摘要:
The invention, in one aspect, provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. This method includes forming a trench isolation structure (118) in a dynamic random memory region (DRAM) (110) of a semiconductor substrate (109) and patterning an etch mask over the trench isolation structure (118) to expose a portion of the trench isolation structure (118). A portion of the exposed trench isolation structure (118) is removed to form a gate trench (116) therein, wherein the gate trench (116) includes a first corner formed by the semiconductor substrate and a second corner formed by the trench isolation structure. The etch mask is removed from the DRAM region (110) and the at least the first corner of the gate trench is rounded to form a rounded corner (120). This is followed by the formation of an oxide layer (124) over a sidewall of the gate trench (116), the first rounded corner (120), and the semiconductor substrate (109) adjacent the gate trench (116). The trench (116) is filled with a gate material.
摘要:
A method for forming a semiconductor memory device with buried contacts. A substrate (100) is provided, wherein the substrate has recessed gates (118) and deep trench capacitor devices (102) therein. Protrusions (120) of the recessed gates and upper portions (104) of the deep trench capacitor devices are revealed. Spacers (124) are formed on sidewalls of the upper portions and the protrusions. Buried portions of conductive material (130) are formed in spaces between the spacers. The substrate, the spacers and the buried portions to form parallel shallow trenches are patterned to form parallel shallow trenches (132) for defining active regions. A layer of dielectric material is formed in the shallow trenches, wherein some of the buried portions serve as buried contacts.
摘要:
An outer layer (3) is provided for process surfaces (2), inclined or vertical to the substrate surface (101), on a relief structured substrate surface (101) of a substrate (1), typically a semiconductor wafer, by means of a deposition method (atomic layer deposition, ADL), which is already structured in a simple manner in the vertical direction relative to the substrate surface (101) and embodied as a functional layer or mask for subsequent process steps, by means of defining a process amount of at least one precursor material and/or by time limitation of the deposition method.
摘要:
A trench capacitor structure is provided which is suitable for use in a semiconductor integrated circuit device, together with the process sequence used to form the structure. The trench capacitor 34 provides increased capacitance by including a capacitor plate including textured, hemispherical-grained silicon 18. The trench capacitor also includes a buried plate 14 to reduce depletion of stored charge from the capacitor.
摘要:
Bei einer Speicheranordnung mit Speicherzellen, bei der jede Speicherzelle einen Auswahltransistor und einen Grabenkondensator umfaßt, wobei die Speicherelektrode (12) von einem Substratbereich entlang der Grabenwand gebildet wird, und bei der die eine gemeinsame Gegenelektrode mehrerer Speicherzellen bildende Zellplatte (14) im Innern des Grabens gebildet ist, wird die Zellplatte an der Substratoberfläche in Form von Streifen strukturiert. Die Streifen können parallel zur Richtung von Zellreihen laufen oder mit dieser Richtung einen Winkel einschließen. Durch die streifenförmige Anordnung wird die minimale Strukturbreite im Bereich der Zellplatte verdoppelt.
摘要:
A random access memory cell having a trench capacitor formed below the surface of the substrate. A shallow trench isolation (455) is provided to isolate the memory cell from other memory cells of a memory array. The shallow trench isolation includes a top surface raised above the substrate wherein the amount that the top surface is raised is sufficient to prevent a divot (490) that is subsequently formed from extending below the substrate surface.
摘要:
The preferred embodiment provides an integrated circuit capacitor that achieves a high capacitance by using an inversion layer in the substrate as the plate counter electrode for the capacitor. The inversion layer is created by forming a trench capacitor in a lightly doped substrate. With a sufficient workfunction difference between the storage node material and the isolation band the surface of the lightly doped substrate inverts, with the inversion charge being supplied by the isolation band. This inversion layer serves as the plate counter electrode for the capacitor.