WO2006080081A1 - 不揮発性メモリ及びその制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a SONOS type nonvolatile memory and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a multilevel technology that increases a storage capacity per unit cell without reducing the area of a single cell.
- a SONOS structure has been proposed as one of the structures of nonvolatile memories.
- an ONO film (a laminated film of oxide film / nitride film / oxide film) is used as a gate insulating film provided immediately below the gate electrode. Charges are accumulated locally in a nitride film (generally a silicon nitride film) near the source and drain regions, and data storage of 2 bits / cell is performed.
- a nitride film generally a silicon nitride film
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a multi-value cell structure of a SONOS structure nonvolatile memory reported in Non-Patent Document 1
- FIG. 1 (a) is a schematic plan view of the cell and its vicinity.
- Fig. 1 (b) is a schematic cross-sectional view of the vicinity of a single cell along line A-A 'in Fig. 1 (a), and
- Fig. 1 (c) is taken along line B-B' in Fig. 1 (a). It is the cross-sectional schematic of the single cell vicinity which follows.
- the area surrounded by the broken line is the area of the single cell 10.
- This single sensor 10 includes two bit lines 13 (BL1) and 14 (BL2) each extending in the vertical direction of the figure and having electrodes 17 and 18 for applying a bias. It is provided in the region where one horizontal line 15 (WL1) extending in the transverse direction intersects.
- This single cell 10 is a 2-bit multi-value cell and has two charge storage regions denoted by reference numerals 11 and 12. Note that the word line indicated by reference numeral 16 (WL2) is connected to a single cell (not shown) provided adjacent to the lower part of the single cell 10 in the figure.
- a ⁇ N ⁇ film as a gate insulating film 19 is provided on the bit lines 13 and 14.
- the ONO film is composed of three layers in which a lower silicon oxide film 20, a silicon nitride film 21, and an upper silicon oxide film 22 are sequentially stacked, and a word line 15 is formed thereon. Areas near the bit lines 13 and 14 of the silicon nitride film 21 are applied.
- the charge accumulation regions 11 and 12 are used to hold and release charges according to the bias, and are in a mirror-symmetrical positional relationship. That is, the structure of this charge storage region is a mirror single bit structure.
- side walls 23 are provided on the side walls of the word line 15 and the gate insulating film 19.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a state in which electric charges are held in the S0N0S nonvolatile memory shown in FIG. 1, and each of FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (d) is shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3A is a schematic cross-sectional view along A— ⁇ of (a).
- the single cell 10 is provided with the two charge accumulation regions 11 and 12, the charge is accumulated in each of these charge accumulation regions (this is represented by “0”).
- an empty state in which no charge is accumulated this is represented by “1”
- four charge retention states (memory states) can occur.
- FIG. 2 (a) shows a state where no charge is accumulated in either of the charge accumulation regions 11 and 12, and FIG.
- FIG. 2 (b) shows a case where no charge is accumulated in the charge accumulation region 12.
- charge is stored in the charge storage region 11, but no charge is stored in the charge storage region 11.
- FIG. 2 (d) shows a state (00) in which charge is accumulated in both the charge accumulation regions 11 and 12, and FIG.
- Non-Patent Document 1 Boaz Eitan et. Al, Electron Device Letters, Vol. 21, No. 11, 543 (2000).
- Non-Patent Document 1 Increasing the memory capacity of non-volatile memories in recent years is considered one of the most important issues, but the conventional SONOS nonvolatile memory reported in Non-Patent Document 1 has 2 Although it has bit / cell storage capacity, there is no means other than reducing the unit cell area by miniaturization technology to meet the demand for further increase in memory capacity.
- the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to increase the storage capacity per unit cell without reducing the area of a single cell.
- An object is to provide a memory and a control method thereof.
- the present invention provides a gate insulating film including an ONO film in which a first oxide film, a nitride film, and a second oxide film are sequentially stacked on a semiconductor substrate, and a memory cell
- the control electrode is provided on both sides of the gate electrode.
- the control electrodes are provided on both sides of the gate electrode of the memory cell, and a voltage is supplied to the selected control electrode and the gate electrode, so that charges can be independently applied to a plurality of regions in the nitride film.
- the power to accumulate is S.
- the charge accumulation region in the nitride film sandwiched between the control electrodes is divided into four regions in operation. With this configuration, the storage capacity per single cell can be increased.
- a channel formed between the control electrodes has a width less than 1Z2 of the width of the gate electrode.
- each memory cell includes four charge accumulation regions under the gate electrode, and the four charge accumulation regions are arranged in rows and columns, respectively. Can do. Therefore, it is possible to select a charge storage region that holds charges by switching addresses.
- the plurality of memory cells are periodically arranged in a first direction and a second direction, and a word line and a bit are arranged in the first direction and the second direction. Lines are respectively arranged, the word lines are arranged in the first direction as gate electrodes of the plurality of memory cells, and the bit lines are used as source and drains of the plurality of memory cells. It is good to arrange in the direction. Therefore, the number of memory cells per unit area formed on the semiconductor substrate can be increased.
- the bit line is embedded in the semiconductor substrate. Good. Since it is not necessary to provide a space for providing the bit line on the semiconductor substrate, the number of memory cells can be increased and other members can be arranged.
- each of the control electrodes may be provided in a region sandwiched between two adjacent word lines and two adjacent bit lines. Therefore, it becomes easy to form a channel region and a storage region for selectively storing charges in the charge storage region.
- control electrode is assigned to a row and a column. Control electrodes necessary for writing and reading can be selected.
- a voltage with a channel width less than 1Z2 of the gate electrode width may be applied to the gate electrode and the control electrode.
- a voltage higher than a threshold is applied to the gate electrode, the semiconductor substrate region immediately below the gate insulating film is used as a channel region, and a control voltage is applied to one of the control electrodes.
- the semiconductor substrate region in the vicinity of the one control electrode is used as a storage region, and the channel width is controlled by the spread of a depletion region formed between the storage region and the channel region. Therefore, charges can be selectively accumulated in a plurality of charge accumulation regions in the nitride film.
- the write operation and the read operation may be performed by alternately inverting the bias conditions of the source and drain of the memory cell. By alternately inverting the bias conditions of the source and drain of the memory cell, writing to and reading from the memory cell can be performed.
- the gate electrode may be polysilicon.
- the semiconductor substrate is of p-type conductivity, and a positive potential bias is applied to the gate electrode and a negative potential bias is applied to the control electrode. Therefore, by adjusting the bias applied to the gate electrode and the control electrode in accordance with the conductivity type of the semiconductor substrate, it is possible to select a desired charge storage region and to store and read charges in the selected charge storage region.
- the conductivity type of the semiconductor substrate is n-type, and a negative potential is applied to the gate electrode, and a positive potential bias is applied to the control electrode. Therefore, By adjusting the bias applied to the gate electrode and the control electrode in accordance with the conductivity type of the semiconductor substrate, a desired charge accumulation region can be selected, and charge can be accumulated and read out in the selected charge accumulation region.
- the non-volatile memory control method of the present invention is a method for controlling a non-volatile memory having an ONO film on a semiconductor substrate, and applies a voltage to a gate electrode commonly connected to a plurality of memory cells. And a step of supplying another voltage to one of the two control electrodes provided across the gate electrode, and sandwiched between the two control electrodes under the gate electrode Four charge storage regions are formed in the NO film nitride film in the region. By supplying a voltage to the selected control electrode and gate electrode, it becomes possible to accumulate charges independently in a plurality of charge accumulation regions in the nitride film.
- the voltage supplied to the gate electrode may be a positive voltage
- the voltage supplied to the control electrode may be a negative voltage
- the voltage supplied to the gate electrode is preferably a negative voltage, and the voltage supplied to the control electrode is preferably a positive voltage.
- the present invention in the conventional structure, two regions near the source / drain of the NO film (nitride film) provided below the word line are used as charge storage regions. Each of the charge storage regions is further divided into two regions to provide a total of four charge storage regions, so that the storage capacity per unit cell of the SONOS nonvolatile memory can be increased without reducing the area of a single cell. It will be possible to provide a multi-value technology that can be increased to 4 times the conventional level (4-bit Z cells).
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a multilevel cell structure of a conventional SONOS structure nonvolatile memory.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a charge retention state of the SONOS structure nonvolatile memory shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the multi-value concept of the present invention, and is a schematic plan view for explaining the state of arrangement of charge storage regions provided in each memory cell. 4] This is a diagram for explaining how the semiconductor substrate surface area immediately below the word line is in an accumulated state when a bias is applied to the control electrode.
- Fig. 1 is a diagram for explaining how the position and width of a channel change when a bias is applied to a word line.
- Fig. 2 is a second diagram for explaining how the position and width of a channel change when a bias is applied to a word line.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the dependence of the channel width on the gate voltage when a bias is applied only to the control electrode.
- FIG. 8 is a first diagram for explaining the bias application (ON / OFF) conditions to the control electrode for realizing 16 charge holding states in the 4-bit cell of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a second diagram for explaining the bias application (ON / OFF) condition to the control electrode for realizing 16 charge holding states in the 4-bit cell of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a third diagram for explaining the conditions of bias application (ON / OFF) to the control electrode for realizing 16 charge retention states in the 4-bit cell of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a fourth diagram for explaining the bias application (ON / OFF) condition to the control electrode for realizing 16 charge retention states in the 4-bit cell of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a first schematic cross-sectional view for explaining an example of the manufacturing process of the SONOS type nonvolatile memory according to the present invention in Example 1.
- FIG. 13 is a second schematic cross-sectional view for explaining an example of the manufacturing process of the SONOS type nonvolatile memory according to the present invention in Example 1.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic plan view of a part of the manufacturing process of the SONOS nonvolatile memory according to the present invention in Example 1.
- FIG. 15 is a first schematic cross-sectional view for explaining an example of the manufacturing process of the SONOS type nonvolatile memory according to the present invention in Example 2.
- FIG. 16 is a second schematic cross-sectional view for explaining an example of the manufacturing process of the SONOS nonvolatile memory according to the present invention in Example 2.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic plan view of a part of the manufacturing process of the SONOS nonvolatile memory according to the present invention in Example 2.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the write operation of the SONOS type nonvolatile memory according to the present invention.
- the left diagram is a schematic plan view of two adjacent cells and the vicinity thereof, and the right diagram is a B-line in the left diagram. It is the cross-sectional schematic of the single cell which follows.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining a write operation and a read operation of the SONOS nonvolatile memory of the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a control voltage at the time of writing and a charge state of a charge storage region.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining the reading operation of the SONOS type nonvolatile memory according to the present invention.
- the left diagram is a schematic plan view of two adjacent cells and the vicinity thereof, and the right diagram is a ⁇ _ ⁇ 'line in the left diagram. It is the cross-sectional schematic of the single cell which follows.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram showing the control voltage at the time of reading and the drain current I flowing from the charge storage region
- FIG. 23 is a block diagram of a SONOS structure nonvolatile memory according to the present invention.
- FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a side gate voltage generation / control circuit 40.
- each single cell in order to increase the storage capacity per single cell, in the conventional structure, two regions in the vicinity of the source / drain of the ⁇ N ⁇ film (nitride film) provided below the word line are divided into charge storage regions. In contrast, each of these two charge storage regions was further divided into two regions to provide a total of four charge storage regions. Therefore, each single cell becomes a 4-bit / cell SONOS nonvolatile memory, and 16 types of charge retention modes (memory states) are possible, increasing the storage capacity per unit cell by four times. Can be great.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the concept of multi-leveling according to the present invention, and is a schematic plan view for explaining the state of arrangement of charge storage regions provided in each memory cell.
- the area surrounded by the broken line corresponds to the area of the single cell 100, and four single cells are shown in the figure.
- This single cell 100 has two bit lines 105, 106 extending in the vertical direction in the figure and each having electrodes 107, 108, and one word line extending in the horizontal direction having electrodes 109. It is provided in a region where 110 intersects.
- the gate insulating film of this single cell 100 is also ON.
- a side wall is provided on the side wall of the gate insulating film and the word line 110.
- the single cell 100 is a 4-bit multi-value cell and includes four charge storage regions denoted by reference numerals 101 102 103 and 104.
- a bias is applied in the manner described in detail later to control the channel width formed in the semiconductor substrate surface region immediately below the word line 110.
- Two plug-like control electrodes 1 11 112 are provided. Specifically, an appropriate bias is applied to the plug-like control electrodes 111 and 112 and the word line 110, and the surface area of the semiconductor substrate immediately below the word line 110 corresponding to the position of the biased control electrode is accumulated.
- the channel width is controlled by being turned into a depleted state or being depleted, and the charge holding state of each of the four charge storage regions is controlled by this channel width control.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a state in which the surface region of the semiconductor substrate immediately below the word line is in an accumulated state when a bias is applied to the plug-like control electrode.
- Fig. 4 (a) is a schematic plan view of two adjacent cells and their vicinity
- Fig. 4 (b) is a schematic cross-sectional view of a single cell along the line A—A 'in Fig. 4 (a).
- FIG. Fig. 4 (c) is a schematic cross-sectional view along line B- in Fig. 4 (a).
- the left diagram shows a state in which no bias is applied to any plug-like control electrode 111 112.
- the figure shows a state in which a bias is applied to one plug-like control electrode 112.
- the sign of the applied bias and its magnitude are forces determined by the conductivity type and specific resistivity of the substrate to be used.
- the magnitude of this bias depends on the voltage applied to the gate electrode described later.
- the difference voltage with respect to the threshold voltage of the cell at the time of erasing is required.
- the positive / negative bias is a negative voltage if the conductivity type of the semiconductor substrate is P-type, and a positive voltage if the conductivity type is n-type.
- the conduction type of the semiconductor substrate is assumed to be p-type. Therefore, in this figure, the positive and negative of the bias applied to bring the above region on the surface of the semiconductor substrate into the accumulation state is negative.
- the gate insulating film 19 provided on the bit line has a silicon oxide film 20, a silicon nitride film 21, and a silicon oxide film 22 sequentially stacked. It is a three-layered ⁇ N ⁇ membrane. Further, sidewalls 23 are provided on the side walls of the word lines and the gate insulating film.
- Figures 5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining how the channel position and width change when a bias is applied to the word line.
- figure (a) shows two adjacent cells and their vicinity.
- Fig. (B) is a schematic cross-sectional view of a single cell along the line CC 'or DD' in Fig. (A), and
- Fig. (C) is a line in Fig. (A).
- the bias is applied to the plug-like control electrode 112 to form the word line 110 (that is, the gate electrode) in a state where the accumulation state is formed as shown in the right diagram of FIG. ) If a voltage V (a positive voltage in this case) greater than the threshold is applied,
- a depletion region is formed on the side surface on the word line 110 side of the storage region formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate in the vicinity of the plug-like control electrode 112 and directly below the word line 110 opposite to the plug-like control electrode 112.
- a channel is selectively formed in a region of the semiconductor surface on the non-bias control electrode 111 side.
- the width of the channel formed in this way varies depending on the magnitude of the negative voltage applied to the control electrode and the positive voltage applied to the first line.
- the bias is set so that the channel width is less than 1Z2 of the cell width.
- a depletion region is formed on the side surface on the word line 110 side of the accumulation region formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate in the vicinity of the plug-like control electrode 111 immediately below the word line 110, which is opposite to the plug-like control electrode 111.
- a channel is selectively formed in a region of the semiconductor surface immediately below the word line 110 on the side, on the side of the non-bias control electrode 112.
- the width of the channel formed in this way is also set so that the cell width is less than 1Z2.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the dependence of the channel width on the gate voltage when a bias is applied only to one control electrode. As shown in FIG. 7 (a), one of the two control electrodes ( A bias V greater than the threshold V is applied to the gate electrode while only the electrode 1) is biased.
- Figure 7 (b) shows the potential distribution on the silicon substrate surface, where X is the distance from the center of the control electrode to which bias is applied (distance from the side gate). As shown in this figure, the potential curve depends on the applied gate voltage V.
- the gate voltage V is applied so that the channel width is less than the word line width of 1Z2.
- a bias is applied.
- FIGS. 8 to 11 are cross-sectional views summarizing the relationship between the presence / absence (ON / OFF) of bias application to the plug-like control electrodes 111 and 112 and the 16 charge holding states realized in the 4-bit cell of the present invention.
- B_B ′, C_C ′, and D_D ′ mean the lines shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, and cross-sectional views along the lines are shown.
- the state (abed) means that the states of the above-described charge accumulation regions 101, 104, 102, and 103 are a, b, c, and d.
- the charge storage regions 101, 104, and 102 are empty (state “1”), and the charge is stored only in the charge storage region 103 (state “0”).
- FIG. 12 to FIG. 14 are diagrams for explaining an example of the manufacturing process of the SOONS nonvolatile memory of the present invention provided with the above-described plug-like control electrode.
- a silicon oxide film 20 having a thickness of 7.8 nm, a silicon nitride film 21 having a thickness of 8.5 nm, and a silicon oxide film 22 having a thickness of 10 nm are sequentially stacked on a p-type silicon substrate.
- An N0 structure insulating film 19 is formed, and a phosphorous doped polysilicon film (thickness 120 nm) is formed thereon (FIG. 12 (a)).
- the polysilicon film is patterned by photolithography and etching techniques to form the word lines 110 (Fig. 12 (b)).
- Bit lines 105 and 106 are formed by implanting arsenic ions into the surface of the silicon substrate using an implantation technique (FIG. 12 (c)).
- the ion implantation conditions at this time are, for example, implantation energy 7 OKeV, ion implantation concentration 2 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 , and the like.
- the ONO structure insulating film other than the ONO film directly under the word line 110 is removed, and side walls 23 are formed on the side walls of the word line 110 and the ONO film 19 (FIG. 12 (d)).
- This sidewall formation is performed, for example, by sequentially forming a silicon nitride film 113 having a thickness of 20 nm and a silicon oxide film 114 having a thickness of 9 Onm, and etching back the two-layer film.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line indicated by EE ′ in FIG.
- an interlayer insulating film 115 such as a BPSG (Boro-Phospho Silicated Glass) film having a film thickness of about 1500 nm is deposited on the entire surface of the substrate (FIG. 13 (a)).
- Contact holes are formed between the side walls of the word lines (indicated by WL1-3) and on the wide lines (Fig.
- the bottom of the contact hole (contact hole C ) formed on the wide line reaches the upper surface of the word line
- the bottom of the contact hole (contact hole B) formed between the side walls of the word line is the sidewall.
- a part of the silicon nitride film 113 grown at the time of formation remains and reaches the upper surface of the silicon nitride film 113 that acts as an etching stop layer, and further, the side wall of the adjacent drain line adjacent to the contact hole B is not
- the bottom of the contact hole (contact hole A) formed in the region reaches the silicon substrate surface. In other words, three types of contact holes A–C are formed at the same time.
- a barrier metal having a two-layer structure and a multilayer film 116 of a tungsten film (film thickness 400 nm) formed by CVD on the barrier metal are provided (FIG. 13 (c))
- the tungsten film is polished by CMP A1 wiring 117 is formed, and electrode formation in each contact hole is completed (FIG. 13 (d)).
- the electrode buried in the contact hole C becomes a word line contact
- the electrode carried in the contact hole B becomes a plug-like control electrode
- the electrode carried in the contact hole C becomes a substrate contact.
- the SONOS type nonvolatile memory of the present invention including the plug-like control electrode is obtained.
- ONO is formed by sequentially laminating a silicon oxide film 20 having a thickness of 7.8 nm, a silicon nitride film 21 having a thickness of 8.5 nm, and a silicon oxide film 22 having a thickness of 10 nm on a p-type silicon substrate.
- An insulating film 19 having a structure is formed, and a phosphorus-doped polysilicon film (thickness 120 nm) is formed thereon (FIG. 15A).
- bit lines 105 and 106 are formed by ion implantation of arsenic on the surface of the silicon substrate by an on-implantation technique (FIG. 15 (c)).
- the ion implantation condition at this time also, for example, injection energy formate 70 KeV, are ion implantation concentration 2 X 10 15 cm_ 3.
- the insulating film of the NN structure other than the ONO film directly under the word line is removed, and a sidewall 23 is formed on the side walls of the word line and the ONO film (FIG. 15 (d)).
- This sidewall formation is performed, for example, by sequentially forming a 20 nm-thickness silicon nitride film and a 90 nm-thickness silicon oxide film and etching back the silicon oxide film.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line indicated by FF ′ in FIG.
- the region other than the core cell portion where the side gate is to be formed is covered with a photoresist 118 by photolithography (FIG. 16A).
- a photoresist 118 by photolithography (FIG. 16A).
- the oxide film 114 in the region not covered with the photoresist 118 is etched (FIG. 16 (b)), and the photoresist 118 which is no longer necessary is used.
- a side gate electrode is formed on the bit line not covered with the sidewall 23 (FIG. 16 (c)).
- the side gate electrode is formed by, for example, forming a refractory metal typified by polysilicon or tandastene or a refractory metal silicide film such as tungsten silicide over the entire surface of the substrate with a thickness of about 200 nm. This can be done by etching back.
- an interlayer insulating film 115 such as BPSG having a film thickness of about 1500 nm is formed, and a contact hole is formed thereon by a photolithography technique and an etching technique.
- the A1 wiring 117 is formed (FIG. 16D).
- FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the write operation of the SONOS type nonvolatile memory according to the present invention.
- the left diagram is a schematic plan view of two adjacent cells and the vicinity thereof, and the right diagram is a B_B 'line in the left diagram. It is the cross-sectional schematic of the single cell which follows.
- FIG. 18 (a) shows the state of the memory cell after all bits have been erased.
- the threshold voltage V of the memory cell in this state is, for example, 1.5V.
- One plug-like control electrode 112 of the two plug-like control electrodes provided on both sides of a single cell is controlled so that the surface of the silicon substrate half the word line width is depleted during operation.
- the applied voltage V is applied.
- a voltage of about 14 V is applied, and the other plug-like control electrode 111 is grounded to zero volts.
- the gate electrode has a voltage V (for example, 2V
- a voltage V of, for example, 14 V is applied to the plug-like control electrode 111, and the plug-like control electrode 112 is grounded to zero volts.
- the gate voltage V is applied as 2 V, for example, a channel is formed immediately below the word line WL1 on the opposite side of the plug-like control electrode 111 (FIG. 18 (b) right figure).
- a voltage of, for example, IV is applied to the bit line 106, hot electrons generated in the vicinity of the bit line 106 are accumulated in the silicon nitride film of the charge accumulation region 103. If the voltage application conditions of the bit line 105 and the bit line 106 are reversed, charges can be stored in the silicon nitride film in the charge storage region 102.
- FIG. 20 shows a timing chart when writing is performed in order on the charge storage regions A, B, C, and D of the single cell 100 shown in FIG.
- a voltage V of, for example, 14V is applied to the plug-shaped control electrode 112
- the plug-shaped control electrode 111 is grounded to zero volts
- a bias of a voltage V (for example, 2V) higher than a threshold is applied to the gate electrode.
- the pole 112 is grounded to zero volts and the gate electrode is biased with a voltage V (for example, 2V) above the threshold.
- V for example, 2V
- FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining the reading operation of the SONOS type nonvolatile memory of the present invention.
- the left diagram is a schematic plan view of two adjacent cells and the vicinity thereof, and the right diagram is a single line along the B_ line in the left diagram. It is the cross-sectional schematic of one cell.
- the threshold voltage V of the memory cell at the time of erasing is set to 1.5 V, for example, and the threshold voltage V ′ after writing is set to 2.0 V.
- a voltage V (for example, -4V) controlled so that the surface of the silicon substrate half the word line width is depleted during operation is applied to the electrode 112, and the plug-like control electrode 111 is set to zero.
- the charge holding state in the vicinity of 1 can be read.
- a channel is formed immediately below the word line opposite to the plug-like control electrode 111. Then, by performing the reading operation according to the same procedure as described above, it is possible to know the charge retention state in the vicinity of the plug-like control electrode 112 (FIG. 21 (b)).
- FIG. 22 shows a timing chart when reading data in order from the charge storage regions A, B, C, D of the single cell 100 shown in FIG.
- a voltage V of, for example, 14V is applied to the plug-shaped control electrode 112, so that the plug-shaped control electrode 112
- the gate electrode 111 is grounded to zero volts and the gate electrode is biased to a voltage V (e.g. 2.5 V) above the threshold.
- a drain current I having a desired magnitude can be obtained from the uncharged charge storage region.
- a voltage V of _4V is applied to the plug-like control electrode 111, the plug-like control electrode 112 is grounded to zero volts, and the gate electrode has a voltage equal to or higher than the threshold value. Apply a bias of V (eg 2.5V). Word line in this state
- bit line 105 When WL1 is selected, the bit line 105 is grounded, and a voltage of 0.5 V, for example, is applied to the bit line 106, the state of the region C can be read out. Furthermore, if the bit line 106 is grounded and a voltage of 0.5 V is applied to the bit line 105, the state of the region D is changed. Can be read.
- the multi-value technology that makes it possible to increase the storage capacity per unit cell to four times (4 bits / cell) compared to the conventional one without increasing the cell area.
- FIG. 23 shows a circuit configuration for writing and reading data in the SONOS structure nonvolatile memory of the present invention.
- the memory cell unit 30 a large number of the 4-bit unit cells described above are periodically arranged in a matrix.
- a control circuit 39, a side gate voltage generation / control circuit 40, a command register 36, etc. are provided.
- the externally input command is accumulated in the command register 36, and the voltage generation Z control circuit 3740 corresponding to the input command is activated.
- FIG. 24 shows a configuration of the side gate voltage generation circuit 40, that is, a circuit for supplying the voltage Vsg to the plug-like control electrodes 111 and 112.
- the side gate voltage generation circuit 40 By supplying the voltages Fl, F2, F3, and F4 to the circuit shown in FIG. 24 (a) at the timing shown in FIG. 24 (b), the negative voltage Vsg is generated.
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