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Process for fabrication of nitride layer with reduced hydrogen content in ONO structure in semiconductor device

US6955965B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 9, 2003
Grant dateOct 18, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/691
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Process for fabricating a charge trapping dielectric flash memory device including steps of providing a semiconductor substrate; forming on the semiconductor substrate a bottom oxide layer; depositing on the bottom oxide layer a nitride layer, the deposited nitride layer having a first hydrogen content; and applying a treatment to reduce the first hydrogen content to a second hydrogen content.

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