Abstract:
A nonvolatile integrated semiconductor memory has an arrangement of layers with a tunnel barrier layer and a charge-storing level. The charge-storing level has a dielectric material which stores scattered in charge carriers in a spatially fixed position. The tunnel barrier layer has a material through which high-energy charge carriers can tunnel. At least one interface surface of the charge-storing level has a greater microscopic roughness than the interface surface of the tunnel barrier layer, which is remote from the charge-storing level. The charge-storing level has a greater layer thickness in first regions than in second regions. This produces a relatively identical distribution and localization of positive and negative charge carriers in the lateral direction. The charge carriers which are scattered into the charge-storing level, therefore, recombine completely, so that the risk of unforeseen data loss during long-term operation of nonvolatile memories is reduced.
Abstract:
A semiconductor memory cell configuration includes dynamic memory cells respectively having a trench capacitor and a vertical selection transistor, the memory cells being disposed in matrix form, the trench capacitors and the associated vertical selection transistors following one another in each case in the form of rows and/or columns.
Abstract:
The ALD process chamber has heating radiation sources and the process sequence includes rapid temperature changes on a substrate surface of a substrate arranged in the ALD process chamber. The temperature changes are controlled and the ALD and CVD processes are optimized by in situ temperature steps, for example in order to produce nanolaminates.
Abstract:
One or more embodiments relate to a memory device, comprising: a substrate; a charge storage layer disposed over the substrate; and a control gate disposed over the charge storage layer, wherein the charge storage layer or the control gate layer comprises a carbon allotrope.
Abstract:
One or more embodiments relate to a memory device, comprising: a substrate; a charge storage layer disposed over the substrate; and a control gate disposed over the charge storage layer, wherein the charge storage layer or the control gate layer comprises a carbon allotrope.
Abstract:
The present disclosures relates to a method for producing ultrathin chip stacks and chip stacks. Generally, a plurality of first semiconductor chips is formed in a wafer. A second semiconductor chip is applied to each of the plurality of first semiconductor chips via a connection layer and a stabilization layer is applied to fill in the interspace between each of the second semiconductor chips. The wafer, semiconductor chip, and stabilization layer are thinned and the wafer is sawed to produce a plurality of singulated chip stacks.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a fabrication method for a semiconductor structure having integrated capacitors and a corresponding semiconductor structure. The fabrication method has the following steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate (1; 1′, 60, 1″) having a front side (VS) and a rear side (RS); providing trenches (5) in the semiconductor substrate (1; 1′, 60, 1″) proceeding from the front side (VS) of the semiconductor substrate (1; 1′, 60, 1″); providing a respective inner capacitor electrode (6) in the trenches (5); uncovering the inner capacitor electrodes (6) proceeding from the rear side (RS) of the semiconductor substrate (1; 1′, 60, 1″); providing a capacitor dielectric (40) on the uncovered inner capacitor electrodes (6); and providing outer capacitor electrodes (50) on the capacitor dielectric (40) on the inner capacitor electrodes (6).
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a connection electrode for phase change materials, to an associated phase change memory element and to an associated production process, wherein a plurality of separate insulation regions are formed in an electrode material at least at a connection surface. This reduces the overall size of the contact surface, with the result that even with high integration densities, the necessary Joule heating, and therefore programming, at very low currents can be realized.
Abstract:
Memory cells having trench capacitors, the trench capacitor being at least partially filled with a material which could not withstand high-temperature processes used during the fabrication of a memory chip without impairment of its electrical parameters. What is essential to the invention is that the material of the trench capacitor is introduced into the trench after the high-temperature processes. The method according to the invention makes it possible to use dielectric layers having large dielectric constants and electrode layers made of metallic material. The electrical properties of the trench capacitor are thus improved in comparison with known trench capacitors.
Abstract:
A dielectric barrier layer composed of a metal oxide is applied in thin layers with a thickness of less than 20 nanometers in the course of processing semiconductor devices by sequential gas phase deposition or molecular beam epitaxy in molecular individual layers on differently structured base substrates. The method allows, inter alias, effective conductive diffusion barriers to be formed from a dielectric material, an optimization of the layer thickness of the barrier layer, an increase in the temperature budget for subsequent process steps, and a reduction in the effort for removing the temporary barrier layers.