JP4482704B2 - Sonosフラッシュメモリにおける倍密度コアゲート - Google Patents
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SONOSタイプの不揮発性メモリ装置という用語がよく用いられるが、本明細書においてこの用語は、上述したすべての電荷トラップ絶縁体を包含するものである。つまり、SONOSタイプの不揮発性メモリ装置とは、電子捕獲が可能な、またはそれを促進するどのような絶縁体の層または複数の層を含むものであってもよく、特にそのような絶縁体が示されるときに限り、SONOSタイプの不揮発性メモリ装置はONO電荷トラップ絶縁体を含む。
窒化物層114bは、シリコンの含有量の多い窒化シリコン層であってもよい。また、窒化物層114bは、窒素の含有量の多い窒化シリコン層であってもよい。本発明の一実施例において、電荷トラップ絶縁体114は、約75オングストロームから約300オングストロームの厚さを持つ。本発明の他の実施例において、電荷トラップ絶縁体114は、約100オングストロームから約275オングストロームの厚さを持つ。本発明のさらに他の実施例において、電荷トラップ絶縁体114は、約110オングストロームから約250オングストロームの厚さを持つ。
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- 不揮発性半導体メモリ装置内のコアゲート密度を高くする方法であって、
コア領域と周辺領域とを有する基板(112)上に電荷トラップ絶縁体(114)を形成するステップと、
前記コア領域内の前記電荷トラップ絶縁体(114)上に、メモリセルゲート/ワード線の第1組(116)を形成するステップと、
前記メモリセルゲート/ワード線の第1組(116)の間の、少なくとも前記電荷トラップ絶縁体(114)の下側部分(114a,114b)を除去することなく、前記メモリセルゲート/ワード線の第1組(116)のまわりに二酸化シリコン層(118)を成長させるステップと、
前記二酸化シリコン層(118)上に、絶縁材料層(120)をデポジションするステップと、
前記メモリセルゲート/ワード線の第1組(116)の前記メモリセルゲート/ワード線の間の前記電荷トラップ絶縁体(114)の少なくとも下側部分(114a,114b)の上、および前記絶縁材料層(120)上に、ポリシリコン層をデポジションするステップと、
前記コア領域内にメモリセルゲート/ワード線の第2組(122)を形成するために、前記基板を平坦化し、
前記メモリセルゲート/ワード線の第2組(122)の各メモリセルゲート/ワード線は、前記メモリセルゲート/ワード線の第1組(116)の少なくとも一つのメモリセルゲート/ワード線と交互に配置され、前記二酸化シリコン層(118)および絶縁材料層(120)は交互に配置されたそれぞれのメモリセルゲート/ワード線の間に配置されており、前記電荷トラップ絶縁体(114)の少なくとも下側部分(114a,114b)は前記メモリセルゲート/ワード線の第1組(116)および第2組(122)の下に配置されているステップと、
交互に配置されたメモリセルゲート/ワード線の間に窒化シリコンのスペーサ(126)を形成するステップと、を含む方法。 - 前記メモリセルゲートの第1組(116)を形成する前に、前記コア領域に埋め込みビット線を形成するステップをさらに含む、請求項1記載の方法。
- 前記二酸化シリコン層(118)は50オングストロームから350オングストロームの厚さを有し、前記絶縁材料層(120)は30オングストロームから250オングストロームの厚さを有する、請求項1または2記載の方法。
- 前記電荷トラップ絶縁体(114)は、ONO三層絶縁体、酸化物/窒化物二層絶縁体、窒化物/酸化物二層絶縁体、酸化物/タンタル酸化物二層絶縁体、酸化物/タンタル酸化物/酸化物三層絶縁体、酸化物/ストロンチウム・チタン酸塩二層絶縁体、酸化物/バリウム・ストロンチウム・チタン酸塩二層絶縁体、酸化物/ストロンチウム・チタン酸塩/酸化物三層絶縁体、酸化物/ストロンチウム・チタン酸塩/バリウム・ストロンチウム・チタン酸塩三層絶縁体、および酸化物/酸化ハフニウム/酸化物三層絶縁体のうちのひとつを含む、請求項1、2または3記載の方法。
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