JP6422430B2 - 非平面メモリデバイス及び半導体デバイスを製造する方法 - Google Patents
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本出願は、35U.S.C119(e)に基づいて2009年4月24日に出願された米国仮特許出願第61/172,320号の優先権の利益を主張して2010年4月26日に出願された同時継続米国出願第12/767,105号の一部継続出願であり、その両出願とも引用することにより本明細書に援用されるものとする。
<要旨>
<多層電荷蓄積構造>
<酸化物で分離する多層電荷蓄積構造>
<製造技術>
(i)電荷のトンネル現象の確率を低減する中間酸化物層を用いて、窒化物層を複数の膜又は層に分割するとともに、各層にわたる酸素、窒素及びシリコンのプロファイルを調整することにより、当該構造を用いたメモリデバイスのデータ保持性能を強化する能力、
(ii)データ保持性能を損なうことなくメモリデバイスの速度を強化する能力、
(iii)少なくとも約125℃で、本発明の実施形態のONO構造を用いるメモリデバイスに対するデータ保持性能及び速度の仕様を満足し又は上回る能力、及び
(iv)過酷な100,000サイクル以上のプログラム消去サイクルへの耐久性。
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- 基板表面に形成される第1の拡散領域から前記基板表面の上に形成される第2の拡散領域まで延びる、半導体材料の薄い突起から形成される垂直チャネルと、
前記垂直チャネルに当接するトンネル酸化物と、
前記トンネル酸化物に当接する分割電荷トラップ領域とを備える、非平面メモリデバイスであり、
前記垂直チャネルは、前記第1の拡散領域を第2の拡散領域へ電気的に接続し、
前記分割電荷トラップ領域は、前記トンネル酸化物により近い酸素リッチな窒化物を含む第1の電荷トラップ層と、シリコンリッチで酸素リーンな窒化物を含み、前記第1の電荷トラップ層を覆う第2の電荷トラップ層とを備え、
第2の電荷トラップ層は、分割電荷トラップ領域に分布する電荷トラップの大部分を備え、
前記第1の電荷トラップ層は、酸化物を含む薄い反トンネル層によって前記第2の電荷トラップ層から分離される、非平面メモリデバイス。 - 請求項1に記載の非平面状メモリデバイスであり、前記垂直チャネルはシリコンを含む、非平面状メモリデバイス。
- 請求項1に記載の非平面状メモリデバイスであり、前記非平面状メモリデバイスは前記分割電荷トラップ領域に当接する高誘電率誘電体阻止層を更に備える、非平面状メモリデバイス。
- 半導体デバイスを製造する方法であり、前記方法は、
基板の表面を覆う半導体材料の薄膜から、メモリデバイスのソース及びドレインを接続するチャネルを形成するステップ、
前記チャネルを覆うトンネル酸化物を形成するステップ、及び
前記トンネル酸化物を覆い酸素リッチな窒化物を含む下部電荷トラップ層と、前記トンネル酸化物の下部電荷トラップ層を覆う酸化物を含む薄い反トンネル層と、前記薄い反トンネル層を覆うシリコンリッチで酸素リーンな窒化物を含む上部電荷トラップ層とを備える分割電荷トラップ領域を、前記トンネル酸化物上に形成するステップを含み、
前記上部電荷トラップ層は分割電荷トラップ領域に分布する電荷トラップの大部分を含む、方法。 - 請求項4に記載の方法であり、前記チャネルを形成するステップが、前記基板の表面を覆う半導体材料の薄膜から、ソース及びドレインを接続するとともに前記基板の表面上に隆起するチャネルを形成するステップを含む、方法。
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