JP5408930B2 - 半導体装置の作製方法 - Google Patents
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本実施形態では、不揮発性メモリ素子として不揮発性メモリトランジスタの構成およびその作製方法を説明する。
図1の不揮発性メモリトランジスタは、半導体基板に半導体領域が形成されているメモリ素子である。本実施形態では、絶縁膜上の半導体層を半導体領域とする不揮発性メモリトランジスタと、その作製方法について説明する。
本実施の形態では、実験データを参照して、CVD法で形成した窒化シリコン膜の上部を窒化することで、不揮発性メモリ半導体素子の保持特性が改善されることを説明する。つまり、実施形態1および実施形態2の不揮発性メモリ半導体素子およびその作製方法の効果について説明する。
<窒化シリコン膜42−a>
・膜の厚さ 10nm
・プロセスガスとその流量
NH3(流量400sccm)
SiH4(流量2sccm)
・基板温度 400℃
・成膜圧力 40Pa
・電極間距離 30mm
・電極面積 600cm2
・高周波電源出力 100W
<高密度プラズマ窒化処理>
・プロセスガスとその流量
N2(流量200sccm)
Ar(流量1000sccm)
・基板温度 400℃
・反応圧力 40Pa
・マイクロ波周波数 2.45GHz
・マイクロ波電源出力 3000W
・膜の厚さ 10nm
・プロセスガスとその流量
NH3(流量100sccm)
H2(流量400sccm)
SiH4(流量2sccm)
・基板温度 400℃
・成膜圧力 40Pa
・電極間距離 30mm
・電極面積 600cm2
・高周波電源出力 100W
・膜の厚さ 10nm
・プロセスガスとその流量
N2(流量400sccm)
SiH4(流量2sccm)
Ar(流量50sccm)
・基板温度 400℃
・成膜圧力 40Pa
・電極間距離 30mm
・電極面積 600cm2
・高周波電源出力 100W
なお、ΔVthは、それぞれ、3時間、150℃の加熱状態を保持した各素子のC−Vカーブから算出した値である。
なお、図10Bの濃度の測定誤差は、Siが±1atomic%、Nが±3atomic%、Hが±1atomic%、およびOが±2atomic%である。
なお、図11の濃度の測定誤差は、Siが±1atomic%、Nが±3atomic%、Hが±1atomic%、およびOが±2atomic%である。
つまり、電荷トラップ膜の下部領域の水素濃度は15atomic%以上とし、上部領域の水素濃度は下部領域よりも低くすることが、メモリ素子の電荷保持特性の向上に有効である。下部領域の水素の濃度を20atomic%以上とすることがより好ましい。
本実施形態では、本発明に係る半導体装置の一例として、不揮発性半導体記憶装置について説明する。
本実施形態では半導体装置として不揮発性半導体記憶装置について説明する。さらに、本実施形態では、不揮発性半導体記憶装置の作製方法について説明する。本実施形態の不揮発性記憶装置は、図13の不揮発性半導体記憶装置50と同じ回路を有し、そのメモリセルアレイは図14の回路構成を有するものとする。
実施形態5では、メモリセルMCに形成される不揮発性メモリ素子の第2絶縁膜として機能する絶縁層と駆動回路部に形成される薄膜トランジスタのゲート絶縁膜を同時に形成する作製方法を説明したが、不揮発性半導体記憶装置の作製方法はこれに限られない。例えば、図27に示すように形成することもできる。
本実施形態では半導体装置として不揮発性半導体記憶装置について説明する。さらに、本実施形態では、不揮発性半導体記憶装置の作製方法について説明する。本実施形態の不揮発性記憶装置は、図13の不揮発性半導体記憶装置50と同じ回路を有し、そのメモリセルアレイは、図14の回路構成を有するものとする。
本実施形態では、半導体基板を用いた不揮発性半導体記憶装置および、その作製方法について説明する。また、不揮発性記憶装置は図13の不揮発性半導体記憶装置50と同じ回路を有し、そのメモリセルアレイ51は、図16のNANDセルを有するものとして、その構成および作製方法を説明する。
本実施形態では、半導体装置として、不揮発性半導体記憶装置を具備した電子機器について説明する。本発明は、記憶装置として不揮発性半導体記憶装置を具備したあらゆる分野の電子機器に用いることが可能である。例えば、ビデオカメラ、デジタルカメラ等のカメラ、ゴーグル型ディスプレイ(ヘッドマウントディスプレイ)、ナビゲーションシステム、音響再生装置(カーオーディオ、オーディオコンポ等)、コンピュータ、ゲーム機器、携帯情報端末(モバイルコンピュータ、携帯電話、携帯型ゲーム機または電子書籍等)、記録媒体を備えた画像再生装置(具体的にはDVD(digital versatile disc)等の記録媒体の音声データ、画像データが再生可能であり、かつその画像データを表示しうるディスプレイを備えた装置)などが挙げられる。それら電子機器の具体例を図41A〜図41Eに示す。
本実施形態では、非接触でデータの入出力が可能である半導体装置について説明する。半導体装置に、不揮発性半導体記憶装置が用いられる。本実施形態で説明する半導体装置は利用の形態によっては、RFIDタグ、IDタグ、ICタグ、ICチップ、RFタグ、無線タグ、電子タグまたは無線チップともよばれる。
SL ソース線
SG1 第1選択ゲート線
SG2 第2選択ゲート線
WL ワード線、第1ワード線、第2ワード線
MC メモリセル
Tm 不揮発性メモリトランジスタ
Ts スイッチング用トランジスタ
S1、S2 選択トランジスタ
1 処理物
10 半導体領域
11 第1絶縁膜
12 電荷トラップ膜
12A 下部領域
12B 上部領域
14 第2絶縁膜
15 導電膜
16 チャネル形成領域
17、18 高濃度不純物領域
20 半導体基板
22 窒化シリコン膜
30 基板
31 下地絶縁膜
33 半導体膜
40 シリコン基板
41 第1絶縁膜
42 窒化シリコン膜
44 第2絶縁膜
45 電極
50 不揮発性半導体記憶装置
51 メモリセルアレイ
52 駆動回路部
60 コントロール回路
61 ロウデコーダ
62 カラムデコーダ
63 アドレスバッファ
64 昇圧回路
65 センスアンプ
66 データバッファ
67 データ入出力バッファ
80 処理室
81 ステージ
82 ガス供給部
83 シャワープレート
84 排気口
85 アンテナ
86 誘電体板
87 マイクロ波発生部
88 同軸導波管
89 温度制御部
100 基板
101 下地絶縁膜
102、103、104、105 半導体膜
106、107、109、111 絶縁膜
112 窒化シリコン膜
112A 下部領域
112B 上部領域
122 窒化シリコン膜
130、131、132、133、134 導電膜
137、138 p型の高濃度不純物領域
139、143、146、149 チャネル形成領域
141、142、144、145、147、148 n型の高濃度不純物領域
155 絶縁膜
161、161、162、163、164、165、166、167 導電膜
172、173 絶縁膜
180 半導体膜
182 絶縁膜
183 絶縁膜
800 半導体装置
810 高周波回路
820 電源回路
830 リセット回路
840 クロック発生回路
850 データ復調回路
860 データ変調回路
870 制御回路
880 記憶装置
890 アンテナ
910 コード抽出回路
920 コード判定回路
930 CRC判定回路
940 出力ユニット回路
1000 半導体基板
1001 絶縁膜
1002 窒化シリコン膜
1004 凹部
1005 絶縁膜
1101 pウェル
1102、1103、1104 半導体領域
1106 絶縁膜
1107 絶縁膜
1109、1110、1111 絶縁膜
1112 窒化シリコン膜
1112A 下部領域
1112B 上部領域
1130 導電膜
1131、1132、1133、1134、1135 導電膜
1141 エクステンション領域
1142、1143、1144 n型の低濃度不純物領域
1151、1152、1153、1154、1155 スペーサ
1161 p型の高濃度不純物領
1162、1163、1164、1165 n型の高濃度不純物領域
1171、1172、1173、1174 チャネル形成領域
1180 絶縁膜1181、1182、1183、1184、1185 プラグ電極
1191、1192、1193、1194 導電膜
1500 ラベル台紙
1501 IDラベル
1502 ボックス
1510 包装
1520 IDカード
1530 パスポート
1600 リーダ/ライタ
1610 表示部
1620 品物
1630 ベルトコンベア
1640 リーダ/ライタ
1641 コンピュータ
1642 データベース
1660 商品
2111 筐体
2112 表示部
2113 レンズ
2114 操作キー
2115 シャッターボタン
2116 記憶媒体
2121 筐体
2122 表示部
2123 操作キー
2125 記憶媒体
2130 本体
2131 表示部
2132 記憶媒体
2133 操作部
2134 イヤホン
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2142 表示部
2143 操作キー
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Claims (2)
- 不揮発性半導体メモリ素子を有する半導体装置の作製方法であり、
前記不揮発性半導体メモリ素子は、
半導体でなり、ソース領域、ドレイン領域、およびチャネル形成領域を有する半導体領域と、
前記半導体領域上に形成され、前記チャネル形成領域と重なる導電膜と、
前記半導体領域と前記導電膜の間に形成され、前記チャネル形成領域と重なる第1絶縁膜と、
前記導電膜と前記第1絶縁膜の間に形成され、前記チャネル形成領域と重なる電荷トラップ膜と、を有し、
前記電荷トラップ膜を形成する工程は、
窒素ソースガスおよびシリコンソースガスを少なくとも含むプロセスガスを用いて、化学気相成長法により、水素濃度が15atomic%以上の窒化シリコン膜を形成し、
前記窒化シリコン膜の上部を窒化することを含むことを特徴とする半導体装置の作製方法。 - 不揮発性半導体メモリ素子を有する半導体装置の作製方法であり、
前記不揮発性半導体メモリ素子は、
半導体でなり、ソース領域、ドレイン領域、およびチャネル形成領域を有する半導体領域と、
前記半導体領域上に形成され、前記チャネル形成領域と重なる導電膜と、
前記半導体領域と前記導電膜の間に形成され、前記チャネル形成領域と重なる第1絶縁膜と、
前記導電膜と前記第1絶縁膜の間に形成され、前記チャネル形成領域と重なる電荷トラップ膜と、を有し、
前記電荷トラップ膜を形成する工程は、
窒素ソースガスおよびシリコンソースガスを少なくとも含むプロセスガスを用いて、化学気相成長法により、水素濃度が15atomic%以上の窒化シリコン膜を形成し、
前記窒化シリコン膜の上部を窒化することで、窒化された領域の水素濃度を30%以上減少させることを特徴とする半導体装置の作製方法。
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