摘要:
According to one embodiment, an insulator includes a material including barium and hafnium oxide. The material has a crystal structure of a space group Pbc21.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a resistance-change memory includes a memory cell and a control circuit. The memory cell comprises first and second electrodes, and a variable resistance layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The control circuit applies a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode to perform writing, erasing, and reading. During the writing, the control circuit applies a first voltage pulse between the first electrode and the second electrode, and then applies a second voltage pulse different in polarity from the first voltage pulse after applying the first voltage pulse.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a first stacked layer structure stacked in order of a first insulating layer, a first electrode layer, . . . an n-th insulating layer, an n-th electrode layer, and an (n+1)-th insulating layer in a first direction perpendicular to a surface of a semiconductor substrate, where n is a natural number, an oxide semiconductor layer extending through the first to n-th electrode layers in the first direction, a second stacked layer structure provided between the first to n-th electrode layers and the oxide semiconductor layer, and including a charge storage layer which storages charges, and a area provided in the oxide semiconductor layer.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile variable resistance element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a variable resistance layer, and a dielectric layer. The second electrode includes a metal element. The variable resistance layer is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. A resistance change is reversibly possible in the variable resistance layer according to move the metal element in and out. The dielectric layer is inserted between the second electrode and the variable resistance layer and has a diffusion coefficient of the metal element smaller than that of the variable resistance layer.
摘要:
It is made possible to provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device that has a high-quality insulating film in which defects are not easily formed, and experiences less leakage current. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: forming an amorphous silicon layer on an insulating layer; introducing oxygen into the amorphous silicon layer; and forming a silicon oxynitride layer by nitriding the amorphous silicon layer having oxygen introduced thereinto.
摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor region; a first insulating film formed on the semiconductor region; a charge storage film formed on the first insulating film; a hydrogen diffusion preventing film formed on the charge storage film; a second insulating film formed on the hydrogen diffusion preventing film; a control gate electrode formed on the second insulating film; a hydrogen discharge film formed on the control gate electrode; and a sidewall formed on a side surface of a multilayer structure including the first insulating film, the charge storage film, the hydrogen diffusion preventing film, the second insulating film, and the control gate electrode, the sidewall containing a material for preventing hydrogen from diffusing.
摘要:
A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes an oxide semiconductor layer including a first region, a second region and the third region provided between the first region and the second region. The oxide semiconductor layer contains indium (In), gallium (Ga), and zinc (Zn). The first and second regions have thinner film thickness and lower indium (In) concentration than the third region. An insulating film is provided on the third region, and an electrode is provided on the insulating film. A first conductive layer is provided under the first region and electrically connected with the first region. A second conductive layer is provided under the second region and electrically connected with the second region.
摘要:
A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a dielectric film provided between the first and the second conductive layers. The dielectric film including a fluorite-type crystal and a positive ion site includes Hf and/or Zr, and a negative ion site includes O. In the dielectric film, parameters a, b, c, p, x, y, z, u, v and w satisfy a predetermined relation. The axis length of the a-axis, b-axis and c-axis of the original unit cell is a, b, and c, respectively. An axis in a direction with no reversal symmetry is c-axis, a stacking direction of atomic planes of two kinds formed by negative ions disposed at different positions is a-axis, the remainder is b-axis. The parameters x, y, z, u, v and w are values represented using the parameter p.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor member, a first insulating layer provided on the semiconductor member, a TaN layer provided on the first insulating layer and containing tantalum and nitrogen, a TaSiN layer provided on the TaN layer in contact with the TaN layer and containing tantalum, silicon, and nitrogen, a second insulating layer provided on the TaSiN layer in contact with the TaSiN layer and containing oxygen, and a control electrode provided on the second insulating layer.
摘要:
An element according to an embodiment can transit between at least two states including a low-resistance state and a high-resistance state. The element comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a first layer and a second layer. The first electrode includes metal elements. The first layer is located between the first electrode and the second electrode while contacting with the first electrode. The second layer is located between the first layer and the second electrode. At the low-resistance state, a density of the metal elements in the first layer is higher than that of the metal elements in the second layer. The density of the metal elements in the first layer at the low-resistance state is higher than that of the metal elements in the first layer at the high-resistance state. A relative permittivity of the second layer is higher than a relative permittivity of the first layer.