公开(公告)号：US06680516B1

公开(公告)日：2004-01-20

申请号：US10313267

申请日：2002-12-06

申请人： Alain Blosse ,  Krishnaswamy Ramkumar

发明人： Alain Blosse ,  Krishnaswamy Ramkumar

IPC分类号： H01L2976

CPC分类号： H01L21/76897 ,  H01L29/42372

摘要： A semiconductor structure, comprises a semiconductor substrate, a gate layer on the semiconductor substrate, a metallic layer on the gate layer, and an etch-stop layer on the metallic layer. A distance between the substrate and a top of the etch-stop layer is a gate stack height, and the gate stack height is at most 2700 angstroms. In addition, the etch-stop layer has a thickness of at least 800 angstroms.

摘要翻译： 半导体结构包括半导体衬底，半导体衬底上的栅极层，栅极层上的金属层以及金属层上的蚀刻停止层。 衬底与蚀刻停止层的顶部之间的距离是栅堆叠高度，栅叠层高度至多为2700埃。 此外，蚀刻停止层的厚度至少为800埃。

公开(公告)号：US09102522B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US13434347

申请日：2012-03-29

申请人： Krishnaswamy Ramkumar ,  Bo Jin ,  Fredrick Jenne

发明人： Krishnaswamy Ramkumar ,  Bo Jin ,  Fredrick Jenne

IPC分类号： H01L21/336 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L27/115 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L27/105

CPC分类号： B82Y10/00 ,  H01L21/28282 ,  H01L21/823431 ,  H01L21/823821 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/1052 ,  H01L27/11568 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L29/66833 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L29/7926

摘要： An embodiment of a method of integration of a non-volatile memory device into a logic MOS flow is described. Generally, the method includes: forming a pad dielectric layer of a MOS device above a first region of a substrate; forming a channel of the memory device from a thin film of semiconducting material overlying a surface above a second region of the substrate, the channel connecting a source and drain of the memory device; forming a patterned dielectric stack overlying the channel above the second region, the patterned dielectric stack comprising a tunnel layer, a charge-trapping layer, and a sacrificial top layer; simultaneously removing the sacrificial top layer from the second region of the substrate, and the pad dielectric layer from the first region of the substrate; and simultaneously forming a gate dielectric layer above the first region of the substrate and a blocking dielectric layer above the charge-trapping layer.

摘要翻译： 描述了将非易失性存储器件集成到逻辑MOS流中的方法的实施例。 通常，该方法包括：在衬底的第一区域之上形成MOS器件的焊盘电介质层; 从半导体材料的薄膜形成存储器件的沟道，该半导体材料的薄膜覆盖在衬底的第二区域上方的表面，所述通道连接存储器件的源极和漏极; 形成覆盖在第二区域上方的通道上的图案化电介质堆叠，所述图案化电介质叠层包括隧道层，电荷俘获层和牺牲顶层; 同时从衬底的第二区域去除牺牲顶层，以及从衬底的第一区域去除焊盘介电层; 并且同时在衬底的第一区域上方形成栅极电介质层，并且在电荷俘获层上方形成阻挡电介质层。

公开(公告)号：US08993453B1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-31

申请号：US13620071

申请日：2012-09-14

申请人： Krishnaswamy Ramkumar ,  Jeong Byun ,  Sagy Levy

发明人： Krishnaswamy Ramkumar ,  Jeong Byun ,  Sagy Levy

IPC分类号： H01L21/31

CPC分类号： H01L21/28282 ,  H01L21/3144 ,  H01L21/3145 ,  H01L29/4234 ,  H01L29/66833

摘要： A method for fabricating a nonvolatile charge trap memory device and the device are described. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a substrate in an oxidation chamber, wherein the substrate comprises a first exposed crystal plane and a second exposed crystal plane, and wherein the crystal orientation of the first exposed crystal plane is different from the crystal orientation of the second exposed crystal plane. The substrate is then subjected to a radical oxidation process to form a first portion of a dielectric layer on the first exposed crystal plane and a second portion of the dielectric layer on the second exposed crystal plane, wherein the thickness of the first portion of the dielectric layer is approximately equal to the thickness of the second portion of the dielectric layer.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种用于制造非易失性电荷陷阱存储器件及其装置的方法。 在一个实施例中，该方法包括在氧化室中提供衬底，其中衬底包括第一暴露的晶体面和第二暴露的晶面，并且其中第一暴露的晶面的晶体取向不同于 第二次暴露的晶面。 然后对基板进行自由基氧化处理，以在第一暴露的晶面上形成电介质层的第一部分，在第二暴露的晶面上形成电介质层的第二部分，其中电介质的第一部分的厚度 层大致等于电介质层的第二部分的厚度。

公开(公告)号：US08871595B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-28

申请号：US13436878

申请日：2012-03-31

申请人： Krishnaswamy Ramkumar ,  Fredrick Jenne ,  Sagy Levy

发明人： Krishnaswamy Ramkumar ,  Fredrick Jenne ,  Sagy Levy

IPC分类号： H01L21/8239

CPC分类号： H01L29/7833 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  H01L21/28282 ,  H01L21/823412 ,  H01L21/823425 ,  H01L21/823462 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/1052 ,  H01L27/11568 ,  H01L27/11573 ,  H01L27/11582 ,  H01L29/665 ,  H01L29/6656 ,  H01L29/6659 ,  H01L29/66833 ,  H01L29/7836 ,  H01L29/7843 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L29/7926

摘要： An embodiment of a method of integrating a non-volatile memory device into a logic MOS flow is described. Generally, the method includes: forming in a first region of a substrate a channel of a memory device from a semiconducting material overlying a surface of the substrate, the channel connecting a source and a drain of the memory device; forming a charge trapping dielectric stack over the channel adjacent to a plurality of surfaces of the channel, wherein the charge trapping dielectric stack includes a blocking layer on a charge trapping layer over a tunneling layer; and forming a MOS device over a second region of the substrate.

摘要翻译： 描述了将非易失性存储器件集成到逻辑MOS流中的方法的实施例。 通常，该方法包括：在衬底的第一区域中形成存储器件的通道，覆盖衬底表面的半导体材料，连接存储器件的源极和漏极的沟道; 在与所述通道的多个表面相邻的所述通道上形成电荷捕获电介质堆叠，其中所述电荷捕获电介质堆叠包括在隧道层上的电荷捕获层上的阻挡层; 以及在所述衬底的第二区域上形成MOS器件。

公开(公告)号：US08643124B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-04

申请号：US13007533

申请日：2011-01-14

申请人： Sagy Levy ,  Krishnaswamy Ramkumar ,  Fredrick Jenne ,  Sam Geha

发明人： Sagy Levy ,  Krishnaswamy Ramkumar ,  Fredrick Jenne ,  Sam Geha

IPC分类号： H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L29/512 ,  C23C16/0272 ,  C23C16/308 ,  G11C16/0466 ,  H01L21/0214 ,  H01L21/02271 ,  H01L21/28282 ,  H01L21/3145 ,  H01L29/518 ,  H01L29/66833 ,  H01L29/7833 ,  H01L29/792

摘要： A semiconductor device including a silicon-oxide-oxynitride-oxide-silicon structure and methods of forming the same are provided. Generally, the structure comprises: a tunnel oxide layer on a surface of a substrate including silicon; a multi-layer charge storing layer including an oxygen-rich, first oxynitride layer on the tunnel oxide layer in which the stoichiometric composition of the first oxynitride layer results in it being substantially trap free, and an oxygen-lean, second oxynitride layer on the first oxynitride layer in which the stoichiometric composition of the second oxynitride layer results in it being trap dense; a blocking oxide layer on the second oxynitride layer; and a silicon containing gate layer on the blocking oxide layer. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括氧化硅 - 氧氮化物 - 氧化物 - 硅结构的半导体器件及其形成方法。 通常，该结构包括：在包括硅的衬底的表面上的隧道氧化物层; 多层电荷存储层，其包括在所述隧道氧化物层上的富氧第一氧氮化物层，其中所述第一氧氮化物层的化学计量组成导致其基本上不含杂质，并且所述第二氧氮化物层 第一氮氧化物层，其中第二氮氧化物层的化学计量组成导致其陷阱致密; 在第二氮氧化物层上的阻挡氧化物层; 以及在所述阻挡氧化物层上的含硅栅极层。 还公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US08592891B1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-26

申请号：US13539463

申请日：2012-07-01

申请人： Igor Polishchuk ,  Sagy Levy ,  Krishnaswamy Ramkumar ,  Jeong Byun

发明人： Igor Polishchuk ,  Sagy Levy ,  Krishnaswamy Ramkumar ,  Jeong Byun

IPC分类号： H01L29/76

CPC分类号： H01L29/4234 ,  H01L21/28282 ,  H01L29/513 ,  H01L29/518 ,  H01L29/66833 ,  H01L29/792

摘要： A semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same are provided. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a memory transistor with an oxide-nitride-nitride-oxide (ONNO) stack disposed above a channel region. The ONNO stack comprises a tunnel dielectric layer disposed above the channel region, a multi-layer charge-trapping region disposed above the tunnel dielectric layer, and a blocking dielectric layer disposed above the multi-layer charge-trapping region. The multi-layer charge-trapping region includes a substantially trap-free layer comprising an oxygen-rich nitride and a trap-dense layer disposed above the trap-free layer. The semiconductor device further includes a strain inducing structure including a strain inducing layer disposed proximal to the ONNO stack to increase charge retention of the multi-layer charge-trapping region. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 提供了半导体器件及其制造方法。 在一个实施例中，半导体器件包括具有设置在沟道区上方的氧化氮化物 - 氮化物 - 氧化物（ONNO）堆的存储晶体管。 ONNO堆叠包括设置在沟道区上方的隧道介电层，设置在隧道介电层上方的多层电荷捕获区，以及设置在多层电荷俘获区上方的阻挡介质层。 多层电荷捕获区域包括基本上无陷阱层，其包含富含氧的氮化物和设置在无阱层之上的陷阱致密层。 半导体器件还包括应变诱导结构，其包括设置在ONNO堆叠附近的应变诱导层，以增加多层电荷俘获区域的电荷保留。 还公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20130210209A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-15

申请号：US13428201

申请日：2012-03-23

申请人： Krishnaswamy Ramkumar

发明人： Krishnaswamy Ramkumar

IPC分类号： H01L21/336 ,  H01L21/28

CPC分类号： H01L27/11573 ,  H01L21/28282 ,  H01L21/823462 ,  H01L27/11565 ,  H01L27/11568 ,  H01L29/4916 ,  H01L29/495 ,  H01L29/792

摘要： Embodiments of a method of integration of a non-volatile memory device into a MOS flow are described. Generally, the method includes: forming a dielectric stack on a surface of a substrate, the dielectric stack including a tunneling dielectric overlying the surface of the substrate and a charge-trapping layer overlying the tunneling dielectric; forming a cap layer overlying the dielectric stack; patterning the cap layer and the dielectric stack to form a gate stack of a memory device in a first region of the substrate and to remove the cap layer and the charge-trapping layer from a second region of the substrate; and performing an oxidation process to form a gate oxide of a MOS device overlying the surface of the substrate in the second region while simultaneously oxidizing the cap layer to form a blocking oxide overlying the charge-trapping layer. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 描述了将非易失性存储器件集成到MOS流中的方法的实施例。 通常，所述方法包括：在衬底的表面上形成电介质叠层，所述电介质堆叠包括覆盖所述衬底表面的隧道电介质和覆盖所述隧道电介质的电荷捕获层; 形成覆盖在所述电介质叠层上的盖层; 图案化所述盖层和所述电介质堆叠以在所述衬底的第一区域中形成存储器件的栅极叠层，并且从所述衬底的第二区域去除所述覆盖层和所述电荷俘获层; 以及进行氧化处理，以形成覆盖在第二区域中的衬底的表面上的MOS器件的栅极氧化物，同时对盖层进行氧化以形成覆盖电荷俘获层的阻挡氧化物。 还公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US08080453B1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-20

申请号：US10186453

申请日：2002-06-28

申请人： Alain Blosse ,  Krishnaswamy Ramkumar

发明人： Alain Blosse ,  Krishnaswamy Ramkumar

IPC分类号： H01L21/8238

CPC分类号： H01L21/823842 ,  H01L21/28088 ,  H01L21/82345 ,  H01L21/823475 ,  H01L21/823871 ,  H01L29/78

摘要： A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate layer containing silicon on the semiconductor substrate, a metallic layer on the gate layer, and a nitride layer on the metallic layer. The gate layer contains a P+ region and an N+ region.

摘要翻译： 半导体结构包括半导体衬底，在半导体衬底上含有硅的栅极层，栅极层上的金属层和金属层上的氮化物层。 栅极层包含P +区和N +区。

公开(公告)号：US20090032863A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-05

申请号：US12005813

申请日：2007-12-27

申请人： Sagy Levy ,  Krishnaswamy Ramkumar ,  Fredrick B. Jenne

发明人： Sagy Levy ,  Krishnaswamy Ramkumar ,  Fredrick B. Jenne

IPC分类号： H01L29/792 ,  H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L29/792 ,  H01L21/28282 ,  H01L21/3143 ,  H01L29/4234 ,  H01L29/4916 ,  H01L29/512 ,  H01L29/513 ,  H01L29/518

摘要： A method for forming a tunneling layer of a nonvolatile trapped-charge memory device and the article made thereby. The method includes multiple oxidation and nitridation operations to provide a dielectric constant higher than that of a pure silicon dioxide tunneling layer but with a fewer hydrogen and nitrogen traps than a tunneling layer having nitrogen at the substrate interface. The method provides for an improved memory window in a SONOS-type device. In one embodiment, the method includes an oxidation, a nitridation, a reoxidation and a renitridation. In one implementation, the first oxidation is performed with O2 and the reoxidation is performed with NO.

摘要翻译： 一种用于形成非易失性俘获电荷存储装置的隧道层的方法及其制成的制品。 该方法包括多次氧化和氮化操作，以提供比纯二氧化硅隧道层更高的介电常数，但是具有比在衬底界面处具有氮的隧穿层更少的氢和氮阱。 该方法提供了SONOS型设备中改进的存储器窗口。 在一个实施方案中，该方法包括氧化，氮化，再氧化和重新染色。 在一个实施方案中，首先用O 2进行氧化，并用NO进行再氧化。

公开(公告)号：US20080290399A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-27

申请号：US11904475

申请日：2007-09-26

申请人： Sagy Levy ,  Fredrick B. Jenne ,  Krishnaswamy Ramkumar

发明人： Sagy Levy ,  Fredrick B. Jenne ,  Krishnaswamy Ramkumar

IPC分类号： H01L29/792 ,  H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L29/792 ,  H01L21/28282 ,  H01L29/513 ,  H01L29/66833

摘要： A nonvolatile charge trap memory device is described. The device includes a substrate having a channel region and a pair of source/drain regions. A gate stack is above the substrate over the channel region and between the pair of source/drain regions. The gate stack includes a multi-layer charge-trapping region having a first deuterated layer. The multi-layer charge-trapping region may further include a deuterium-free charge-trapping layer.

摘要翻译： 描述了非易失性电荷陷阱存储器件。 该器件包括具有沟道区和一对源极/漏极区的衬底。 栅极堆叠在沟道区域上方之间以及在一对源极/漏极区域之间的衬底之上。 栅极堆叠包括具有第一氘化层的多层电荷捕获区域。 多层电荷俘获区域还可以包括不含氘的电荷俘获层。