摘要:
Methods of making monolithic three-dimensional memory devices include performing a first etch to form a memory opening and a second etch using a different etching process to remove a damaged portion of the semiconductor substrate from the bottom of the memory opening. A single crystal semiconductor material is formed over the substrate in the memory opening using an epitaxial growth process. Additional embodiments include improving the quality of the interface between the semiconductor channel material and the underlying semiconductor layers in the memory opening which may be damaged by the bottom opening etch, including forming single crystal semiconductor channel material by epitaxial growth from the bottom surface of the memory opening and/or oxidizing surfaces exposed to the bottom opening etch and removing the oxidized surfaces prior to forming the channel material. Monolithic three-dimensional memory devices formed by the embodiment methods are also disclosed.
摘要:
A method of making a monolithic three dimensional NAND string including providing a stack of alternating first material layers and second material layers over a substrate. The first material layers comprise an insulating material and the second material layers comprise sacrificial layers. The method also includes forming a back side opening in the stack, selectively removing the second material layers through the back side opening to form back side recesses between adjacent first material layers and forming a blocking dielectric (7) inside the back side recesses and the back side opening. The blocking dielectric (7) has a clam shaped regions inside the back side recesses. The method also includes forming a plurality of copper control gate electrodes (3) in the respective clam shell shaped regions of the blocking dielectric in the back side recesses.
摘要:
A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate. Memory stack structures are located in a memory array region, each of which includes a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel. Contact via structures located in the terrace region and contact a respective one of the electrically conductive layers. Each of the electrically conductive layers has a respective first thickness throughout the memory array region and includes a contact portion having a respective second thickness that is greater than the respective first thickness within a terrace region. The greater thickness of the contact portion prevents an etch-through during formation of contact via cavities for forming the contact via structures.
摘要:
A monolithic three dimensional NAND string includes a semiconductor channel, where at least one end portion of the semiconductor channel extending substantially perpendicular to a major surface of a substrate, a plurality of control gate electrodes extending substantially parallel to the major surface of the substrate, an interlevel insulating layer located between adjacent control gate electrodes, a blocking dielectric layer located in contact with the plurality of control gate electrodes and an interlevel insulating layer, a charge storage layer located at least partially in contact with the blocking dielectric layer, and a tunnel dielectric located between the charge storage layer and the semiconductor channel. The charge storage layer has a curved profile.
摘要:
Methods of making monolithic three-dimensional memory devices include performing a first etch to form a memory opening and a second etch using a different etching process to remove a damaged portion of the semiconductor substrate from the bottom of the memory opening. A single crystal semiconductor material is formed over the substrate in the memory opening using an epitaxial growth process. Additional embodiments include improving the quality of the interface between the semiconductor channel material and the underlying semiconductor layers in the memory opening which may be damaged by the bottom opening etch, including forming single crystal semiconductor channel material by epitaxial growth from the bottom surface of the memory opening and/or oxidizing surfaces exposed to the bottom opening etch and removing the oxidized surfaces prior to forming the channel material. Monolithic three-dimensional memory devices formed by the embodiment methods are also disclosed.
摘要:
A method of making a monolithic three dimensional NAND string including forming a stack of alternating layers of insulating first material and sacrificial second material different from the first material over a major surface of the substrate, forming a front side opening in the stack, forming at least one charge storage region in the front side opening and forming a tunnel dielectric layer over the at least one charge storage region in front side opening. The method also includes forming a semiconductor channel over the tunnel dielectric layer in the front side opening, forming a back side opening in the stack and selectively removing at least portions of the second material layers to form back side recesses between adjacent first material layers. The method also includes forming electrically conductive clam shaped nucleation liner regions in the back side recesses and selectively forming ruthenium control gate electrodes through the back side opening in the respective electrically conductive clam shaped nucleation liner regions.