公开(公告)号：US07256429B2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-14

申请号：US11314222

申请日：2005-12-21

申请人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Tingkai Li ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Wei Pan ,  Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  David R. Evans ,  Masayuki Tajiri

发明人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Tingkai Li ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Wei Pan ,  Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  David R. Evans ,  Masayuki Tajiri

IPC分类号： H01L21/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/101 ,  G11C13/0007 ,  G11C13/0069 ,  G11C2013/0073 ,  G11C2213/31 ,  G11C2213/51 ,  G11C2213/56 ,  G11C2213/79 ,  H01L27/2436 ,  H01L45/04 ,  H01L45/12 ,  H01L45/1233 ,  H01L45/147

摘要： A method is provided for forming a buffered-layer memory cell. The method comprises: forming a bottom electrode; forming a colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) memory film overlying the bottom electrode; forming a memory-stable semiconductor buffer layer, typically a metal oxide, overlying the memory film; and, forming a top electrode overlying the semiconductor buffer layer. In some aspects of the method the semiconductor buffer layer is formed from YBa2Cu3O7−X (YBCO), indium oxide (In2O3), or ruthenium oxide (RuO2), having a thickness in the range of 10 to 200 nanometers (nm). The top and bottom electrodes may be TiN/Ti, Pt/TiN/Ti, In/TiN/Ti, PtRhOx compounds, or PtIrOx compounds. The CMR memory film may be a Pr1−XCaXMnO3 (PCMO) memory film, where x is in the region between 0.1 and 0.6, with a thickness in the range of 10 to 200 nm.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于形成缓冲层存储单元的方法。 该方法包括：形成底部电极; 形成覆盖底部电极的巨大磁阻（CMR）记忆膜; 形成存储器稳定的半导体缓冲层，通常为覆盖存储膜的金属氧化物; 并且形成覆盖半导体缓冲层的顶部电极。 在该方法的一些方面，半导体缓冲层由YBa 2 N 3 O 7-X（YBCO），氧化铟（In 2或2 O 3）或氧化钌（RuO 2 N 2），其厚度在10-200纳米（nm）的范围内。 顶部和底部电极可以是TiN / Ti，Pt / TiN / Ti，In / TiN / Ti，PtRhOx化合物或PtIrOx化合物。 CMR存储器膜可以是Pr 1-X C x MnO 3（PCMO）存储膜，其中x在0.1之间的区域 和0.6，厚度在10至200nm的范围内。

公开(公告)号：US06833572B2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-21

申请号：US10229603

申请日：2002-08-27

申请人： Fengyan Zhang ,  Tingkai Li ,  Hong Ying ,  Yoshi Ono ,  Sheng Teng Hsu

发明人： Fengyan Zhang ,  Tingkai Li ,  Hong Ying ,  Yoshi Ono ,  Sheng Teng Hsu

IPC分类号： H01L2976

CPC分类号： H01L28/75 ,  H01L21/31604 ,  H01L21/31683 ,  H01L28/55

摘要： An electrode for use in a ferroelectric device includes a bottom electrode; a ferroelectric layer; and a top electrode formed on the ferroelectric layer and formed of a combination of metals, including a first metal take from the group of metals consisting of platinum and iridium, and a second metal taken from the group of metals consisting of aluminum and titanium; wherein the top electrode acts as a passivation layer and wherein the top electrode remains conductive following high temperature annealing in a hydrogen atmosphere. A method of forming a hydrogen-resistant electrode in a ferroelectric device includes forming a bottom electrode; forming a ferroelectric layer on the bottom electrode; depositing a top electrode on the ferroelectric layer; including depositing, simultaneously, a first metal taken from the group of metals consisting of platinum and iridium; and a second metal taken from the group of metals consisting of aluminum and titanium; and forming a passivation layer by annealing the structure in an oxygen atmosphere to form an oxide passivation layer on the top electrode.

摘要翻译： 用于铁电体器件的电极包括底部电极; 铁电层 以及形成在强电介质层上并由金属组合形成的顶部电极，其包括从由铂和铱组成的金属组中的第一金属取得的金属和从由铝和钛组成的金属组中的第二金属; 其中所述顶部电极用作钝化层，并且其中所述顶部电极在氢气氛中的高温退火之后保持导电。 在铁电体器件中形成耐氢电极的方法包括形成底电极; 在底部电极上形成铁电层; 在铁电层上沉积顶部电极; 包括同时从由铂和铱组成的金属组中取出的第一金属; 和从由铝和钛组成的金属组中获取的第二金属; 以及通过在氧气氛中对所述结构退火以在所述顶部电极上形成氧化物钝化层来形成钝化层。

公开(公告)号：US06410346B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-25

申请号：US10010186

申请日：2001-12-06

申请人： Tingkai Li ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Yoshi Ono ,  Sheng Teng Hsu

发明人： Tingkai Li ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Yoshi Ono ,  Sheng Teng Hsu

IPC分类号： H01L2100

CPC分类号： H01L21/02197 ,  C23C16/40 ,  H01L21/02271 ,  H01L21/31604 ,  H01L21/31691

摘要： A Pb3GeO5 phase PGO thin film is provided. This film has ferroelastic properties that make it ideal for many microelectromechanical applications or as decoupling capacitors in high speed multichip modules. This PGO film is uniquely formed in a MOCVD process that permits a thin film, less than 1 mm, of material to be deposited. The process mixes Pd and germanium in a solvent. The solution is heated to form a precursor vapor which is decomposed. The method provides deposition temperatures and pressures. The as-deposited film is also annealed to enhanced the film's ferroelastic characteristics. A ferroelastic capacitor made from the present invention PGO film is also provided.

摘要翻译： 提供Pb3GeO5相PGO薄膜。 该薄膜具有铁弹性，使其成为许多微机电应用或高速多芯片模块中的去耦电容器的理想选择。 该PGO膜在MOCVD工艺中唯一形成，其允许沉积小于1mm的薄膜。 该方法在溶剂中混合Pd和锗。 将溶液加热以形成分解的前体蒸汽。 该方法提供沉积温度和压力。 沉积的膜也被退火以增强膜的铁弹性特征。 还提供了由本发明PGO膜制成的铁弹性电容器。

公开(公告)号：US07402456B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-22

申请号：US10831677

申请日：2004-04-23

申请人： Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  Tingkai Li ,  Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang

发明人： Wei-Wei Zhuang ,  Tingkai Li ,  Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang

IPC分类号： H01L21/44

CPC分类号： H01L45/04 ,  G11C13/0004 ,  G11C13/0007 ,  G11C13/0069 ,  G11C2013/0073 ,  G11C2213/31 ,  H01L45/1233 ,  H01L45/147 ,  H01L45/1608

摘要： A method is provided for forming a Pr0.3Ca0.7MnO3 (PCMO) thin film with crystalline structure-related memory resistance properties. The method comprises: forming a PCMO thin film with a first crystalline structure; and, changing the resistance state of the PCMO film using pulse polarities responsive to the first crystalline structure. In one aspect the first crystalline structure is either amorphous or a weak-crystalline. Then, the resistance state of the PCMO film is changed in response to unipolar pulses. In another aspect, the PCMO thin film has either a polycrystalline structure. Then, the resistance state of the PCMO film changes in response to bipolar pulses.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于形成具有结晶结构相关的记忆电阻性质的Pr 0.3M 3 Ca 0.7 MnO 3（PCMO）薄膜的方法。 该方法包括：形成具有第一晶体结构的PCMO薄膜; 并且使用响应于第一晶体结构的脉冲极性来改变PCMO膜的电阻状态。 在一个方面，第一晶体结构是无定形或弱结晶。 然后，响应于单极脉冲改变PCMO膜的电阻状态。 另一方面，PCMO薄膜具有多晶结构。 然后，PCMO膜的电阻状态响应于双极性脉冲而改变。

公开(公告)号：US06762063B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-13

申请号：US10395368

申请日：2003-03-24

申请人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Tingkai Li

发明人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Tingkai Li

IPC分类号： H01L2100

CPC分类号： H01L29/6684 ,  H01L21/28291 ,  H01L29/78391

摘要： A method of fabricating a non-volatile ferroelectric memory transistor includes forming a bottom electrode; depositing a ferroelectric layer over an active region beyond the margins of the bottom electrode; depositing a top electrode on the ferroelectric layer; and metallizing the structure to form a source electrode, a gate electrode and a drain electrode. A non-volatile ferroelectric memory transistor includes a bottom electrode formed above a gate region, wherein the bottom electrode has a predetermined area within a peripheral boundary; a ferroelectric layer extending over and beyond the bottom electrode peripheral boundary; and a top electrode formed on said ferroelectric layer.

摘要翻译： 制造非挥发性铁电存储晶体管的方法包括：形成底电极; 在超过底部电极的边缘的有源区域上沉积铁电层; 在铁电层上沉积顶部电极; 并且将该结构金属化以形成源电极，栅电极和漏电极。 非挥发性铁电存储晶体管包括形成在栅极区域上方的底部电极，其中底部电极在外围边界内具有预定区域; 延伸超过底部电极周边边界的铁电层; 以及形成在所述铁电层上的顶部电极。

公开(公告)号：US06673664B2

公开(公告)日：2004-01-06

申请号：US09978487

申请日：2001-10-16

申请人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Tingkai Li ,  Fengyan Zhang

发明人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Tingkai Li ,  Fengyan Zhang

IPC分类号： H01L218238

CPC分类号： H01L29/51 ,  H01L21/28291 ,  H01L21/31691 ,  H01L27/11502 ,  H01L27/11507 ,  H01L29/516

摘要： A method of making a self-aligned ferroelectric memory transistor includes preparing a substrate, shallow trench isolation, n the polysilicon; and forming a gate stack, including: depositing a layer of silicon nitride; selectively etching the silicon nitride, the bottom electrode and the polysilicon; selectively etching the polysilicon to the level of the first dielectric layer; and implanting and activating ions to form a source region and a drain region; forming a sidewall barrier layer; depositing a layer of ferroelectric material; forming a top electrode structure on the ferroelectric material; and finishing the structure, including passivation, oxide depositing and metallization.

摘要翻译： 制造自对准铁电存储晶体管的方法包括制备衬底，浅沟槽隔离，n多晶硅; 以及形成栅叠层，包括：沉积氮化硅层; 选择性地蚀刻氮化硅，底部电极和多晶硅; 选择性地将多晶硅蚀刻到第一介电层的水平面; 以及植入和激活离子以形成源区和漏区; 形成侧壁阻挡层; 沉积一层铁电材料; 在铁电材料上形成顶部电极结构; 并完成结构，包括钝化，氧化物沉积和金属化。

公开(公告)号：US06616857B2

公开(公告)日：2003-09-09

申请号：US09942203

申请日：2001-08-29

申请人： Tingkai Li ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Yoshi Ono ,  Sheng Teng Hsu

发明人： Tingkai Li ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Yoshi Ono ,  Sheng Teng Hsu

IPC分类号： H01B108

CPC分类号： H01L21/31691 ,  C23C16/40 ,  H01L21/31604 ,  Y10S438/933 ,  Y10T428/12674 ,  Y10T428/12701 ,  Y10T428/12875

摘要： A ferroelectric Pb5Ge3O11 (PGO) thin film is provided with a metal organic vapor deposition (MOCVD) process and RTP (Rapid Thermal Process) annealing techniques. The PGO film is substantially crystallization with c-axis orientation at temperature between 450 and 650° C. The PGO film has an average grain size of about 0.5 microns, with a deviation in grain size uniformity of less than 10%. Good ferroelectric properties are obtained for a 150 nm thick film with Ir electrodes. The films also show fatigue-free characteristics: no fatigue was observed up to 1×109 switching cycles. The leakage currents increase with increasing applied voltage, and are about 3.6×10−7 A/cm2 at 100 kV/cm. The dielectric constant shows a behavior similar to most ferroelectric materials, with a maximum dielectric constant of about 45. These high quality MOCVD Pb5Ge3O11 films can be used for high density single transistor ferroelectric memory applications because of the homogeneity of the PGO film grain size.

摘要翻译： 铁电Pb5Ge3O11（PGO）薄膜提供金属有机气相沉积（MOCVD）工艺和RTP（快速热处理）退火技术。 PGO膜在450-650℃的温度下基本上以c轴取向结晶.PGO膜的平均粒径为约0.5微米，晶粒尺寸均匀度的偏差小于10％。 对于具有Ir电极的150nm厚的膜，获得良好的铁电性能。 这些胶片还显示出无疲劳特性：在1x109个开关周期内没有观察到疲劳。 泄漏电流随着施加电压的增加而增加，在100kV / cm时为约3.6×10 -7 A / cm 2。 介电常数表现出类似于大多数铁电材料的行为，其最大介电常数为约45.这些高质量的MOCVD Pb5Ge3O11膜可用于高密度单晶硅铁氧体存储器应用，因为PGO膜晶粒尺寸的均匀性。

公开(公告)号：US06440752B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-27

申请号：US09817712

申请日：2001-03-26

申请人： Fengyan Zhang ,  Tingkai Li ,  Hong Ying ,  Yoshi Ono ,  Sheng Teng Hsu

发明人： Fengyan Zhang ,  Tingkai Li ,  Hong Ying ,  Yoshi Ono ,  Sheng Teng Hsu

IPC分类号： H01G706

CPC分类号： H01L28/75 ,  H01L21/31604 ,  H01L21/31683 ,  H01L28/55

摘要： An electrode for use in a ferroelectric device includes a bottom electrode; a ferroelectric layer; and a top electrode formed on the ferroelectric layer and formed of a combination of metals, including a first metal take from the group of metals consisting of platinum and iridium, and a second metal taken from the group of metals consisting of aluminum and titanium; wherein the top electrode acts as a passivation layer and wherein the top electrode remains conductive following high temperature annealing in a hydrogen atmosphere. A method of forming a hydrogen-resistant electrode in a ferroelectric device includes forming a bottom electrode; forming a ferroelectric layer on the bottom electrode; depositing a top electrode on the ferroelectric layer; including depositing, simultaneously, a first metal taken from the group of metals consisting of platinum and iridium; and a second metal taken from the group of metals consisting of aluminum and titanium; and forming a passivation layer by annealing the structure in an oxygen atmosphere to form an oxide passivation layer on the top electrode.

摘要翻译： 用于铁电体器件的电极包括底部电极; 铁电层; 以及形成在强电介质层上并由金属组合形成的顶部电极，其包括从由铂和铱组成的金属组中的第一金属取得的金属和从由铝和钛组成的金属组中的第二金属; 其中所述顶部电极用作钝化层，并且其中所述顶部电极在氢气氛中的高温退火之后保持导电。 在铁电体器件中形成耐氢电极的方法包括形成底电极; 在底部电极上形成铁电层; 在铁电层上沉积顶部电极; 包括同时从由铂和铱组成的金属组中取出的第一金属; 和从由铝和钛组成的金属组中获取的第二金属; 以及通过在氧气氛中对所述结构退火以在所述顶部电极上形成氧化物钝化层来形成钝化层。

公开(公告)号：US06410343B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-25

申请号：US09301420

申请日：1999-04-28

申请人： Tingkai Li ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Yoshi Ono ,  Sheng Teng Hsu

发明人： Tingkai Li ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Yoshi Ono ,  Sheng Teng Hsu

IPC分类号： H01L2100

CPC分类号： H01L21/31691 ,  C23C16/40 ,  H01L21/31604 ,  Y10S438/933 ,  Y10T428/12674 ,  Y10T428/12701 ,  Y10T428/12875

摘要： A ferroelectric Pb5Ge3O11 (PGO) thin film is provided with a metal organic vapor deposition (MOCVD) process and RTP (Rapid Thermal Process) annealing techniques. The PGO film is substantially crystallization with c-axis orientation at temperature between 450 and 650° C. The PGO film has an average grain size of about 0.5 microns, with a deviation in grain size uniformity of less than 10%. Good ferroelectric properties are obtained for a 150 nm thick film with Ir electrodes. The films also show fatigue-free characteristics: no fatigue was observed up to 1×109 switching cycles. The leakage currents increase with increasing applied voltage, and are about 3.6×10−7A/cm2 at 100 kV/cm. The dielectric constant shows a behavior similar to most ferroelectric materials, with a maximum dielectric constant of about 45. These high quality MOCVD Pb5Ge3O11 films can be used for high density single transistor ferroelectric memory applications because of the homogeneity of the PGO film grain size.

摘要翻译： 铁电Pb5Ge3O11（PGO）薄膜提供金属有机气相沉积（MOCVD）工艺和RTP（快速热处理）退火技术。 PGO膜在450-650℃的温度下基本上以c轴取向结晶.PGO膜的平均粒径为约0.5微米，晶粒尺寸均匀度的偏差小于10％。 对于具有Ir电极的150nm厚的膜，获得良好的铁电性能。 这些胶片还显示出无疲劳特性：在1x109个开关周期内没有观察到疲劳。 泄漏电流随着施加电压的增加而增加，在100kV / cm时为约3.6×10 -7 A / cm 2。 介电常数表现出类似于大多数铁电材料的行为，其最大介电常数为约45.这些高质量的MOCVD Pb5Ge3O11膜可用于高密度单晶硅铁氧体存储器应用，因为PGO膜晶粒尺寸的均匀性。

公开(公告)号：US07379320B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-27

申请号：US11262117

申请日：2005-10-28

申请人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Tingkai Li

发明人： Sheng Teng Hsu ,  Fengyan Zhang ,  Tingkai Li

IPC分类号： G11C11/22 ,  H01L21/8246 ,  H01L21/8247

CPC分类号： H01L27/1159 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/11502 ,  H01L27/11585

摘要： An MFIS memory array having a plurality of MFIS memory transistors with a word line connecting a plurality of MFIS memory transistor gates, wherein all MFIS memory transistors connected to a common word line have a common source, each transistor drain serves as a bit output, and all MFIS channels along a word line are separated by a P+ region and are further joined to a P+ substrate region on an SOI substrate by a P+ region is provided. Also provided are methods of making an MFIS memory array on an SOI substrate; methods of performing a block erase of one or more word lines, and methods of selectively programming a bit.

摘要翻译： 一种MFIS存储器阵列，具有多个具有连接多个MFIS存储晶体管栅极的字线的MFIS存储晶体管，其中连接到公共字线的所有MFIS存储晶体管具有公共源，每个晶体管漏极用作位输出，以及 沿着字线的所有MFIS通道被P +区隔开，并且通过P +区进一步连接到SOI衬底上的P +衬底区域。 还提供了在SOI衬底上制造MFIS存储器阵列的方法; 执行一个或多个字线的块擦除的方法以及有选择地编程位的方法。