IP Library Patent Application 13919623
Patent Application
App. No. 13/919,623

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ELECTRODE INCLUDING INTERVENTION FILM

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App. No.
13/919,623
Abstract

In a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate, a trench formed on the semiconductor substrate, an insulating film formed on a side wall of the trench, and an electrode formed on the insulating film. The electrode includes a first film made of first metal nitride, an intervention film made of silicon or of second metal silicide, and a second film made of third metal in this order.

Claims (36)

1 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

a trench formed on the semiconductor substrate;

an insulating film formed on a side wall of the trench; and

an electrode formed on the insulating film, the electrode comprising a first film made of a first metal which is nitrided, an intervention film made of a silicon or of a second metal which is silicided, and a second film made of a third metal in this order.

2 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the intervention film has a film thickness between 1 nm and 3 nm, both inclusive.

3 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first film, the intervention film, and the second film comprise films which are annealed.

4 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first metal comprises a high-melting metal.

5 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the second metal and the third metal comprises a high-melting metal.

6 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the high-melting metal is selected from a group consisting of tungsten, cobalt, titanium, nickel, molybdenum, and tantalum.

7 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the high-melting metal is selected from a group consisting of tungsten, cobalt, titanium, nickel, molybdenum, and tantalum.

8 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein further comprises:

a plurality of active regions; and

an element isolation region enclosing the plurality of active regions,

wherein the electrode comprises a wire straddling the element isolation region and at least one of the active regions.

9 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a most upper surface of the electrode is lower than a most upper surface of the semiconductor substrate.

10 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

first and second trenches which are formed on the semiconductor substrate and which extend in a first direction;

a first film made of a first metal which is nitrided, the first film being formed on side walls of the first and second trenches;

an intervention film which is formed on the side walls of the first and second trenches and which is formed on the first film, the intervention film being made of a silicon or of a second metal which is silicided;

a second film formed on the side walls of the first and second trenches, the second film being made of a third metal different from the first metal; and

a cap insulating film covering the first film, the intervention film, and the second film, the cap insulating film filling in upper portions of the first and second trenches.

11 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising an insulating film between the side walls of the first and second trenches and the first film.

12 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein a most upper surface of the second film is lower than a most upper surface of the semiconductor substrate.

13 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein further comprises:

a plurality of active regions extending in a second direction different from the first direction; and

an element isolation region enclosing the plurality of active regions,

wherein the first and second trenches simultaneously cross at least one of the active regions.

14 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising a contact plug formed on a most upper surface of the active region sandwiched between the first and second trenches.

15 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the intervention film has a film thickness between 1 nm and 3 nm, both inclusive.

16 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first film, the intervention film, and the second film comprise films which are annealed.

17 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first metal comprises a high-melting metal.

18 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein each of the second metal and the third metal comprises a high-melting metal.

19 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the high-melting metal is selected from a group consisting of tungsten, cobalt, titanium, nickel, molybdenum, and tantalum.

20 . The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the high-melting metal is selected from a group consisting of tungsten, cobalt, titanium, nickel, molybdenum, and tantalum.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2014
From: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
To: PS4 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 032901/0196 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2013
From: KIKUCHI, MASANORI
To: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
Reel/Frame 030626/0744 →