摘要:
According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell. The memory cell includes a stacked film structure. The stacked film structure is capable of maintaining a first state or a second state. The first state includes a lower electrode film, a first memory element film provided on the lower electrode film and containing a first oxide and an upper electrode film provided on the first memory element film. The second state includes the lower electrode film, the first memory element film provided on the lower electrode film, a second memory element film provided on the first memory element film and containing a second oxide and the upper electrode film provided on the second memory element film.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device manufacturing method includes forming a floating gate electrode above a semiconductor substrate, forming an interelectrode insulating film above the floating gate electrode, forming a first radical nitride film on a surface of the interelectrode insulating film by first radical nitriding, and forming a control gate electrode on the first radical nitride film.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a memory cell transistor including a first lower insulating film provided on a semiconductor substrate, a first intermediate insulating film provided on the first lower insulating film, a first upper insulating film provided on the first intermediate insulating film, and a first gate electrode provided on the first upper insulating film, and a select transistor including a second lower insulating film provided on the semiconductor substrate, a second intermediate insulating film provided on the second lower insulating film, a second upper insulating film provided on the second intermediate insulating film, and a second gate electrode provided on the second upper insulating film, wherein trap density of the second intermediate insulating film is lower than that of the first intermediate insulating film.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first conductor layer on a surface of a semiconductor layer via a tunnel insulating film. The method includes forming an isolation trench extending from a surface of the first conductor layer to the semiconductor layer to form a plurality of conductive plates on the tunnel insulating film. The method includes filling the isolation trench with an element insulation insulating film from bottom of the isolation trench to an intermediate portion of a side surface of each of the conductive plates. The method includes forming a silicon nitride film on an exposed surface of the each of the conductive plates not covered with the element insulation insulating film. In addition, the method includes filling an upper portion of the isolation trench by forming a second conductor layer above the conductive plates and the element insulation insulating film.
摘要:
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a semiconductor device including a plurality of memory cells, comprising a plurality of floating gate electrodes which are formed on a tunnel insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate and have an upper portion which is narrower in a channel width direction than a lower portion, an interelectrode insulating film formed on the floating gate electrodes, and a control gate electrode which is formed on the interelectrode insulating film formed on the floating gate electrodes and partially buried between the floating gate electrodes opposing each other.
摘要:
On a silicon substrate is formed a stacked body by alternately stacking a plurality of silicon oxide films and silicon films, a trench is formed in the stacked body, an alumina film, a silicon nitride film and a silicon oxide film are formed in this order on an inner surface of the trench, and a channel silicon crystalline film is formed on the silicon oxide film. Next, a silicon oxide layer is formed at an interface between the silicon oxide film and the channel silicon crystalline film by performing thermal treatment in an oxygen gas atmosphere.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a tunnel insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate, a charge storage insulating film formed on the tunnel insulating film and including at least two separated low oxygen concentration portions and a high oxygen concentration portion positioned between the adjacent low oxygen concentration portions and having a higher oxygen concentration than the low oxygen concentration portions, a charge block insulating film formed on the charge storage insulating film, and control gate electrodes formed on the charge block insulating film and above the low oxygen concentration portions.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device according to the present invention includes: a first transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate 11, the first transistor including a first gate-insulating film 14a that is oxynitrided; and a second transistor including a second gate-insulating film 14b formed on the semiconductor substrate 11 and a barrier film 20 formed at least partially on the second gate-insulating film 14b, the second gate-insulating film having a lower nitrogen atom concentration than the first gate-insulating film.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a device formation region, a tunnel insulating film formed on the device formation region, a floating gate electrode formed on the tunnel insulating film, isolation insulating films which cover side surfaces of the device formation region, side surfaces of the tunnel insulating film, and side surfaces of a lower portion of the floating gate electrode, an inter-electrode insulating film which covers an upper surface and side surfaces of an upper portion of the floating gate electrode, and a control gate electrode formed on the inter-electrode insulating film, wherein upper corner portions of the floating gate electrode are rounded as viewed from a direction parallel with the upper surface and the side surfaces of the upper portion of the floating gate electrode.
摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a first insulator, first conductor, element isolation insulator, second insulator and second conductor. The first insulator is formed on the main surface of a substrate and the first conductor is formed on the first insulator. The element isolation insulator is filled into at least part of both side surfaces of the first insulator in a gate width direction thereof and both side surfaces of the first conductor in a gate width direction thereof and is so formed that the upper surface thereof will be set with height between those of the upper and bottom surfaces of the first conductor. The second insulator includes a three-layered insulating film formed of a silicon oxide film, a silicon oxynitride film and a silicon oxide film formed on the first conductor and element isolation insulator. The second conductor is formed on the second insulator.