IP Library Granted Patent US 9,331,184
Granted Patent B2
US 9,331,184 · App. 13/914,641 · Granted May 3, 2016

Sonos device and method for fabricating the same

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Patent No.
US 9,331,184
App. No.
13/914,641
Granted
May 3, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) device is disclosed. The SONOS device includes a substrate; a first oxide layer on the substrate; a silicon-rich trapping layer on the first oxide layer; a nitrogen-containing layer on the silicon-rich trapping layer; a silicon-rich oxide layer on the nitrogen-containing layer; and a polysilicon layer on the silicon-rich oxide layer.

Claims (33)

1. A method for fabricating silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) device, comprising:

providing a substrate;

forming a first oxide layer on the substrate;

forming a silicon nitride (SiN) layer on the first oxide layer;

performing a first silane soak process;

injecting ammonia and silane for forming a silicon-rich SiN layer on the silicon nitride layer;

forming a nitrogen-containing layer on the silicon-rich SiN layer;

forming a silicon-rich oxide layer on the nitrogen-containing layer; and

forming a polysilicon layer on the silicon-rich oxide layer.

2. The method for fabricating SONOS device of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing an ammonia soak on the first oxide layer; and

injecting ammonia and silane for forming the silicon nitride layer.

3. The method for fabricating SONOS device of claim 1 , further comprising performing a microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process for forming the silicon nitride layer.

4. The method for fabricating SONOS device of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing the first silane soak process under plasma off on the silicon nitride layer; and

injecting ammonia and silane with plasma on for forming the silicon-rich SiN layer.

5. The method for fabricating SONOS device of claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen-containing layer comprises a silicon nitride layer.

6. The method for fabricating SONOS device of claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen-containing layer comprises a silicon oxynitride layer.

7. The method for fabricating SONOS device of claim 6 , further comprising:

performing a second silane soak process under plasma off on the nitrogen-containing layer; and

injecting ammonia, oxygen, and silane with plasma on for forming the silicon-rich oxide layer.

8. The method for fabricating SONOS device of claim 1 , further comprising forming a second oxide layer on the silicon-rich oxide layer before forming the polysilicon layer.

9. The method for fabricating SONOS device of claim 1 , wherein the first silane soak process comprises conducting a helium (He) pre-clean process at a temperature greater than 300° C.

10. The method for fabricating SONOS device of claim 1 , wherein the first silane soak process is performed under atmospheric or sub-atmospheric environment in the same chamber.

11. A method for fabricating silicon-oxide-nitride-oxide-silicon (SONOS) device, comprising:

providing a substrate;

forming a first oxide layer on the substrate;

forming a silicon nitride (SiN) layer on the first oxide layer;

performing a first silane soak process;

injecting ammonia, oxygen, and silane for forming a silicon-rich SiON layer on the silicon nitride layer;

forming a nitrogen-containing layer on the silicon-rich SiON layer;

forming a silicon-rich oxide layer on the nitrogen-containing layer; and

forming a polysilicon layer on the silicon-rich oxide layer.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2021
From: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: MARLIN SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
Reel/Frame 056991/0292 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2013
From: YANG, CHIN-SHENG; CHEN, CHIEN-HUNG
To: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 030582/0551 →