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Granted Patent B2
US 8,604,536 · App. 12/406,841 · Granted Dec 10, 2013

Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Katsuyuki Sekine (Yokohama, JP); Yoshio Ozawa (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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Patent No.
US 8,604,536
App. No.
12/406,841
Granted
Dec 10, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a memory cell transistor including a first lower insulating film provided on a semiconductor substrate, a first intermediate insulating film provided on the first lower insulating film, a first upper insulating film provided on the first intermediate insulating film, and a first gate electrode provided on the first upper insulating film, and a select transistor including a second lower insulating film provided on the semiconductor substrate, a second intermediate insulating film provided on the second lower insulating film, a second upper insulating film provided on the second intermediate insulating film, and a second gate electrode provided on the second upper insulating film, wherein trap density of the second intermediate insulating film is lower than that of the first intermediate insulating film.

Claims (10)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a memory cell transistor including a first lower insulating film provided on a semiconductor substrate, a first intermediate insulating film provided on the first lower insulating film, a first upper insulating film provided on the first intermediate insulating film, and a first gate electrode provided on the first upper insulating film; and

a select transistor including a second lower insulating film provided on the semiconductor substrate and formed of same insulating material film as that of the first lower insulating film, a second intermediate insulating film provided on the second lower insulating film, a second upper insulating film provided on the second intermediate insulating film and formed of same insulating material film as that of the first upper insulating film, and a second gate electrode provided on the second upper insulating film and formed of same conductive material film as that of the first gate electrode,

wherein the first and second intermediate insulating films are formed of silicon oxynitride, and a trap density of the second intermediate insulating film is lower than that of the first intermediate insulating film.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first intermediate insulating film is a charge storage insulating film.

3. A semiconductor device comprising:

a memory cell transistor including a first lower insulating film provided on a semiconductor substrate, a first intermediate insulating film provided on the first lower insulating film, a first upper insulating film provided on the first intermediate insulating film, and a first gate electrode provided on the first upper insulating film; and

a select transistor including a second lower insulating film provided on the semiconductor substrate and formed of same insulating material film as that of the first lower insulating film, a second intermediate insulating film provided on the second lower insulating film, a second upper insulating film provided on the second intermediate insulating film and formed of same insulating material film as that of the first upper insulating film, and a second gate electrode provided on the second upper insulating film and formed of same conductive material film as that of the first gate electrode,

wherein the first and second intermediate insulating films are formed of silicon oxynitride, and an oxygen concentration of the second intermediate insulating film is higher than that of the first intermediate insulating film.

4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the first intermediate insulating film is a charge storage insulating film.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: K.K. PANGEA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0401 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: K.K. PANGEA
Reel/Frame 055659/0471 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2017
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043709/0035 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2009
From: SEKINE, KATSUYUKI; OZAWA, YOSHIO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 022651/0729 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-108049 · Apr 17, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090261403A1 · Oct 22, 2009