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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Kioxia Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masayuki Kitamura, Yokkaichi Mie, JP;
Takuya Hirohashi, Ebina Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeru Kinoshita, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Toyota, Yokkaichi Mie, JP;
Assignee:
KIOXIA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/20 (2023.01); G11C 16/14 (2006.01); H10B 43/10 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/20 (2023.02); G11C 16/14 (2013.01); H10B 43/10 (2023.02);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a stacked body including an insulating layer, and a conductive layer containing molybdenum; an aluminum oxide layer provided between the insulating layer and the conductive layer; and a protective layer in contact with the aluminum oxide layer, containing one of carbon, nitrogen, or sulfur bonded to aluminum in the aluminum oxide layer, and also in contact with the conductive layer.