IP Library Granted Patent US 7,573,083
Granted Patent B2
US 7,573,083 · App. 11/633,682 · Granted Aug 11, 2009

Transistor type ferroelectric memory and method of manufacturing the same

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,573,083
App. No.
11/633,682
Granted
Aug 11, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transistor type ferroelectric memory including: a substrate; a gate electrode formed above the substrate; a ferroelectric layer formed above the substrate to cover the gate electrode; a source electrode formed above the ferroelectric layer; a drain electrode formed above the ferroelectric layer and apart from the source electrode; and a channel layer formed above the ferroelectric layer and between the source electrode and the drain electrode.

Claims (30)

1. A transistor type ferroelectric memory comprising:

a substrate;

a gate electrode formed above the substrate;

a ferroelectric layer formed above the substrate and above the gate electrode;

a source electrode and a drain electrode formed above the ferroelectric layer; and

a channel layer formed above the ferroelectric layer, the channel layer being formed between the source electrode and the drain electrode above the ferroelectric layer,

an upper surface of each of the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the channel layer having one plane, and

the channel layer contacting the source electrode and the drain electrode.

2. The transistor type ferroelectric memory as defined in claim 1 ,

wherein the channel layer includes an oxide semiconductor.

3. The transistor type ferroelectric memory as defined in claim 1 ,

the channel layer including an oxide semiconductor and a dopant,

the dopant having functions as a donor or an acceptor,

the dopant having a first valence,

the oxide semiconductor having a second valence,

the first valence being different from the second valence.

4. The transistor type ferroelectric memory as defined in claim 1 ,

the ferroelectric layer including Pb(Zr,Ti,Nb)O 3 .

5. The transistor type ferroelectric memory as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

a protective layer formed above the channel layer.

6. A method of manufacturing a transistor type ferroelectric memory comprising:

forming a gate electrode above a substrate;

forming a ferroelectric layer above the substrate to cover the gate electrode;

forming a source electrode and a drain electrode above the ferroelectric layer; and

forming a channel layer above the ferroelectric layer and between the source electrode and the drain electrode,

the forming of the channel layer being carried out such that an upper surface of each of the channel layer, the source electrode and the drain electrode and the drain electrode have one plane.

7. The method of manufacturing a transistor type ferroelectric memory as defined in claim 6 , further comprising:

forming a protective layer above the channel layer.

8. The method of manufacturing a transistor type ferroelectric memory as defined in claim 7 ,

the protective layer including a silicon oxide layer having a silicon-hydrogen bond.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2006
From: KIJIMA, TAKESHI; KONISHI, AKIO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018643/0053 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-350556 · Dec 5, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070126042A1 · Jun 7, 2007