Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090239367 | Nonvolatile memory device and method of fabricating the same - A method of fabricating a nonvolatile memory device includes forming a tunnel insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming a charge storage layer on the tunnel insulating layer, forming a dielectric layer on the charge storage layer, the dielectric layer including a first aluminum oxide layer, a silicon oxide layer, and a second aluminum oxide layer sequentially stacked on the charge storage layer, and forming a gate electrode on the dielectric layer, the gate electrode directly contacting the second aluminum oxide layer of the dielectric layer. | 09-24-2009 |
20100200907 | Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Device and Method of Fabricating the Same - A semiconductor integrated circuit device is provided. The semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a plurality of isolation regions which are formed within a semiconductor substrate and define active regions. A tunnel layer and a trap seed layer are formed in each of the active regions and are sequentially stacked between the isolation regions. A trap layer is formed on the trap seed layer and protrudes further than a top surface of each of the isolation regions. A blocking layer is formed on the trap layer. A gate electrode is formed on the blocking layer. | 08-12-2010 |
20110001183 | Memory device and method of fabricating the same - A memory device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The memory device includes a tunneling dielectric layer on a substrate, a charge storage layer on the tunneling dielectric layer, a blocking dielectric layer on the charge storage layer, the blocking dielectric layer including a first dielectric layer having silicon oxide, a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer and having aluminum silicate, and a third dielectric layer formed on the second dielectric layer and having aluminum oxide, and an upper electrode on the blocking dielectric layer. | 01-06-2011 |
20110101438 | Nonvolatile Memory Devices Having Gate Structures Therein with Improved Blocking Layers - Nonvolatile memory devices include a tunnel insulating layer on a substrate and a charge storing layer on the tunnel insulating layer. A charge transfer blocking layer is provided on the charge storing layer. The charge transfer blocking layer is formed as a composite of multiple layers, which include a first oxide layer having a thickness of about 1 Å to about 10 Å. This first oxide layer is formed directly on the charge storing layer. The charge transfer blocking layer includes a first dielectric layer on the first oxide layer. The charge transfer blocking layer also includes a second oxide layer on the first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer on the second oxide layer. The first and second dielectric layers have a higher dielectric constant relative to the first and second oxide layers, respectively. The memory cell includes an electrically conductive electrode on the charge transfer blocking layer. | 05-05-2011 |
20110159680 | METHOD OF FORMING A DIELECTRIC LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - In a method of forming an aluminum oxide layer, an aluminum source gas and a dilution gas can be supplied into a chamber through a common gas supply nozzle so that the aluminum source gas may be adsorbed on a substrate in the chamber. A first purge gas can be supplied into the chamber to purge the physically adsorbed aluminum source gas from the substrate. An oxygen source gas may be supplied into the chamber to form an aluminum oxide layer on the substrate. A second purge gas may be supplied into the chamber to purge a reaction residue and the physically adsorbed remaining gas from the substrate. The operations can be performed repeatedly to form an aluminum oxide layer having a desired thickness. | 06-30-2011 |
20110300686 | Methods of Fabricating Non-Volatile Memory Devices - Methods of forming non-volatile memory devices include forming a semiconductor layer having a first impurity region of first conductivity type extending adjacent a first side thereof and a second impurity region of second conductivity type extending adjacent a second side thereof, on a substrate. A first electrically conductive layer is also provided, which is electrically coupled to the first impurity region. The semiconductor layer is converted into a plurality of semiconductor diodes having respective first terminals electrically coupled to the first electrically conductive layer. The first electrically conductive layer operates as a word line or bit line of the non-volatile memory device. The converting may include patterning the first impurity region into a plurality of cathodes or anodes of the plurality of semiconductor diodes (e.g., P-i-N diodes). | 12-08-2011 |