Make the method for high ultraviolet-threshold voltage Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of semiconductor subassembly, and the high ultraviolet of particularly a kind of making (Ultra Violet, UV)-threshold voltage (Threshold Voltage, VT) method of Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory (EEPROM).
Background technology
The trend of manufacture of semiconductor constantly develops towards promoting chip packaging density, so the design of assembly is just constantly towards the idea evolution of saving the space.For assembly is dwindled, the size of assembly has been contracted to time micron or the scope of meter level how.Along with semi-conductive evolution, size of components is also dwindled in the manufacturing of non-volatile along with trend, non-volatile comprises the assembly of different types, read-only memory for example able to programme (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), fast flash memory (flash), Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory (EEPROM) etc.Fast flash memory (flash) or the non-volatile memory element of EEPROM comprise one can store charge floating grid (floating gate) and control grid (control gate), generally can be divided into folded grid formula (stackedgate) and divide grid formulas (split gate) two kinds of forms.In a single day data deposits after the disk, just no longer needs any power source to be used for keeping data.But even be the data of retain stored more than at least ten years still after turning off with present technology power supply.Be not digital camera, mobile computer, the palm type electronic memo pad, electronic products such as mobile phone, to the demand of non-volatile memory element, inseparable especially.Portable computer and telecommunications industry have become the main drive of semiconductor integrated circuit designing technique.For example, fast flash memory (flash) or electricallyerasable ROM (EEROM) EEPROM can be applied in the ROM-BIOS (BIOS) in the computer, and the range of application of high density non-volatile then comprises the adapter of big capacity memory storage, digital solid-state camera and personal computer in the Portable terminal equipment etc.
Present low-voltage fast flash memory carries out the charge or discharge action to suspended grid usually under 3 to 5 volts operating voltage.For in the electricallyerasable ROM (EEROM) EEPROM processing procedure now, for reaching low programmed threshold voltage (low programming VT) to obtain high read current, UV-VT can not the ether height.Usually, high ultraviolet (UltraViolet, UV)-(ThresholdVoltage, VT) down this storage element is the low threshold voltage unit to threshold voltage.
Summary of the invention
Purpose of the present invention is for proposing a kind of method of making high ultraviolet-threshold voltage Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory.
The invention provides a kind of method of making high ultraviolet-threshold voltage Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory, its feature comprises the formation tunnel oxide on a substrate; Form first polysilicon layer on above-mentioned tunnel oxide, the making of wherein above-mentioned first polysilicon layer comprises to be adopted ion implantation that boron (boron) ion is injected to form, and energy that wherein above-mentioned ion injects and implantation dosage are respectively about 5 to 50KeV and 1E14 to 5E15 atom/square centimeter; Etching first polysilicon layer forms the floating grid structure.Form drain electrode and source region in the substrate of floating grid structure side, form an insulating barrier on floating grid (floating gate) as intergate dielectric layer, wherein the material of above-mentioned intergate dielectric layer comprises ONO or NO; Make high critical potential oxide layer (HVOX) in high threshold voltage (HV) zone, form second polysilicon layer simultaneously as low threshold voltage (LOW Voltage, LV) grid of control grid of assembly (control gate) and HV assembly; Utilize lithographic procedures to make the gate pattern of this LV assembly control grid and HV assembly and utilize the oblique angle to inject ion and enter the HV device region to make light dope drain region (lightIv doped drain region; LDD).The energy that the ion of wherein above-mentioned making light dope drain region injects is about 20 to 200KeV.Implantation dosage is about 1E12 to 1E15 atom/square centimeter.The implant angle of wherein above-mentioned making light dope drain region is about the 0-60 degree.
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Preferred embodiment of the present invention will be aided with following figure and do more detailed elaboration in comment backward:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of formation floating grid of the present invention.
Fig. 2 forms the schematic diagram of intergate dielectric layer for the present invention.
Fig. 3 forms the schematic diagram of HV assembly LDD for the present invention.
Fig. 4 forms the schematic diagram of insulating barrier and conductive plug for the present invention.
Embodiment
The brand-new method that the invention provides is in order to make high ultraviolet-threshold voltage Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory.Embodiments of the invention cooperate icon to be described in detail as follows.
At first consult Fig. 1, semi-conductive substrate (substrate) 2 is provided, in preferred embodiment, substrate 2 is that crystal plane is to<100〉or<111 monocrystalline silicon (single crystal silicon).Other semiconductor material can also be used.General each inter-module on substrate 2 all can form several isolated areas (not icon), and the formation of this isolated area can stope oxidation isolation method or trench isolation method.Then form on substrate 2 by the tunnel oxide (tuning oxide) 4 that silica constituted, this tunnel oxide 4 generally can grow up to thermal oxidation method in the oxygen environment below about 700 to 1100 degree of Celsius temperature.In addition, also can adopt other method to form this tunnel oxide 4.In the present embodiment, the thickness of tunnel oxide 4 is about the 60-150 dust.Then, doped polycrystalline silicon layer 6 is deposited on the tunnel oxide 4.The making of this polysilicon layer 6 can be adopted with ion implantation the injection of boron (boron) ion is formed.Energy that this ion injects and implantation dosage are respectively about 5 to 50KeV and 1E14 to 5E15 atom/square centimeter.After the boron ion injected and reaches boiler tube tempering subsequently or the annealing that is rapidly heated (RTA anneal), printing definition floating grid (Floating Gate) was made floating grid (Floating Gate) by etch process, as shown in Figure 1 then.(After?B?implant?and?the?following?furnace?orRTA?anneal,a?Litho?step?is?used?to?define?the?Floating-Gate,then?followed?bya?etching?process?to?pattern?the?Floating?Gate.)
As shown in Figure 1, carry out ion with grid and photoresistance 10 as mask subsequently and inject (ionimplantation) to form drain electrode and source region 8.Remove photoresistance 10 afterwards; Subsequently, form an insulating barrier 12 on floating grid (floating gate), as intergate dielectric layer, material can adopt ONO or NO.Afterwards, (LITHOGRAPHY) defines its pattern with lithographic process, consults Fig. 2; Then (High Voltage, HV) zone makes high threshold voltage oxide layer (HVOX) 14 in high threshold voltage.
Subsequent steps is for making the grid that second polysilicon layer 16 is selected grid (select-gate) and peripheral (periphery) assembly as control grid (control gate) and the Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory photoelectric subassembly high threshold voltage (EEPROM Cell HV) of Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory photoelectric subassembly (EEPROM Cell) simultaneously.Utilize lithographic procedures to produce the gate pattern of control grid and HV assembly subsequently, as shown in Figure 3.Afterwards, utilize the oblique angle to inject ion and enter the HV device region to make light dope drain region (lightly doped drain region; LDD) 18.Energy that this ion injects and implantation dosage are respectively about 20 to 200KeV and 1E12 to 1E15 atom/square centimeter.This implant angle is about the 0-60 degree.At last, cover an insulating barrier 20 with as insulation applications, and make metal plug (conductive plug) 22 among insulating barrier 20, as shown in Figure 4 with known technology in two device region.