摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a tunnel insulating film, a floating gate electrode, an inter-electrode insulating film, and a control gate electrode. The tunnel insulating film is formed on a selected part of a surface of a semiconductor substrate. The floating gate electrode is formed on the tunnel insulating film. At least that interface region of the floating gate electrode, which is opposite to the substrate, is made of n-type Si or metal-based conductive material. The inter-electrode insulating film is formed on the floating gate electrode and made of high-permittivity material. The control gate electrode is formed on the inter-electrode insulating film. At least that interface region of the control gate electrode, which is on the side of the inter-electrode insulating film, is made of a p-type semiconductor layer containing at least one of Si and Ge.
摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a tunnel insulating film, a floating gate electrode, an inter-electrode insulating film, and a control gate electrode. The tunnel insulating film is formed on a selected part of a surface of a semiconductor substrate. The floating gate electrode is formed on the tunnel insulating film. At least that interface region of the floating gate electrode, which is opposite to the substrate, is made of n-type Si or metal-based conductive material. The inter-electrode insulating film is formed on the floating gate electrode and made of high-permittivity material. The control gate electrode is formed on the inter-electrode insulating film. At least that interface region of the control gate electrode, which is on the side of the inter-electrode insulating film, is made of a p-type semiconductor layer containing at least one of Si and Ge.
摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a tunnel insulating film, a floating gate electrode, an inter-electrode insulating film, and a control gate electrode. The tunnel insulating film is formed on a selected part of a surface of a semiconductor substrate. The floating gate electrode is formed on the tunnel insulating film. At least that interface region of the floating gate electrode, which is opposite to the substrate, is made of n-type Si or metal-based conductive material. The inter-electrode insulating film is formed on the floating gate electrode and made of high-permittivity material. The control gate electrode is formed on the inter-electrode insulating film. At least that interface region of the control gate electrode, which is on the side of the inter-electrode insulating film, is made of a p-type semiconductor layer containing at least one of Si and Ge.
摘要:
According to an aspect of the invention, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor layer comprising an n-type semiconductor region; p-type source-drain regions separated from each other within the n-type semiconductor region; a charge storage layer provided on the semiconductor layer and between the p-type source-drain regions, the charge storage layer comprising a high dielectric constant material; and a control gate electrode provided on the charge storage layer and comprising a material selected from n-type Si, a metal-based conductive material, and a p-type semiconductor material including at least one of Si and Ge.
摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a tunnel insulating film, a floating gate electrode, an inter-electrode insulating film, and a control gate electrode. The tunnel insulating film is formed on a selected part of a surface of a semiconductor substrate. The floating gate electrode is formed on the tunnel insulating film. At least that interface region of the floating gate electrode, which is opposite to the substrate, is made of n-type Si or metal-based conductive material. The inter-electrode insulating film is formed on the floating gate electrode and made of high-permittivity material. The control gate electrode is formed on the inter-electrode insulating film. At least that interface region of the control gate electrode, which is on the side of the inter-electrode insulating film, is made of a p-type semiconductor layer containing at least one of Si and Ge.
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.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory element includes: a tunnel insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate; a HfON charge storage film with Bevan clusters formed on the tunnel insulating film; a blocking film formed on the HfON charge storage film; and a gate electrode formed on the blocking film.
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 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 semiconductor memory element includes: a tunnel insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate; a HfON charge storage film with Bevan clusters formed on the tunnel insulating film; a blocking film formed on the HfON charge storage film; and a gate electrode formed on the blocking film.