摘要:
A phase change resistor device has a phase change material (PCM) for which the phase transition occurs inside the PCM and not at the interface with a contact electrode. For ease of manufacturing the PCM is an elongate line structure (210, 215) surrounded by the conductive electrode portions (200, 240) at its lateral sides, and is formed in a CMOS backend process. An alternative is to form the device coupled directly to other circuit parts without the electrodes. In each case, there is a line of PCM which has a constant diameter or cross section, formed with reduced dimensions by using a spacer as a hard mask. The first contact electrode and the second contact electrode are electrically connected by a “one dimensional” layer of the PCM. The contact resistance between the one-dimensional layer of PCM and the first contact electrode at the second contact electrode is lower than the resistance of a central or intervening portion of the line.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing semiconductor devices whereby first a Ti layer (8) and then a TiN layer (9) are deposited on slices of semiconductor material (20). The slices are placed on a support (30) one after the other in a deposition chamber (22), the support being positioned opposite a target of Ti (32) surrounded by an annular anode (31). Material is then sputtered off the target by means of a plasma (35) generated near the target. The plasma is generated in Ar during deposition of the Ti layer and in a gas mixture of Ar and N.sub.2 during deposition of the TiN layer. After the deposition of the TiN layer, before a next slice is placed in the chamber each time, the target is cleaned during an additional process step in that material is sputtered off the target by means of a plasma generated in Ar. The additional process step is ended the moment the target has regained a clean Ti surface again. It is achieved by this that an extra Ti layer comprising nitrogen is indeed deposited on the TiN layer during this additional process step, but that this is as thin as possible and accordingly contains as little free Ti as possible. Undesirable chemical reactions between free Ti and the conductive layers deposited on the layer comprising nitrogen are suppressed as much as possible thereby.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device whereby a layer (3) containing aluminium is deposited by means of a sputter deposition process on a surface (1) of a semiconductor body (2) which is placed on a holder (21) in a reaction chamber (20). The semiconductor body (2) is cooled down to a temperature below 150 K. during the deposition process. A smooth, flat layer with a good step coverage is deposited in this way.
摘要:
A phase change memory cell, e.g. a line-cell (2), and fabrication thereof, the cell comprising: two electrodes (6, 8); phase change memory material (10) and a dielectric barrier (12). The dielectric barrier (12) is arranged to provide electron tunnelling, e.g. Fowler-Nordheim tunnelling, to the phase change memory material (10). A contact (15) made of phase change memory material may also be provided. The dielectric barrier (12) is substantially uniform e.g. of substantially uniform thickness, e.g. ≧5 nm.
摘要:
An integrated circuit has an inhomogeneous protective layer or coating over a circuit to be protected, and a sensing circuit (80) arranged to sense a first impedance of a part of the protective coating compared to a reference impedance (CO) located on the integrated circuit. The sensing circuit is able to measure a change in the first impedance, e.g. caused by tampering. The sensing circuit has an amplifier (OTA) having a feedback loop, such that the impedance being sensed is in the feedback loop. The sensing circuit can be incorporated in an oscillator circuit (OTA, Comp) so that the frequency depends on the impedance. Where the impedance is a capacitance, sensing electrodes adjacent to the protective layer or coating, form the capacitance. The electrodes can be arranged as selectable interdigitated comb structures, so that the protective layer or coating extends in between the teeth of the comb structures.
摘要:
The invention relates to a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor body (3) with a semiconductor element (1) with an electrically conducting region (5) on which a capacitor (2) forming a memory element is present with a lower electrode (11), an oxidic ferroelectric dielectric (12), and an upper electrode (13), which lower electrode (11) makes electrical contact with the conducting region (5) and comprises a layer with a conductive metal oxide (112) and a layer (111) comprising platinum. The layer with the conductive metal oxide (112) acts as an oxygen barrier during manufacture. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a semiconductor device.According to the invention, the device is characterized in that the layer comprising platinum (111) contains more than 15 atom % of a metal capable of forming a conductive metal oxide, and in that the layer (112) with the conductive metal oxide is present between the layer (111) comprising platinum and the ferroelectric dielectric (12).A good electrical contact between the lower electrode (11) and the conducting region (5) after manufacture is achieved thereby.
摘要:
A damascene process is described using a copper fill process to fill a trench (12). The copper fill (20) is started with a deposited seed layer which includes (5) copper and titanium. Some titanium migrates to the surface during the copper fill process. The structure is annealed in a nitrogen atmosphere which creates a self-aligned TiN barrier (24) at the surface of the copper fill (20). Air gaps (26) may be created in the same annealing process. The process may be used to form a multilayer structure.
摘要:
The invention relates to a tamper-resistant semiconductor device comprising a substrate (5) comprising an electronic circuit arranged on a first side thereof. An electrically-conductive protection layer (50, 50a, 50b) is arranged on a second side of the substrate (5) opposite to the first side. At least three through-substrate electrically-conductive connections (45) extend from the first side of the substrate (5) into the substrate (5) and in electrical contact with the electrically-conductive protection layer (50, 50a, 50b) on the second side of the substrate (5). A security circuit is arranged on the first side connected to the through-substrate electrically-conductive connections (45) and is arranged for measuring at least two resistance values (R12, R23, R34, R14, R13, R24) of the electrically-conductive protection layer (50, 50a, 50b) through the through-substrate electrically-conductive connections (45). The security circuit is further arranged for comparing the measured resistance values (R12, R23, R34, R14, R13, R24) with reference resistance values.
摘要:
In the method a first layer, particularly of amorphous silicon, is deposited on the surface of a substrate with trenches. Part of this surface is covered with a protective layer. The first layer is thereafter maskless removed with a dry etching treatment on the substrate surface while it is kept within the trench.
摘要:
A semiconductor device in which a capacitor (2) is provided on a surface (10) of a semiconductor body (3) with a semiconductor element (1) in which a lower electrode (11), an oxidic ferroelectric dielectric (12) and an upper electrode (13) are provided in that order, the upper electrode not covering an edge of the dielectric, after which an insulating layer (14) with superimposed metal conductor tracks is provided. According to the invention, the edge of the dielectric (12) not covered by the upper electrode (13) is coated with a coating layer (14, 20, or 30) practically imperviable to hydrogen, after which the device is heated in a hydrogen-containing atmosphere. Heating in a hydrogen atmosphere neutralizes dangling bonds which arise during deposition of the conductor tracks on the insulating layer, while the coating layer protects the dielectric from attacks by hydrogen. The semiconductor device then has a shorter access time.