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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Yi MA, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Shenqing Fang, Fremont, CA (US);
Robert Ogle, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/469 (2006.01); H01L 21/318 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/28 (2006.01); H01L 21/314 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01); H01L 29/51 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/3185 (2013.01); H01L 21/0217 (2013.01); H01L 21/022 (2013.01); H01L 21/0228 (2013.01); H01L 21/28282 (2013.01); H01L 21/3141 (2013.01); H01L 29/4234 (2013.01); H01L 29/518 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, in one embodiment, can include forming a tunnel oxide layer on a substrate. In addition, the method can include depositing via atomic layer deposition a first layer of silicon nitride over the tunnel oxide layer. Note that the first layer of silicon nitride includes a first silicon richness. The method can also include depositing via atomic layer deposition a second layer of silicon nitride over the first layer of silicon nitride. The second layer of silicon nitride includes a second silicon richness that is different than the first silicon richness.