IP Library Granted Patent US 9,123,720
Granted Patent B2
US 9,123,720 · App. 13/950,442 · Granted Sep 1, 2015

Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 9,123,720
App. No.
13/950,442
Granted
Sep 1, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes: a substrate on which a semiconductor circuit is formed; an interlayer insulating film in which a contact hole is formed on the substrate; a catalyst metal film on a side wall of the contact hole; catalyst metal particles on a bottom of the contact hole; graphene on the catalyst metal film; and carbon nanotubes, which penetrates the contact hole, on the catalyst metal particles.

Claims (12)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a substrate on which a semiconductor circuit is formed;

an interlayer insulating film in which a contact hole is formed on the substrate;

a catalyst metal film on a side wall of the contact hole;

catalyst metal particles on a bottom of the contact hole;

graphene on the catalyst metal film;

carbon nanotubes, which penetrates the contact hole, on the catalyst metal particles; and

an embedded film in the contact hole.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein an aspect ratio (depth/diameter) of the contact hole is not smaller than 2.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the catalyst metal is metal or alloy containing one or more elements selected from a group including Co, Ni, and Fe.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein an average thickness of the catalyst metal film is not less than 5 nm and not more than 20 nm.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a metal film, an alloy film, or a metal nitride film containing one or more elements selected from a group including Ti, Ta, Mn, Mo, V, Ru, and Cu is provided between the catalyst metal film and the interlayer insulating film.

Assignments (4)
DE-MERGER Recorded Dec 12, 2019
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051260/0291 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 12, 2019
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION; K.K PANGEA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051262/0776 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Dec 12, 2019
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051262/0881 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2013
From: KATAGIRI, MASAYUKI; YAMAZAKI, YUICHI; SAKAI, TADASHI; SAKUMA, NAOSHI; SUZUKI, MARIKO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 030876/0324 →