IP Library Granted Patent US 10,777,573
Granted Patent B2
US 10,777,573 · App. 16/285,068 · Granted Sep 15, 2020

Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Yuta Saito (Yokkaichi Mie, JP); Shinji Mori (Nagoya Aichi, JP); Keiichi Sawa (Yokkaichi Mie, JP); Kazuhisa Matsuda (Yokkaichi Mie, JP); Kazuhiro Matsuo (Kuwana Mie, JP); Hiroyuki Yamashita (Yokkaichi Mie, JP)
Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
H01L27/11582H01L21/324H01L23/53295H01L29/40117
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Patent No.
US 10,777,573
App. No.
16/285,068
Granted
Sep 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer containing metal atoms, a charge storage layer provided on a surface of the semiconductor layer via a first insulating film, and an electrode layer provided on a surface of the charge storage layer via a second insulating film. The thickness of the first insulating film is 5 nm or more and 10 nm or less. The concentration of the metal atoms in the semiconductor layer is 5.0×10 17 [EA/cm 3 ] or higher and 1.3×10 20 [EA/cm 3 ] or lower.

Claims (32)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a semiconductor layer containing metal atoms;

a charge storage layer provided on a surface of the semiconductor layer via a first insulating film; and

an electrode layer provided on a surface of the charge storage layer via a second insulating film, wherein

the first insulating film has a thickness of 5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, and

the semiconductor layer has a metal atom concentration of 5.0×10 17 [EA/cm 3 ] or higher and 1.3×10 20 [EA/cm 3 ] or lower.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein crystal grains in the semiconductor layer have a particle diameter of 2,000 nm or more.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the metal atoms include at least one of gold (Au), aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), palladium (Pd), nickel (Ni), or platinum (Pt).

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the metal atoms include at least one of manganese (Mn), rhodium (Rh), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), chromium (Cr), titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), iridium (Ir), Ta (tantalum), rhenium (Re), molybdenum (Mo), vanadium (V), hafnium (Hf), ruthenium (Ru), zirconium (Zr), or tungsten (W).

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the semiconductor layer is a polysilicon layer.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

plural electrode layers stacked alternately with a plurality of insulating layers on a substrate.

7. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a semiconductor layer containing metal atoms;

a charge storage layer provided on a surface of the semiconductor layer via a first insulating film; and

an electrode layer provided on a surface of the charge storage layer via a second insulating film, wherein

the first insulating film has a thickness of 5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, and

crystal grains in the semiconductor layer have a particle diameter of 2,000 nm or more.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein crystal grains in the semiconductor layer have a particle diameter of 2,000 nm or more.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the metal atoms include at least one of gold (Au), aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), palladium (Pd), nickel (Ni), or platinum (Pt).

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the metal atoms include at least one of manganese (Mn), rhodium (Rh), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), chromium (Cr), titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), iridium (Ir), Ta (tantalum), rhenium (Re), molybdenum (Mo), vanadium (V), hafnium (Hf), ruthenium (Ru), zirconium (Zr), or tungsten (W).

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the semiconductor layer is a polysilicon layer.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

plural electrode layers stacked alternately with a plurality of insulating layers on a substrate.

Assignments (2)
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 Jun 17, 2019
From: SAITO, YUTA; MORI, SHINJI; SAWA, KEIICHI; MATSUDA, KAZUHISA; MATSUO, KAZUHIRO; YAMASHITA, HIROYUKI
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049485/0001 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-103578 · May 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190371810A1 · Dec 5, 2019