摘要:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a non-volatile storage device that allows being stably initialized by a low voltage and has uniform characteristics.SOLUTION: There is provided a non-volatile storage device including a semiconductor layer, a conductive layer, and a resistance change layer. The impurity concentration of the semiconductor layer is less than 1×10cm. The resistance change layer is provided between the semiconductor layer and the conductive layer, and contains stationary charges. The resistance change layer is reversibly transitionable between a first state and a second state having a higher resistance than the first state by at least either of a current supplied via the semiconductor layer and the conductive layer and a voltage applied via the semiconductor layer and the conductive layer.
摘要:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device which can prevent the deterioration of element characteristics even if it has a high dielectric insulating film, and its manufacturing method. SOLUTION: The device has a semiconductor substrate 1, a source region 8a and a drain region 8b formed apart from the semiconductor substrate, a first insulating film 3 formed on the semiconductor substrate between the source region and the drain region, a charge storage film 4 formed on the first insulating film, a second insulating film 5b formed of a high dielectric material formed on the charge storage film, a control gate electrode 6 formed on the second insulating film and silicon nitride layers 5a, 5c having the nitrogen bond of the threefold coordination of which at least one of second proximity atoms of nitrogen is nitrogen. At least either the charge storage film or the control gate electrode contains silicon, and the silicon nitride layer is formed at an interface between the second insulating film and one of the charge storage film and the control gate electrode containing silicon. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
摘要:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lower a program voltage, and also to reduce a stress-induced leakage current. SOLUTION: A memory device includes a semiconductor substrate 1; a source region 8a and a drain region 8b separately formed on the semiconductor substrate; and a structure with a first insulating layer 3b 1 having an electron capture site, a second insulating layer 3a having no capture site, and a third insulating layer 3b 2 having the capture site laminated, and formed on the semiconductor substrate between the source region and the drain region. The electron capture site of the memory element has a first insulating film 3 positioned at the conduction band level energy lower than that of the first to the third insulating layers and higher than that of the silicon, a floating gate electrode 4 formed on the first insulating film, a second insulating film 5 formed on the floating gate electrode, and a control gate electrode 6 formed on the second insulating film. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
摘要:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device along with its manufacturing method, where the electric characteristics of an insulating film such as a gate oxide film is improved by introducing deuterium atoms of high binding energy into a film at high concentration. SOLUTION: The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device includes a process for oxidizing the surface of a semiconductor in an oxidizing atmosphere. The oxidizing atmosphere contains the gas molecule composed of deuterium atoms, the gas molecule containing deuterium atoms and oxygen atoms, and the gas molecule containing oxygen atoms. The concentration of the gas molecule composed of the deuterium atoms is 0.01 molecule % or higher against the gas molecule containing the deuterium atoms and oxygen atoms. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
摘要:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recording device that can highly accurately control achieving of multi levels.SOLUTION: The information recording device includes first and second electrodes 1a and 1b, a variable resistance layer 1c between the first and second electrodes, and a control circuit 2 which controls the resistance value between the first and second electrodes 1a and 1b to n (n is a natural number except 1) kinds of resistance value. The variable resistance layer 1c includes a high resistance material 1d filled between the first and second electrodes 1a and 1b and first, second, ..., nth low resistance particles 1e each having a resistance value lower than that of the high resistance material 1d and arranged from the first electrode 1a to the second electrode 1b in the high resistance material 1d, The control circuit 2 controls the n kinds of resistance value by short-circuiting the first electrode 1a and at least one of the first, second, ..., nth low resistance particles 1e.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device equipped with MISFET which provides the longest life. SOLUTION: The semiconductor device is provided with MISFET having: a semiconductor substrate 1 which has a semiconductor region 2 formed thereon; a source region 5a and a drain region 5b formed separately from each other in the semiconductor region; a gate insulating film 10 having a metal oxide layer 12 which is formed on a semiconductor region 3 between the source region and the drain region and which contains metal and oxygen; and a gate electrode 16 formed on the gate insulating film. The metal contained in the metal oxide layer is at least one chosen from Hf and Zr. Further, at least one element chosen from the elements Ru, Cr, Os, V, Fe, Tc, Nb, Ta is added to the metal oxide layer. The metal oxide layer has a charge trap which captures or emits a charge formed by the addition of the element. The density of the element in the metal oxide layer ranges from 1×10 15 cm -3 to 2.96×10 20 cm -3 . The charge trap is distributed so that it has a peak in the semiconductor region side rather than the center of the metal oxide layer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent degradation in electric charge holding characteristics as much as possible even if micronization is done. SOLUTION: The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a first insulating film 2 formed on a semiconductor substrate 1, an electric charge trap film 4 containing a first nitride layer 4a formed on the first insulating film, a first oxynitride layer 4b formed on the first nitride layer, and a second nitride layer 4c formed on the first oxynitride layer, a second insulating film 10 formed on the electric charge trap film, and control gate 11 formed on the second insulating film. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
摘要:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device can improve injection efficiency of charge into a charge storage layer; and a manufacturing method of the same. SOLUTION: This manufacturing method of the semiconductor device provided with a first insulation film formed on a semiconductor substrate, the charge storage layer formed on the first insulation film, a second insulation film formed on the charge storage layer, and a control gate electrode formed on the second insulation film includes processes of: forming the first insulation film 204; forming a lower insulation layer 201; forming a germanium-containing layer 202 on the lower insulation layer 201; forming an intermediate insulation layer 202a by reaction among the germanium-containing layer 202, silicon and oxygen; and forming an upper insulation layer 203 on the intermediate insulation layer 202a. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having a tunnel insulation film capable of reducing leakage current in a low electric field even if film thickness (EOT) converted to an oxide film is thinned and also increasing the leakage current in a high electric field. SOLUTION: A memory element is provided, which comprises a semiconductor substrate 1, a source region 2a and a drain region 2b formed separately on the semiconductor substrate, a first insulation film 3 formed on the semiconductor substrate between the source region and the drain region, containing insulation layers 8 and 9 having a site formed by adding an element different from that of a base material for capturing and emitting electrons and having different dielectric constants with the site for capturing and emitting the electrons at a level higher than a Fermi level of the material constituting the semiconductor substrate, a charge storage film 4 formed on the first insulation film, a second insulation film 5 formed on the charge storage film and a control gate electrode 6 formed on the second insulation film. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
摘要:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a high quality insulating film in which a defect is hard to occur, and to reduce leakage current. SOLUTION: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes a step of forming an amorphous silicon layer on an insulating layer 2, a step of introducing oxygen to the amorphous silicon layer, and a step of forming a silicon oxynitride layer 3. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT