JP2007527610A - 電気試験データに基づいてゲート絶縁層の特性および特徴を制御するための方法、これを実施するためのシステム - Google Patents
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- 少なくとも1つの半導体デバイスに少なくとも1つの電気試験を実施するステップと、
以降形成する半導体デバイスに少なくとも1つのゲート絶縁層(16)を形成するために実施する少なくとも1つのプロセス操作の少なくとも1つのパラメータを、前記少なくとも1つの電気試験から得られた電気データ(46)に基づいて決定するステップと、
決定された前記少なくとも1つのパラメータを含む前記少なくとも1つのプロセス操作を実施して、前記以降形成する半導体デバイスに前記少なくとも1つのゲート絶縁層(16)を形成するステップとを有する方法。 - 前記半導体デバイスは、フラッシュメモリデバイス、特定用途向け集積回路およびマイクロプロセッサの少なくとも1つである請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記少なくとも1つの半導体デバイスに前記少なくとも1つの電気試験を実施するステップは、降伏電圧、スレッショルド電圧、静電荷、界面電荷、トラップ電荷、表面電荷、書込みサイクルタイムおよび消去サイクルタイムの少なくとも1つを決定するために、前記少なくとも1つの半導体デバイスに前記少なくとも1つの電気試験を実施するステップを有する請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記半導体デバイスは、ゲート絶縁層(16)と、前記ゲート絶縁層(16)の上部に配置されたゲート電極(33)とを有するトランジスタ(32)を少なくとも1つ有する請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記半導体デバイスは、ゲート絶縁層(16)、前記ゲート絶縁層(16)の上部に配置されたフローティングゲート層(18)、前記フローティングゲート層(18)の上部に配置された中間絶縁層(20)、および前記中間絶縁層(20)の上部に配置された制御ゲート層(22)を有するメモリデバイス(10)を有する請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記少なくとも1つのプロセス操作は、堆積プロセスおよび熱成長プロセスの少なくとも1つを含む請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記少なくとも1つのパラメータは、温度、圧力、時間、プロセスガス流量、プロセスガス組成、液体流量、液体組成、およびパワーレベル設定の少なくとも1つを含む請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記ゲート絶縁層(16)は二酸化シリコンおよび窒化シリコンの少なくとも一方を含む請求項1に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも1つのメモリデバイス(10)に少なくとも1つの電気試験を実施して、前記メモリデバイス(10に)実行する書込みサイクルの時間を決定するステップと、
以後形成するメモリデバイス(10)に少なくとも1つのゲート絶縁層(16)を形成するために実施する少なくとも1つのプロセス操作の少なくとも1つのパラメータを、決定された前記書込みサイクルの時間に基づいて決定するステップと、
決定された前記少なくとも1つのパラメータを含む前記少なくとも1つのプロセス操作を実施して、前記以降形成するメモリデバイスに前記少なくとも1つのゲート絶縁層(16)を形成するステップとを有する方法。 - 少なくとも1つのメモリデバイス(10)に少なくとも1つの電気試験を実施して、前記メモリデバイス(10)に実行する消去サイクルの時間を決定するステップと、
以後形成するメモリデバイス(10)に少なくとも1つのゲート絶縁層(16)を形成するために実施する少なくとも1つのプロセス操作の少なくとも1つのパラメータを、決定された前記消去サイクルの時間に基づいて決定するステップと、
決定された前記少なくとも1つのパラメータを含む前記少なくとも1つのプロセス操作を実施して、前記以降形成するメモリデバイス(10)に前記少なくとも1つのゲート絶縁層(16)を形成するステップとを有する方法。
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