Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a 3D memory with a select transistor, and method for fabricating the same. The select transistor may have a conductive floating gate, a conductive control gate, a first dielectric between the conductive floating gate and the conductive control gate, and a second dielectric between a body and the conductive floating gate. In one aspect, a uniform gate dielectric is formed using lateral epitaxial growth in a recess adjacent a crystalline semiconductor select transistor body, followed by forming the gate dielectric from the epitaxial growth. Techniques help to prevent, or at least reduce, a leakage current between the select transistor control gate and the select transistor body and/or the semiconductor substrate below the select transistor. Therefore, select transistors having a substantially uniform threshold voltage, on current, and S-factor are achieved. Also, select transistors have a high on-current and a steep sub-threshold slope.
Abstract:
There is provided a monolithic three dimensional array of charge storage devices which includes a plurality of device levels, wherein at least one surface between two successive device levels is planarized by chemical mechanical polishing.
Abstract:
A plurality of non- volatile storage elements on a common active layer are offset from neighbor non- volatile storage elements. This offsetting of non-volatile storage elements helps reduce interference from neighbor non-volatile storage elements. A method of manufacture is also described for fabricating the offset non-volatile storage elements. For example, a NAND string over active area (100) has a charge storage nitride layer (112) that is vertically offset to the charge storage layer (112) of the NAND string over active area (202).
Abstract:
There is provided a monolithic three dimensional array of charge storage devices which includes a plurality of device levels, wherein at least one surface between two successive device levels is planarized by chemical mechanical polishing.
Abstract:
A miniaturized transistor having highly stable electrical characteristics is provided. Furthermore, high performance and high reliability of a semiconductor device including the transistor is achieved. The transistor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer, a first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer. The transistor includes a first region and a second region surrounded by the first region. In the first region, the first insulating layer, the second electrode, the oxide semiconductor layer, and the second insulating layer are stacked. In the second region, the first electrode, the oxide semiconductor layer, the second insulating layer, and the third electrode are stacked.
Abstract:
Memory devices are shown that include a body region and a connecting region that is formed from a semiconductor with a lower band gap than the body region. Connecting region configurations can provide increased gate induced drain leakage during an erase operation. Configurations shown can provide a reliable bias to a body region for memory operations such as erasing, and containment of charge in the body region during a boost operation.
Abstract:
There is provided a monolithic three dimensional array of charge storage devices which includes a plurality of device levels, wherein at least one surface between two successive device levels is planarized by chemical mechanical polishing.