Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090101969 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first conductive layer provided on a surface of the substrate and serving as one of a source and a drain; a first insulating film provided on the first conductive layer; a gate electrode film provided on the first insulating film; a second insulating film provided on the gate electrode film; a gate opening provided so as to penetrate the second insulating film, the gate electrode film and the first insulating film to expose a part of the first conductive layer; a recess provided in the surface of the first conductive layer just below the gate opening; a gate insulator provided on the side surface of the gate opening and having a projecting shape at a portion between the first insulating film and the recess; a second conductive layer buried in the recess and in a bottom of the gate opening so as to be in contact with the gate insulator, and serving as the one of the source and the drain while being in contact with the first conductive layer; a channel which is buried in the gate opening above the second conductive layer so as to face the gate electrode film with the gate insulator therebetween, and which has a channel layer generated therein, the channel layer allowing majority carriers to flow between the source and the drain in response to a voltage applied to the gate; and a third conductive layer buried in the gate opening above the channel so as to be in contact with the gate insulator to serve as the other one of the source and the drain. | 04-23-2009 |
20090146190 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, comprising a plurality of memory strings, each of the memory strings being constituted with a plurality of electrically erasable memory cells being serially connected each other, the memory strings comprising:
| 06-11-2009 |
20090321813 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a stacked body with a plurality of insulating films and electrode films alternately stacked therein, through which a through hole extending in the stacking direction is formed; a semiconductor pillar buried inside the through hole; and a charge storage layer located on both sides of each of the electrode films in the stacking direction and insulated from the electrode film and the semiconductor pillar. | 12-31-2009 |
20100013049 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A first multilayer body is formed by alternately layering dielectric films and electrode films on a substrate. Then, an end portion of the first multilayer body is processed into a staircase shape, and a first interlayer dielectric film is formed around the first multilayer body. Next, a plurality of contact holes having a diameter decreasing downward are formed in the first interlayer dielectric film so that the contact holes reach respective end portions of the electrode films. Then, a sacrificial material is buried in the contact holes. Next, a second multilayer body is formed immediately above the first multilayer body, and a second interlayer dielectric film is formed around the second multilayer body. Thereafter, a plurality of contact holes having a diameter decreasing downward are formed in the second interlayer dielectric film to communicate with the respective contact holes formed in the first interlayer dielectric film. Then, the sacrificial material is removed and a contact is buried inside the contact holes. The contact has a step difference. | 01-21-2010 |
20100034028 | METHOD FOR DRIVING NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - In a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having n (n is an integer of two or more) electrode films stacked and having charge storage layers provided above and below each of the electrode films, when data ā0ā is written by injecting electrons into the charge storage layer on a source line side of a memory cell of the number k (k is an integer of 1 to (nā1)) as counted from an end on a bit line side in a selected semiconductor pillar, positive program potential is given to the electrode film of the number 1 to k as counted from the bit line side, and 0 V is given to the electrode film of the number (k+1) to n, therewith positive potential is given to the bit line and 0 V is given to the source line. | 02-11-2010 |
20100038699 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A stacked body is formed on a silicon substrate by stacking a plurality of insulating films and a plurality of electrode films alternately and through-holes are formed to extend in the stacking direction. Next, gaps are formed between the electrode films using etching the insulating films via the through-holes. Charge storage layers are formed along side faces of the through-holes and inner faces of the gaps, and silicon pillars are filled into the through-holes. Thereby, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device is manufactured. | 02-18-2010 |
20100044776 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A multilayer body is formed by alternately stacking electrode films serving as control gates and dielectric films in a direction orthogonal to an upper surface of a silicon substrate. Trenches extending in the word line direction are formed in the multilayer body and a memory film is formed on an inner surface of the trench. Subsequently, a silicon body is buried inside the trench, and a charge storage film and the silicon body are divided in the word line direction to form silicon pillars. This simplifies the configuration of memory cells in the bit line direction, and hence can shorten the arrangement pitch of the silicon pillars, decreasing the area per memory cell. | 02-25-2010 |
20100109071 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a stacked body with a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of dielectric layers alternately stacked, the stacked body being provided on the semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor layer provided inside a hole formed through the stacked body, the semiconductor layer extending in stacking direction of the conductive layers and the dielectric layers; and a charge storage layer provided between the conductive layers and the semiconductor layer. The stacked body in a memory cell array region including a plurality of memory strings is divided into a plurality of blocks by slits with an interlayer dielectric film buried therein, the memory string including as many memory cells series-connected in the stacking direction as the conductive layers, the memory cell including the conductive layer, the semiconductor layer, and the charge storage layer provided between the conductive layer and the semiconductor layer, and each of the block is surrounded by the slits formed in a closed pattern. | 05-06-2010 |
20100109072 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a first stacked body on a silicon substrate, and a second stacked body is provided thereon. The first stacked body includes a plurality of insulating films alternately stacked with a plurality of electrode films, and a first portion of a through-hole extending in a stacking direction is formed. The second stacked body includes a plurality of insulating films alternately stacked with a plurality of electrode films, and a second portion of the through-hole is formed. A memory film is formed on an inner face of the through-hole, and a silicon pillar is buried in an interior of the through-hole. A central axis of the second portion of the through-hole is shifted from a central axis of the first portion, and a lower end of the second portion is positioned lower than an upper portion of the first portion. | 05-06-2010 |
20100118610 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A stacked body with a plurality of dielectric films and electrode films alternately stacked therein is provided. The electrode film is divided into a plurality of control gate electrodes extending in one direction. The stacked body is provided with a U-pillar penetrating through the select gate electrodes and the control gate electrodes, having one end connected to a source line, and having the other end connected to a bit line. Moreover, a different potential is applied to uppermost one of the control gate electrodes than that applied to the other control gate electrodes. | 05-13-2010 |
20100181612 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: forming a stacked body by alternately stacking a plurality of interlayer insulating films and a plurality of control gate electrodes; forming a through-hole extending in a stacking direction in the stacked body; etching a portion of the interlayer insulating film facing the through-hole via the through-hole to remove the portion; forming a removed portion; forming a first insulating film on inner faces of the through-hole and the portion in which the interlayer insulating films are removed; forming a floating gate electrode in the portion in which the interlayer insulating films are removed; forming a second insulating film so as to cover a portion of the floating gate electrode facing the through-hole; and burying a semiconductor pillar in the through-hole. | 07-22-2010 |
20100200906 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a multilayer structure; a semiconductor pillar; a third insulating film; and a fourth insulating film layer. The a multilayer structure is provided on the semiconductor substrate and including a plurality of constituent multilayer bodies stacked in a first direction perpendicular to a major surface of the semiconductor substrate. Each of the plurality of constituent multilayer bodies includes an electrode film provided parallel to the major surface, a first insulating film, a charge storage layer provided between the electrode film and the first insulating film, and a second insulating film provided between the charge storage layer and the electrode film. The semiconductor pillar penetrates through the multilayer structure in the first direction. The third insulating film is provided between the semiconductor pillar and the electrode film. The fourth insulating film is provided between the semiconductor pillar and the charge storage layer. | 08-12-2010 |
20100207190 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, includes: a stacked body including a plurality of insulating films alternately stacked with a plurality of electrode films, the electrode films being divided to form a plurality of control gate electrodes aligned in a first direction; a plurality of semiconductor pillars aligned in a stacking direction of the stacked body, the semiconductor pillars being arranged in a matrix configuration along the first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction to pierce the control gate electrodes; and a connection member connecting a lower end portion of one of the semiconductor pillars to a lower end portion of one other of the semiconductor pillars, an upper end portion of the one of the semiconductor pillars being connected to a source line, an upper end portion of the one other of the semiconductor pillars being connected to a bit line. At least some of the control gate electrodes are pierced by two of the semiconductor pillars adjacent to each other in the second direction. Two of the semiconductor pillars being connected to each other by the connection member pierce mutually different control gate electrodes. | 08-19-2010 |
20100207194 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a stacked body provided on the semiconductor substrate, the stacked body having electrode films and insulating films being alternately stacked; a first and second semiconductor pillars; and a first and second charge storage layers. The first and second semiconductor pillars are provided inside a through hole penetrating through the stacked body in a stacking direction of the stacked body. The through hole has a cross section of an oblate circle, when cutting in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction. The first and second semiconductor pillars face each other in a major axis direction of the first oblate circle. The first and second semiconductor pillars extend in the stacking direction. The first and second charge storage layers are provided between the electrode film and the first and second semiconductor pillars, respectively. | 08-19-2010 |
20100224928 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, the device including a stacked structural unit including a plurality of insulating films alternately stacked with a plurality of electrode films in a first direction and a semiconductor pillar piercing the stacked structural unit in the first direction, the method includes: forming a stacked unit including a core material film alternately stacked with a sacrificial film on a major surface of a substrate perpendicular to the first direction; making a trench in the stacked unit, the trench extending in the first direction and a second direction in a plane perpendicular to the first direction; filling a filling material into the trench; removing the sacrificial film to form a hollow structural unit, the hollow structural unit including a post unit supporting the core material film on the substrate, the post unit being made of the filling material; and forming the stacked structural unit by stacking one of the insulating films and one of the electrode films on a surface of the core material film exposed by removing the sacrificial film. | 09-09-2010 |
20100244119 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, includes: a stacked structural unit including a plurality of insulating films alternately stacked with a plurality of electrode films in a first direction; a selection gate electrode stacked on the stacked structural unit in the first direction; an insulating layer stacked on the selection gate electrode in the first direction; a first semiconductor pillar piercing the stacked structural unit, the selection gate electrode, and the insulating layer in the first direction, a first cross section of the first semiconductor pillar having an annular configuration, the first cross section being cut in a plane orthogonal to the first direction; a first core unit buried in an inner side of the first semiconductor pillar, the first core unit being recessed from an upper face of the insulating layer; and a first conducting layer of the first semiconductor pillar provided on the first core unit to contact the first core unit. | 09-30-2010 |
20100244186 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, includes: a stacked structural unit including a plurality of stacked component units stacked in a first direction, each of the stacked component units including a first conducting film made of a semiconductor of a first conductivity type provided perpendicular to the first direction and a first insulating film stacked in the first direction with the first conducting film; a semiconductor pillar piercing the stacked structural unit in the first direction and including a conducting region of a second conductivity type, the semiconductor pillar including a first region opposing each of the first conducting films, and a second region provided between the first regions with respect to the first direction, the second region having a resistance different from a resistance of the first region; and a second insulating film provided between the semiconductor pillar and the first conducting film. | 09-30-2010 |
20100276743 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A laminated body is formed by alternately laminating a plurality of dielectric films and electrode films on a silicon substrate. Next, a through hole extending in the lamination direction is formed in the laminated body. Next, a selective nitridation process is performed to selectively form a charge layer made of silicon nitride in a region of an inner surface of the through hole corresponding to the electrode film. Next, a high-pressure oxidation process is performed to form a block layer made of silicon oxide between the charge layer and the electrode film. Next, a tunnel layer made of silicon oxide is formed on an inner side surface of the through hole. Thus, a flash memory can be manufactured in which the charge layer is split for each electrode film. | 11-04-2010 |
20100320526 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a memory unit; and a circuit unit provided between the semiconductor substrate and the memory unit. The memory unit includes: a stacked structural unit having electrode films alternately stacked with inter-electrode-film insulating films; a semiconductor pillar piercing the stacked structural unit; and a storage unit provided corresponding to an intersection between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar. The circuit unit includes first and second transistors having different conductivity type, a first interconnect, and first and second contact plugs. The first interconnect includes silicide provided on a side of the first and second transistors opposite to the semiconductor substrate. The first contact plug made of polysilicon of the first conductivity type connects the first interconnect to the first transistor. The second contact plug made of polysilicon of the second conductivity type connects the first interconnect to the second transistor. | 12-23-2010 |
20100327339 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A semiconductor memory device provided with a cell array section and a peripheral circuit section, the device includes: a back gate electrode; a stacked body provided on the back gate electrode; a plurality of semiconductor pillars extending in a stacking direction; connection members, each of the connection members connecting one of the semiconductor pillars to another one of the semiconductor pillars; a back-gate electrode contact applying a potential to the back gate electrode; a gate electrode provided in the peripheral circuit section; and a gate electrode contact applying a potential to the gate electrode, the back gate electrode and the gate electrode respectively including: a lower semiconductor layer; a conductive layer provided on the lower semiconductor layer; and an upper semiconductor layer provided on the conductive layer, the connection members being provided in or on the upper semiconductor layer, the back-gate electrode contact and the gate electrode contact being in contact with the conductive layer. | 12-30-2010 |
20110002172 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a memory unit; and a control unit. The memory unit includes a multilayer structure including electrode films and inter-electrode insulating films alternately stacked in a first direction; a semiconductor pillar piercing the multilayer structure in the first direction; a memory layer provided between the semiconductor pillar and the electrode films; a inner insulating film provided between the memory layer and the semiconductor pillar; a outer insulating film provided between the memory layer and the electrode films; and a wiring electrically connected to the first semiconductor pillar. In erasing operation, the control unit sets the first wiring at a first potential and sets the electrode film at a second potential lower than the first potential, and then sets the first wiring at a third potential and sets the electrode film at a fourth potential higher than the third potential. | 01-06-2011 |
20110012188 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes: a stacked body formed of a plurality of inter-layer insulating films and a plurality of electrode films alternately stacked and having a through-hole formed in the stacking direction; an electrode-side insulating film of a film thickness of 4 nm or more provided on an inner surface of the through-hole; a charge storage film provided on the electrode-side insulating film; a semiconductor-side insulating film of a film thickness of 4 nm or more provided on the charge storage film; and a semiconductor pillar buried in the through-hole. | 01-20-2011 |
20110018050 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, includes: a stacked structural unit including electrode films alternately stacked with inter-electrode insulating films; first and second semiconductor pillars piercing the stacked structural unit; a connection portion semiconductor layer electrically connect the first and second semiconductor pillars; a connection portion conductive layer provided to oppose the connection portion semiconductor layer; a memory layer and an inner insulating film provided between the first and semiconductor pillars and each of the electrode films, and between the connection portion conductive layer and the connection portion semiconductor layer; an outer insulating film provided between the memory layer and each of the electrode films; and a connection portion outer insulating film provided between the memory layer and the connection portion conductive layer. The connection portion outer insulating film has a film thickness thicker than a film thickness of the outer insulating film. | 01-27-2011 |
20110018052 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a stacked structure, a semiconductor pillar, a memory layer and an outer insulating film. The stacked structure includes a plurality of electrode films and a plurality of interelectrode insulating films alternately stacked in a first direction. The semiconductor pillar pierces the stacked structure in the first direction. The memory layer is provided between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar. The outer insulating film is provided between the electrode films and the memory layer. The device includes a first region and a second region. An outer diameter of the outer insulating film along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the first region is larger than that in the second region. A thickness of the outer insulating film along the second direction in the first region is thicker than that in the second region. | 01-27-2011 |
20110019480 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, includes: a stacked structural unit including electrode films alternately stacked with inter-electrode insulating films; a first and second semiconductor pillars piercing the stacked structural unit; a connection portion semiconductor layer to electrically connect the first and second semiconductor pillars; a connection portion conductive layer opposing the connection portion semiconductor layer; a memory layer, an inner insulating film, and an outer insulating film provided between the first and second semiconductor layers and the electrode films and between the connection portion semiconductor layer and the connection portion conductive layer. At least a portion of a face of the connection portion conductive layer opposing the outer insulating film is a curved surface having a recessed configuration on a side of the outer insulating film. | 01-27-2011 |
20110031550 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a stacked structural unit including a plurality of electrode films and a plurality of inter-electrode insulating films alternately stacked in a first direction; a first selection gate electrode stacked on the stacked structural unit in the first direction; a first semiconductor pillar piercing the stacked structural unit and the first selection gate electrode in the first direction; a first memory unit provided at an intersection of each of the electrode films and the first semiconductor pillar; and a first selection gate insulating film provided between the first semiconductor pillar and the first selection gate electrode, the first selection gate electrode including a first silicide layer provided on a face of the first selection gate electrode perpendicular to the first direction. | 02-10-2011 |
20110103149 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a control circuit. The memory cell array includes a stacked body, a through-hole, a semiconductor pillar, and a charge storage film. The stacked body includes a plurality of insulating films alternately stacked with a plurality of electrode films. The through-hole is made in the stacked body to align in a stacking direction. The semiconductor pillar is buried in the through-hole. The charge storage film is provided between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar. Memory cells are formed at each intersection between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar. The control circuit writs a first value to at least some of the memory cells, performs an erasing operation of the first value from the memory cell written with the first value, reads data stored in the memory cell having undergone the erasing operation, and sets the memory cell to be unusable in a case that the first value is read from the memory cell. | 05-05-2011 |
20110103153 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a stacked body, a semiconductor pillar, a charge storage film, and a drive circuit. The stacked body is provided on the substrate. The stacked body includes a plurality of insulating films alternately stacked with a plurality of electrode films. A through-hole is made in the stacked body to align in a stacking direction. The semiconductor pillar is buried in an interior of the through-hole. The charge storage film is provided between the electrode film and the semiconductor pillar. The drive circuit supplies a potential to the electrode film. The diameter of the through-hole differs by a position in the stacking direction. The drive circuit supplies a potential to reduce a potential difference with the semiconductor pillar as a diameter of the through-hole piercing the electrode film decreases. | 05-05-2011 |
20110127597 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device with charge storage layers with high reliability is provided. A plurality of insulating films and a plurality of electrode films 14 are alternately stacked on a substrate 11, and a plurality of selection gate electrodes 17 extending in the X direction and a plurality of bit lines BL extending in the Y direction are provided thereon. U-shaped silicon members 33 are provided, each of which is constituted by a plurality of silicon pillars 31 passing through the electrode films 14 and the selection gate electrode 17, whose upper ends are connected to the bit lines BL, and a connective member 32 connecting lower parts of one pair of the silicon pillars 31 disposed in diagonal positions. The electrode film 14 of each layer is divided for the respective selection gate electrodes 17. One pair of the silicon pillars 31 connected to one another through the connective member 32 are caused to pass through the different electrode films 14 and the different selection gate electrodes 17. All of the U-shaped silicon members 33 connected commonly to one bit line BL are commonly connected to another bit line BL. | 06-02-2011 |
20110147818 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a substrate; a memory multilayer body with a plurality of insulating films and electrode films alternately stacked therein, the memory multilayer body being provided on a memory array region of the substrate; a semiconductor pillar buried in the memory multilayer body and extending in stacking direction of the insulating films and the electrode films; a charge storage film provided between one of the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar; a dummy multilayer body with a plurality of the insulating films and the electrode films alternately stacked therein and a dummy hole formed therein, the dummy multilayer body being provided on a peripheral circuit region of the substrate; an insulating member buried in the dummy hole; and a contact buried in the insulating member and extending in the stacking direction. | 06-23-2011 |
20110220987 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a base, a stacked body, a memory film, a channel body, an interconnection, and a contact plug. The base includes a substrate and a peripheral circuit formed on a surface of the substrate. The stacked body includes a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers alternately stacked above the base. The memory film is provided on an inner wall of a memory hole punched through the stacked body to reach a lowermost layer of the conductive layers. The memory film includes a charge storage film. The interconnection is provided below the stacked body. The interconnection electrically connects the lowermost layer of the conductive layers in an interconnection region laid out on an outside of a memory cell array region and the peripheral circuit. The contact plug pierces the stacked body in the interconnection region to reach the lowermost layer of the conductive layers in the interconnection region. | 09-15-2011 |
20110227140 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a stacked body, a memory film, and a SiGe film. The stacked body includes a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers alternately stacked above the substrate. The memory film includes a charge storage film. The memory film is provided on a sidewall of a memory hole punched through the stacked body. The SiGe film is provided inside the memory film in the memory hole. | 09-22-2011 |
20110233644 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes first and second stacked structural bodies, first and second semiconductor pillars, a memory unit connection portion, a selection unit stacked structural body, first and second selection unit semiconductor pillars, a selection unit connection portion, and first to fifth interconnections. The semiconductor pillars pierce the stacked structural bodies. The first and second interconnections are connected to the first and second semiconductor pillars, respectively. The memory unit connection portion connects the first and second semiconductor pillars. The selection unit semiconductor pillars pierce the selection unit stacked structural body. The third and fourth interconnections are connected to the first and second selection unit semiconductor pillars, respectively. The selection unit connection portion connects the first and second selection unit semiconductor pillars. The fifth interconnection is connected to the third interconnection on a side opposite to the selection unit stacked structural body. | 09-29-2011 |
20110267868 | SHIFT REGISTER MEMORY DEVICE, SHIFT REGISTER, AND DATA STORAGE METHOD - According to one embodiment, a shift register memory device includes a shift register, a program/read element, and a rotating force application unit. The shift register includes a plurality of rotors arranged along one direction and provided with a uniaxial anisotropy. Each of the plurality of rotors has a characteristic direction rotatable around a rotational axis extending in the one direction. The program/read element is configured to program data to the shift register by causing the characteristic direction of one of the rotors to match one selected from two directions conforming to the uniaxial anisotropy and configured to read the data by detecting the characteristic direction. The rotating force application unit is configured to apply a rotating force to the shift register to urge the characteristic direction to rotate. The plurality of rotors are organized into a plurality of pairs of every two mutually adjacent rotors. A first force acts to urge the characteristic directions to be opposingly parallel for two of the rotors belonging to the same pair. A second force acts to urge the characteristic directions to be opposingly parallel for two mutually adjacent rotors belonging to mutually adjacent pairs. | 11-03-2011 |
20110309431 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a stacked structure, a select gate electrode, a semiconductor pillar, a memory layer, and a select gate insulating film. The stacked structure includes a plurality of electrode films stacked in a first direction and an interelectrode insulating film provided between the electrode films. The select gate electrode is stacked with the stacked structure along the first direction and includes a plurality of select gate conductive films stacked in the first direction and an inter-select gate conductive film insulating film provided between the select gate conductive films. The semiconductor pillar pierces the stacked structure and the select gate electrode in the first direction. The memory layer is provided between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar. The select gate insulating film is provided between the select gate conductive films and the semiconductor pillar. | 12-22-2011 |
20120064683 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A multilayer body is formed by alternately stacking electrode films serving as control gates and dielectric films in a direction orthogonal to an upper surface of a silicon substrate. Trenches extending in the word line direction are formed in the multilayer body and a memory film is formed on an inner surface of the trench. Subsequently, a silicon body is buried inside the trench, and a charge storage film and the silicon body are divided in the word line direction to form silicon pillars. This simplifies the configuration of memory cells in the bit line direction, and hence can shorten the arrangement pitch of the silicon pillars, decreasing the area per memory cell. | 03-15-2012 |
20120068252 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a multilayer body, a semiconductor member and a charge storage layer. The multilayer body is provided on the substrate, with a plurality of insulating films and electrode films alternately stacked, and includes a first staircase and a second staircase opposed to each other. The semiconductor member is provided in the multilayer body outside a region provided with the first staircase and the second staircase, and the semiconductor member extends in stacking direction of the insulating films and the electrode films. The charge storage layer is provided between each of the electrode films and the semiconductor member. The each of the electrode films includes a first terrace formed in the first staircase, a second terrace formed in the second staircase and a bridge portion connecting the first terrace and the second terrace. | 03-22-2012 |
20120112171 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a first stacked structure body, a first semiconductor layer, a first organic film, a first semiconductor-side insulating film, and a first electrode-side insulating film. The first stacked structure body includes a plurality of first electrode films stacked along a first direction and a first inter-electrode insulating film provided between the first electrode films. The first semiconductor layer is opposed to side faces of the first electrode films. The first organic film is provided between the side faces of the first electrode films and the first semiconductor layer and containing an organic compound. The first semiconductor-side insulating film is provided between the first organic film and the first semiconductor layer. The first electrode-side insulating film provided between the first organic film and the side faces of the first electrode films. | 05-10-2012 |
20120132983 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a stacked body, a conductive member, a semiconductor pillar, and a charge storage layer. The stacked body is provided above the substrate. The stacked body includes a plurality of insulating films stacked alternately with a plurality of electrode films. A plurality of terraces are formed in a stairstep configuration along only a first direction in an end portion of the stacked body on the first-direction side. The first direction is parallel to an upper face of the substrate. The plurality of terraces are configured with upper faces of the electrode films respectively. The conductive member is electrically connected to the terrace to connect electrically the electrode film to the substrate by leading out the electrode film in a second direction parallel to the upper face of the substrate and orthogonal to the first direction. The semiconductor pillar is provided in a central portion of the stacked body and extends in a stacking direction of the insulating films and the electrode films. The charge storage layer is provided between the electrode film and the semiconductor pillar. | 05-31-2012 |
20120195128 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory unit and a control unit. The memory unit includes a multilayer structure, a semiconductor pillar, a storage layer, an inner insulating film, an outer insulating film, a memory cell transistor. The control unit performs control of setting the thresholds of the memory transistor to either positive or negative, and performs control so that, with one of the thresholds most distant from 0 volts being defined as n-th threshold, width of distribution of m-th threshold (m being an integer of 1 or more smaller than n) having a sign being same as the n-th threshold is set narrower than width of distribution of the n-th threshold. | 08-02-2012 |
20120241841 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device, including a substrate, a stacked layer body provided above the substrate, the stacked layer body alternately stacking an insulator and an electrode film one on another, silicon pillars contained with fluorine, the silicon pillar penetrating through and provided in the stacked layer body, a tunnel insulator provided on a surface of the silicon pillar facing to the stacked layer body, a charge storage layer provided on a surface of the tunnel insulator facing to the stacked layer body, a block insulator provided on a surface of the charge storage layer facing to the stacked layer body, the block insulator being in contact with the electrode film, and an embedded portion provided in the silicon pillars. | 09-27-2012 |
20120250406 | MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAGNETIC DOMAIN WALL MOTION - A magnetic memory device comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a laminated structure comprising plural first magnetic layers being provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, a second magnetic layer comprising different composition elements from that of the first magnetic layer and being provided between plural first magnetic layers, a piezoelectric body provided on a opposite side to a side where the first electrode is provided in the laminated structure, and a third electrode applying voltage to the piezoelectric body and provided on a different position from a position where the first electrode is provided in the piezoelectric body. | 10-04-2012 |
20130062681 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body, a semiconductor pillar, an insulating film, and a charge storage film. The stacked body includes a plurality of electrode films stacked with an inter-layer insulating film provided between the electrode films. The semiconductor pillar pierces the stacked body. The insulating film is provided between the semiconductor pillar and the electrode films on an outer side of the semiconductor pillar with a gap interposed. The charge storage film is provided between the insulating film and the electrode films. The semiconductor pillar includes germanium. An upper end portion of the semiconductor pillar is supported by an interconnect provided above the stacked body. | 03-14-2013 |
20130070508 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to an embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a memory array provided on a substrate, and a control circuit provided on a surface of the substrate between the substrate and the memory array, includes steps of forming, in an insulating layer covering a p-type semiconductor region and an n-type semiconductor region of the control circuit, a first contact hole communicating with the p-type semiconductor region; forming a contact plug, in contact with the p-type semiconductor region, within the first contact hole; forming, in the insulating layer, a second contact hole communicating with the n-type semiconductor region; and forming an interconnection contacting the contact plug and the n-type semiconductor region exposed within the second contact hole. | 03-21-2013 |
20130075805 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device includes; forming a first and a second stacked bodies; forming a through hole penetrating through the first stacked body, a second portion communicating with the first portion and penetrating through a select gate, and a third portion communicating with the second portion and penetrating through a second insulating layer; forming a memory film, a gate insulating film, and a channel body; forming a third insulating layer inside the channel body; forming a first embedded portion above a boundary portion inside the third portion; exposing the channel body by removing part of the first embedded portion and part of the third insulating layer in the third portion; and embedding a second embedded portion including silicon having higher impurity concentration than the first embedded portion above the first embedded portion inside the third portion. | 03-28-2013 |
20130121081 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory unit and a control unit. The memory unit includes a multilayer structure including electrode films and inter-electrode insulating films alternately stacked in a first direction; a semiconductor pillar piercing the multilayer structure in the first direction; a memory layer provided between the semiconductor pillar and the electrode films; an inner insulating film provided between the memory layer and the semiconductor pillar; an outer insulating film provided between the memory layer and the electrode films; and a wiring electrically connected to the first semiconductor pillar. In an erasing operation, the control unit sets the first wiring at a first potential and sets the electrode film at a second potential lower than the first potential, and then sets the first wiring at a third potential and sets the electrode film at a fourth potential higher than the third potential. | 05-16-2013 |
20130221423 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes an underlayer and a stacked body. The stacked body includes control gate layers and insulating layers. The device includes a channel body layer penetrating through the stacked body, and the control gate layers and the insulating layers are stacked in the stacking direction, a floating gate layer provided between each of the plurality of control gate layers and the channel body layer. The device includes a block insulating layer provided between each of the plurality of control gate layers and the floating gate layer, and includes a tunnel insulating layer provided between the channel body layer and the floating gate layer. A length of a boundary between the floating gate layer and the block insulating layer is shorter than a length of a boundary between the floating gate layer and the tunnel insulating layer. | 08-29-2013 |
20130223149 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: forming a stacked body by alternately stacking a plurality of interlayer insulating films and a plurality of control gate electrodes; forming a through-hole extending in a stacking direction in the stacked body; etching a portion of the interlayer insulating film facing the through-hole via the through-hole to remove the portion; forming a removed portion; forming a first insulating film on inner faces of the through-hole and the portion in which the interlayer insulating films are removed; forming a floating gate electrode in the portion in which the interlayer insulating films are removed; forming a second insulating film so as to cover a portion of the floating gate electrode facing the through-hole; and burying a semiconductor pillar in the through-hole. | 08-29-2013 |
20130228850 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a stacked body provided on the semiconductor substrate, the stacked body having electrode films and insulating films being alternately stacked; a first and second semiconductor pillars; and a first and second charge storage layers. The first and second semiconductor pillars are provided inside a through hole penetrating through the stacked body in a stacking direction of the stacked body. The through hole has a cross section of an oblate circle, when cutting in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction. The first and second semiconductor pillars face each other in a major axis direction of the first oblate circle. The first and second semiconductor pillars extend in the stacking direction. The first and second charge storage layers are provided between the electrode film and the first and second semiconductor pillars, respectively. | 09-05-2013 |
20130228928 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a stacked body, a second conductive layer, a second insulating layer, a tubular semiconductor pillar, an insulating film and an occlusion film. The second conductive layer is provided on the stacked body. The second insulating layer is provided on the second conductive layer. The tubular semiconductor pillar is provided in such a manner as to pass through the second insulating layer, the second conductive layer and the stacked body. The insulating film is provided between the semiconductor pillar, and the second insulating layer, the second conductive layer and the stacked body. The occlusion film occludes the tube in a lower portion of the portion passing through the second insulating layer in the semiconductor pillar. The tube below the occlusion film in the semiconductor pillar is an air gap. | 09-05-2013 |
20130234231 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body, a second insulating layer, a select gate, a memory hole, a memory film, a channel body, a first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer. The select gate is provided on the second insulating layer. The memory film is provided on an inner wall of the memory hole. The channel body is provided inside the memory film. The first semiconductor layer is provided on an upper surface of the channel body. The second semiconductor layer is provided on the first semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer contains silicon germanium. The second semiconductor layer contains silicon germanium doped with a first impurity. A boundary between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer is provided above a position of an upper end of the select gate. | 09-12-2013 |
20130242670 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device includes a semiconductor layer, a first insulating film formed on the semiconductor layer, a charge storage layer formed on the first insulating film and having fine metal grains, a second insulating film formed on the charge storage layer, and a gate electrode formed on the second insulating film. During a write operation, a differential voltage is applied across the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer to place the gate electrode at a lower voltage than the semiconductor layer and cause a positive electric charge to be stored in the charge storage layer. | 09-19-2013 |
20130250668 | MAGNETIC MEMORY ELEMENT, MAGNETIC MEMORY, AND MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a magnetic memory element includes: a magnetic wire, a stress application unit, and a recording/reproducing unit. The magnetic wire includes a plurality of domain walls and a plurality of magnetic domains separated by the domain walls. The magnetic wire is a closed loop. The stress application unit is configured to cause the domain walls to circle around along the closed loop a plurality of times by applying stress to the magnetic wire. The recording/reproducing unit is configured to write memory information by changing magnetizations of the circling magnetic domains as the domain walls circle around and to read the written memory information by detecting the magnetizations of the circling magnetic domains. | 09-26-2013 |
20130251306 | WAVEGUIDE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - According to one embodiment, a waveguide includes: a substrate and a member. The member covers at least a part of the substrate and has a difference in the refractive index from the substrate not less than 2. A plurality of concave parts are provided on the substrate. The concave parts are arrayed on an upper face of the substrate. At least a part of a side face of each of the concave parts includes an arc. An inner diameter of each of the concave parts is not more than 50 nm. Intervals of the neighboring concave parts are not more than the inner diameter. The member fills the concave part. | 09-26-2013 |
20130294138 | SHIFT REGISTER MEMORY DEVICE, SHIFT REGISTER, AND DATA STORAGE METHOD - A shift register memory device includes a shift register, program/read element, and rotating force application unit. The shift register includes plural rotors arranged along a direction with uniaxial anisotropy. Each rotor has a characteristic direction rotatable around a rotational axis extending in the direction. The program/read element can program data to the shift register by matching the characteristic direction of one of the rotors to one selected from two directions conforming to the uniaxial anisotropy and to read data by detecting the characteristic direction. The rotating force application unit can apply a rotating force to the shift register to urge the characteristic direction to rotate. The rotors are organized into plural pairs of every two adjacent rotors. Respective first and second forces urge the characteristic directions to be opposingly parallel for two rotors of the same pair and for two mutually adjacent rotors of mutually adjacent pairs. | 11-07-2013 |
20140021531 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a stacked structure, a select gate electrode, a semiconductor pillar, a memory layer, and a select gate insulating film. The stacked structure includes a plurality of electrode films stacked in a first direction and an interelectrode insulating film provided between the electrode films. The select gate electrode is stacked with the stacked structure along the first direction and includes a plurality of select gate conductive films stacked in the first direction and an inter-select gate conductive film insulating film provided between the select gate conductive films. The semiconductor pillar pierces the stacked structure and the select gate electrode in the first direction. The memory layer is provided between the electrode films and the semiconductor pillar. The select gate insulating film is provided between the select gate conductive films and the semiconductor pillar. | 01-23-2014 |
20140036567 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to an embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a memory array provided on a substrate, and a control circuit provided on a surface of the substrate between the substrate and the memory array, includes steps of forming, in an insulating layer covering a p-type semiconductor region and an n-type semiconductor region of the control circuit, a first contact hole communicating with the p-type semiconductor region; forming a contact plug, in contact with the p-type semiconductor region, within the first contact hole; forming, in the insulating layer, a second contact hole communicating with the n-type semiconductor region; and forming an interconnection contacting the contact plug and the n-type semiconductor region exposed within the second contact hole. | 02-06-2014 |
20140061766 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, includes: a stacked body including a plurality of electrode layers stacked alternately with a plurality of insulating films; a plurality of first channel body layers; a memory film; a plurality of selection gates; a second channel body layer connecting to each of the plurality of first channel body layers; a gate insulating film; and a first interconnect electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of electrode layers. The stacked body has a through-hole communicating from the upper surface of the stacked body to the lower surface of the stacked body outside a cell region. And the first interconnect is drawn out through the through-hole from the upper surface side of the stacked body to the lower surface side of the stacked body. | 03-06-2014 |
20140080297 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device, including a substrate, a stacked layer body provided above the substrate, the stacked layer body alternately stacking an insulator and an electrode film one on another, silicon pillars contained with fluorine, the silicon pillar penetrating through and provided in the stacked layer body, a tunnel insulator provided on a surface of the silicon pillar facing to the stacked layer body, a charge storage layer provided on a surface of the tunnel insulator facing to the stacked layer body, a block insulator provided on a surface of the charge storage layer facing to the stacked layer body, the block insulator being in contact with the electrode film, and an embedded portion provided in the silicon pillars. | 03-20-2014 |
20140097485 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a first stacked structure body, a first semiconductor layer, a first organic film, a first semiconductor-side insulating film, and a first electrode-side insulating film. The first stacked structure body includes a plurality of first electrode films stacked along a first direction and a first inter-electrode insulating film provided between the first electrode films. The first semiconductor layer is opposed to side faces of the first electrode films. The first organic film is provided between the side faces of the first electrode films and the first semiconductor layer and containing an organic compound. The first semiconductor-side insulating film is provided between the first organic film and the first semiconductor layer. The first electrode-side insulating film provided between the first organic film and the side faces of the first electrode films. | 04-10-2014 |
20140117434 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, includes: a stacked structural unit including a plurality of insulating films alternately stacked with a plurality of electrode films in a first direction; a selection gate electrode stacked on the stacked structural unit in the first direction; an insulating layer stacked on the selection gate electrode in the first direction; a first semiconductor pillar piercing the stacked structural unit, the selection gate electrode, and the insulating layer in the first direction, a first cross section of the first semiconductor pillar having an annular configuration, the first cross section being cut in a plane orthogonal to the first direction; a first core unit buried in an inner side of the first semiconductor pillar, the first core unit being recessed from an upper face of the insulating layer; and a first conducting layer of the first semiconductor pillar provided on the first core unit to contact the first core unit. | 05-01-2014 |
20150044835 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a first stacked structure body, a first semiconductor layer, a first organic film, a first semiconductor-side insulating film, and a first electrode-side insulating film. The first stacked structure body includes a plurality of first electrode films stacked along a first direction and a first inter-electrode insulating film provided between the first electrode films. The first semiconductor layer is opposed to side faces of the first electrode films. The first organic film is provided between the side faces of the first electrode films and the first semiconductor layer and containing an organic compound. The first semiconductor-side insulating film is provided between the first organic film and the first semiconductor layer. The first electrode-side insulating film provided between the first organic film and the side faces of the first electrode films. | 02-12-2015 |
20150055404 | MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAGNETIC DOMAIN WALL MOTION - A magnetic memory device comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a laminated structure comprising plural first magnetic layers being provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, a second magnetic layer comprising different composition elements from that of the first magnetic layer and being provided between plural first magnetic layers, a piezoelectric body provided on a opposite side to a side where the first electrode is provided in the laminated structure, and a third electrode applying voltage to the piezoelectric body and provided on a different position from a position where the first electrode is provided in the piezoelectric body. | 02-26-2015 |