IP Library Granted Patent US 7,786,539
Granted Patent B2
US 7,786,539 · App. 11/972,729 · Granted Aug 31, 2010

Dieletric film layered product

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Patent No.
US 7,786,539
App. No.
11/972,729
Granted
Aug 31, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to provide a dielectric film which can avoid both boron leakage and an increase of the leak current, a semiconductor apparatus which has the dielectric film, a production method of the dielectric film and a production method of the semiconductor apparatus, a dielectric film layered product is applied which includes: a semiconductor substrate ( 2 ); a first hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layer ( 3 a ) made from a microcrystalline structure; a second hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layer ( 3 b ) made from a non-crystalline structure; and a layered film which is made from the first and second hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layers that are layered on the semiconductor substrate, and which has a nitrogen ratio of 15-40 atomic percent.

Claims (12)

1. A dielectric film layered product comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

a first hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layer having a microcrystalline structure; and

a second hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layer having a non-crystalline structure;

wherein the first and second hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layers are layered on the semiconductor substrate, and together constitute a layered film which has a nitrogen ratio of 15-40 atomic percent.

2. A dielectric film layered product according to claim 1 , wherein the first hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layer is set on the second hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layer.

3. A dielectric film layered product according to claim 2 , wherein the first hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layer comprises a crystal size of 1-5 nm.

4. A dielectric film layered product according to claim 1 , wherein the second hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layer is set on the first hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layer.

5. A dielectric film layered product according to claim 4 , wherein the first hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layer comprises a crystal size of 1-5 nm.

6. A dielectric film layered product according to claim 1 , wherein the first hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layer comprises a crystal size of 1-5 nm.

7. A dielectric film layered product according to claim 6 , wherein the crystal size of the first hafnium-containing silicon oxide nitride layer is obtained based on a diffraction peak of (111) of a diffraction pattern obtained by applying an in-plane-X-ray diffraction measuring method.

8. A semiconductor apparatus comprising a MOS transistor, wherein the MOS transistor comprises a gate dielectric film which is the dielectric film layered product according to claim 1 .

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2018
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2018
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REPLACE ERRONEOUSLY FILED PATENT #7358718 WITH THE CORRECT PATENT #7358178 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 038669 FRAME 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jun 8, 2017
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2016
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2016
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038669/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2014
From: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 032645/0422 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2008
From: KIYOMURA, TAKAKAZU; OHASHI, TAKUO
To: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
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