发明名称 |
Metal replacement process for low resistance source contacts in 3D NAND |
摘要 |
A fabrication process is provided for a 3D stacked non-volatile memory device which provides a source contact to memory holes at a bottom of a stack. The stack includes alternating control gate layers and dielectric layers on a substrate, and memory holes are etched through the stack. The process avoids the need to etch through films at the bottom of the memory hole. Instead, a path is formed from the bottom of the memory hole to the top of the stack. The path includes a horizontal portion using a voided trench in a substrate dielectric, and a passageway etched in the stack. The memory films, a channel material and a dielectric material are deposited throughout the interior surfaces of the void and the memory holes concurrently. The path is filled with metal to form a continuous, low resistance conductive path. |
申请公布号 |
US9209031(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.12.08 |
申请号 |
US201414200426 |
申请日期 |
2014.03.07 |
申请人 |
SanDisk Technologies Inc. |
发明人 |
Baenninger Matthias;Alsmeier Johann;Matsudaira Akira;Pachamuthu Jayavel |
分类号 |
H01L21/28;H01L27/115;H01L29/66;H01L21/225;H01L21/306;H01L21/02;H01L21/311 |
主分类号 |
H01L21/28 |
代理机构 |
Vierra Magen Marcus LLP |
代理人 |
Vierra Magen Marcus LLP |
主权项 |
1. A method for fabricating a 3d stacked non-volatile memory device, comprising:
forming a memory hole in a stack, the stack comprising alternating control gate layers and dielectric layers on a substrate dielectric; forming a void in the substrate dielectric, a bottom of the memory hole is connected to the void; forming a passageway in the stack between a top of the stack and the void; depositing a plurality of materials in the void and the memory hole, the plurality of materials comprise a programmable material, a channel material and a dielectric material; removing a portion of the dielectric material which is in the void, exposing a portion of the channel material which is in the void; doping the portion of the channel material which is in the void, the doping comprises introducing a dopant to the void via the passageway; and depositing a metal in the void and the passageway, the metal extends to the bottom of the memory hole. |
地址 |
Plano TX US |