JP7247355B2 - 屈曲裏側ワード線を有する3次元メモリデバイスを形成するための方法 - Google Patents
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Description
101 3Dメモリデバイス
102 基板
103 基板
104 半導体層
106 パッド層
108 メモリスタック
110 導電層
112 誘電体層
114 端
116 端
118 端
120 端
122 第1の側方部分
124 第2の側方部分
126 垂直部分
128 ワード線コンタクト
130 NANDメモリストリング
132 半導体チャネル
134 メモリ膜
136 半導体プラグ
138 チャネルプラグ
140 NANDメモリストリング
142 半導体チャネル
144 メモリ膜
146 半導体プラグ
148 チャネルプラグ
202 基板
204 パッド層
206 ノッチ
208 ノッチ
210 ノッチ犠牲層
214 半導体層
218 導電層/犠牲層
220 誘電体層
222 凹部
224 凹部
226 エッチストップ層
228 ワード線コンタクト
230 スリット開口
232 導電層
236 ワード線コンタクト
Claims (20)
- 基板の少なくとも1つの端にノッチを形成するステップと、
前記基板より上にあり、かつ前記基板の前記少なくとも1つの端を越えて側方に延びる半導体層を形成して前記ノッチを覆うステップと、
前記半導体層の表側および前記少なくとも1つの端に沿って、ならびに前記半導体層の裏面、前記ノッチの側面および下面に沿って複数の交互積層された導電層および誘電体層を形成するステップと、
前記基板の一部分を除去して、前記半導体層より下で前記交互積層された導電層および誘電体層を露出させるステップと
を含む、3次元(3D)メモリデバイスを形成するための方法。 - 前記ノッチを形成するステップが、前記基板の両端にそれぞれ2つのノッチを形成することを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記ノッチの深さが、前記導電層および前記誘電体層の合成厚の2倍より大きい、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記半導体層を形成するステップが、
前記ノッチをノッチ犠牲層で充填することと、
前記基板および前記ノッチ犠牲層より上に前記半導体層を堆積することと、
前記ノッチにおける前記ノッチ犠牲層を除去することとを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。 - 前記半導体層の厚さが1μm以下である、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記半導体層がポリシリコンを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記複数の交互積層された導電層および誘電体層を形成するステップが、原子層堆積(ALD)を使用して前記複数の導電層および誘電体層を交互に堆積することを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記導電層の各々がドープポリシリコンを含み、前記誘電体層の各々が酸化シリコンを含む、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 前記複数の交互積層された導電層および誘電体層を形成するステップが、
ALDを使用して複数の犠牲層および前記誘電体層を交互に堆積することと、
前記犠牲層を前記導電層と置き換えることとを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。 - 前記犠牲層の各々が窒化シリコンを含み、前記誘電体層の各々が酸化シリコンを含み、前記導電層の各々が金属を含む、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記基板の前記一部分を除去するステップが、
前記交互積層された導電層および誘電体層の上方にエッチストップ層を堆積することと、
前記エッチストップ層によって停止されるまで前記基板を薄化することとを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。 - 前記エッチストップ層がポリシリコンを含む、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記ノッチの前記下面および前記側面の一部分が除去されるように前記基板の前記一部分が除去される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 基板の少なくとも1つの端にノッチを形成するステップと、
前記基板より上にあり、かつ前記基板の前記少なくとも1つの端を越えて側方に延びる半導体層を形成して前記ノッチを覆うステップと、
前記半導体層の表側および前記少なくとも1つの端に沿って、ならびに前記半導体層の裏面、前記ノッチの側面および下面に沿って複数の犠牲層および誘電体層を交互に堆積するステップと、
前記基板の一部分を除去して、前記半導体層より下で前記交互積層された犠牲層および誘電体層を露出させるステップと、
前記犠牲層を複数の導電層と置き換えるステップと
を含む、3次元(3D)メモリデバイスを形成するための方法。 - 前記複数の犠牲層および誘電体層が、原子層堆積(ALD)を使用して交互に堆積される、請求項14に記載の方法。
- 前記犠牲層の各々が窒化シリコンを含み、前記誘電体層の各々が酸化シリコンを含み、前記導電層の各々が金属を含む、請求項14に記載の方法。
- 前記基板の前記一部分を除去するステップが、
前記交互積層された犠牲層および誘電体層の上方にエッチストップ層を堆積することと、
前記エッチストップ層によって停止されるまで前記基板を薄化することとを含む、請求項14に記載の方法。 - 基板の少なくとも1つの端にノッチを形成するステップと、
前記基板より上にあり、かつ前記基板の前記少なくとも1つの端を越えて側方に延びる半導体層を形成して前記ノッチを覆うステップと、
前記半導体層の表側および前記少なくとも1つの端に沿って、ならびに前記半導体層の裏面、前記ノッチの側面および下面に沿って複数の導電層および誘電体層を交互に堆積するステップと、
前記基板の一部分を除去して、前記半導体層より下で前記交互積層された導電層および誘電体層を露出させるステップと
を含む、3次元(3D)メモリデバイスを形成するための方法。 - 前記複数の導電層および誘電体層が、原子層堆積(ALD)を使用して交互に堆積される、請求項18に記載の方法。
- 前記導電層の各々がドープポリシリコンを含み、前記誘電体層の各々が酸化シリコンを含む、請求項18に記載の方法。
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