 132, dielectric layer covering are exposed to second
Separation layer 12 outside floating gate 132;Control gate 15 on dielectric layer 14.
The utility model embodiment is corresponded to by the way that groove structure 121 is arranged in separation layer 12, and being located at active area 110
11 side of underlay substrate 121 inner wall surface of the first floating gate 131 and groove structure on the second floating gate 132 is set so that
Effective contact area of floating gate and control gate 15 increases, and then operation voltage needed for reduction control gate 15, reduces memory
Power consumption.
With continued reference to shown in Fig. 2, optionally, along the direction of vertical substrates substrate 11, the corresponding underlay substrate of active area 110
Plane where 11 upper surface is located on the bottom surface place plane of groove structure 121 so that the depth of groove structure 121 compared with
Greatly, to increase effective contact area of the second floating gate 132 and control gate 15.
With continued reference to shown in Fig. 2, optionally, along the direction of vertical substrates substrate 11, the first floating gate 131 with a thickness of D1,
Wherein, the thickness of 100nm≤D1≤200nm, the first floating gate 131 are smaller, and the first floating gate 131 and control gate 15 are in vertical direction
Laminated thickness is smaller, so that subsequent filling insulating medium layer is more easier, to improve the yields of memory, but first is floating
The thickness of grid 131 is too small, then can be easily broken.Therefore the thickness of the first floating gate 131 is rationally arranged in the utility model embodiment, both
It can reduce the first floating gate 131 and control gate 15 laminated thickness in vertical direction, while the first floating gate 131 can also be taken into account
Stability avoids rupturing.
With continued reference to shown in Fig. 2, optionally, along the direction of vertical substrates substrate 11, the second floating gate 132 with a thickness of D2,
Wherein, the thickness of 5nm≤D2≤20nm, the second floating gate 132 are smaller, and the second floating gate 132 and control gate 15 are folded in vertical direction
Thickness degree is smaller, so that subsequent filling insulating medium layer is more easier, to improve the yields of memory, but the second floating gate
132 thickness is too small, then can be easily broken.Therefore the thickness of the second floating gate 132 is rationally arranged in the utility model embodiment, both may be used
To reduce the second floating gate 132 and control gate 15 laminated thickness in vertical direction, while the steady of the second floating gate 132 can also be taken into account
It is qualitative, it avoids rupturing.
With continued reference to shown in Fig. 2, optionally, the direction of shallow trench isolation region 111, groove structure 121 are directed toward along active area 110
Opening width be D3, wherein 30nm≤D3≤80nm;Along the direction of vertical substrates substrate, the opening depth of groove structure 121
For D4, wherein 50nm≤D4≤100nm is open wider, and effective contact area of the second floating gate 132 and control gate 15 is bigger, but
Wide meeting be open so that the side wall of groove structure 121 is excessively thin, is easily broken;It is open deeper, the second floating gate 132 and control gate 15
Effective contact area is bigger, but the too deep meeting that is open is easily broken so that the bottom of groove structure 121 is excessively thin.Therefore this is practical new
The opening width and opening depth of groove structure 121 is rationally arranged in type embodiment, can both increase the second floating gate 132 and control gate
15 effective contact area, while the stability of groove structure 121 can also be taken into account, it avoids rupturing.
With continued reference to shown in Fig. 2, optionally, it is directed toward the direction of shallow trench isolation region 111 along active area 110, two neighboring the
The distance between two floating gates 132 are L1, wherein L1 >=10nm, L1 are smaller, and the second floating gate 132 is effectively contacted with control gate 15
Area is bigger, but L1 is too small, is easy to make the second floating gate 132 corresponding to two neighboring active area 110 to be connected.Therefore this is practical new
The size of the distance between second floating gate 132 L1 corresponding to two neighboring active area 110 is rationally arranged in type embodiment, both can be with
Increase effective contact area of the second floating gate 132 and control gate 15, while can also guarantee that memory works normally.
With continued reference to shown in Fig. 2, optionally, it is provided with and mixes between the underlay substrate 11 of active area 110 and the first floating gate 131
Diamicton 16 and tunneling oxide layer 17, doped layer 16 and tunneling oxide layer 17 can adjust the threshold voltage of storage unit in memory,
To avoid because memory cell size it is too small caused by short-channel effect, improve memory performance.
Optionally, the material of separation layer 12 includes silica material, on the one hand silica plays protection 131 He of the first floating gate
On the other hand the effect of second floating gate 132 avoids storage unit from generating leakage current.
Optionally, dielectric layer 14 includes the stepped construction of silica, silicon nitride and silicon oxide layer, for the second floating gate to be isolated
132 and control gate 15, wherein silicon nitride layer can capture charge to inhibit leakage current, silica, silicon nitride and silicon oxide layer
Stepped construction have higher critical electric field and lower defect concentration.
Optionally, the material of the first floating gate 131, the second floating gate 132 and control gate 15 is polysilicon.
Based on same inventive concept, the utility model embodiment additionally provides a kind of preparation method of memory, is used for
Any memory provided by the above embodiment is prepared, the explanation of same as the previously described embodiments or corresponding structure and term is herein
It repeats no more, Fig. 3 is a kind of flow diagram of the preparation method of memory provided by the embodiment of the utility model, such as Fig. 3 institute
Show, this method comprises the following steps:
Step 210 provides underlay substrate and forms multiple active areas and multiple shallow trench isolation regions on the underlay substrate,
The active area and shallow trench isolation region interval setting.
Step 220 fills separation layer in the shallow trench isolation region.
Step 230 prepares the first floating gate in the corresponding underlay substrate side of the active area.
Step 240 prepares groove structure in the separation layer.
Step 250 prepares the second floating gate on first floating gate and the groove structure inner wall surface, and described second is floating
Grid are disconnected in the basal surface position of the groove structure.
Step 260, the preparation media layer on second floating gate, the dielectric layer covering are exposed to outside second floating gate
The separation layer.
Step 270 prepares control gate on the dielectric layer.
The preparation method of memory provided by the embodiment of the utility model by preparing groove structure in separation layer, and
The second floating gate is prepared on the first floating gate of the corresponding underlay substrate side of active area and groove structure inner wall surface, to make
The effective contact area for obtaining floating gate and control gate increases, and then operation voltage needed for reduction control gate, reduces the function of memory
Consumption.
Fig. 4 is the flow diagram of the preparation method of another memory provided by the embodiment of the utility model, this is practical
New embodiment is on the basis of the technical solution that a upper embodiment provides, respectively to step 210, step 220, step 230
With the further refinement of step 240, details are not described herein for the explanation of same as the previously described embodiments or corresponding term.
Optionally, multiple active areas and multiple shallow trench isolation regions are formed on the underlay substrate, comprising:
The first bed course and the second bed course are successively made on underlay substrate.
Underlay substrate described in etched portions, first bed course and second bed course, form multiple shallow trench isolation regions,
Underlay substrate described in non-etched portions, first bed course and second bed course form multiple active areas.
Optionally, separation layer is filled in the shallow trench isolation region, comprising:
Separation layer is filled in the shallow trench isolation region.
The separation layer is ground using cmp technology, the separation layer and second mat surface
It flushes.
Optionally, the first floating gate is prepared in the corresponding underlay substrate side of the active area, comprising:
First bed course and second bed course are removed, the corresponding underlay substrate of the active area is exposed.
Doped layer is prepared in the upper surface of the corresponding underlay substrate of the active area using Plasma inpouring technology.
Tunnel oxide is prepared on the doped layer.
The first floating gate is prepared on the tunnel oxide.
Optionally, groove structure is prepared in the separation layer, comprising:
The separation layer is performed etching using dry etch process, prepares groove structure.
Based on above-mentioned refinement, as shown in figure 4, the preparation method of memory provided by the embodiment of the utility model, can wrap
Include following steps:
Step 301 provides underlay substrate and successively makes the first bed course and the second bed course on underlay substrate.
Underlay substrate described in step 302, etched portions, first bed course and second bed course are formed multiple shallow
Slot isolated area, underlay substrate, first bed course and second bed course described in non-etched portions form multiple active areas, institute
State active area and shallow trench isolation region interval setting.
Step 303 fills separation layer in the shallow trench isolation region.
Step 304 grinds the separation layer using cmp technology, the separation layer and described second
Mat surface flushes.
Step 305 removes first bed course and second bed course, exposes the corresponding substrate of the active area
Substrate.
Step 306 is prepared using Plasma inpouring technology in the upper surface of the corresponding underlay substrate of the active area
Doped layer.
Step 307 prepares tunnel oxide on the doped layer.
Step 308 prepares the first floating gate on the tunnel oxide.
Step 309 performs etching the separation layer using dry etch process, prepares groove structure.
Step 310 prepares the second floating gate on first floating gate and the groove structure inner wall surface, and described second is floating
Grid are disconnected in the basal surface position of the groove structure.
Step 311, the preparation media layer on second floating gate, the dielectric layer covering are exposed to outside second floating gate
The separation layer.
Step 312 prepares control gate on the dielectric layer.
Fig. 5-Figure 13 is the schematic diagram of each step of preparation method of memory provided by the embodiment of the utility model, reference
Shown in Fig. 5-Figure 13, underlay substrate 11 is provided and successively makes the first bed course 21 and the second bed course 22 on underlay substrate 11, it can
Choosing, underlay substrate 11 be silicon materials, the first bed course 21 be silicon oxide layer, silicon oxide layer with a thickness of D5, the second bed course 22 is
Silicon nitride layer, silicon nitride layer with a thickness of D6, wherein 5nm≤D5≤15nm, 50nm≤D6≤200nm.
Etched portions underlay substrate 11, the first bed course 21 and the second bed course 22, form multiple shallow trench isolation regions 111, not
Etched portions underlay substrate 11, the first bed course 21 and the second bed course 22 form multiple active areas 110, active area 110 and shallow slot
The interval of isolated area 111 setting, wherein can be using photoetching technique to section substrate substrate 11, the first bed course 21 and the second pad
Layer 22 performs etching.
Separation layer 12 is filled in shallow trench isolation region 111, separation layer 12 is ground using cmp technology (CMP)
Mill, so that separation layer 12 is flushed with 22 surface of the second bed course.
The first bed course 21 and the second bed course 22 are removed, the corresponding underlay substrate 11 of active area 110 is exposed, wherein can be with
Using the first bed course 21 and second bed course 22 of wet etching technique removal active area 110.
Doped layer 16 is prepared in the upper surface of the corresponding underlay substrate 11 of active area 110 using Plasma inpouring technology,
Tunnel oxide 17 is prepared on doped layer 16, wherein Plasma inpouring technology can be used to the corresponding substrate base of active area 110
Storage unit threshold voltage infusion (cell VT implant) is injected in the upper surface of plate 11, to form doped layer 16, and uses
The method of boiler tube growth, prepares tunnel oxide 17 on doped layer 16.
The first floating gate 131 is prepared on tunnel oxide 17, wherein can be using the method for boiler tube growth in tunnel oxide
Layer 17 on prepare the first floating gate 131, and can be used cmp technology (CMP) make 131 upper surface of the first floating gate with every
12 upper surface of absciss layer is concordant.Optionally, the first floating gate 131 with a thickness of D1, wherein 100nm≤D1≤200nm.
Separation layer 12 is performed etching using dry etch process, groove structure 121 is prepared, using dry etch process energy
It is enough so that the side wall of the first floating gate 131 and active area 110 there are separation layers 12, to play the work of the first floating gate 131 of protection
With, and storage unit is avoided to generate leakage current.
The second floating gate 132 is prepared in 121 inner wall surface of the first floating gate 131 and groove structure, the second floating gate 132 is in groove
The basal surface position of structure 121 disconnects, wherein can be using the method for boiler tube growth in the first floating gate 131 and groove structure
The second floating gate of flood 132 is prepared in 121 inner wall surfaces, it is then corresponding using photoetching process removal 111 part of shallow trench isolation region
The second floating gate of part 132.Optionally, the distance between second floating gate 132 corresponding to two neighboring active area 110 is L1,
In, L1 >=10nm.
The preparation media layer 14 on the second floating gate 132, dielectric layer 14 cover the separation layer being exposed to outside the second floating gate 132
12, for the second floating gate 132 and control layer 15 to be isolated, wherein the method for boiler tube growth table on the second floating gate 132 can be used
12 upper surface preparation media layer 14 of face and separation layer.Optionally, dielectric layer 14 includes the layer of silica, silicon nitride and silicon oxide layer
Stack structure, wherein the thickness of silicon oxide layer and silicon nitride layer is respectively 1nm-10nm.
Control gate 15 is prepared on dielectric layer 14, wherein can prepare on dielectric layer 14 using the method for boiler tube growth
Control gate 15.Optionally, control gate 15 with a thickness of D7, wherein 100nm≤D7≤200nm.
Optionally, the material of the first floating gate 131, the second floating gate 132 and control gate 15 is polysilicon.
The preparation method of memory provided by the embodiment of the utility model by preparing groove structure in separation layer, and
The second floating gate is prepared on the first floating gate of the corresponding underlay substrate side of active area and groove structure inner wall surface, to make
The effective contact area for obtaining floating gate and control gate increases, and then operation voltage needed for reduction control gate, reduces the function of memory
Consumption.
Note that above are only the preferred embodiment and institute's application technology principle of the utility model.Those skilled in the art's meeting
Understand, the utility model is not limited to specific embodiment described here, is able to carry out for a person skilled in the art various bright
Aobvious variation, readjustment and substitution is without departing from the protection scope of the utility model.Therefore, although passing through above embodiments
The utility model is described in further detail, but the utility model is not limited only to above embodiments, is not departing from
It can also include more other equivalent embodiments in the case that the utility model is conceived, and the scope of the utility model is by appended
Scope of the claims determine.