摘要:
A method is provided for making a semiconductor structure which includes the steps of forming in a semiconductor body a P/N junction and a first opening (50, 54) in a first insulating layer (42) disposed on the surface of the semiconductor body. A trench (22) is then formed in the semiconductor body having a sidewall located along a given plane through the opening and through the P/N junction. A second layer of insulation (56) is formed within the opening and on the sidewall of the trench. An insulating material (24) is disposed within the trench (22) and over the second insulating layer (56) in the opening and a block (62) or segment of material is located over the trench (22) so as to extend a given distance from the trench over the upper surface of the body. The insulating material (24) and the block (62) are then etched so as to remove the block and the insulating material along the sides of the block. The exposed portions of the second insulating layer (56) are now etched to form a second opening therein within the first opening (50, 54) in the first insulating layer (42). A layer (64) of low viscosity material, such as a photoresist, is formed over the semiconductor body so as to cover the remaining portion of the insulating material (24), the layer (64) of low viscosity material and the insulating material (24) having similar etch rates. The layer (64) of low viscosity material and the insulating material (24) are then simultaneously etched directionally, e.g., by a reactive ion etching process (RIE), until all of the layer (64) of low viscosity material is removed to at least the surface of the second insulating layer (56) at the trench (22). Any suitable wet etchant may then be used, if desired, to remove any remaining low viscosity material disposed within the second opening in the second insulating layer. Metallic contacts (W T , W B , B O ) may now be formed, e.g., by evaporation, on the surface of the semiconductor body within the second opening in the second insulating layer without the concern that the metallic material will seep or enter into the trench causing a short at the P/N junction. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the insulating material (24) is polyimide and the block (62) of material, as well as the layer (64) of low viscosity material, is made of photoresist.
摘要:
High density V-MOSFET device, particularly single transistor memory cells, are provided by use of a series of simplified self-aligning process steps. Gate electrodes, source/drain regions and source/drain contacts are provided with the aid of an initial mask-less photoresist removal process in which a relatively thick layer of self-leveling photoresist is uniformly removed in order to define portions of a gate electrode within the recess of a V-groove. The gate electrode (22) subsequently acts as a self-aligned mask to define implanted source/drain regions (30, 32) also within the V-groove (18) and to enable second level interconnecting metallurgy contacts (34) to be formed along the sidewalls of the V-groove (18) below the level of the surface of the substrate (10, 14).
摘要:
A method is provided for making a semiconductor structure which includes the steps of forming in a semiconductor body a P/N junction and a first opening (50, 54) in a first insulating layer (42) disposed on the surface of the semiconductor body. A trench (22) is then formed in the semiconductor body having a sidewall located along a given plane through the opening and through the P/N junction. A second layer of insulation (56) is formed within the opening and on the sidewall of the trench. An insulating material (24) is disposed within the trench (22) and over the second insulating layer (56) in the opening and a block (62) or segment of material is located over the trench (22) so as to extend a given distance from the trench over the upper surface of the body. The insulating material (24) and the block (62) are then etched so as to remove the block and the insulating material along the sides of the block. The exposed portions of the second insulating layer (56) are now etched to form a second opening therein within the first opening (50, 54) in the first insulating layer (42). A layer (64) of low viscosity material, such as a photoresist, is formed over the semiconductor body so as to cover the remaining portion of the insulating material (24), the layer (64) of low viscosity material and the insulating material (24) having similar etch rates. The layer (64) of low viscosity material and the insulating material (24) are then simultaneously etched directionally, e.g., by a reactive ion etching process (RIE), until all of the layer (64) of low viscosity material is removed to at least the surface of the second insulating layer (56) at the trench (22). Any suitable wet etchant may then be used, if desired, to remove any remaining low viscosity material disposed within the second opening in the second insulating layer. Metallic contacts (W T , W B , B O ) may now be formed, e.g., by evaporation, on the surface of the semiconductor body within the second opening in the second insulating layer without the concern that the metallic material will seep or enter into the trench causing a short at the P/N junction. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the insulating material (24) is polyimide and the block (62) of material, as well as the layer (64) of low viscosity material, is made of photoresist.
摘要:
A method is provided for making complementary field effect transistors in a semiconductor layer having a first portion including an N type transistor with a channel region defined by N+ source and drain regions (30', 32') and having a second portion including a P type transistor with a channel region defined by P+ source and drain regions (40, 42). An insulating layer (44) is disposed over the first and second portions with thin insulating films formed over the channel regions. The steps of the method include applying a masking layer (46) over the insulating layer (44) having an opening over one of the portions, introducing a first impurity (1/11) into the channel region of the one portion for channel tailoring purposes, depositing a first conductive refractory material (50) on the thin insulating film located over the channel region of the one portion, removing the masking layer (46), introducing a second impurity (1/12) into the channel region of the other portion for channel tailoring purposes and depositing a second conductive material (56) on the thin insulating film located over the channel region of the other portion and in contact with the first conductive material (50). The first and second conductive materials (50, 56) have different work functions.
摘要:
A memory is provided which includes a semiconductor substrate (26) having a major surface and a trench (24) disposed therein having a longitudinal axis, storage means (16, 16ʹ) disposed on a given sidewall of the trench, switching means (12, 12ʹ) having a control element and a current carrying element disposed on the given sidewall of the trench between the storage means and the major surface of the substrate and coupled to the storage means, a first electrically conductive line (40, 40ʹ) disposed on the given sidewall in contact with the control element of the switching means and having a longitudinal axis arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the trench, and a second electrically conductive line (22, 22ʹ) disposed on the major surface of the semiconductor substrate in contact with the current carrying electrode of the switching means and having a longitudinal axis arranged orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the trench.
摘要:
A method is provided for making complementary field effect transistors in a semiconductor layer having a first portion including an N type transistor with a channel region defined by N+ source and drain regions (30', 32') and having a second portion including a P type transistor with a channel region defined by P+ source and drain regions (40, 42). An insulating layer (44) is disposed over the first and second portions with thin insulating films formed over the channel regions. The steps of the method include applying a masking layer (46) over the insulating layer (44) having an opening over one of the portions, introducing a first impurity (1/11) into the channel region of the one portion for channel tailoring purposes, depositing a first conductive refractory material (50) on the thin insulating film located over the channel region of the one portion, removing the masking layer (46), introducing a second impurity (1/12) into the channel region of the other portion for channel tailoring purposes and depositing a second conductive material (56) on the thin insulating film located over the channel region of the other portion and in contact with the first conductive material (50). The first and second conductive materials (50, 56) have different work functions.
摘要:
A radiation tolerant semiconductor structure comprising a plurality of active field effect transistor portions (12, 18) electrically insulated by an insulating structure (25). The insulating structure comprises a plurality of insulating layers (26, 27). The number of these layers and their selective dielectric constants and thicknesses are chosen to reduce the effect of ionizing radiation on the electrical insulation of the active field effect transistor portions.
摘要:
A radiation tolerant semiconductor structure comprising a plurality of active field effect transistor portions (12, 18) electrically insulated by an insulating structure (25). The insulating structure comprises a plurality of insulating layers (26, 27). The number of these layers and their selective dielectric constants and thicknesses are chosen to reduce the effect of ionizing radiation on the electrical insulation of the active field effect transistor portions.
摘要:
Verfahren zum Herstellen von selbstausgerichteten Leitern in vertikalen, integrierten Halbleitervorrichtungen mit V-förmigen, oder rechteckigen Vertiefungen auf einer Oberfläche eines Halbleitersubstrats durch Niederschlagen einer leitenden Schicht über der Oberfläche einschließlich der Vertiefung, und Aufbringen eines eine Maske bildenden Materials über der leitenden Schicht bis eine ebene Oberfläche gebildet ist, sowie durch selektives Abätzen der Maskenschicht, bis nur noch eine Maskenschicht innerhalb der Vertiefung verbleibt und anschließend durch selektives Abätzen der danach freiliegendenTeileder leitenden Schicht.