摘要:
An oxide-containing layer (18) is formed directly on a semiconductor layer (12) in an NVM region (14), and a first partial layer (20) of a first material is formed over the oxide-containing layer in the NVM region. A first high-K dielectric layer (22) is formed directly on the semiconductor layer in a logic region (16). A first conductive layer (24) is formed over the first dielectric layer in the logic region. A second partial layer (26) of the first material is formed directly on the first partial layer in the NVM region and over the first conductive layer in the logic region. A logic device is formed in the logic region. An NVM cell is formed in the NVM region, wherein the first and second partial layer together are used to form one of a charge storage layer (28) if the cell is a floating gate cell or a select gate (28) if the cell is a split gate cell.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate structure having an active region, a gate insulating layer, a charge storage layer, a gate dielectric layer, and a gate electrode layer sequentially formed on the active region. The method also includes forming a patterned metal layer on the substrate structure, removing a respective portion of the gate electrode layer, the gate dielectric layer, the charge storage layer using the patterned metal gate electrode layer as a mask to form multiple gate structures separated from each other by a space. The gate structures each include a stack containing a second portion of the charge storage layer, the gate dielectric layer, the gate electrode layer, and one of the gate lines. The method further includes forming an interlayer dielectric layer on a surface of the gate structures stretching over the space while forming an air gap in the space.
摘要:
An oxide-containing layer (18) is formed directly on a semiconductor layer (12) in an NVM region (14), and a first partial layer (20) of a first material is formed over the oxide-containing layer in the NVM region. A first high-K dielectric layer (22) is formed directly on the semiconductor layer in a logic region (16). A first conductive layer (24) is formed over the first dielectric layer in the logic region. A second partial layer (26) of the first material is formed directly on the first partial layer in the NVM region and over the first conductive layer in the logic region. A logic device is formed in the logic region. An NVM cell is formed in the NVM region, wherein the first and second partial layer together are used to form one of a charge storage layer (28) if the cell is a floating gate cell or a select gate (28) if the cell is a split gate cell.
摘要:
Nanostructure-based charge storage regions (CSR1-CSR5) are included in non-volatile memory devices and integrated with the fabrication of select gates (SGl) and peripheral circuitry (PGl, PG2) One or more nanostructure coatings are applied over a substrate at a memory array area and a peripheral circuitry area. Various processes for removing the nanostructure coating from undesired areas of the substrate, such as target areas for select gates and peripheral transistors, are provided. One or more nanostructure coatings are formed using self-assembly based processes to selectively form nanostructures over active areas of the substrate in one example. Self-assembly permits the formation of discrete lines of nanostructures that are electrically isolated from one another without requiring patterning or etching of the nanostructure coating.
摘要:
A non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes: a non-volatile memory area including gate electrodes, each including stack of a floating gate, an inter-electrode insulating film and a control gate, and having first insulating side walls formed on side walls of the gate electrode; a peripheral circuit area including single-layer gate electrodes made of the same layer as the control gate; and a first border area including: a first isolation region formed in the semiconductor substrate for isolating the non-volatile memory area and peripheral circuit area; a first conductive pattern including a portion made of the same layer as the control gate and formed above the isolation region; and a first redundant insulating side wall made of the same layer as the first insulating side wall and formed on the side wall of the first conductive pattern on the side of the non-volatile memory area.
摘要:
A sealing method for electronic devices such as flash memory cells (4) and CMOS transistors (5) formed on a common semiconductor substrate (1) comprising the steps of:
forming at least a first conductive layer (7,9) on a first portion of semiconductor substrate (1), forming a second conductive layer (11) on a second portion of semiconductor substrate (1), defining a first plurality of gate regions (4a) of the memory cells (4) in at least a first conductive layer (7), forming a first sealing layer (14) on the whole semiconductor substrate (1) to seal the first plurality of gate regions (4a), defining a second plurality of gate regions (5a) of the CMOS transistors (5) in the second conductive layer (11), forming a second sealing layer (16) on the whole semiconductor substrate (1) to seal the second plurality of gate regions (5a).
摘要:
The process for the manufacturing electronic devices including memory cells (72) comprises the steps of: forming, on a substrate (2) of semiconductor material, multilayer stacks (54) including a floating gate region (40a), an intermediate dielectric region (41a), and a control gate region (50a); forming a protective layer (75) extending on top of the substrate (2) and between the multilayer stacks (54) and having a height at least equal to the multilayer stacks. The step of forming multilayer stacks (54) comprises the step of defining the control gate region (50a) on all sides so that each control gate region is completely separate from adjacent control gate regions. The protective layer (75) isolates the multilayer stacks (54) from each other at the sides. Word lines (80a) of metal extend above the protective layer (75) and are in electrical contact with the gate regions.