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A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing thereof

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1990-07-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-07-13
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Abstract

Abstract A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having memory cells in which a control gate (CG) is stacked on a floating gate (FG) through an insulating film. The memory device has redundant memory cells so as to compensate defective memory cells and a transistor to select the redundant memory cells and the redundant memory cells and the transistor to select the redundant memory cells are formed by a nonvolatile memory transistor. The transistor to select the redundant memory cells has a structure in which the upper surface and side walls of a floating gate are covered by a control gate or a structure in which the floating gate and control gate are covered by a light shielding film and an antireflection film formed under the light shielding film. In a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having memory cells of a structure in which a control gate is stacked on a floating gate through an insulating film, a phospho-­silicate glass film is formed on side walls of the floating gate and the control gate and a silicon nitride film and an arseno-silicate glass film or boro-phospho-silicide glass film are sequentially formed so as to cover the control gate. A method of manufacturing a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device of a structure in which a control gate is stacked on a floating gate through an insulating film, comprises the steps of: forming the floating gate made of a semiconductor layer and the control gate made of a layer containing a refractory metal which is stacked on the floating gate; covering the floating gate and the control gate by a film which prevents a diffusion of metal atoms and transmits oxygen; and forming a semiconductor oxide film on side walls of at least the floating gate by executing a thermal oxidation.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masanori C/O Sony Corporation Noda
  • 👤 Akihiro C/O Sony Corporation Nakamura

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B69/00; H10D; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/031; H10D64/035

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim 93 words
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having memory cells in which a control gate is stacked on a floating gate through an insulating film, comprising: a plurality of redundant memory cells for compensating defective memory cells; and a transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells; said redundant memory cells and said transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells formed by a nonvolatile memory transistor, and said transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells having a structure in which the upper surface and side walls of a floating gate are covered by a control gate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 93 words
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having memory cells in which a control gate is stacked on a floating gate through an insulating film, comprising: a plurality of redundant memory cells for compensating defective memory cells; and a transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells; said redundant memory cells and said transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells formed by a nonvolatile memory transistor, and said transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells having a structure in which the upper surface and side walls of a floating gate are covered by a control gate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to claim 1, wherein a redundant bit programming circuit is formed by said transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 35 words
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to claims 1 or 2, wherein said control gate of said transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells is formed of a polycrystalline silicon film or a polycide film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 101 words
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having memory cells in which a control gate is stacked on a floating gate through an insulating film, comprising: a plurality of redundant memory cells for compensating defective memory cells; and a transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells, said redundant memory cells and said transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells formed by a nonvolatile memory transistor, and said transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells having a structure in which a floating gate and a control gate are covered by a light shielding film and an antireflection film formed under said light shielding film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 101 words
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having memory cells in which a control gate is stacked on a floating gate through an insulating film, comprising: a plurality of redundant memory cells for compensating defective memory cells; and a transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells, said redundant memory cells and said transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells formed by a nonvolatile memory transistor, and said transistor for selecting said redundant memory cells having a structure in which a floating gate and a control gate are covered by a light shielding film and an antireflection film formed under said light shielding film.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 25 words
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to claim 4, wherein said light shielding film is formed of an aluminum film or an aluminum alloy film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 35 words
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to claims 4 or 5, wherein said antireflection film is formed of a polycrystalline silicon film, a titanium nitride film, a metal silicide film, or an amorphous silicon film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 69 words
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having memory cells in which a control gate is stacked on a floating gate through an insulating film, comprising: a phospho-silicate glass film which is formed on the side walls of said floating gate and said control gate; and a silicon nitride film and an arseno-silicate glass film. or a boro-phospho-silicate glass film which are sequentially formed so as to cover said control gate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 69 words
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having memory cells in which a control gate is stacked on a floating gate through an insulating film, comprising: a phospho-silicate glass film which is formed on the side walls of said floating gate and said control gate; and a silicon nitride film and an arseno-silicate glass film. or a boro-phospho-silicate glass film which are sequentially formed so as to cover said control gate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 33 words
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to claim 7, wherein contact holes for a source region and a drain region of a nonvolatile memory transistor are formed away from said phospho-silicate glass film.
Claim 12
Independent Claim 95 words
A method of manufacturing a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device in which a control gate is stacked on a floating gate through an insulating film, comprising the steps of: forming said floating gate made of a semiconductor layer and said control gate made of a layer containing a refractory metal stacked on said floating gate; covering said floating gate and said control gate by a film which prevents a diffusion of metal atoms and transmits oxygen; and forming a semiconductor oxide film on side walls of at least said floating gate by executing a thermal oxidation.
Claim 13
Independent Claim 95 words
A method of manufacturing a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device in which a control gate is stacked on a floating gate through an insulating film, comprising the steps of: forming said floating gate made of a semiconductor layer and said control gate made of a layer containing a refractory metal stacked on said floating gate; covering said floating gate and said control gate by a film which prevents a diffusion of metal atoms and transmits oxygen; and forming a semiconductor oxide film on side walls of at least said floating gate by executing a thermal oxidation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 29 words
A method of manufacturing a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to claim 9, wherein said layer containing a refractory metal is a polycide film or a refractory metal film.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 46 words
A method of manufacturing a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to claim 9 ro 10, wherein said film which prevents a diffusion of metal atoms and transmits oxygen is a silicon dioxide film, a phospho-­silicate glass film, an arseno-silicate glass film or a boro-­phospho-silicate glass film.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 28 words
A method of manufacturing a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to claim 9 wherein said semiconductor oxide film is a silicon dioxide film formed by a thermal oxidation.

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