JP4428228B2 - 半導体装置 - Google Patents
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Description
11…不純物拡散領域
12…素子分離領域
13…絶縁膜
14…多結晶シリコン膜
15…タングステン膜
16…シリコン窒化膜
17…拡散層
18…サイドウォール
19…絶縁膜
20…第1のコンタクトプラグ
21…導電膜
22…層間絶縁膜
23…第2のコンタクトプラグ
24…第3のコンタクトプラグ
25…シリコン窒化膜
26…カルコゲナイド膜
27…上部電極
30…シリコン窒化膜
31…層間絶縁膜
40…カルコゲナイド膜
41…上部電極
100…半導体基板
101…シリコン酸化膜
102…シリコン窒化膜
103…カルコゲナイド膜
104…プラグ
105…上部電極
Claims (8)
- MOSトランジスタが形成された半導体基板を覆う第1絶縁膜と、
この第1絶縁膜に選択的に設けられて前記MOSトランジスタの拡散層に接続されるコンタクトプラグと、
前記第1絶縁膜および前記コンタクトプラグを覆う第2絶縁膜と、
この第2絶縁膜に選択的に設けられて前記コンタクトプラグに接続されるヒータであって前記コンタクトプラグの上表面よりも小さい大きさを有するヒータと、
前記ヒータの上表面よりも大きい大きさを有する相変化素子であって一部が前記ヒータの上表面に接し残部が前記第2絶縁膜の表面に接して設けられた相変化素子と、
この相変化素子の側面および前記第2絶縁膜の表面の少なくとも一部と接して形成された第3絶縁膜と、
前記相変化素子の上表面に接して形成された電極層と、
を備え、前記第3絶縁膜は前記第2絶縁膜と異なる材料であって前記相変化素子の前記第2絶縁膜からの剥離を抑制する材料でなることを特徴とする半導体装置。 - 前記第3絶縁膜は、シリコン窒化膜でなることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第3絶縁膜は、前記第2絶縁膜の表面上に延在形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第3絶縁膜を取り囲み前記第2絶縁膜の表面上に形成された第4絶縁膜を更に備え、前記第4絶縁膜は前記第3絶縁膜と異なる材料でなることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記相変化素子は、前記第3絶縁膜よりも薄く形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれかに記載の半導体装置。
- 複数のMOSトランジスタが形成された半導体基板を覆う第1絶縁膜と、
この第1絶縁膜に選択的に設けられて前記複数のMOSトランジスタの拡散層にそれぞれ接続される複数のコンタクトプラグと、
前記第1絶縁膜および前記複数のコンタクトプラグを覆う第2絶縁膜と、
この第2絶縁膜に選択的に設けられて前記複数のコンタクトプラグにそれぞれ接続される複数のヒータであって各々が対応する前記コンタクトプラグの上表面よりも小さい大きさを有する複数のヒータと、
各々が対応する前記ヒータの上表面よりも大きい大きさを有する複数の相変化素子であって各々の一部が対応する前記ヒータの上表面に接し各々の残部が前記第2絶縁膜の表面に接して設けられた複数の相変化素子と、
これら相変化素子のそれぞれの側面および前記第2絶縁膜の表面の少なくとも一部と接して形成された第3絶縁膜と、
前記複数の相変化素子のそれぞれの上表面に接して形成された電極層と、
を備え、前記第3絶縁膜は前記第2絶縁膜と異なる材料であってシリコン窒化膜でなることを特徴とする半導体装置。 - 前記第3絶縁膜は前記複数の相変化素子の間を埋めることにより前記複数の相変化素子のそれぞれの側面に接していることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記複数の相変化素子のそれぞれの側面に接して形成された前記第3絶縁膜の間を埋める第4絶縁膜をさらに備え、前記第4絶縁膜は前記第3絶縁膜と異なる材料でなることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の半導体装置。
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