WO2021105811A1 - 記憶装置、および電子機器 - Google Patents

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WO2021105811A1
WO2021105811A1 PCT/IB2020/060677 IB2020060677W WO2021105811A1 WO 2021105811 A1 WO2021105811 A1 WO 2021105811A1 IB 2020060677 W IB2020060677 W IB 2020060677W WO 2021105811 A1 WO2021105811 A1 WO 2021105811A1
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  • the present invention relates to a storage device.
  • the present invention relates to a NAND flash memory having a three-dimensional structure.
  • One form of the present invention is not limited to the above technical fields.
  • the technical field of the invention disclosed in the present specification and the like relates to a product, a method, or a manufacturing method.
  • one embodiment of the invention relates to a process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter.
  • Solid state drive Solid State Drive: SSD
  • PC Personal Computer
  • Server Server
  • non-volatile used for USB (Universal Serial Bus) and SD cards.
  • a NAND flash memory is known as a storage device of the above.
  • NAND flash memory has a storage capacity due to the miniaturization of semiconductor processes, the multi-valued storage of data of 2 bits (4 values) or more in one memory cell, and the 3D stacking of multiple memory cell layers. The capacity is being increased.
  • a transistor having an oxide semiconductor or a metal oxide in the channel forming region of the transistor (also referred to as an oxide semiconductor transistor or an OS (Oxide Semiconductor) transistor) is known.
  • the OS transistor has a characteristic that the drain current (also referred to as an off current) when the transistor is in the off state is very small (see, for example, Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2), and is attracting attention.
  • the OS transistor can be formed by using a method such as a thin film method, the OS transistor can be provided by being laminated on, for example, another transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate.
  • Non-Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Document 3 disclose a technique for manufacturing a transistor using an oxide semiconductor having a CAAC structure.
  • a NAND flash memory in which a plurality of memory cell layers are stacked also referred to as a three-dimensional structure NAND flash memory or 3D NAND in the present specification
  • the storage capacity is increased by increasing the number of layers of the stacked memory cell layers.
  • the capacity is being increased.
  • 96 layers have been put into practical use, and in recent years, more than 100 layers have been developed.
  • the number of layers of the memory cell layers stacked in the NAND flash memory having a three-dimensional structure increases, the number of wirings provided approximately perpendicular to the memory cell layer also increases in order to transmit information to each memory cell layer, and the chip area. There is a problem that the memory becomes large (the area efficiency of the chip becomes low).
  • One object of the present invention is to provide a NAND flash memory having a three-dimensional structure in which the number of wirings provided substantially perpendicular to the memory cell layer is small.
  • one embodiment of the present invention provides a NAND flash memory having a three-dimensional structure in which the number of wirings provided substantially perpendicular to the memory cell layer does not increase even if the number of layers of the memory cell layers to be stacked is increased. Is one of the issues.
  • Another object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a NAND flash memory having a three-dimensional structure with high chip area efficiency.
  • one embodiment of the present invention does not necessarily have to solve all of the above problems, but may solve at least one problem. Moreover, the description of the above-mentioned problem does not prevent the existence of other problem. Issues other than these are naturally clarified from the description of the specification, claims, drawings, etc., and it is possible to extract issues other than these from the description of the specification, claims, drawings, etc. It is possible.
  • One embodiment of the present invention is a storage device having a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer.
  • a decoder is provided in the first layer, a memory cell portion is provided in the second layer, and a circuit is provided in the third layer.
  • the circuit has a function of controlling the decoder and the memory cell portion, and the decoder has a function of selecting or not selecting a part of the memory cell portion.
  • At least a part of the second layer is laminated above the third layer, and at least a part of the first layer is laminated above the second layer.
  • one embodiment of the present invention is a storage device having a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer.
  • a decoder is provided in the first layer, a memory cell portion is provided in the second layer, and a circuit is provided in the third layer.
  • the circuit has a function of controlling the decoder and the memory cell unit, and the circuit has a function of outputting a selection signal to the decoder.
  • the memory cell unit has a NAND type memory element having a three-dimensional structure, and the decoder has a function of outputting a signal for selecting or not selecting a part of the memory cell unit to the memory cell unit according to the selection signal.
  • Have. At least a part of the second layer is laminated above the third layer, and at least a part of the first layer is laminated above the second layer.
  • the third layer has a single crystal silicon substrate, and the circuit has a first transistor formed on the single crystal silicon substrate.
  • the decoder has a second transistor, the second transistor having a metal oxide in the channel forming region.
  • the third layer has an SOI substrate, and the circuit has a first transistor formed on the SOI substrate.
  • the decoder has a second transistor, the second transistor having a metal oxide in the channel forming region.
  • one embodiment of the present invention is an electronic device having the storage device of the above-described embodiment.
  • a NAND flash memory having a three-dimensional structure in which the number of wirings provided substantially perpendicular to the memory cell layer is small.
  • a NAND flash memory having a three-dimensional structure in which the number of wirings provided substantially perpendicular to the memory cell layer does not increase even if the number of layers of the memory cell layers to be stacked is increased. Can be done.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration example of a storage device.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the storage device.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a part of the storage device.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a circuit included in the storage device.
  • 5A to 5C are circuit diagrams illustrating a configuration example of a circuit included in the storage device.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of the storage device.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of the storage device.
  • 8A to 8C are cross-sectional views showing a structural example of the transistor.
  • FIG. 9A is a top view showing a structural example of the transistor.
  • FIG. 10A is a top view showing a structural example of the transistor.
  • 10B and 10C are cross-sectional views showing a structural example of the transistor.
  • 11A and 11B are cross-sectional views showing a structural example of the transistor.
  • 12A and 12B are cross-sectional views showing a structural example of the transistor.
  • FIG. 13A is a diagram illustrating classification of the crystal structure of IGZO.
  • FIG. 13B is a diagram illustrating an XRD spectrum of the CAAC-IGZO film.
  • FIG. 13C is a diagram illustrating a microelectron diffraction pattern of the CAAC-IGZO film.
  • FIG. 13A is a diagram illustrating classification of the crystal structure of IGZO.
  • FIG. 13B is a diagram illustrating an XRD spectrum of the CAAC-IGZO film.
  • FIG. 13C is a diagram illustrating a microelectron diffraction pattern of the CAAC-IGZO film.
  • FIG. 14A is a perspective view showing an example of a semiconductor wafer.
  • FIG. 14B is a perspective view showing an example of the chip.
  • 14C and 14D are perspective views showing an example of an electronic component.
  • 15A to 15J are perspective views or schematic views illustrating an example of an electronic device.
  • 16A to 16E are perspective views or schematic views illustrating an example of an electronic device.
  • 17A to 17C are diagrams for explaining an example of an electronic device.
  • membrane and the term “layer” can be interchanged with each other.
  • conductive layer to the term “conductive layer”.
  • insulating film to the term “insulating layer”.
  • gate electrode on the gate insulating layer does not exclude those containing other components between the gate insulating layer and the gate electrode.
  • the code when the same code is used for a plurality of elements, and when it is particularly necessary to distinguish them, the code may be "_1", “_2", “[n]", “[m,”. It may be described with an identification code such as "n]".
  • the second wiring GL is described as wiring GL [2].
  • “electrically connected” includes a case where they are connected via "something having some kind of electrical action".
  • the "thing having some kind of electrical action” is not particularly limited as long as it enables the exchange of electric signals between the connection targets.
  • “things having some kind of electrical action” include electrodes, wirings, switching elements such as transistors, resistance elements, inductors, capacitive elements, and other elements having various functions. Further, even when it is expressed as “electrically connected”, there is a case where there is no physical connection part in the actual circuit and only the wiring is extended.
  • Electrode and “wiring” do not functionally limit these components.
  • an “electrode” may be used as part of a “wiring” and vice versa.
  • the “terminal” in the electric circuit means a portion where current or potential input (or output) and signal reception (or transmission) are performed. Therefore, a part of the wiring or the electrode may function as a terminal.
  • a “capacitive element” has a configuration in which two electrodes face each other via an insulator (dielectric). Further, in the present specification and the like, the “capacitive element” has a structure in which two electrodes face each other via an insulator, a structure in which two wires face each other via an insulator, or a structure in which the two wires face each other through an insulator. The case where two wirings are arranged via an insulator is included.
  • the “voltage” often indicates a potential difference between a certain potential and a reference potential (for example, a ground potential). Therefore, the voltage and the potential difference can be rephrased.
  • a transistor is an element having at least three terminals including a source, a drain, and a gate. Then, a channel forming region is provided between the source (source terminal, source region, or source electrode) and the drain (drain terminal, drain region, or drain electrode), and the source and the source are via the channel forming region. A current can flow between the drain and the drain.
  • the channel forming region means a region in which a current mainly flows.
  • the functions of the source and the drain may be interchanged when transistors having different polarities are used or when the direction of the current changes in the circuit operation. Therefore, in the present specification and the like, the terms source and drain can be used interchangeably.
  • the off current means a drain current when the transistor is in an off state (also referred to as a non-conducting state or a cutoff state).
  • the off state is a state in which the gate voltage Vgs with respect to the source is lower than the threshold voltage Vth in the n-channel type transistor, and the gate voltage Vgs with respect to the source is in the p-channel type transistor. A state higher than the threshold voltage Vth. That is, the off-current of the n-channel transistor may be the drain current when the voltage Vgs of the gate with respect to the source is lower than the threshold voltage Vth.
  • the drain may be read as the source. That is, the off current may refer to the source current when the transistor is in the off state. In addition, it may be called a leak current in the same meaning as an off current. Further, in the present specification and the like, the off current may refer to the current flowing between the source and the drain when the transistor is in the off state.
  • the on-current may refer to the current flowing between the source and the drain when the transistor is in the on state (also referred to as the conduction state).
  • a metal oxide is a metal oxide in a broad sense. Metal oxides are classified into oxide insulators, oxide conductors (including transparent oxide conductors), oxide semiconductors, and the like.
  • the metal oxide when a metal oxide is used in the channel forming region of a transistor, the metal oxide may be referred to as an oxide semiconductor. That is, when a metal oxide has at least one of an amplification action, a rectifying action, and a switching action, the metal oxide can be referred to as a metal oxide semiconductor. That is, a transistor having a metal oxide in the channel forming region can be called an "oxide semiconductor transistor" or an "OS transistor". Similarly, a "transistor using an oxide semiconductor” is also a transistor having a metal oxide in a channel forming region.
  • a metal oxide having nitrogen may also be referred to as a metal oxide. Further, a metal oxide having nitrogen may be referred to as a metal oxynitride. Details of the metal oxide will be described later.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration example of a storage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the storage device 100 includes a circuit layer A1, a circuit layer A2, a wiring layer A3, a NAND flash layer NFL, and conductors M1 to M3.
  • the storage device 100 is provided with the NAND flash layer NFL laminated above the circuit layer A2, and the wiring layer A3 laminated above the NAND flash layer NFL. It has a structure in which a circuit layer A1 is laminated on the upper side.
  • the wiring layer A3 is included in the circuit layer A1, and the description thereof will be omitted unless necessary.
  • circuit layer A2 and the circuit layer A1 are electrically connected via the conductor M1, and the circuit layer A1 and the NAND flash layer NFL are electrically connected via the conductor M2 and the conductor M3.
  • the circuit layer A1, the NAND flash layer NFL, and the circuit layer A2 are each provided with a circuit capable of functioning by utilizing the semiconductor characteristics.
  • the circuit layer A1 has a decoder DEC
  • the NAND flash layer NFL has a memory.
  • the cell portion MCL is provided, and the circuit layer A2 is provided with a circuit OSC.
  • the decoder DEC is located in a region where it overlaps with a plurality of conductors M1 electrically connected to the circuit layer A2 and a plurality of conductors M2 electrically connected to the NAND flash layer NFL. There is.
  • the storage unit is composed of the circuit layer A2, the NAND flash layer NFL, and the wiring layer A3, and the storage unit can be, for example, a NAND flash memory having a three-dimensional structure.
  • the storage unit is not limited to the NAND flash memory having a three-dimensional structure, and may be a NAND flash memory having a two-dimensional structure or a NOR flash memory. Further, it may be a storage unit using a non-volatile storage element such as MRAM (Magnetoresistive RAM), PRAM (Phase change RAM), ReRAM (Resistive RAM), FeRAM (Ferroelectric RAM), or the storage unit. May be combined.
  • MRAM Magneticoresistive RAM
  • PRAM Phase change RAM
  • ReRAM Resistive RAM
  • FeRAM FeRAM
  • the circuit OSC has a function of controlling the memory cell unit MCL and the decoder DEC.
  • the memory cell unit MCL has a plurality of memory cells, and data is written and read by a write circuit, a read circuit, and the like included in the circuit OSC. Further, when the circuit OSC selects one of a plurality of pages included in the NAND flash layer NFL, the circuit OSC is a decoder via a plurality of conductors M1 electrically connected to the circuit layer A2.
  • the selection signal is output to the DEC.
  • the selection signal transmitted from the circuit layer A2 to the decoder DEC is a digital signal.
  • the decoder DEC has the function of selecting one page of the NAND flash layer NFL according to the selection signal.
  • the decoder DEC outputs a high level potential to selected pages of the NAND flash layer NFL via conductors M2 and M3, and to unselected pages of the NAND flash layer NFL.
  • the conductor M1 includes other wiring such as a wiring for transmitting a signal other than the above-mentioned selection signal and a power supply line for supplying a constant potential.
  • the circuit OSC is configured by using transistors formed on the substrate SUB.
  • the substrate SUB for example, a single crystal semiconductor substrate made of silicon, silicon carbide, or the like, a polycrystalline semiconductor substrate, a compound semiconductor substrate made of silicon germanium, or the like can be used.
  • the substrate SUB is provided with an SOI substrate or a semiconductor substrate on which semiconductor elements such as strain transistors and FIN type transistors are provided, glass substrates such as barium borosilicate glass and aluminoborosilicate glass, ceramic substrates, quartz substrates, and sapphire.
  • a substrate or the like may be used.
  • a flexible substrate (flexible substrate) may be used as the substrate SUB.
  • a transistor having silicon in the channel forming region is referred to as a Si transistor in the present specification and the like.
  • the decoder DEC can be configured by using, for example, an OS transistor.
  • the OS transistor can be formed by using a method such as a thin film method, so that the decoder DEC can be provided so as to be stacked above the circuit OSC and the memory cell portion MCL.
  • the circuit OSC and the memory cell portion MCL can be configured by using a Si transistor, and the decoder DEC can be configured by using an OS transistor above the circuit OSC.
  • the OS transistor is a transistor having a metal oxide in the channel forming region.
  • the decoder DEC can be manufactured by a process different from that of the circuit OSC and the memory cell unit MCL. Since the OS transistor can have a lower formation temperature than the Si transistor, the effect of heat on the Si transistor included in the circuit OSC and the memory cell MCL by configuring the decoder DEC using the OS transistor. Can be reduced. Further, since the decoder DEC is superimposed on the circuit OSC and the memory cell portion MCL, it is possible to suppress an increase in the circuit area of the storage device 100.
  • the circuit layer A1 is not provided with the decoder DEC (the storage device 100 does not have the decoder DEC)
  • the number of wirings for transmitting the selection signal from the circuit layer A2 to the NAND flash layer NFL via the circuit layer A1 is large. As many pages as the number of pages included in the NAND flash layer NFL are required.
  • the decoder DEC is provided in the circuit layer A1, the selection signal from the circuit layer A2 to the circuit layer A1 is a digital signal.
  • the selection signal from the circuit layer A2 to the circuit layer A1 is converted into a digital signal so that the number of wires from the circuit layer A2 to the circuit layer A1, that is, the number of conductors M1 can be determined without providing the decoder DEC in the circuit layer A1. Can be less than.
  • the circuit layer A1 when the number of pages of the NAND flash layer NFL is X (X is an integer satisfying 2 k and k is an integer of 1 or more), if the circuit layer A1 is not provided with the decoder DEC, the circuit layer A2 At least X wires are required from the wire to the circuit layer A1.
  • the decoder DEC when the decoder DEC is provided in the circuit layer A1, the number of wires from the circuit layer A2 to the circuit layer A1 can be set to "Y + log 2 X" (Y is an integer of 0 or more). Note that Y represents the number of wires other than the selection signal, such as the power supply of the decoder DEC.
  • the number of conductors M1 can be reduced by providing the decoder DEC in the circuit layer A1. That is, even if the number of layers of the NAND flash layer NFL is increased and the number of pages included in the NAND flash layer NFL is increased, the number of wires from the circuit layer A2 to the circuit layer A1 is increased by providing the decoder DEC in the circuit layer A1. Can be reduced, and the chip area can be prevented from becoming large (the area efficiency of the chip can be increased).
  • the influence of the parasitic resistance can be reduced, and for example, the increase in power consumption due to the parasitic resistance can be reduced.
  • the influence of the parasitic capacitance can be reduced, and for example, it is possible to prevent the drive frequency of the storage device from being lowered due to the parasitic capacitance.
  • the memory cell portion MCL has a memory cell array MCA.
  • the memory cell array MCA has a plurality of string SRGs.
  • the string SRG is electrically connected to the wiring BL.
  • the string SRG has a plurality of transistors CTr electrically connected in series, and a transistor BTr and a transistor STR for selection.
  • One transistor CTr functions as a cell transistor and is included in the memory cell MC of the string SRG.
  • a cell transistor is a transistor that operates with a normally-on characteristic, and has a control gate and a charge storage layer.
  • the charge storage layer is provided in a region that overlaps with the channel forming region via the tunnel insulating film, and the control gate is provided in the region that overlaps with the charge storage layer via the blocking film.
  • a tunnel current is generated by applying a write potential to the control gate and applying a predetermined potential to either the first terminal or the second terminal of the cell transistor, and the cell transistor is generated from the channel formation region of the cell transistor. Electrons are injected into the charge storage layer. As a result, the threshold voltage becomes high in the cell transistor in which electrons are injected into the charge storage layer.
  • a floating gate may be used instead of the charge storage layer.
  • the channel formation region of the transistor BTr, the transistor CTr, and the transistor STR is selected from, for example, any one of silicon, germanium, gallium arsenide, silicon carbide (SiC), the metal oxide described in the third embodiment, or the above. It is preferable to have a plurality of materials.
  • the channel forming region contains one or more metal oxides selected from indium
  • element M element M includes, for example, aluminum, gallium, yttrium, tin, etc.
  • the oxide may function as a wide-gap semiconductor, and the transistor BTr, transistor CTr, and transistor STR in which the metal oxide is contained in the channel forming region have a characteristic that the off-current is very small. That is, since the leakage current in the transistor BTr, the transistor CTr, and the transistor STR in the off state can be reduced, the power consumption of the storage device may be reduced.
  • FIG. 2 shows an example in which the transistor BTr and the transistor STR are formed in the memory cell portion MCL, the transistor BTr and the transistor STR may be formed in the circuit OSC.
  • the memory cell array MCA has a plurality of memory cells MC in the string SRG.
  • the plurality of memory cells MC are arranged in a matrix (also referred to as a matrix).
  • the memory cell array MCA in FIG. 2 has m in one column, n in one row, and a total of m ⁇ n memory cells MC (m and n are integers of 2 or more).
  • the memory cell MC located in the i-row and j-column i is an integer of 1 or more and m or less and j is an integer of 1 or more and n or less
  • MC [i, j]. ing is referred to as MC [i, j].
  • memory cell MC [1,1], memory cell MC [i, 1], memory cell MC [m, 1], memory cell MC [1, j], memory cell MC [i, j] , Memory cell MC [m, j], memory cell MC [1, n], memory cell MC [i, n], memory cell MC [m, n], and other memory cells MC are shown. The illustration is omitted.
  • the wiring DL, wiring WL, wiring BL, wiring CL, wiring BSL, and wiring SSL shown in FIG. 2 correspond to the conductors M1 to M3 shown in FIG.
  • the wiring DL is a wiring in which the circuit OSC outputs a selection signal to the decoder DEC and corresponds to the conductor M1
  • the wiring WL is a plurality of word lines and corresponds to the conductor M2 and the conductor M3.
  • Each of the wiring WLs is electrically connected to the memory cell MC row by row.
  • the wiring BL is a plurality of bit lines, each of the wiring BLs is electrically connected to the memory cell MC for each column
  • the wiring CL is a power supply line.
  • the wiring BL and the wiring CL are electrically connected to the memory cell array MCA via, for example, the conductor M1 and the wiring layer A3.
  • connection configuration of the string SRG electrically connected to the wiring BL will be described.
  • One of the source or drain of the transistor BTr is electrically connected to the wiring BL, and one of the source or drain of the transistor STR is electrically connected to the wiring CL.
  • the other end of the source or drain of the transistor BTr is electrically connected to one end of the plurality of transistors CTr electrically connected in series, and the other end of the plurality of transistors CTr electrically connected in series. Is electrically connected to the other of the source or drain of the transistor Str.
  • the wiring BSL and the wiring SSL function as wiring for selecting a string to be subjected to the operation when performing operations such as writing, reading, and erasing.
  • the wiring BSL is electrically connected to the gate of the transistor BTr included in the memory cell MCL
  • the wiring SSL is electrically connected to the gate of the transistor STR included in the memory cell MCL.
  • the memory cell portion MCL has a configuration in which one string SRG is electrically connected to one wiring BL, but one aspect of the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the memory cell portion MCL may have a configuration in which a plurality of string SRGs are electrically connected to one wiring BL.
  • the memory cell portion MCL and a part of the circuit OSC are shown.
  • the circuit OSC includes a control circuit CTR, a circuit PPPH, and an output circuit OUTP.
  • a control signal CS clock signal, chip enable signal, write enable signal, address signal, etc.
  • a data signal WDATA are input to the control circuit CTR from the outside of the storage device 100.
  • the control circuit CTR has a function of accessing the circuit PPPH and writing data to the memory cell unit MCL, and a function of reading data from the memory cell unit MCL.
  • the control circuit CTR when the write command by the control signal CS and the data signal WDATA are input from the outside of the storage device 100, the control circuit CTR writes the data signal WDATA to the memory cell unit MCL. Further, when a read command by the control signal CS is input from the outside of the storage device 100, the control circuit CTR reads data from the memory cell unit MCL and outputs the data to the output circuit OUTP. The output circuit OUTP outputs the data signal RDATA to the outside of the storage device 100. It is assumed that the write instruction and the read instruction include an address signal.
  • control circuit CTR may have a function (also referred to as ECC: Error Check and Select) for detecting and correcting an error when data is read from the memory cell unit MCL.
  • ECC Error Check and Select
  • the signal processed by the control circuit CTR and the function of the control circuit CTR are not limited to these, and other signals may be input (or output) as needed, or the control circuit CTR may be input (or output). May have other functions.
  • the circuit PPPH includes, for example, a circuit WLD, a circuit BLD, and a circuit CVC.
  • the circuit WLD functions as a word line driver circuit.
  • the circuit WLD is electrically connected to the wiring DL and outputs a selection signal to the decoder DEC.
  • the circuit BLD functions as a bit line driver circuit and is electrically connected to the wiring BL.
  • the circuit CVC functions as a power source that generates a constant potential and outputs the constant potential, and is electrically connected to the wiring CL.
  • the circuit CVC may not be included in the circuit PPPH, and may be provided outside the storage device 100, for example. In this case, the storage device 100 has a configuration in which a constant potential is applied to the memory cell portion MCL from the outside.
  • the circuit layer A1 is laminated above the NAND flash layer NFL, it can be manufactured by a process different from that of the circuit layer A2 and the NAND flash layer NFL. Further, the circuit included in the circuit layer A1 can be manufactured by the same process. For example, the same process can be a process of forming an OS transistor.
  • the n-type semiconductor is a metal oxide containing indium (for example, In oxide) or a metal oxide containing zinc (for example, Zn oxide).
  • the circuit layer A1 is configured by using an OS transistor, the circuit is preferably a unipolar circuit.
  • FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the circuit of the decoder DEC included in the circuit layer A1 shown in FIG.
  • the circuit layer A2 is also shown in order to show the electrical connection with the decoder DEC.
  • the decoder DEC shown in FIG. 4 has a function of receiving a selection signal transmitted from the circuit layer A2 via the wiring DL and selecting one page of the NAND flash layer NFL according to the selection signal. Further, as an example, the decoder DEC outputs a high level potential to the selected pages of the NAND flash layer NFL via the wiring WL, and outputs the wiring WL to the unselected pages of the NAND flash layer NFL. It has a function to output a low level potential via.
  • the wiring DL corresponds to the wiring included in the conductor M1 in FIG. 1 as an example. Further, the wiring WL corresponds to the wiring included in the conductor M2 and the conductor M3 in FIG.
  • the number of pages of the NAND flash layer NFL here is X as an example. Therefore, the number of wiring WLs is X. Further, it is assumed that the digital signal transmitted from the circuit layer A2 is, for example, a "Y + log 2 X" bit. Therefore, the number of wiring DL becomes "Y + log 2 X" present.
  • circuit layer A2 here has a function of generating a signal of "Y + log 2 X" bits indicating the address of one page included in the NAND flash layer NFL.
  • the decoder DEC includes an inverter circuit INV [1] to an inverter circuit INV [Y + log 2 X], an inverter circuit OIV [1] to an inverter circuit OIV [X], and a NAND circuit NA [1] to a NAND circuit NA [ X] and.
  • the wiring DL [t] (t is an integer of 1 or more and Y + log 2 X or less) is electrically connected to the input terminal of the inverter circuit INV [t]. Further, the wiring DL [t] is electrically connected to one or more selected from the first input terminals of the NAND circuit NA [1] to the NAND circuit NA [X]. Further, the output terminal of the inverter circuit INV [t] is electrically connected to one or more selected from the second input terminals of the NAND circuit NA [1] to the NAND circuit NA [X]. ..
  • the circuit configuration of the decoder DEC differs depending on the values of X and Y. Therefore, in the above description of the decoder DEC, the description of the detailed electrical connection of the circuit included in the decoder DEC is omitted. Further, in FIG. 4, the detailed circuit configuration of the decoder DEC is not shown.
  • the output terminal of the NAND circuit NA [s] (s is an integer of 1 or more and X or less) is electrically connected to the input terminal of the inverter circuit OIV [1] to the inverter circuit OIV [X], and the inverter circuit OIV [ 1]
  • the output terminals of the inverter circuit OIV [X] are electrically connected to the wiring WL [s].
  • the wiring DL [t], the inverter circuit INV [t], the NAND circuit NA [s], the inverter circuit OIV [s], and the wiring WL [s] are not shown in FIG.
  • the inverter circuit INV [1] to the inverter circuit INV [Y + log 2 X] and the inverter circuit OIV [1] to the inverter circuit OIV included in the decoder DEC are included.
  • the NAND circuit NA [1] to the NAND circuit NA [X] is preferably a unipolar circuit using an OS transistor.
  • FIG. 5A shows a configuration example of an inverter circuit which is a unipolar circuit and can be applied to an inverter circuit INV [1] to an inverter circuit INV [Y + log 2 X], an inverter circuit OIV [1] to an inverter circuit OIV [X], and the like. is there.
  • the terminal IT shown in FIG. 5A corresponds to the input terminal of the inverter circuit, and the terminal OT corresponds to the output terminal of the inverter circuit.
  • the inverter circuit has a transistor TrA1 to a transistor TrA4 and a capacitance CA1.
  • the transistors TrA1 to TrA4 are preferably transistors that can be manufactured by the same process as other circuits included in the circuit layer A1. Further, it is preferable that the material contained in each channel forming region of the transistors TrA1 to TrA4 is the same as the material contained in the channel forming region of other transistors contained in the circuit layer A1. For example, each of the transistors TrA1 to TrA4 is preferably an OS transistor.
  • the first terminal of the transistor TrA1 is electrically connected to the gate of the transistor TrA1 and the wiring VHL, and the second terminal of the transistor TrA1 is the first terminal of the transistor Tra2, the gate of the transistor Tra3, and the capacitance CA1. It is electrically connected to the first terminal, and the second terminal of the transistor TrA2 is electrically connected to the wiring VLL.
  • the terminal IT is electrically connected to the gate of the transistor TrA2 and the gate of the transistor TrA4.
  • the first terminal of the transistor TrA3 is electrically connected to the wiring VHL, and the second terminal of the transistor TrA3 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the transistor TrA4, the second terminal of the capacitance CA1, and the terminal OT. Has been done.
  • the second terminal of the transistor TrA4 is electrically connected to the wiring VLL.
  • Each of the wiring VHL and the wiring VLL functions as a wiring that gives a constant potential.
  • the potential given by the wiring VHL is preferably a high level potential (hereinafter referred to as VDD), and the potential given by the wiring VLL is preferably a low level potential (hereinafter referred to as VSS).
  • the transistor TrA2 and the transistor TrA4 are turned off. Further, since the transistor TrA1 is connected by a diode, the potential of the first terminal (gate of the transistor TrA3) of the capacitance CA1 rises.
  • the threshold voltage of the transistor TrA1 is V thA1 and the potential of the first terminal (gate of the transistor TrA3) of the capacitance CA1 reaches VDD ⁇ V thA1 , the transistor TrA1 is turned off. That is, the first terminal (gate of the transistor TrA3) of the capacitance CA1 is electrically suspended.
  • the gate voltage with respect to the source of the transistor TrA3 is assumed to be higher than the threshold voltage of the transistor TrA3, and the transistor TrA3 is turned on.
  • the potential of the terminal OT is increased by the current flowing from the wiring VHL. Since the first terminal of the capacitance CA1 (gate of the transistor TrA3) is electrically suspended, when the potential of the terminal OT becomes high, the first terminal of the capacitance CA1 (gate of the transistor TrA3) is coupled by the capacitance of the capacitance CA1. ) Also increases. As a result, the transistor TrA3 can be maintained in the ON state, and finally, the potential of the terminal OT becomes VDD.
  • the transistor TrA2 and the transistor TrA4 are turned on.
  • the potential of the first terminal (gate of the transistor TrA3) of the capacitance CA1 becomes a potential of VSS or more and VDD or less.
  • the gate voltage with respect to the source of the transistor TrA3 is assumed to be lower than the threshold voltage of the transistor TrA3, and the transistor TrA3 is turned off.
  • the transistor TrA4 since the transistor TrA4 is in the ON state, a current flows from the terminal OT to the wiring VLL, and finally the potential of the terminal OT becomes VSS.
  • the inverter circuit of FIG. 5A is electrically connected between the second terminal of the transistor TrA3 and the gate when the first terminal (gate of the transistor TrA3) of the capacitance CA1 is electrically suspended.
  • the capacitance CA1 is capable of holding the gate voltage with respect to the source of the transistor TrA3. Therefore, when the VSS potential is input to the terminal IT, the potential of the terminal OT can be increased to VDD.
  • the configuration of the inverter circuit shown in FIG. 5A can be changed to the inverter circuit shown in FIG. 5B.
  • the inverter circuit of FIG. 5B has a configuration in which a back gate is provided in the transistors TrA1 to TrA4 of the inverter circuit shown in FIG. 5A.
  • back gates are provided in all of the transistors TrA1 to TrA4, but for one or a plurality of transistors selected from the transistors TrA1 to TrA4 shown in FIG. 5A.
  • a back gate may be provided.
  • the connection configuration of the back gate is not shown in FIG. 5B, the electrical connection destination of the back gate can be determined at the design stage.
  • the gate and the back gate may be electrically connected in order to increase the on-current of the transistor.
  • a wiring electrically connected to an external circuit or the like is provided, and the back gate of the transistor is provided by the external circuit or the like. A potential may be given.
  • FIG. 5B not only FIG. 5B but also the transistors described in other parts of the specification or the transistors shown in other drawings may be similarly provided with a back gate.
  • FIG. 5C is a configuration example of a NAND circuit which is a unipolar circuit and can be applied to the NAND circuit NA [1] to the NAND circuit NA [X].
  • the terminal IT1 and the terminal IT2 correspond to the input terminal of the NAND circuit
  • the terminal OT corresponds to the output terminal of the NAND circuit.
  • the NAND circuit has transistors TrB1 to TrB6 and a capacitance CB1.
  • the transistors TrB1 to TrB6 are preferably transistors that can be manufactured by the same process as other circuits included in the circuit layer A1, like the transistors TrA1 to TrA4. Further, it is preferable that the material contained in each of the channel forming regions of the transistors TrB1 to TrB6 is the same as the material contained in the channel forming region of the other transistors contained in the circuit layer A1.
  • each of the transistors TrB1 to TrB6 is preferably an OS transistor.
  • the first terminal of the transistor TrB1 is electrically connected to the gate of the transistor TrB1 and the wiring VHL
  • the second terminal of the transistor TrB1 is the first terminal of the transistor TrB2, the gate of the transistor TrB4, and the first of the capacitance CB1. It is electrically connected to one terminal
  • the second terminal of the transistor TrB2 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the transistor TrB3
  • the second terminal of the transistor TrB3 is electrically connected to the wiring VLL.
  • the terminal IT1 is electrically connected to the gate of the transistor TrB2 and the gate of the transistor TrB5, and the terminal IT2 is electrically connected to the gate of the transistor TrB3 and the gate of the transistor TrB6.
  • the first terminal of the transistor TrB4 is electrically connected to the wiring VHL, and the second terminal of the transistor TrB4 is electrically connected to the second terminal of the capacitance CB1, the first terminal of the transistor TrB5, and the terminal OT. ing.
  • the second terminal of the transistor TrB5 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the transistor TrB6, and the second terminal of the transistor TrB6 is electrically connected to the wiring VLL.
  • the NAND circuit of FIG. 5C for example, when the VSS potential is input to at least one of the terminal IT1 or the terminal IT2, at least one of the transistor TrB5 or the transistor TrB6 is turned off, so that the wiring VLL and the terminal OT are not between the wiring VLL and the terminal OT. It becomes a conductive state. Further, in the NAND circuit, similarly to the operation example of the inverter circuit of FIG. 5A, when the first terminal of the capacitance CB1 (gate of the transistor TrB4) is electrically suspended, the second terminal of the transistor TrB4 and the gate are connected to each other.
  • the capacitance CB1 electrically connected between them can hold the voltage of the gate with respect to the source of the transistor TrB4. Therefore, when the VSS potential is input to the terminal IT1 and / or the terminal IT2, the potential of the terminal OT can be increased to VDD.
  • the transistor TrB5 and the transistor TrB6 are turned on, so that the wiring VLL and the terminal OT are in a conductive state.
  • the potential of the first terminal (gate of the transistor TrB4) of the capacitance CB1 is a potential of VSS or more and VDD or less.
  • the gate voltage with respect to the source of the transistor TrB4 is assumed to be lower than the threshold voltage of the transistor TrB4, and the transistor TrB4 is turned off. Therefore, when the potential of VDD is input to each of the terminal IT1 and the terminal IT2, the potential of the terminal OT becomes VSS.
  • FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional configuration example of the circuit layer A2 and the NAND flash layer NFL
  • FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional configuration example of the NAND flash layer NFL and the circuit layer A1.
  • a NAND flash layer NFL has a NAND type memory element having a three-dimensional structure, and an OS transistor is formed on the circuit layer A1 will be described.
  • a transistor 300 is formed in the circuit layer A2
  • a transistor 700, a plurality of transistors 800, and a transistor 900 are formed in the NAND flash layer NFL
  • a transistor 500 is formed in the circuit layer A1. ..
  • the transistor 700 corresponds to the transistor BTr in FIG. 2
  • the transistor 800 corresponds to the transistor CTr in FIG. 2
  • the transistor 900 corresponds to the transistor STR in FIG.
  • the transistor 300 is one of the transistors constituting the circuit OSC
  • the transistor 500 is one of the transistors constituting the decoder DEC
  • the capacitive element 600 corresponds to, for example, the capacitive CA1.
  • the transistor 500 has a second gate (also referred to as a bottom gate, a back gate) in addition to the first gate (also referred to as a top gate, front gate, or simply gate).
  • the transistor 500 is a transistor (OS transistor) having a metal oxide in the channel forming region. Since the transistor 500 can be formed by using a method such as a thin film method, in the above embodiment, by configuring the decoder DEC using this, the decoder DEC is laminated on the circuit OSC and the memory cell portion MCL. Can be provided.
  • FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view of the transistor 500 in the channel length direction
  • FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view of the transistor 500 in the channel width direction
  • FIG. 8C is a cross-sectional view of the transistor 300 in the channel width direction.
  • the NAND flash layer NFL is provided above the circuit layer A2
  • the circuit layer A1 is the circuit layer A2 and the NAND flash layer NFL. It is provided above.
  • the transistor 300 is provided on the substrate 311 and has a semiconductor region 313 composed of a conductor 316, an insulator 315, and a part of the substrate 311, a low resistance region 314a functioning as a source region or a drain region, and a low resistance region 314b. ..
  • the transistor 300 is covered with the conductor 316 on the upper surface of the semiconductor region 313 and the side surface in the channel width direction via the insulator 315.
  • the on-characteristics of the transistor 300 can be improved by increasing the effective channel width. Further, since the contribution of the electric field of the gate electrode can be increased, the off characteristic of the transistor 300 can be improved.
  • the transistor 300 may be either a p-channel type or an n-channel type.
  • a semiconductor such as a silicon-based semiconductor in a region in which a channel of the semiconductor region 313 is formed, a region in the vicinity thereof, a low resistance region 314a serving as a source region or a drain region, a low resistance region 314b, and the like.
  • It preferably contains crystalline silicon.
  • it may be formed of a material having Ge (germanium), SiGe (silicon germanium), GaAs (gallium arsenide), GaN (gallium nitride), GaAlAs (gallium aluminum arsenide), or the like.
  • a configuration using silicon in which the effective mass is controlled by applying stress to the crystal lattice and changing the lattice spacing may be used.
  • the transistor 300 may be a HEMT (High Electron Mobility Transistor) by using GaAs, GaAlAs, or the like.
  • an element that imparts n-type conductivity such as arsenic and phosphorus, or a p-type conductivity such as boron is imparted.
  • the conductor 316 that functions as a gate electrode is a semiconductor material such as silicon, a metal material, or an alloy that contains an element that imparts n-type conductivity such as arsenic or phosphorus, or an element that imparts p-type conductivity such as boron.
  • a material or a conductive material such as a metal oxide material can be used.
  • the Vth of the transistor can be adjusted by changing the material of the conductor. Specifically, it is preferable to use a material such as titanium nitride or tantalum nitride for the conductor. Further, in order to achieve both conductivity and embedding property, it is preferable to use a metal material such as tungsten or aluminum laminated on the conductor, and it is particularly preferable to use tungsten in terms of heat resistance.
  • the transistor 300 shown in FIG. 6 is an example, and the transistor 300 is not limited to the structure thereof, and an appropriate transistor may be used according to the circuit configuration and the driving method.
  • An insulator 320, an insulator 322, an insulator 324, and an insulator 326 are laminated in this order so as to cover the transistor 300.
  • the insulator 320, the insulator 322, the insulator 324, and the insulator 326 for example, silicon oxide, silicon oxide nitride, silicon nitride oxide, silicon nitride, aluminum oxide, aluminum oxide nitride, aluminum nitride, aluminum nitride and the like can be used. Just do it.
  • the insulator 322 may have a function as a flattening film for flattening a step generated by a transistor 300 or the like provided below the insulator 322.
  • the upper surface of the insulator 322 may be flattened by a flattening treatment using a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) method or the like in order to improve the flatness.
  • CMP chemical mechanical polishing
  • the insulator 324 it is preferable to use a film having a barrier property so that hydrogen and impurities do not diffuse in the region where the transistor 500 is provided from the substrate 311 or the transistor 300.
  • a film having a barrier property against hydrogen for example, silicon nitride formed by the CVD method can be used.
  • hydrogen may diffuse into a semiconductor element having an oxide semiconductor such as a transistor 500, so that the characteristics of the semiconductor element may deteriorate. Therefore, it is preferable to use a film that suppresses the diffusion of hydrogen between the transistor 500 and the transistor 300.
  • the membrane that suppresses the diffusion of hydrogen is a membrane that desorbs a small amount of hydrogen.
  • the amount of hydrogen desorbed can be analyzed using, for example, a heated desorption gas analysis (TDS (Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy) analysis) method or the like.
  • TDS heated desorption gas analysis
  • the amount of hydrogen desorbed from the insulator 324 is the amount desorbed in terms of hydrogen atoms when the surface temperature of the film is in the range of 50 ° C. to 500 ° C. It may be 10 ⁇ 10 15 atoms / cm 2 or less, preferably 5 ⁇ 10 15 atoms / cm 2 or less.
  • the insulator 326 preferably has a lower dielectric constant than the insulator 324.
  • the relative permittivity of the insulator 326 is preferably less than 4, more preferably less than 3.
  • the relative permittivity of the insulator 326 is preferably 0.7 times or less, more preferably 0.6 times or less, the relative permittivity of the insulator 324.
  • a conductor 328, a conductor 330, and the like are embedded in the insulator 320, the insulator 322, the insulator 324, and the insulator 326.
  • the conductor 328 and the conductor 330 have a function as a plug or a wiring.
  • a conductor having a function as a plug or a wiring may collectively give a plurality of structures the same reference numerals.
  • the wiring and the plug connected to the wiring may be integrated. That is, a part of the conductor may function as a wiring, and a part of the conductor may function as a plug.
  • each plug and wiring As the material of each plug and wiring (conductor 328, conductor 330, etc.), a conductive material such as a metal material, an alloy material, a metal nitride material, or a metal oxide material is single-layered or laminated. Can be used. It is preferable to use a refractory material such as tungsten or molybdenum that has both heat resistance and conductivity, and it is preferable to use tungsten. Alternatively, it is preferably formed of a low resistance conductive material such as aluminum or copper. Wiring resistance can be reduced by using a low resistance conductive material.
  • a conductive material such as a metal material, an alloy material, a metal nitride material, or a metal oxide material is single-layered or laminated. Can be used. It is preferable to use a refractory material such as tungsten or molybdenum that has both heat resistance and conductivity, and it is preferable to use tungsten. Alternatively, it is preferably formed of a
  • a wiring layer may be provided on the insulator 326 and the conductor 330.
  • the transistor 300 and the transistor 500 can be separated by a barrier layer, and the transistor 300 and the transistor can be separated from each other. The diffusion of hydrogen to 500 can be suppressed.
  • the conductor having a barrier property against hydrogen for example, tantalum nitride or the like may be used. Further, by laminating tantalum nitride and tungsten having high conductivity, it is possible to suppress the diffusion of hydrogen from the transistor 300 while maintaining the conductivity as wiring. In this case, it is preferable that the tantalum nitride layer having a barrier property against hydrogen has a structure in contact with an insulator having a barrier property against hydrogen. In FIG. 6, an insulator 350 having a barrier property against hydrogen is provided on the insulator 326 and the conductor 330.
  • NAND flash layer NFL shown in FIG. 6 is provided above the circuit layer A2. Further, in the NAND flash layer NFL, above the circuit layer A2, the insulator 111 to the insulator 117, the insulator 121, the insulator 122, the insulator 131, the insulator 132, the insulator 133, the conductor 151 to the conductor 156 , Semiconductors 141 to 143.
  • the insulator 111 is preferably formed by, for example, a film forming method having good flatness.
  • the insulator 111 for example, a material containing silicon oxide or silicon oxide nitride can be used. Also, for example, insulation including materials selected from boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, magnesium, aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, chlorine, argon, gallium, germanium, yttrium, zirconium, lantern, neodymium, hafnium, tantalum and the like.
  • the body can be used in single layers or in layers.
  • the conductor 151 is provided so as to be laminated on the insulator 111.
  • the conductor 151 may function as the wiring CL in FIG.
  • the conductor 151 is selected from, for example, aluminum, chromium, copper, silver, gold, platinum, tantalum, nickel, titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, manganese, magnesium, zirconium, beryllium, indium, ruthenium and the like.
  • a material containing one or more of the above-mentioned metal elements can be used.
  • a semiconductor having high electrical conductivity typified by polycrystalline silicon containing an impurity element such as phosphorus, and silicide such as nickel silicide may be used.
  • a conductive material containing a metal element and oxygen contained in the metal oxide described in the third embodiment may be used.
  • a conductive material containing a metal element such as titanium or tantalum and nitrogen may be used.
  • a conductive material containing nitrogen such as titanium nitride and tantalum nitride may be used.
  • the added indium tin oxide or the like may be used.
  • indium gallium zinc oxide containing nitrogen may be used. By using such a material, it may be possible to capture hydrogen or water mixed in from a surrounding insulator or the like.
  • the method for forming the conductor 151 is not particularly limited.
  • a sputtering method including a thermal CVD method, a MOCVD method, a PECVD method, etc.
  • an MBE Molecular Beam Epitaxy
  • an ALD Atomic Layer Deposition
  • a PLD Pulsed Laser Deposition
  • An insulator 112 a conductor 152, an insulator 113, a conductor 153, and an insulator 114 are provided in this order on the conductor 151. Further, above the insulator 114, a conductor 154, an insulator 115, a conductor 155, an insulator 116, a conductor 156, and an insulator 117 are provided.
  • the same material as the insulator 111 can be used.
  • the insulator 112 to the insulator 117 for example, it is preferable to use a material having a low dielectric constant. By using a material having a low dielectric constant as the insulator 112 to the insulator 117, it is possible to reduce the capacitance value of the parasitic capacitance generated by the conductor 152 to the conductor 156 and the insulator 112 to the insulator 117. Therefore, the drive speed of the memory cell unit MCL can be improved.
  • the method for forming the insulator 112 to the insulator 117 is not particularly limited.
  • the film can be formed by a sputtering method, a CVD method (including a thermal CVD method, a MOCVD method, a PECVD method, etc.), an MBE method, an ALD method, a PLD method, or the like.
  • the conductor 152 functions as a gate of the transistor 900 (transistor STR in FIG. 2) and a wiring SSL in FIG. Further, the conductors 153 to 155 function as gates for a plurality of transistors 800 (transistors CTr in FIG. 2) and wiring WLs in FIG. Further, the conductor 156 functions as a gate of the transistor 700 (transistor BTr in FIG. 2) and a wiring BSL in FIG.
  • the same material as the conductor 151 can be used. Further, as a method for forming the conductor 152 to the conductor 156, the same method as that for the conductor 151 can be used.
  • the insulator 112 to the insulator 117 and the conductor 152 to the conductor 156 are provided with openings.
  • Insulator 121, insulator 122, insulator 131 to insulator 133, and semiconductor 141 to semiconductor 143 are provided in the opening.
  • the semiconductor 141 is provided so as to be in contact with a part of the side surface and the bottom surface of the opening. Specifically, the semiconductor 141 is provided on a part of the conductor 151 and is provided so as to cover a part of the insulator 112 on the side surface of the opening.
  • the semiconductor 141 for example, silicon in which impurities are diffused is preferable.
  • an n-type impurity (donor) can be used.
  • the n-type impurity for example, phosphorus, arsenic and the like can be used.
  • a p-type impurity (acceptor) can be used as the impurity.
  • the p-type impurity for example, boron, aluminum, gallium and the like can be used.
  • the silicon for example, single crystal silicon, hydrogenated amorphous silicon, microcrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon and the like can be used.
  • a metal oxide having a high carrier density may be applied other than silicon. In some cases, compound semiconductors such as Ge, ZnSe, CdS, GaAs, InP, GaN, and SiGe can be applied.
  • the material applied to the semiconductor 142 and the semiconductor 143 which will be described later, is preferably the same material as the semiconductor 141, and the carrier density of the semiconductor 142 is preferably lower than that of the semiconductor 141 and the semiconductor 143.
  • n-type impurities such as boron, aluminum, and gallium are added to the semiconductor 141 after the semiconductor 141 is formed on the conductor 151. Is preferable. As a result, a p-type region is formed in the semiconductor 141. Further, for example, when applying silicon in which n-type impurities are diffused, it is preferable to add n-type impurities such as phosphorus and arsenic to the semiconductor 141 after forming the semiconductor 141 on the conductor 151. As a result, an n-type region is formed in the semiconductor 141.
  • a metal oxide when a metal oxide is applied as the semiconductor 141, it is preferable to add a metal element or the like to the semiconductor 141 after forming the semiconductor 141 on the conductor 151. This makes it possible to increase the carrier density in the semiconductor 141.
  • an n-type region (n + region) is formed in the semiconductor 141.
  • heat treatment instead of adding a metal element or the like to the semiconductor 141, heat treatment may be performed after adding water, hydrogen or the like to cause oxygen deficiency in the semiconductor 141. Since an n-type region is formed in the region where oxygen deficiency occurs in the semiconductor 141, the carrier density of the semiconductor 141 increases as a result.
  • the insulator 121 is provided so as to be in contact with a part of the side surface of the opening. Specifically, the insulator 121 is provided so as to cover a part of the semiconductor 141 and the conductor 152 on the side surface of the opening.
  • the insulator 121 functions as a gate insulating film of the transistor 900.
  • the insulator 121 for example, silicon oxide, silicon oxide nitride, or the like can be used.
  • the insulator 121 is preferably a material that releases oxygen by heating.
  • the method for forming the insulator 121 is not particularly limited, but the insulator 121 is formed on the side surfaces of the openings provided in the insulator 112, the conductor 152, and the insulator 113, and thus has a high film property.
  • a membrane method is required.
  • Examples of the film forming method having a high film property include the ALD method.
  • the insulator 131 is provided so as to be in contact with a part of the side surface of the opening. Specifically, the insulator 131 is provided so as to cover the conductors 153 to 155 on the side surface of the opening. Therefore, the insulator 131 is provided so as to cover the insulator 114 and the insulator 115 on the side surface of the opening.
  • the insulator 132 is provided so as to be in contact with the insulator 131. Further, the insulator 133 is provided so as to be in contact with the insulator 132. That is, the insulator 131 to the insulator 133 are laminated in order from the side surface to the center of the opening.
  • the insulator 131 functions as a gate insulating film of the transistor 800. Further, the insulator 132 functions as a charge storage layer of the transistor 800. Further, the insulator 133 functions as a tunnel insulating film of the transistor 800.
  • the insulator 131 for example, silicon oxide or silicon oxide nitride is preferably used. Further, as the insulator 131, for example, aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, or an oxide having aluminum and hafnium can be used. Further, the insulator 131 may be an insulator in which these are laminated. Then, by making the insulator 131 thicker than the insulator 133, it is possible to transfer the electric charge from the semiconductor 142, which will be described later, to the insulator 132 via the insulator 133.
  • the insulator 132 for example, silicon nitride or silicon nitride oxide can be used. However, the materials applicable to the insulator 132 are not limited to these.
  • the insulator 133 for example, silicon oxide or silicon oxide nitride is preferably used. Further, as the insulator 133, for example, aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, or an oxide having aluminum and hafnium may be used. Further, the insulator 133 may be an insulator in which these are laminated.
  • silicon oxide refers to a material whose composition has a higher oxygen content than nitrogen
  • silicon nitride refers to a material whose composition has a higher nitrogen content than oxygen. Is shown.
  • aluminum nitride refers to a material whose composition has a higher oxygen content than nitrogen
  • aluminum nitride refers to a material whose composition has a higher nitrogen content than oxygen. Is shown.
  • the insulator 122 is provided so as to be in contact with a part of the side surface of the opening. Specifically, it is provided so as to cover the conductor 156 on the side surface of the opening.
  • the insulator 122 functions as a gate insulating film of the transistor 700.
  • the same material as the insulator 121 can be used. Further, the method for forming the insulator 122 can be the same as that for the insulator 121.
  • the semiconductor 142 is provided at the opening so as to be in contact with the side surfaces of the formed insulator 121, insulator 133, and insulator 122.
  • the semiconductor 142 functions as a wiring for electrically connecting the transistor 700, the transistor 800, and the channel forming region of the transistor 900, and the transistor 700, the transistor 800, and the transistor 900 in series.
  • the semiconductor 142 for example, it is preferable to use silicon. Further, as the silicon, for example, single crystal silicon, hydrogenated amorphous silicon, microcrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon and the like can be used. Further, as the semiconductor 142, a metal oxide may be applied other than silicon. In some cases, compound semiconductors such as Ge, ZnSe, CdS, GaAs, InP, GaN, and SiGe can be applied.
  • the semiconductor 143 is provided so as to fill the opening after the semiconductor 141, the semiconductor 142, the insulator 121, the insulator 122, the insulator 131, the insulator 132, and the insulator 133 are formed in the opening. Specifically, the semiconductor 143 is provided so as to be in contact with the insulator 122 and the semiconductor 142, and to be in contact with the side surface of the insulator 117.
  • the semiconductor 143 for example, it is preferable to use the same material as the semiconductor 141. Therefore, it is preferable that the polarities of the semiconductor 141 and the semiconductor 143 are the same.
  • the storage device 100 is not limited to the configuration of the NAND type memory element included in the memory cell unit MCL shown in FIG.
  • the NAND type memory element applied to the storage device 100 may have a configuration different from that of the NAND type memory element shown in FIG.
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  • the insulator 382 and the insulator 384 are sequentially laminated and provided (see FIG. 6 or 7). Further, a conductor 386 is formed on the insulator 382 and the insulator 384.
  • the conductor 386 has a function as a plug or wiring.
  • the conductor 386 can be provided by using the same materials as the conductor 328 and the conductor 330.
  • An insulator 510, an insulator 512, an insulator 514, and an insulator 516 are laminated in this order on the insulator 384.
  • any of the insulator 510, the insulator 512, the insulator 514, and the insulator 516 it is preferable to use a substance having a barrier property against oxygen and hydrogen.
  • a film having a barrier property so that hydrogen and impurities do not diffuse from the area where the substrate 311 or the transistor 300 is provided to the area where the transistor 500 is provided is used. Is preferable. Therefore, the same material as the insulator 324 can be used.
  • silicon nitride formed by the CVD method can be used as an example of a film having a barrier property against hydrogen.
  • hydrogen may diffuse into a semiconductor element having an oxide semiconductor such as a transistor 500, so that the characteristics of the semiconductor element may deteriorate. Therefore, it is preferable to use a film that suppresses the diffusion of hydrogen between the transistor 500 and the transistor 300.
  • the membrane that suppresses the diffusion of hydrogen is a membrane that desorbs a small amount of hydrogen.
  • the film having a barrier property against hydrogen for example, it is preferable to use metal oxides such as aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, and tantalum oxide for the insulator 510 and the insulator 514.
  • metal oxides such as aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, and tantalum oxide for the insulator 510 and the insulator 514.
  • aluminum oxide has a high blocking effect that does not allow the membrane to permeate both oxygen and impurities such as hydrogen and water that cause fluctuations in the electrical characteristics of the transistor. Therefore, aluminum oxide can prevent impurities such as hydrogen and moisture from being mixed into the transistor 500 during and after the manufacturing process of the transistor. In addition, it is possible to suppress the release of oxygen from the oxides constituting the transistor 500. Therefore, it is suitable for use as a protective film for the transistor 500.
  • the same material as the insulator 320 can be used for the insulator 512 and the insulator 516. Further, by using a material having a relatively low dielectric constant as an interlayer film, it is possible to reduce the parasitic capacitance generated between the wirings.
  • a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, or the like can be used as the insulator 512 and the insulator 516.
  • a conductor 518, a conductor (conductor 503) constituting the transistor 500, and the like are embedded in the insulator 510, the insulator 512, the insulator 514, and the insulator 516.
  • the conductor 518 has a function as a plug or wiring for connecting to the capacitance element 600.
  • the conductor 518 can be provided by using the same material as the conductor 328 and the conductor 330.
  • the conductor 510 and the conductor 518 in the region in contact with the insulator 514 are preferably conductors having a barrier property against oxygen, hydrogen, and water.
  • the transistor 300 and the transistor 500 can be separated by a layer having a barrier property against oxygen, hydrogen, and water, and the diffusion of hydrogen from the transistor 300 to the transistor 500 can be suppressed.
  • a transistor 500 is provided above the insulator 516.
  • the transistor 500 includes a conductor 503 arranged so as to be embedded in the insulator 514 and the insulator 516, and an insulator 520 arranged on the insulator 516 and the insulator 503.
  • the insulator 522 placed on the insulator 520 the insulator 524 placed on the insulator 522, the oxide 530a placed on the insulator 524, and the oxide 530a.
  • the arranged oxide 530b, the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b arranged apart from each other on the oxide 530b, and the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b arranged on the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b.
  • An insulator 580 having an opening formed by superimposing between them, a conductor 560 arranged in the opening, an oxide 530b, a conductor 542a, a conductor 542b, an insulator 580, and a conductor 560. It has an insulator 550 arranged between the insulators 550, an oxide 530b, a conductor 542a, a conductor 542b, and an insulator 580, and an oxide 530c arranged between the insulator 550.
  • the insulator 544 is arranged between the oxide 530a, the oxide 530b, the conductor 542a, and the conductor 542b and the insulator 580.
  • the conductor 560 includes a conductor 560a provided inside the insulator 550 and a conductor 560b provided so as to be embedded inside the conductor 560a. It is preferable to have.
  • the insulator 574 is arranged on the insulator 580, the conductor 560, and the insulator 550.
  • the oxide 530a, the oxide 530b, and the oxide 530c may be collectively referred to as the oxide 530.
  • the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b may be collectively referred to as the conductor 542.
  • the transistor 500 shows a configuration in which three layers of oxide 530a, oxide 530b, and oxide 530c are laminated in a region where a channel is formed and in the vicinity thereof, but the present invention is limited to this. It's not a thing. For example, a single layer of oxide 530b, a two-layer structure of oxide 530b and oxide 530a, a two-layer structure of oxide 530b and oxide 530c, or a laminated structure of four or more layers may be provided. Further, in the transistor 500, the conductor 560 is shown as a two-layer laminated structure, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the conductor 560 may have a single-layer structure or a laminated structure of three or more layers. Further, the transistor 500 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8A and 8B is an example, and the transistor 500 is not limited to the structure thereof, and an appropriate transistor may be used according to the circuit configuration and the driving method.
  • the conductor 560 functions as a gate electrode of the transistor, and the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b function as a source electrode or a drain electrode, respectively.
  • the conductor 560 is formed so as to be embedded in the opening of the insulator 580 and the region sandwiched between the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b.
  • the arrangement of the conductor 560, the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b is self-aligned with respect to the opening of the insulator 580. That is, in the transistor 500, the gate electrode can be arranged in a self-aligned manner between the source electrode and the drain electrode. Therefore, since the conductor 560 can be formed without providing the alignment margin, the occupied area of the transistor 500 can be reduced. As a result, the storage device can be miniaturized and highly integrated.
  • the conductor 560 is formed in a region between the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b in a self-aligned manner, the conductor 560 does not have a region that overlaps with the conductor 542a or the conductor 542b. Thereby, the parasitic capacitance formed between the conductor 560 and the conductors 542a and 542b can be reduced. Therefore, the switching speed of the transistor 500 can be improved and a high frequency characteristic can be provided.
  • the conductor 560 may function as a first gate electrode. Further, the conductor 503 may function as a second gate electrode. In that case, the Vth of the transistor 500 can be controlled by changing the potential applied to the conductor 503 independently without interlocking with the potential applied to the conductor 560. In particular, by applying a negative potential to the conductor 503, it is possible to make the Vth of the transistor 500 larger than 0V and reduce the off-current. Therefore, when a negative potential is applied to the conductor 503, the drain current when the potential applied to the conductor 560 is 0 V can be made smaller than when it is not applied.
  • the conductor 503 is arranged so as to overlap the oxide 530 and the conductor 560. As a result, when a potential is applied to the conductor 560 and the conductor 503, the electric field generated from the conductor 560 and the electric field generated from the conductor 503 are connected to cover the channel forming region formed in the oxide 530. it can.
  • the structure of the transistor that electrically surrounds the channel formation region by the electric fields of the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode is referred to as a surroundd channel (S-channel) structure.
  • the side surface and the periphery of the oxide 530 in contact with the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b functioning as the source electrode and the drain electrode are said to be type I as in the channel formation region. It has characteristics. Further, since the side surface and the periphery of the oxide 530 in contact with the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b are in contact with the insulator 544, it can be type I as in the channel forming region. In addition, in this specification and the like, type I can be treated as the same as high-purity authenticity, which will be described later. Further, the S-channel structure disclosed in the present specification and the like is different from the Fin type structure and the planar type structure. By adopting the S-channel structure, it is possible to increase the resistance to the short-channel effect, in other words, to make a transistor in which the short-channel effect is unlikely to occur.
  • the conductor 503 has the same structure as the conductor 518, and the conductor 503a is formed in contact with the inner wall of the opening of the insulator 514 and the insulator 516, and the conductor 503b is further formed inside.
  • the insulator 520, the insulator 522, the insulator 524, and the insulator 550 have a function as a gate insulating film.
  • the insulator 524 in contact with the oxide 530 it is preferable to use an insulator containing more oxygen than oxygen satisfying the stoichiometric composition. That is, it is preferable that the insulator 524 is formed with an excess oxygen region. By providing such an insulator containing excess oxygen in contact with the oxide 530, oxygen deficiency in the oxide 530 can be reduced and the reliability of the transistor 500 can be improved.
  • the insulator having an excess oxygen region it is preferable to use an oxide material in which a part of oxygen is desorbed by heating.
  • Oxides that desorb oxygen by heating have an oxygen desorption amount of 1.0 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 or more, preferably 1.0 ⁇ 10 19 in terms of oxygen atoms in TDS analysis.
  • the surface temperature of the film during the TDS analysis is preferably in the range of 100 ° C. or higher and 700 ° C. or lower, or 100 ° C. or higher and 400 ° C. or lower.
  • the insulator 524 has an excess oxygen region, it is preferable that the insulator 522 has a function of suppressing the diffusion of oxygen (for example, oxygen atom, oxygen molecule, etc.) (the oxygen is difficult to permeate).
  • oxygen for example, oxygen atom, oxygen molecule, etc.
  • the insulator 522 has a function of suppressing the diffusion of oxygen and impurities, the oxygen contained in the oxide 530 does not diffuse to the insulator 520 side, which is preferable. Further, it is possible to suppress the conductor 503 from reacting with the oxygen contained in the insulator 524 and the oxide 530.
  • the insulator 522 includes, for example, aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, tantalum oxide, zirconium oxide, lead zirconate titanate (PZT), strontium titanate (SrTiO 3 ) or (Ba, Sr) TiO 3 (BST) and the like. It is preferable to use the body in a single layer or in a laminated manner. As transistors become finer and more integrated, problems such as leakage current may occur due to the thinning of the gate insulating film. By using a high-k material for the insulator that functions as a gate insulating film, it is possible to reduce the gate potential during transistor operation while maintaining the physical film thickness.
  • an insulator containing an oxide of one or both of aluminum and hafnium which are insulating materials having a function of suppressing diffusion of impurities and oxygen (the above-mentioned oxygen is difficult to permeate).
  • an insulator containing one or both oxides of aluminum and hafnium it is preferable to use aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, an oxide containing aluminum and hafnium (hafnium aluminate), and the like.
  • the insulator 522 is formed using such a material, the insulator 522 suppresses the release of oxygen from the oxide 530 and the mixing of impurities such as hydrogen from the peripheral portion of the transistor 500 into the oxide 530. Functions as a layer.
  • aluminum oxide, bismuth oxide, germanium oxide, niobium oxide, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, tungsten oxide, yttrium oxide, and zirconium oxide may be added to these insulators.
  • these insulators may be nitrided. Silicon oxide, silicon oxide nitride, or silicon nitride may be laminated on the above insulator.
  • the insulator 520 is preferably thermally stable.
  • silicon oxide and silicon oxynitride are suitable because they are thermally stable.
  • by combining the insulator of the high-k material with silicon oxide or silicon oxide nitride it is possible to obtain an insulator 520 having a laminated structure that is thermally stable and has a high relative permittivity.
  • the insulator 520, the insulator 522, and the insulator 524 may have a laminated structure of two or more layers.
  • the laminated structure is not limited to the same material, and may be a laminated structure made of different materials.
  • oxide 530 a metal oxide that functions as an oxide semiconductor for the oxide 530 containing the channel forming region.
  • oxide 530 In-M-Zn oxide (element M is aluminum, gallium, yttrium, copper, vanadium, beryllium, boron, tin, titanium, iron, nickel, germanium, zirconium, molybdenum, lantern, cerium).
  • Neodymium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, gallium, etc. (one or more) and the like may be used.
  • the metal oxide that functions as an oxide semiconductor may be formed by a sputtering method, an atomic layer deposition (ALD) method, or a metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (ALD) method. It may be carried out by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method such as the MOCVD: Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition) method.
  • CVD chemical vapor deposition
  • MOCVD Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • a metal oxide having a low carrier density for the transistor 500.
  • the impurity concentration in the metal oxide may be lowered and the defect level density may be lowered.
  • a low impurity concentration and a low defect level density is referred to as high-purity intrinsic or substantially high-purity intrinsic.
  • impurities in the metal oxide include hydrogen, nitrogen, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, iron, nickel, silicon and the like.
  • hydrogen contained in a metal oxide reacts with oxygen bonded to a metal atom to become water, which may form an oxygen deficiency in the metal oxide. If the channel formation region in the metal oxide contains oxygen deficiency, the transistor may have normally-on characteristics.
  • a defect containing hydrogen in an oxygen deficiency may function as a donor and generate electrons as carriers.
  • a part of hydrogen may be combined with oxygen that is bonded to a metal atom to generate an electron as a carrier. Therefore, a transistor using a metal oxide containing a large amount of hydrogen tends to have a normally-on characteristic.
  • Defects containing hydrogen in oxygen deficiencies can function as donors for metal oxides. However, it is difficult to quantitatively evaluate the defect. Therefore, in the case of metal oxides, the carrier density may be evaluated instead of the donor concentration. Therefore, in the present specification and the like, as the parameter of the metal oxide, the carrier density assuming a state in which an electric field is not applied may be used instead of the donor concentration. That is, the "carrier density" described in the present specification and the like may be paraphrased as the "donor concentration".
  • the hydrogen concentration obtained by secondary ion mass spectrometry is less than 1 ⁇ 10 20 atoms / cm 3 , preferably 1 ⁇ 10 19 atoms / cm. It is less than 3, more preferably less than 5 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 , and even more preferably less than 1 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 .
  • the carrier density of the metal oxide in the channel formation region is preferably 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm -3 or less, and preferably less than 1 ⁇ 10 17 cm -3. Is more preferably less than 1 ⁇ 10 16 cm -3 , even more preferably less than 1 ⁇ 10 13 cm -3 , even more preferably less than 1 ⁇ 10 12 cm -3.
  • the lower limit of the carrier density of the metal oxide in the channel formation region is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 -9 cm -3 .
  • the oxygen in the oxide 530 diffuses to the conductor 542 when the conductor 542 (conductor 542a and the conductor 542b) and the oxide 530 come into contact with each other.
  • the conductor 542 may oxidize. It is highly probable that the conductivity of the conductor 542 will decrease due to the oxidation of the conductor 542.
  • the diffusion of oxygen in the oxide 530 into the conductor 542 can be rephrased as the conductor 542 absorbing the oxygen in the oxide 530.
  • oxygen in the oxide 530 diffuses into the conductor 542 (conductor 542a and the conductor 542b), so that the oxygen in the oxide 530 diffuses between the conductor 542a and the oxide 530b, and the conductor 542b and the oxide 530b.
  • Different layers may be formed between them. Since the different layer contains more oxygen than the conductor 542, it is presumed that the different layer has insulating properties.
  • the three-layer structure of the conductor 542, the different layer, and the oxide 530b can be regarded as a three-layer structure composed of a metal-insulator-semiconductor, and has a MIS (Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor) structure. Alternatively, it may be called a diode junction structure mainly composed of a MIS structure.
  • the different layer is not limited to being formed between the conductor 542 and the oxide 530b.
  • the different layer is formed between the conductor 542 and the oxide 530c, or when the different layer is conductive. It may be formed between the body 542 and the oxide 530b, and between the conductor 542 and the oxide 530c.
  • the metal oxide that functions as a channel forming region in the oxide 530 it is preferable to use a metal oxide having a band gap of 2 eV or more, preferably 2.5 eV or more. As described above, by using a metal oxide having a large bandgap, the off-current of the transistor can be reduced.
  • the semiconductor material that can be used for the oxide 530 is not limited to the above-mentioned metal oxide.
  • a semiconductor material having a bandgap (a semiconductor material that is not a zero-gap semiconductor) may be used.
  • a semiconductor of a single element such as silicon, a compound semiconductor such as gallium arsenide, a layered substance (also referred to as an atomic layer substance, a two-dimensional material, or the like) that functions as a semiconductor as a semiconductor material.
  • a layered substance also referred to as an atomic layer substance, a two-dimensional material, or the like
  • the layered substance is a general term for a group of materials having a layered crystal structure.
  • a layered crystal structure is a structure in which layers formed by covalent bonds or ionic bonds are laminated via bonds weaker than covalent bonds or ionic bonds, such as van der Waals forces.
  • the layered material has high electrical conductivity in the unit layer, that is, high two-dimensional electrical conductivity.
  • Layered materials include graphene, silicene, chalcogenides and the like.
  • Chalcogenides are compounds containing chalcogens.
  • chalcogen is a general term for elements belonging to Group 16, and includes oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, polonium, and livermorium.
  • Examples of chalcogenides include transition metal chalcogenides and group 13 chalcogenides.
  • oxide 530 for example, it is preferable to use a transition metal chalcogenide that functions as a semiconductor.
  • Specific transition metal chalcogenides applicable as oxide 530 include molybdenum sulfide (typically MoS 2 ), molybdenum disulfide (typically MoSe 2 ), and molybdenum tellurium (typically MoTe 2 ).
  • Tungsten sulfide typically WS 2
  • Tungsten disulfide typically WSe 2
  • Tungsten tellurium typically WTe 2
  • Hafnium sulfide typically HfS 2
  • Hafnium serene typically typically
  • Typical examples include HfSe 2 ), zirconium sulfide (typically ZrS 2 ), and zirconium selenium (typically ZrSe 2 ).
  • the oxide 530 can suppress the diffusion of impurities from the structure formed below the oxide 530a to the oxide 530b. Further, by having the oxide 530c on the oxide 530b, it is possible to suppress the diffusion of impurities into the oxide 530b from the structure formed above the oxide 530c.
  • the oxide 530 preferably has a laminated structure of a plurality of oxide layers having different atomic number ratios of each metal atom. Specifically, in the metal oxide used for the oxide 530a, the atomic number ratio of the element M in the constituent elements is larger than the atomic number ratio of the element M in the constituent elements in the metal oxide used in the oxide 530b. Is preferable. Further, in the metal oxide used for the oxide 530a, the atomic number ratio of the element M to In is preferably larger than the atomic number ratio of the element M to In in the metal oxide used for the oxide 530b.
  • the atomic number ratio of In to the element M is preferably larger than the atomic number ratio of In to the element M in the metal oxide used for the oxide 530a.
  • the oxide 530c a metal oxide that can be used for the oxide 530a or the oxide 530b can be used.
  • the energy at the lower end of the conduction band of the oxide 530a and the oxide 530c is higher than the energy at the lower end of the conduction band of the oxide 530b.
  • the electron affinity of the oxide 530a and the oxide 530c is smaller than the electron affinity of the oxide 530b.
  • the energy level at the lower end of the conduction band changes gently.
  • the energy level at the lower end of the conduction band at the junction of the oxide 530a, the oxide 530b, and the oxide 530c is continuously changed or continuously bonded.
  • the oxide 530a and the oxide 530b, and the oxide 530b and the oxide 530c have a common element (main component) other than oxygen, so that a mixed layer having a low defect level density is formed.
  • a common element (main component) other than oxygen so that a mixed layer having a low defect level density is formed.
  • the oxide 530b is an In-Ga-Zn oxide, In-Ga-Zn oxide, Ga-Zn oxide, gallium oxide or the like may be used as the oxide 530a and the oxide 530c.
  • the main path of the carrier is the oxide 530b.
  • the defect level density at the interface between the oxide 530a and the oxide 530b and the interface between the oxide 530b and the oxide 530c can be lowered. Therefore, the influence of interfacial scattering on carrier conduction is reduced, and the transistor 500 can obtain a high on-current.
  • a conductor 542 (conductor 542a and conductor 542b) that functions as a source electrode and a drain electrode is provided on the oxide 530b.
  • the conductors 542 include aluminum, chromium, copper, silver, gold, platinum, tantalum, nickel, titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, manganese, magnesium, zirconium, beryllium, indium, ruthenium, iridium, and strontium. It is preferable to use a metal element selected from tantalum, an alloy containing the above-mentioned metal element as a component, an alloy in which the above-mentioned metal element is combined, or the like.
  • tantalum nitride, titanium nitride, tungsten, nitrides containing titanium and aluminum, nitrides containing tantalum and aluminum, ruthenium oxide, ruthenium nitride, oxides containing strontium and ruthenium, oxides containing lanthanum and nickel, etc. are used. Is preferable.
  • tantalum nitride, titanium nitride, nitrides containing titanium and aluminum, nitrides containing tantalum and aluminum, ruthenium oxide, ruthenium nitride, oxides containing strontium and ruthenium, and oxides containing lanthanum and nickel are difficult to oxidize. It is preferable because it is a conductive material or a material that maintains conductivity even if it absorbs oxygen.
  • a region 543 may be formed as a low resistance region at the interface of the oxide 530 with the conductor 542 and its vicinity thereof.
  • the region 543a functions as one of the source region or the drain region
  • the region 543b functions as the other of the source region or the drain region.
  • a channel forming region is formed in a region sandwiched between the region 543a and the region 543b.
  • the oxygen concentration in the region 543 may be reduced.
  • a metal compound layer containing the metal contained in the conductor 542 and the component of the oxide 530 may be formed in the region 543. In such a case, the carrier density of the region 543 increases, and the region 543 becomes a low resistance region.
  • the insulator 544 is provided so as to cover the conductor 542 and suppresses the oxidation of the conductor 542. At this time, the insulator 544 is provided so as to cover the side surface of the oxide 530 and the side surface of the insulator 524 so as to be in contact with the insulator 522. Alternatively, the insulator 544 may not be in contact with the insulator 522, and the insulator 524 may be provided between the insulator 522 and the insulator 544. In that case, the insulator 544 is provided so as to cover the side surface of the oxide 530 and come into contact with the insulator 524.
  • insulator 544 a metal oxide containing one or more selected from hafnium, aluminum, gallium, yttrium, zirconium, tungsten, titanium, tantalum, nickel, germanium, magnesium and the like can be used. it can. Further, silicon nitride may be used as the insulator 544.
  • the insulator 544 it is preferable to use aluminum or an oxide containing one or both oxides of hafnium, such as aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, and an oxide containing aluminum and hafnium (hafnium aluminate).
  • hafnium aluminate has higher heat resistance than the hafnium oxide film. Therefore, it is preferable because it is difficult to crystallize in the heat treatment in the subsequent step.
  • the conductor 542 is a material having oxidation resistance or a material whose conductivity does not significantly decrease even if oxygen is absorbed, the insulator 544 is not an indispensable configuration. It may be appropriately designed according to the desired transistor characteristics.
  • the insulator 550 functions as a gate insulating film.
  • the insulator 550 is preferably arranged in contact with the inside (upper surface and side surface) of the oxide 530c.
  • the insulator 550 is preferably formed by using an insulator that releases oxygen by heating.
  • the amount of oxygen desorbed in terms of oxygen atoms is 1.0 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 or more, preferably 1.0 ⁇ 10 19 atoms / cm 3 or more, more preferably 2.
  • the surface temperature of the film during the TDS analysis is preferably in the range of 100 ° C. or higher and 700 ° C. or lower.
  • silicon oxide having excess oxygen, silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon nitride, silicon oxide added with fluorine, silicon oxide added with carbon, silicon oxide added with carbon and nitrogen, and vacancies.
  • Silicon oxide can be used.
  • silicon oxide and silicon nitride nitride are preferable because they are stable against heat.
  • oxygen is effectively applied from the insulator 550 through the oxide 530c to the channel forming region of the oxide 530b. Can be supplied. Further, similarly to the insulator 524, it is preferable that the concentration of impurities such as water or hydrogen in the insulator 550 is reduced.
  • the film thickness of the insulator 550 is preferably 1 nm or more and 20 nm or less.
  • a metal oxide may be provided between the insulator 550 and the conductor 560.
  • the metal oxide preferably suppresses oxygen diffusion from the insulator 550 to the conductor 560.
  • the diffusion of excess oxygen from the insulator 550 to the conductor 560 is suppressed. That is, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the amount of excess oxygen supplied to the oxide 530.
  • oxidation of the conductor 560 due to excess oxygen can be suppressed.
  • a material that can be used for the insulator 544 may be used.
  • the conductor 560 functioning as the first gate electrode is shown as a two-layer structure in FIGS. 8A and 8B, it may have a single-layer structure or a laminated structure of three or more layers.
  • Conductor 560a is a hydrogen atom, a hydrogen molecule, a water molecule, a nitrogen atom, a nitrogen molecule, nitric oxide molecule (N 2 O, NO, etc. NO 2), conductive having a function of suppressing the diffusion of impurities such as copper atoms It is preferable to use a material. Alternatively, it is preferable to use a conductive material having a function of suppressing the diffusion of oxygen (for example, at least one such as an oxygen atom and an oxygen molecule). Since the conductor 560a has a function of suppressing the diffusion of oxygen, it is possible to prevent the conductor 560b from being oxidized by the oxygen contained in the insulator 550 and the conductivity from being lowered. As the conductive material having a function of suppressing the diffusion of oxygen, for example, tantalum, tantalum nitride, ruthenium, ruthenium oxide and the like are preferably used.
  • the conductor 560b it is preferable to use a conductive material containing tungsten, copper, or aluminum as a main component. Further, since the conductor 560b also functions as wiring, it is preferable to use a conductor having high conductivity. For example, a conductive material containing tungsten, copper, or aluminum as a main component can be used. Further, the conductor 560b may have a laminated structure, for example, a laminated structure of titanium or titanium nitride and the conductive material.
  • the insulator 580 is provided on the conductor 542 via the insulator 544.
  • the insulator 580 preferably has an excess oxygen region.
  • silicon oxide, silicon oxide nitride, silicon nitride oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxide added with fluorine, silicon oxide added with carbon, silicon oxide added with carbon and nitrogen, silicon oxide having pores. , Or a resin or the like is preferable.
  • silicon oxide and silicon oxide nitride are preferable because they are thermally stable.
  • silicon oxide and silicon oxide having pores are preferable because an excess oxygen region can be easily formed in a later step.
  • the oxygen in the insulator 580 can be efficiently supplied to the oxide 530 through the oxide 530c. It is preferable that the concentration of impurities such as water and hydrogen in the insulator 580 is reduced.
  • the opening of the insulator 580 is formed so as to overlap the region between the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b.
  • the conductor 560 is formed so as to be embedded in the opening of the insulator 580 and the region sandwiched between the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b.
  • the conductor 560 may have a shape having a high aspect ratio.
  • the conductor 560 is provided so as to be embedded in the opening of the insulator 580, even if the conductor 560 has a shape having a high aspect ratio, the conductor 560 is formed without collapsing during the process. Can be done.
  • the insulator 574 is preferably provided in contact with the upper surface of the insulator 580, the upper surface of the conductor 560, and the upper surface of the insulator 550.
  • an excess oxygen region can be provided in the insulator 550 and the insulator 580. Thereby, oxygen can be supplied into the oxide 530 from the excess oxygen region.
  • the insulator 574 use one or more metal oxides selected from hafnium, aluminum, gallium, yttrium, zirconium, tungsten, titanium, tantalum, nickel, germanium, magnesium and the like. Can be done.
  • aluminum oxide has a high barrier property and can suppress the diffusion of hydrogen and nitrogen even in a thin film of 0.5 nm or more and 3.0 nm or less. Therefore, the aluminum oxide film formed by the sputtering method can have a function as a barrier film for impurities such as hydrogen as well as an oxygen supply source.
  • the insulator 581 that functions as an interlayer film on the insulator 574.
  • the insulator 581 preferably has a reduced concentration of impurities such as water and hydrogen in the film.
  • the conductor 540a and the conductor 540b are arranged in the openings formed in the insulator 581, the insulator 574, the insulator 580, and the insulator 544.
  • the conductor 540a and the conductor 540b are provided so as to face each other with the conductor 560 interposed therebetween.
  • the conductor 540a and the conductor 540b have the same configuration as the conductor 546 and the conductor 548 described later.
  • An insulator 582 is provided on the insulator 581.
  • the insulator 582 it is preferable to use a substance having a barrier property against oxygen and hydrogen. Therefore, the same material as the insulator 514 can be used for the insulator 582.
  • a metal oxide such as aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, and tantalum oxide for the insulator 582.
  • aluminum oxide has a high blocking effect that does not allow the membrane to permeate both oxygen and impurities such as hydrogen and water that cause fluctuations in the electrical characteristics of the transistor. Therefore, aluminum oxide can prevent impurities such as hydrogen and moisture from being mixed into the transistor 500 during and after the manufacturing process of the transistor. In addition, it is possible to suppress the release of oxygen from the oxides constituting the transistor 500. Therefore, it is suitable for use as a protective film for the transistor 500.
  • an insulator 586 is provided on the insulator 582.
  • the same material as the insulator 320 can be used.
  • a material having a relatively low dielectric constant as an interlayer film it is possible to reduce the parasitic capacitance generated between the wirings.
  • a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, or the like can be used as the insulator 586.
  • the insulator 520, the insulator 522, the insulator 524, the insulator 544, the insulator 580, the insulator 574, the insulator 581, the insulator 582, and the insulator 586 include the conductor 546 and the conductor 548, etc. Is embedded.
  • the conductor 546 and the conductor 548 have a function as a plug or wiring for connecting to the capacitive element 600 and the transistor 500.
  • the conductor 546 and the conductor 548 can be provided by using the same materials as the conductor 328 and the conductor 330.
  • the capacitive element 600 has a conductor 610, a conductor 620, and an insulator 630.
  • the conductor 612 may be provided on the conductor 546 and the conductor 548.
  • the conductor 612 has a function as a plug or wiring for connecting to the transistor 500.
  • the conductor 610 has a function as an electrode of the capacitive element 600.
  • the conductor 612 and the conductor 610 can be formed at the same time.
  • the conductor 612 and the conductor 610 include a metal film containing an element selected from molybdenum, titanium, tantalum, tungsten, aluminum, copper, chromium, neodymium, and scandium, or a metal nitride film containing the above-mentioned elements as components.
  • a metal nitride film, titanium nitride film, molybdenum nitride film, tungsten nitride film and the like can be used.
  • indium tin oxide, indium oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium zinc oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium oxide containing titanium oxide, indium tin oxide containing titanium oxide, indium zinc oxide, and silicon oxide are added. It is also possible to apply a conductive material such as indium tin oxide.
  • the conductor 612 and the conductor 610 are shown as a single-layer structure, but the structure is not limited to this, and a laminated structure of two or more layers may be used.
  • a conductor having a barrier property and a conductor having a high adhesion to a conductor having a high conductivity may be formed between a conductor having a barrier property and a conductor having a high conductivity.
  • the conductor 620 is provided so as to overlap the conductor 610 via the insulator 630.
  • a conductive material such as a metal material, an alloy material, or a metal oxide material can be used. It is preferable to use a refractory material such as tungsten or molybdenum that has both heat resistance and conductivity, and it is particularly preferable to use tungsten. When it is formed at the same time as other structures such as a conductor, Cu (copper), Al (aluminum), or the like, which are low resistance metal materials, may be used.
  • An insulator 650 is provided on the conductor 620 and the insulator 630.
  • the insulator 650 can be provided by using the same material as the insulator 320. Further, the insulator 650 may function as a flattening film that covers the uneven shape below the insulator 650.
  • an OS transistor having a large on-current can be provided.
  • an OS transistor having a small off-current can be provided.
  • miniaturization or high integration can be achieved.
  • the transistor 500 shown in this embodiment is not limited to the above structure.
  • structural examples that can be used for the transistor 500 will be described.
  • FIG. 9A is a top view of the transistor 510A.
  • FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view of the portion shown by the alternate long and short dash line L1-L2 in FIG. 9A.
  • FIG. 9C is a cross-sectional view of the portion shown by the alternate long and short dash line W1-W2 in FIG. 9A.
  • some elements are omitted for the sake of clarity.
  • FIGS. 9A, 9B and 9C show the transistor 510A and the insulator 511, insulator 512, insulator 514, insulator 516, insulator 580, insulator 582, and insulator 584 that function as interlayer films. There is. Further, a conductor 546 (conductor 546a and conductor 546b) that is electrically connected to the transistor 510A and functions as a contact plug, and a conductor 503 that functions as wiring are shown.
  • the transistor 510A includes a conductor 560 (conductor 560a and a conductor 560b) that functions as a first gate electrode, a conductor 505 (conductor 505a, and a conductor 505b) that functions as a second gate electrode, and the conductor 505b.
  • An insulator 550 that functions as a first gate insulating film, an insulator 521 that functions as a second gate insulating film, an insulator 522, and an insulator 524, and an oxide 530 (oxidation) having a region in which a channel is formed.
  • It has an object 530a, an oxide 530b, and an oxide 530c), a conductor 542a that functions as one of the source or drain, a conductor 542b that functions as the other of the source or drain, and an insulator 574.
  • the oxide 530c, the insulator 550, and the conductor 560 are arranged in the opening provided in the insulator 580 via the insulator 574. Further, the oxide 530c, the insulator 550, and the conductor 560 are arranged between the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b.
  • the insulator 511 and the insulator 512 function as an interlayer film.
  • aluminum oxide, bismuth oxide, germanium oxide, niobium oxide, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, tungsten oxide, yttrium oxide, and zirconium oxide may be added to these insulators.
  • these insulators may be nitrided. Silicon oxide, silicon oxide nitride, or silicon nitride may be laminated on the above insulator.
  • the insulator 511 preferably functions as a barrier film that suppresses impurities such as water and hydrogen from being mixed into the transistor 510A from the substrate side. Therefore, it is preferable to use an insulating material having a function of suppressing the diffusion of impurities such as hydrogen atoms, hydrogen molecules, water molecules, and copper atoms (the above impurities are difficult to permeate) for the insulator 511. Alternatively, it is preferable to use an insulating material having a function of suppressing the diffusion of oxygen (for example, at least one such as an oxygen atom and an oxygen molecule) (the oxygen is difficult to permeate). Further, for example, aluminum oxide, silicon nitride, or the like may be used as the insulator 511. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent impurities such as hydrogen and water from diffusing from the substrate side to the transistor 510A side of the insulator 511.
  • the insulator 512 preferably has a lower dielectric constant than the insulator 511.
  • a material having a low dielectric constant as an interlayer film, it is possible to reduce the parasitic capacitance generated between the wirings.
  • the conductor 503 is formed so as to be embedded in the insulator 512.
  • the height of the upper surface of the conductor 503 and the height of the upper surface of the insulator 512 can be made about the same.
  • the conductor 503 is shown to have a single layer structure, the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the conductor 503 may have a multilayer structure of two or more layers.
  • the conductor 560 may function as a first gate electrode. Further, the conductor 505 may function as a second gate electrode.
  • the threshold voltage of the transistor 510A can be controlled by changing the potential applied to the conductor 505 independently without interlocking with the potential applied to the conductor 560. In particular, by applying a negative potential to the conductor 505, the threshold voltage of the transistor 510A can be made larger than 0V, and the off-current can be reduced. Therefore, when a negative potential is applied to the conductor 505, the drain current when the potential applied to the conductor 560 is 0 V can be made smaller than when it is not applied.
  • the electric field generated from the conductor 560 and the electric field generated from the conductor 505 are generated. Can cover the channel-forming region formed in the oxide 530.
  • the channel forming region can be electrically surrounded by the electric field of the conductor 560 having the function as the first gate electrode and the electric field of the conductor 505 having the function as the second gate electrode. That is, it has a surroundd channel (S-channel) structure, similar to the transistor 500 described above.
  • the insulator 514 and the insulator 516 function as an interlayer film in the same manner as the insulator 511 or the insulator 512.
  • the insulator 514 preferably functions as a barrier film that suppresses impurities such as water and hydrogen from being mixed into the transistor 510A from the substrate side. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent impurities such as hydrogen and water from diffusing from the substrate side to the transistor 510A side of the insulator 514.
  • the insulator 516 preferably has a lower dielectric constant than the insulator 514. By using a material having a low dielectric constant as an interlayer film, it is possible to reduce the parasitic capacitance generated between the wirings.
  • the conductor 505 that functions as the second gate
  • the conductor 505a is formed in contact with the inner wall of the opening of the insulator 514 and the insulator 516, and the conductor 505b is further formed inside.
  • the height of the upper surface of the conductor 505a and the conductor 505b can be made the same as the height of the upper surface of the insulator 516.
  • the transistor 510A shows a configuration in which the conductor 505a and the conductor 505b are laminated, the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the conductor 505 may be provided as a single layer or a laminated structure having three or more layers.
  • the conductor 505a it is preferable to use a conductive material having a function of suppressing the diffusion of impurities such as hydrogen atoms, hydrogen molecules, water molecules, and copper atoms (the above impurities are difficult to permeate).
  • a conductive material having a function of suppressing the diffusion of oxygen for example, at least one such as an oxygen atom and an oxygen molecule (the oxygen is difficult to permeate).
  • the function of suppressing the diffusion of impurities or oxygen is a function of suppressing the diffusion of any one or all of the above impurities or the above oxygen.
  • the conductor 505a since the conductor 505a has a function of suppressing the diffusion of oxygen, it is possible to prevent the conductor 505b from being oxidized and the conductivity from being lowered.
  • the conductor 505 also functions as a wiring
  • a highly conductive conductive material containing tungsten, copper, or aluminum as a main component for the conductor 505b.
  • the conductor 503 does not necessarily have to be provided.
  • the conductor 505b is shown as a single layer, it may have a laminated structure, for example, titanium or titanium nitride may be laminated with the conductive material.
  • the insulator 521, the insulator 522, and the insulator 524 have a function as a second gate insulating film.
  • the insulator 522 preferably has a barrier property. Since the insulator 522 has a barrier property, it functions as a layer for suppressing the mixing of impurities such as hydrogen from the peripheral portion of the transistor 510A into the transistor 510A.
  • the insulator 522 includes, for example, aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, oxides containing aluminum and hafnium (hafnium aluminate), nitride oxides containing aluminum and hafnium, tantalum oxide, zirconium oxide, lead strontium titanate (PZT), and the like. It is preferable to use an insulator containing strontium titanate (SrTiO 3 ) or (Ba, Sr) TiO 3 (BST) in a single layer or in a laminated manner. As transistors become finer and more integrated, problems such as leakage current may occur due to the thinning of the gate insulating film. By using a high-k material for the insulator that functions as a gate insulating film, it is possible to reduce the gate potential during transistor operation while maintaining the physical film thickness.
  • the insulator 521 is preferably thermally stable.
  • silicon oxide and silicon oxynitride are suitable because they are thermally stable.
  • an insulator 521 having a laminated structure that is thermally stable and has a high relative permittivity can be obtained.
  • FIGS. 9B and 9C show a three-layer laminated structure as the second gate insulating film, a laminated structure of two or less layers or four or more layers may be used. In that case, the laminated structure is not limited to the same material, and may be a laminated structure made of different materials.
  • the oxide 530 having a region functioning as a channel forming region has an oxide 530a, an oxide 530b on the oxide 530a, and an oxide 530c on the oxide 530b.
  • the oxide 530a under the oxide 530b it is possible to suppress the diffusion of impurities into the oxide 530b from the structure formed below the oxide 530a.
  • the oxide 530c on the oxide 530b it is possible to suppress the diffusion of impurities into the oxide 530b from the structure formed above the oxide 530c.
  • the oxide 530 an oxide semiconductor which is a kind of the above-mentioned metal oxide can be used.
  • the oxide 530c is preferably provided in the opening provided in the insulator 580 via the insulator 574.
  • the insulator 574 has a barrier property, it is possible to prevent impurities from the insulator 580 from diffusing into the oxide 530.
  • One of the conductors 542 functions as a source electrode and the other functions as a drain electrode.
  • a metal such as aluminum, titanium, chromium, nickel, copper, yttrium, zirconium, molybdenum, silver, tantalum, or tungsten, or an alloy containing the same as a main component can be used. ..
  • a metal nitride film such as tantalum nitride is preferable because it has a barrier property against hydrogen or oxygen and has high oxidation resistance.
  • a laminated structure of two or more layers may be used.
  • a tantalum nitride film and a tungsten film may be laminated.
  • the titanium film and the aluminum film may be laminated.
  • a two-layer structure in which an aluminum film is laminated on a tungsten film a two-layer structure in which a copper film is laminated on a copper-magnesium-aluminum alloy film, a two-layer structure in which a copper film is laminated on a titanium film, and a tungsten film. It may have a two-layer structure in which copper films are laminated.
  • a molybdenum nitride film and an aluminum film or a copper film are laminated on the molybdenum film or the molybdenum nitride film, and a molybdenum film or a molybdenum nitride film is further formed on the aluminum film or the copper film.
  • a transparent conductive material containing indium oxide, tin oxide or zinc oxide may be used.
  • a barrier layer may be provided on the conductor 542.
  • the barrier layer it is preferable to use a substance having a barrier property against oxygen or hydrogen. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the conductor 542 from being oxidized when the insulator 574 is formed.
  • a metal oxide can be used for the barrier layer.
  • an insulating film having a barrier property against oxygen and hydrogen such as aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, and gallium oxide.
  • silicon nitride formed by the CVD method may be used.
  • the range of material selection of the conductor 542 can be widened.
  • a material such as tungsten or aluminum, which has low oxidation resistance but high conductivity, can be used.
  • a conductor that is easy to form a film or process can be used.
  • the insulator 550 functions as a first gate insulating film.
  • the insulator 550 is preferably provided in the opening provided in the insulator 580 via the oxide 530c and the insulator 574.
  • the insulator 550 may have a laminated structure like the second gate insulating film.
  • an insulator that functions as a gate insulating film in a laminated structure of a high-k material and a thermally stable material, it is possible to reduce the gate potential during transistor operation while maintaining the physical film thickness. It becomes.
  • a laminated structure that is thermally stable and has a high relative permittivity can be obtained.
  • the conductor 560 functioning as the first gate electrode has a conductor 560a and a conductor 560b on the conductor 560a.
  • the conductor 560a it is preferable to use a conductive material having a function of suppressing the diffusion of impurities such as hydrogen atoms, hydrogen molecules, water molecules, and copper atoms, similarly to the conductor 505a.
  • a conductive material having a function of suppressing the diffusion of oxygen for example, at least one such as an oxygen atom and an oxygen molecule).
  • the conductor 560a has a function of suppressing the diffusion of oxygen, the material selectivity of the conductor 560b can be improved. That is, by having the conductor 560a, it is possible to suppress the oxidation of the conductor 560b and prevent the conductivity from being lowered.
  • the conductive material having a function of suppressing the diffusion of oxygen for example, tantalum, tantalum nitride, ruthenium, ruthenium oxide and the like are preferably used.
  • an oxide semiconductor that can be used as the oxide 530 can be used as the conductor 560a. In that case, by forming the conductor 560b into a film by a sputtering method, the electric resistance value of the conductor 560a can be reduced to form a conductor. This can be called an OC (Oxide Conductor) electrode.
  • the conductor 560b it is preferable to use a conductive material containing tungsten, copper, or aluminum as a main component. Further, since the conductor 560 functions as wiring, it is preferable to use a conductor having high conductivity for the conductor 560b. For example, a conductive material containing tungsten, copper, or aluminum as a main component can be used. Further, the conductor 560b may have a laminated structure, and may be, for example, a laminated structure of titanium or titanium nitride and the conductive material.
  • Insulator 574 is arranged between the insulator 580 and the transistor 510A.
  • the insulator 574 it is preferable to use an insulating material having a function of suppressing the diffusion of impurities such as water and hydrogen and oxygen.
  • impurities such as water and hydrogen and oxygen.
  • metal oxides such as magnesium oxide, gallium oxide, germanium oxide, yttrium oxide, zirconium oxide, lanthanum oxide, neodymium oxide or tantalum oxide, silicon nitride or silicon nitride can be used.
  • the insulator 574 By having the insulator 574, it is possible to prevent impurities such as water and hydrogen contained in the insulator 580 from diffusing into the oxide 530b via the oxide 530c and the insulator 550. Further, it is possible to suppress the oxidation of the conductor 560 due to the excess oxygen contained in the insulator 580.
  • the insulator 580, the insulator 582, and the insulator 584 function as an interlayer film.
  • the insulator 582 preferably functions as a barrier insulating film that prevents impurities such as water and hydrogen from being mixed into the transistor 510A from the outside.
  • the insulator 580 and the insulator 584 like the insulator 516, preferably have a lower dielectric constant than the insulator 582.
  • a material having a low dielectric constant as an interlayer film, it is possible to reduce the parasitic capacitance generated between the wirings.
  • the transistor 510A may be electrically connected to another structure via a plug or wiring such as an insulator 580, an insulator 582, and a conductor 546 embedded in the insulator 584.
  • a conductive material such as a metal material, an alloy material, a metal nitride material, or a metal oxide material can be used as a single layer or laminated. ..
  • a refractory material such as tungsten or molybdenum that has both heat resistance and conductivity.
  • it is preferably formed of a low resistance conductive material such as aluminum or copper. Wiring resistance can be reduced by using a low resistance conductive material.
  • tantalum nitride which is a conductor having a barrier property against hydrogen and oxygen, and tungsten having high conductivity as the conductor 546, the conductivity as a wiring is maintained. , It is possible to suppress the diffusion of impurities from the outside.
  • an OS transistor having a large on-current it is possible to provide an OS transistor having a large on-current.
  • an OS transistor having a small off-current can be provided.
  • fluctuations in electrical characteristics can be suppressed and reliability can be improved.
  • FIG. 10A is a top view of the transistor 510B.
  • FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view of the portion shown by the alternate long and short dash line L1-L2 in FIG. 10A.
  • FIG. 10C is a cross-sectional view of the portion shown by the alternate long and short dash line W1-W2 in FIG. 10A.
  • some elements are omitted for the sake of clarity.
  • Transistor 510B is a modification of transistor 510A. Therefore, in order to prevent the description from being repeated, the points different from the above-mentioned transistor will be mainly described.
  • a part of the insulator 574 is provided in the opening provided in the insulator 580 and is provided so as to cover the side surface of the conductor 560.
  • an opening is formed by removing a part of the insulator 580 and the insulator 574.
  • an insulator 576 having a barrier property may be arranged between the conductor 546 and the insulator 580.
  • the oxide 530 When an oxide semiconductor is used as the oxide 530, it is preferable to have a laminated structure of a plurality of oxide layers having different atomic number ratios of each metal atom. Specifically, in the metal oxide used for the oxide 530a, the atomic number ratio of the element M in the constituent elements is larger than the atomic number ratio of the element M in the constituent elements in the metal oxide used in the oxide 530b. Is preferable. Further, in the metal oxide used for the oxide 530a, the atomic number ratio of the element M to In is preferably larger than the atomic number ratio of the element M to In in the metal oxide used for the oxide 530b.
  • the atomic number ratio of In to the element M is preferably larger than the atomic number ratio of In to the element M in the metal oxide used for the oxide 530a.
  • the oxide 530c a metal oxide that can be used for the oxide 530a or the oxide 530b can be used.
  • the oxides 530a, 530b, and 530c are preferably crystalline, and it is particularly preferable to use CAAC-OS.
  • Crystalline oxides such as CAAC-OS have a dense structure with high crystallinity with few impurities and defects (oxygen deficiency, etc.). Therefore, it is possible to suppress the extraction of oxygen from the oxide 530b by the source electrode or the drain electrode. As a result, the extraction of oxygen from the oxide 530b can be reduced even if the heat treatment is performed, so that the transistor 510B is stable against a high temperature (or thermal budget) in the manufacturing process.
  • oxide 530a and oxide 530c may be omitted.
  • Oxide 530 may be a single layer of oxide 530b.
  • the oxide 530 is a laminate of the oxide 530a, the oxide 530b, and the oxide 530c
  • the energy of the lower end of the conduction band of the oxide 530a and the oxide 530c is higher than the energy of the lower end of the conduction band of the oxide 530b.
  • the electron affinity of the oxide 530a and the oxide 530c is smaller than the electron affinity of the oxide 530b.
  • the atomic number ratio of the element M in the constituent elements is larger than the atomic number ratio of the element M in the constituent elements in the metal oxide used in the oxide 530b. Is preferable.
  • the atomic number ratio of the element M to In is preferably larger than the atomic number ratio of the element M to In in the metal oxide used for the oxide 530b.
  • the atomic number ratio of In to the element M is preferably larger than the atomic number ratio of In to the element M in the metal oxide used for the oxide 530c.
  • the energy level at the lower end of the conduction band changes gently.
  • the energy level at the lower end of the conduction band at the junction of the oxide 530a, the oxide 530b, and the oxide 530c is continuously changed or continuously bonded.
  • the oxide 530a and the oxide 530b, and the oxide 530b and the oxide 530c have a common element (main component) other than oxygen, so that a mixed layer having a low defect level density is formed.
  • a common element (main component) other than oxygen so that a mixed layer having a low defect level density is formed.
  • the oxide 530b is an In-Ga-Zn oxide, In-Ga-Zn oxide, Ga-Zn oxide, gallium oxide or the like may be used as the oxide 530a and the oxide 530c.
  • the oxide 530c may have a laminated structure.
  • a laminated structure with gallium oxide can be used.
  • a laminated structure of an In-Ga-Zn oxide and an oxide containing no In may be used as the oxide 530c.
  • the oxide 530c has a laminated structure
  • the main path of the carrier is the oxide 530b.
  • the defect level density at the interface between the oxide 530a and the oxide 530b and the interface between the oxide 530b and the oxide 530c can be lowered. Therefore, the influence of interfacial scattering on carrier conduction is reduced, and the transistor 510B can obtain high on-current and high frequency characteristics.
  • the oxide 530c has a laminated structure, in addition to the effect of lowering the defect level density at the interface between the oxide 530b and the oxide 530c, the constituent elements of the oxide 530c are on the insulator 550 side. It is expected to suppress the spread to.
  • the oxide 530c has a laminated structure and the oxide containing no In is positioned above the laminated structure, In that can be diffused to the insulator 550 side can be suppressed. Since the insulator 550 functions as a gate insulator, if In is diffused, the characteristics of the transistor become poor. Therefore, by forming the oxide 530c in a laminated structure, it is possible to provide a highly reliable storage device.
  • the oxide 530 it is preferable to use a metal oxide that functions as an oxide semiconductor.
  • the metal oxide serving as the channel forming region of the oxide 530 it is preferable to use an oxide having a band gap of 2 eV or more, preferably 2.5 eV or more.
  • the off-current of the transistor can be reduced. By using such a transistor, it is possible to provide a storage device having low power consumption.
  • Transistor structure example 3 A structural example of the transistor 510C will be described with reference to FIGS. 11A and 11B.
  • Transistor 510C is a modification of transistor 500. Therefore, in order to prevent the description from being repeated, the points different from the above-mentioned transistor will be mainly described.
  • the configuration shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B can also be applied to other transistors included in the storage device according to one embodiment of the present invention, such as the transistor 300.
  • FIG. 11A is a cross-sectional view of the transistor 510C in the channel length direction
  • FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view of the transistor 510C in the channel width direction.
  • the transistor 510C shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B has an insulator 402 and an insulator 404, and the insulator 550 is composed of the insulator 550a and the insulator 550b. Is different. Further, the insulator 551 is provided in contact with the side surface of the conductor 540a, the insulator 551 is provided in contact with the side surface of the conductor 540b, and the conductor 572a is provided in contact with the upper surface of the conductor 542a.
  • 8A and 8B are provided with the conductor 532a in contact with the upper surface, the conductor 572b in contact with the upper surface of the conductor 542b, and the conductor 532b in contact with the upper surface of the region 543b. Different from 500. Further, it differs from the transistor 500 shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B in that it does not have the insulator 520 and the oxide 530c.
  • an insulator 402 is provided on the insulator 512. Further, the insulator 404 is provided on the insulator 574 and on the insulator 402.
  • the insulator 514, the insulator 516, the insulator 522, the insulator 544, the insulator 580, and the insulator 574 are patterned, and the insulator 404 covers them. It has become. That is, the insulator 404 includes an upper surface of the insulator 574, a side surface of the insulator 574, a side surface of the insulator 580, a side surface of the insulator 544, a side surface of the insulator 522, a side surface of the insulator 516, a side surface of the insulator 514, and an insulator. It is in contact with the upper surface of the body 402, respectively. As a result, the oxide 530 and the like are isolated from the outside by the insulator 404 and the insulator 402.
  • the insulator 402 and the insulator 404 have a high function of suppressing the diffusion of hydrogen (for example, at least one hydrogen atom, hydrogen molecule, etc.) or water molecule.
  • hydrogen for example, at least one hydrogen atom, hydrogen molecule, etc.
  • the insulator 402 and the insulator 404 it is preferable to use silicon nitride or silicon nitride oxide, which is a material having a high hydrogen barrier property.
  • silicon nitride or silicon nitride oxide which is a material having a high hydrogen barrier property.
  • Silicon oxide, silicon oxide nitride, or the like can be used for the insulator 550a, and for example, hafnium oxide or the like can be used for the insulator 550b. Thereby, the oxidation of the conductor 560 can be suppressed.
  • aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, an oxide containing aluminum and hafnium (hafnium aluminate) and the like can be used for the conductor 572a and the conductor 572b, and for the conductor 532a and the conductor 532b, for example, an oxide.
  • the metal oxide used for 530a can be used. Thereby, the oxidation of the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b can be suppressed.
  • the insulator 551 is provided in contact with the insulator 581, the insulator 404, the insulator 574, the insulator 580, and the insulator 544.
  • the insulator 551 preferably has a function of suppressing the diffusion of hydrogen or water molecules.
  • an insulator such as silicon nitride, aluminum oxide, or silicon nitride oxide, which is a material having a high hydrogen barrier property.
  • silicon nitride is a material having a high hydrogen barrier property, it is suitable to be used as an insulator 551.
  • the insulator 551 By using a material having a high hydrogen barrier property as the insulator 551, it is possible to prevent impurities such as water and hydrogen from diffusing from the insulator 580 and the like to the oxide 530 through the conductor 540a and the conductor 540b. Further, it is possible to prevent the oxygen contained in the insulator 580 from being absorbed by the conductor 540a and the conductor 540b. As described above, the reliability of the storage device having the OS transistor can be improved.
  • Transistor structure example 4 A structural example of the transistor 510D will be described with reference to FIGS. 12A and 12B.
  • Transistor 510D is a modification of transistor 500. Therefore, in order to prevent the description from being repeated, the points different from the above-mentioned transistor will be mainly described.
  • the configuration shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B can also be applied to other transistors included in the storage device according to one embodiment of the present invention, such as the transistor 300.
  • FIGS. 12A and 12B are modified examples of the transistors shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B.
  • FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view of the transistor in the channel length direction
  • FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view of the transistor in the channel width direction.
  • the transistors shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B differ from the transistors 500 shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B in that they have an insulator 402 and an insulator 404. Further, it is different from the transistor 500 shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B in that the insulator 551 is provided in contact with the side surface of the conductor 540a and the insulator 551 is provided in contact with the side surface of the conductor 540b. Further, it is different from the transistor 500 shown in FIGS.
  • the oxide 530c has a two-layer structure of the oxide 530c1 and the oxide 530c2, which is different from the transistors shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B.
  • an insulator 402 is provided on the insulator 512. Further, the insulator 404 is provided on the insulator 574 and on the insulator 402.
  • the insulator 514, the insulator 516, the insulator 522, the insulator 524, the insulator 544, the insulator 580, and the insulator 574 are patterned, and the insulator 404 is these. It has a structure that covers. That is, the insulator 404 includes an upper surface of the insulator 574, a side surface of the insulator 574, a side surface of the insulator 580, a side surface of the insulator 544, a side surface of the insulator 522, a side surface of the insulator 516, a side surface of the insulator 514, and an insulator. It is in contact with the upper surface of the body 402, respectively. As a result, the oxide 530 and the like are isolated from the outside by the insulator 404 and the insulator 402.
  • the insulator 402 and the insulator 404 have a high function of suppressing the diffusion of hydrogen (for example, at least one hydrogen atom, hydrogen molecule, etc.) or water molecule.
  • hydrogen for example, at least one hydrogen atom, hydrogen molecule, etc.
  • the insulator 402 and the insulator 404 it is preferable to use silicon nitride or silicon nitride oxide, which is a material having a high hydrogen barrier property.
  • silicon nitride or silicon nitride oxide which is a material having a high hydrogen barrier property.
  • the insulator 551 is provided in contact with the insulator 581, the insulator 404, the insulator 574, the insulator 580, and the insulator 544.
  • the insulator 551 preferably has a function of suppressing the diffusion of hydrogen or water molecules.
  • an insulator such as silicon nitride, aluminum oxide, or silicon nitride oxide, which is a material having a high hydrogen barrier property.
  • silicon nitride is a material having a high hydrogen barrier property, it is suitable to be used as an insulator 551.
  • the insulator 551 By using a material having a high hydrogen barrier property as the insulator 551, it is possible to prevent impurities such as water and hydrogen from diffusing from the insulator 580 and the like to the oxide 530 through the conductor 540a and the conductor 540b. Further, it is possible to prevent the oxygen contained in the insulator 580 from being absorbed by the conductor 540a and the conductor 540b. As described above, the reliability of the storage device having the OS transistor can be improved.
  • Oxide 530c1 is the upper surface of the insulator 522, the side surface of the insulator 524, the side surface of the oxide 530a, the upper surface and the side surface of the oxide 530b, the side surface of the conductor 542a and the conductor 542b, the side surface of the insulator 544, and the insulator. It touches the side surface of 580.
  • the oxide 530c2 is in contact with the insulator 550.
  • an In—Zn oxide can be used.
  • the oxide 530c2 the same material as the material that can be used for the oxide 530c when the oxide 530c has a one-layer structure can be used.
  • Metal oxides can be used.
  • the oxide 530c By forming the oxide 530c into a two-layer structure of the oxide 530c1 and the oxide 530c2, the on-current of the transistor can be increased as compared with the case where the oxide 530c has a one-layer structure. Therefore, the transistor can be, for example, a power MOS transistor.
  • the oxide 530c of the transistors shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B can also have a two-layer structure of oxide 530c1 and oxide 530c2.
  • the transistors shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B can be applied to, for example, the transistor 500, the transistor 300, or both.
  • the metal oxide preferably contains at least indium or zinc. In particular, it preferably contains indium and zinc. Further, in addition to them, it is preferable that one kind or a plurality of kinds selected from aluminum, gallium, yttrium, tin and the like are contained. It may also contain one or more selected from boron, silicon, titanium, iron, nickel, germanium, zirconium, molybdenum, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, magnesium, cobalt and the like. ..
  • FIG. 13A is a diagram illustrating classification of crystal structures of oxide semiconductors, typically IGZO (metal oxides containing In, Ga, and Zn).
  • IGZO metal oxides containing In, Ga, and Zn
  • oxide semiconductors are roughly classified into “Amorphous”, “Crystalline”, and “Crystal”.
  • Amorphous includes complete amorphous.
  • Crystalline includes CAAC (c-axis-aligned crystalline), nc (nanocrystalline), and CAC (cloud-aligned composite).
  • single crystal, poly crystal, and single crystal amorphous are excluded from the classification of "Crystalline”.
  • “Crystal” includes single crystal and poly crystal.
  • the structure in the thick frame shown in FIG. 13A is an intermediate state between "Amorphous” and “Crystal", and belongs to a new boundary region (New crystal phase). .. That is, the structure can be rephrased as a structure completely different from the energetically unstable "Amorphous” and "Crystal".
  • the crystal structure of the film or substrate can be evaluated using an X-ray diffraction (XRD: X-Ray Diffraction) spectrum.
  • XRD X-ray diffraction
  • the GIXD method is also referred to as a thin film method or a Seemann-Bohlin method.
  • the XRD spectrum obtained by the GIXD measurement shown in FIG. 13B will be simply referred to as an XRD spectrum.
  • the thickness of the CAAC-IGZO film shown in FIG. 13B is 500 nm.
  • the horizontal axis is 2 ⁇ [deg. ], And the vertical axis is the intensity [a. u. ].
  • a peak showing clear crystallinity is detected in the XRD spectrum of the CAAC-IGZO film.
  • the crystal structure of the film or substrate can be evaluated by a diffraction pattern (also referred to as a microelectron diffraction pattern) observed by a micro electron diffraction method (NBED: Nano Beam Electron Diffraction).
  • the diffraction pattern of the CAAC-IGZO film is shown in FIG. 13C.
  • FIG. 13C is a diffraction pattern observed by the NBED in which the electron beam is incident parallel to the substrate.
  • electron diffraction is performed with the probe diameter set to 1 nm.
  • oxide semiconductors may be classified differently from FIG. 13A.
  • oxide semiconductors are divided into single crystal oxide semiconductors and other non-single crystal oxide semiconductors.
  • the non-single crystal oxide semiconductor include the above-mentioned CAAC-OS and nc-OS.
  • the non-single crystal oxide semiconductor includes a polycrystalline oxide semiconductor, a pseudo-amorphous oxide semiconductor (a-like OS: amorphous-like oxide semiconductor), an amorphous oxide semiconductor, and the like.
  • CAAC-OS CAAC-OS
  • nc-OS nc-OS
  • a-like OS the details of the above-mentioned CAAC-OS, nc-OS, and a-like OS will be described.
  • CAAC-OS is an oxide semiconductor having a plurality of crystal regions, and the plurality of crystal regions are oriented in a specific direction on the c-axis.
  • the specific direction is the thickness direction of the CAAC-OS film, the normal direction of the surface to be formed of the CAAC-OS film, or the normal direction of the surface of the CAAC-OS film.
  • the crystal region is a region having periodicity in the atomic arrangement. When the atomic arrangement is regarded as a lattice arrangement, the crystal region is also a region in which the lattice arrangement is aligned. Further, the CAAC-OS has a region in which a plurality of crystal regions are connected in the ab plane direction, and the region may have distortion.
  • the strain refers to a region in which a plurality of crystal regions are connected in which the orientation of the lattice arrangement changes between a region in which the lattice arrangement is aligned and a region in which another grid arrangement is aligned. That is, CAAC-OS is an oxide semiconductor that is c-axis oriented and not clearly oriented in the ab plane direction.
  • Each of the plurality of crystal regions is composed of one or a plurality of minute crystals (crystals having a maximum diameter of less than 10 nm).
  • the maximum diameter of the crystal region is less than 10 nm.
  • the size of the crystal region may be about several tens of nm.
  • CAAC-OS has indium (In) and oxygen. It tends to have a layered crystal structure (also referred to as a layered structure) in which a layer (hereinafter, In layer) and a layer having elements M, zinc (Zn), and oxygen (hereinafter, (M, Zn) layer) are laminated. There is. Indium and element M can be replaced with each other. Therefore, the (M, Zn) layer may contain indium. In addition, the In layer may contain the element M. The In layer may contain Zn.
  • the layered structure is observed as a lattice image in, for example, a high-resolution TEM image.
  • the position of the peak indicating the c-axis orientation may vary depending on the type and composition of the metal elements constituting CAAC-OS.
  • a plurality of bright spots are observed in the electron diffraction pattern of the CAAC-OS film.
  • a certain spot and another spot are observed at point-symmetrical positions with the spot of the incident electron beam passing through the sample (also referred to as a direct spot) as the center of symmetry.
  • the lattice arrangement in the crystal region is based on a hexagonal lattice, but the unit lattice is not limited to a regular hexagon and may be a non-regular hexagon. Further, in the above strain, it may have a lattice arrangement such as a pentagon or a heptagon.
  • a clear grain boundary cannot be confirmed even in the vicinity of strain. That is, it can be seen that the formation of grain boundaries is suppressed by the distortion of the lattice arrangement. This is because CAAC-OS can tolerate distortion because the arrangement of oxygen atoms is not dense in the ab plane direction and the bond distance between atoms changes due to the replacement of metal atoms. It is thought that this is the reason.
  • CAAC-OS for which no clear crystal grain boundary is confirmed, is one of the crystalline oxides having a crystal structure suitable for the semiconductor layer of the transistor.
  • a configuration having Zn is preferable.
  • In-Zn oxide and In-Ga-Zn oxide are more suitable than In oxide because they can suppress the generation of grain boundaries.
  • CAAC-OS is an oxide semiconductor having high crystallinity and no clear grain boundary is confirmed. Therefore, it can be said that CAAC-OS is unlikely to cause a decrease in electron mobility due to grain boundaries. Further, since the crystallinity of the oxide semiconductor may be lowered due to the mixing of impurities or the generation of defects, CAAC-OS can be said to be an oxide semiconductor having few impurities and defects (oxygen deficiency, etc.). Therefore, the oxide semiconductor having CAAC-OS has stable physical properties. Therefore, the oxide semiconductor having CAAC-OS is resistant to heat and has high reliability. CAAC-OS is also stable against high temperatures (or thermal budgets) in the manufacturing process. Therefore, when CAAC-OS is used for the OS transistor, the degree of freedom in the manufacturing process can be expanded.
  • nc-OS has periodicity in the atomic arrangement in a minute region (for example, a region of 1 nm or more and 10 nm or less, particularly a region of 1 nm or more and 3 nm or less).
  • nc-OS has tiny crystals. Since the size of the minute crystal is, for example, 1 nm or more and 10 nm or less, particularly 1 nm or more and 3 nm or less, the minute crystal is also referred to as a nanocrystal.
  • nc-OS does not show regularity in crystal orientation between different nanocrystals. Therefore, no orientation is observed in the entire film.
  • the nc-OS may be indistinguishable from the a-like OS and the amorphous oxide semiconductor depending on the analysis method. For example, when a structural analysis is performed on an nc-OS film using an XRD apparatus, a peak indicating crystallinity is not detected in the Out-of-plane XRD measurement using a ⁇ / 2 ⁇ scan. Further, when electron diffraction (also referred to as selected area electron diffraction) using an electron beam having a probe diameter larger than that of nanocrystals (for example, 50 nm or more) is performed on the nc-OS film, a diffraction pattern such as a halo pattern is generated. Observed.
  • electron diffraction also referred to as nanobeam electron diffraction
  • an electron beam having a probe diameter for example, 1 nm or more and 30 nm or less
  • An electron diffraction pattern in which a plurality of spots are observed in a ring-shaped region centered on the spot may be acquired.
  • the a-like OS is an oxide semiconductor having a structure between nc-OS and an amorphous oxide semiconductor.
  • the a-like OS has a void or low density region. That is, a-like OS has lower crystallinity than nc-OS and CAAC-OS. In addition, a-like OS has a higher hydrogen concentration in the membrane than nc-OS and CAAC-OS.
  • CAC-OS relates to the material composition.
  • CAC-OS is, for example, a composition of a material in which the elements constituting the metal oxide are unevenly distributed in a size of 0.5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, preferably 1 nm or more and 3 nm or less, or a size close thereto.
  • the metal oxide one or more metal elements are unevenly distributed, and the region having the metal element has a size of 0.5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, preferably 1 nm or more and 3 nm or less, or a size close thereto.
  • the mixed state is also called a mosaic shape or a patch shape.
  • CAC-OS has a structure in which the material is separated into a first region and a second region to form a mosaic shape, and the first region is distributed in the membrane (hereinafter, also referred to as a cloud shape). ). That is, CAC-OS is a composite metal oxide having a structure in which the first region and the second region are mixed.
  • the atomic number ratios of In, Ga, and Zn with respect to the metal elements constituting CAC-OS in the In-Ga-Zn oxide are expressed as [In], [Ga], and [Zn], respectively.
  • the first region is a region in which [In] is larger than [In] in the composition of the CAC-OS film.
  • the second region is a region in which [Ga] is larger than [Ga] in the composition of the CAC-OS film.
  • the first region is a region in which [In] is larger than [In] in the second region and [Ga] is smaller than [Ga] in the second region.
  • the second region is a region in which [Ga] is larger than [Ga] in the first region and [In] is smaller than [In] in the first region.
  • the first region is a region in which indium oxide, indium zinc oxide, or the like is the main component.
  • the second region is a region in which gallium oxide, gallium zinc oxide, or the like is the main component. That is, the first region can be rephrased as a region containing In as a main component. Further, the second region can be rephrased as a region containing Ga as a main component.
  • a region containing In as a main component (No. 1) by EDX mapping acquired by using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX: Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy). It can be confirmed that the region (1 region) and the region containing Ga as a main component (second region) have a structure in which they are unevenly distributed and mixed.
  • EDX Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
  • CAC-OS When CAC-OS is used for a transistor, the conductivity caused by the first region and the insulating property caused by the second region act in a complementary manner to switch the switching function (On / Off function). Can be added to CAC-OS. That is, the CAC-OS has a conductive function in a part of the material and an insulating function in a part of the material, and has a function as a semiconductor in the whole material. By separating the conductive function and the insulating function, both functions can be maximized. Therefore, by using CAC-OS as a transistor, high on-current ( Ion ), high field-effect mobility ( ⁇ ), and good switching operation can be realized.
  • Ion on-current
  • ⁇ high field-effect mobility
  • Oxide semiconductors have various structures, and each has different characteristics.
  • the oxide semiconductor of one aspect of the present invention has two or more of amorphous oxide semiconductor, polycrystalline oxide semiconductor, a-like OS, CAC-OS, nc-OS, and CAAC-OS. You may.
  • the oxide semiconductor as a transistor, a transistor having high field effect mobility can be realized. Moreover, a highly reliable transistor can be realized.
  • an oxide semiconductor having a low carrier density for the transistor (more specifically, see Embodiment 2).
  • the impurity concentration in the oxide semiconductor film may be lowered to lower the defect level density.
  • a low impurity concentration and a low defect level density is referred to as high-purity intrinsic or substantially high-purity intrinsic.
  • An oxide semiconductor having a low carrier density may be referred to as a high-purity intrinsic or substantially high-purity intrinsic oxide semiconductor.
  • the trap level density may also be low.
  • the charge captured at the trap level of the oxide semiconductor takes a long time to disappear, and may behave as if it were a fixed charge. Therefore, a transistor in which a channel formation region is formed in an oxide semiconductor having a high trap level density may have unstable electrical characteristics.
  • Impurities include hydrogen, nitrogen, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, iron, nickel, silicon and the like.
  • the concentration of silicon and carbon in the oxide semiconductor and the concentration of silicon and carbon near the interface with the oxide semiconductor are 2 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 or less, preferably 2 ⁇ . 10 17 atoms / cm 3 or less.
  • the oxide semiconductor contains an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal
  • defect levels may be formed and carriers may be generated. Therefore, a transistor using an oxide semiconductor containing an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal tends to have a normally-on characteristic. Therefore, the concentration of the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal in the oxide semiconductor obtained by SIMS is set to 1 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 or less, preferably 2 ⁇ 10 16 atoms / cm 3 or less.
  • the nitrogen concentration in the oxide semiconductor obtained by SIMS is less than 5 ⁇ 10 19 atoms / cm 3 , preferably 5 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 or less, and more preferably 1 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 or less. , More preferably 5 ⁇ 10 17 atoms / cm 3 or less.
  • hydrogen contained in an oxide semiconductor reacts with oxygen bonded to a metal atom to become water, which may form an oxygen deficiency.
  • oxygen deficiency When hydrogen enters the oxygen deficiency, electrons that are carriers may be generated.
  • a part of hydrogen may be combined with oxygen that is bonded to a metal atom to generate an electron as a carrier. Therefore, a transistor using an oxide semiconductor containing hydrogen tends to have a normally-on characteristic. Therefore, it is preferable that hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor is reduced as much as possible (more specifically, see Embodiment 2).
  • the semiconductor wafer 4800 shown in FIG. 14A has a wafer 4801 and a plurality of circuit units 4802 provided on the upper surface of the wafer 4801.
  • the portion without the circuit portion 4802 is the spacing 4803, which is a dicing region.
  • the semiconductor wafer 4800 can be manufactured by forming a plurality of circuit portions 4802 on the surface of the wafer 4801 by a previous step. Further, after that, the surface on the opposite side on which the plurality of circuit portions 4802 of the wafer 4801 are formed may be ground to reduce the thickness of the wafer 4801. By this step, the warp of the wafer 4801 can be reduced and the size of the wafer can be reduced.
  • a dicing step is performed. Dicing is performed along the scribing line SCL1 and the scribing line SCL2 (sometimes referred to as a dicing line or a cutting line) indicated by an alternate long and short dash line.
  • the spacing 4803 is provided so that a plurality of scribe lines SCL1 are parallel to each other and a plurality of scribe lines SCL2 are parallel to each other in order to facilitate the dicing process. It is preferable to provide it so that it is vertical.
  • the chip 4800a as shown in FIG. 14B can be cut out from the semiconductor wafer 4800.
  • the chip 4800a has a wafer 4801a, a circuit unit 4802, and a spacing 4803a.
  • the spacing 4803a is preferably made as small as possible. In this case, the width of the spacing 4803 between the adjacent circuit units 4802 may be substantially the same as the cutting margin of the scribe line SCL1 or the cutting margin of the scribe line SCL2.
  • the shape of the element substrate of one aspect of the present invention is not limited to the shape of the semiconductor wafer 4800 shown in FIG. 14A.
  • it may be a semiconductor wafer having a rectangular shape.
  • the shape of the element substrate can be appropriately changed depending on the process of manufacturing the device and the device for manufacturing the device.
  • FIG. 14C shows a perspective view of a substrate (mounting substrate 4704) on which the electronic component 4700 and the electronic component 4700 are mounted.
  • the electronic component 4700 shown in FIG. 14C has a chip 4800a in the mold 4711.
  • As the chip 4800a a storage device or the like according to one aspect of the present invention can be used.
  • the electronic component 4700 has a land 4712 on the outside of the mold 4711.
  • the land 4712 is electrically connected to the electrode pad 4713, and the electrode pad 4713 is electrically connected to the chip 4800a by a wire 4714.
  • the electronic component 4700 is mounted on, for example, a printed circuit board 4702. A plurality of such electronic components are combined and electrically connected to each other on the printed circuit board 4702 to complete the mounting board 4704.
  • FIG. 14D shows a perspective view of the electronic component 4730.
  • the electronic component 4730 is an example of SiP (System in package) or MCM (Multi Chip Module).
  • the electronic component 4730 is provided with an interposer 4731 on the package substrate 4732 (printed circuit board), and a semiconductor device 4735 and a plurality of storage devices 4710 are provided on the interposer 4731.
  • the storage device 4710 may be, for example, a chip 4800a, a storage device described in the above embodiment, a wideband memory (HBM: High Bandwidth Memory), or the like.
  • HBM High Bandwidth Memory
  • the semiconductor device 4735 integrated circuits such as a CPU, GPU, FPGA, and storage device can be used. In the present specification and the like, the semiconductor device is a general device that can function by utilizing the semiconductor characteristics.
  • the package substrate 4732 a ceramic substrate, a plastic substrate, a glass epoxy substrate, or the like can be used.
  • the interposer 4731 a silicon interposer, a resin interposer, or the like can be used.
  • the interposer 4731 has a plurality of wirings and has a function of electrically connecting a plurality of integrated circuits having different terminal pitches.
  • the plurality of wirings are provided in a single layer or multiple layers.
  • the interposer 4731 has a function of electrically connecting the integrated circuit provided on the interposer 4731 to the electrode provided on the package substrate 4732.
  • the interposer may be referred to as a "rewiring board” or an "intermediate board”.
  • a through electrode may be provided on the interposer 4731, and the integrated circuit and the package substrate 4732 may be electrically connected using the through electrode.
  • a TSV Through Silicon Via
  • interposer 4731 It is preferable to use a silicon interposer as the interposer 4731. Since it is not necessary to provide an active element in the silicon interposer, it can be manufactured at a lower cost than an integrated circuit. On the other hand, since the wiring of the silicon interposer can be formed by a semiconductor process, it is easy to form fine wiring, which is difficult with a resin interposer.
  • the interposer on which the HBM is mounted is required to form fine and high-density wiring. Therefore, it is preferable to use a silicon interposer as the interposer on which the HBM is mounted.
  • the reliability is unlikely to be lowered due to the difference in the expansion coefficient between the integrated circuit and the interposer. Further, since the surface of the silicon interposer is high, poor connection between the integrated circuit provided on the silicon interposer and the silicon interposer is unlikely to occur. In particular, in a 2.5D package (2.5-dimensional mounting) in which a plurality of integrated circuits are arranged side by side on an interposer, it is preferable to use a silicon interposer.
  • a heat sink may be provided so as to be overlapped with the electronic component 4730.
  • the heat sink it is preferable that the heights of the integrated circuits provided on the interposer 4731 are the same.
  • the heights of the storage device 4710 and the semiconductor device 4735 are the same.
  • an electrode 4733 may be provided on the bottom of the package substrate 4732.
  • FIG. 14D shows an example in which the electrode 4733 is formed of solder balls. By providing solder balls in a matrix on the bottom of the package substrate 4732, BGA (Ball Grid Array) mounting can be realized. Further, the electrode 4733 may be formed of a conductive pin. By providing conductive pins in a matrix on the bottom of the package substrate 4732, PGA (Pin Grid Array) mounting can be realized.
  • the electronic component 4730 can be mounted on another substrate by using various mounting methods, not limited to BGA and PGA.
  • BGA Band-GPU
  • PGA Stimble Pin Grid Array
  • LGA Land-GPU
  • QFP Quad Flat Package
  • QFJ Quad Flat J-leaded package
  • QFN QuadFN
  • the storage device is, for example, the storage of various electronic devices (for example, information terminals, computers, smartphones, electronic book terminals, digital still cameras, video cameras, recording / playback devices, navigation systems, game machines, etc.). Applicable to devices. It can also be used for image sensors, IoT (Internet of Things) terminal devices, health care, and the like.
  • the computer includes a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, and a large computer such as a server system.
  • 15A to 15J and 16A to 16E show how each electronic device includes an electronic component 4700 or an electronic component 4730 having the storage device.
  • the information terminal 5500 shown in FIG. 15A is a mobile phone (smartphone) which is a kind of information terminal.
  • the information terminal 5500 has a housing 5510 and a display unit 5511, and as an input interface, a touch panel is provided in the display unit 5511 and buttons are provided in the housing 5510.
  • the information terminal 5500 can hold a temporary file (for example, a cache when using a web browser) generated when the application is executed.
  • a temporary file for example, a cache when using a web browser
  • FIG. 15B shows an information terminal 5900 which is an example of a wearable terminal.
  • the information terminal 5900 has a housing 5901, a display unit 5902, an operation switch 5903, an operation switch 5904, a band 5905, and the like.
  • the wearable terminal can hold a temporary file generated when the application is executed by applying the storage device according to one aspect of the present invention.
  • FIG. 15C shows a desktop information terminal 5300.
  • the desktop type information terminal 5300 includes a main body 5301 of the information terminal, a display unit 5302, and a keyboard 5303.
  • the desktop information terminal 5300 can hold a temporary file generated when the application is executed by applying the storage device according to one aspect of the present invention.
  • smartphones, wearable terminals, and desktop information terminals are taken as examples of electronic devices, which are shown in FIGS. 15A to 15C, respectively.
  • information terminals other than smartphones, wearable terminals, and desktop information terminals can be applied. It can.
  • Examples of information terminals other than smartphones, wearable terminals, and desktop information terminals include PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), notebook-type information terminals, and workstations.
  • FIG. 15D shows an electric freezer / refrigerator 5800 as an example of an electric appliance.
  • the electric freezer / refrigerator 5800 has a housing 5801, a refrigerator door 5802, a freezer door 5803, and the like.
  • the electric freezer / refrigerator 5800 is an electric freezer / refrigerator compatible with IoT (Internet of Things).
  • the storage device can be applied to the electric refrigerator-freezer 5800.
  • the electric refrigerator-freezer 5800 can send and receive information such as foodstuffs stored in the electric refrigerator-freezer 5800 and the expiration date of the foodstuffs to an information terminal or the like via the Internet or the like.
  • the electric refrigerator-freezer 5800 can hold a temporary file generated when transmitting the information in the storage device.
  • an electric refrigerator / freezer has been described as an electric appliance, but other electric appliances include, for example, a vacuum cleaner, a microwave oven, an electric oven, a rice cooker, a water heater, an IH cooker, a water server, and an air conditioner. Equipment, washing machines, dryers, audiovisual equipment, etc. can be mentioned.
  • FIG. 15E shows a portable game machine 5200, which is an example of a game machine.
  • the portable game machine 5200 has a housing 5201, a display unit 5202, a button 5203, and the like.
  • FIG. 15F shows a stationary game machine 7500, which is an example of a game machine.
  • the stationary game machine 7500 has a main body 7520 and a controller 7522.
  • the controller 7522 can be connected to the main body 7520 wirelessly or by wire.
  • the controller 7522 can be provided with a display unit for displaying a game image, a touch panel or stick as an input interface other than buttons, a rotary knob, a slide knob, and the like.
  • the controller 7522 is not limited to the shape shown in FIG. 15F, and the shape of the controller 7522 may be variously changed according to the genre of the game.
  • a controller shaped like a gun can be used by using a trigger as a button.
  • a controller having a shape imitating a musical instrument, a music device, or the like can be used.
  • the stationary game machine may be in a form in which a controller is not used, and instead, a camera, a depth sensor, a microphone, and the like are provided and operated by the gesture and / or voice of the game player.
  • the video of the game machine described above can be output by a display device such as a television device, a personal computer display, a game display, or a head-mounted display.
  • a display device such as a television device, a personal computer display, a game display, or a head-mounted display.
  • the low power consumption portable game machine 5200 or the low power consumption stationary game machine 7500 can be realized. .. Further, since the heat generation from the circuit can be reduced due to the low power consumption, the influence of the heat generation on the circuit itself, the peripheral circuit, and the module can be reduced.
  • FIG. 15E As an example of the game machine, a portable game machine is shown in FIG. 15E and a stationary game machine is shown in FIG. 15F, but the electronic device according to one aspect of the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the electronic device of one aspect of the present invention include an arcade game machine installed in an entertainment facility (game center, amusement park, etc.), a pitching machine for batting practice installed in a sports facility, and the like.
  • the storage device described in the above embodiment can be applied to an automobile which is a moving body and around the driver's seat of the automobile.
  • FIG. 15G shows an automobile 5700 which is an example of a moving body.
  • an instrument panel that provides various information by displaying a speedometer, a tachometer, a mileage, a fuel gauge, a gear status, an air conditioner setting, and the like is provided. Further, a display device for displaying such information may be provided around the driver's seat.
  • the storage device described in the above embodiment can temporarily hold information, it is necessary for, for example, in an automatic driving system of an automobile 5700, a road guidance, a system for predicting danger, and the like. It can be used to temporarily retain information.
  • the display device may be configured to display temporary information such as road guidance and danger prediction. Further, the image of the driving recorder installed in the automobile 5700 may be held.
  • moving objects include trains, monorails, ships, and flying objects (helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), airplanes, rockets), and the like.
  • FIG. 15H shows a digital camera 6240, which is an example of an imaging device.
  • the digital camera 6240 has a housing 6241, a display unit 6242, an operation switch 6243, a shutter button 6244, and the like, and a removable lens 6246 is attached to the digital camera 6240.
  • the digital camera 6240 has a configuration in which the lens 6246 can be removed from the housing 6241 and replaced here, the lens 6246 and the housing 6241 may be integrated. Further, the digital camera 6240 may be configured so that a strobe device, a viewfinder, or the like can be separately attached.
  • the digital camera 6240 with low power consumption can be realized. Further, since the heat generation from the circuit can be reduced due to the low power consumption, the influence of the heat generation on the circuit itself, the peripheral circuit, and the module can be reduced.
  • Video camera The storage device described in the above embodiment can be applied to a video camera.
  • FIG. 15I shows a video camera 6300, which is an example of an imaging device.
  • the video camera 6300 includes a first housing 6301, a second housing 6302, a display unit 6303, an operation switch 6304, a lens 6305, a connection unit 6306, and the like.
  • the operation switch 6304 and the lens 6305 are provided in the first housing 6301, and the display unit 6303 is provided in the second housing 6302.
  • the first housing 6301 and the second housing 6302 are connected by a connecting portion 6306, and the angle between the first housing 6301 and the second housing 6302 can be changed by the connecting portion 6306. is there.
  • the image on the display unit 6303 may be switched according to the angle between the first housing 6301 and the second housing 6302 on the connecting unit 6306.
  • the video camera 6300 When recording the video captured by the video camera 6300, it is necessary to encode the data according to the recording format. By utilizing the storage device described above, the video camera 6300 can hold a temporary file generated during encoding.
  • ICD implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  • FIG. 15J is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of ICD.
  • the ICD body 5400 has at least a battery 5401, an electronic component 4700, a regulator, a control circuit, an antenna 5404, a wire 5402 to the right atrium, and a wire 5403 to the right ventricle.
  • the ICD body 5400 is surgically placed in the body, and two wires are passed through the subclavian vein 5405 and the superior vena cava 5406 of the human body, and one wire tip is placed in the right ventricle and the other wire tip is placed in the right atrium. To be done.
  • the ICD main body 5400 has a function as a pacemaker and performs pacing to the heart when the heart rate deviates from a specified range. Also, if pacing does not improve heart rate (such as fast ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation), electric shock treatment is given.
  • the ICD body 5400 needs to constantly monitor the heart rate in order to properly perform pacing and electric shock. Therefore, the ICD main body 5400 has a sensor for detecting the heart rate. Further, the ICD main body 5400 can store the heart rate data acquired by the sensor or the like, the number of times of treatment by pacing, the time, etc. in the electronic component 4700.
  • the ICD main body 5400 has a plurality of batteries, so that the safety can be enhanced. Specifically, even if a part of the battery of the ICD main body 5400 becomes unusable, the remaining battery can function, so that it also functions as an auxiliary power source.
  • the antenna 5404 that can receive power it may have an antenna that can transmit physiological signals.
  • physiological signals such as pulse, respiratory rate, heart rate, and body temperature can be confirmed by an external monitoring device.
  • a system for monitoring various cardiac activities may be configured.
  • the storage device described in the above embodiment can be applied to a computer such as a PC and an expansion device for an information terminal.
  • FIG. 16A shows, as an example of the expansion device, an expansion device 6100 externally attached to a PC, which is equipped with a portable chip capable of storing information.
  • the expansion device 6100 can store information by the chip by connecting to a PC via, for example, USB.
  • FIG. 16A illustrates a portable expansion device 6100, but the expansion device according to one aspect of the present invention is not limited to this, and is relatively equipped with, for example, a cooling fan. It may be a large form of expansion device.
  • the expansion device 6100 has a housing 6101, a cap 6102, a USB connector 6103, and a substrate 6104.
  • the substrate 6104 is housed in the housing 6101.
  • the substrate 6104 is provided with a circuit for driving the storage device and the like described in the above embodiment.
  • an electronic component 4700 and a controller chip 6106 are attached to the substrate 6104.
  • the USB connector 6103 functions as an interface for connecting to an external device.
  • SD card The storage device described in the above embodiment can be applied to an SD card that can be attached to an electronic device such as an information terminal or a digital camera.
  • FIG. 16B is a schematic view of the appearance of the SD card
  • FIG. 16C is a schematic view of the internal structure of the SD card.
  • the SD card 5110 has a housing 5111, a connector 5112, and a substrate 5113.
  • the connector 5112 functions as an interface for connecting to an external device.
  • the substrate 5113 is housed in the housing 5111.
  • the substrate 5113 is provided with a storage device and a circuit for driving the storage device.
  • an electronic component 4700 and a controller chip 5115 are attached to the substrate 5113.
  • the circuit configurations of the electronic component 4700 and the controller chip 5115 are not limited to the above description, and the circuit configurations may be appropriately changed depending on the situation.
  • the writing circuit, the low driver, the reading circuit, and the like provided in the electronic component may be incorporated in the controller chip 5115 instead of the electronic component 4700.
  • the capacity of the SD card 5110 can be increased.
  • a wireless chip having a wireless communication function may be provided on the substrate 5113. As a result, wireless communication can be performed between the external device and the SD card 5110, and the data of the electronic component 4700 can be read and written.
  • SSD The storage device described in the above embodiment can be applied to an SSD that can be attached to an electronic device such as an information terminal.
  • FIG. 16D is a schematic view of the appearance of the SSD
  • FIG. 16E is a schematic view of the internal structure of the SSD.
  • the SSD 5150 has a housing 5151, a connector 5152, and a substrate 5153.
  • the connector 5152 functions as an interface for connecting to an external device.
  • the board 5153 is housed in the housing 5151.
  • the substrate 5153 is provided with a storage device and a circuit for driving the storage device.
  • an electronic component 4700, a memory chip 5155, and a controller chip 5156 are attached to the substrate 5153.
  • a work memory is incorporated in the memory chip 5155.
  • a DRAM chip may be used as the memory chip 5155.
  • a processor, an ECC circuit, and the like are incorporated in the controller chip 5156.
  • the circuit configurations of the electronic component 4700, the memory chip 5155, and the controller chip 5156 are not limited to the above description, and the circuit configurations may be appropriately changed depending on the situation.
  • the controller chip 5156 may also be provided with a memory that functions as a work memory.
  • the computer 5600 shown in FIG. 17A is an example of a large-scale computer.
  • a plurality of rack-mounted computers 5620 are stored in the rack 5610.
  • the computer 5600 may be referred to as a supercomputer.
  • the computer 5620 may have, for example, the configuration of the perspective view shown in FIG. 17B.
  • the computer 5620 has a motherboard 5630, which has a plurality of slots 5631 and a plurality of connection terminals.
  • a PC card 5621 is inserted in slot 5631.
  • the PC card 5621 has a connection terminal 5623, a connection terminal 5624, and a connection terminal 5625, each of which is connected to the motherboard 5630.
  • the PC card 5621 shown in FIG. 17C is an example of a processing board including a CPU, GPU, storage device, and the like.
  • the PC card 5621 has a board 5622.
  • the board 5622 has a connection terminal 5623, a connection terminal 5624, a connection terminal 5625, a semiconductor device 5626, a semiconductor device 5627, a semiconductor device 5628, and a connection terminal 5629.
  • FIG. 17C illustrates semiconductor devices other than the semiconductor device 5626, the semiconductor device 5627, and the semiconductor device 5628. Regarding these semiconductor devices, the semiconductor device 5626, the semiconductor device 5627, and the semiconductor device 5627 described below are shown. The description of the semiconductor device 5628 may be taken into consideration.
  • connection terminal 5629 has a shape that can be inserted into the slot 5631 of the motherboard 5630, and the connection terminal 5629 functions as an interface for connecting the PC card 5621 and the motherboard 5630.
  • Examples of the standard of the connection terminal 5629 include PCIe and the like.
  • connection terminal 5623, the connection terminal 5624, and the connection terminal 5625 can be, for example, interfaces for supplying power to the PC card 5621, inputting signals, and the like. Further, for example, it can be an interface for outputting a signal calculated by the PC card 5621.
  • Examples of the standards of the connection terminal 5623, the connection terminal 5624, and the connection terminal 5625 include USB, SATA (Serial ATA), and SCSI (Small Computer System Interface).
  • HDMI registered trademark
  • the connection terminal 5625 HDMI (registered trademark) and the like can be mentioned as the respective standards.
  • the semiconductor device 5626 has a terminal (not shown) for inputting / outputting signals, and by inserting the terminal into a socket (not shown) included in the board 5622, the semiconductor device 5626 and the board 5622 are electrically connected. Can be connected to.
  • the semiconductor device 5627 has a plurality of terminals, and the semiconductor device 5627 and the board 5622 are electrically connected to the wiring provided by the board 5622 by, for example, reflow soldering. be able to.
  • Examples of the semiconductor device 5627 include FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), GPU, CPU, and the like.
  • an electronic component 4730 can be used as the semiconductor device 5627.
  • the semiconductor device 5628 has a plurality of terminals, and the semiconductor device 5628 and the board 5622 are electrically connected by, for example, reflow soldering to the wiring provided with the terminals 5622. be able to.
  • Examples of the semiconductor device 5628 include a storage device and the like.
  • an electronic component 4700 can be used as the semiconductor device 5628.
  • the computer 5600 can also function as a parallel computer. By using the computer 5600 as a parallel computer, for example, large-scale calculations necessary for learning artificial intelligence and inference can be performed.
  • the storage device of one aspect of the present invention By using the storage device of one aspect of the present invention for the above-mentioned various electronic devices, it is possible to reduce the size, speed, or power consumption of the electronic devices. Further, since the storage device of one aspect of the present invention consumes less power, heat generation from the circuit can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the adverse effect of the heat generation on the circuit itself, peripheral circuits, and the module. Further, by using the storage device of one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to realize an electronic device whose operation is stable even in a high temperature environment. Therefore, the reliability of the electronic device can be improved.

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