IP Library Granted Patent US 8,049,264
Granted Patent B2
US 8,049,264 · App. 11/044,721 · Granted Nov 1, 2011

Method for producing a dielectric material on a semiconductor device and semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 8,049,264
App. No.
11/044,721
Granted
Nov 1, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method for producing a dielectric material on a semiconductor device and semiconductor device Method for producing a dielectric material on semiconductor device with an atomic layer deposition procedure, whereby an aluminum oxide nitride or a silicon oxide nitride or an aluminum silicon oxide nitride layer is deposited comprising a rare earth metal-element. The invention describes a semiconductor device with a dielectric layer comprising aluminum oxide nitride or silicon oxide nitride or an aluminum silicon oxide nitride comprising a rare earth metal element.

Claims (24)

1. A semiconductor memory comprising:

a dielectric layer comprising aluminum oxide nitride and a rare earth metal element; and

a storage capacitor, wherein the dielectric layer forms a dielectric of the storage capacitor, wherein the dielectric layer comprises at least four different layers deposited by an atomic layer deposition process, wherein the at least four different layers comprise:

a first layer comprising an aluminum oxide, a second layer comprising an aluminum nitride, a third layer comprising a rare earth metal oxide and a fourth layer comprising a rare earth metal nitride.

2. The semiconductor memory according to claim 1 , whereby a fifth layer comprises a silicon oxide, a sixth layer comprises a silicon nitride.

3. The semiconductor memory according to claim 1 , further comprising a transistor, whereby the dielectric material constitutes a dielectric layer of the transistor.

4. A semiconductor device comprising:

a transistor with a dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer comprises aluminum silicon oxide nitride and a rare earth metal element, wherein the dielectric layer comprises at least four different layers deposited by an atomic layer deposition process, wherein the at least four different layers comprise:

a first layer comprising an aluminum oxide, a second layer comprising an aluminum nitride, a third layer comprising a rare earth metal oxide and a fourth layer comprising a rare earth metal nitride.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the dielectric layer comprises at least two additional different layers deposited by an atomic layer deposition process and wherein the at least two additional different layers comprise:

a fifth layer comprising a silicon oxide and a sixth layer comprising a silicon nitride.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , further comprising a capacitor, wherein the dielectric material constitutes a dielectric layer of the capacitor.

7. A semiconductor memory comprising:

a dielectric layer comprising aluminum oxide nitride and a rare earth metal element; and

a capacitor, wherein the dielectric layer forms a dielectric of the capacitor, wherein the dielectric layer comprises at least four different layers deposited by an atomic layer deposition process, and wherein the at least four different layers comprise:

a first layer comprising a silicon oxide, a second layer comprising a silicon nitride, a third layer comprising a rare earth metal oxide and a fourth layer comprising a rare earth metal nitride.

8. The semiconductor memory according to claim 7 , whereby a fifth layer comprises an aluminum oxide and a sixth layer comprises an aluminum nitride.

9. The semiconductor memory according to claim 7 , further comprising a transistor, whereby the dielectric material constitutes a dielectric layer of the transistor.

10. A semiconductor device comprising:

a transistor with a dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer comprises aluminum silicon oxide nitride and a rare earth metal element, wherein the dielectric layer comprises at least four different layers deposited by an atomic layer deposition process, wherein the at least four different layers comprise:

a first layer comprising a silicon oxide, a second layer comprising a silicon nitride, a third layer comprising a rare earth metal oxide and a fourth layer comprising a rare earth metal nitride.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein the dielectric layer comprises at least two additional different layers deposited by an atomic layer deposition process and wherein the at least two additional different layers comprise:

a fifth layer comprising an aluminum oxide and a sixth layer comprising an aluminum nitride.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , further comprising a capacitor, wherein the dielectric material constitutes a dielectric layer of the capacitor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2015
From: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
To: POLARIS INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 036908/0923 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2015
From: QIMONDA AG
To: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
Reel/Frame 035623/0001 →