公开(公告)号：US5824584A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-20

申请号：US876326

申请日：1997-06-16

申请人： Wei-Ming Chen ,  Lee Z. Wang ,  Kuo-Tung Chang ,  Craig Swift

发明人： Wei-Ming Chen ,  Lee Z. Wang ,  Kuo-Tung Chang ,  Craig Swift

IPC分类号： H01L21/8239 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L27/105 ,  H01L27/1052 ,  Y10S438/933

摘要： A non-volatile memory having a control gate (14) and a sidewall select gate (28) is illustrated. The sidewall select gate (28) is formed in conjunction with a semiconductor doped oxide (20) to form a non-volatile memory cell (7). The semiconductor element used to dope the oxide layer (20) will generally include silicon or germanium. The non-volatile memory cell (7) is programmed by storing electrons in the doped oxide (20), and is erased using band-to-band tunneling.

摘要翻译： 示出了具有控制栅极（14）和侧壁选择栅极（28）的非易失性存储器。 侧壁选择栅极（28）与半导体掺杂氧化物（20）结合形成以形成非易失性存储单元（7）。 用于掺杂氧化物层（20）的半导体元件通常将包括硅或锗。 通过在掺杂氧化物（20）中存储电子来对非易失性存储单元（7）进行编程，并且使用带 - 带隧道进行擦除。

公开(公告)号：US20070018232A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-25

申请号：US11188582

申请日：2005-07-25

申请人： Gowrishankar Chindalore ,  Cheong Hong ,  Craig Swift

发明人： Gowrishankar Chindalore ,  Cheong Hong ,  Craig Swift

IPC分类号： H01L29/788

CPC分类号： H01L29/7887 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  H01L21/28273 ,  H01L27/115 ,  H01L29/4232 ,  H01L29/42332 ,  H01L29/42336 ,  H01L29/66825 ,  H01L29/7923

摘要： An array of storage cells include a first source/drain region underlying a first trench defined in a semiconductor substrate and a second source/drain region underlying a second trench in the substrate. A charge storage stack lines each of the trenches where the charge storage stack includes a layer of discontinuous storage elements (DSEs). A control gate overlies the first trench. The control gate may run perpendicular to the trenches and traverse the first and second trenches. In another implementation, the control gate runs parallel with the trenches. The storage cell may include one or more diffusion regions occupying an upper surface of the substrate between the first and second trenches. The diffusion region may reside between first and second control gates that are parallel to the trenches. Alternatively, a pair of diffusion regions may occur on either side of a control gate that is perpendicular to the trenches.

摘要翻译： 存储单元阵列包括限定在半导体衬底中的第一沟槽下面的第一源极/漏极区域和衬底中的第二沟槽下面的第二源极/漏极区域。 电荷存储堆叠线路中的每个沟槽，其中电荷存储堆叠包括不连续存储元件（DSE）层。 控制门覆盖在第一沟槽上。 控制栅极可以垂直于沟槽延伸并穿过第一和第二沟槽。 在另一实现中，控制栅极与沟槽平行地延伸。 存储单元可以包括占据第一和第二沟槽之间的衬底的上表面的一个或多个扩散区域。 扩散区域可以驻留在平行于沟槽的第一和第二控制栅极之间。 或者，一对扩散区域可以发生在垂直于沟槽的控制栅极的任一侧上。

公开(公告)号：US20060046406A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-02

申请号：US10930892

申请日：2004-08-31

申请人： Gowrishankar Chindalore ,  James Burnett ,  Craig Swift ,  Ramachandran Muralidhar

发明人： Gowrishankar Chindalore ,  James Burnett ,  Craig Swift ,  Ramachandran Muralidhar

IPC分类号： H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L29/66825 ,  H01L29/1608 ,  H01L29/267 ,  H01L29/66833 ,  H01L29/7881

摘要： A non-volatile memory (NVM) has a silicon germanium (SiGe) drain and a silicon carbon (SiC) source. The source being SiC provides for a stress on the channel that improves N channel mobility. The SiC also has a larger bandgap than the substrate, which is silicon. This results in it being more difficult to generate electron/hole pairs by impact ionization. Thus, it can be advantageous to use the SiC region for the drain during a read. The SiGe is used as the drain for programming and erase. The SiGe, having a smaller bandgap than the silicon substrate results in improved programming by generating electron/hole pairs by impact ionization and improved erasing by generating electron hole/pairs by band-to-band tunneling, both at lower voltage levels.

摘要翻译： 非易失性存储器（NVM）具有硅锗（SiGe）漏极和硅碳（SiC）源。 作为SiC的源提供通道上的应力，其改善N沟道迁移率。 SiC也具有比衬底更大的带隙，这是硅。 这导致通过冲击电离产生电子/空穴对更困难。 因此，在读取期间使用SiC区域用于漏极是有利的。 SiGe用作编程和擦除的漏极。 具有比硅衬底更小的带隙的SiGe通过在较低电压电平下通过产生电子/空穴对的冲击电离和通过频带隧穿产生电子空穴/对来改善擦除来改善编程。

公开(公告)号：US5966619A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-12

申请号：US772740

申请日：1996-12-23

申请人： Wei-Hua Liu ,  David Burnett ,  Craig Swift

发明人： Wei-Hua Liu ,  David Burnett ,  Craig Swift

IPC分类号： H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/8247 ,  H01L23/58 ,  H01L23/60 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L21/70 ,  H01L21/8244

CPC分类号： H01L27/11517 ,  H01L21/76202 ,  H01L23/585 ,  H01L23/60 ,  H01L2924/0002

摘要： A semiconductor device (150) is formed having a first conductive member (64) overlying a field isolation region (36) that is typically less than two microns wide. Typically, the field isolation region (36) is relatively thinner compared to wider field isolation regions. The first conductive member (64) lies between the field isolation region (36) and a second conductive member (80) to shield the substrate (20). The shielding helps to increase the field threshold voltage of the field device. The invention is particularly useful in double polysilicon process flow used in forming devices operating at a potential higher than V.sub.DD. Examples of these devices include nonvolatile memories and microcontrollers having nonvolatile memory arrays.

摘要翻译： 半导体器件（150）形成为具有覆盖通常小于2微米宽的场隔离区域（36）的第一导电构件（64）。 通常，与较宽的场隔离区域相比，场隔离区域（36）相对较薄。 第一导电构件（64）位于场隔离区（36）和第二导电构件（80）之间，以屏蔽衬底（20）。 屏蔽有助于增加现场设备的场阈值电压。 本发明在用于形成以高于VDD的电位工作的器件的双重多晶硅工艺流程中特别有用。 这些设备的示例包括具有非易失性存储器阵列的非易失性存储器和微控制器。

公开(公告)号：US20070134888A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-14

申请号：US11300077

申请日：2005-12-14

申请人： Craig Swift ,  Gowrishankar Chindalore ,  Thuy Dao ,  Michael Sadd

发明人： Craig Swift ,  Gowrishankar Chindalore ,  Thuy Dao ,  Michael Sadd

IPC分类号： H01L21/30

CPC分类号： H01L21/28273 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  H01L21/28282 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/1203 ,  H01L29/66825 ,  H01L29/66833 ,  H01L29/7887 ,  H01L29/7923

摘要： A method of making a semiconductor device includes providing a first wafer and providing a second wafer having a first side and a second side, the second wafer including a semiconductor substrate, a storage layer, and a layer of gate material. The storage layer may be located between the semiconductor structure and the layer of the gate material and the storage layer may be located closer to the first side of the second wafer than the semiconductor structure. The method further includes boding the first side of the second wafer to the first wafer. The method further includes removing a first portion of the semiconductor structure to leave a layer of the semiconductor structure after the bonding. The method further includes forming a transistor having a channel region, wherein at least a portion of the channel region is formed from the layer of the semiconductor structure.

摘要翻译： 制造半导体器件的方法包括提供第一晶片并提供具有第一侧和第二侧的第二晶片，所述第二晶片包括半导体衬底，存储层和栅极材料层。 存储层可以位于半导体结构和栅极材料层之间，并且存储层可以比半导体结构更靠近第二晶片的第一侧。 该方法还包括将第二晶片的第一侧布置到第一晶片。 该方法还包括去除半导体结构的第一部分以在结合之后留下半导体结构层。 该方法还包括形成具有沟道区的晶体管，其中沟道区的至少一部分由半导体结构的层形成。

公开(公告)号：US20060076586A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-13

申请号：US10961295

申请日：2004-10-08

申请人： Craig Swift ,  Gowrishankar Chindalore ,  Laureen Parker

发明人： Craig Swift ,  Gowrishankar Chindalore ,  Laureen Parker

IPC分类号： H01L29/772 ,  H01L21/8234

CPC分类号： H01L27/115 ,  H01L27/11521 ,  Y10S438/926 ,  Y10S438/962

摘要： A virtual ground memory array (VGA) is formed by a storage layer over a substrate with a conductive layer over the storage layer. The conductive layer is opened according to a patterned photoresist layer. The openings are implanted to form source/drain lines in the substrate, then filled with a layer of dielectric material. Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) is then performed until the top of the conductive layer is exposed. This leaves dielectric spacers over the source/drain lines and conductive material between the dielectric spacers. Word lines are then formed over the conductive material and the dielectric spacers. As an alternative, instead of using a conductive layer, a sacrificial layer is used that is removed after the CMP step. After removing the sacrificial portions, the word lines are formed. In both cases, dielectric spacers reduce gate/drain capacitance and the distance from substrate to gate is held constant across the channel.

公开(公告)号：US20060063328A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-23

申请号：US10944244

申请日：2004-09-17

申请人： Gowrishankar Chindalore ,  Craig Swift

发明人： Gowrishankar Chindalore ,  Craig Swift

IPC分类号： H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L27/11521 ,  H01L21/28273 ,  H01L27/115 ,  H01L29/42324

摘要： A floating gate memory cell has a floating gate in which there are two floating gate layers. The top layer is etched to provide a contour in the top layer while leaving the lower layer unchanged. The control gate follows the contour of the floating gate to increase capacitance therebetween. The two layers of the floating gate can be polysilicon separated by a very thin etch stop layer. This etch stop layer is thick enough to provide an etch stop during a polysilicon etch but preferably thin enough to be electrically transparent. Electrons are able to easily move between the two layers. Thus the etch of the top layer does not extend into the lower layer but the first and second layer have the electrical effect for the purposes of a floating gate of being a continuous conductive layer.

摘要翻译： 浮动栅极存储单元具有浮置栅极，其中存在两个浮置栅极层。 蚀刻顶层以在顶层中提供轮廓，同时保持下层不变。 控制栅极跟随浮动栅极的轮廓以增加它们之间的电容。 浮置栅极的两层可以是由非常薄的蚀刻停止层分离的多晶硅。 该蚀刻停止层足够厚以在多晶硅蚀刻期间提供蚀刻停止，但优选足够薄以使其具有电透明性。 电子能够容易地在两层之间移动。 因此，顶层的蚀刻不延伸到下层，但是为了作为连续导电层的浮动栅极的目的，第一和第二层具有电效应。

公开(公告)号：US5605855A

公开(公告)日：1997-02-25

申请号：US395339

申请日：1995-02-28

申请人： Ko-Min Chang ,  Marius Orlowski ,  Craig Swift ,  Shih-Wei Sun ,  Shiang-Chyong Luo

发明人： Ko-Min Chang ,  Marius Orlowski ,  Craig Swift ,  Shih-Wei Sun ,  Shiang-Chyong Luo

IPC分类号： H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/265 ,  H01L21/336 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L21/8234

CPC分类号： H01L29/66583 ,  H01L21/2652 ,  H01L29/1045 ,  H01L29/1083 ,  H01L29/66537 ,  H01L29/66553

摘要： A process for fabricating a graded-channel MOS device includes the formation of a masking layer (16) on the surface of a semiconductor substrate (10) and separated from the surface by a gate oxide layer (12). A first doped region (22) is formed in a channel region (20) of the semiconductor substrate (10) using the masking layer (16) as a doping mask. A second doped region (24) is formed in the channel region (20) and extends from the principal surface (14) of the semiconductor substrate (10) to the first doped region (22). A gate electrode (34) is formed within an opening (18) in the masking layer (16) and aligned to the channel region (20). Upon removal of the masking layer (16) source and drain regions (36, 38) are formed in the semiconductor substrate (10) and aligned to the gate electrode (34).

摘要翻译： 用于制造渐变沟道MOS器件的工艺包括在半导体衬底（10）的表面上形成掩模层（16），并通过栅氧化层（12）从表面分离。 使用掩模层（16）作为掺杂掩模，在半导体衬底（10）的沟道区（20）中形成第一掺杂区（22）。 第二掺杂区域（24）形成在沟道区域（20）中并且从半导体衬底（10）的主表面（14）延伸到第一掺杂区域（22）。 栅极电极（34）形成在掩模层（16）的开口（18）内，并与沟道区域（20）对准。 在去除掩模层（16）时，源极和漏极区（36,38）形成在半导体衬底（10）中并与栅电极（34）对齐。

公开(公告)号：US20070177440A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-02

申请号：US11341809

申请日：2006-01-27

申请人： Craig Swift ,  Gowrishankar Chindalore

发明人： Craig Swift ,  Gowrishankar Chindalore

IPC分类号： G11C29/00

CPC分类号： G11C16/0466 ,  G11C16/12 ,  H01L21/28273 ,  H01L27/115 ,  H01L27/11521 ,  H01L29/42324

摘要： A memory cell is programmed by injecting charge into a charge storage layer of the memory cell. A desired programmed charge results in the charge storage layer over an edge portion of a channel region of the memory cell. An undesired programmed charge results in the charge storage layer over an inner portion of the channel region. Charge tunneling is used to substantially remove the undesired programmed charge in the charge storage layer. In one form the memory cell has a substrate having a channel region, a first dielectric layer over the substrate and a charge storage layer over the first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer over the charge storage layer has a first portion that is thicker than a second portion to selectively control the charge tunneling.

摘要翻译： 通过将电荷注入存储器单元的电荷存储层来编程存储器单元。 期望的编程电荷导致电荷存储层超过存储器单元的沟道区域的边缘部分。 不期望的编程电荷导致电荷存储层在通道区域的内部部分上。 电荷隧道用于基本上去除电荷存储层中的不期望的编程电荷。 在一种形式中，存储单元具有衬底，其具有沟道区，衬底上的第一介电层和位于第一介电层上的电荷存储层。 电荷存储层上的第二电介质层具有比第二部分厚的第一部分，以选择性地控制电荷隧穿。

公开(公告)号：US20070176226A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-02

申请号：US11341813

申请日：2006-01-27

申请人： Craig Swift ,  Gowrishankar Chindalore

发明人： Craig Swift ,  Gowrishankar Chindalore

IPC分类号： H01L29/792

CPC分类号： H01L29/792 ,  H01L21/28282 ,  H01L29/4234 ,  H01L29/66833

摘要： A memory cell is programmed by injecting charge into a charge storage layer of the memory cell. A desired programmed charge results in the charge storage layer over an edge portion of a channel region of the memory cell. An undesired programmed charge results in the charge storage layer over an inner portion of the channel region. Charge tunneling is used to substantially remove the undesired programmed charge in the charge storage layer. In one form the memory cell has a substrate having a channel region, a first dielectric layer over the substrate and a charge storage layer over the first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer over the charge storage layer has a first portion that is thicker than a second portion to selectively control the charge tunneling.

摘要翻译： 通过将电荷注入存储器单元的电荷存储层来编程存储器单元。 期望的编程电荷导致电荷存储层超过存储器单元的沟道区域的边缘部分。 不期望的编程电荷导致电荷存储层在通道区域的内部部分上。 电荷隧道用于基本上去除电荷存储层中的不期望的编程电荷。 在一种形式中，存储单元具有衬底，其具有沟道区，衬底上的第一介电层和位于第一介电层上的电荷存储层。 电荷存储层上的第二电介质层具有比第二部分厚的第一部分，以选择性地控制电荷隧穿。