Abstract:
A method of forming a dielectric layer having a reduced thickness according to embodiments of the invention includes forming a lower oxide layer on a substrate, and forming a nitride layer on the lower oxide layer. Then, a preliminary oxide layer is formed on the nitride layer. A radical oxidation process using oxygen radicals is performed on the preliminary oxide layer to form an upper oxide layer on the nitride layer. The dielectric layer includes an ONO composite layer consisting of the lower oxide layer, the nitride layer, and the upper oxide layer. Due to the decreased thickness of the dielectric layer, the dielectric layer has an improved capacitance and an increased coupling coefficient.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating a non-volatile semiconductor device for improving cell threshold voltage uniformity and for preventing a control gate of a tungsten film from being oxidized is provided to improve scattering of a program threshold voltage by reinforcing a tunnel oxide layer at the edge of a gate stack pattern while avoiding the oxidation of the control gate. A gate stack pattern is formed on a silicon substrate, including a tunnel oxide layer, a floating gate, an insulation layer and a tungsten layer that are sequentially formed on the silicon substrate(200). The first nitride layer is formed on both sidewalls and the surface of the gate stack pattern and on the silicon substrate to prevent the control gate of the tungsten layer from being oxidized(220). An oxide layer is formed on the first nitride layer(240). The silicon substrate at the edge of the tunnel oxide layer is oxidized to reinforce the edge of the tunnel oxide layer(260). The second nitride layer is formed on the oxide layer(280). The first nitride layer, the oxide layer and the second nitride layer are etched to form a gate spacer on both sidewalls of the gate stack pattern(300).
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method of forming a floating gate in a non-volatile memory device having a self-aligned shallow trench isolation (SA-STI) structure. First, a tunnel oxide layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate having a SA-STI structure. Next, a first floating gate layer is formed on the tunnel oxide layer at a first temperature of no less than about 530° C. A second floating gate layer is then formed on the first floating gate layer at a second temperature of no more than 580° C. After depositing the first floating gate layer, the second floating gate layer is in-situ deposited to prevent the growth of a native oxide layer on the surface of the first floating gate layer. Thus, gate resistance can be reduced and process time can be shortened.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device including a stacked gate having stacked gate sidewalls and an oxide/nitride/oxide (ONO) interlayer dielectric is manufactured by pre-annealing the stacked gate in a first atmosphere that includes nitrogen. At least a portion of the stacked gate sidewalls of the stacked gate that has been pre-annealed is oxidized. Post-annealing is then performed on the stacked gate including the stacked gate sidewalls that have been oxidized, in a second atmosphere that includes nitrogen.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A method for forming an oxide layer and an oxynitride layer is provided to remarkably improve the quality and uniformity of an oxide layer by oxidizing a substrate at a low pressure in a reaction furnace. CONSTITUTION: A substrate is loaded into a reaction furnace of the first pressure and the first temperature(S110). The temperature of the reaction furnace ramps up to the second temperature at the second pressure while reaction gas is inserted to firstly oxidize the substrate(S120). The first pressure is 0.03-3 torr and the first temperature is 300-550 deg.C. The second pressure is 0.3-20 torr and the second temperature is 550-950 deg.C.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A method for fabricating a non-volatile memory cell is provided to prevent the loss of data and the leakage current by blocking the diffusion of mobile charges to a gate spacer. CONSTITUTION: A gate electrode is formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate(100). A gate spacer is formed on a lateral face of the gate electrode. A source/drain region(150) is formed by implanting the first impurities into the surface of the exposed semiconductor substrate by using the gate electrode having the gate spacer as an ion implantation mask. The ions of the source/drain region are activated. Chloride ions for capturing mobile electrons are diffused within the gate spacer. An interlayer dielectric(160) is formed by filling up an insulating material into the resultant.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A method of manufacturing non-volatile memory device is provided to improve morphology of floating gate pattern. CONSTITUTION: After a gate oxide layer(104) is grown on a semiconductor substrate(100), the first conductive layer for a floating gate is deposited upon the gate oxide layer. A buffer oxide layer is formed on the first conductive layer and a reflection stop layer is formed on the buffer layer. The reflection stop layer is then patterned to form a reflection stop pattern. A spacer(114a) is formed at the side wall of the reflection stop pattern. By using the spacer(114a) as an etch-stop, the buffer layer and the first conductive layer are etched to form the first conductive layer pattern(106a) and the buffer layer pattern(108a). After an oxide layer(116) is formed at the side wall of the first conductive layer pattern(106a), the spacer(114a), the oxide layer(116) and the buffer layer pattern(108a) are removed.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A method for manufacturing a high integrated device is provided to be capable of forming a nitride layer having good step coverage at low temperature by using ALD(Atomic Layer Deposition). CONSTITUTION: A semiconductor substrate(100) is defined to a field region and an active region. A transistor(153) is formed on the substrate. A cobalt silicide layer(180a,180a') is selectively formed on the substrate and the transistor. A nitride layer(190) is formed on the entire surface of the resultant structure by ALD. An insulating layer(190a) is deposited on the nitride layer(190). A contact hole(196) is formed to expose the cobalt silicide layer and the field region by sequentially etching the insulating layer and the nitride layer. A metal contact film(197) is filled into the contact hole.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A method for fabricating a floating gate type non-volatile memory device is provided to increase the capacitance between a floating gate electrode and a control gate electrode and enhance a coupling ratio by forming an insulating layer having a high dielectric constant between the floating gate electrode and the control gate electrode. CONSTITUTION: An isolation layer(6) is formed on a predetermined region of a semiconductor substrate(1) in order to define an active region. A tunnel oxide layer(2) and a floating gate line are sequentially stacked on an upper portion of the active region. A dielectric layer(9) including an insulating layer is formed on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate including the floating gate line. A dielectric constant of the insulating layer is higher than the dielectric constant of a silicon nitride layer. A conductive layer of control gate is formed on the dielectric layer. A floating gate electrode(8a), the dielectric layer, and a control gate electrode(12) are formed by patterning sequentially the conductive layer of control gate, the dielectric layer, and the floating gate line.
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PURPOSE: A method for manufacturing a capacitor of a semiconductor memory device is provided to simplify a manufacturing process and to embody a storage electrode layer having a large surface area, by forming hemispherical crystal grains on a lightly doped amorphous silicon layer. CONSTITUTION: Hemispherical crystal grains(130) are grown on an amorphous silicon layer to form a bent polycrystalline silicon layer(126a). The first gas for impurity doping is injected into the polycrystalline silicon layer to improve conductivity of the bent polycrystalline silicon layer. The second gas is injected by an in-situ process to form a high dielectric layer(134) on the polycrystalline silicon layer doped with the impurities.