High-k dielectrics for future generation memory devices (Invited Paper)

被引:215
作者
Kittl, J. A. [1 ]
Opsomer, K. [1 ]
Popovici, M. [1 ]
Menou, N. [1 ]
Kaczer, B. [1 ]
Wang, X. P. [1 ]
Adelmann, C. [1 ]
Pawlak, M. A. [1 ]
Tomida, K. [1 ]
Rothschild, A. [1 ]
Govoreanu, B. [1 ]
Degraeve, R. [1 ]
Schaekers, M. [1 ]
Zahid, M. [1 ]
Delabie, A. [1 ]
Meersschaut, J. [1 ]
Polspoel, W. [1 ]
Clima, S. [1 ]
Pourtois, G. [1 ]
Knaepen, W. [2 ]
Detavernier, C. [2 ]
Afanas'ev, V. V. [3 ]
Blomberg, T. [4 ]
Pierreux, D. [5 ]
Swerts, J. [5 ]
Fischer, P. [5 ]
Maes, J. W. [5 ]
Manger, D. [6 ]
Vandervorst, W. [1 ]
Conard, T. [1 ]
Franquet, A. [1 ]
Favia, P. [1 ]
Bender, H. [1 ]
Brijs, B. [1 ]
Van Elshocht, S. [1 ]
Jurczak, M. [1 ]
Van Houdt, J. [1 ]
Wouters, D. J. [1 ]
机构
[1] IMEC, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
[2] Univ Ghent, Dept Solid State Sci, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
[3] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Phys & Astron, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
[4] ASM Microchem, Helsinki 00560, Finland
[5] ASM Belgium, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
[6] Qimonda, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
关键词
High-k; DRAM; Flash; SrTiO3; ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; KAPPA GATE DIELECTRICS; SRTIO3; THIN-FILMS; ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES;
D O I
10.1016/j.mee.2009.03.045
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The requirements and development of high-k dielectric films for application in storage cells of future generation flash and Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) devices are reviewed. Dielectrics with k-value in the 9-30 range are studied as insulators between charge storage layers and control gates in flash devices. For this application, large band gaps (>6 eV) and band offsets are required, as well as low trap densities. Materials studied include aluminates and scandates. For DRAM metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors, aggressive scaling of the equivalent oxide thickness (with targets down to 0.3 nm) drives the research towards dielectrics with k-values >50. Due to the high aspect ratio of MIMCap structures, highly conformal deposition techniques are needed, triggering a substantial effort to develop Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) processes for the deposition of metal gates and high-k dielectrics. Materials studied include Sr- and Ba-based perovskites, with SrTiO3 as one of the most promising candidates, as well as tantalates, titanates and niobates. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1789 / 1795
页数:7
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