Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080211004 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a silicon crystal layer on an insulating layer, the silicon crystal layer containing a crystal lattice mismatch plane, a memory cell array portion on the silicon crystal layer, the memory cell array portion including memory strings, each of the memory strings including nonvolatile memory cell transistors connected in series in a first direction, the memory strings being arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the crystal lattice mismatch plane crossing the silicon crystal along the second direction without passing under gates of the nonvolatile memory cell transistors as viewed from a top of the silicon crystal layer, or crossing the silicon crystal along the first direction with passing under gates of the nonvolatile memory cell transistors as viewed from the top of the silicon crystal layer. | 09-04-2008 |
20080224252 | Semiconductor device having an element isolating insulating film - In using an epitaxial growth method to selectively grow on a silicon substrate an epitaxial layer on which an element is to be formed, the epitaxial layer is formed so as to extend upward above a thermal oxide film that is an element isolating insulating film, in order to prevent formation of facets. Subsequently, unwanted portions of the epitaxial layer are removed by means of CMP to complete an STI element isolating structure. | 09-18-2008 |
20080242115 | Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device - A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate, a gate dielectrics formed on the semiconductor substrate and including a silicon oxide film containing a metallic element, the silicon oxide film containing the metallic element including a first region near a lower surface thereof, a second region near an upper surface thereof, and a third region between the first and second regions, the metallic element contained in the silicon oxide film having a density distribution in a thickness direction of the silicon oxide film, a peak of the density distribution existing in the third region, and an electrode formed on the gate dielectrics. | 10-02-2008 |
20090108412 | SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - A semiconductor substrate includes: a silicon support substrate with a first crystal orientation; a silicon functional substrate which is formed on the silicon support substrate and which has a first crystalline region with a crystal orientation different from the first crystal orientation of the silicon support substrate and a second crystalline region with a crystal orientation equal to the first crystal orientation of the silicon support substrate; and a defect creation-preventing region formed at an interface between the first crystalline region and the second crystalline region of the silicon functional substrate so as to be at least elongated to a main surface of the silicon support substrate. | 04-30-2009 |
20090121279 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a single crystal silicon substrate an insulating layer partially formed on the single crystal silicon substrate, a single crystal silicon layer formed on the single crystal silicon substrate and the insulating layer, and containing a defect layer resulting from an excessive group IV element, and a plurality of first gate structures for memory cells, each including a first gate insulating film formed on the single crystal silicon layer, a charge storage layer formed on the first gate insulating film, a second gate insulating film formed on the charge storage layer, and a control gate electrode formed on the second gate insulating film. | 05-14-2009 |
20090233451 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A GATE INSULATING FILM STRUCTURE INCLUDING AN INSULATING FILM CONTAINING METAL, SILICON AND OXYGEN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Claimed and disclosed is a semiconductor device including a transistor having a gate insulating film structure containing nitrogen or fluorine in a compound, such as metal silicate, containing metal, silicon and oxygen, a gate insulating film structure having a laminated structure of an amorphous metal oxide film and metal silicate film, or a gate insulating film structure having a first gate insulating film including an oxide film of a first metal element and a second gate insulating film including a metal silicate film of a second metal element. | 09-17-2009 |
20100055869 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises forming a trench in a semiconductor substrate, forming a first insulating film having a first recessed portion in the trench, forming a coating film so as to fill the first recessed portion therewith, transforming the coating film into a second insulating film, planarizing the second insulating film to expose the first insulating film and the second insulating film, removing at least the second insulating film from the first recessed portion to moderate an aspect ratio for the first recessed portion formed in the trench, thereby forming a second recessed portion therein, and forming a third insulating film on a surface of the semiconductor substrate so as to fill the second recessed portion therewith. | 03-04-2010 |
20110303969 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device with memory cells each composed of a vertical transistor, comprises a silicon layer formed into a columnar shape on a silicon substrate, a gate insulating film part in which a tunnel insulating film, a charge storage layer, and a block insulating film are formed to surround the sidewall surface of the silicon layer, and a stacked structure part formed to surround the sidewall surface of the gate insulating film part and in which a plurality of interlayer insulating films and a plurality of control gate electrode layers are stacked alternately. The silicon layer, gate insulating film part, and control gate electrode layer constitute the vertical transistor. The charge storage layer has a region lower in trap level than a region facing the control gate electrode layer between the vertical transistors. | 12-15-2011 |
20140308789 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device with memory cells each composed of a vertical transistor, comprises a silicon layer formed into a columnar shape on a silicon substrate, a gate insulating film part in which a tunnel insulating film, a charge storage layer, and a block insulating film are formed to surround the sidewall surface of the silicon layer, and a stacked structure part formed to surround the sidewall surface of the gate insulating film part and in which a plurality of interlayer insulating films and a plurality of control gate electrode layers are stacked alternately. The silicon layer, gate insulating film part, and control gate electrode layer constitute the vertical transistor. The charge storage layer has a region lower in trap level than a region facing the control gate electrode layer between the vertical transistors. | 10-16-2014 |