Semiconductor device and its manufacturing method
US8575677B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D64/693
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor device having, on a silicon substrate, a gate insulating film and a gate electrode in this order; wherein the gate insulating film comprises a nitrogen containing high-dielectric-constant insulating film which has a structure in which nitrogen is introduced into metal oxide or metal silicate; and the nitrogen concentration in the nitrogen containing high-dielectric-constant insulating film has a distribution in the direction of the film thickness; and a position at which the nitrogen concentration in the nitrogen containing high-dielectric-constant insulating film reaches the maximum in the direction of the film thickness is present in a region at a distance from the silicon substrate. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including introducing nitrogen by irradiating the high-dielectric-constant insulating film which is made of metal oxide or metal silicate, with a nitrogen containing plasma, is also provided.
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