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Abstract
【解決手段】メモリセルMC1に備わる電荷保持用絶縁膜4を、半導体基板1のチャネル領域側から、ボトム絶縁膜4a、金属酸化膜からなる電荷蓄積膜4c、およびトップ絶縁膜4eが順次形成された積層膜によって構成し、さらに、ボトム絶縁膜4aに対してプラズマ窒化処理を行うことにより、ボトム絶縁膜4a中の上面側に、ピーク値を有して窒素濃度が1原子%以上の窒化領域4bを形成し、その窒化領域4bの厚さを0.5nm以上、1.5nm以下、窒素濃度のピーク値を5原子%以上、40原子%以下、窒素濃度のピーク値の位置をボトム絶縁膜4aの上面から2nm以内とすることにより、ボトム絶縁膜4aと電荷蓄積層4cとの相互反応を抑制する。
【選択図】図2
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2 pウェル
3s ソース領域
3d ドレイン領域
4 電荷保持用絶縁膜
4a ボトム絶縁膜(第1絶縁膜)
4b 窒化領域
4c 電荷蓄積膜
4d 窒化領域
4e トップ絶縁膜(第2絶縁膜)
5 メモリゲート電極
6 側壁膜
7 層間絶縁膜
11 半導体基板
12ad,12as,12b 半導体領域
13 シリサイド層
14 ゲート絶縁膜
15 半導体領域
16 電荷保持用絶縁膜
16a ボトム絶縁膜
16c 電荷蓄積膜
16e トップ絶縁膜
17 半導体領域
18 層間絶縁膜
19 コンタクトホール
20 プラグ
BL ビット線
CG 選択ゲート電極
Drm ドレイン
M1 配線
MC1 メモリセル
MG メモリゲート電極
Srm ソース領域
WL ワード線
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- 半導体基板と、前記半導体基板上に形成された第1絶縁膜と、前記第1絶縁膜上に形成された電荷蓄積膜と、前記電荷蓄積膜上に形成された第2絶縁膜と、前記第2絶縁膜上に形成されたゲート電極とを備えるメモリセルを有し、前記電荷蓄積膜が金属酸化膜により構成される不揮発性半導体記憶装置であって、
前記第1絶縁膜中の前記電荷蓄積膜側に、ピーク値を有して窒素濃度が1原子%以上の窒化領域が形成されており、前記窒化領域の厚さが0.5nm以上、1.5nm以下であることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置。 - 請求項1記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置において、前記第1絶縁膜中の前記窒素濃度のピーク値は5原子%以上、40原子%以下であることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置。
- 請求項1記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置において、前記第1絶縁膜中の前記窒素濃度のピーク値は、前記第1絶縁膜と前記電荷蓄積膜との界面から2nm以内の領域に位置していることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置。
- 請求項1記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置において、前記電荷蓄積膜の物理的膜厚は20nm以下であることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置。
- 請求項1記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置において、前記第1絶縁膜は酸化シリコン膜または酸窒化シリコン膜であることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置。
- 請求項1記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置において、前記第2絶縁膜は酸化シリコン膜であることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置。
- 請求項1記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置において、前記第1絶縁膜の物理的膜厚は2.5nm以上、6nm以下であり、かつ前記第2絶縁膜の物理的膜厚は4nm以上、6nm以下であることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置。
- 請求項1記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置において、前記電荷蓄積膜は酸化ハフニウム膜であることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置。
- 請求項1記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置において、前記電荷蓄積膜中の前記第2絶縁膜側に、ピーク値を有して窒素濃度が1原子%以上の窒化領域が形成されていることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置。
- 請求項9記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置において、前記電荷蓄積膜中の前記窒素濃度のピーク値は5原子%以上、40原子%以下であることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置。
- (a)半導体基板上に第1絶縁膜を形成する工程と、
(b)前記第1絶縁膜に対してプラズマ窒化処理を行い、前記第1絶縁膜中の上面側に、ピーク値を有して窒素濃度が1原子%以上の窒化領域を形成する工程と、
(c)前記第1絶縁膜上に金属酸化膜からなる電荷蓄積膜を形成する工程と、
(d)前記電荷蓄積膜上に第2絶縁膜を形成する工程と、
(e)前記第2絶縁膜上にゲート電極を形成する工程とを含み、
前記窒化領域の厚さが0.5nm以上、1.5nm以下であることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法。 - 請求項11記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、前記(b)工程の前記プラズマ窒化処理の処理時間は30秒以上であることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 請求項11記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、前記第1絶縁膜中の前記窒素濃度のピーク値は5原子%以上、40原子%以下であることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 請求項11記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、前記窒素濃度のピーク値は前記第1絶縁膜と前記電荷蓄積膜との界面から2nm以内の領域に位置していることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 請求項11記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、前記電荷蓄積膜の物理的膜厚は20nm以下であることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 請求項11記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、前記電荷蓄積膜は、ALCVD法により形成されることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 請求項11記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、前記(c)工程と前記(d)工程との間に、
(f)前記電荷蓄積膜に対してプラズマ窒化処理を行い、前記電荷蓄積膜中の上面側に、ピーク値を有して窒素濃度が1原子%以上の窒化領域を形成する工程、
をさらに含むことを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法。 - 請求項17記載の不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、前記電荷蓄積膜中の前記窒素濃度のピーク値は5原子%以上、40原子%以下であることを特徴とする不揮発性半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
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