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Nonvolatile semiconductor storage and method for manufacturing the same

US6906390B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2001
Grant dateJun 14, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 4, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/7624
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The memory device has a plurality of dielectric films including charge storage layers CS having a charge holding capability therein and stacked on an active region of a semiconductor SUB and electrodes G on the plurality of dielectric films. Each charge storage layer CS includes a first nitride film CS1 made of silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride and a second nitride film CS2 made of silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride and having a higher charge trap density than the first nitride film CS1. The first nitride film CS1 is formed by chemical vapor deposition using a first gas which contains a first silicon-containing gas containing chlorine with a predetermined percent composition and a nitrogen-containing gas as starting materials. The second nitride film CS2 is formed by chemical vapor deposition using a second gas which contains a second silicon-containing gas having a lower chlorine percent composition than the above predetermined percent composition and a nitrogen-containing gas as starting materials.

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