Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
212 words
A manufacturing method of semiconductor nonvolatile memory device comprising: a step of forming a mask on the surface of a silicon substrate, and patterning said mask, a step of injecting nitrogen ions into the surface of said silicon substrate from above said mask, a step of removing said mask, a step of forming oxide films on the surface of said silicon substrate by simultaneously oxidizing the nitrogen ion injection region and the injection-free region of said silicon substrate surface, thereby forming an ultrathin tunnel oxide film on said nitrogen ion injection region and a thick first gate oxide film on said injection-free region of said silicon substrate surface respectively, a step of depositing a first semiconductor thin film on the surface of said tunnel oxide film and said first gate oxide film, a step of forming a first gate in a shape of covering at least said nitrogen ion injection region by patterning said first semiconductor thin film, a step of forming an insulating film on the surface of said first gate, a step of depositing a second semiconductor thin film on the surface of said insualting film, and a step of forming a second gate overlapping with said first gate and said insulating film, by patterning said second semiconductor thin film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
212 words
A manufacturing method of semiconductor nonvolatile memory device comprising: a step of forming a mask on the surface of a silicon substrate, and patterning said mask, a step of injecting nitrogen ions into the surface of said silicon substrate from above said mask, a step of removing said mask, a step of forming oxide films on the surface of said silicon substrate by simultaneously oxidizing the nitrogen ion injection region and the injection-free region of said silicon substrate surface, thereby forming an ultrathin tunnel oxide film on said nitrogen ion injection region and a thick first gate oxide film on said injection-free region of said silicon substrate surface respectively, a step of depositing a first semiconductor thin film on the surface of said tunnel oxide film and said first gate oxide film, a step of forming a first gate in a shape of covering at least said nitrogen ion injection region by patterning said first semiconductor thin film, a step of forming an insulating film on the surface of said first gate, a step of depositing a second semiconductor thin film on the surface of said insualting film, and a step of forming a second gate overlapping with said first gate and said insulating film, by patterning said second semiconductor thin film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A manufacturing method of semiconductor nonvolatile memory device according to claim 1, wherein said nitrogen ions are injected in a concentration range of 1 x 10¹⁴ to 1 x 10¹⁶ ions/cm².
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A manufacturing method of semiconductor nonvolatile memory device according to claim 1, wherein a thin oxide film is formed on the surface of said silicon substrate, and said nitrogen ions are injected into the surface of said silicon substrate through said thin oxide film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A manufacturing method of semiconductor nonvolatile memory device according to claim 1, wherein any molecule ions including nitrogen atom ions, nitrogen molecule ions, nitrogen polyvalent ions and nitrogen atoms may be used as the nitrogen ions.