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12 STI領域
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16 ONO膜
18 拡散領域
20 ワードライン
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- 半導体基板に第1方向に延伸するSTI領域を形成する工程と、
前記半導体基板上に前記第1方向に交差する方向である第2方向に延伸するマスク層を形成する工程と、
前記STI領域と前記マスク層とをマスクに、前記半導体基板に凹部を形成する工程と、
前記凹部の内面を覆う電荷蓄積層を形成する工程と、
前記凹部と前記マスク層の側面上とに導電層を形成する工程と、
前記導電層を全面エッチングして、前記第1方向で対向する前記凹部の側面上に、前記導電層からなり、互いに分離して前記第2方向に延伸するワードラインを形成する工程と、を有し、
前記マスク層を形成する工程は、前記凹部の深さより大きい膜厚の前記マスク層を形成する工程であることを特徴とする半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記凹部を形成する工程は、前記第2方向での前記凹部間の前記STI領域に、前記電荷蓄積層の膜厚より大きい深さの窪み部を形成する工程を含む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。
- 前記ワードラインの上面が露出するまで、前記マスク層を研磨する工程を有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。
- 前記導電層を形成する工程は、前記半導体基板上に前記導電層を全面堆積する工程を含み、
前記ワードラインを形成する工程は、前記導電層の膜厚と同等量の前記導電層をエッチングする第1のエッチング工程と、前記凹部の深さと同等量の前記導電層をエッチングする第2のエッチング工程と、を含むことを特徴とする請求項1〜3のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記凹部の底面の前記半導体基板内に第1拡散領域を形成する工程と、
前記凹部の上部両側の前記半導体基板内に第2拡散領域を形成する工程と、を有することを特徴とする請求項1〜4のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。 - 行列状に凹部が設けられた半導体基板と、
第2方向での前記凹部間の前記半導体基板に設けられ、前記第2方向に交差する方向である第1方向に延伸するSTI領域と、
前記凹部の内面を覆う電荷蓄積層と、
前記第1方向で対向する前記凹部の側面上に、互いに分離し、前記第2方向に延伸するワードラインと、を具備し、
前記ワードラインの上面は前記半導体基板の上面より突出していることを特徴とする半導体装置。 - 前記第1方向における前記ワードラインの上部の幅と下部の幅とは同じ大きさであることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記ワードライン下であって、前記第2方向での前記凹部間の前記STI領域に窪み部が設けられ、
前記STI領域に形成された前記電荷蓄積層は前記窪み部に埋め込まれるように形成されていることを特徴とする請求項6又は7に記載の半導体装置。
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