Producing method of semiconductor device
View Patent ↗Disclosed is a producing method of a semiconductor device comprising a step of forming a tunnel insulating film of a flash device comprising a first nitridation step of forming a first silicon oxynitride film by nitriding a silicon oxide film formed on a semiconductor silicon base by one of plasma nitridation and thermal nitridation, the plasma nitridation carrying out nitridation process by using a gas activated by plasma discharging a first gas including a first compound which has at least a nitrogen atom in a chemical formula thereof, and the thermal nitridation carrying out nitridation process using heat by using a second gas including a second compound which has at least a nitrogen atom in a chemical formula thereof, and a second nitridation step of forming a second silicon oxynitride film by nitriding the first silicon oxynitride film by the other of the plasma nitridation and the thermal nitridation.
1. A producing method of a stress-resilient semiconductor device comprising a step of forming a tunnel insulating film of a flash device, comprising:
a first nitridation step of forming a first silicon oxynitride film by nitriding a silicon oxide film formed on a semiconductor silicon base by one of plasma nitridation and thermal nitridation, the plasma nitridation carrying out nitridation process by using a gas activated by plasma discharging a first gas including a first compound which has at least a nitrogen atom in a chemical formula thereof, and the thermal nitridation carrying out nitridation process using heat by using a second gas including a second compound which has at least a nitrogen atom in a chemical formula thereof, and
a second nitridation step of forming a second silicon oxynitride film by nitriding the first silicon oxynitride film by the other of the plasma nitridation and the thermal nitridation, wherein additional nitrogen is supplied to create a tunnel insulating oxide film with additional nitrogen atoms near the interface with the semiconductor base to help suppress leakage of the tunnel insulating oxide film.
2. A producing method of a semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 , wherein
peaks of nitrogen concentration are formed in a range of up to 3 nm in a depth direction towards a surface from an interface between the base and the second silicon oxynitride film and in a range of up to 3nm in a depth direction towards the interface with the base from the surface of the second silicon oxynitride film, respectively.
3. A producing method of a semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 , wherein
the second compound is NO or N 2 O.
4. A producing method of a semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 , wherein
the second silicon oxynitride film is formed by the thermal nitridation after the first silicon oxynitride film is formed by the plasma nitridation.
5. A producing method of a semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 , wherein
the silicon oxide film has a film thickness of 4 to 8 nm.
6. A producing method of a semiconductor device as recited in claim 1 , wherein
the silicon oxide film is formed by a thermal processing oxidization.
7. A producing method of a stress-resilient semiconductor device comprising a step of forming a silicon oxynitride film by nitriding a silicon oxide film formed on a semiconductor silicon base, wherein
the silicon oxide film is nitrided so as to form peaks of nitrogen concentration in a range of up to 3 nm in a depth direction towards a surface from an interface between the semiconductor silicon base and the silicon oxynitride film and in a range of up to 3 nm in a depth direction towards an interface with the base from a surface of the silicon oxynitride film, respectively, and supplying additional nitrogen to create a tunnel insulating oxide film with additional nitrogen atoms near the interface with the semiconductor base to help suppress leakage of the tunnel insulating oxide film.