摘要:
A semiconductor device having a vertical drain extended MOS transistor may be formed by forming deep trench structures to define vertical drift regions of the transistor, so that each vertical drift region is bounded on at least two opposite sides by the deep trench structures. The deep trench structures are spaced so as to form RESURF regions for the drift region. Trench gates are formed in trenches in the substrate over the vertical drift regions. The body regions are located in the substrate over the vertical drift regions.
摘要:
Non-planar semiconductor devices having group III-V material active regions with multi-dielectric gate stacks are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a hetero-structure disposed above a substrate. The hetero-structure includes a three-dimensional group III-V material body (206) with a channel region. A source and drain material region (226) is disposed above the three-dimensional group III-V material body. A trench is disposed in the source and drain material region separating a source region from a drain region, and exposing at least a portion of the channel region. A gate stack (220, 222, 224) is disposed in the trench and on the exposed portion of the channel region. The gate stack includes a first dielectric layer (220) on outer portions of the channel region (206), a second dielectric layer (222) on an inner portion of the channel region, and a gate electrode (224).
摘要:
The performance of a semiconductor device having a memory element is improved. An insulating film (MZ), which is a gate insulating film for a memory element, is formed on a semiconductor substrate (SB), and a gate electrode (MG) for the memory element is formed on the insulating film. The insulating flm has a first insulating film (AOX1), a second insulating film (HSO) thereon, and a third insulating film (AOX2) thereon. The second insulating film (HSO) is a high-dielectric constant insulator film having a charge accumulating function and contains hafnium, silicon, and oxygen. Each of the first insulating film and the third insulating film (AOX 1, 2) has a band gap larger than the band gap of the second insulating film and is formed, for example, from aluminum oxide. An additional interface layer (OX1) may be present between substrate and insulating film.
摘要:
A semiconductor device with a nonvolatile memory is provided which has improved electric performance. A memory gate electrode (MG) is formed over a semiconductor substrate (1) via an insulating film (5). The insulating film is an insulating film having a charge storage portion therein, and includes a first silicon oxide film (5a), a silicon nitride film (5b) over the first silicon oxide film, and a second silicon oxide film (5c) over the silicon nitride film. Metal elements (6) exist between the silicon nitride film and the second silicon oxide film, or in the silicon nitride film at a surface density of 1 × 10 13 to 2 × 10 14 atoms/cm 2 .
摘要:
Memory cells including a charge storage structure having a gettering agent therein can be useful for non-volatile memory devices. Providing for gettering of oxygen from a charge-storage material of the charge storage structure can facilitate a mitigation of detrimental oxidation of the charge-storage material.
摘要:
The invention relates to an EEPROM memory cell that comprises a dual-gate MOS transistor in which the two gates (87, 98) are separated by an insulation layer, characterised in that the insulation layer includes a first portion (89) and a second portion (96) having lower insulation properties than the first one, the second portion being located at least partially above a channel area of the transistor.
摘要:
A trench MOSFET device comprising: (a) a silicon substrate of a first conductivity type (preferably N-type conductivity); (b) a silicon epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type over the substrate, the epitaxial layer having a lower majority carrier concentration than the substrate; (c) a body region of a second conductivity type (preferably P-type conductivity) within an upper portion of the epitaxial layer; (d) a trench having trench sidewalls and a trench bottom, which extends into the epitaxial layer from an upper surface of the epitaxial layer and through the body region of the device; (f) an oxide region lining the trench, which comprises a lower segment covering at least the trench bottom and upper segments covering at least upper regions of the trench sidewalls; (g) a conductive region within the trench adjacent the oxide region; and (h) a source region of the first conductivity type within an upper portion of the body region and adjacent the trench. The lower segment of the oxide region is thicker than the upper segments of the oxide region in this embodiment.
摘要:
A gate dielectric is treated with a nitridation step and an anneal. After this, an additional nitridation step and anneal is performed. The second nitridation and anneal results in an improvement in the relationship between gate leakage current density and current drive of the transistors that are ultimately formed.
摘要:
A trench-gate transistor has an integral first layer of silicon dioxide extending from the upper surface of the semiconductor body over top corners of each cell array trench. The integral first layer also provides a thin gate dielectric insulating layer for a thick gate electrode and the integral first layer also provides a first part of a stack of materials which constitute a thick trench sidewall insulating layer for a thin field plate. Consistent with an example embodiment, there is a method of manufacture. A hardmask used to etch the trenches is removed before providing the silicon dioxide layer. The layer is then protected by successive selective etching of the oxide layer and the nitride layer in the upper parts of the trenches. After the gate electrodes are provided, layers for the channel accommodating regions and source regions may be formed through the oxide layer on the upper surface.