IP Library Granted Patent US 9,929,176
Granted Patent B2
US 9,929,176 · App. 15/398,230 · Granted Mar 27, 2018

Non-volatile storage device and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Masaaki Higuchi (Yokkaichi Mie, JP); Masaru Kito (Kuwana Mie, JP); Masao Shingu (Yokkaichi Mie, JP)
Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
H01L27/11582H01L27/1157
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Patent No.
US 9,929,176
App. No.
15/398,230
Granted
Mar 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an embodiment, a non-volatile storage device includes a first layer, a second layer formed on the first layer, a stacked body including a plurality of conductive films stacked on the second layer, and a semiconductor pillar which penetrates the stacked body and the second layer and reaches the first layer. The semiconductor pillar includes a semiconductor film formed along an extending direction of the semiconductor pillar, and a memory film which covers a periphery of the semiconductor film. The memory film includes a first portion formed between the stacked body and the semiconductor film and a second portion formed between the second layer and the semiconductor film. An outer periphery of the second portion in a plane perpendicular to the extending direction is wider than an outer periphery of the first portion on a second layer side of the stacked body.

Claims (69)

1. A non-volatile storage device comprising:

a first layer;

a second layer provided over the first layer;

a third layer provided over the second layer;

a selector gate provided above the third layer;

a stacked body including a plurality of conductive films stacked above the selector gate;

a semiconductor pillar which penetrates the stacked body, the selector gate, the third layer and the second layer and reaches the first layer, and

a silicon nitride film positioned at a periphery of the semiconductor pillar,

wherein

the semiconductor pillar includes a semiconductor film provided along an extending direction of the semiconductor pillar,

the semiconductor pillar further includes a first portion provided in the selector gate and a second portion provided in the second layer, and

a thickness of the silicon nitride film facing the second portion in a plane perpendicular to an extending direction of the semiconductor pillar is greater than a thickness of the silicon nitride film facing the first portion in the plane perpendicular to the extending direction.

2. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 1 , wherein

the stacked body includes the stacked layers of the conductive films and silicon oxide films, and

the third layer includes an insulation film.

3. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 1 , wherein

an edge of the second layer is located under the selector gate.

4. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 3 , wherein

the stacked body includes the stacked layers of the conductive films and silicon oxide films, and

the third layer includes an insulation film.

5. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer includes at least one of aluminum oxide and tantalum oxide.

6. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 5 , wherein the first layer includes a polysilicon layer doped with a dopant.

7. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 6 , wherein the conductive films include polycrystalline silicon.

8. A non-volatile storage device comprising:

a first layer;

a second layer provided over the first layer and including at least one of aluminum oxide and tantalum oxide;

a selector gate provided above the second layer;

a stacked body including a plurality of conductive films stacked over the selector gate;

a semiconductor pillar which penetrates the stacked body, and the selector gate and the second layer, and

a silicon nitride film provided at a periphery of the semiconductor pillar,

wherein

the semiconductor pillar includes a semiconductor film provided along an extending direction of the semiconductor pillar,

the semiconductor pillar further includes a first portion provided in the selector gate and a second portion provided in the second layer, and

a thickness of the silicon nitride film facing the second portion in a plane perpendicular to the extending direction of the semiconductor pillar is greater than a thickness of the silicon nitride film facing the first portion in the plane perpendicular to the extending direction.

9. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 8 , wherein

the stacked body includes the stacked layers of the conductive films and silicon oxide films, and

the third layer includes an insulation film.

10. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 8 , wherein

an edge of the second layer is located under the selector gate.

11. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 10 , wherein

the stacked body includes the stacked layers of the conductive films and silicon oxide films, and

the third layer includes an insulation film.

12. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 11 , wherein the first layer includes a polysilicon layer doped with a dopant.

13. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 12 , wherein the conductive films include polycrystalline silicon.

14. A non-volatile storage device comprising:

a first layer disposed in a first plane;

a second layer provided over the first layer and including at least one of aluminum oxide and tantalum oxide;

a third layer provided over the second layer;

a first selector gate provided over the third layer;

a stacked body, including a plurality of conductive films separated by an insulating film, stacked over the first selector gate;

a second selector gate provided over the stacked body;

a memory hole region which penetrates the second selector gate, the stacked body, the first selector gate, the third layer and the second layer and extends to the first layer; and

a silicon nitride film positioned at a periphery of the memory hole region,

wherein

the first layer includes a source line;

the memory hole region extends in a first direction perpendicular to the first plane, the memory hole region including a semiconductor film provided parallel to the first direction, and a silicon nitride film positioned at the periphery of the memory hole region,

the memory hole region further includes a first portion provided in the first selector gate, a second portion provided in the second layer, and a third portion provided below the second layer; and

the silicon nitride film facing the third portion is located under the second layer and a thickness of the silicon nitride film facing the second portion in a plane perpendicular to an extending direction of the memory hole is greater than a thickness of the silicon nitride film facing the first portion in the plane perpendicular to the extending direction.

15. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 14 , wherein

the stacked body includes the stacked layers of the conductive films and silicon oxide films, and

the third layer includes an insulation film.

16. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 14 , wherein

an edge of the second layer is located under the selector gate.

17. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 16 , wherein

the stacked body includes the stacked layers of the conductive films and silicon oxide films, and

the third layer includes an insulation film.

18. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 17 , wherein the first layer includes a polysilicon layer doped with a dopant.

19. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 18 , wherein the conductive films include polycrystalline silicon.

20. The non-volatile storage device according to claim 14 , wherein a center of the first portion in the plane perpendicular to the extending direction of the memory hole is located directly above a center of the second portion in the plane perpendicular to the extending direction of the memory hole.

Assignments (4)
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 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: K.K. PANGEA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0401 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2017
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043194/0647 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-187523 · Sep 10, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14194757 · Mar 2, 2014
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