Abstract:
Disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate, a first metal wiring and a fuse, both being formed as the same level above the semiconductor substrate, a first insulating film formed on the first metal wiring and the fuse, the first insulating film having a first pad opening arriving at the first metal wiring, a second metal wiring formed at least within the first pad opening, the second metal wiring not extending above the fuse, a stopper film formed on the first insulating film and the second metal wiring, and a second insulating film formed above the stopper film. A second pad opening is formed to expose the second metal wiring by removing the second insulating film and the stopper film, a fuse opening is formed above at least the fuse by removing the second insulating film and the stopper film, and by removing the first insulating film incompletely.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor memory device includes forming a stacked body by alternately stacking an insulating film and a conductive film. The method includes forming a trench in the stacked body. The trench extends in one direction and divides the conductive film. The method includes burying a diblock copolymer in the trench. The method includes phase-separating the diblock copolymer into a plurality of first blocks and an insulative second block extending in a stacking direction of the insulating film and the conductive film. The method includes forming a plurality of holes by removing the first blocks. The method includes forming charge accumulation layers on inner surfaces of the holes. And, the method includes forming a plurality of semiconductor pillars extending in the stacking direction by burying a semiconductor material in the holes.
Abstract:
In a semiconductor device producing method according to one embodiment, an insulating film containing silicon is formed on a semiconductor substrate, a resist is deposited on the insulating film, the resist is patterned into a predetermined pattern, and the insulating film is processed by a dry etching treatment in which gas containing C, F, Br, H, and O is used with the resist having the predetermined pattern as a mask. A deposited film in which C and Br are coupled is produced on the resist.
Abstract:
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device using a semiconductor manufacturing unit comprising a reaction chamber, a substrate mounting stage, and a high frequency power supply coupled to the substrate mounting stage, a blocking capacitor interposed between the substrate mounting stage and the high-frequency power supply to continuously perform a plurality of dry etching processing with respect to the same substrate in the same reaction chamber, the method includes: disposing a substrate on a substrate mounting stage, and applying high-frequency powers to the substrate mounting stage while introducing a fluorocarbon-based first gas to perform a first dry etching processing with respect to the substrate, the substrate including an organic material film and a silicon compound film sequentially deposited on a surface thereof and a resist film patterned on the silicon compound film, the first dry etching processing including processing the silicon compound film with the resist film being used as a mask; and stopping application of one of the high-frequency powers, thereby reducing a bias voltage generated to the substrate while introducing a second gas after the first dry etching processing to remove a fluorocarbon-based deposition in the reaction chamber and perform a second dry etching processing with respect to the substrate.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes: a stacked body with a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of dielectric layers alternately stacked therein, the stacked body including a staircase structure having the plurality of conductive layers processed into a staircase shape; an interlayer dielectric layer covering the staircase structure; and a contact electrode provided inside a contact hole penetrating through the interlayer dielectric layer, the contact hole penetrating through one of the staircase-shaped conductive layers, the contact electrode being in contact with a sidewall portion of the one of the staircase-shaped conductive layers exposed into the contact hole.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes: a first layer; a second layer; a columnar structural unit; and a side portion. The second layer is provided on a major surface of the first layer. The columnar structural unit is conductive and aligned in the first layer and the second layer to pass through the major surface. The side portion is added to a side wall of the columnar structural unit on the second layer side of the major surface.
Abstract:
A first silicon containing film, an organic material film, a second silicon containing film are formed. The second silicon containing film is patterned to have a narrow width pattern and a wide width pattern. The organic material film is patterned to have a narrow width pattern and a wide width pattern. A side wall is formed on a side surface of the second silicon containing film and the organic material film by coating with a third silicon containing film. The narrow width pattern of the second silicon containing film is removed by using a mask that covers the second silicon containing film patterned to have a wide width pattern and the side wall. Finally, the organic material film is removed.
Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device comprises a plurality of transistors having a stacked-gate structure. Each transistor includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulator formed on the semiconductor substrate, a lower gate formed on the semiconductor substrate with the gate insulator interposed, an intergate insulator formed on the lower gate, and an upper gate formed and silicided on the lower gate with the intergate insulator interposed. A portion of the transistors has an aperture formed through the intergate insulator to connect the lower gate with the upper gate and further includes a block film composed of an insulator and formed smaller than the upper gate and larger than the aperture above the upper gate to cover the aperture.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: forming a film to be processed having a first film thickness on a semiconductor substrate; forming a region, within the film to be processed, having a second film thickness thinner than the first film thickness by processing a part of the film to be processed; processing the film to be processed having the region of the second film thickness formed therein by utilizing a dry etching method while a change in characteristic value of a plasma is monitored; detecting a first timing at which a member right under the region, within the film to be processed, which had the second film thickness before the processing performed by utilizing the dry etching method begins to be exposed in accordance with the change in characteristic value of the plasma during the processing performed by utilizing the dry etching method; and estimating a second timing right before a member right under a region, of the film to be processed, which had the first film thickness before the processing performed by utilizing the dry etching method begins to be exposed in accordance with the first timing, and changing an etching condition for the dry etching over to another one at the second timing.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed which comprises forming a gate structure on a major surface of a semiconductor substrate with a gate insulating film interposed therebetween, forming a first insulating film to cover top and side surfaces of the gate structure and the major surface of the semiconductor substrate, reforming portions of the first insulating film which cover the top surface of the gate structure and the major surface of the semiconductor substrate by an anisotropic plasma process using a gas not containing fluorine, and removing the reformed portions of the first insulating film.