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Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1999-08-03
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Granted: 2000-10-31
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Expires: 2019-08-03
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device provided with a thin film of 0.1 nm to 2 nm in thickness, having a crystal structure different from that of a conductor and a semiconductor region, between the conductor and the semiconductor region. When the semiconductor region is made of single crystal silicon and the conductor region is made of amorphous silicon or poly silicon, the oxygen surface concentration of the thin film is equal to or higher than 1×10 15 cm -2 and equal to or lower than 4×10 15 cm -2 in one case, that of oxygen is equal to or higher than 1×10 15 cm -2 and equal to or lower than 2×10 15 cm -2 and that of nitrogen is equal to or higher than 1×10 15 cm -2 and equal to or lower than 4×10 15 cm -2 in the other case. The presence of the thin film prevents the epitaxial growth from starting from the interface between the conductor and the semiconductor region and reduces the crystal defect formation and growth near the interface.
Inventors
- 👤 Soichi Sugiura
- 👤 Hisashi Watanobe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 03:44
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/01; H10B12/02; H10B12/03; H10B12/033; H10B12/038; H10B12/0385
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A semiconductor device comprising: (a) a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; (b) a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type joined with an upper side of said first semiconductor region; (c) a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type joined with a lower side of said first semiconductor region; (d) a conductor region embedded in said first and third semiconductor regions and being adjacent to said second semiconductor region; (e) a thin film disposed at an interface between said conductor region and said second semiconductor region and having a crystal structure different from those of said conductor region and said second semiconductor region; and (f) an insulation film disposed at an interface between said first and third semiconductor regions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A semiconductor device comprising: (a) a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; (b) a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type joined with an upper side of said first semiconductor region; (c) a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type joined with a lower side of said first semiconductor region; (d) a conductor region embedded in said first and third semiconductor regions and being adjacent to said second semiconductor region; (e) a thin film disposed at an interface between said conductor region and said second semiconductor region and having a crystal structure different from those of said conductor region and said second semiconductor region; and (f) an insulation film disposed at an interface between said first and third semiconductor regions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
81 words
A semiconductor device comprising: (a) a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; (b) a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type joined with said first semiconductor region and having a pit disposed on the surface; (c) a conductor region embedded in the pit; and (d) a thin film disposed at an interface between said conductor region and said second semiconductor region and having a crystal structure different from those of said conductor region and said second semiconductor region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
A semiconductor device comprising: (a) a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; (b) a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type joined with said first semiconductor region and having a pit disposed on the surface; (c) a conductor region embedded in the pit; and (d) a thin film disposed at an interface between said conductor region and said second semiconductor region and having a crystal structure different from those of said conductor region and said second semiconductor region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The semiconductor device as in claim 1, wherein the thickness of said thin film is from 0.1 nm to 2 nm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The semiconductor device as in claim 2, wherein the thickness of said thin film is from 0.1 nm to 2 nm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The semiconductor device as in claim 1, wherein the oxygen surface concentration of said thin film is equal to or higher than 1×10 15 cm -2 and equal to or lower than 4×10 15 cm -2 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The semiconductor device as in claim 2, wherein the oxygen surface concentration of said thin film is equal to or higher than 1×10 15 cm -2 and equal to or lower than 4×10 15 cm -2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
The semiconductor device as in claim 1, wherein the oxygen surface concentration of said thin film is equal to or higher than 1×10 15 cm -2 and equal to or lower than 2×10 15 cm -2 , and the nitrogen surface concentration of said thin film is equal to or higher than 1×10 15 cm -2 and equal to or lower than 4×10 15 cm -2 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
The semiconductor device as in claim 2, wherein the oxygen surface concentration of said thin film is equal to or higher than 1×10 15 cm -2 and equal to or lower than 2×10 15 cm -2 , and the nitrogen surface concentration of said thin film is equal to or higher than 1×10 15 cm -2 and equal to or lower than 4×10 15 cm -2 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The semiconductor device as in claim 1, wherein said second semiconductor region serves as one main electrode region of a transistor composing a memory cell, and said conductor region serves as one electrode of a charge storage capacitor section.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
The semiconductor device as in claim 1, wherein said first and second semiconductor regions are regions made of single crystal silicon, and said conductor region is a region made of at least one of amorphous silicon and poly silicon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1, further comprising: a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type joined with said first semiconductor; a second insulation film disposed on said first, second and fourth semiconductor region; and a second conductor region disposed on said second insulation film.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
95 words
The semiconductor device as in claim 11, wherein said second semiconductor region serves as a source region of a transistor composing a memory cell and is in contact with an storage electrode of a charge storage capacitor section, said fourth semiconductor region serves as a drain region of the transistor, said second conductor region serves as a gate electrode region of the transistor, said conductor region embedded in said first and third semiconductor regions serves as the storage electrode, and said third semiconductor region serves as a plate electrode of the charge storage capacitor section.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
70 words
The semiconductor device of claim 2, further comprising: a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type joined with said first semiconductor region; a first insulation film disposed on said first, second and third semiconductor region; a second conductor region disposed on said first insulation film; a second insulation film disposed on said conductor region embedded in the pit; and a third conductor region disposed on said second insulation film.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
91 words
The semiconductor device as in claim 13, wherein said second semiconductor region serves as a source region of a transistor composing a memory cell and is in contact with an storage electrode of a charge storage capacitor section, said third semiconductor region serves as a drain region of the transistor, said second conductor region serves as a gate electrode region of the transistor, said conductor region embedded in the pit serves as the storage electrode, and said third conductor region serves as a plate electrode of the charge storage capacitor section.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
The semiconductor device of claim 2, further comprising: a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type joined with said second semiconductor region; and a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type joined with said third semiconductor region.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
45 words
The semiconductor device as in claim 15, wherein said second semiconductor region serves as a collector region of a transistor, said third semiconductor region serves as a base region of the transistor, and said fourth semiconductor region serves as a emitter region of the transistor.
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