Manufacturing method of SONOS (Silicon Oxide Nitride Oxide Semiconductor) flash memory device selection tube

By depositing a sidewall hard mask layer on the polysilicon surface according to its morphology and etching it, the problem of non-vertical etching morphology of small-size devices is solved and reliable connection of the contact holes is ensured.

CN119364767AActive Publication Date: 2025-01-24SHANGHAI HUALI INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CORP
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Application Number
CN202411622760.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-13
Publication Date
2025-01-24
Estimated Expiration
2044-11-13

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Technical Problem

The prior art is difficult to ensure that the etching of small-sized devices forms a vertical morphology, affecting the reliable connection of subsequent contact holes.

Method used

After depositing polysilicon, the polysilicon side wall is stiffly covered in accordance with its surface shape, and the polysilicon side wall is hard -covering the mold and polysilicon to etch on the polysilicon side wall to retain the polysilicon side wall of the polycrystalline side wall of the control grid structure to block Entering to ensure vertical appearance.

Benefits of technology

The vertical appearance retention of the selected grid structure for small -sized devices is implemented to ensure the reliable connection of subsequent contact holes.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of semiconductor integrated circuit manufacturing, in particular to a manufacturing method of an SONOS flash memory device selection tube of an SONOS device. The method comprises the following steps: providing a semiconductor substrate with control gate structures, wherein each control gate structure comprises a control gate polycrystalline silicon layer, an ONO layer formed between the control gate polycrystalline silicon layer and the semiconductor substrate, and a silicon oxide hard mask layer and a silicon nitride hard mask layer which are formed on the control gate polycrystalline silicon layer; forming silicon nitride isolation layers on the left and right sides of the control gate structure; depositing polycrystalline silicon, wherein the polycrystalline silicon covers the surfaces of the control gate structures with the silicon nitride isolation layers, fills gaps between the adjacent control gate structures and covers the semiconductor substrate; depositing a polycrystalline silicon side wall hard mask layer, wherein the polycrystalline silicon side wall hard mask layer covers the upper surface of the polycrystalline silicon based on the surface appearance of the polycrystalline silicon; performing integrated etching on the polycrystalline silicon side wall hard mask layer and the polycrystalline silicon, and reserving the polycrystalline silicon covering the side surface of the control gate structure in the shape of a vertical region; and removing the residual polycrystalline silicon side wall hard mask layer.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of semiconductor integrated circuit manufacturing, and in particular to a method for manufacturing a SONOS flash memory device selection tube of a SONOS device. Background Art

[0002] SONOS is the acronym for Silicon-Oxide-Nitride-Oxide-Silicon, which is a non-volatile memory that is closely related to flash memory. It differs from mainstream flash memory in that it uses silicon nitride instead of polysilicon as the storage material. One of its offshoots is SHINOS (Silicon-High Dielectric-Nitride-Oxide-Silicon). SONOS allows lower programming voltage and higher program-erase cycles than polysilicon flash memory, and is a relatively active development and research hotspot.

[0003] Figure 1 FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional structural diagram of a SONOS flash memory device selection tube provided by a related art, from Figure 1 As can be seen from the figure, the SONOS flash memory device selection tube includes a control gate structure 10 located in the middle and a selection gate structure 20 located on both sides of the control gate structure. Figure 1 The surface morphology of the select gate structure 20 shown is a sidewall morphology.

[0004] As the process size gradually decreases, the critical size of the select gate structure is also continuously reduced. In order to ensure the connection performance of the subsequent contact holes, the select gate structures on both sides of the control gate structure are usually required to be vertical. However, the existing etching process is difficult to ensure that the small-sized device is etched into a vertical shape, which is not conducive to the reliable connection of the subsequent contact holes. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present application provides a method for manufacturing a selection tube of a SONOS flash memory device, which can solve the problem that the etching process in the prior art is difficult to ensure that a small-sized device is etched to form a vertical morphology.

[0006] In order to solve the technical problem in the background technology, the present application provides a method for manufacturing a selection tube of a SONOS flash memory device, and the method for manufacturing a selection tube of a SONOS flash memory device comprises the following steps:

[0007] Providing a semiconductor substrate with a control gate structure, wherein two adjacent control gate structures are spaced apart, each of the control gate structures comprises a control gate polysilicon layer, an ONO layer formed between the control gate polysilicon layer and the semiconductor substrate, and a silicon oxide hard mask layer and a silicon nitride hard mask layer formed on the control gate polysilicon layer, and a gate oxide layer is formed on the exposed semiconductor substrate;

[0008] forming a silicon nitride isolation layer on the left and right sides of the control gate structure;

[0009] Depositing polysilicon, wherein the polysilicon covers the surface of the control gate structure with the silicon nitride isolation layer, fills in the space between adjacent control gate structures and covers the semiconductor substrate;

[0010] Depositing a polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer, wherein the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer covers the upper surface of the polysilicon based on the surface morphology of the polysilicon;

[0011] Etching the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon as a whole, leaving the polysilicon covering the side of the control gate structure in a vertical region;

[0012] The remaining polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer is removed.

[0013] Optionally, the step of forming a silicon nitride isolation layer on the left and right sides of the control gate structure includes:

[0014] Depositing a silicon nitride layer on the semiconductor substrate with the control gate structure, so that the silicon nitride layer covers the surface of the control gate structure and the exposed semiconductor substrate;

[0015] The silicon nitride layer is etched to retain the silicon nitride layer located on the side of the control gate structure as a silicon nitride isolation layer formed on the left and right sides of the control gate structure.

[0016] Optionally, in the step of depositing a silicon nitride layer on a semiconductor substrate with a control gate structure so that the silicon nitride layer covers the surface of the control gate structure and the exposed semiconductor substrate, the silicon nitride layer covering the surface of the control gate structure covers the upper surface and side surfaces of the control gate structure, and the silicon nitride layer covering the exposed semiconductor substrate covers the gate oxide layer located on the surface of the semiconductor substrate.

[0017] Optionally, in the step of etching the silicon nitride layer and retaining the silicon nitride layer located on the side of the control gate structure as a silicon nitride isolation layer formed on the left and right sides of the control gate structure, the exposed semiconductor substrate located on the upper surface of the control gate structure and on the exposed semiconductor substrate is etched away.

[0018] Optionally, the polysilicon surface morphology formed after the steps of depositing polysilicon, the polysilicon covering the surface of the control gate structure with the silicon nitride isolation layer, filling in the space between adjacent control gate structures and covering the semiconductor substrate are completed includes:

[0019] The flat area formed on the semiconductor substrate is covered, the vertical area on the side of the control gate structure is covered, the top arc surface area on the control gate structure is covered, and the recessed area formed in the interval between adjacent control gate structures is filled.

[0020] Optionally, in the step of depositing the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer, wherein the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer covers the upper surface of the polysilicon based on the surface morphology of the polysilicon, the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer covers the polysilicon located in a flat area on the semiconductor substrate, covers the polysilicon located in a vertical area on the side of the control gate structure, covers the polysilicon located in a top arc surface area on the control gate structure, and covers the polysilicon in a recessed area that fills the gap between adjacent control gate structures.

[0021] Optionally, the etching selectivity of the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer in dry etching is greater than the etching selectivity of polysilicon.

[0022] Optionally, the material of the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer may be any one or more combinations of silicon nitride, titanium nitride and titanium oxide.

[0023] Optionally, the step of integrally etching the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon to retain the polysilicon covering the side of the control gate structure in a vertical region includes:

[0024] The polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon are etched integrally to remove the polysilicon and the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer located in the flat area and the top arc surface area, and the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer located in the vertical area is retained as an etching barrier layer to block the integral etching of the side surface of the control gate structure, so as to retain the polysilicon in the vertical area covering the side surface of the control gate structure.

[0025] Optionally, the step of integrally etching the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon to retain the polysilicon covering the side of the control gate structure in a vertical region includes:

[0026] By vertically bombarding the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon with plasma, the etching rate of the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon located on the front side is greater than the etching rate of the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon located on the side, so as to etch the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon as a whole, and retain the polysilicon in the vertical area covering the side of the control gate structure;

[0027] The polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and polysilicon located on the front side include polysilicon and polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer located in the flat area and the top arc surface area, and the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and polysilicon located on the side include polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and polysilicon located in the vertical area.

[0028] The technical solution of the present application includes at least the following advantages: after depositing polysilicon, a polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer is deposited according to the surface morphology of the polysilicon, and then the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon are integrally etched, so that the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer located on the side of the control gate structure is retained to serve as an etching barrier, thereby protecting the side of the control gate structure from being etched to ensure the vertical morphology of the side of the control gate structure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation methods of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the specific implementation methods or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some implementation methods of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0030] Figure 1 A schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a selection tube of a SONOS flash memory device provided by a related art is shown;

[0031] Figure 2 A flow chart of a method for manufacturing a selection tube of a SONOS flash memory device provided by an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0032] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure of the device after step S1 is completed is shown;

[0033] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the device after step S2 is completed is shown;

[0034] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the device after step S3 is completed is shown;

[0035] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the device after step S4 is completed is shown;

[0036] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the device after step S5 is completed is shown;

[0037] Figure 8 FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure of the device after step S6 is completed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0039] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0040] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can also be the internal connection of two components, it can be a wireless connection, or it can be a wired connection. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0041] In addition, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present application described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0042] Figure 2 The flowchart of the manufacturing method of the SONOS flash memory device selection tube provided by an embodiment of the present application is shown. Figure 2 As can be seen from the figure, the method for manufacturing the selection tube of the SONOS flash memory device includes the following steps:

[0043] Step S1: Refer to Figure 3 A semiconductor substrate 100 with a control gate structure 200 is provided, wherein two adjacent control gate structures 200 are spaced apart from each other, each control gate structure 200 comprises a control gate polysilicon layer 210, an ONO layer formed between the control gate polysilicon layer 210 and the semiconductor substrate 100, and a silicon oxide hard mask layer and a silicon nitride hard mask layer formed on the control gate polysilicon layer 210, and a gate oxide layer 400 is formed on the exposed semiconductor substrate 100.

[0044] The silicon nitride hard mask layer covers the silicon oxide hard mask layer, and the ONO layer includes a lower oxide layer, a nitride layer and an upper oxide layer stacked in sequence from bottom to top.

[0045] Among them, the semiconductor substrate 100 includes a bulk semiconductor substrate 100 or a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. The SOI substrate includes an insulator layer located below a thin semiconductor layer as an active layer of the SOI substrate. The semiconductor of the active layer and the bulk semiconductor generally include crystalline semiconductor material silicon, but may also include one or more other semiconductor materials, such as germanium, silicon-germanium alloys, compound semiconductors (e.g., GaAs, AlAs, InAs, GaN, AlN, etc.) or their alloys (e.g., GaxAl1-xAs, GaxAl1-xN, InxGa1-xAs, etc.), oxide semiconductors (e.g., ZnO, SnO2, TiO2, Ga2O3, etc.) or combinations thereof. The semiconductor material may be doped or undoped. Other substrates that may be used include multilayer substrates, gradient substrates, or hybrid orientation substrates.

[0046] Step S2: Refer to Figure 4 , a silicon nitride isolation layer 300 is formed on the left and right sides of the control gate structure 200 .

[0047] Exemplarily, the above step S2 may be implemented by the following steps S21 to S22 to form a silicon nitride isolation layer 300 on the left and right sides of the control gate structure 200:

[0048] Step S21: depositing a silicon nitride layer on the semiconductor substrate 100 with the control gate structure 200, the silicon nitride layer covering the surface of the control gate structure 200 and the exposed semiconductor substrate 100. The surface of the control gate structure 200 includes the upper surface and the side surface of the control gate structure 200, the silicon nitride layer located on the exposed semiconductor substrate 100 covers the gate oxide layer 400, the silicon nitride layer located on the upper surface of the control gate structure 200 covers the silicon nitride hard mask layer, the silicon nitride layer located on the side surface of the control gate structure 200 covers the side surface of the control gate polysilicon layer 210, and extends upward along the side surface of the control gate polysilicon layer 210 to cover the side surface of the silicon oxide hard mask layer and the side surface of the silicon nitride hard mask layer.

[0049] Step S22 : etching the silicon nitride layer, and retaining the silicon nitride layer located on the side of the control gate structure 200 as the silicon nitride isolation layer 300 formed on the left and right sides of the control gate structure 200 .

[0050] The exposed semiconductor substrate 100 located on the upper surface of the control gate structure 200 and the exposed semiconductor substrate 100 are removed by etching.

[0051] Exemplarily, step S22 may be implemented by a plasma dry etching process, that is, by vertically bombarding the silicon nitride layer with plasma so that the etching rate of the silicon nitride layer on the front side is greater than the etching rate of the silicon nitride layer on the side.

[0052] Step S3: Refer to Figure 5 , polysilicon 500 is deposited, and the polysilicon 500 covers the surface of the control gate structure 200 with the silicon nitride isolation layer 300 , fills the space between adjacent control gate structures 200 , and covers the semiconductor substrate 100 .

[0053] The surface morphology of the polysilicon 500 formed in step S3 includes a flat area formed on the semiconductor substrate 100, a vertical area covering the side of the control gate structure 200, a top arc surface area covering the control gate structure 200, and a recessed area formed in the space between adjacent control gate structures 200.

[0054] Step S4: Refer to Figure 6 , depositing a polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 , wherein the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 covers the upper surface of the polysilicon 500 based on the surface morphology of the polysilicon 500 .

[0055] The polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 covers the polysilicon 500 located in a flat area on the semiconductor substrate 100, covers the polysilicon 500 located in a vertical area on the side of the control gate structure 200, covers the polysilicon 500 located in a top arc surface area on the control gate structure 200, and covers the polysilicon 500 in a recessed area filling the gap between adjacent control gate structures 200.

[0056] Exemplarily, in dry etching, the etching selectivity of the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 is greater than the etching selectivity of the polysilicon 500. For example, the material of the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 can be any one or more combinations of silicon nitride, titanium nitride and titanium oxide. The various combinations include that the material of the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 can be a stacked structure of silicon nitride and titanium nitride, a stacked structure of silicon nitride and titanium oxide, a stacked structure of titanium nitride and titanium oxide, or a stacked structure of silicon nitride, titanium nitride and titanium oxide.

[0057] Exemplarily, the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 has a thickness of 100 Å to 150 Å.

[0058] Step S5: Refer to Figure 7 , the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 and the polysilicon 500 are etched integrally, and the polysilicon 500 covering the side of the control gate structure 200 with a vertical shape is retained. Wherein, by removing the polysilicon 500 and the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 located in the flat area and the top arc surface area, the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 located in the vertical area is used as an etching barrier layer to block the integral etching of the side of the control gate structure 200, so as to retain the polysilicon 500 covering the side of the control gate structure 200 with a vertical shape.

[0059] Exemplarily, step S5 can be implemented by a plasma dry etching process, that is, by vertically bombarding the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 and the polysilicon 500 with plasma, so that the etching rate of the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 and the polysilicon 500 located on the front is greater than the etching rate of the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 and the polysilicon 500 located on the side, so as to etch the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 and the polysilicon 500 as a whole, and retain the polysilicon 500 covering the side morphology of the control gate structure 200 as a vertical area. The polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 and the polysilicon 500 located on the front side include the polysilicon 500 and the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 located in the flat area and the top arc surface area, and the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 and the polysilicon 500 located on the side include the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 and the polysilicon 500 located in the vertical area.

[0060] Step S6: removing the remaining polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 .

[0061] Figure 8 The schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the device after step S6 is completed is shown. Figure 8 It can be seen from the figure that the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer 600 located in the vertical region is removed, so that the side surface of the remaining polysilicon 500 is a vertical surface.

[0062] For example, the remaining polysilicon spacer hard mask layer 600 may be removed by wet etching.

[0063] The present application deposits a polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer according to the surface morphology of the polysilicon after depositing the polysilicon, and then etches the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon as a whole, so that the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer located on the side of the control gate structure is retained to play an etching barrier role, protecting the side of the control gate structure from being etched to ensure the vertical morphology of the side of the control gate structure.

[0064] Obviously, the above embodiments are merely examples for the purpose of clear explanation, and are not intended to limit the implementation methods. For those skilled in the art, other different forms of changes or modifications can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the implementation methods here. The obvious changes or modifications derived therefrom are still within the scope of protection created by this application.

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing a selector tube of a SONOS flash memory device, characterized in that: The method for manufacturing the SONOS flash memory device selection tube comprises the following steps: Providing a semiconductor substrate with a control gate structure, wherein two adjacent control gate structures are spaced apart, each of the control gate structures comprises a control gate polysilicon layer, an ONO layer formed between the control gate polysilicon layer and the semiconductor substrate, and a silicon oxide hard mask layer and a silicon nitride hard mask layer formed on the control gate polysilicon layer, and a gate oxide layer is formed on the exposed semiconductor substrate; forming a silicon nitride isolation layer on the left and right sides of the control gate structure; Depositing polysilicon, wherein the polysilicon covers the surface of the control gate structure with the silicon nitride isolation layer, fills in the space between adjacent control gate structures and covers the semiconductor substrate; Depositing a polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer, wherein the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer covers the upper surface of the polysilicon based on the surface morphology of the polysilicon; Etching the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon as a whole, leaving the polysilicon covering the side of the control gate structure in a vertical region; The remaining polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer is removed.

2. The method for manufacturing a SONOS flash memory device selection tube according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of forming a silicon nitride isolation layer on the left and right sides of the control gate structure comprises: Depositing a silicon nitride layer on the semiconductor substrate with the control gate structure, so that the silicon nitride layer covers the surface of the control gate structure and the exposed semiconductor substrate; The silicon nitride layer is etched to retain the silicon nitride layer located on the side of the control gate structure as a silicon nitride isolation layer formed on the left and right sides of the control gate structure.

3. The method for manufacturing a SONOS flash memory device selection tube according to claim 1, characterized in that: In the step of depositing a silicon nitride layer on a semiconductor substrate with a control gate structure so that the silicon nitride layer covers the surface of the control gate structure and the exposed semiconductor substrate, the silicon nitride layer covering the surface of the control gate structure covers the upper surface and side surfaces of the control gate structure, and the silicon nitride layer covering the exposed semiconductor substrate covers the gate oxide layer located on the surface of the semiconductor substrate.

4. The method for manufacturing a SONOS flash memory device selection tube according to claim 1, characterized in that: In the step of etching the silicon nitride layer and retaining the silicon nitride layer located on the side of the control gate structure as a silicon nitride isolation layer formed on the left and right sides of the control gate structure, the exposed semiconductor substrate located on the upper surface of the control gate structure and on the exposed semiconductor substrate is etched away.

5. The method for manufacturing a selection tube of a SONOS flash memory device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The polysilicon surface morphology formed after the steps of depositing polysilicon, covering the surface of the control gate structure with the silicon nitride isolation layer, filling the gap between adjacent control gate structures and covering the semiconductor substrate are completed includes: The flat area formed on the semiconductor substrate is covered, the vertical area on the side of the control gate structure is covered, the top arc surface area on the control gate structure is covered, and the recessed area formed in the interval between adjacent control gate structures is filled.

6. The method for manufacturing a selection tube of a SONOS flash memory device according to claim 5, characterized in that: In the step of depositing a polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer, wherein the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer covers the upper surface of the polysilicon based on the surface morphology of the polysilicon, the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer covers the polysilicon located in a flat area on the semiconductor substrate, covers the polysilicon located in a vertical area on the side of the control gate structure, covers the polysilicon located in a top arc surface area on the control gate structure, and covers the polysilicon in a recessed area in the gap between adjacent control gate structures.

7. The method for manufacturing a selection tube of a SONOS flash memory device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The etching selectivity of the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer in dry etching is greater than the etching selectivity of polysilicon.

8. The method for manufacturing a selection tube of a SONOS flash memory device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material of the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer can be any one or more combinations of silicon nitride, titanium nitride and titanium oxide.

9. The method for manufacturing a selection tube of a SONOS flash memory device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The step of integrally etching the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon to retain the polysilicon covering the side of the control gate structure in a vertical region includes: The polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon are etched integrally to remove the polysilicon and the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer located in the flat area and the top arc surface area, and the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer located in the vertical area is retained as an etching barrier layer to block the integral etching of the side surface of the control gate structure, so as to retain the polysilicon in the vertical area covering the side surface of the control gate structure.

10. The method for manufacturing a selection tube of a SONOS flash memory device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of integrally etching the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon to retain the polysilicon covering the side of the control gate structure in a vertical region includes: By vertically bombarding the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon with plasma, the etching rate of the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon located on the front side is greater than the etching rate of the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon located on the side, so as to etch the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and the polysilicon as a whole, and retain the polysilicon in the vertical area covering the side of the control gate structure; The polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and polysilicon located on the front side include polysilicon and polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer located in the flat area and the top arc surface area, and the polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and polysilicon located on the side include polysilicon sidewall hard mask layer and polysilicon located in the vertical area.

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