公开(公告)号：US11335699B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US17136621

申请日：2020-12-29

Applicant: KIOXIA CORPORATION

Inventor： Keiichi Sawa ,  Kazuhiro Matsuo ,  Kazuhisa Matsuda ,  Hiroyuki Yamashita ,  Yuta Saito ,  Shinji Mori ,  Masayuki Tanaka ,  Kenichiro Toratani ,  Atsushi Takahashi ,  Shouji Honda

IPC: H01L27/11582 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H01L27/11578 ,  H01L27/11519 ,  H01L27/1157

Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, insulating films and first films alternately stacked on the substrate, at least one of the first films including an electrode layer and a charge storage layer provided on a face of the electrode layer via a first insulator, and a semiconductor layer provided on a face of the charge storage layer via a second insulator. The device further includes at least one of a first portion including nitrogen and provided between the first insulator and the charge storage layer with an air gap provided in the first insulator, a second portion including nitrogen, provided between the charge storage layer and the second insulator, and including a portion protruding toward the charge storage layer, and a third portion including nitrogen and provided between the second insulator and the semiconductor layer with an air gap provided in the first insulator.

公开(公告)号：US11785774B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17659881

申请日：2022-04-20

Applicant: KIOXIA CORPORATION

Inventor： Keiichi Sawa ,  Kazuhiro Matsuo ,  Kazuhisa Matsuda ,  Hiroyuki Yamashita ,  Yuta Saito ,  Shinji Mori ,  Masayuki Tanaka ,  Kenichiro Toratani ,  Atsushi Takahashi ,  Shouji Honda

IPC: H10B43/27 ,  H10B41/10 ,  H01L29/792 ,  H10B43/20 ,  H10B43/35

CPC classification number: H10B43/27 ,  H10B41/10 ,  H10B43/20 ,  H01L29/7926 ,  H10B43/35

Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, insulating films and first films alternately stacked on the substrate, at least one of the first films including an electrode layer and a charge storage layer provided on a face of the electrode layer via a first insulator, and a semiconductor layer provided on a face of the charge storage layer via a second insulator. The device further includes at least one of a first portion including nitrogen and provided between the first insulator and the charge storage layer with an air gap provided in the first insulator, a second portion including nitrogen, provided between the charge storage layer and the second insulator, and including a portion protruding toward the charge storage layer, and a third portion including nitrogen and provided between the second insulator and the semiconductor layer with an air gap provided in the first insulator.