摘要:
Method for forming three-dimensional device structures comprising a second device formed over a first device is disclosed. A layer having a single crystalline top surface is formed above the first device to provide the base for forming the active area of the second device.
摘要:
In a method for making an electrical connection between a trench storage capacitor and an access transistor in a DRAM cell, the electrical connection (90) is formed through the selectively controlled outdiffusion of either N-type or P-type dopants present in the trench through a single crystalline semiconducting material (60) which is grown by epitaxy (epi) from the trench sidewall. This epitaxially grown single crystalline layer acts as a barrier to excessive dopant outdiffusion which can occur in the processing of conventional DRAMs.
摘要:
A method for forming a trench capacitator dynamic random access memory comprising the steps of: providing a substrate (305) having a single crystalline structure and a substantially planar substrate surface, wherein the substrate surface comprises a pad layer having a substantially planar pad surface; fabricating a trench capacitor (315) in the substrate, wherein the trench capacitor comprises polysilicon; recessing the poly in the trench capacitor below the surface of the substrate to form a depression; forming an intermediate layer in the depression to a height above the pad surface, the intermediate layer having a single crystalline top plane (260); planarizing the intermediate layer and the pad surface such that the top plane of the intermediate layer is substantially planar with the substrate surface; and fabricating a transistor (370) on the top plane, wherein the active region of the second device is within the top plane.
摘要:
A method of forming a coupled capacitor and transistor is provided. A trench is formed in a semiconductor substrate (10) and an impurity-doped first conductive region (105) is then formed by filing the trench with an impurity-doped first conductive material. The impurity-doped first conductive region (105) is etched back to a first level within the trench. An insulating layer (106) is then formed on a sidewall of the portion of the trench (103) opened by the etching back of the impurity-doped first conductive region and a second conductive region (107) is formed by filing the remainder of the trench with a second conductive material. The insulating layer (106) and the second conductive region (107) are etched back to a second level within the trench and an amorphous silicon layer (108) is formed in the portion of the trench opened by the etching back of the insulating layer (106) and the second conductive region (107). The undoped amorphous silicon layer (108) is etched back to a third level within the trench. The undoped amorphous silicon layer (108) is then recrystallized. Impurities are outdiffused from the impurity-doped first conductive region to the semiconductor substrate through the recrystallized silicon layer. A source/drain region of the transistor is formed adjacent to an intersection of the trench and the surface of the semiconductor substrate. The outdiffused impurities and the recrystallized silicon layer constitute a buried strap (126) for electrically connecting the first and second conductive layers in the trench to the source/drain region.
摘要:
A simplified method of fabricating a storage node for a deep trench-based DRAM on a semiconductor substrate. The method involves the etching a trench in a surface of the substrate and then forming a layer of dielectric material on a sidewall of the trench the top portion of which is subsequently removed from the sidewall. Next, a layer of oxide is grown on the exposed portion of the sidewall. A portion of this layer of oxide is then removed from the sidewall in order to orient the layer of oxide a predetermined distance from the surface of the substrate. Finally, the trench is filled with a semiconductive material.
摘要:
A method for forming an oxygen-impervious barrier on the oxide collar of a trench capacitor in a DRAM cell. The process consists of etching a shallow trench (33) into the oxide collar which surrounds the polysilicon trench fill (35) and isolating it from the single crystal semiconducting substrate material (30) of the DRAM cell to a depth which is at least equal to or larger than the width of the oxide collar. A nitride layer (40) with a thickness equal to or thicker than half of the width of the oxide collar is then deposited on the top surface of the freshly excavated oxide collar such that the aforementioned trench is completely filled with this nitride layer, and the entire surfaces of the substrate and polysilicon trench fill are completely covered. The newly formed nitride layer is then selectively overetched in order to completely remove it from the substrate and polysilicon trench fill surfaces, while still maintaining a sufficient thickness of this layer disposed on the oxide collar sufficient to prevent oxygen diffusion into the oxide collar. Alternatively, the nitride layer may be deposited as a thin layer sandwiched between the original oxide collar and an additional thermally deposited oxide layer.
摘要:
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, an improved resistor and method of fabrication is provided. The method for fabricating a resistive element into an integrated circuit semiconductor device comprises the steps of: depositing a dielectric film, such as silicon nitride; depositing a titanium film upon the dielectric film; and annealing the titanium and dielectric films. This causes titanium to be diffused into the dielectric film. This creates a resistive element having a relatively high resistivity. The preferred embodiment method has the advantage of being easily integrated into conventional integrated circuit fabrication techniques.
摘要:
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, an improved resistor and method of fabrication is provided. The method for fabricating a resistive element into an integrated circuit semiconductor device comprises the steps of: depositing a dielectric film, such as silicon nitride; depositing a titanium film upon the dielectric film; and annealing the titanium and dielectric films. This causes titanium to be diffused into the dielectric film. This creates a resistive element having a relatively high resistivity. The preferred embodiment method has the advantage of being easily integrated into conventional integrated circuit fabrication techniques.
摘要:
A method for forming an oxygen-impervious barrier on the oxide collar of a trench capacitor in a DRAM cell. The process consists of etching a shallow trench into the oxide collar which surrounds the polysilicon trench fill and isolating it from the single crystal semiconducting substrate material of the DRAM cell to a depth which is at least equal to or larger than the width of the oxide collar. A nitride layer with a thickness equal to or thicker than half of the width of the oxide collar is then deposited on the top surface of the freshly excavated oxide collar such that the aforementioned trench is completely filled with this nitride layer, and the entire surfaces of the substrate and polysilicon trench fill are completely covered. The newly formed nitride layer is then selectively overetched in order to completely remove it from the substrate and polysilicon trench fill surfaces, while still maintaining a sufficient thickness of this layer disposed on the oxide collar sufficient to prevent oxygen diffusion into the oxide collar. Alternatively, the nitride layer may be deposited as a thin layer sandwiched between the original oxide collar and an additional thermally deposited oxide layer.