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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2003
Applicants:
Tadahiro Ohmi, Sendai, JP;
Shigetoshi Sugawa, Sendai, JP;
Inventors:
Tadahiro Ohmi, Sendai, JP;
Shigetoshi Sugawa, Sendai, JP;
Assignee:
Tadahiro OHMI, Sendai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fabrication process of a flash memory device includes microwave excitation of high-density plasma in a mixed gas of Kr and an oxidizing gas or a nitriding gas. The resultant atomic state oxygen O* or hydrogen nitride radicals NH* are used for nitridation or oxidation of a polysilicon electrode surface. It is also disclosed the method of forming an oxide film and a nitride film on a polysilicon film according to such a plasma processing.