WO2008079684B1 - Electron blocking layers for electronic devices - Google Patents
Electron blocking layers for electronic devicesInfo
- Publication number
- WO2008079684B1 WO2008079684B1 PCT/US2007/087167 US2007087167W WO2008079684B1 WO 2008079684 B1 WO2008079684 B1 WO 2008079684B1 US 2007087167 W US2007087167 W US 2007087167W WO 2008079684 B1 WO2008079684 B1 WO 2008079684B1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- dielectric layer
- gate stack
- dielectric
- component
- forming
- Prior art date
Links
- 230000000903 blocking effect Effects 0.000 title 1
- PNEYBMLMFCGWSK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Alumina Chemical compound [O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Al+3].[Al+3] PNEYBMLMFCGWSK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract 12
- CJNBYAVZURUTKZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N hafnium(iv) oxide Chemical compound O=[Hf]=O CJNBYAVZURUTKZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract 8
- 229910052735 hafnium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract 5
- VBJZVLUMGGDVMO-UHFFFAOYSA-N hafnium atom Chemical compound [Hf] VBJZVLUMGGDVMO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract 5
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims abstract 3
- VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silicium dioxide Chemical compound O=[Si]=O VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 10
- 239000003989 dielectric material Substances 0.000 claims 9
- 230000005641 tunneling Effects 0.000 claims 9
- 229910052681 coesite Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 5
- 229910052906 cristobalite Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 5
- 239000000377 silicon dioxide Substances 0.000 claims 5
- 229910052682 stishovite Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 5
- 229910052905 tridymite Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 5
- 230000005684 electric field Effects 0.000 claims 4
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 4
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 claims 4
- 239000002159 nanocrystal Substances 0.000 claims 4
- 229910016909 AlxOy Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 3
- 229910020781 SixOy Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 3
- 150000001875 compounds Chemical class 0.000 claims 3
- 229910052593 corundum Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 3
- 229910001845 yogo sapphire Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 3
- PXHVJJICTQNCMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Nickel Chemical compound [Ni] PXHVJJICTQNCMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 2
- KDLHZDBZIXYQEI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Palladium Chemical compound [Pd] KDLHZDBZIXYQEI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 2
- BASFCYQUMIYNBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N platinum Chemical compound [Pt] BASFCYQUMIYNBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 2
- 239000000758 substrate Substances 0.000 claims 2
- KJTLSVCANCCWHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Ruthenium Chemical compound [Ru] KJTLSVCANCCWHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052759 nickel Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 150000004767 nitrides Chemical class 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052763 palladium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052697 platinum Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052707 ruthenium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- 230000014759 maintenance of location Effects 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L29/00—Semiconductor devices specially adapted for rectifying, amplifying, oscillating or switching and having potential barriers; Capacitors or resistors having potential barriers, e.g. a PN-junction depletion layer or carrier concentration layer; Details of semiconductor bodies or of electrodes thereof ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/40—Electrodes ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/43—Electrodes ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor characterised by the materials of which they are formed
- H01L29/49—Metal-insulator-semiconductor electrodes, e.g. gates of MOSFET
- H01L29/51—Insulating materials associated therewith
- H01L29/511—Insulating materials associated therewith with a compositional variation, e.g. multilayer structures
- H01L29/513—Insulating materials associated therewith with a compositional variation, e.g. multilayer structures the variation being perpendicular to the channel plane
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
- B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
- B82Y10/00—Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C16/00—Erasable programmable read-only memories
- G11C16/02—Erasable programmable read-only memories electrically programmable
- G11C16/06—Auxiliary circuits, e.g. for writing into memory
- G11C16/10—Programming or data input circuits
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
- H01L21/02—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
- H01L21/02104—Forming layers
- H01L21/02107—Forming insulating materials on a substrate
- H01L21/02225—Forming insulating materials on a substrate characterised by the process for the formation of the insulating layer
- H01L21/0226—Forming insulating materials on a substrate characterised by the process for the formation of the insulating layer formation by a deposition process
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L29/00—Semiconductor devices specially adapted for rectifying, amplifying, oscillating or switching and having potential barriers; Capacitors or resistors having potential barriers, e.g. a PN-junction depletion layer or carrier concentration layer; Details of semiconductor bodies or of electrodes thereof ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/40—Electrodes ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/401—Multistep manufacturing processes
- H01L29/4011—Multistep manufacturing processes for data storage electrodes
- H01L29/40114—Multistep manufacturing processes for data storage electrodes the electrodes comprising a conductor-insulator-conductor-insulator-semiconductor structure
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L29/00—Semiconductor devices specially adapted for rectifying, amplifying, oscillating or switching and having potential barriers; Capacitors or resistors having potential barriers, e.g. a PN-junction depletion layer or carrier concentration layer; Details of semiconductor bodies or of electrodes thereof ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/40—Electrodes ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/401—Multistep manufacturing processes
- H01L29/4011—Multistep manufacturing processes for data storage electrodes
- H01L29/40117—Multistep manufacturing processes for data storage electrodes the electrodes comprising a charge-trapping insulator
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L29/00—Semiconductor devices specially adapted for rectifying, amplifying, oscillating or switching and having potential barriers; Capacitors or resistors having potential barriers, e.g. a PN-junction depletion layer or carrier concentration layer; Details of semiconductor bodies or of electrodes thereof ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/40—Electrodes ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
- H01L29/43—Electrodes ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor characterised by the materials of which they are formed
- H01L29/49—Metal-insulator-semiconductor electrodes, e.g. gates of MOSFET
- H01L29/51—Insulating materials associated therewith
- H01L29/517—Insulating materials associated therewith the insulating material comprising a metallic compound, e.g. metal oxide, metal silicate
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Nanotechnology (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Mathematical Physics (AREA)
- Non-Volatile Memory (AREA)
- Semiconductor Memories (AREA)
Abstract
Claims
Priority Applications (6)
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KR1020097012821A KR101443731B1 (en) | 2006-12-20 | 2007-12-12 | Electron blocking layers for electronic devices |
CN200780046789.2A CN101589461B (en) | 2006-12-20 | 2007-12-12 | Electron blocking layers for electronic devices |
JP2009543077A JP2010531048A (en) | 2006-12-20 | 2007-12-12 | Electronic block layer for electronic devices |
US12/247,917 US7847341B2 (en) | 2006-12-20 | 2008-10-08 | Electron blocking layers for electronic devices |
US12/390,275 US8686490B2 (en) | 2006-12-20 | 2009-02-20 | Electron blocking layers for electronic devices |
US14/164,065 US9214525B2 (en) | 2006-12-20 | 2014-01-24 | Gate stack having electron blocking layers on charge storage layers for electronic devices |
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US11/641,956 | 2006-12-20 | ||
US11/641,956 US20080150003A1 (en) | 2006-12-20 | 2006-12-20 | Electron blocking layers for electronic devices |
US11/688,087 US20080150004A1 (en) | 2006-12-20 | 2007-03-19 | Electron Blocking Layers for Electronic Devices |
US11/688,087 | 2007-03-19 | ||
US11/743,085 | 2007-05-01 | ||
US11/743,085 US20080150009A1 (en) | 2006-12-20 | 2007-05-01 | Electron Blocking Layers for Electronic Devices |
US93148807P | 2007-05-23 | 2007-05-23 | |
US60/931,488 | 2007-05-23 | ||
EP07252410A EP1936672A1 (en) | 2006-12-20 | 2007-06-14 | Electron blocking layers for gate stacks of nonvolatile memory devices |
EP07252410.1 | 2007-06-14 |
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US8686490B2 (en) | 2006-12-20 | 2014-04-01 | Sandisk Corporation | Electron blocking layers for electronic devices |
US7847341B2 (en) | 2006-12-20 | 2010-12-07 | Nanosys, Inc. | Electron blocking layers for electronic devices |
US8383479B2 (en) | 2009-07-21 | 2013-02-26 | Sandisk Technologies Inc. | Integrated nanostructure-based non-volatile memory fabrication |
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