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- the present invention relates to a storage element using a variable resistance material whose resistance value increases Z decreases according to a predetermined pulse voltage.
- nonvolatile memory elements for storing data such as images
- demands for reduction, faster writing Z reading time and longer life S are increasing more and more.
- a floating gate is provided at the gate of a semiconductor transistor, and a mechanism for injecting electrons into the floating gate is used.
- a flash memory that realizes non-volatility has been put to practical use, and has been widely used as an external storage element of digital cameras and personal computers.
- Patent Document 1 US Patent No. 6,204,139
- Patent Document 2 US Patent No. 6,473,332
- Patent Document 3 US Patent No. 6,583,003
- Patent Document 4 JP 2004-272975 A
- flash memories have many problems, such as high writing power, long writing time, short rewriting life, and difficulty in increasing the capacity (miniaturization of elements). Therefore, semiconductor memory (FeRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory)) using ferroelectric material, TMR, semiconductor memory (MRAM (Magnetoresistive) using materials New nonvolatile memory elements such as a random access memory (SRAM)) and a semiconductor memory using a phase change material (OUM (Ovonic unified memory)) have been actively developed. However, it is difficult to reduce the size of these storage elements for FeRAM, and it is difficult to write them for MRAM. However, there are problems such as high embedded power and short rewriting life for OUM. At present, there is no storage element that satisfies all demands for nonvolatile solid-state storage elements.
- the memory element according to the present invention uses a material (variable resistance material) whose resistance value changes according to an applied electric pulse.
- This storage element includes a transistor, a protective insulating film, a conductive film, a variable resistance film, an electrode, and a contact plug.
- the transistor is formed on a semiconductor substrate and has a source, a drain, and a gate.
- the protective insulating film is formed on the transistor.
- the conductor film is formed on the protective insulating film.
- the variable resistance film is formed continuously on the conductive film and is made of a variable resistance material.
- the electrode is formed on the variable resistance film.
- the contact plug electrically connects one of the drain and the source of the transistor to the conductive film.
- the resistance value of a region (variable resistance portion) of the variable resistance film that exists immediately below the electrode changes. That is, the variable resistance section has a plurality of resistance states. If a numerical value is associated with each of the plurality of resistance states, one-bit or multi-bit information can be stored. Further, since the transistor serves as a switch, it can be used as a memory cell.
- the conductive film has a size capable of electrically connecting a portion of the variable resistance film located immediately below the electrode to a contact plug.
- variable resistance material is a perovskite structure oxidized material.
- the oxidized product having a perovskite structure is a giant magnetoresistive material.
- the oxidized product having a perovskite structure is a high-temperature superconducting material.
- variable resistance material is an ilmenite-structured oxidized material.
- the ilmenite-structured oxide is a nonlinear optical material.
- the conductive film is made of Pt, Ag, Au, Ir, Ru, Ti, Ta, Al, Cu, RuO, RuO, SrRuO.
- It is composed of one of TaSiN and MoN, or a mixture thereof.
- the electrode is any one of Cu, Al, Ag, Pt, Au, Ir, Ru, Os, Ti, and Ta. One or a mixture thereof.
- variable resistance material is an oxide having a spinel structure.
- variable resistance material has a spinel structure
- the film can be formed at a lower temperature than a material having a perovskite structure. Therefore, the consistency with the semiconductor process is improved.
- the above-mentioned storage element has a problem in that the conventional memory has a high write power, a long write time, a short rewrite life, and a difficulty in increasing the capacity (miniaturization of the element). All the problems of the storage element can be solved, and the memory element can be manufactured and realized stably at low cost and with high yield.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a structure of a storage element according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a view for explaining characteristics of the variable resistance film shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing a relationship between a resistance value R of the variable resistance section and a pulse voltage applied to the variable resistance section.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an equivalent circuit of the storage element shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a resistance change of a variable resistance unit in a storage mode and a reset mode.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing a relationship between a resistance value R of a variable resistance section and an output voltage Vout in a reproduction mode.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining characteristics of a variable resistance film having characteristics opposite to those of the variable resistance film shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 1 shows the structure of the storage element 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- a drain region 102a and a source region 102b are formed on a semiconductor substrate 101, and a gate 104 is formed via a gate oxide film 103.
- a transistor T1 is formed.
- This transistor T1 is covered with a protective insulating film 105.
- a conductive film 107 is formed on the protective insulating film 105.
- a variable resistance film 108 is formed on the conductive film 107 by a sputtering method.
- the conductive film 107 and the source region 102b are connected by a contact plug 106.
- An electrode 109 is formed on the variable resistance film 108.
- one storage element 1 is configured.
- variable resistance film 10 When a predetermined pulse voltage is applied between the electrode 109 and the conductive film 107, the variable resistance film 10 The resistance value of the region (variable resistance portion 108a) located immediately below the electrode 109 in 8 increases Z decreases.
- This storage element 1 stores 1-bit or multi-bit information (bit data) using the resistance change of the variable resistance section 108a.
- the gate 104 When bit data is stored in the storage element 1, the gate 104 is activated (the potential of the gate line 104 is set to a predetermined potential) and a pulse voltage corresponding to the bit data is applied to the drain region 102a. Then, the potential of the electrode 109 is dropped to the ground. The pulse voltage applied to the drain region 102a is transmitted to the conductive film 107 through the source region 102b and the contact plug 106, and an electric field is generated between the electrode 109 and the conductive film 107. Thereby, the resistance value of the variable resistance part 108a increases Z decreases.
- the gate 104 When reading information stored in the storage element 1, the gate 104 is activated and a reproduction voltage is applied to the electrode 109.
- the reproduction voltage is a DC voltage having a voltage whose absolute value (amplitude) is smaller than the voltage of the pulse voltage.
- the reproduction voltage applied to the electrode 109 is transmitted to the variable resistor section 108a, and an output current corresponding to the resistance value of the variable resistor section 108a is output through the variable resistor section 108a, the contact plug 106, the source region 102b, and the drain region 102a. It is output from.
- the thickness of the protective insulating film 105 may be such that the gate 104 and the conductive film 107 are not electrically connected.
- the width of the conductive film 107 may be at least a width that can electrically connect the contact plug 106 and the electrode 109.
- the electrode 109 may be formed in an area which fits into the width of the conductive film 107. By doing so, an electric field can be generated between the conductive film 107 and the electrode 109.
- the storage element 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a width per storage element of 0.
- the thickness of the variable resistance film 108 is set to 0 .: L m, the thickness of the protective insulating film 105 is set to 0.4 ⁇ m, and the width of the electrode 109 is set to 0.09 ⁇ m.
- the width of the conductive film 107 is set to 0.22 m, which is the same as the width of the storage element.
- a CMR material made of Pr Ca MnO (PCMO) is used as the variable resistance film 108.
- the substrate 101 is made of Si
- the gate oxide film 103 is made of SiO
- the gate 104 is made of poly-Si
- the contact plug 106 is made of W (tan).
- variable resistance film 108 shown in FIG. 1
- a lower electrode 202 is formed on a substrate 201, and as shown in FIG.
- the variable resistance film 108 is formed, the upper electrode 203 is formed on the variable resistance film 108, and the upper electrode 202 and the lower electrode 203 are connected to the power supply 204.
- two types of pulse voltages (+ polarity pulse, polarity pulse) were applied to the variable resistance film 108 by the power supply 204.
- the positive polarity pulse is a pulse voltage in which the upper electrode 203 (electrode 109) has a positive polarity with respect to the lower electrode 202 (conductive film 107), and the polarity pulse is that the upper electrode 203 has a polarity with respect to the lower electrode 202. It is a pulse voltage.
- the positive polarity pulse has a pulse width of lOnsec and the voltage is +4 V, and the positive polarity pulse has a pulse width of 1 Onsec and a voltage of 4 V.
- the substrate 201 is made of Si
- the lower electrode 202 is made of Pt
- the upper electrode 203 is made of Ag.
- variable resistance film 108 As shown in FIG. 2A, when a + polarity pulse is applied 10 times from the upper electrode 203 to the surface of the variable resistance film 108, a region of the variable resistance film 108 that exists immediately below the upper electrode 203 (variable resistance portion).
- the resistance R of 108a) changed as shown in FIG. 2 (C).
- the resistance value R of the variable resistance film 108 (variable resistance portion 108a) used in the present embodiment depends on the number of times (number of pulses) the + polarity pulse is applied to the film surface (upper electrode 203 side). At the 10th pulse, the initial value of 0.1 Ik ⁇ force also increased to 9 k ⁇ .
- the + polarity pulse (from the upper electrode 203) to the surface of the variable resistance film 108 from the lower electrode 202 as shown in FIG.
- the resistance of the variable resistor 108a changed as shown in Fig. 2 (C).
- the resistance value R of the variable resistance film 108 (variable resistance portion 108a) used in the present embodiment depends on the number of times (number of pulses) the polarity pulse is applied to the film surface (upper electrode 203 side).
- the 9 k ⁇ force also returned to the initial value of 0.1 lk Q.
- the rate of change in resistance in the variable resistance section 108a increases, so that the resistance value R can be greatly increased and Z can be reduced with a small number of pulses. It is.
- variable resistance film 108 also has a characteristic that when the absolute value (amplitude) of the applied voltage is equal to or lower than a predetermined level, the resistance value R of the variable resistance section 108a does not change. Therefore, it is possible to measure the resistance value R of the variable resistance unit 108a by applying a voltage equal to or lower than a predetermined level to the variable resistance unit 108a.
- the resistance value R of the variable resistance section 108a changes regularly in accordance with the polarity of the applied pulse voltage (pulse polarity) and the number of times the pulse voltage is applied (number of pulses). Therefore, by assigning a specific numerical value to each of the different resistance values, it is possible to write binary or multi-value information (bit data) to the variable resistance section 108a. For example, by assigning a numerical value “0” to 0.1 and assigning a numerical value “1” to 9k Q, binary information can be written.
- FIGS. 2 (D) and 2 (E) the notation in the circuit diagram of the variable resistor section 108a having the above-described characteristics is defined as FIGS. 2 (D) and 2 (E). That is, when a positive polarity pulse voltage is applied to the tip of the arrow of the symbol as shown in FIG. 2 (D), the resistance value R of the variable resistor section 108a increases, and as shown in FIG. If it is defined that the resistance value R of the variable resistor section 108a decreases when a unipolar pulse voltage is applied to the end, the variable resistor section 108a having this characteristic can be represented in the circuit diagram. Therefore, using the circuit symbol of the variable resistance section 108a, the variable resistance section 108a shown in FIG. 1 can be represented as a circuit diagram as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 shows an equivalent circuit of the storage element 1 shown in FIG.
- This circuit includes a variable resistor section 108a, a transistor T1, a word line W1, a bit line B1, a plate line P1, and a sense amplifier 3.
- This circuit has a storage mode, a reset mode, and a reproduction mode, and stores binary or multi-valued information (bit data) by using the variable resistance section 108a as a memory cell.
- the gate 104 of the transistor T1 is connected to the word line W1
- the drain region 102a is connected to the bit line B1
- the electrode 109 is connected to the plate line P1.
- a predetermined voltage is applied to the word line W1 in each operation mode.
- a positive polarity pulse is applied to the bit line B1 in the storage mode, and a polarity pulse is applied to the bit line B1 in the reset mode.
- the potential of the plate line P1 is dropped to the ground in the storage mode and the reset mode, and the reproduction voltage VO is applied in the reproduction mode.
- the sense amplifier 3 is provided for obtaining an output voltage Vout according to the resistance value of the variable resistor 108a, and has an internal resistance of a resistance value R0 (for example, 10 k ⁇ ). Therefore, in the reproduction mode, the output voltage Vout corresponding to the resistance value R of the variable resistance section 108a is output from the sense amplifier 3.
- the absolute value (amplitude) of the reproduction voltage V0 applied to the plate line P1 in the reproduction mode depends on the storage mode and Assume that the pulse voltage applied to the bit line B1 in the reset mode is smaller than the absolute value (amplitude) (for example, the voltage value is 2 V).
- the storage mode for storing information (bit data) in the variable resistance section 108a shown in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (C).
- the potential level of the plate line P1 is dropped to ground.
- the transistor T1 is made conductive by applying a predetermined voltage to the word line W1.
- a positive polarity pulse is applied to the bit line Bl. Since the + polarity pulse is transmitted to the variable resistance section 108a via the transistor T1, the resistance value R of the variable resistance section 108a increases according to the + polarity pulse applied to the bit line B1.
- the resistance value R of the variable resistance unit 108a is applied to the bit line B1.
- the 0.1 lkQ force also increases to 9 kQ (1st to 10th pulses in Fig. 5 (C)).
- variable resistance section 108a As described above, as the resistance value R of the variable resistance section 108a increases stepwise according to the number of positive polarity pulses (number of pulses) applied to the bit line B1, information is stored in the variable resistance section 108a. Written. That is, the storage state can be set by the resistance value R of the variable resistance section 108a.
- the reset mode for erasing the information written in the variable resistance section 108a shown in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 (B) and 5 (C).
- the resistance value R of the variable resistance unit 108a is 9 k ⁇ in the storage mode described above (the tenth pulse in FIG. 5C).
- the potential level of the plate line P1 is dropped to the ground.
- the transistor T1 is turned on by applying a predetermined voltage to the word line W1.
- a negative polarity pulse is applied to the bit line B1.
- the polarity pulse is transmitted to the variable resistance section 108a via the transistor T1.
- variable The information written in the resistor section 108a can be reset. That is, the storage state of the variable resistance unit 108a can be returned to the initial state.
- the resistance value R of the variable resistance unit 108a changes regularly as shown in FIG. 5 (C).
- a reproduction mode for reading information (bit data) written in the variable resistance section 108a shown in FIG. 4 will be described.
- a reproduction voltage VO is applied to the plate line P1.
- the transistor T1 is turned on by applying a predetermined voltage to the word line W1.
- the output voltage Vout corresponding to the ratio is output from the sense amplifier 3.
- the resistance value R of the variable resistance section 108a becomes as shown in FIG. 6A.
- the reproduction mode was performed each time the pulse voltage was applied once, and the output voltage Vout output to the bit line B1 was measured, as shown in FIG. 6 (B).
- the voltage value of the output voltage Vout varies depending on the resistance value R of the variable resistance section 108a.
- different recording states can be reproduced with high resolution, and not only 1-bit information but also other bit information can be recorded and reproduced. For example, by setting the output voltage Vout when the resistance value R is 0.lkQ to “0” and the output voltage Vout when the resistance value R is 9 kQ to “1”, 1-bit information can be read. .
- the time required for writing is extremely short, lOnsec, and the voltage required for writing is as small as 4V. Long life can be achieved.
- the storage element of the present embodiment includes a transistor inside it, so that the variable resistance section 108a can be used as a memory cell.
- the storage elements of this embodiment are arranged in a matrix, they can be used as a memory array.
- variable resistance film 108 itself, which is a storage area, can be used as a solid film and does not need to be subjected to fine processing, it is more suitable for mass production than conventional storage elements. ing.
- the electrode 109 may be formed in an area which can fit within the width of the conductive film 107, the area where the electrode 109 can be formed is increased by increasing the size of the conductive film 107. Thereby, the electrodes can be easily formed.
- the PCMO film which is the variable resistance film 108 used, exhibited a characteristic in which the resistance value R increased with a positive polarity pulse and decreased with a negative polarity pulse, as shown in FIG.
- the resistance R increases with a polarity pulse and decreases with a + polarity pulse.
- variable resistance film 108 is formed by Pr Ca MnO (PCMO) ⁇ Robs force
- oxides with a unitary structure were used, other giant magnetoresistive materials or high-temperature superconducting materials, for example, Pr Ca MnO (PCMO) (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.5), LaSrMnO, GdBaCo O (0 ⁇ x
- Non-linear optical material such as LiNbO having an isilmenite structure ⁇ spinel structure
- the temperature of the substrate usually needs to be 700 ° C. or higher.
- the substrate temperature only needs to be about 400 ° C.
- the temperature at the time of film formation is desirably 450 ° C or less to prevent damage due to high temperature. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a variable resistance material having a spinel structure is used as the variable resistance film 108.
- a film can be formed at a lower temperature than a material having a belovskite structure. In this case, the consistency with the semiconductor process is improved.
- variable resistance film 108 described in the present embodiment which is a PCMO material having a gasket bouskite structure, is formed by a sputtering method or other thin film forming methods such as CVD, MOCVD, spin coating, and laser.
- a thin film forming method such as abrasion can be used.
- Pt was used for the lower electrode 202 and the conductive film 107, but the present invention is not limited to this, and Ag, Au, Ir, Ru, Ti, Ta, Al, Cu, RuO, RuO, SrRuO, LaCoO,
- Ag was used for the upper electrode 203 and the electrode 109, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- Cu, Al, Ag, Pt, Au, Ir, Ru, Os, Ti, and Ta Similar effects were obtained by using a material composed of any one of them or a mixture thereof.
- the storage element according to the present invention has the effects that low power, high-speed writing, erasing, and large capacity can be performed, and it can be manufactured and realized stably at low cost and with high yield. It is useful as a memory or the like.
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