公开(公告)号：US20120064683A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-15

申请号：US13301442

申请日：2011-11-21

申请人： Megumi ISHIDUKI ,  Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru KIDOH ,  Hiroyasu TANAKA ,  Yosuke KOMORI ,  Masaru KITO ,  Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI ,  Hideaki AOCHI

发明人： Megumi ISHIDUKI ,  Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru KIDOH ,  Hiroyasu TANAKA ,  Yosuke KOMORI ,  Masaru KITO ,  Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI ,  Hideaki AOCHI

IPC分类号： H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/11565 ,  H01L27/11582 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L29/7926

摘要： A multilayer body is formed by alternately stacking electrode films serving as control gates and dielectric films in a direction orthogonal to an upper surface of a silicon substrate. Trenches extending in the word line direction are formed in the multilayer body and a memory film is formed on an inner surface of the trench. Subsequently, a silicon body is buried inside the trench, and a charge storage film and the silicon body are divided in the word line direction to form silicon pillars. This simplifies the configuration of memory cells in the bit line direction, and hence can shorten the arrangement pitch of the silicon pillars, decreasing the area per memory cell.

摘要翻译： 通过在与硅衬底的上表面正交的方向上交替堆叠用作控制栅极和电介质膜的电极膜来形成多层体。 在多层体中形成在字线方向上延伸的沟槽，并且在沟槽的内表面上形成记忆膜。 随后，将硅体埋在沟槽内，并且电荷存储膜和硅体在字线方向上分开以形成硅柱。 这简化了位线方向上的存储单元的配置，因此可以缩短硅柱的排列间距，减小每个存储单元的面积。

公开(公告)号：US20110103149A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-05

申请号：US12851002

申请日：2010-08-05

申请人： Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Hideaki Aochi ,  Hiroyasu Tanaka ,  Masaru Kito ,  Yoshiaki Fukuzumi ,  Masaru Kidoh ,  Yosuke Komori ,  Megumi Ishiduki ,  Junya Matsunami ,  Tomoko Fujiwara ,  Ryouhei Kirisawa ,  Yoshimasa Mikajiri ,  Shigeto Oota

发明人： Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Hideaki Aochi ,  Hiroyasu Tanaka ,  Masaru Kito ,  Yoshiaki Fukuzumi ,  Masaru Kidoh ,  Yosuke Komori ,  Megumi Ishiduki ,  Junya Matsunami ,  Tomoko Fujiwara ,  Ryouhei Kirisawa ,  Yoshimasa Mikajiri ,  Shigeto Oota

IPC分类号： G11C16/04

CPC分类号： G11C16/0483 ,  G11C16/06 ,  H01L27/11582 ,  H01L29/66833 ,  H01L29/7926

摘要： According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a control circuit. The memory cell array includes a stacked body, a through-hole, a semiconductor pillar, and a charge storage film. The stacked body includes a plurality of insulating films alternately stacked with a plurality of electrode films. The through-hole is made in the stacked body to align in a stacking direction. The semiconductor pillar is buried in the through-hole. The charge storage film is provided between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar. Memory cells are formed at each intersection between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar. The control circuit writs a first value to at least some of the memory cells, performs an erasing operation of the first value from the memory cell written with the first value, reads data stored in the memory cell having undergone the erasing operation, and sets the memory cell to be unusable in a case that the first value is read from the memory cell.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例，非易失性半导体存储器件包括存储单元阵列和控制电路。 存储单元阵列包括层叠体，通孔，半导体柱和电荷存储膜。 层叠体包括交替层叠有多个电极膜的多个绝缘膜。 通孔形成在堆叠体中以沿堆叠方向对齐。 半导体柱埋在通孔中。 电荷存储膜设置在电极膜和半导体柱之间。 在电极膜和半导体柱之间的每个交叉处形成存储单元。 控制电路将第一值写入至少部分存储单元，从写入第一值的存储单元执行第一值的擦除操作，读取存储在经过擦除操作的存储单元中的数据，并将 在从存储器单元读取第一值的情况下，存储器单元不可用。

公开(公告)号：US20110033995A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-10

申请号：US12908546

申请日：2010-10-20

申请人： Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru Kito ,  Hiroyasu Tanaka ,  Masaru Kidoh ,  Yoshiaki Fukuzumi ,  Hideaki Aochi ,  Yasuyuki Matsuoka

发明人： Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru Kito ,  Hiroyasu Tanaka ,  Masaru Kidoh ,  Yoshiaki Fukuzumi ,  Hideaki Aochi ,  Yasuyuki Matsuoka

IPC分类号： H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L21/764 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11556 ,  H01L27/11575 ,  H01L27/11578

摘要： A non-volatile semiconductor storage device has a plurality of memory strings with a plurality of electrically rewritable memory cells connected in series. Each of the memory strings comprises: a first columnar semiconductor layer extending in a vertical direction to a substrate; a charge accumulation layer formed around the first columnar semiconductor layer via a first insulation layer; and a first conductive layer formed around the charge accumulation layer via a second insulation layer. Each of the first conductive layers is formed to expand in a two-dimensional manner, and air gaps are formed between the first conductive layers located there above and there below.

摘要翻译： 非易失性半导体存储装置具有多个具有串联连接的多个电可重写存储单元的存储器串。 每个存储器串包括：沿垂直方向延伸到衬底的第一柱状半导体层; 电荷累积层，经由第一绝缘层形成在第一柱状半导体层周围; 以及经由第二绝缘层形成在电荷累积层周围的第一导电层。 每个第一导电层被形成为以二维方式膨胀，并且在位于其上方和下方的第一导电层之间形成气隙。

公开(公告)号：US20100207194A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-19

申请号：US12706127

申请日：2010-02-16

申请人： Hiroyasu TANAKA ,  Hideaki AOCHI ,  Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru KIDOH ,  Masaru KITO ,  Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI ,  Yosuke KOMORI ,  Megumi ISHIDUKI ,  Tomoko FUJIWARA ,  Junya MATSUNAMI ,  Ryouhei KIRISAWA

发明人： Hiroyasu TANAKA ,  Hideaki AOCHI ,  Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru KIDOH ,  Masaru KITO ,  Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI ,  Yosuke KOMORI ,  Megumi ISHIDUKI ,  Tomoko FUJIWARA ,  Junya MATSUNAMI ,  Ryouhei KIRISAWA

IPC分类号： H01L27/115 ,  H01L21/8246

CPC分类号： H01L29/792 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/11582 ,  H01L29/66833

摘要： A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a stacked body provided on the semiconductor substrate, the stacked body having electrode films and insulating films being alternately stacked; a first and second semiconductor pillars; and a first and second charge storage layers. The first and second semiconductor pillars are provided inside a through hole penetrating through the stacked body in a stacking direction of the stacked body. The through hole has a cross section of an oblate circle, when cutting in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction. The first and second semiconductor pillars face each other in a major axis direction of the first oblate circle. The first and second semiconductor pillars extend in the stacking direction. The first and second charge storage layers are provided between the electrode film and the first and second semiconductor pillars, respectively.

摘要翻译： 非易失性半导体存储器件包括：半导体衬底; 设置在所述半导体基板上的层叠体，具有交替堆叠的电极膜和绝缘膜的层叠体， 第一和第二半导体柱; 以及第一和第二电荷存储层。 第一半导体柱和第二半导体柱设置在层叠体的层叠方向上贯穿层叠体的贯通孔内。 当沿垂直于堆叠方向的方向切割时，通孔具有扁圆形的横截面。 第一和第二半导体柱在第一扁圆的长轴方向上彼此面对。 第一和第二半导体柱沿层叠方向延伸。 第一和第二电荷存储层分别设置在电极膜和第一和第二半导体柱之间。

公开(公告)号：US20100118610A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-13

申请号：US12610703

申请日：2009-11-02

申请人： Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru Kito ,  Yoshiaki Fukuzumi ,  Masaru Kidoh ,  Hiroyasu Tanaka ,  Yosuke Komori ,  Megumi Ishiduki ,  Hideaki Aochi

发明人： Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru Kito ,  Yoshiaki Fukuzumi ,  Masaru Kidoh ,  Hiroyasu Tanaka ,  Yosuke Komori ,  Megumi Ishiduki ,  Hideaki Aochi

IPC分类号： G11C16/04 ,  H01L29/788

CPC分类号： H01L27/11578 ,  G11C16/0483 ,  H01L27/11582 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L29/7926

摘要： A stacked body with a plurality of dielectric films and electrode films alternately stacked therein is provided. The electrode film is divided into a plurality of control gate electrodes extending in one direction. The stacked body is provided with a U-pillar penetrating through the select gate electrodes and the control gate electrodes, having one end connected to a source line, and having the other end connected to a bit line. Moreover, a different potential is applied to uppermost one of the control gate electrodes than that applied to the other control gate electrodes.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有交替层叠的多个电介质膜和电极膜的层叠体。 电极膜被分成沿一个方向延伸的多个控制栅电极。 层叠体设置有穿过选择栅极和控制栅电极的U柱，其一端连接到源极线，并且另一端连接到位线。 此外，与施加到其他控制栅电极相比，控制栅电极的最上一个施加不同的电位。

公开(公告)号：US20100038703A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-18

申请号：US12501142

申请日：2009-07-10

申请人： Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI ,  Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru KITO ,  Masaru KIDOH ,  Hiroyasu TANAKA ,  Megumi ISHIDUKI ,  Yosuke KOMORI ,  Hideaki AOCHI

发明人： Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI ,  Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru KITO ,  Masaru KIDOH ,  Hiroyasu TANAKA ,  Megumi ISHIDUKI ,  Yosuke KOMORI ,  Hideaki AOCHI

IPC分类号： H01L29/792 ,  H01L27/112

CPC分类号： H01L29/792 ,  G11C5/02 ,  G11C5/025 ,  G11C5/063 ,  G11C8/14 ,  G11C16/0483 ,  H01L27/11565 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/11582 ,  H01L29/42348 ,  H01L29/7926

摘要： A memory string has a semiconductor layer with a joining portion that is formed to join a plurality of columnar portions extending in a vertical direction with respect to a substrate and lower ends of the plurality of columnar portions. First conductive layers are formed in a laminated fashion to surround side surfaces of the columnar portions and an electric charge storage layer, and function as control electrodes of memory cells. A second conductive layer is formed around the plurality of columnar portions via a gate insulation film, and functions as control electrodes of selection transistors. Bit lines are formed to be connected to the plurality of columnar portions, respectively, with a second direction orthogonal to a first direction taken as a longitudinal direction.

摘要翻译： 存储器串具有半导体层，其具有接合部分，该接合部分形成为连接相对于衬底在垂直方向上延伸的多个柱状部分和多个柱状部分的下端。 第一导电层以叠层的方式形成以包围柱状部分的侧表面和电荷存储层，并且用作存储单元的控制电极。 通过栅极绝缘膜在多个柱状部分周围形成第二导电层，并且用作选择晶体管的控制电极。 位线分别形成为与第一方向正交的第二方向作为纵向连接到多个柱状部分。

公开(公告)号：US20100034028A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-11

申请号：US12536226

申请日：2009-08-05

申请人： Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru Kito ,  Yoshiaki Fukuzumi ,  Masaru Kidoh ,  Hiroyasu Tanaka ,  Megumi Ishiduki ,  Yosuke Komori ,  Hideaki Aochi

发明人： Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru Kito ,  Yoshiaki Fukuzumi ,  Masaru Kidoh ,  Hiroyasu Tanaka ,  Megumi Ishiduki ,  Yosuke Komori ,  Hideaki Aochi

IPC分类号： G11C7/00 ,  G11C16/02 ,  G11C16/26

CPC分类号： H01L27/11578 ,  G11C11/5671 ,  G11C16/0475 ,  G11C16/0483 ,  H01L27/11551 ,  H01L27/11556 ,  H01L27/11582

摘要： In a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having n (n is an integer of two or more) electrode films stacked and having charge storage layers provided above and below each of the electrode films, when data “0” is written by injecting electrons into the charge storage layer on a source line side of a memory cell of the number k (k is an integer of 1 to (n−1)) as counted from an end on a bit line side in a selected semiconductor pillar, positive program potential is given to the electrode film of the number 1 to k as counted from the bit line side, and 0 V is given to the electrode film of the number (k+1) to n, therewith positive potential is given to the bit line and 0 V is given to the source line.

摘要翻译： 在具有n（n为2以上的整数）的电极膜的非易失性半导体存储装置中，在各电极膜的上下配置有电荷存储层的情况下，在将数据“0”注入到电荷存储部 在选择的半导体柱中从位线侧的端部开始计数k（k为1〜（n-1）的整数）的存储单元的源极侧的层，将正的程序电位赋予 从位线侧计数1〜k的电极膜，向数字（k + 1）〜n的电极膜施加0V，其中给定位线为0V，0V为 给源线。

公开(公告)号：US20090230459A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-17

申请号：US12396062

申请日：2009-03-02

申请人： Masaru KITO ,  Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Hiroyasu TANAKA ,  Masaru KIDOH ,  Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI ,  Hideaki AOCHI ,  Yasuyuki MATSUOKA

发明人： Masaru KITO ,  Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Hiroyasu TANAKA ,  Masaru KIDOH ,  Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI ,  Hideaki AOCHI ,  Yasuyuki MATSUOKA

IPC分类号： H01L29/792 ,  H01L29/788 ,  H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L29/7881 ,  H01L27/11565 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/11582 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L29/7926

摘要： A non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory string which is electrically rewritable and includes a plurality of memory cells connected in series. The memory string includes a plurality of first conductive layers which are extended parallel to a substrate and laminated; a first semiconductor layer which is formed so as to pass through the plurality of the first conductive layers; and an electric charge accumulation layer which is formed between the first conductive layer and the first semiconductor layer and is configured so as to be able to accumulate electric charge. The first conductive layer is configured by material smaller in work function than P+-type polysilicon.

摘要翻译： 一种非易失性半导体存储器件包括可重写的存储器串，并且包括串联连接的多个存储器单元。 存储器串包括平行于衬底延伸并层叠的多个第一导电层; 形成为穿过所述多个所述第一导电层的第一半导体层; 以及形成在第一导电层和第一半导体层之间并且能够积累电荷的电荷积累层。 第一导电层由功函数小于P +型多晶硅的材料构成。

公开(公告)号：US20100320526A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-23

申请号：US12727730

申请日：2010-03-19

申请人： Masaru KIDOH ,  Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru KITO ,  Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI ,  Hiroyasu TANAKA ,  Yosuke KOMORI ,  Megumi ISHIDUKI ,  Tomoko FUJIWARA ,  Yoshimasa MIKAJIRI ,  Shigeto OOTA ,  Hideaki AOCHI ,  Ryouhei KIRISAWA ,  Junya MATSUNAMI

发明人： Masaru KIDOH ,  Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Masaru KITO ,  Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI ,  Hiroyasu TANAKA ,  Yosuke KOMORI ,  Megumi ISHIDUKI ,  Tomoko FUJIWARA ,  Yoshimasa MIKAJIRI ,  Shigeto OOTA ,  Hideaki AOCHI ,  Ryouhei KIRISAWA ,  Junya MATSUNAMI

IPC分类号： H01L29/792 ,  H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L27/11578 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/53257 ,  H01L23/53271 ,  H01L27/11582 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a memory unit; and a circuit unit provided between the semiconductor substrate and the memory unit. The memory unit includes: a stacked structural unit having electrode films alternately stacked with inter-electrode-film insulating films; a semiconductor pillar piercing the stacked structural unit; and a storage unit provided corresponding to an intersection between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar. The circuit unit includes first and second transistors having different conductivity type, a first interconnect, and first and second contact plugs. The first interconnect includes silicide provided on a side of the first and second transistors opposite to the semiconductor substrate. The first contact plug made of polysilicon of the first conductivity type connects the first interconnect to the first transistor. The second contact plug made of polysilicon of the second conductivity type connects the first interconnect to the second transistor.

摘要翻译： 非易失性半导体存储器件包括：半导体衬底; 记忆单元 以及设置在半导体衬底和存储器单元之间的电路单元。 存储单元包括：层叠结构单元，其具有交替层叠有电极间绝缘膜的电极膜; 穿过堆叠结构单元的半导体柱; 以及与电极膜和半导体柱之间的交点对应地设置的存储单元。 电路单元包括具有不同导电类型的第一和第二晶体管，第一互连以及第一和第二接触插塞。 第一互连包括设置在与半导体衬底相对的第一和第二晶体管一侧的硅化物。 由第一导电类型的多晶硅制成的第一接触插头将第一互连件连接到第一晶体管。 由第二导电类型的多晶硅制成的第二接触插头将第一互连件连接到第二晶体管。

公开(公告)号：US20100171162A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-08

申请号：US12647836

申请日：2009-12-28

申请人： Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Hideaki AOCHI ,  Masaru KITO ,  Hiroyasu TANAKA ,  Megumi ISHIDUKI ,  Yosuke KOMORI ,  Masaru KIDOH ,  Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI

发明人： Ryota KATSUMATA ,  Hideaki AOCHI ,  Masaru KITO ,  Hiroyasu TANAKA ,  Megumi ISHIDUKI ,  Yosuke KOMORI ,  Masaru KIDOH ,  Yoshiaki FUKUZUMI

IPC分类号： H01L27/088 ,  H01L21/822

CPC分类号： H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/0688 ,  H01L27/11582 ,  H01L29/66833 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L29/7926

摘要： Each of memory strings comprising: a first semiconductor layer having a pair of columnar portions extending in a vertical direction to a substrate and a joining portion formed to join lower ends of the pair of columnar portions; an electric charge accumulation layer formed to surround a side surface of the first semiconductor layer; and a first conductive layer formed to surround a side surface of the electric charge accumulation layer. The columnar portions are aligned at a first pitch in a first direction orthogonal to the vertical direction, and arranged in a staggered pattern at a second pitch in a second direction orthogonal to the vertical and first directions. The first conductive layers are configured to be arranged at the first pitch in the first direction, and extend to curve in a wave-like fashion in the second direction along the staggered-pattern arrangement.

摘要翻译： 每个存储串包括：第一半导体层，具有在垂直方向上延伸到基板的一对柱状部分和形成为连接该一对柱状部分的下端的接合部分; 形成为包围第一半导体层的侧面的电荷蓄积层; 以及形成为围绕电荷蓄积层的侧表面的第一导电层。 柱状部分在垂直于垂直方向的第一方向上以第一间距排列，并且在垂直于垂直方向和第一方向的第二方向上以第二间距布置成交错图案。 第一导电层被配置为沿着第一方向以第一间距布置，并且沿着交错图案布置在第二方向上以波浪形的方式延伸。