IP Library Granted Patent US 10,978,469
Granted Patent B2
US 10,978,469 · App. 16/287,454 · Granted Apr 13, 2021

Semiconductor storage device having an amorphous layer

Inventors: Kensei Takahashi (Kuwana Mie, JP); Takashi Asano (Yokkaichi Mie, JP); Satoshi Wakatsuki (Yokkaichi Mie, JP)
Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
H01L27/11582H01L21/02178H01L21/02271H01L21/28556H01L21/28568H01L29/40117H01L29/4966H01L29/517H01L29/04H01L29/1037H01L29/16H01L29/513H01L29/518
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Patent No.
US 10,978,469
App. No.
16/287,454
Granted
Apr 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor storage device includes a semiconductor substrate; an insulating layer provided on the semiconductor substrate; a barrier metal layer provided on the insulating layer; an aluminum compound layer provided on the barrier metal layer; an amorphous layer provided on the aluminum compound layer and including a material that vaporizes upon its chemical reaction with fluorine; and a metal layer provided on the amorphous layer.

Claims (36)

1. A semiconductor storage device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

an insulating layer provided on the semiconductor substrate;

a barrier metal layer provided on the insulating layer;

an aluminum compound layer provided on the barrier metal layer;

an amorphous layer provided on the aluminum compound layer and comprising a material that vaporizes upon its chemical reaction with fluorine; and

a metal layer provided on the amorphous layer,

wherein a thickness of the amorphous layer is smaller than a thickness of the aluminum compound layer.

2. The semiconductor storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the material is at least one of boron (B), boron nitride (BN), boron oxide (B 2 O 3 ), titanium nitride (TiN), titanium oxide (TiO 2 ), and silicon (Si).

3. The semiconductor storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminum compound layer is an aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) layer or an aluminum nitride (AlN) layer.

4. A semiconductor storage device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

an insulating layer provided on the semiconductor substrate;

a barrier metal layer provided on the insulating layer;

an aluminum compound layer provided on the barrier metal layer;

an amorphous layer provided on the aluminum compound layer and comprising a material that vaporizes upon its chemical reaction with fluorine;

a metal layer provided on the amorphous layer;

a plurality of insulating layers including the insulating layer;

a plurality of first films respectively including the insulating layers;

a plurality of barrier metal layers including the barrier metal layer, a plurality of aluminum compound layers including the aluminum compound layer, and a plurality of amorphous layers including the amorphous layer; and

a plurality of second films each including a respective one of the plurality of barrier metal layers, a respective one of the plurality of aluminum compound layers, and a respective one of the plurality of amorphous layers,

wherein the first films and the second films are stacked alternately,

wherein the first films each include a respective bulk layer that covers the corresponding insulating layer and has a higher dielectric constant than that of the insulating layer.

5. A semiconductor storage device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

an insulating layer provided on the semiconductor substrate;

a barrier metal layer provided on the insulating layer;

an aluminum compound layer provided on the barrier metal layer;

an amorphous layer provided on the aluminum compound layer and comprising a material that vaporizes upon its chemical reaction with fluorine;

a metal layer provided on the amorphous layer;

a plurality of insulating layers including the insulating layer;

a plurality of first films respectively including the insulating layers;

a plurality of barrier metal layers including the barrier metal layer, a plurality of aluminum compound layers including the aluminum compound layer, and a plurality of amorphous layers including the amorphous layer, and

a plurality of second films each including a respective one of the plurality of barrier metal layers, a respective one of the plurality of aluminum compound layers, and a respective one of the plurality of amorphous layers,

wherein the first films and the second films are stacked alternately,

wherein the first films and the second films are penetrated by a hole, and the semiconductor storage device further comprises a memory film disposed in the hole.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 31, 2022
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058905/0582 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2019
From: TAKAHASHI, KENSEI; ASANO, TAKASHI; WAKATSUKI, SATOSHI
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049829/0618 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-156392 · Aug 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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