摘要:
A deep trench type DRAM cell with shallow trench isolation has a buried polysilicon strap that is defined without the use of a separate mask by depositing the strap material over at least the deep trench before shallow trench definition and using the shallow trench isolation mask to overlap partially the deep trench, thereby defining the strap during the process of cutting the shallow trench.
摘要:
Dual work function doping is provided by doping a selected number of gate structures having self-aligned insulating layer on top of the structures through at least one side wall of the gate structures with a first conductivity type to thereby provide an array of gate structures whereby some are doped with the first conductivity type and others of the gate structures are doped with a second and different conductivity type. Also provided is an array of gate structures whereby the individual gate structures contain self-aligned insulating layer on their top portion and wherein some of the gate structures are doped with a first conductivity type and other of the gate structures are doped with a second and different conductivity type.
摘要:
Integrated circuit structures of sub-lithography dimensions are formed by conformal deposition of alternating layers of materials having differing etch rates within an aperture over a body of material to be etched. One of the materials in the alternating layers is then selectively and preferentially etched to form a mask through which etching can be performed on the body of material to be etched. Large polysilicon blocks or plugs (38) are formed onto a conventional interconnect structure for accessing a memory cell prior to forming a capacitor which can extend over a portion of a bit line and the insulating cap and sidewalls. This is preferably done by providing a thick polysilicon deposition in a blanket layer by any known process. This blanket layer is then preferably planarized and then etched to separate the layer into blocks or plugs which are in contact with the conductive studs connected to transistors. Deep grooves are formed in the polysilicon plug (38). The polysilicon plug is surrounded with TEOS oxide and includes concentric rings which are of sustantial mechanical integrity, particularly after a oxide-nitride-oxide (ONO) layer (60) of about 5 nm thickness is conformally deposited in the grooves and the remainder of the grooves are filled with a conductor (62) such as aluminium or polysilicon to complete the other capacitor plate. This technique is particularly suited to the formation of structurally robust capacitors for memory cells which have greatly increased plate area, resulting in increased capacitance, while maintaining a small footprint for the capacitor structure.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device and operational method having reduced well noise are provided. The memory device includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in rows and columns within an array well and addressable by a plurality of word lines and bit lines. The array well is biased to a desired potential and a sense amplifier is employed to read bit line states during a predefined bit line signal development period. Array well biasing is removed during at least a portion of this signal development, so that the well potential floats (ideally remaining stable) as signals are being developed on the bit lines. This temporary, floating well technique is particularly important for open bit line architectures.
摘要:
A method of forming integrated circuit chips including two dissimilar type NFETs and/or two dissimilar type PFETs on the same chip, such as both thick and thin gate oxide FETs. A DRAM array may be constructed of the thick oxide FETs and logic circuits may be constructed of the thin oxide FETs on the same chip. First, a gate stack including a first, thick gate SiO2 layer is formed on a wafer. The stack includes a doped polysilicon layer on the gate oxide layer, a silicide layer on the polysilicon layer and a nitride layer on the silicide layer. Part of the stack is selectively removed to re-expose the wafer where logic circuits are to be formed. A thinner gate oxide layer is formed on the re-exposed wafer. Next, gates are formed on the thinner gate oxide layer and thin oxide NFETs and PFETs are formed at the gates. After selectively siliciding thin oxide device regions, gates are etched from the stack in the thick oxide device regions. Finally, source and drain regions are implanted and diffused for the thick gate oxide devices.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device and operational method having reduced well noise are provided. The memory device includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in rows and columns within an array well and addressable by a plurality of word lines and bit lines. The array well is biased to a desired potential and a sense amplifier is employed to read bit line states during a predefined bit line signal development period. Array well biasing is removed during at least a portion of this signal development, so that the well potential floats (ideally remaining stable) as signals are being developed on the bit lines. This temporary, floating well technique is particularly important for open bit line architectures.
摘要:
A high density substrate plate trench DRAM cell memory device and process are described in which a buried region (32) is formed adjacent to deep trench capacitors such that the substrate region of DRAM transfer FETs can be electrically isolated from other FETs on a semiconductor substrate (10). The buried region (32) is partially formed by ion implantation and diffusion to intersect the walls of the deep trenches (22). The buried region (32) is contacted along its perimeter by a reach through region to complete the isolation. The combined regions reduce charge loss due to better control of device parasitics.