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중성입자빔 발생 장치를 이용한 비휘발성 메모리 박막 소자의 제조 방법 Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory thin film device using a neutral particle beam generator.
- an existing mobile proton generation method and a mobile proton-based memory device manufacturing method require a high temperature hydrogen heat treatment process of a long time (more than several ten minutes) and 600 ° C or more.
- the conventional method of manufacturing a memory device has a problem that a process such as a glass and a plastic film cannot be used to manufacture a memory device because the process is complicated and a long time high temperature heat treatment process is included.
- the hydrogen heat treatment process is performed after the semiconductor layer is formed, there are also restrictions on the selection and the thermal process of the semiconductor layer material.
- the chamber of a predetermined size which is a plasma discharge space
- the gas supply port for supplying the gas in the chamber collides with the plasma ions generated in the chamber to convert the plasma ions into neutral particles CLAIMS 1.
- a method for manufacturing a nonvolatile memory thin film device using a neutral particle beam generating device including a reflector for converting comprising: disposing a substrate in which a first insulating film is formed; Supplying hydrogen gas for hydrogen plasma generation and an inert gas for plasma generation into the chamber through the gas supply port; Hydrogen plasma ions generated in the chamber collide with the reflector and converted into hydrogen neutral particles; Accumulating the hydrogen neutral particles on a surface of the first insulating layer to form a mobile proton layer; And forming a second insulating film on the mobile proton layer.
- the reflector of the neutral particle beam generating device is characterized in that the solid plate consisting of particles heavier than the hydrogen particles of the hydrogen gas and lighter than the inert particles of the inert gas.
- the method for manufacturing a nonvolatile memory thin film device using the neutral particle beam generator according to the present invention is a short time (at a temperature of 300 ° C. or less at a relatively low temperature instead of a long time (several minutes or more) and a high temperature hydrogen heat treatment process of 600 ° C. or more). 10 minutes) to form a mobile proton layer.
- the process sequence of the existing memory thin film device production line may be used as it is. .
- the present invention is to form a mobile proton layer to manufacture a thin film device having a nonvolatile memory function, the problem that the substrate such as glass or plastic film could not be used in the manufacture of the memory thin film device due to the long-term high temperature heat treatment process Solve.
- the present invention enables the fabrication of high-performance non-volatile memory thin film elements on glass or plastic substrates, which can be immediately applied to flexible or wearable devices, which are next-generation ITC products, and are currently impossible to realize due to technical limitations. It also enables the manufacture of conceptual products such as ultra-low power consumption flexible / wearable displays and sensors.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of a neutral particle beam generating device.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a result of measuring a hydrogen element density after forming a mobile proton layer on a single crystal silicon wafer substrate.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory thin film device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 4 to 7 are diagrams illustrating characteristics of a nano-crystalline Si thin film transistor (nc-Si TFT) on which a mobile proton layer is formed.
- nc-Si TFT nano-crystalline Si thin film transistor
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of a neutral particle beam generating device.
- the neutral particle beam generating apparatus includes a chamber 101 of a predetermined size which is a plasma discharge space.
- a gas supply port 102 is disposed at one side of the chamber 101, and the gas supply port 102 may be supplied with a source gas supplying a gas or gas element for plasma formation. This gas supply 102 can be repositioned for plasma generation uniformity.
- the solid plate which is the reflector 103 is arrange
- the reflector 103 is applied with a predetermined bias to generate neutral particles from the plasma particles.
- a support 105 for supporting a substrate is disposed.
- a plurality of magnetic array limiters 104 are disposed in the chamber 101.
- the magnet array limiter 104 serves to block electrons and other ions present in the plasma discharge space from approaching the substrate and to selectively send only neutral particles towards the substrate.
- This magnet array limiter 104 may or may not be installed in the chamber 101.
- a method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory thin film device includes a method of forming a mobile proton using a neutral particle beam generating apparatus as shown in FIG. 1, through a heat treatment at a high temperature (600 ° C. or higher).
- a high temperature 600 ° C. or higher.
- the mobile proton is accumulated by accumulating hydrogen neutral particles between the first insulating film and the second insulating film in a short time (10 minutes) at a temperature of 300 ° C. or less at a relatively low temperature. It helps to form.
- a substrate to be formed on the support 105 of the neutral particle beam generating device to form a mobile proton layer.
- a substrate on which an insulating film is formed may be disposed on the support 105.
- inert gas for plasma generation and the hydrogen gas for hydrogen plasma generation are supplied to the plasma discharge space through the gas supply port 102.
- inert gas is gas, such as argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe). This inert gas may not be used as long as plasma discharge is possible only with hydrogen gas.
- the inert gas supplied to the gas supply port 102 is plasma discharged to generate plasma particles, and the hydrogen gas collides with the plasma particles in the chamber to become hydrogen plasma ions (or cations).
- a negative bias of about 10 to several hundred volts may be applied to the reflector 103, and thus hydrogen plasma ions may be induced to the reflector 103.
- the hydrogen plasma ions collide with the reflector 103, receive electrons from the reflector 103, become hydrogen neutral particles, and receive and reflect energy according to an applied bias.
- the hydrogen neutral particles pass between the plurality of magnet array limiters 104 and then accumulate on the surface of the substrate (or insulating film) disposed on the support 105 to form a mobile proton layer.
- hydrogen plasma ions may also contact the surface of the substrate (or the insulating layer) to form a mobile proton layer.
- a hydrogen particle beam (H-PB) is referred to as including at least one of hydrogen neutral particles and hydrogen plasma ions.
- the reflector 103 of the neutral particle beam generating apparatus is heavier than hydrogen particles of hydrogen gas introduced through the gas supply port 102, It is characterized by using a neutral particle beam generating device composed of a solid plate composed of light particles.
- the reflector of the neutral particle beam generating device is preferably a silicon plate.
- the method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory thin film device using the neutral particle beam generating apparatus according to the present invention does not require a heat treatment process of high temperature (600 °C or more), the mobile proton in a short time (10 minutes) at low temperature below 300 °C A layer can be formed on a substrate (or insulating film).
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a result of measuring a hydrogen element density after forming a mobile proton layer on a single crystal silicon wafer substrate.
- FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory thin film device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. More specifically, FIG. 3 illustrates a process of manufacturing an especially inverted staggered thin film transistor among nonvolatile memory thin film devices. It is shown.
- the present invention is not limited only to the manufacturing process of the inverted staggered thin film transistor, and when manufacturing a device having a configuration (ie, a substrate, an insulating film, and a mobile proton layer) of a nonvolatile memory thin film device manufactured according to the present invention, The technical idea of the Inverted Staggered Thin Film Transistor may be equally applied.
- the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a thin film device having a nonvolatile memory function by forming a mobile proton layer in an insulating film, and for example, by moving the mobile protons in the insulating film when a voltage is applied to the gate electrode.
- step (a) a gate electrode and a first insulating film are formed on the substrate, and then the substrate on which the first insulating film is formed is placed in a chamber which is a plasma discharge space of the neutral particle beam generating apparatus.
- Hydrogen gas and an inert gas are supplied into the chamber through a gas supply port, and hydrogen plasma ions generated in the chamber collide with the reflector to be converted into hydrogen neutral particles through plasma discharge, and the hydrogen neutral particles are formed on the surface of the first insulating film.
- By accumulating a predetermined amount or more in the mobile proton layer is formed.
- the series of processes in which the mobile proton layer is formed on the surface of the first insulating film is performed in a short time (10 minutes) at a low temperature of 300 ° C or less.
- Step (b) is a step of depositing a second insulating film on the formed mobile proton layer by a process such as PECVD after step (a), so that a mobile proton layer is formed between the first insulating film and the second insulating film. .
- steps (c) and (d), which are general inverted staggered thin film transistor processes, are sequentially performed to thereby convert an inverted staggered thin film transistor having a nonvolatile memory function according to an embodiment of the present invention. It can manufacture.
- the method of manufacturing the nonvolatile memory thin film device according to the present invention is a form in which only a mobile proton layer is formed in the insulating film forming process performed when the conventional memory thin film device is manufactured, the Inverted Staggered structure shown in FIG. Besides the thin film transistor manufacturing process, it can be applied to the thin film transistor manufacturing process of all structures such as staggered structure, coplanar structure, and inverted coplanar structure.
- the method of manufacturing a nonvolatile memory thin film device according to the present invention is an insulating film deposition process in the transistor manufacturing process using a conventional amorphous silicon thin film transistor, low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) thin film transistor, oxide semiconductor, organic semiconductor, all other semiconductor thin film
- LTPS low-temperature polysilicon
- the method for manufacturing a nonvolatile memory thin film device according to the present invention can utilize the process sequence of the existing thin film device production line as it is, and the added mobile proton layer forming process can also be performed within a short time (10 minutes) at a low temperature of 300 ° C. or lower. It is meaningful in that it allows it to be executed.
- FIGS. 4 to 7 are diagrams illustrating characteristics of a nano-crystalline Si thin film transistor (nc-Si TFT) on which a mobile proton layer is formed.
- nc-Si TFT nano-crystalline Si thin film transistor
- FIG. 4 shows the nc-Si TFT (denoted as NonMemory in FIG. 4) in which the mobile proton layer is not formed inside the gate insulating film, and the mobile proton layer in the insulating film for 2 minutes according to the method according to the present invention.
- the difference in characteristics between the nc-Si TFTs (indicated as Memory in Fig. 4) having the nonvolatile memory function formed is shown.
- nc-Si TFT with a nonvolatile memory function shows hysteresis according to the sweep of the gate voltage, which means that the mobile protons inside the insulating film are active / gate insulating film or gate insulating film / gate electrode interface according to the gate voltage. This happens because it moves to.
- FIG. 6 is a measurement result of repeatedly applying a write & erase condition to the nc-Si TFT having a nonvolatile memory function to confirm the reproducibility of the memory function.
- the nonvolatile memory thin film transistor fabricated according to the present invention having the characteristics as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 may be very useful for implementing low power wearable OLEDs as an example.
- a thin film transistor having a nonvolatile memory function When a thin film transistor having a nonvolatile memory function is used to implement a low power wearable OLED, there is no need to use a storage capacitor for a pixel holding function in an existing driving circuit, and the driving method is also changed so that power for maintaining the off state of the switching thin film transistor is changed. Consumption can also be completely eliminated. This eliminates the need for storage capacitors and eliminates the need for power to keep the switching thin-film transistors off.
- the thin film transistor has a memory function, which solves the problems of the existing pixel retention (still image) and low-speed frame driving.
- the storage capacitor since the storage capacitor is not required, the area and contact area are reduced accordingly, enabling higher resolution.
- a nonvolatile memory thin film device can be manufactured in a short time (10 minutes) at a low temperature of 300 ° C. or lower, instead of a high temperature hydrogen heat treatment process of a long time (several minutes or more) and 600 ° C. or more.
- the process sequence of the existing thin film device production line can be used as it is. .
- the present invention is to form a mobile proton layer to manufacture a thin film device having a nonvolatile memory function, the problem that the substrate such as glass or plastic film could not be used in the manufacture of the memory thin film device due to the long-term high temperature heat treatment process Solve.
- the present invention enables the fabrication of high-performance non-volatile memory thin film devices on glass or plastic substrates, which can be immediately applied to flexible or wearable devices, which are next-generation ITC products, and are currently impossible to realize due to technical limitations. It also enables the manufacture of conceptual products such as ultra-low power consumption flexible / wearable displays and sensors.
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- 플라즈마 방전 공간인 소정 크기의 챔버, 상기 챔버 내 가스를 공급하는 가스 공급구, 및 상기 챔버에서 생성된 플라즈마 이온과 충돌하여 플라즈마 이온을 중성입자로 변환시키는 리플렉터를 포함하는 중성입자빔 발생 장치를 이용하여 비휘발성 메모리 박막 소자를 제조하는 방법으로서,상기 챔버 내에, 제1 절연막이 형성된 기판을 배치하는 단계;상기 챔버 내에, 상기 가스 공급구를 통해 수소 플라즈마 발생을 위한 수소 가스 및 플라즈마 발생을 위한 불활성 가스를 공급하는 단계;상기 챔버에서 생성된 수소 플라즈마 이온이 상기 리플렉터와 충돌하여 수소 중성입자로 변환되는 단계;상기 수소 중성입자가 상기 제1 절연막의 표면에 축적되어 모바일 프로톤 층이 형성되는 단계; 및상기 모바일 프로톤 층 위에 제2 절연막을 형성하는 단계를 포함하는 중성입자빔 발생 장치를 이용한 비휘발성 메모리 박막 소자의 제조 방법.
- 제1 항에 있어서,상기 중성입자빔 발생 장치의 상기 리플렉터는,상기 수소 가스의 수소 입자보다는 무겁고 상기 불활성 가스의 불활성 입자보다는 가벼운 입자로 구성된 고체판인 것을 특징으로 하는 중성입자빔 발생 장치를 이용한 비휘발성 메모리 박막 소자의 제조 방법.
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