Semiconductor memory device and its manufacturing method
Abstract
[Task] The storage circuit and the logic circuit are formed on one substrate, and the high reliability of the tunnel insulating film in the semiconductor storage device using the polymetal gate in the logic circuit part can be obtained, and the chip area is surely reduced. It can be so.
Solution.Using the resist pattern 87 as a mask, anisotropic dry etching is performed on the portion belonging to the logic circuit forming region 2 of the gate insulating film 16, the second gate forming film 17, the conductive film 22 and the second protective insulating film 36. By doing so, the gate electrode 24 for the logic element is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2. Further, by performing anisotropic dry etching on the storage circuit forming region 1 of the conductive film 22 and the second protective insulating film 36, the conductive film 22 is composed of the source diffusion layer 19 for the storage element and the drain diffusion layer. A contact pad 22A electrically connected to 20 is formed in a self-aligned manner.

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- 1【特許請求の範囲】 【請求項1】 一の半導体基板上に形成され、トンネル絶縁膜を有する記憶素子を含む記憶回路部と、論理素子を含む論理回路部とを備えた半導体記憶装置であって、 前記記憶素子は、ゲート形成膜からなる制御ゲート電極を含む記憶素子用ゲート電極を有し、 前記論理素子は、前記ゲート形成膜からなる下部ゲート電極と該下部ゲート電極上に形成された金属膜を含む導電膜からなる上部ゲート電極とにより構成される論理素子用ゲート電極を有し、 前記記憶素子用ゲート電極は、非金属膜により構成されていることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置。
- 2【請求項2】 請求項1に記載の半導体記憶装置において、 前記記憶素子は、前記制御ゲート電極上にシリサイド膜を有していることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置。
- 3【請求項3】 請求項1または2に記載の半導体記憶装置において、 前記記憶素子は、ソース拡散層及びドレイン拡散層と、前記ソース拡散層及びドレイン拡散層とそれぞれ電気的に接続されたコンタクトパッドとを有しており、 前記コンタクトパッドは、前記上部ゲート電極と同一の前記導電膜からなることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置。
- 4【請求項4】 請求項1~3のうちのいずれか1項に記載の半導体記憶装置において、 前記制御ゲート電極の上面には、第1の保護絶縁膜が形成されており、 前記制御ゲート電極の側面には、前記第1の保護絶縁膜に対してエッチング選択比が大きく且つエッチングレートが小さい記憶素子用側壁絶縁膜が形成されていることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置。
- 5【請求項5】 請求項3又は4に記載の半導体記憶装置において、 前記記憶素子の前記ソース拡散層及びドレイン拡散層は、前記半導体基板における前記記憶素子用ゲート電極の側方部分に形成されており、 前記コンタクトパッドは、前記ソース拡散層及びドレイン拡散層の各上面から前記記憶素子用ゲート電極の側面及び上端部に跨って形成されていることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置。
- 6【請求項6】 請求項3~5のうちのいずれか1項に記載の半導体記憶装置において、 前記コンタクトパッドの上面及び端部側面には、第2の保護絶縁膜及びパッド用側壁絶縁膜がそれぞれ形成されており、 前記論理素子用ゲート電極の上面及び側面には、前記第2の保護絶縁膜及び論理素子用側壁絶縁膜がそれぞれ形成されており、 前記第2の保護絶縁膜は第1の絶縁膜からなり、 前記パッド用側壁絶縁膜及び論理素子用側壁絶縁膜は、第2の絶縁膜からなることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置。
- 7【請求項7】 請求項6に記載の半導体記憶装置において、 前記半導体基板上には、第3の絶縁膜からなる層間絶縁膜が形成されており、 前記第1の絶縁膜と前記第2の絶縁膜とは、同一組成の絶縁膜であり且つ前記第3の絶縁膜に対してエッチング選択比が大きくエッチングレートが小さいことを特徴とする半導体記憶装置。
- 8【請求項8】 請求項1~7のうちのいずれか1項に記載の半導体記憶装置において、 前記半導体基板に設けられた素子分離領域と、該素子分離領域の上に形成された抵抗素子とをさらに備え、 前記抵抗素子は、前記ゲート形成膜からなる抵抗素子本体と、前記抵抗素子本体の両端部とそれぞれ接触する前記導電膜からなる抵抗端子とを有していることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置。
- 9【請求項9】 請求項1~8のうちのいずれか1項に記載の半導体記憶装置において、 前記導電膜は、一の金属膜又は複数の金属膜若しくはシリサイド膜を含む積層体からなることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置。
- 10【請求項10】 請求項1又は2に記載の半導体記憶装置において、 前記記憶素子用ゲート電極の側面上には、断面L字状の側壁保護絶縁膜と、該側壁保護絶縁膜上に形成された記憶素子用側壁絶縁膜とが形成されており、 前記論理素子用ゲート電極の側面上には、前記側壁保護絶縁膜は形成されておらず、前記記憶素子用側壁絶縁膜と同一組成の絶縁膜からなる論理素子用側壁絶縁膜が形成されていることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置。
- 11【請求項11】 請求項1~10のうちのいずれか1項に記載の半導体記憶装置において、 前記記憶素子は、前記半導体基板と前記制御ゲート電極との間に基板側から上方に順次形成された、前記トンネル絶縁膜、浮遊ゲート電極及び容量絶縁膜を有していることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置。
- 12【請求項12】 記憶素子と論理素子とを備えた半導体記憶装置の製造方法であって、 半導体基板の主面を素子分離領域によって、前記記憶素子を形成するための記憶回路形成領域と前記論理素子を形成するための論理素子形成領域とに区画する工程(a)と、 前記半導体基板上の前記記憶回路形成領域に、第1の絶縁膜、シリコンからなる第1のゲート形成膜及び第2の絶縁膜を順次形成する工程(b)と、 前記半導体基板上の前記論理素子形成領域に、第3の絶縁膜を形成する工程(c)と、 前記第2の絶縁膜及び前記第3の絶縁膜の上にシリコンからなる第2のゲート形成膜を形成する工程(d)と、 前記工程(d)の後に、前記記憶回路形成領域に、選択的エッチングにより、前記第1の絶縁膜からなるトンネル絶縁膜と前記第1のゲート形成膜からなる浮遊ゲート電極と前記第2の絶縁膜からなる容量絶縁膜と前記第2のゲート形成膜からなる制御ゲート電極とを有する記憶素子用ゲート電極を形成する工程(e)と、 前記工程(e)の後に、前記半導体基板における前記記憶素子用ゲート電極の側方部分に不純物を選択的に注入して、記憶素子用ソース拡散層及びドレイン拡散層を形成する工程(f)と、 前記工程(f)の後に、前記半導体基板に熱処理を行なう工程(g)と、 前記工程(g)の後に、前記論理回路形成領域の前記第2のゲート形成膜上を含む前記半導体基板の上に金属膜を含む導電膜を形成する工程(h)と、 前記工程(h)の後に、前記論理回路形成領域に、選択的エッチングにより、 前記第3の絶縁膜からなるゲート絶縁膜と前記第2のゲート形成膜からなる下部ゲート電極と前記導電膜からなる上部ゲート電極とを有する論理素子用ゲート電極を形成する工程(i)とを備えていることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 13【請求項13】 請求項12に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、前記半導体基板はシリコンからなり、前記第2のゲート形成膜は多結晶シリコン又は非晶質シリコンからなり、 前記工程(i)よりも後に、前記半導体基板及び前記制御ゲート電極のシリコン露出部分をシリサイド化する工程をさらに備えていることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 14【請求項14】 請求項12に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、 前記工程(d)の後で且つ前記工程(e)よりも前に、前記記憶回路形成領域の前記第2のゲート形成膜上に第4の絶縁膜を形成する工程と、 前記工程(f)の後で且つ前記工程(h)よりも前に、前記記憶素子用ゲート電極の側面に記憶素子用側壁絶縁膜を形成する工程とをさらに備え、 前記工程(e)は、前記記憶回路形成領域の前記制御ゲート電極上に前記第4の絶縁膜からなる第1の保護絶縁膜を形成する工程を含み、 前記工程(i)は、前記前記論理素子用ゲート電極を形成すると同時に、前記記憶素子用ソース拡散層及びドレイン拡散層と電気的に接続される前記導電膜からなるコンタクトパッドを形成する工程を含むことを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 15【請求項15】 請求項14に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、 前記コンタクトパッドは、前記記憶素子用ソース拡散層及びドレイン拡散層の各上面から前記記憶素子用ゲート電極の側面及び上端部に跨る領域に形成することを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 16【請求項16】 請求項14又は15に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、 前記工程(h)の後で且つ前記工程(i)よりも前に、前記導電膜上に第5の絶縁膜を形成する工程をさらに備え、 前記工程(i)は、前記上部ゲート電極及び前記コンタクトパッドの各上面に前記第5の絶縁膜からなる第2の保護絶縁膜を形成する工程を含むことを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 17【請求項17】 請求項16に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、 前記工程(i)では、前記導電膜上に前記論理素子のゲート電極パターン形状及び前記コンタクトパッド形状を有する前記第5の絶縁膜からなる前記第2の保護絶縁膜を形成した後、前記第2の保護絶縁膜をマスクとして前記導電膜、前記ゲート絶縁膜及び前記第1の保護絶縁膜を選択的にエッチングすることにより、前記論理素子用ゲート電極及び前記コンタクトパッドを形成することを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 18【請求項18】 請求項12に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、 前記工程(d)の後で且つ前記工程(e)よりも前に、前記記憶回路形成領域の前記第2のゲート形成膜上に第4の絶縁膜を形成する工程と、 前記工程(f)の後で且つ前記工程(h)よりも前に、前記記憶素子用ゲート電極の側面に記憶素子用側壁絶縁膜を形成する工程と、 前記工程(h)の後で且つ前記工程(i)よりも前に、前記導電膜上に第5の絶縁膜を形成する工程と、前記第5の絶縁膜を選択的にエッチングして、前記論理回路形成領域に論理素子のゲート電極形成パターン形状を有し、且つ前記記憶回路形成領域の全面を覆う第2の保護絶縁膜を形成する工程と、 前記工程(i)よりも後に、前記記憶素子用ゲート電極の上側に開口部を持つレジストパターンをマスクとして、前記第2の保護絶縁膜、前記導電膜及び前記第1の保護絶縁膜をエッチングすることによって、前記記憶素子用ソース拡散層及ぶドレイン拡散層と電気的に接続された前記導電膜からなるコンタクトパッドを形成する工程とをさらに備え、 前記工程(e)は、前記記憶回路形成領域の前記制御ゲート電極上に前記第4の絶縁膜からなる第1の保護絶縁膜を形成する工程を含み、 前記工程(i)では、前記第2の保護絶縁膜をエッチングマスクにして前記論理素子用ゲート電極を形成することを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 19【請求項19】 請求項18に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、前記コンタクトパッドは、前記記憶素子用ソース拡散層及ぶドレイン拡散層の各上面から前記記憶素子用ゲート電極の側面及び上端部に跨る領域に形成することを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 20【請求項20】 請求項16~19のうちのいずれか1項に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、 前記第4の絶縁膜と前記第5の絶縁膜とは、互いの組成が異なることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 21【請求項21】 請求項14~20のうちのいずれか1項に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、 前記半導体基板はシリコンからなり、前記第2のゲート形成膜は多結晶シリコン又は非晶質シリコンからなり、 前記コンタクトパッドを形成する工程よりも後に、前記半導体基板又は前記制御ゲート電極の露出部分をシリサイド化する工程をさらに備えていることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 22【請求項22】 請求項14~21のうちのいずれか1項に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、 前記第2のゲート形成膜は多結晶シリコン又は非晶質シリコンからなり、 前記工程(h)の前に、前記論理回路形成領域の前記第2のゲート形成膜に不純物を注入する工程と、 前記コンタクトパッドを形成する工程よりも後に、前記論理素子用ゲート電極をマスクとして前記半導体基板の前記論理回路形成領域に不純物を注入することにより、論理素子用ソース拡散層及びドレイン拡散層を形成すると共に、前記制御ゲート電極に不純物注入を行なう工程とをさらに備えていることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 23【請求項23】 請求項14~22のうちのいずれか1項に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、 前記第4の絶縁膜と前記記憶素子用側壁絶縁膜とは、互いに組成が異なることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 24【請求項24】 請求項14~23のうちのいずれか1項に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、 前記工程(h)よりも前に、前記抵抗素子形成領域の前記第2のゲート形成膜上に、抵抗素子本体をマスクする前記第4の絶縁膜からなる抵抗保護絶縁膜を形成する工程をさらに備え、 前記第2のゲート形成膜は、多結晶シリコン又は非晶質シリコンからなり、前記工程(d)は、前記素子分離領域の抵抗素子形成領域にも前記第2のゲート形成膜を形成する工程を含み、 前記第4の絶縁膜を形成する工程は、前記抵抗素子形成領域の前記第2のゲート形成膜上にも前記第4の絶縁膜を形成する工程を含み、 前記工程(i)は、少なくとも前記抵抗保護絶縁膜を用いて前記第2のゲート形成膜に対してエッチングを行なうことにより、前記抵抗素子形成領域に前記第2のゲート形成膜からなる抵抗素子本体を形成する工程を含むことを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 25【請求項25】 請求項14~24のうちのいずれか1項に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、 前記コンタクトパッドを形成する工程よりも後に、 前記論理素子用ゲート電極の側面及び前記コンタクトパッドのゲート長方向側の端部側面に、論理素子用側壁絶縁膜及びパッド側壁絶縁膜を形成する工程と、 前記論理素子用ゲート電極及び前記論理素子用側壁絶縁膜をマスクとして、前記半導体基板の前記論理回路形成領域に対して不純物注入を行なうことにより、論理素子用ソース拡散層及びドレイン拡散層を形成する工程と、 前記半導体基板上に全面にわたって前記論理素子用側壁絶縁膜及びパッド側壁絶縁膜に対して、エッチング選択比が大きく且つエッチングレートが大きい絶縁膜からなる層間絶縁膜を形成する工程と、 前記層間絶縁膜における前記コンタクトパッドの上側の領域、前記論理素子用ソース拡散層及びドレイン拡散層の上側の領域にコンタクトホールを自己整合的に形成する工程とをさらに備えていることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 26【請求項26】 請求項12~25のうちのいずれか1項に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、 前記導電膜は、一の金属膜又は複数の金属膜若しくはシリサイド膜を含む積層体からなることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
- 27【請求項27】 請求項12~25のうちのいずれか1項に記載の半導体記憶装置の製造方法において、 前記第2の絶縁膜は、酸化膜と窒化膜との積層体であることを特徴とする半導体記憶装置の製造方法。
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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD [Detailed description of the invention]
【0001】
[Technical field to which the invention belongs]
The present invention relates to a semiconductor storage device in which a storage circuit and a logic circuit are formed on one substrate, and a method for manufacturing the same.
【0002】
[Conventional technology]
In recent years, so-called consolidated devices in which a storage circuit and a logic circuit are formed on one substrate have been actively developed for the purpose of increasing the speed and functionality of a semiconductor storage device.
【0003】
On the other hand, a polymetal gate in which the gate electrode of a transistor element is formed as a laminate of polycrystalline silicon and a metal is regarded as important as a technology for advancing the miniaturization and high integration of semiconductor integrated circuit devices, and the polymetal gate It is expected that a consolidated device using the above will be realized.
【0004】
Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing a conventional semiconductor storage device will be described with reference to the drawings.
【0005】
FIGS. 34 to 36 show a cross-sectional configuration in the process order of a conventional semiconductor storage device using a polymetal gate for a storage circuit unit and a logic circuit unit.
【0006】
First, as shown in FIG. 34 (a), an active region including a storage circuit unit 100 and a logic circuit unit 200 is formed by an element separation region 102 in which silicon oxide is embedded on a semiconductor substrate 101 made of silicon. .. Then, a tunnel insulating film 103 having a film thickness of about 9 nm and a first polycrystalline silicon film 104 having a film thickness of about 250 nm are deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 101.
【0007】
Next, as shown in FIG. 34 (b), after forming the capacitive insulating film 105 on the first polycrystalline silicon film 104, the tunnel insulating film 103, the first polycrystalline silicon film 104 and the capacitive insulating film are formed. The 105 is patterned so as to remove the logic circuit unit 200.
【0008】
Next, as shown in FIG. 34 (c), a gate insulating film 106 is formed in the logic circuit portion 200 on the semiconductor substrate 101, and then a second second film having a film thickness of about 100 nm is formed on the semiconductor substrate 101 over the entire surface. The polycrystalline silicon film 107 is deposited. Then, phosphorus ions are injected into the deposited second polycrystalline silicon film 107.
【0009】
Next, as shown in FIG. 34 (d) , a metal film 108 made of tungsten having a film thickness of about 150 nm and a first silicon having a film thickness of about 100 nm are formed on the entire surface of the second polycrystalline silicon film 107. The oxide film 109 and the oxide film 109 are sequentially deposited.
【0010】
Next, as shown in FIG. 35 (a), the tunnel insulating film 103 and the first polycrystalline silicon film have the gate electrode pattern of the storage circuit unit 100 and the resist pattern 110 covering the logic circuit unit 200 as a mask. The 104, the capacitive insulating film 105, the second polycrystalline silicon film 107, the metal film 108, and the first silicon oxide film 109 are dry-etched to form the gate electrode 111 for a storage element.
【0011】
Next, as shown in FIG. 35 (b), after removing the resist pattern 110, the source diffusion layer 112 for the storage element and the drain diffusion for the storage element are spread on the semiconductor substrate 101 using the gate electrode 111 for the storage element as a mask. It forms a layer 113.
【0012】
Next, as shown in FIG. 35 (c), the gate insulating film 106 and the second polycrystalline silicon film have the gate electrode pattern of the logic circuit unit 200 and the resist pattern 114 covering the storage circuit unit 100 as a mask. The 107, the metal film 108, and the first silicon oxide film 109 are dry-etched to form the gate electrode 115 for a logic element.
【0013】
Next, as shown in FIG. 35 (d), arsenic ions are injected into the semiconductor substrate 101 using the resist pattern 114 as a mask, and the LDD source diffusion layer 116 for the logic element and the LDD drain diffusion layer for the logic element are injected. Form 117 and.
【0014】
Next, as shown in FIG. 36 (a), after removing the resist pattern 114, a second silicon oxide film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 101, and the second silicon oxide film is etched against the deposited second silicon oxide film. By performing the backing, the side wall insulating film 118a for the storage element and the side wall insulating film 118b for the logic element made of the second silicon oxide film are formed.
【0015】
Next, as shown in FIG. 36 (b), after forming the resist pattern 119 that masks the storage circuit unit 100, the resist pattern 119, the gate electrode 115 for the logic element, and the side wall insulating film 118b for the logic element are used as masks. Arsenic ions are injected into the semiconductor substrate 101 to form a source diffusion layer 120 for a logic element and a drain diffusion layer 121 for a logic element.
【0016】
Next, as shown in FIG. 36 (c), after removing the resist pattern 119, a cobalt film is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 101 and heat treatment is performed to separate the deposited cobalt from the exposed region of the semiconductor substrate 101. By reacting, a silicide layer 122 is formed in the exposed region.
【0017】
Next, as shown in FIG. 36 (d), an interlayer insulating film 123 made of silicon oxide is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 101, and a storage element source diffusion layer 112 and a storage element are used on the deposited interlayer insulating film 123. The semiconductor storage device is completed by forming contacts 124 that are electrically connected to the drain diffusion layer 113, the source diffusion layer 120 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 121 for the logic element, respectively.
【0018】
[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
By the way, the conventional semiconductor storage device has a problem that the reliability of the tunnel insulating film 103 of the gate electrode 111 for a storage element is deteriorated.
【0019】
That is, in the step shown in FIG. 35 (b), when the source diffusion layer 112 for the storage element and the drain diffusion layer 113 for the storage element are formed by ion implantation of impurities, the end portion of the gate electrode 111 for the storage element is subjected to impurities. The passage of ions causes deterioration of the tunnel insulating film 103. Therefore, after forming the source diffusion layer 112 and the drain diffusion layer 113 for the storage element, a heat treatment for recovering the deterioration of the tunnel insulating film 103 is indispensable.
【0020】
However, in the conventional semiconductor storage device, the metal film 108 contained in the gate electrode 111 for the storage element may be abnormally oxidized, and the metal film 108 may be peeled off. Therefore, a heat treatment for recovery may be performed. It is difficult to realize high reliability of the semiconductor device because the deteriorated tunnel insulating film 103 cannot be recovered.
【0021】
Further, although not shown, a metal film 108 is deposited on the second polycrystalline silicon film 107 when a resistance element composed of the second polycrystalline silicon film 107 is formed in the logic circuit unit 200. Therefore, it is necessary to remove the portion of the metal film 108 that belongs to the resistance element forming region of the second polycrystalline silicon film 107, which causes a problem that the number of steps increases.
【0022】
Further, since the chip area of the consolidated device tends to increase due to its configuration, there is also a problem that the chip size is reduced.
【0023】
The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides high reliability of a tunnel insulating film in a semiconductor storage device in which a storage circuit and a logic circuit are formed on one substrate and a polymetal gate is used for the logic circuit portion. The first purpose is to make it feasible, the second purpose is to make sure that the chip area can be reduced, and the second purpose is to make it possible to form a resistance element without increasing the number of steps. The purpose of 3.
【0024】
[Means for solving problems]
In order to achieve the first object, the present invention uses a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device to form a metal film constituting a polymetal gate for a logic element after forming a gate electrode for a storage element and performing a heat treatment. It is configured to be deposited.
【0025】
In order to achieve the second object, another invention uses the same material for the semiconductor storage device and the method for manufacturing the semiconductor storage device, the metal film forming the contact pad of the storage element and the metal film forming the gate electrode for the logic element. And the structure is formed by the same process.
【0026】
In order to achieve the third object, in still another invention, the semiconductor storage device and the method for manufacturing the semiconductor storage device are formed by forming the side wall insulating film and the interlayer insulating film on the side surface of the end of the contact pad in the storage circuit portion with different materials. As a result, the contacts of the gate electrodes for the storage element are formed in a self-aligned manner.
【0027】
Specifically, the semiconductor storage device according to the present invention achieves the first object, is formed on one semiconductor substrate, has a storage circuit unit including a storage element having a tunnel insulating film, and a logic including a logic element. For a semiconductor storage device including a circuit unit, the storage element has a gate electrode for a storage element including a control gate electrode made of a gate forming film, and the logic element is a lower gate electrode made of a gate forming film and the gate electrode. It has a gate electrode for a logic element composed of an upper gate electrode made of a conductive film including a metal film formed on the lower gate electrode, and the gate electrode for a storage element is composed of a non-metal film.
【0028】
According to the semiconductor storage device of the present invention, since the gate electrode for the storage element is composed of a non-metal film, heat treatment for recovering the deterioration of the tunnel insulating film can be performed, so that the reliability of the tunnel insulating film is improved. .. Further, since the logic element has an upper gate electrode made of a conductive film including a metal film, the gate electrode has low resistance even if it is miniaturized.
【0029】
In the semiconductor storage device of the present invention, it is preferable that the storage element has a silicide film on the control gate electrode.
【0030】
In the semiconductor storage device of the present invention, the storage element has a source diffusion layer and a drain diffusion layer, and a contact pad electrically connected to the source diffusion layer and the drain diffusion layer, respectively, and the contact pad is an upper gate. It is preferably made of the same conductive film as the electrode. In this way, the resistance of the storage element and the logic element can be reduced and the area can be reduced without increasing the number of steps, so that the second object can also be achieved.
【0031】
In this case, the source diffusion layer and drain diffusion layer of the storage element are formed on the side portions of the storage element gate electrode on the semiconductor substrate, and the contact pad is used for the storage element from the upper surfaces of the source diffusion layer and the drain diffusion layer. It is preferably formed so as to straddle the side surface and the upper end portion of the gate electrode.
【0032】
In the semiconductor storage device of the present invention, the first protective insulating film is formed on the upper surface of the control gate electrode, and the etching selectivity is larger than that of the first protective insulating film on the side surface of the control gate electrode. Moreover, it is preferable that a side wall insulating film for a storage element having a low etching rate is formed.
【0033】
A second protective insulating film and a side wall insulating film for the pad are formed on the upper surface and the side surface of the end of the contact pad, respectively, and a second protective insulating film is formed on the upper surface and the side surface of the gate electrode for the logic element. And the side wall insulating film for the logic element are formed respectively, the second protective insulating film is made of the first insulating film, and the side wall insulating film for the pad and the side wall insulating film for the logic element are made of the second insulating film. Is preferable.
【0034】
Further, in this case, an interlayer insulating film made of a third insulating film is formed on the semiconductor substrate, and the first insulating film and the second insulating film are insulating films having the same composition. It is preferable that the etching selectivity is large and the etching rate is small with respect to the third insulating film.
【0035】
The semiconductor storage device of the present invention further includes an element separation region provided on a semiconductor substrate and a resistance element formed on the element separation region, and the resistance element is a resistance element main body and a resistance element formed of a gate forming film. It is preferable to have resistance terminals made of conductive film that come into contact with both ends of the main body. In this way, the third object can also be achieved.
【0036】
In the semiconductor storage device of the present invention, it is preferable that the conductive film is made of one metal film or a laminate containing a plurality of metal films or silicide films.
【0037】
In the semiconductor storage device of the present invention, a side wall protective insulating film having an L-shaped cross section and a side wall insulating film for a storage element formed on the side wall protective insulating film are formed on the side surface of the gate electrode for the storage element. The side wall protective insulating film is not formed on the side surface of the gate electrode for the logic element, but the side wall insulating film for the logic element is formed with an insulating film having the same composition as the side wall insulating film for the storage element. Is preferable.
【0038】
In the semiconductor storage device of the present invention, the storage element has a tunnel insulating film, a floating gate electrode, and a capacitive insulating film, which are sequentially formed between the semiconductor substrate and the control gate electrode from the substrate side. preferable.
【0039】
The method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to the present invention is intended for a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device including a storage element and a logic element in which the first object is achieved, and the main surface of the semiconductor substrate is formed by an element separation region. The step (a) of dividing the storage circuit forming region for forming the storage element and the logic element forming region for forming the logic element, and the first insulating film in the storage circuit forming region on the semiconductor substrate. A step (b) of sequentially forming a first gate forming film and a second insulating film made of silicon, a step (c) of forming a third insulating film in a logic element forming region on a semiconductor substrate, and a first step. A second gate forming film made of silicon is formed on the second insulating film and the third insulating film, and after the step (d), the storage circuit forming region is subjected to selective etching. For a storage element having a tunnel insulating film composed of one insulating film, a floating gate electrode composed of a first gate forming film, a capacitive insulating film composed of a second insulating film, and a control gate electrode composed of a second gate forming film. After the step (e) of forming the gate electrode and the step (e), impurities are selectively injected into the lateral portion of the gate electrode for the storage element in the semiconductor substrate to form the source diffusion layer and drain diffusion layer for the storage element. After the step (f) and the step (f), the semiconductor substrate is heat-treated (g), and after the step (g), the semiconductor including the second gate forming film of the logic circuit forming region. After the step (h) of forming a conductive film containing a metal film on the substrate and the step (h), a gate insulating film composed of a third insulating film and a second insulating film are formed in the logic circuit forming region by selective etching. The present invention includes a step (i) of forming a gate electrode for a logic element having a lower gate electrode made of the gate forming film of the above and an upper gate electrode made of a conductive film.
【0040】
According to the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device of the present invention, since the control gate electrode of the storage element is formed from a second gate forming film made of silicon, the control gate electrode does not contain a metal film, so that the first insulating film is formed. A heat treatment for improving the film quality can be performed on the tunnel insulating film made of the above material.
【0041】
In the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device of the present invention, the semiconductor substrate is made of silicon, the second gate forming film is made of polycrystalline silicon or amorphous silicon, and the semiconductor substrate and the control gate electrode are made after step (i). It is preferable to further include a step of silicating the exposed silicon portion of the above. In this way, the electrical connection between both the storage element and the logic element is stable.
【0042】
In the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device of the present invention, a step of forming a fourth insulating film on a second gate forming film of a storage circuit forming region after step (d) and before step (e). Further, after the step (f) and before the step (h), a step of forming a side wall insulating film for the storage element on the side surface of the gate electrode for the storage element is further provided, and the step (e) is a storage circuit. A step of forming a first protective insulating film made of a fourth insulating film on the control gate electrode of the forming region is included, and the step (i) is a step (i) of forming the gate electrode for the logic element and at the same time forming the source diffusion layer for the storage element. It is preferable to include a step of forming a contact pad made of a conductive film electrically connected to the drain diffusion layer.
【0043】
In this way, at the same time as forming the gate electrode for the logic element, the contact pad made of the conductive film electrically connected to the source diffusion layer and the drain diffusion layer for the storage element is formed, so that the second object is also achieved. Will be done. Moreover, it is possible to reduce the resistance and the area of the element without increasing the number of steps.
【0044】
In this case, the contact pad is preferably formed in a region extending from the upper surface of each of the source diffusion layer and the drain diffusion layer for the storage element to the side surface and the upper end portion of the gate electrode for the storage element.
【0045】
Further, the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device of the present invention further includes a step of forming a fifth insulating film on the conductive film after the step (h) and before the step (i), and further includes a step (i). ) Preferably include a step of forming a second protective insulating film made of a fifth insulating film on each upper surface of the upper gate electrode and the contact pad.
【0046】
In this case, in step (i), a second protective insulating film made of a fifth insulating film having the gate electrode pattern shape of the logic element and the contact pad shape is formed on the conductive film, and then the second protective insulating film is formed. It is preferable to form the gate electrode for the logic element and the contact pad by selectively etching the conductive film, the gate insulating film and the first protective insulating film using the film as a mask. Generally, when a fine pattern is formed using a resist as a mask, the shape change of the mask pattern due to the polymer generated from the resist film becomes remarkable, and it becomes difficult to achieve miniaturization. Since the gate electrode for the logic element is patterned by a so-called hard mask using the insulating film of the above, fine processing can be reliably performed.
【0047】
In the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device of the present invention, a step of forming a fourth insulating film on a second gate forming film of a storage circuit forming region after step (d) and before step (e). After the step (f) and before the step (h), a step of forming a side wall insulating film for the storage element on the side surface of the gate electrode for the storage element, and after the step (h) and before the step (i). ), A step of forming a fifth insulating film on the conductive film and a process of selectively etching the fifth insulating film to have a gate electrode forming pattern shape of the logic element in the logic circuit forming region. In addition, the step of forming the second protective insulating film covering the entire surface of the storage circuit forming region, and after the step (i), the second step is to use the resist pattern having an opening on the upper side of the gate electrode for the storage element as a mask. By etching the protective insulating film, the conductive film, and the first protective insulating film, a step of forming a contact pad composed of a conductive film electrically connected to a drain diffusion layer extending to a source diffusion layer for a storage element is further added. The step (e) includes a step of forming a first protective insulating film made of a fourth insulating film on the control gate electrode of the storage circuit forming region, and the step (i) includes a step of forming a second protective insulating film. Is preferably used as an etching mask to form a gate electrode for a logic element.
【0048】
In this case, in the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device, it is preferable that the contact pad is formed in a region extending from each upper surface of the source diffusion layer for the storage element and the drain diffusion layer to the side surface and the upper end portion of the gate electrode for the storage element.
【0049】
Further, it is preferable that the fourth insulating film and the fifth insulating film have different compositions from each other. In this way, the etching selectivity between the fifth insulating film, which is a hard mask for forming the gate electrode, and the fourth insulating film to be etched can be increased, so that the stability of the process can be significantly improved.
【0050】
Further, the semiconductor substrate is made of silicon, the second gate forming film is made of polycrystalline silicon or amorphous silicon, and the exposed portion of the semiconductor substrate or the control gate electrode is silicidized after the step of forming the contact pad. It is preferable that the process is further provided.
【0051】
Further, the second gate forming film is made of polycrystalline silicon or amorphous silicon, and before the step (h), a step of injecting impurities into the second gate forming film of the logic circuit forming region and a contact pad are provided. After the step of forming, impurities are injected into the logic circuit forming region of the semiconductor substrate using the gate electrode for the logic element as a mask to form the source diffusion layer and the drain diffusion layer for the logic element, and the impurities are added to the control gate electrode. It is preferable to further include a step of injecting.
【0052】
In this way, the so-called dual, in which conductive impurities matching the conductive type of the transistor are injected into each gate electrode made of polycrystalline silicon in the N-type transistor and the P-type transistor with respect to the gate electrode in the logic circuit forming region. When the gate injection method is adopted, the phenomenon that the threshold voltage of each transistor fluctuates due to mutual diffusion of N-type impurities and P-type impurities injected into each gate electrode by heat treatment is increased. It can be prevented without causing it. Specifically, in general, the introduction of impurities into the second gate forming film is performed simultaneously in the storage circuit forming region and the logic circuit forming region before forming the control gate electrode in order to avoid an increase in the number of steps. ing. On the other hand, in the present invention, impurities are introduced into the second gate forming film independently of the storage circuit forming region and the logic circuit forming region. That is, before forming the conductive film for forming the contact pad for the storage element and the gate electrode for the logic element, an impurity is injected into the logic circuit forming region of the second gate forming film, and the contact is further formed. After forming the pad, the source / drain impurities are injected into the logic circuit forming region of the semiconductor substrate using the gate electrode as a mask. As described above, since the source / drain diffusion layer for the logic element is formed and the impurities of the control gate electrode for the storage element are injected at the same time, the increase in the number of steps can be prevented.
【0053】
Further, it is preferable that the fourth insulating film and the side wall insulating film for the storage element have different compositions from each other. In this way, the etching selectivity between the fourth insulating film and the side wall insulating film for the storage element can be increased, so that the contact of the control gate electrode can be reliably formed.
【0054】
Further, prior to the step (h), a step of forming a resistance protection insulating film made of a fourth insulating film that masks the resistance element main body is further provided on the second gate forming film of the resistance element forming region. The second gate forming film is made of polycrystalline silicon or amorphous silicon, and step (d) includes a step of forming a second gate forming film also in the resistance element forming region of the element separation region, and the fourth The step of forming the insulating film of the above includes the step of forming a fourth insulating film on the second gate forming film of the resistance element forming region, and the step (i) includes at least the step of using the resistance protective insulating film. It is preferable to include a step of forming a resistance element main body made of the second gate forming film in the resistance element forming region by etching the gate forming film of 2.
【0055】
In this way, the third object can also be achieved. That is, when the resistance element is formed from the second gate forming film made of polycrystalline silicon or the like, the resistance element is formed from the fourth insulating film to the second gate forming film before the step of forming the conductive film. Since the mask pattern for the resistance element that masks the portion is formed, a conductive film made of, for example, a metal is not formed on the second gate forming film. As a result, when the resistance element is formed from the second gate forming film, the step of removing the metal layer from the member constituting the polymetal gate becomes unnecessary. Further, since the resistance element is also patterned in the step of patterning the second gate forming film, it is not necessary to newly provide a step of forming the resistance element.
【0056】
Further, after the step of forming the contact pad, a step of forming a side wall insulating film for the logic element and a side wall insulating film of the pad on the side surface of the gate electrode for the logic element and the side surface of the end portion of the contact pad on the gate length direction side. A process of forming a source diffusion layer and a drain diffusion layer for a logic element by injecting impurities into a logic circuit forming region of a semiconductor substrate using a gate electrode for a logic element and a side wall insulating film for a logic element as a mask, and a semiconductor. A step of forming an interlayer insulating film composed of an insulating film having a large etching selectivity and a large etching rate with respect to the side wall insulating film for logic elements and the pad side wall insulating film over the entire surface of the substrate, and a step of forming a contact pad in the interlayer insulating film. It is preferable to further include a step of forming contact holes in the upper region, the source diffusion layer for logic elements, and the upper region of the drain diffusion layer in a self-consistent manner.
【0057】
In this way, the margin for mask matching between the contact pad and the contact on the control gate electrode is greatly expanded, so that the area of the storage element can be further reduced.
【0058】
In the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device of the present invention, it is preferable that the conductive film is made of one metal film or a laminate containing a plurality of metal films or VDD films.
【0059】
Further, in the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device of the present invention, it is preferable that the second insulating film is a laminate of an oxide film and a nitride film.
【0060】
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
(First Embodiment) The first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
【0061】
1 to 4 show a cross-sectional configuration in the process order of the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. For convenience of drawing, only N-channel transistors are used in the logic circuit formation region, and P-channel transistors are omitted.
【0062】
First, as shown in FIG. 1A, a storage circuit for forming a storage circuit including a plurality of storage elements is formed by an element separation region 12 in which silicon oxide is embedded on a semiconductor substrate 11 made of silicon. It is divided into a region 1 and a logic circuit forming region 2 for forming a logic circuit or a peripheral circuit of a storage element. After that, a first insulating film 13 which is a tunnel insulating film having a film thickness of about 9 nm is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method, and a film thickness is formed on the first insulating film 13 by a CVD method. Deposits a first gate-forming film 14 made of polycrystalline silicon at about 250 nm.
【0063】
Next, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a laminate of silicon oxide films, that is, a capacitive insulating film having a so-called ONO film structure, is formed over the entire surface of the first gate forming film 14. A second insulating film 15 is formed. Then, after forming the resist pattern 80 covering the storage circuit forming region 1 on the second insulating film 15, the first insulating film 13 and the first insulating film 13 formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 using the resist pattern 80 as a mask. The gate forming film 14 of 1 and the second insulating film 15 are removed. As a result, the patterned first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, and the second insulating film 15 remain in the storage circuit forming region 1.
【0064】
Next, as shown in FIG. 1 (c), after removing the resist pattern 80, a third gate insulating film having a film thickness of 10 nm is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 on the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method. Insulating film 16 is selectively formed. Subsequently, a second gate forming film 17 made of polycrystalline silicon having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the second insulating film 15 and the third insulating film 16 by a CVD method or the like. After that, the dose amount on the second gate forming film 17 is about 5 × 10.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>Phosphorus (P) ion is injected to make the second gate forming film 17 have N-type conductivity. At the time of this phosphorus ion implantation, the second gate-forming film (not shown) in the P-channel transistor region is covered with a resist mask, and P-type impurities are implanted in a separate process to achieve P-type conductivity. May be given.
【0065】
Next, as shown in FIG. 1D, a resist pattern 81 that covers the entire surface of the logic circuit forming region 2 and has a gate electrode forming pattern for the storage element is formed in the storage circuit forming region 1. Then, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, anisotropic dry etching is performed on the first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, the second insulating film 15, and the second gate forming film 17. In the storage circuit forming region 1, a tunnel insulating film 13a made of a first insulating film 13, a floating gate electrode 14a made of a first gate forming film 14, a capacitive insulating film 15a made of a second insulating film 15 and a second A control gate electrode 17a made of the gate forming film 17 of the above is formed. Here, the gate electrode portion including the tunnel insulating film 13a, the floating gate electrode 14a, the capacitive insulating film 15a, and the control gate electrode 17a is referred to as a storage element gate electrode 18. At this time, the surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 serving as the source / drain forming region of the storage element is exposed in the storage element forming region 1.
【0066】
Next, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, the dose amount is 2 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting phosphorus ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, the source diffusion layer 19 for the storage element and the drain for the storage element are formed in the lateral region of the storage element gate electrode 18 in the storage circuit forming region 1 of the semiconductor substrate 11. It selectively forms the diffusion layer 20. Subsequently, after removing the resist pattern 81, a source diffusion layer 19 for a storage element and a drain diffusion layer 20 are formed in order to recover the deterioration of the film quality due to ion implantation of the tunnel insulating film 13a and improve its physical characteristics. The semiconductor substrate 11 is heat-treated at about 900 ° C.
【0067】
Next, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), a fourth insulating film made of silicon oxide having a film thickness of about 20 nm is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by a CVD method or the like, and then the logic is applied. The fourth insulating film formed in the circuit forming region 2 is selectively removed to form the first protective insulating film 21 made of the fourth insulating film in the storage circuit forming region 1.
【0068】
Next, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the entire surface including the gate electrode 18 for the storage element on the semiconductor substrate 11 is made of tungsten (W) having a film thickness of about 150 nm by a CVD method, a vapor deposition method, or a sputtering method. The conductive film 22 is deposited. Subsequently, a fifth insulating film 23 made of silicon oxide having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the conductive film 22.
【0069】
Next, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), after forming a resist pattern 83 having a pattern for forming a gate electrode of a logic element in a logic circuit forming region 2, a fifth insulating film 23 is used as a mask. A second protective insulating film 23a made of a fifth insulating film 23 is formed in the gate electrode forming portion of the logic circuit forming region 2 by etching.
【0070】
Next, as shown in FIG. 2D, after removing the resist pattern 83, the second protective insulating film 23a is used as a mask, and the third insulating film 16, the second gate forming film 17, and the conductive film are used. By performing anisotropic dry etching on 22, the gate insulating film 16a made of the third insulating film 16 and the lower gate electrode 17b made of the second gate forming film 17 and the conductivity are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2. The upper gate electrode 22a made of the film 22 is formed. At this time, since the storage circuit forming region 1 is covered with the first protective insulating film 21, the storage element gate electrode 18 is not etched, but a conductive film is formed on the side surface of the storage element gate electrode 18. The residue 22b of 22 remains. Here, the etchant of the conductive film 22 made of tungsten, for example, sulfur hexafluoride (SF)<sub>6</sub>) And chlorine (Cl<sub>2</sub>) Is used as a mixed gas. Hereinafter, the gate electrode portion including the gate insulating film 16a, the lower gate electrode 17b, and the upper gate electrode 22a is referred to as a logic element gate electrode 24.
【0071】
Next, as shown in FIG. 3A, the residue 22b remaining in the storage circuit formation region 1 and the element separation region 12 is removed by isotropic etching using the resist pattern 84 that masks the logic circuit formation region 2 as a mask. Remove.
【0072】
Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, after removing the resist pattern 84, a resist pattern 85 that masks the storage circuit formation region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11 is formed, and the formed resist pattern 85 and the second resist pattern 85 and the second one. Using the gate electrode 24 for logic elements including the protective insulating film 23a as a mask, the dose amount is 1 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 10 keV, the LDD source diffusion layer 25 for the logic element and the LDD drain diffusion layer 26 for the logic element are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2.
【0073】
Next, as shown in FIG. 3C, after removing the resist pattern 85, a silicon oxide film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 and etched back to be performed on the side surface of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element. A side wall insulating film 27A for a storage element made of silicon oxide is formed, and a side wall insulating film 27B for a logic element made of silicon oxide is formed on a side surface of a gate electrode 24 for a logic element. At this time, the first protective insulating film 21 exposed on the upper portion of the storage element gate electrode 18, the storage element source diffusion layer 19, and the drain diffusion layer 20 is also removed. As a result, the side wall protective insulating film 21a having an L-shaped cross section formed of the first protective insulating film 21 is formed between the gate electrode 18 for the storage element and the side wall insulating film 27A for the storage element.
【0074】
Next, as shown in FIG. 3D, a resist pattern 86 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11 is formed, and the formed resist pattern 86 and the logic element including the second protective insulating film 23a are included. The dose amount is 3 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11 using the gate electrode 24 for the gate electrode 24 and the sidewall insulating film 27B for the logic element as masks.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, a relatively high-concentration source diffusion layer 29 for logic elements and a drain diffusion layer 30 for logic elements are formed in the logic circuit formation region 2.
【0075】
Next, as shown in FIG. 4A, after removing the resist pattern 86, a cobalt (Co) film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, or the like. Subsequently, the control gate electrode 17a of the storage element gate electrode 18 and the storage element are subjected to heat treatment to the extent that a VDDification reaction occurs between the exposed portion of silicon of the semiconductor substrate 11 and the control gate electrode 17a and the cobalt film. A cobalt silicide layer 31 is selectively formed on each of the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20, and the source diffusion layer 29 and the drain diffusion layer 30 for the logic element.
【0076】
Next, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), an interlayer insulating film 32 made of, for example, silicon oxide is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11, and the control gate electrode 17a and the storage element are placed on the deposited interlayer insulating film 32. A contact 33 is formed through which the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20, the source diffusion layer 29 for a logic element, the drain diffusion layer 30, and the cobalt silicide layer 31 are electrically connected to each other.
【0077】
The configuration 28 formed on the element separation region 12 is a configuration formed by each forming film after each step of the storage element and the logic element, and is irrelevant to the element of the semiconductor storage device. Is. The same applies to each of the following embodiments.
【0078】
As described above, according to the first embodiment, in the storage element gate electrode 18 formed in the storage circuit forming region 1, the floating gate electrode 14a and the control gate electrode 17a are made of polycrystalline silicon, and the control gate electrode 17a A cobalt silicide layer 31 is formed on the upper portion. Therefore, the gate electrode 18 for the storage element does not contain a metal film, and as shown in FIG. 1 (d), heat treatment can be performed to recover the deterioration of the film quality due to ion implantation of the tunnel insulating film 13a. , The reliability of the tunnel insulating film 13a can be improved.
【0079】
Further, since the gate electrode 24 of the logic element formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 is a polymetal gate composed of an upper gate electrode 22a made of tungsten and a lower gate electrode 17b made of polycrystalline silicon, the gate is formed. The resistance of the electrode 24 can be reduced. Therefore, the gate electrode 24 of the logic element is formed with the upper gate electrode 22a made of tungsten, which is a metal film, whereas the gate electrode 18 of the storage element is not formed with a metal film made of tungsten. ..
【0080】
In the first embodiment, in the step shown in FIG. 2D, the third insulating film 16 on the source / drain region of the logic circuit forming region 2 is completely removed to expose the surface of the semiconductor substrate 11. However, instead of this, in the step shown in FIG. 2 (d), a part of the third insulating film 16 was left on the source / drain region of the logic circuit forming region 2, and in FIG. 3 (c). In the step shown, the third insulating film 16 remaining on the LDD source diffusion layer 25 for the logic element and the LDD drain diffusion layer 26 for the logic element may be removed.
【0081】
(Second Embodiment) Hereinafter, the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
【0082】
5 to 8 show the cross-sectional configuration in the process order of the method for manufacturing the semiconductor storage device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Here, as in the first embodiment, the transistor in the logic circuit forming region is limited to the N-channel transistor, and the P-channel transistor is omitted.
【0083】
The second embodiment is characterized in that the upper gate electrode constituting the gate electrode for the logic element and the contact pad in the storage circuit forming region 1 are formed by the same process using the same conductive film. The contact pad is an electrode pad provided between the source / drain diffusion layer and the contact in order to reduce the contact resistance of the contact for electrical conduction between the source / drain diffusion layer and the outside. ..
【0084】
First, as shown in FIG. 5A, a storage circuit forming region 1 and a logic circuit forming region 2 are divided by an element separation region 12 in which silicon oxide is embedded on a semiconductor substrate 11 made of silicon. After that, a first insulating film 13 which is a tunnel insulating film having a film thickness of about 9 nm is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method, and a film thickness is formed on the first insulating film 13 by a CVD method. Deposits a first gate-forming film 14 made of polycrystalline silicon at about 250 nm.
【0085】
Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxide film are laminated over the entire surface of the first gate forming film 14, that is, a capacitive insulating film having a so-called ONO film structure. A second insulating film 15 is formed. Then, a resist pattern 80 covering the storage circuit forming region 1 is formed on the second insulating film 15, and then the first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, and the second are used with the resist pattern 80 as a mask. The insulating film 15 is patterned to remove the first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, and the second insulating film 15 in the logic circuit forming region 2.
【0086】
Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), after removing the resist pattern 80, a third gate insulating film having a film thickness of 10 nm is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 on the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method. Insulating film 16 is formed. Subsequently, a second gate forming film 17 made of polycrystalline silicon having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the second insulating film 15 and the third insulating film 16 by a CVD method or the like. After that, the dose amount on the second gate forming film 17 is about 5 × 10.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>Phosphorus (P) ion is injected to make the second gate forming film 17 have N-type conductivity. At the time of this phosphorus ion implantation, the second gate-forming film (not shown) in the P-channel transistor region is covered with a resist mask, and P-type impurities are implanted in a separate process to achieve P-type conductivity. May be given.
【0087】
Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (d), a fourth insulating film 34 made of silicon nitride having a film thickness of about 200 nm is deposited on the second gate forming film 17 over the entire surface by, for example, a CVD method.
【0088】
Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (e), a resist pattern 82 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 is formed on the fourth insulating film 34, and then the logic circuit forming region 2 is formed using the resist pattern 82 as a mask. The fourth insulating film 34 contained is removed.
【0089】
Next, as shown in FIG. 6A, after removing the resist pattern 82, the resist pattern covers the entire surface of the logic circuit forming region 2 and has the gate electrode forming pattern of the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1. Form 81. Then, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, it is different from the first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, the second insulating film 15, the second gate forming film 17, and the fourth insulating film 34. After dry etching, the storage circuit forming region 1 is composed of a tunnel insulating film 13a made of a first insulating film 13, a floating gate electrode 14a made of a first gate forming film 14, and a second insulating film 15. A control gate electrode 17a composed of a capacitive insulating film 15a, a second gate forming film 17, and a first protective insulating film 34a composed of a fourth insulating film 34 are formed. Here, too, the gate electrode portion including the tunnel insulating film 13a, the floating gate electrode 14a, the capacitive insulating film 15a, and the control gate electrode 17a is referred to as a storage element gate electrode 18.
【0090】
Next, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, the dose amount is 2 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting phosphorus ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, the source diffusion layer 19 for the storage element and the drain diffusion for the storage element are injected into the lateral portion of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1 of the semiconductor substrate 11. Layer 20 and is selectively formed. After that, after removing the resist pattern 81, the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are formed in order to recover the deterioration of the film quality due to the ion implantation of the tunnel insulating film 13a and improve its physical characteristics. The semiconductor substrate 11 is heat-treated at about 900 ° C.
【0091】
Next, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the side surface of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element in the gate length direction is formed by depositing a silicon nitride film on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 and performing etch back by the CVD method. In addition, a side wall insulating film 35 for a storage element made of silicon nitride is formed.
【0092】
Next, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), a conductive film 22 made of tungsten having a film thickness of about 150 nm over the entire surface including the gate electrode 18 for the storage element on the semiconductor substrate 11 by the CVD method, the vapor deposition method, or the sputtering method. To deposit. Subsequently, a fifth insulating film 36 made of silicon nitride having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the conductive film 22.
【0093】
Next, as shown in FIG. 6D, an opening 87a is formed on the semiconductor substrate 11 so as to cover the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 and above the storage element gate electrode 18. A resist pattern 87 having a contact pad forming pattern and a gate electrode forming pattern of a logic element is formed. Using this resist pattern 87 as a mask, anisotropic dry etching is performed on the third insulating film 16, the second gate forming film 17, the conductive film 22, and the fifth insulating film 36. By this etching, in the logic circuit forming region 2, the gate insulating film 16a made of the third insulating film 16, the lower gate electrode 17b made of the second gate forming film 17, the upper gate electrode 22a made of the conductive film 22, and the second A second protective insulating film 36a composed of the insulating film 36 of 5 is formed. At the same time, the storage circuit forming region 1 is composed of a second protective insulating film 36b made of a fifth insulating film 36 and a conductive film 22, and is electrically covered with a storage element source diffusion layer 19 and a drain diffusion layer 20. The contact pad 22A connected to is self-consistently formed. The contact pad 22A is formed from the upper surfaces of the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 to the side surface and the upper end portion of the storage element gate electrode 18. Hereinafter, the gate electrode portion composed of the gate insulating film 16a, the lower gate electrode 17b, and the upper gate electrode 22a formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 is referred to as a logic element gate electrode 24.
【0094】
After etching the conductive film 22 made of tungsten, the first protective insulating film 34a made of silicon nitride is exposed in the storage circuit forming region 1, and the first protective insulating film 34a made of silicon nitride is exposed in the logic circuit forming region 2. The gate forming film 17 of 2 is exposed. Here, if an etchant having an etching rate higher than that of silicon nitride is used, the first protective insulating film 34a serves as a protective film, and the etching of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element can be prevented.
【0095】
Next, as shown in FIG. 7A, the control gate electrode 17a is removed by removing the first protective insulating film 34a exposed on the storage element gate electrode 18 using the resist pattern 87 as a mask. Exposing the surface. At this time, the first protective insulating film 34a remains at the upper end of the storage element gate electrode 18.
【0096】
Next, as shown in FIG. 7B, after removing the resist pattern 87, a resist pattern 85 that masks the storage circuit formation region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11 is formed. After that, using the gate electrode 24 for the logic element including the resist pattern 85 and the second protective insulating film 36a as a mask, the dose amount is 1 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 10 keV, the LDD source diffusion layer 25 for the logic element and the LDD drain diffusion layer 26 for the logic element are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2.
【0097】
Next, as shown in FIG. 7 (c), after removing the resist pattern 85, a silicon oxide film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 and an etch back is performed to oxidize the contact pad 22A on the end side surface. A side wall insulating film 27C for a pad made of silicon is formed, and a side wall insulating film 27B for a logic element made of silicon oxide is formed on a side surface of a gate electrode 24 for a logic element. Subsequently, after forming the resist pattern 86 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11, the gate electrode 24 for the logic element and the side wall insulating film for the logic element including the resist pattern 86 and the second protective insulating film 36a are formed. With 27B as a mask, the dose amount is 3 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, a relatively high-concentration source diffusion layer 29 for logic elements and a drain diffusion layer 30 for logic elements are formed in the logic circuit formation region 2.
【0098】
Next, as shown in FIG. 7D, after removing the resist pattern 86, a cobalt film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, or the like. Subsequently, the control gate electrode 17a of the storage element gate electrode 18 and the logic element are subjected to heat treatment to the extent that a silicidization reaction occurs between the exposed portion of silicon of the semiconductor substrate 11 and the control gate electrode 17a and the cobalt film. A cobalt silicide layer 31 is selectively formed on each upper portion of the source diffusion layer 29 and the drain diffusion layer 30.
【0099】
Next, as shown in FIG. 8A, an interlayer insulating film 32 made of, for example, silicon oxide is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11, and the deposited interlayer insulating film 32 is placed on the gate electrode 18 for the storage element. A first opening 32a that exposes the cobalt silicide layer 31 on the cobalt silicide layer 31, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 is formed. Subsequently, a second opening 32b that exposes the contact pad 22A is formed in the interlayer insulating film 32. As described above, the step of forming the first opening 32a is the step of etching the silicon oxide forming the interlayer insulating film 32, and the step of forming the second opening 32b is the step of forming the silicon oxide forming the interlayer insulating film 32. And the etching on the silicon nitride constituting the second protective insulating film 36b.
【0100】
Next, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the first opening 32a and the second opening 32b of the interlayer insulating film 32 are filled with a metal film made of, for example, tungsten by a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method. , The control gate electrode 17a, the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20, and the logic element source diffusion layer 29 and the drain diffusion layer 30, respectively, form a contact 33 having an electrical connection. At this time, the control gate electrode 17a, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 are connected to the contact 33 via the cobalt silicide layer 31. Further, the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are connected to the contact 33 via the contact pad 22A.
【0101】
As described above, according to the second embodiment, in the storage element gate electrode 18, the floating gate electrode 14a and the control gate electrode 17a are made of a polycrystalline silicon film, and a part of the upper side of the control gate electrode 17a is cobalt silicide. The layer 31 is formed. Therefore, since the storage element gate electrode 18 can be formed so as not to include the conductive film 22 made of tungsten constituting the logic element gate electrode 24, the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 are formed. Later, heat treatment for recovering the deterioration of the film quality due to ion implantation of the tunnel insulating film 13a can be performed, and the reliability of the tunnel insulating film can be improved.
【0102】
Further, since the logic element gate electrode 24 formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 is a polymetal gate composed of an upper gate electrode 22a made of tungsten and a lower gate electrode 17b made of polycrystalline silicon, the gate is formed. The resistance of the electrode 24 can be reduced.
【0103】
Further, using the conductive film 22 constituting the gate electrode 24 for the logic element, the contact pad 22A is placed on the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element in the same manner as the patterning step of the gate electrode 24 for the logic element. Since it can be formed in steps, it is possible to reduce the resistance of the storage element and the logic element and reduce the area of the storage circuit forming region 1 without increasing the number of steps.
【0104】
(Third Embodiment) Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
【0105】
9 to 12 show a cross-sectional configuration in the process order of the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Here, as in the first embodiment, the transistor in the logic circuit forming region is limited to the N-channel transistor, and the P-channel transistor is omitted.
【0106】
The third embodiment is characterized in that a hard mask made of an insulating film is used for patterning the gate electrode for the logic element and the contact pad.
【0107】
First, as shown in FIG. 9A, a storage circuit forming region 1 and a logic circuit forming region 2 are divided by an element separation region 12 in which silicon oxide is embedded on a semiconductor substrate 11 made of silicon. After that, a first insulating film 13 which is a tunnel insulating film having a film thickness of about 9 nm is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method, and a film thickness is formed on the first insulating film 13 by a CVD method. Deposits a first gate-forming film 14 made of polycrystalline silicon at about 250 nm.
【0108】
Next, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxide film are laminated over the entire surface of the first gate forming film 14, that is, a capacitive insulating film having a so-called ONO film structure. A second insulating film 15 is formed. Then, a resist pattern 80 covering the storage circuit forming region 1 is formed on the second insulating film 15, and then the first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, and the second are used with the resist pattern 80 as a mask. The insulating film 15 is patterned to remove the first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, and the second insulating film 15 in the logic circuit forming region 2.
【0109】
Next, as shown in FIG. 9 (c), after removing the resist pattern 80, a third gate insulating film having a film thickness of 10 nm is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 on the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method. Insulating film 16 is formed. Subsequently, a second gate forming film 17 made of polycrystalline silicon having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the second insulating film 15 and the third insulating film 16 by a CVD method or the like. After that, the dose amount on the second gate forming film 17 is about 5 × 10.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>Phosphorus (P) ion is injected to make the second gate forming film 17 have N-type conductivity. At the time of this phosphorus ion implantation, the second gate-forming film (not shown) in the P-channel transistor region is covered with a resist mask, and P-type impurities are implanted in a separate process to achieve P-type conductivity. May be given.
【0110】
Next, as shown in FIG. 9D, a fourth insulating film 37 made of silicon oxide having a film thickness of about 200 nm is deposited on the second gate forming film 17 over the entire surface by, for example, a CVD method.
【0111】
Next, as shown in FIG. 9 (e), after forming the resist pattern 82 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 on the fourth insulating film 37, the resist pattern 82 is used as a mask to form the logic circuit forming region 2. The fourth insulating film 37 contained is removed.
【0112】
Next, as shown in FIG. 10A, after removing the resist pattern 82, the resist pattern covers the entire surface of the logic circuit forming region 2 and has the gate electrode forming pattern of the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1. Form 81. Then, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, it is different from the first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, the second insulating film 15, the second gate forming film 17, and the fourth insulating film 37. After dry etching, the storage circuit forming region 1 is composed of a tunnel insulating film 13a made of a first insulating film 13, a floating gate electrode 14a made of a first gate forming film 14, and a second insulating film 15. A control gate electrode 17a composed of a capacitive insulating film 15a, a second gate forming film 17, and a first protective insulating film 37a composed of a fourth insulating film 37 are formed. Hereinafter, the gate electrode portion including the tunnel insulating film 13a, the floating gate electrode 14a, the capacitive insulating film 15a, and the control gate electrode 17a will be referred to as a storage element gate electrode 18.
【0113】
Next, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, the dose amount is 2 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting phosphorus ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, the source diffusion layer 19 for the storage element and the drain diffusion for the storage element are injected into the lateral portion of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1 of the semiconductor substrate 11. Layer 20 and is selectively formed. After that, after removing the resist pattern 81, the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are formed in order to recover the deterioration of the film quality due to the ion implantation of the tunnel insulating film 13a and improve its physical characteristics. The semiconductor substrate 11 is heat-treated at about 900 ° C.
【0114】
Next, as shown in FIG. 10B, the side surface of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element in the gate length direction is formed by depositing a silicon oxide film on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 and performing etchback by the CVD method. In addition, a side wall insulating film 38 for a storage element made of a silicon oxide film is formed.
【0115】
Next, as shown in FIG. 10 (c), a conductive film 22 made of tungsten having a film thickness of about 150 nm over the entire surface including the gate electrode 18 for the storage element on the semiconductor substrate 11 by the CVD method, the vapor deposition method, or the sputtering method. To deposit. Subsequently, a fifth insulating film 36 made of silicon nitride having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the conductive film 22.
【0116】
Next, as shown in FIG. 10D, an opening 87a is formed on the semiconductor substrate 11 so as to cover the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 and above the storage element gate electrode 18. A resist pattern 87 having a contact pad forming pattern and a gate electrode forming pattern of a logic element is formed. Using this resist pattern 87 as a mask, dry etching is performed on the fifth insulating film 36. As a result, a second protective insulating film 36a having a gate electrode forming pattern of the logic element composed of the fifth insulating film 36 is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2. Further, in the storage circuit forming region 1, a second protective insulating film 36b having a contact pad forming pattern made of a fifth insulating film 36 is formed.
【0117】
Next, as shown in FIG. 11A, after removing the resist pattern 87, the third insulating film 16, the second gate forming film 17, and the conductive film are used as masks of the second protective insulating films 36a and 36b. Anisotropic dry etching is performed on the film 22. By this etching, a gate insulating film 16a made of a third insulating film 16, a lower gate electrode 17b made of a second gate forming film 17, and an upper gate electrode 22a made of a conductive film 22 are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2. To do. At the same time, a contact pad 22A composed of a conductive film 22 and electrically connected to the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 is formed in the storage circuit formation region 1 in a self-consistent manner. The contact pad 22A is formed from the upper surfaces of the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 to the side surface and the upper end portion of the storage element gate electrode 18. Hereinafter, the gate electrode portion composed of the gate insulating film 16a, the lower gate electrode 17b, and the upper gate electrode 22a formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 is referred to as a logic element gate electrode 24.
【0118】
After etching the conductive film 22 made of tungsten, the first protective insulating film 37a made of silicon oxide is exposed in the storage circuit forming region 1, and the first protective insulating film 37a made of silicon oxide is exposed in the storage circuit forming region 1, and the first protective insulating film 37a made of polycrystalline silicon is exposed in the logic circuit forming region 2. The gate forming film 17 of 2 is exposed. Here, if an etchant having an etching rate higher than that of silicon oxide is used, the first protective insulating film 37a serves as a protective film, and the etching of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element can be prevented.
【0119】
Next, as shown in FIG. 11B, control is performed by removing the first protective insulating film 37a exposed on the gate electrode 18 for the storage element using the second protective insulating film 36b as a mask. The surface of the gate electrode 17a is exposed. At this time, the first protective insulating film 37a remains at the upper end of the storage element gate electrode 18.
【0120】
Next, as shown in FIG. 11C, a resist pattern 85 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11 is formed. After that, using the gate electrode 24 for the logic element including the resist pattern 85 and the second protective insulating film 36a as a mask, the dose amount is 1 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 10 keV, the LDD source diffusion layer 25 for the logic element and the LDD drain diffusion layer 26 for the logic element are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2.
【0121】
Next, as shown in FIG. 11 (d), after removing the resist pattern 85, a silicon oxide film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 and etching back is performed to oxidize the contact pad 22A on the end side surface. A side wall insulating film 27C for a pad made of silicon is formed, and a side wall insulating film 27B for a logic element made of silicon oxide is formed on a side surface of a gate electrode 24 for a logic element. Subsequently, after forming the resist pattern 86 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11, the gate electrode 24 for the logic element and the side wall insulating film for the logic element including the resist pattern 86 and the second protective insulating film 36a are formed. With 27B as a mask, the dose amount is 3 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, a relatively high-concentration source diffusion layer 29 for logic elements and a drain diffusion layer 30 for logic elements are formed in the logic circuit formation region 2.
【0122】
Next, as shown in FIG. 12A, after removing the resist pattern 86, a cobalt film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, or the like. Subsequently, the control gate electrode 17a of the storage element gate electrode 18 and the logic element are subjected to heat treatment to the extent that a silicidization reaction occurs between the exposed portion of silicon of the semiconductor substrate 11 and the control gate electrode 17a and the cobalt film. A cobalt silicide layer 31 is selectively formed on each upper portion of the source diffusion layer 29 and the drain diffusion layer 30.
【0123】
Next, as shown in FIG. 12B, an interlayer insulating film 32 made of, for example, silicon oxide is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11, and the deposited interlayer insulating film 32 is placed on the gate electrode 18 for the storage element. A first opening 32a that exposes the cobalt silicide layer 31 on the cobalt silicide layer 31, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 is formed. Subsequently, a second opening 32b that exposes the contact pad 22A is formed in the interlayer insulating film 32.
【0124】
Next, as shown in FIG. 12 (c), the first opening 32a and the second opening 32b of the interlayer insulating film 32 are filled with a metal film made of, for example, tungsten by a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method. , The control gate electrode 17a, the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20, and the logic element source diffusion layer 29 and the drain diffusion layer 30 form a contact 33 that is electrically connected to each other. At this time, the control gate electrode 17a, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 are connected to the contact 33 via the cobalt silicide layer 31. Further, the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are connected to the contact 33 via the contact pad 22A.
【0125】
As described above, according to the third embodiment, in the storage element gate electrode 18, the floating gate electrode 14a and the control gate electrode 17a are made of a polycrystalline silicon film, and a part of the upper side of the control gate electrode 17a is cobalt silicide. The layer 31 is formed. Therefore, since the storage element gate electrode 18 does not include the conductive film 22 made of tungsten constituting the logic element gate electrode 24, the tunnel insulating film is formed after the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 are formed. The heat treatment for recovering the deterioration of the film quality due to the ion implantation of 13a can be performed, and the reliability of the tunnel insulating film can be improved.
【0126】
Further, since the logic element gate electrode 24 formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 is a polymetal gate composed of an upper gate electrode 22a made of tungsten and a lower gate electrode 17b made of polycrystalline silicon, the gate is formed. The resistance of the electrode 24 can be reduced.
【0127】
Further, using the conductive film 22 constituting the gate electrode 24 for the logic element, the contact pad 22A is placed on the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element in the same manner as the patterning step of the gate electrode 24 for the logic element. Since it can be formed in steps, it is possible to reduce the resistance of the storage element and the logic element and reduce the area of the storage circuit forming region 1 without increasing the number of steps.
【0128】
Further, as a feature of the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11A, when patterning the gate electrode 24 for the logic element and the contact pad 22A of the storage element, the fifth insulating film 36 made of silicon nitride 36. Etching is performed using the second protective insulating films 36a and 36b formed from the above as masks. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which the size of the gate pattern is enlarged due to the polymer generated from the resist film and microfabrication becomes difficult.
【0129】
Further, in the exposure process of the control gate electrode 17a of the storage element gate electrode 18 shown in FIG. 11B, the second protective insulating film 36b, which is a mask, is made of silicon nitride, and the second protective insulating film 36b on the storage element gate electrode 18 is formed. Since the protective insulating film 37a of 1 is made of silicon oxide, the first protective insulating film 37a can be reliably removed, so that the stability of the process can be ensured.
【0130】
(Fourth Embodiment) Hereinafter, the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
【0131】
13 to 16 show a cross-sectional configuration in the process order of the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Here, as in the first embodiment, the transistor in the logic circuit forming region is limited to the N-channel transistor, and the P-channel transistor is omitted.
【0132】
The fourth embodiment is characterized in that a hard mask is used for patterning the gate electrode 24 for a logic element and a resist pattern is used for patterning the contact pad 22A.
【0133】
First, as shown in FIG. 13A, a storage circuit forming region 1 and a logic circuit forming region 2 are divided by an element separation region 12 in which silicon oxide is embedded on a semiconductor substrate 11 made of silicon. After that, a first insulating film 13 which is a tunnel insulating film having a film thickness of about 9 nm is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method, and a film thickness is formed on the first insulating film 13 by a CVD method. Deposits a first gate-forming film 14 made of polycrystalline silicon at about 250 nm.
【0134】
Next, as shown in FIG. 13 (b), a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxide film are laminated over the entire surface of the first gate forming film 14, that is, a capacitive insulating film having a so-called ONO film structure. A second insulating film 15 is formed. Then, after forming the resist pattern 80 covering the storage circuit forming region 1 on the second insulating film 15, the first insulating film 13 and the first insulating film 13 formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 using the resist pattern 80 as a mask. The gate forming film 14 of 1 and the second insulating film 15 are removed.
【0135】
Next, as shown in FIG. 13 (c), after removing the resist pattern 80, a third gate insulating film having a film thickness of 10 nm is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 on the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method. Insulating film 16 is selectively formed. Subsequently, a second gate forming film 17 made of polycrystalline silicon having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the second insulating film 15 and the third insulating film 16 by a CVD method or the like. After that, the dose amount on the second gate forming film 17 is about 5 × 10.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>Phosphorus (P) ion is injected to make the second gate forming film 17 have N-type conductivity. At the time of this phosphorus ion implantation, the second gate-forming film (not shown) in the P-channel transistor region is covered with a resist mask, and P-type impurities are implanted in a separate process to achieve P-type conductivity. May be given.
【0136】
Next, as shown in FIG. 13 (d), a fourth insulating film 34 made of silicon nitride having a film thickness of about 200 nm is deposited on the second gate forming film 17 over the entire surface by, for example, a CVD method.
【0137】
Next, as shown in FIG. 13 (e), a resist pattern 82 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 is formed on the fourth insulating film 34, and then the logic circuit forming region 2 is formed using the resist pattern 82 as a mask. The fourth insulating film 34 contained is removed.
【0138】
Next, as shown in FIG. 14A, after removing the resist pattern 82, the resist pattern covers the entire surface of the logic circuit forming region 2 and has the gate electrode forming pattern of the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1. Form 81. Then, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, it is different from the first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, the second insulating film 15, the second gate forming film 17, and the fourth insulating film 34. After dry etching, the storage circuit forming region 1 is composed of a tunnel insulating film 13a made of a first insulating film 13, a floating gate electrode 14a made of a first gate forming film 14, and a second insulating film 15. A control gate electrode 17a composed of a capacitive insulating film 15a, a second gate forming film 17, and a first protective insulating film 34a composed of a fourth insulating film 34 are formed. Here, too, the gate electrode portion including the tunnel insulating film 13a, the floating gate electrode 14a, the capacitive insulating film 15a, and the control gate electrode 17a is referred to as a storage element gate electrode 18.
【0139】
Next, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, the dose amount is 2 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting phosphorus ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, the source diffusion layer 19 for the storage element and the drain diffusion for the storage element are injected into the lateral portion of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1 of the semiconductor substrate 11. Layer 20 and is selectively formed. After that, after removing the resist pattern 81, the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are formed in order to recover the deterioration of the film quality due to the ion implantation of the tunnel insulating film 13a and improve its physical characteristics. The semiconductor substrate 11 is heat-treated at about 900 ° C.
【0140】
Next, as shown in FIG. 14 (b), a silicon nitride film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 and etched back by the CVD method, so that the side surface of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element in the gate length direction is obtained. In addition, a side wall insulating film 35 for a storage element made of silicon nitride is formed.
【0141】
Next, as shown in FIG. 14 (c), a conductive film 22 made of tungsten having a film thickness of about 150 nm over the entire surface including the gate electrode 18 for the storage element on the semiconductor substrate 11 by the CVD method, the vapor deposition method, or the sputtering method. To deposit. Subsequently, a fifth insulating film 36 made of silicon nitride having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the conductive film 22.
【0142】
Next, as shown in FIG. 14D, a resist pattern 88 that covers the entire surface of the storage circuit forming region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11 and has a pattern for forming a gate electrode of a logic element in the logic circuit forming region 2. To form. By performing dry etching on the fifth insulating film 36 using this resist pattern 88 as a mask, a second protective insulating film 36a having an electrode forming pattern shape is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2, and a storage circuit is formed. A second protective insulating film 36c is formed on the entire surface of the formation region 1.
【0143】
Next, as shown in FIG. 15A, after removing the resist pattern 88, the third insulating film 16, the second gate forming film 17, and the conductive film are used as masks of the second protective insulating films 36a and 36c. Anisotropic dry etching is performed on the film 22. By this etching, a gate insulating film 16a made of a third insulating film 16, a lower gate electrode 17b made of a second gate forming film 17, and an upper gate electrode 22a made of a conductive film 22 are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2. To do. At this time, since the second protective insulating film 36c is formed on the entire surface of the storage circuit forming region 1, the conductive film 22 and the like are not etched. Hereinafter, the gate electrode portion composed of the gate insulating film 16a, the lower gate electrode 17b, and the upper gate electrode 22a formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 is referred to as a logic element gate electrode 24.
【0144】
Next, as shown in FIG. 15B, after forming a resist pattern 89 having an opening 89a on the upper side of the storage element gate electrode 18 on the semiconductor substrate 11, the first resist pattern 89 is used as a mask. The protective insulating film 34a, the conductive film 22 and the second protective insulating film 36c are subjected to anisotropic dry etching to expose the control gate electrode 17a. By this etching, the storage circuit forming region 1 is composed of a second protective insulating film 36b made of a fifth insulating film 36 and a conductive film 22, and is electrically covered with a storage element source diffusion layer 19 and a drain diffusion layer 20. Form a contact pad 22A connected to. The contact pad 22A is formed from the upper surfaces of the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 to the side surface and the upper end portion of the storage element gate electrode 18.
【0145】
Next, as shown in FIG. 15C, after removing the resist pattern 89, a resist pattern 85 that masks the storage circuit formation region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11 is formed. After that, using the gate electrode 24 for the logic element including the resist pattern 85 and the second protective insulating film 36a as a mask, the dose amount is 1 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup></sup><sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 10 keV, the LDD source diffusion layer 25 for the logic element and the LDD drain diffusion layer 26 for the logic element are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2.
【0146】
Next, as shown in FIG. 15 (d), after removing the resist pattern 85, a silicon oxide film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 and an etch back is performed to oxidize the contact pad 22A on the end side surface. A side wall insulating film 27C for a pad made of silicon is formed, and a side wall insulating film 27B for a logic element made of silicon oxide is formed on a side surface of a gate electrode 24 for a logic element. Subsequently, after forming the resist pattern 86 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11, the gate electrode 24 for the logic element and the side wall insulating film for the logic element including the resist pattern 86 and the second protective insulating film 36a are formed. With 27B as a mask, the dose amount is 3 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, a relatively high-concentration source diffusion layer 29 for logic elements and a drain diffusion layer 30 for logic elements are formed in the logic circuit formation region 2.
【0147】
Next, as shown in FIG. 16A, after removing the resist pattern 86, a cobalt film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, or the like. Subsequently, the control gate electrode 17a of the storage element gate electrode 18 and the logic element are subjected to heat treatment to the extent that a silicidization reaction occurs between the exposed portion of silicon of the semiconductor substrate 11 and the control gate electrode 17a and the cobalt film. A cobalt silicide layer 31 is selectively formed on each upper portion of the source diffusion layer 29 and the drain diffusion layer 30.
【0148】
Next, as shown in FIG. 16B, an interlayer insulating film 32 made of, for example, silicon oxide is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11, and the deposited interlayer insulating film 32 is placed on the gate electrode 18 for the storage element. A first opening 32a that exposes the cobalt silicide layer 31 on the cobalt silicide layer 31, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 is formed. Subsequently, a second opening 32b that exposes the contact pad 22A is formed in the interlayer insulating film 32.
【0149】
Next, as shown in FIG. 16 (c), the first opening 32a and the second opening 32b of the interlayer insulating film 32 are filled with a metal film made of, for example, tungsten by a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method. , A contact 33 that is electrically connected to the control gate electrode 17a, the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the storage element drain diffusion layer 20, and the logic element source diffusion layer 29 and the logic element drain diffusion layer 30, respectively. To do. At this time, the control gate electrode 17a, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 are connected to the contact 33 via the cobalt silicide layer 31. Further, the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are connected to the contact 33 via the contact pad 22A.
【0150】
As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, in the storage element gate electrode 18, the floating gate electrode 14a and the control gate electrode 17a are made of a polycrystalline silicon film, and a part of the upper side of the control gate electrode 17a is cobalt silicide. The layer 31 is formed. Therefore, since the storage element gate electrode 18 does not include the conductive film 22 made of tungsten constituting the logic element gate electrode 24, the tunnel insulating film is formed after the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 are formed. The heat treatment for recovering the deterioration of the film quality due to the ion implantation of 13a can be performed, and the reliability of the tunnel insulating film can be improved.
【0151】
Further, since the logic element gate electrode 24 formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 is a polymetal gate composed of an upper gate electrode 22a made of tungsten and a lower gate electrode 17b made of polycrystalline silicon, the gate is formed. The resistance of the electrode 24 can be reduced.
【0152】
Further, since the contact pad 22A is formed on the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element by using the conductive film 22 constituting the gate electrode 24 for the logic element, the resistance of the storage element and the logic element is low. This can be achieved and the area of the storage circuit forming region 1 can be reduced.
【0153】
Further, as a feature of the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15A, when patterning the gate electrode 24 for a logic element, a second protection formed from a fifth insulating film 36 made of silicon nitride is formed. Etching is performed using the insulating film 36a as a mask. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which the size of the gate pattern is enlarged by the polymer generated from the resist film and microfabrication becomes difficult.
【0154】
Further, as shown in FIG. 15B, the patterning of the contact pad 22A in the storage circuit forming region 1 uses the resist pattern 89 as a mask, and the first protective insulating film 34a, the conductive film 22 and the second insulating film are used. Etching is performed on 36c. Therefore, since the second protective insulating film 36b is not used for the mask pattern, it is not necessary to consider the etching selectivity between the first protective insulating film 34a and the second protective insulating film 36b, and the degree of freedom of the process is increased. As it grows larger, the stability of the process improves.
【0155】
(Fifth Embodiment) Hereinafter, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
【0156】
17 to 20 show a cross-sectional configuration in the process order of the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. Here, as in the first embodiment, the transistor in the logic circuit forming region is limited to the N-channel transistor, and the P-channel transistor is omitted.
【0157】
The fifth embodiment is characterized in that the introduction of impurities into the second gate forming film is performed in an independent process for the storage circuit forming region and the logic circuit forming region without increasing the number of steps.
【0158】
First, as shown in FIG. 17A, a storage circuit forming region 1 and a logic circuit forming region 2 are divided by an element separation region 12 in which silicon oxide is embedded on a semiconductor substrate 11 made of silicon. After that, a first insulating film 13 which is a tunnel insulating film having a film thickness of about 9 nm is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method, and a film thickness is formed on the first insulating film 13 by a CVD method. Sequentially forms a first gate forming film 14 made of polycrystalline silicon having a diameter of about 250 nm.
【0159】
Next, as shown in FIG. 17 (b), a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxide film are laminated over the entire surface of the first gate forming film 14, that is, a capacitive insulating film having a so-called ONO film structure. A second insulating film 15 is formed. Then, after forming the resist pattern 80 covering the storage circuit forming region 1 on the second insulating film 15, the first insulating film 13 and the first insulating film 13 formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 using the resist pattern 80 as a mask. The gate forming film 14 of 1 and the second insulating film 15 are removed. As a result, the patterned first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, and the second insulating film 15 remain in the storage circuit forming region 1.
【0160】
Next, as shown in FIG. 17 (c), after removing the resist pattern 80, a third gate insulating film having a film thickness of 10 nm is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 on the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method. Insulating film 16 is selectively formed. Subsequently, by the CVD method or the like, a second gate forming film 17 made of polycrystalline silicon having a film thickness of about 100 nm over the entire surface on the second insulating film 15 and the third insulating film 16 and the second gate A fourth insulating film 34 made of silicon nitride having a film thickness of about 200 nm is deposited on the forming film 17 over the entire surface.
【0161】
Next, as shown in FIG. 17 (d), a resist pattern 82 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 is formed on the fourth insulating film 34, and then the logic circuit forming region 2 is formed using the resist pattern 82 as a mask. The fourth insulating film 34 contained is removed.
【0162】
Next, as shown in FIG. 17 (e), after removing the resist pattern 82, the resist pattern covers the entire surface of the logic circuit forming region 2 and has the gate electrode forming pattern of the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1. Form 81. Then, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, it is different from the first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, the second insulating film 15, the second gate forming film 17, and the fourth insulating film 34. After dry etching, the storage circuit forming region 1 is composed of a tunnel insulating film 13a made of a first insulating film 13, a floating gate electrode 14a made of a first gate forming film 14, and a second insulating film 15. A control gate electrode 17a composed of a capacitive insulating film 15a, a second gate forming film 17, and a first protective insulating film 34a composed of a fourth insulating film 34 are formed. Here, too, the gate electrode portion including the tunnel insulating film 13a, the floating gate electrode 14a, the capacitive insulating film 15a, and the control gate electrode 17a is referred to as a storage element gate electrode 18.
【0163】
Next, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, the dose amount is 2 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting phosphorus ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, the source diffusion layer 19 for the storage element and the drain diffusion for the storage element are injected into the lateral portion of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1 of the semiconductor substrate 11. Layer 20 and is selectively formed. After that, after removing the resist pattern 81, the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are formed in order to recover the deterioration of the film quality due to the ion implantation of the tunnel insulating film 13a and improve its physical characteristics. The semiconductor substrate 11 is heat-treated at about 900 ° C.
【0164】
Next, as shown in FIG. 18A, after forming a resist pattern 90 that masks the storage element circuit formation region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11, the dose amount is about 5 × 10 with the resist pattern 90 as a mask.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>Phosphorus ion is injected into the N channel transistor region of the logic circuit forming region 2 of the second gate forming film 17 to give the second gate forming film 17 N-type conductivity. At the time of this phosphorus ion implantation, the second gate-forming film (not shown) in the P-channel transistor region is covered with a resist mask, and P-type impurities are implanted in a separate process to achieve P-type conductivity. May be given.
【0165】
Next, as shown in FIG. 18 (b), after removing the resist pattern 90, a silicon nitride film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by the CVD method and etching back is performed to perform a gate for the storage element. A side wall insulating film 35 for a storage element made of silicon nitride is formed on the side surface of the electrode 18 in the gate length direction.
【0166】
Next, as shown in FIG. 18C, a conductive film 22 made of tungsten having a film thickness of about 150 nm over the entire surface including the gate electrode 18 for a storage element on the semiconductor substrate 11 by a CVD method, a vapor deposition method, or a sputtering method. To deposit. Subsequently, a fifth insulating film 36 made of silicon nitride having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the conductive film 22.
【0167】
Next, as shown in FIG. 18D, a resist pattern 88 is formed on the semiconductor substrate 11 so as to cover the entire surface of the storage circuit forming region 1 and have a gate electrode forming pattern for the logic element in the logic circuit forming region 2. Form. By performing dry etching on the fifth protective insulating film 36 using this resist pattern 88 as a mask, a second protective insulating film 36a having an electrode forming pattern shape is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 and stored. A second protective insulating film 36c is formed on the entire surface of the circuit formation region 1.
【0168】
Next, as shown in FIG. 19A, after removing the resist pattern 88, the third insulating film 16, the second gate forming film 17, and the conductive film are used as masks of the second protective insulating films 36a and 36c. Anisotropic dry etching is performed on the film 22. By this etching, a gate insulating film 16a made of a third insulating film 16, a lower gate electrode 17b made of a second gate forming film 17, and an upper gate electrode 22a made of a conductive film 22 are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2. To do. At this time, since the second protective insulating film 36c is formed on the entire surface of the storage circuit forming region 1, the conductive film 22 and the like are not etched. Hereinafter, the gate electrode portion composed of the gate insulating film 16a, the lower gate electrode 17b, and the upper gate electrode 22a formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 is referred to as a logic element gate electrode 24.
【0169】
Next, as shown in FIG. 19B, after forming a resist pattern 89 having an opening 89a on the upper side of the storage element gate electrode 18 on the semiconductor substrate 11, the first resist pattern 89 is used as a mask. The protective insulating film 34a, the conductive film 22 and the second protective insulating film 36c are subjected to anisotropic dry etching to expose the control gate electrode 17a. By this etching, the storage circuit forming region 1 is composed of a second protective insulating film 36b made of a fifth insulating film 36 and a conductive film 22, and is electrically covered with a storage element source diffusion layer 19 and a drain diffusion layer 20. Form a contact pad 22A connected to. The contact pad 22A is formed from the upper surfaces of the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 to the side surface and the upper end portion of the storage element gate electrode 18.
【0170】
Next, as shown in FIG. 19C, after removing the resist pattern 89, the semiconductor substrate is masked by the gate electrode 24 for a logic element including the second protective insulating film 36a and the second protective insulating film 36b. The dose amount is 1 x 10 for 11<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 10 keV, the LDD source diffusion layer 25 for the logic element and the LDD drain diffusion layer 26 for the logic element are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2. At this time, since the surface of the control gate electrode 17a above the gate electrode 18 for the storage element is exposed, the conductive type of the control gate electrode 17a becomes N type.
【0171】
Next, as shown in FIG. 19 (d), a silicon oxide film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 and etched back, and a side wall insulating film for a pad made of silicon oxide is formed on the end side surface of the contact pad 22A. While forming 27C, a side wall insulating film 27B for a logic element made of silicon oxide is formed on the side surface of the gate electrode 24 for the logic element. Subsequently, using the gate electrode 24 for the logic element, the side wall insulating film 27B for the logic element, the second protective insulating film 36b, and the side wall insulating film 27C for the pad as masks, the dose amount is 3 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>Arsenic ions with an injection energy of about 30 keV are injected. As a result, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element and the drain diffusion layer 30 for the logic element are formed in the logic circuit formation region 2. In this case as well, since arsenic ions are simultaneously injected into the exposed portion of the control gate electrode 17a, the concentration of impurities in the control gate electrode 17a increases and the resistance becomes lower.
【0172】
Next, as shown in FIG. 20A, a cobalt film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, or the like. Subsequently, the control gate electrode 17a of the storage element gate electrode 18 and the logic element are subjected to heat treatment to the extent that a silicidization reaction occurs between the exposed portion of silicon of the semiconductor substrate 11 and the control gate electrode 17a and the cobalt film. A cobalt silicide layer 31 is selectively formed on each upper portion of the source diffusion layer 29 and the drain diffusion layer 30.
【0173】
Next, as shown in FIG. 20 (b), an interlayer insulating film 32 made of, for example, silicon oxide is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11, and the deposited interlayer insulating film 32 is placed on the gate electrode 18 for the storage element. A first opening 32a that exposes the cobalt silicide layer 31 on the cobalt silicide layer 31, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 is formed. Subsequently, a second opening 32b that exposes the contact pad 22A is formed in the interlayer insulating film 32.
【0174】
Next, as shown in FIG. 20 (c), the first opening 32a and the second opening 32b of the interlayer insulating film 32 are filled with a metal film made of, for example, tungsten by a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method. , A contact 33 that is electrically connected to the control gate electrode 17a, the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the storage element drain diffusion layer 20, and the logic element source diffusion layer 29 and the logic element drain diffusion layer 30, respectively. To do. At this time, the control gate electrode 17a, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 are connected to the contact 33 via the cobalt silicide layer 31. Further, the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are connected to the contact 33 via the contact pad 22A.
【0175】
As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, in the storage element gate electrode 18, the floating gate electrode 14a and the control gate electrode 17a are made of a polycrystalline silicon film, and a part of the upper side of the control gate electrode 17a is cobalt silicide. The layer 31 is formed. Therefore, since the storage element gate electrode 18 does not include the conductive film 22 made of tungsten constituting the logic element gate electrode 24, the tunnel insulating film is formed after the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 are formed. The heat treatment for recovering the deterioration of the film quality due to the ion implantation of 13a can be performed, and the reliability of the tunnel insulating film can be improved.
【0176】
Further, since the logic element gate electrode 24 formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 is a polymetal gate composed of an upper gate electrode 22a made of tungsten and a lower gate electrode 17b made of polycrystalline silicon, the gate is formed. The resistance of the electrode 24 can be reduced.
【0177】
Further, since the contact pad 22A is formed on the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element by using the conductive film 22 constituting the gate electrode 24 for the logic element, the resistance of the storage element and the logic element is low. This can be achieved and the area of the storage circuit forming region 1 can be reduced.
【0178】
Further, as a feature of the fifth embodiment, impurities are introduced into the second gate forming film 17 separately in the storage circuit forming region 1 and the logic circuit forming region 2. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 18A, after the heat treatment for the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element, impurities are added only to the second gate forming film 17 in the logic circuit forming region 2. While the injection is performed, as shown in FIGS. 19 (c) and 19 (d), after the conductive film 22 is deposited, the source diffusion layers 25 and 29 and the drain diffusion layers 26 and 30 in the logic circuit formation region 2 are formed. At that time, impurities are injected into the control gate electrode 17a of the storage element gate electrode 18. As a result, the number of steps of the second gate forming film 17 belonging to the logic circuit forming region 2 is reduced, so that mutual diffusion between N-type impurities and P-type impurities is suppressed even in the dual gate method. can do. Moreover, since the impurities are injected into the control gate electrode 17a of the storage element gate electrode 18 at the time of forming the source / drain diffusion layer in the logic circuit forming region 2, the number of steps does not increase.
【0179】
In the fifth embodiment, the second protective insulating film 36a, which is a hard mask, was used for patterning the gate electrode 24 for the logic element, and the resist pattern 89 was used for forming the contact pad 22A. As in the embodiment, the resist pattern 87 may be used for patterning at the same time, or as in the third embodiment, the contact pad 22A may also be covered with the second protective insulating film 36b, which is a hard mask. good. However, when patterning is performed using a hard mask, it is necessary to select a material having a large etching selection ratio with each other for the fourth insulating film 34 and the fifth insulating film 36.
【0180】
(Sixth Embodiment) Hereinafter, the sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
【0181】
21 to 24 show a cross-sectional configuration in the process order of the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. Here, as in the first embodiment, the transistor in the logic circuit forming region is limited to the N-channel transistor, and the P-channel transistor is omitted.
【0182】
The sixth embodiment is characterized in that the composition of the side wall insulating film for the storage element and the first protective insulating film formed on the gate electrode for the storage element has a configuration in which the etching selectivity is large.
【0183】
First, as shown in FIG. 21 (a), a storage circuit forming region 1 and a logic circuit forming region 2 are divided by an element separation region 12 in which silicon oxide is embedded on a semiconductor substrate 11 made of silicon. After that, a first insulating film 13 which is a tunnel insulating film having a film thickness of about 9 nm is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method, and a film thickness is formed on the first insulating film 13 by a CVD method. Deposits a first gate-forming film 14 made of polycrystalline silicon at about 250 nm.
【0184】
Next, as shown in FIG. 21 (b), a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxide film are laminated over the entire surface of the first gate forming film 14, that is, a capacitive insulating film having a so-called ONO film structure. A second insulating film 15 is formed. Then, after forming the resist pattern 80 covering the storage circuit forming region 1 on the second insulating film 15, the first insulating film 13 and the first insulating film 13 formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 using the resist pattern 80 as a mask. The gate forming film 14 of 1 and the second insulating film 15 are removed.
【0185】
Next, as shown in FIG. 21 (c), after removing the resist pattern 80, a third gate insulating film having a film thickness of 10 nm is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 on the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method. Insulating film 16 is selectively formed. Subsequently, a second gate forming film 17 made of polycrystalline silicon having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the second insulating film 15 and the third insulating film 16 by a CVD method or the like. After that, the dose amount on the second gate forming film 17 is about 5 × 10.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>Phosphorus (P) ion is injected to make the second gate forming film 17 have N-type conductivity. At the time of this phosphorus ion implantation, the second gate-forming film (not shown) in the P-channel transistor region is covered with a resist mask, and P-type impurities are implanted in a separate process to achieve P-type conductivity. May be given.
【0186】
Next, as shown in FIG. 21 (d), a fourth insulating film 37 made of silicon oxide having a film thickness of about 200 nm is deposited on the second gate forming film 17 over the entire surface by, for example, a CVD method.
【0187】
Next, as shown in FIG. 21 (e), after forming the resist pattern 82 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 on the fourth insulating film 37, the resist pattern 82 is used as a mask to form the logic circuit forming region 2. The fourth insulating film 37 contained is removed.
【0188】
Next, as shown in FIG. 22 (a), after removing the resist pattern 82, the resist pattern covers the entire surface of the logic circuit forming region 2 and has the gate electrode forming pattern of the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1. Form 81. Then, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, it is different from the first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, the second insulating film 15, the second gate forming film 17, and the fourth insulating film 37. After dry etching, the storage circuit forming region 1 is composed of a tunnel insulating film 13a made of a first insulating film 13, a floating gate electrode 14a made of a first gate forming film 14, and a second insulating film 15. A control gate electrode 17a composed of a capacitive insulating film 15a, a second gate forming film 17, and a first protective insulating film 37a composed of a fourth insulating film 37 are formed. Here, too, the gate electrode portion including the tunnel insulating film 13a, the floating gate electrode 14a, the capacitive insulating film 15a, and the control gate electrode 17a is referred to as a storage element gate electrode 18.
【0189】
Next, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, the dose amount is 2 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting phosphorus ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, the source diffusion layer 19 for the storage element and the drain diffusion for the storage element are injected into the lateral portion of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1 of the semiconductor substrate 11. Layer 20 and is selectively formed. After that, after removing the resist pattern 81, the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are formed in order to recover the deterioration of the film quality due to the ion implantation of the tunnel insulating film 13a and improve its physical characteristics. The semiconductor substrate 11 is heat-treated at about 900 ° C.
【0190】
Next, as shown in FIG. 22 (b), a silicon nitride film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by the CVD method and etching back is performed, so that the side surface of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element in the gate length direction is obtained. In addition, a side wall insulating film 35 for a storage element made of silicon nitride is formed.
【0191】
Next, as shown in FIG. 22 (c), a conductive film 22 made of tungsten having a film thickness of about 150 nm over the entire surface including the gate electrode 18 for a storage element on the semiconductor substrate 11 by a CVD method, a vapor deposition method, or a sputtering method. To deposit. Subsequently, a fifth insulating film 36 made of silicon nitride having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the conductive film 22.
【0192】
Next, as shown in FIG. 22D, a resist pattern 88 that covers the entire surface of the storage circuit forming region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11 and has a pattern for forming a gate electrode of a logic element in the logic circuit forming region 2. To form. By performing dry etching on the fifth insulating film 36 using this resist pattern 88 as a mask, a second protective insulating film 36a having an electrode forming pattern shape is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2, and a storage circuit is formed. A second protective insulating film 36c is formed on the entire surface of the formation region 1.
【0193】
Next, as shown in FIG. 23 (a), after removing the resist pattern 88, the third insulating film 16, the second gate forming film 17, and the conductive film are used as masks of the second protective insulating films 36a and 36c. Anisotropic dry etching is performed on the film 22. By this etching, a gate insulating film 16a made of a third insulating film 16, a lower gate electrode 17b made of a second gate forming film 17, and an upper gate electrode 22a made of a conductive film 22 are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2. To do. At this time, since the second protective insulating film 36c is formed on the entire surface of the storage circuit forming region 1, the conductive film 22 and the like are not etched. Hereinafter, the gate electrode portion composed of the gate insulating film 16a, the lower gate electrode 17b, and the upper gate electrode 22a formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 is referred to as a logic element gate electrode 24.
【0194】
Next, as shown in FIG. 23 (b), after forming a resist pattern 89 having an opening 89a on the upper side of the storage element gate electrode 18 on the semiconductor substrate 11, the first resist pattern 89 is used as a mask. The protective insulating film 37a, the conductive film 22 and the second protective insulating film 36c are subjected to anisotropic dry etching to expose the control gate electrode 17a. By this etching, the storage circuit forming region 1 is composed of a conductive film 22, a contact pad 22A electrically connected to the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20, and a fifth contact pad 22A on the contact pad 22A. A second protective insulating film 36b made of the insulating film 36 is formed. The contact pad 22A is formed from the upper surfaces of the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 to the side surface and the upper end portion of the storage element gate electrode 18.
【0195】
Next, as shown in FIG. 23 (c), after removing the resist pattern 89, a resist pattern 85 that masks the storage circuit formation region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11 is formed. After that, using the formed resist pattern 85 and the gate electrode 24 for the logic element including the second protective insulating film 36a as a mask, the dose amount is 1 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 10 keV, the LDD source diffusion layer 25 for the logic element and the LDD drain diffusion layer 26 for the logic element are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2.
【0196】
Next, as shown in FIG. 23 (d), after removing the resist pattern 85, a silicon oxide film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 and an etch back is performed to oxidize the contact pad 22A on the end side surface. A side wall insulating film 27C for a pad made of silicon is formed, and a side wall insulating film 27B for a logic element made of silicon oxide is formed on a side surface of a gate electrode 24 for a logic element. Subsequently, after forming the resist pattern 86 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11, the gate electrode 24 for the logic element and the side wall insulating film for the logic element including the resist pattern 86 and the second protective insulating film 36a are formed. With 27B as a mask, the dose amount is 3 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, a relatively high-concentration source diffusion layer 29 for logic elements and a drain diffusion layer 30 for logic elements are formed in the logic circuit formation region 2.
【0197】
Next, as shown in FIG. 24A, after removing the resist pattern 86, a cobalt film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, or the like. Subsequently, the control gate electrode 17a of the storage element gate electrode 18 and the logic element are subjected to heat treatment to the extent that a silicidization reaction occurs between the exposed portion of silicon of the semiconductor substrate 11 and the control gate electrode 17a and the cobalt film. A cobalt silicide layer 31 is selectively formed on each upper portion of the source diffusion layer 29 and the drain diffusion layer 30.
【0198】
Next, as shown in FIG. 24 (b), an interlayer insulating film 32 made of, for example, silicon oxide is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11, and the deposited interlayer insulating film 32 is placed on the gate electrode 18 for the storage element. A first opening 32a that exposes the cobalt silicide layer 31 on the cobalt silicide layer 31, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 is formed. Subsequently, a second opening 32b that exposes the contact pad 22A is formed in the interlayer insulating film 32.
【0199】
Next, as shown in FIG. 24 (c), the first opening 32a and the second opening 32b of the interlayer insulating film 32 are filled with a metal film made of, for example, tungsten by a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method. , A contact 33 that is electrically connected to the control gate electrode 17a, the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the storage element drain diffusion layer 20, and the logic element source diffusion layer 29 and the logic element drain diffusion layer 30, respectively. To do. At this time, the control gate electrode 17a, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 are connected to the contact 33 via the cobalt silicide layer 31. Further, the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are connected to the contact 33 via the contact pad 22A.
【0200】
As described above, the method for manufacturing the semiconductor storage device according to the sixth embodiment can obtain the same effect as that of the fourth embodiment, uses silicon oxide for the first protective insulating film 37a, and uses silicon oxide. It is characterized in that silicon nitride is used for the side wall insulating film 35 for a storage element. As a result, in the exposure process of the control gate electrode 17a shown in FIG. 23 (b), the alignment margin of the mask when forming the contact pad 22A can be expanded. Here, the effect of expanding the alignment margin of the mask will be described with reference to the drawings.
【0201】
FIG. 25 (a) schematically shows a patterning step of a contact pad for a storage element of a semiconductor storage device according to a sixth embodiment, and FIG. 25 (b) shows a patterning step for comparison. In FIGS. 25 (a) and 25 (b), the same components as those shown in FIGS. 23 (a) to 23 (d) are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
【0202】
First, in the patterning step shown in FIG. 23 (b), it is assumed that the mask position is shifted to the right in the drawing as shown in FIG. 25 (a). However, in the present embodiment, the wall insulating film 35 for the storage element and the first protective insulating film 37a on the control gate electrode 17a have different etching rates due to the difference in the film composition, so that the first protective insulating film is provided. When the film 37a is removed, the side wall insulating film 35 for the storage element is not removed, and the mask alignment margin when forming the contact pad 22A is expanded.
【0203】
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 25 (b), when the side wall insulating film 35B for the storage element and the first protective insulating film 37a have the same composition, for example, when both are made of silicon oxide, both of them are used. Both etching rates are equal. As a result, the first protective insulating film 37a is removed and at the same time the side wall insulating film 35B for the storage element is also removed, which causes a problem.
【0204】
In each of the second to sixth embodiments, the composition of the side wall insulating film for the storage element and the first protective insulating film on the control gate electrode 17a is configured to have a large etching selectivity. The same effect as that of the sixth embodiment can be obtained.
【0205】
(7th Embodiment) Hereinafter, the 7th embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
【0206】
26 to 29 show a cross-sectional configuration in the process order of the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. Here, as in the first embodiment, the transistor in the logic circuit forming region is limited to the N-channel transistor, and the P-channel transistor is omitted.
【0207】
A seventh embodiment is characterized in that a self-aligned contact (SAC) structure is made possible by increasing the etching selectivity between the insulating film covering the storage element and the logic element and the interlayer insulating film.
【0208】
First, as shown in FIG. 26 (a), a storage circuit forming region 1 and a logic circuit forming region 2 are divided by an element separation region 12 in which silicon oxide is embedded on a semiconductor substrate 11 made of silicon. After that, a first insulating film 13 which is a tunnel insulating film having a film thickness of about 9 nm is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method, and a film thickness is formed on the first insulating film 13 by a CVD method. Deposits a first gate-forming film 14 made of polycrystalline silicon at about 250 nm.
【0209】
Next, as shown in FIG. 26 (b), a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxide film are laminated over the entire surface of the first gate forming film 14, that is, a capacitive insulating film having a so-called ONO film structure. A second insulating film 15 is formed. Then, after forming the resist pattern 80 covering the storage circuit forming region 1 on the second insulating film 15, the first insulating film 13 and the first insulating film 13 formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 using the resist pattern 80 as a mask. The gate forming film 14 of 1 and the second insulating film 15 are removed.
【0210】
Next, as shown in FIG. 26 (c), after removing the resist pattern 80, a third gate insulating film having a film thickness of 10 nm is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 on the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method. Insulating film 16 is selectively formed. Subsequently, a second gate forming film 17 made of polycrystalline silicon having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the second insulating film 15 and the third insulating film 16 by a CVD method or the like. After that, the dose amount on the second gate forming film 17 is about 5 × 10.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>Phosphorus (P) ion is injected to make the second gate forming film 17 have N-type conductivity. At the time of this phosphorus ion implantation, the second gate-forming film (not shown) in the P-channel transistor region is covered with a resist mask, and P-type impurities are implanted in a separate process to achieve P-type conductivity. May be given.
【0211】
Next, as shown in FIG. 26 (d), a fourth insulating film 34 made of silicon nitride having a film thickness of about 200 nm is deposited on the second gate forming film 17 over the entire surface by, for example, a CVD method.
【0212】
Next, as shown in FIG. 26 (e), a resist pattern 82 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 is formed on the fourth insulating film 34, and then the logic circuit forming region 2 is formed using the resist pattern 82 as a mask. The fourth insulating film 34 contained is removed.
【0213】
Next, as shown in FIG. 27 (a), after removing the resist pattern 82, the resist pattern covers the entire surface of the logic circuit forming region 2 and has the gate electrode forming pattern of the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1. Form 81. Then, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, it is different from the first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, the second insulating film 15, the second gate forming film 17, and the fourth insulating film 34. After dry etching, the storage circuit forming region 1 is composed of a tunnel insulating film 13a made of a first insulating film 13, a floating gate electrode 14a made of a first gate forming film 14, and a second insulating film 15. A control gate electrode 17a composed of a capacitive insulating film 15a, a second gate forming film 17, and a first protective insulating film 34a composed of a fourth insulating film 34 are formed. Here, too, the gate electrode portion including the tunnel insulating film 13a, the floating gate electrode 14a, the capacitive insulating film 15a, and the control gate electrode 17a is referred to as a storage element gate electrode 18.
【0214】
Next, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, the dose amount is 2 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting phosphorus ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, the source diffusion layer 19 for the storage element and the drain diffusion for the storage element are injected into the lateral portion of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1 of the semiconductor substrate 11. Layer 20 and is selectively formed. After that, after removing the resist pattern 81, the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are formed in order to recover the deterioration of the film quality due to the ion implantation of the tunnel insulating film 13a and improve its physical characteristics. The semiconductor substrate 11 is heat-treated at about 900 ° C.
【0215】
Next, as shown in FIG. 27 (b), the side surface of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element in the gate length direction is formed by depositing a silicon nitride film on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 and performing etch back by the CVD method. In addition, a side wall insulating film 35 for a storage element made of silicon nitride is formed.
【0216】
Next, as shown in FIG. 27 (c), a conductive film 22 made of tungsten having a film thickness of about 150 nm over the entire surface including the gate electrode 18 for the storage element on the semiconductor substrate 11 by the CVD method, the vapor deposition method, or the sputtering method. To deposit. Subsequently, a fifth insulating film 36 made of silicon nitride having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the conductive film 22.
【0217】
Next, as shown in FIG. 27 (d), a resist pattern 88 that covers the entire surface of the storage circuit forming region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11 and has a pattern for forming a gate electrode of a logic element in the logic circuit forming region 2. To form. By performing dry etching on the fifth insulating film 36 using this resist pattern 88 as a mask, a second protective insulating film 36a having an electrode forming pattern shape is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2, and a storage circuit is formed. A second protective insulating film 36c is formed on the entire surface of the formation region 1.
【0218】
Next, as shown in FIG. 28 (a), after removing the resist pattern 88, the third insulating film 16, the second gate forming film 17, and the conductive film are used as masks of the second protective insulating films 36a and 36c. Anisotropic dry etching is performed on the film 22. By this etching, a gate insulating film 16a made of a third insulating film 16, a lower gate electrode 17b made of a second gate forming film 17, and an upper gate electrode 22a made of a conductive film 22 are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2. To do. At this time, since the second protective insulating film 36c is formed on the entire surface of the storage circuit forming region 1, the conductive film 22 and the like are not etched. Hereinafter, the gate electrode portion composed of the gate insulating film 16a, the lower gate electrode 17b, and the upper gate electrode 22a formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 is referred to as a logic element gate electrode 24.
【0219】
Next, as shown in FIG. 28 (b), after forming a resist pattern 89 having an opening 89a on the upper side of the storage element gate electrode 18 on the semiconductor substrate 11, the first resist pattern 89 is used as a mask. The protective insulating film 34a, the conductive film 22 and the second protective insulating film 36c are subjected to anisotropic dry etching to expose the control gate electrode 17a. By this etching, the storage circuit forming region 1 is composed of a conductive film 22, a contact pad 22A electrically connected to the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20, and a fifth contact pad 22A on the contact pad 22A. A second protective insulating film 36b made of the insulating film 36 is formed. The contact pad 22A is formed from the upper surfaces of the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 to the side surface and the upper end portion of the storage element gate electrode 18.
【0220】
Next, as shown in FIG. 28 (c), after removing the resist pattern 89, a resist pattern 85 that masks the storage circuit formation region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11 is formed. After that, using the gate electrode 24 for the logic element including the resist pattern 85 and the second protective insulating film 36a as a mask, the dose amount is 1 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup></sup><sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 10 keV, the LDD source diffusion layer 25 for the logic element and the LDD drain diffusion layer 26 for the logic element are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2.
【0221】
Next, as shown in FIG. 28 (d), after removing the resist pattern 85, a silicon nitride film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 and etching back is performed to nitride the contact pad 22A on the end side surface. A side wall insulating film 40A for a pad made of silicon is formed, and a side wall insulating film 40B for a logic element made of silicon nitride is formed on a side surface of a gate electrode 24 for a logic element. Subsequently, after forming the resist pattern 86 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11, the gate electrode 24 for the logic element and the side wall insulating film for the logic element including the resist pattern 86 and the second protective insulating film 36a are formed. With 40B as a mask, the dose amount is 3 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, a relatively high-concentration source diffusion layer 29 for logic elements and a drain diffusion layer 30 for logic elements are formed in the logic circuit formation region 2.
【0222】
Next, as shown in FIG. 29 (a), after removing the resist pattern 86, a cobalt film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, or the like. Subsequently, the control gate electrode 17a of the storage element gate electrode 18 and the logic element are subjected to heat treatment to the extent that a silicidization reaction occurs between the exposed portion of silicon of the semiconductor substrate 11 and the control gate electrode 17a and the cobalt film. A cobalt silicide layer 31 is formed on each upper portion of the source diffusion layer 29 and the drain diffusion layer 30.
【0223】
Next, as shown in FIG. 29 (b), an interlayer insulating film 32 made of, for example, silicon oxide is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11, and the deposited interlayer insulating film 32 is placed on the gate electrode 18 for the storage element. A first opening 32a that exposes the cobalt silicide layer 31 on the cobalt silicide layer 31, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 is formed. Subsequently, a second opening 32b that exposes the contact pad 22A is formed in the interlayer insulating film 32.
【0224】
Next, as shown in FIG. 29 (c), the first opening 32a and the second opening 32b of the interlayer insulating film 32 are filled with a metal film made of, for example, tungsten by a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method. , A contact 33 that is electrically connected to the control gate electrode 17a, the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the storage element drain diffusion layer 20, and the logic element source diffusion layer 29 and the logic element drain diffusion layer 30, respectively. To do. At this time, the control gate electrode 17a, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 are connected to the contact 33 via the cobalt silicide layer 31. Further, the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are connected to the contact 33 via the contact pad 22A.
【0225】
As described above, in the seventh embodiment, similarly to the fourth embodiment, the gate electrode 24 for the logic element is patterned by the first protective insulating film 36a which is a hard mask, and the contact pad 22A has a resist pattern 89. Therefore, the patterning accuracy can be improved.
【0226】
Further, in the contact hole forming step shown in FIG. 29 (b), when the first opening 32a is formed in the logic element forming region 2 of the interlayer insulating film 32, the upper surface of the logic element gate electrode 24 is nitrided. Since the first protective insulating film 36a made of silicon and the side surface are covered with the side wall insulating film 40B for a logic element made of silicon nitride, the first opening 32a is covered by the gate electrode 24 for a logic element. It can be formed so as to overlap the sides, that is, in a self-consistent manner.
【0227】
Similarly, in the storage element forming region 1 of the interlayer insulating film 32, the contact pad 22A is covered with a second protective insulating film 36b whose upper surface is made of silicon nitride and whose side surfaces are side wall insulation for pads made of silicon nitride. Since it is covered with the film 40A, the first opening 32a can be formed so as to overlap the side portion of the contact pad 22A. Therefore, the mask matching margin of the contact 33 can be significantly expanded in the storage circuit forming region 1 and the logic circuit forming region 2, and can be formed as a self-aligned contact, so that the chip area can be further reduced.
【0228】
Also in each of the first to seventh embodiments, the insulating film and the interlayer insulating film formed on the upper surface and the side surface of each gate electrode of the storage element and the logic element have different compositions and etching selectivity. When a material that can be enlarged is used, the chip area can be easily reduced as in the seventh embodiment. As an example, in the second embodiment, both the side wall insulating film 27B for the logic element and the side wall insulating film 27C for the pad shown in FIG. 7C may be formed of silicon nitride.
【0229】
(Eighth Embodiment) Hereinafter, the eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
【0230】
30 to 33 show a cross-sectional configuration in the process order of the method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention. Here, as in the first embodiment, the transistor in the logic circuit forming region is limited to the N-channel transistor, and the P-channel transistor is omitted.
【0231】
In the eighth embodiment, the composition of the insulating film and the interlayer insulating film formed on the upper surface and the side surface of each gate electrode of the storage element and the logic element are different, and the second gate forming film and the conductive film are used. It is characterized in that the gate electrode 24 for a logic element, which is a polymetal gate, and the resistance element 42 are formed in the same process.
【0232】
First, as shown in FIG. 30A, a storage circuit forming region 1 and a logic circuit forming region 2 are divided by an element separation region 12 in which silicon oxide is embedded on a semiconductor substrate 11 made of silicon. After that, a first insulating film 13 which is a tunnel insulating film having a film thickness of about 9 nm is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method, and a film thickness is formed on the first insulating film 13 by a CVD method. Deposits a first gate-forming film 14 made of polycrystalline silicon at about 250 nm.
【0233】
Next, as shown in FIG. 30 (b), a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxide film are laminated over the entire surface of the first gate forming film 14, that is, a capacitive insulating film having a so-called ONO film structure. A second insulating film 15 is formed. Then, after forming the resist pattern 80 covering the storage circuit forming region 1 on the second insulating film 15, the first insulating film 13 and the first insulating film 13 formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 using the resist pattern 80 as a mask. The gate forming film 14 of 1 and the second insulating film 15 are removed.
【0234】
Next, as shown in FIG. 30 (c), after removing the resist pattern 80, a third gate insulating film having a film thickness of 10 nm is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2 on the semiconductor substrate 11 by, for example, a thermal oxidation method. Insulating film 16 is selectively formed. Subsequently, a second gate forming film 17 made of polycrystalline silicon having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the second insulating film 15 and the third insulating film 16 by a CVD method or the like. After that, the dose amount on the second gate forming film 17 is about 5 × 10.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>Phosphorus (P) ion is injected to make the second gate forming film 17 have N-type conductivity. At the time of this phosphorus ion implantation, the second gate-forming film (not shown) in the P-channel transistor region is covered with a resist mask, and P-type impurities are implanted in a separate process to achieve P-type conductivity. May be given.
【0235】
Next, as shown in FIG. 30 (d), a fourth insulating film 34 made of silicon nitride having a film thickness of about 200 nm is deposited on the second gate forming film 17 over the entire surface by, for example, a CVD method.
【0236】
Next, as shown in FIG. 30 (e), a resist pattern 91 that masks the resistance element forming region in the element separation region 12 in the storage circuit forming region 1 and the logic circuit forming region 2 on the fourth insulating film 34. The fourth insulating film 34 is removed using the resist pattern 91 as a mask. As a result, the resistance protective insulating film 34b made of the fourth insulating film 34 is formed in the element separation region 12 in the logic circuit forming region 2.
【0237】
Next, as shown in FIG. 31 (a), after removing the resist pattern 91, the resist pattern covers the entire surface of the logic circuit forming region 2 and has the gate electrode forming pattern of the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1. Form 81. After that, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, it is anisotropic with respect to the first insulating film 13, the first gate forming film 14, the second insulating film 15, the second gate forming film 17, and the fourth insulating film 34. Dry etching is performed to form a storage element gate electrode 18 having the same configuration as that of the seventh embodiment in the storage circuit forming region 1.
【0238】
Next, using the resist pattern 81 as a mask, the dose amount is 2 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting phosphorus ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, the source diffusion layer 19 for the storage element and the drain diffusion for the storage element are injected into the lateral portion of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element in the storage circuit forming region 1 of the semiconductor substrate 11. Layer 20 and is selectively formed. After that, after removing the resist pattern 81, the source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are formed in order to recover the deterioration of the film quality due to the ion implantation of the tunnel insulating film 13a and improve its physical characteristics. The semiconductor substrate 11 is heat-treated at about 900 ° C.
【0239】
Next, as shown in FIG. 31 (b), the side surface of the gate electrode 18 for the storage element in the gate length direction is formed by depositing a silicon nitride film on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 and performing etch back by the CVD method. In addition, a side wall insulating film 35 for a storage element made of silicon nitride is formed. At this time, a side wall insulating film 35a made of silicon nitride is also formed on the side surface of the resistance protective insulating film 34b.
【0240】
Next, as shown in FIG. 31 (c), the film thickness is about 150 nm on the entire surface including the storage element gate electrode 18 and the resistance protective insulating film 34b on the semiconductor substrate 11 by the CVD method, the vapor deposition method, or the sputtering method. A conductive film 22 made of tungsten is deposited. Subsequently, a fifth insulating film 36 made of silicon nitride having a film thickness of about 100 nm is deposited on the conductive film 22.
【0241】
Next, as shown in FIG. 31 (d), the entire surface of the storage circuit forming region 1 is covered on the semiconductor substrate 11, and the gate electrode forming pattern of the logic element and the resistance element are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2. A resist pattern 92 is formed, which is a terminal forming pattern and has a pattern straddling the upper ends of the resistance protection insulating film 34b. By performing dry etching on the fifth insulating film 36 using this resist pattern 92 as a mask, a second protective insulating film 36a having an electrode forming pattern shape and a resistance terminal forming pattern are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2. A second protective insulating film 36d to be formed is formed, and a second protective insulating film 36c is formed on the entire surface of the storage circuit forming region 1.
【0242】
Next, as shown in FIG. 32 (a), after removing the resist pattern 92, the third insulating film 16 and the second gate forming film 17 are masked by the second protective insulating films 36a, 36c and 36d. And the conductive film 22 is subjected to anisotropic dry etching. By this etching, a gate electrode 24 for a logic element having the same configuration as that of the seventh embodiment is formed in the logic circuit forming region 2, and a resistance element main body 17c made of a second gate forming film 17 and the resistor are formed. A resistance element 42 composed of a resistance terminal 22c made of a conductive film 22 in contact with both ends of the element body 17c is formed.
【0243】
Next, as shown in FIG. 32 (b), after forming a resist pattern 89 having an opening 89a on the upper side of the storage element gate electrode 18 on the semiconductor substrate 11, the first resist pattern 89 is used as a mask. The protective insulating film 34a, the conductive film 22 and the second protective insulating film 36c are subjected to anisotropic dry etching to expose the control gate electrode 17a. By this etching, the storage circuit forming region 1 is composed of a conductive film 22, a contact pad 22A electrically connected to the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20, and a fifth contact pad 22A on the contact pad 22A. A second protective insulating film 36b made of the insulating film 36 is formed. The contact pad 22A is formed from the upper surfaces of the storage element source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 to the side surface and the upper end portion of the storage element gate electrode 18.
【0244】
Next, as shown in FIG. 32 (c), after removing the resist pattern 89, a resist pattern 85 that masks the storage circuit formation region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11 is formed. After that, using the gate electrode 24 for the logic element including the resist pattern 85 and the second protective insulating film 36a as a mask, the dose amount is 1 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup></sup><sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 10 keV, the LDD source diffusion layer 25 for the logic element and the LDD drain diffusion layer 26 for the logic element are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2.
【0245】
Next, as shown in FIG. 32 (d), after removing the resist pattern 85, a silicon nitride film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 and etching back is performed to nitride the contact pad 22A on the end side surface. A side wall insulating film 40A for a pad made of silicon is formed, and a side wall insulating film 40B for a logic element made of silicon nitride is formed on a side surface of a gate electrode 24 for a logic element. Subsequently, after forming the resist pattern 86 that masks the storage circuit forming region 1 on the semiconductor substrate 11, the gate electrode 24 for the logic element and the side wall insulating film for the logic element including the resist pattern 86 and the second protective insulating film 36a are formed. With 40B as a mask, the dose amount is 3 × 10 with respect to the semiconductor substrate 11.<sup>15</sup>cm<sup>-2</sup>By injecting arsenic ions having an injection energy of about 30 keV, a relatively high-concentration source diffusion layer 29 for logic elements and a drain diffusion layer 30 for logic elements are formed in the logic circuit formation region 2.
【0246】
Next, as shown in FIG. 33A, after removing the resist pattern 86, a cobalt film is deposited over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, or the like. Subsequently, the control gate electrode 17a of the storage element gate electrode 18 and the logic element are subjected to heat treatment to the extent that a silicidization reaction occurs between the exposed portion of silicon of the semiconductor substrate 11 and the control gate electrode 17a and the cobalt film. A cobalt silicide layer 31 is formed on each upper portion of the source diffusion layer 29 and the drain diffusion layer 30.
【0247】
Next, as shown in FIG. 33 (b), an interlayer insulating film 32 made of, for example, silicon oxide is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 11, and the deposited interlayer insulating film 32 is placed on the gate electrode 18 for the storage element. A first opening 32a that exposes the cobalt silicide layer 31 on the cobalt silicide layer 31, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 is formed. Subsequently, a second opening 32b that exposes the contact pad 22A and the resistance terminal 22c is formed in the interlayer insulating film 32.
【0248】
Next, as shown in FIG. 33 (c), the first opening 32a and the second opening 32b of the interlayer insulating film 32 are filled with a metal film made of, for example, tungsten by a vapor deposition method or a sputtering method. , Control gate electrode 17a, storage element source diffusion layer 19, drain diffusion layer 20, logic element source diffusion layer 29, logic element drain diffusion layer 30 and resistance terminal 22c to form contacts 33, respectively. To do. At this time, the control gate electrode 17a, the source diffusion layer 29 for the logic element, and the drain diffusion layer 30 are connected to the contact 33 via the cobalt silicide layer 31. The source diffusion layer 19 and the drain diffusion layer 20 for the storage element are connected to the contact 33 via the contact pad 22A. Further, the resistance element main body 17c is connected to the contact 33 via the resistance terminal 22c.
【0249】
As described above, according to the eighth embodiment, the same effect of reducing the chip area as that of the seventh embodiment can be obtained, and as shown in the patterning step of FIG. 32 (a), the gate for the logic element As the electrode 24, a polymetal gate in which an upper gate electrode 22a made of a conductive film 22 made of tungsten is formed is formed on a lower gate electrode 17b made of a second gate forming film 17 made of polycrystalline silicon. Further, by providing the resistance protective insulating film 34b made of the fourth insulating film 34 and the second protective insulating film 36d made of the fifth insulating film 36 on the second gate forming film 17 of the resistance element forming region. , The resistance element main body 17c made of the second gate forming film 17 can be formed. At this time, the resistance protective insulating film 34b also functions as a mask for preventing the conductive film 22 from being deposited on the resistance element main body 17c. Therefore, since the resistance element 42 made of only the polymetal gate and the polycrystalline silicon constituting the polymetal gate can be formed in the same step, the step of removing the conductive film 22 from the resistance element 42 becomes unnecessary.
【0250】
In the eighth embodiment, the resistance element 42 is formed in the logic circuit region 2, but it may be formed in the element separation region of the storage circuit formation region 1.
【0251】
Further, in each of the first to eighth embodiments, polycrystalline silicon was used for the first gate forming film 14 or the second gate forming film 17, but amorphous silicon was used instead of polycrystalline silicon. May be good.
【0252】
Further, in each of the first to eighth embodiments, the LDD source diffusion layer 25 for the logic element and the LDD drain diffusion layer 26 for the logic element are formed in the logic circuit forming region 2, but these diffusion layers 25 and 26 are formed. Alternatively, a higher concentration extension source diffusion layer for logic elements and an extension drain diffusion layer for logic elements may be formed, respectively.
【0253】
Further, tungsten is used as the conductive film 22 for forming the contact pad 22A and the gate electrode 24 for the logic element at the same time, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, titanium or titanium nitride may be used, and the alloy contains tungsten or titanium. You may. Further, it may be a metal silicide film.
【0254】
Further, titanium or nickel may be used instead of cobalt in the cobalt silicide layer 31.
【0255】
[Effect of the invention]
According to the semiconductor storage device and the manufacturing method thereof according to the present invention, since the storage element is composed of the first and second gate forming films made of silicon and does not contain a metal film, it is used for improving the film quality of the tunnel insulating film. Can perform heat treatment. As a result, even in a semiconductor storage device in which a storage element and a logic element are mounted together, the reliability of the tunnel insulating film of the storage element can be improved.
【0256】
Further, since the gate electrode of the logic element has the same composition as the conductive film constituting the contact pad of the storage circuit portion, the resistance between the storage element and the logic element can be reduced and the area can be reduced without increasing the number of steps. realizable.
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[Figure 1]
(a) to (d) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[Figure 2]
(a) to (d) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 3]
(a) to (d) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 4]
(a) and (b) are structural cross-sectional views in the order of processes showing the manufacturing method of the semiconductor storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 5]
(a) to (e) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 6]
(a) to (d) are structural cross-sectional views in the order of processes showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 7]
(a) to (d) are structural cross-sectional views in the order of processes showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 8]
(a) and (b) are block sectional views in the order of processes showing the manufacturing method of the semiconductor storage device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 9]
(a) to (e) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 10]
(a) to (d) are structural cross-sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 11]
(a) to (d) are structural cross-sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 12]
(a) to (c) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 13]
(a) to (e) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 14]
(a) to (d) are structural cross-sectional views in the order of processes showing the manufacturing method of the semiconductor storage device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
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(a) to (d) are structural cross-sectional views in the order of processes showing the manufacturing method of the semiconductor storage device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 16]
(a) to (c) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 17]
(a) to (e) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 18]
(a) to (d) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 19]
(a) to (d) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 20]
(a) to (c) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
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(a) to (e) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 22]
(a) to (d) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 23]
(a) to (d) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 24]
(a) to (c) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 25]
(a) and (b) schematically show a patterning step of a contact pad for a storage element in a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device, and (a) is a structural sectional view according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. (b) is a structural cross-sectional view for comparison.
[Fig. 26]
(a) to (e) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 27]
(a) to (d) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 28]
(a) to (d) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 29]
(a) to (c) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 30]
(a) to (e) are block sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 31]
(a) to (d) are structural cross-sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 32]
(a) to (d) are structural cross-sectional views in order of steps showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 33]
(a) to (c) are structural cross-sectional views in the order of processes showing the manufacturing method of the semiconductor storage device according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
[Fig. 34]
(a) to (d) are block sectional views in process order showing a method of manufacturing a conventional semiconductor storage device.
[Fig. 35]
(a) to (d) are block sectional views in process order showing a manufacturing method of a semiconductor storage device.
[Fig. 36]
(a) to (d) are block sectional views in process order showing a method of manufacturing a conventional semiconductor storage device.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Memory circuit formation area (memory circuit section) 2 Logic circuit formation area (logic circuit section) 11 Semiconductor substrate 12 element separation area 13 First insulating film 13a Tunnel insulating film 14 First gate forming film 14a Floating gate electrode 15 Second insulating film 15a Capacitive insulating film 16 Third insulating film 16a Gate insulating film 17 Second gate forming film 17a Control gate electrode 17b Lower gate electrode 17c Resistor body 18 Gate electrode for memory element 19 Source diffusion layer for storage elements 20 Drain diffusion layer for storage elements 21 1st protective insulating film (4th insulating film) 21a Side wall protective insulating film 22 Conductive film (tungsten) 22a Upper gate electrode 22b Conductive residue 22c resistance terminal 22A contact pad 23 Fifth insulating film 23a Second protective insulating film 24 Gate electrode for logic element Gate electrode for 24A logic element 25 LDD source diffusion layer for logic elements 26 LDD drain diffusion layer for logic elements 27A Side wall insulating film for storage elements 27B Side wall insulating film for logic elements Side wall insulating film for 27C pads 28 Composition 29 Source diffusion layer for logic elements 30 Drain diffusion layer for logic elements 31 Cobalt Silicide Layer 32 interlayer insulating film 33 contacts 34 Fourth insulating film 34a First protective insulating film 34b Resistive protective insulating film 35 Side wall insulating film for storage elements 35a Side wall insulating film 35B Side wall insulating film for storage elements 36 Fifth insulating film 36a Second protective insulating film 36b Second protective insulating film 36c Second protective insulating film 36d Second protective insulating film 37 Fourth insulating film 37a First protective insulating film 38 Side wall insulating film for storage elements Side wall insulating film for 40A pad 40B Side wall insulating film for logic elements 42 Resistor element 80 resist pattern 81 resist pattern 82 resist pattern 83 resist pattern 84 resist pattern 85 resist pattern 86 resist pattern 87 resist pattern 88 Resist pattern 89 resist pattern 90 resist pattern 91 resist pattern 92 resist pattern
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- 【発明の名称】半導体記憶装置及びその製造方法
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- INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY: Semiconductor storage device and method for manufacturing the same.
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