JP4460363B2 - 半導体装置及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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Description
図1に示すように、先ず、半導体基板1の表面に、公知の技術で絶縁膜2、高融点金属膜3を形成する。例えば、半導体基板1として、厚み750μm、直径約200mm(8インチ)のSi基板1を用意し、市販のCVD装置を用いてシリコン酸化膜2(絶縁膜2)を1μm、Pt膜3(高融点金属膜3)を300nm堆積する(図1(a))。
(化1)
N2O → N・+ NO・
(化2)
2N・ → N2
次に、本発明方法の第2実施形態について、図2を参照して説明する。
次に、本発明方法の第3実施形態について、図3を参照して説明する。
次に、上記第1乃至第3実施形態で説明した本発明方法を用いて作製されたPCMO膜を備えた半導体装置について、簡単に説明する。
2、12、22: 絶縁膜
3、13、23: 高融点金属膜
4、14、24: PCMO膜(可変抵抗膜)
5、15、25: 酸素欠損欠陥を補修したPCMO膜
16: 酸素欠損欠陥を内在したPCMO膜
27: プラズマダメージ層
30: RRAM素子(PCMO膜)
31: 選択トランジスタ
32: メモリセル
33: メモリセルアレイ
34: ビット線選択トランジスタ
35: ワード線ドライバ
WL: ワード線
BL: ビット線
SL: 共通ソース
Claims (9)
- 電気的ストレスの印加により電気抵抗が変化するPrxCa1−xMnO3膜からなる可変抵抗膜を備えた半導体装置の製造方法において、
前記可変抵抗膜を成膜する成膜工程と、N2OまたはNOガスの単一ガス或いは前記単一ガスを含むO2、H2O、N2、Ar、或いはHeの希釈ガスで希釈された混合ガス雰囲気中で、かつ、400℃以上800℃以下の温度範囲で、前記可変抵抗膜を熱処理することにより前記可変抵抗膜の酸素欠損欠陥位置に一酸化窒素を挿入する熱処理工程を有することを特徴とする半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記熱処理工程において、電気抵抗加熱炉、ランプ光源加熱装置、ラジカル酸化装置の内の少なくとも何れか一つの処理システムを使用して熱処理することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記成膜工程において、前記可変抵抗膜を、CVD法、PVD法、スピンコート法の何れか1つを用いて、アモルファス状態または微結晶状態で成膜することを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記成膜工程の後、前記熱処理工程の前に、非酸化性雰囲気で前記可変抵抗膜を熱処理する非酸化性熱処理工程を更に有することを特徴とする請求項1〜3の何れか一項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記非酸化性雰囲気は、N2、Ar、He、H2、NH3の内の少なくとも1種類のガス種を用いて実現することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記非酸化性熱処理工程と、前記熱処理工程とを連続して処理することを特徴とする請求項4又は5に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記成膜工程の後、前記熱処理工程の前に、前記可変抵抗膜の表面をプラズマ処理する表面処理工程を更に有することを特徴とする請求項1〜3の何れか一項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記表面処理工程において、H2、He、N2、O2、Ar、NH3、N2O、NO、O3、H2O、NO2の内の少なくとも1種類のガスから派生したイオン、または、ラジカルから成るプラズマを使用することを特徴とする請求項7に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
- 請求項1〜8の何れか1項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法を用いて作製された電気的ストレスの印加により電気抵抗が変化するPrxCa1−xMnO3膜からなる可変抵抗膜を備えた半導体装置であって、
前記可変抵抗膜は、微結晶と結晶が混在する状態であることを特徴とする半導体装置。
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