摘要:
According to one embodiment, there is provided a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including a first interconnection layer, memory cell modules each of which is formed by laminating a non-ohmic element layer with an MIM structure having an insulating film sandwiched between metal films and a variable resistance element layer, and a second interconnection layer formed on the memory cell modules, the insulating film of the non-ohmic element layer includes plural layers whose electron barriers and dielectric constants are different, or contains impurity atoms that form defect levels in the insulating film or contains semiconductor or metal dots. The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device using non-ohmic elements and variable resistance elements in which memory cells can be miniaturized and formed at low temperatures is realized by utilizing the above structures.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory device includes a memory section. The memory section includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer and a pair of electrodes. The second insulating layer is formed on and in contact with the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer has at least one of a composition different from a composition of the first insulating layer and a phase state different from a phase state of the first insulating layer. The pair of electrodes is capable of passing a current through a current path along a boundary portion between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer. An electrical resistance of the current path is changed by a voltage applied between the pair of electrodes.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes first to n-th (n is a natural number not less than 2) semiconductor layers in a first direction and extend in a second direction, and the semiconductor layers having a stair case pattern in a first end of the second direction, a common semiconductor layer connected to the first to n-th semiconductor layers commonly in the first end of the second direction, first to n-th layer select transistors which are provided in order from the first electrode side between the first electrode and the first to n-th memory strings, and first to n-th impurity regions which make the i-th layer select transistor (i is one of 1 to n) a normally-on state in the first end of the second direction of the i-th semiconductor layer.
摘要:
In a memory of an embodiment, first and second P-channel transistors are formed on a first semiconductor region, and each of the first and second P-channel transistors has a structure formed by stacking a first insulating film, a first floating gate, a second insulating film, a second floating gate, a third insulating film, and a first control gate in this order on the first semiconductor region. In the memory, first and second N-channel transistors are formed on a second semiconductor region, and each of the first and second N-channel transistors has a structure formed by stacking a fourth insulating film, a third floating gate, a fifth insulating film, a fourth floating gate, a sixth insulating film, and a second control gate in this order on the second semiconductor region.
摘要:
The present invention provides a high-performance MONOS-type NAND-type nonvolatile semiconductor memory device using an aluminum oxide film as a part of gate insulating film in a select transistor and as a block insulating film in a memory transistor. The NAND-type nonvolatile semiconductor memory device has, on a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of memory cell transistors connected to each other in series and a select transistor. The memory cell transistor includes a first insulating film on the semiconductor substrate, a charge trapping layer, a second insulating film made of aluminum oxide, a first control gate electrode, and a first source/drain region. The select transistor includes a third insulating film on the semiconductor substrate, a fourth insulating film made of an aluminum oxide containing at least one of a tetravalent cationic element, a pentavalent cationic element, and N (nitrogen), a second control gate electrode, and a second source/drain region.
摘要:
A switching device includes: a first layer including a carbon material having a six-member ring network structure; a first electrode electrically connected to a first portion of the first layer; a second electrode electrically connected to a second portion of the first layer and provided apart from the first electrode; a third electrode including a fourth portion provided opposing a third portion between the first portion and the second portion of the first layer; and a second layer provided between the third portion of the first layer and the fourth portion of the third electrode. The second layer includes: a base portion; and a functional group portion. The functional group portion is provided between the base portion and the first layer. The functional group portion is bonded to the base portion. A ratio of sp2-bonded carbon and sp3-bonded carbon of the first layer is changeable by a voltage applied between the first layer and the third electrode.
摘要:
A MONOS type non-volatile semiconductor memory device which is capable of electrically writing, erasing, reading and retaining data, the memory device including source/drain regions, a first gate insulating layer, a first charge trapping layer formed on the first gate insulating layer, a second gate insulating layer formed on the first charge trapping layer, and a controlling electrode formed on the second gate insulating layer. The first charge trapping layer includes an insulating film containing Al and O as major elements and having a defect pair formed of a complex of an interstitial O atom and a tetravalent cationic atom substituting for an Al atom, the insulating film also having electron unoccupied levels within the range of 2 eV-6 eV as measured from the valence band maximum of Al2O3.
摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate including a first channel, and a source region and a drain region provided on both sides of the first channel; a first insulating film provided on the first channel; a charge retention layer provided on the first insulating film; a second insulating film provided on the charge retention layer; and a semiconductor layer including a second channel provided on the second insulating film, and a source region and a drain region provided on both sides of the second channel.
摘要:
A semiconductor storage element includes: a source region and a drain region provided in a semiconductor substrate; a tunnel insulating film provided on the semiconductor substrate between the source region and the drain region; a charge storage film provided on the tunnel insulating film; a block insulating film provided on the charge storage film; a gate electrode provided on the block insulating film; and a region containing a gas molecule, the region provided in a neighborhood of an interface between the charge storage film and the block insulating film.
摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an example of the present invention includes source/drain diffusion layers, a first insulation film on a channel between the source/drain diffusion layers, a floating gate electrode on the first insulation film and composed of first electrically conductive layers, a second insulation film on the floating gate electrode, and a control gate electrode on the second insulation film. In the case where one first electrically conductive layer excluding a top layer is defined as a reference layer among first electrically conductive layers, a work function of the reference layer is 4.0 eV or more and work functions of the reference layer and of the first electrically conductive layers above the reference layer gradually increase as the layers are proximal to the second insulation film.