Feasibility of re-oxidized nitrided oxide (RONO) as a charge-trapping medium for the non-volatile memory

  • Lee, S.-E.
  • Kim, J.-Y.
  • An, H.-M.
  • Seo, K.-Y.
  • Kim, B.
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초록

We report on feasibility of a re-oxidized nitrided oxide (RONO) as a charge-trapping medium for non-volatile memory. The RONO is in situ formed by initial oxidation in wet oxygen ambient followed by NO anneal, then re-oxidation in wet O2 ambient, and has an oxide/nitrogen-rich layer/oxide structure. The nitrogen existing in the oxide bulk constitutes SiON bonding, and the nitrogen existing near the new formed Si-SiO2 interface constitutes Si2NO bonding. The SiON bonding due to the non-bonding site of nitrogen buried in the oxide is expected as a main bonding status important to the memory properties. MOS transistors with the RONO show the maximum memory window of 2.5 V and the memory retention of about three-years. ? 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

키워드

Charge-trapping mediumNon-volatile memoryOxide/nitrogen-rich layer/oxideRe-oxidized nitrided oxide (RONO)SiON
제목
Feasibility of re-oxidized nitrided oxide (RONO) as a charge-trapping medium for the non-volatile memory
저자
Lee, S.-E.Kim, J.-Y.An, H.-M.Seo, K.-Y.Kim, B.
DOI
10.1016/j.sse.2007.05.014
발행일
2007
유형
Article
저널명
Solid-State Electronics
51
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