Method and apparatus for preventing formation of black silicon on edges
of wafers
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for preventing formation of black silicon on edges of wafers 有权
    防止在硅片边缘形成黑色硅的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06066570A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-23

    申请号:US209413

    申请日:1998-12-10

    摘要: A method for increasing chip yield by reducing black silicon deposition in accordance with the present invention includes the steps of providing a silicon wafer suitable for fabricating semiconductor chips, depositing a first layer over an entire surface of the wafer, removing a portion of the first layer to expose a region suitable for forming semiconductor devices and etching the wafer such that a remaining portion of the first layer prevents redeposition of etched material on the wafer. A semiconductor assembly for reducing black silicon deposition thereon, includes a silicon wafer suitable for fabricating semiconductor chips, the wafer having a front surface for forming semiconductor devices, a back surface and edges. A deposited layer is formed on the wafer for covering the back surface and the edges such that redeposition of silicon on the back surface and edges of the wafer during etching is prevented.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的通过减少黑硅沉积来提高芯片产量的方法包括以下步骤:提供适于制造半导体芯片的硅晶片,在晶片的整个表面上沉积第一层,去除第一层的一部分 以暴露适于形成半导体器件的区域并蚀刻晶片,使得第一层的剩余部分防止蚀刻材料在晶片上的再沉积。 一种用于减少黑色硅沉积的半导体组件,包括适于制造半导体芯片的硅晶片,该晶片具有用于形成半导体器件的前表面,后表面和边缘。 在晶片上形成用于覆盖背面和边缘的沉积层,从而防止在蚀刻期间在背面和晶片边缘上再沉积硅。

    Embedded DRAM memory cell with additional patterning layer for improved strap formation
    2.
    发明授权
    Embedded DRAM memory cell with additional patterning layer for improved strap formation 有权
    具有附加图形层的嵌入式DRAM存储单元,用于改善表带形成

    公开(公告)号:US08426268B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-23

    申请号:US12698293

    申请日:2010-02-02

    IPC分类号: H01L21/8242

    摘要: The present invention relates to semiconductor devices, and more particularly to a structure and method for forming memory cells in a semiconductor device using a patterning layer and etch sequence. The method includes forming trenches in a layered semiconductor structure, each trench having an inner sidewall adjacent a section of the layered semiconductor structure between the trenches and an outer sidewall opposite the inner sidewall. The trenches are filled with polysilicon and the patterning layer is formed over the layered semiconductor structure. An opening is then patterned through the patterning layer, the opening exposing the section of the layered semiconductor structure between the trenches and only a vertical portion of the polysilicon along the inner sidewall of each trench. The layered semiconductor structure is then etched. The patterning layer prevents a second vertical portion of the polysilicon along the outer sidewall of each trench from being removed. By adding the patterning layer over the semiconductor structure during trench type memory cell fabrication, strap resistance and its variation can be reduced, resulting in better DRAM cell operation with less process dependence and improved strap overlay formation.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及半导体器件,更具体地说,涉及使用图形层和蚀刻顺序在半导体器件中形成存储单元的结构和方法。 该方法包括在层状半导体结构中形成沟槽,每个沟槽具有邻近层间半导体结构在沟槽之间的一部分的内侧壁和与内侧壁相对的外侧壁。 沟槽填充有多晶硅,并且图案化层形成在层状半导体结构之上。 然后通过图案化图案将开口图案化,开口暴露沟槽之间的分层半导体结构的部分,并且仅沿着每个沟槽的内侧壁的多晶硅的垂直部分。 然后蚀刻层状半导体结构。 图案化层防止沿着每个沟槽的外侧壁的多晶硅的第二垂直部分被去除。 通过在沟槽型存储单元制造期间在半导体结构上添加图案化层,可以减小带电阻及其变化,从而获得更好的DRAM单元操作,并且具有更少的工艺依赖性和改进的带叠层形成。

    METHOD FOR NON-SELECTIVE SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION REACTIVE ION ETCH FOR PATTERNING HYBRID-ORIENTED DEVICES COMPATIBLE WITH HIGH-PERFORMANCE HIGHLY-INTEGRATED LOGIC DEVICES
    3.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR NON-SELECTIVE SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION REACTIVE ION ETCH FOR PATTERNING HYBRID-ORIENTED DEVICES COMPATIBLE WITH HIGH-PERFORMANCE HIGHLY-INTEGRATED LOGIC DEVICES 失效
    用于非选择性低温分离隔离反应离子蚀刻的方法,适用于兼容高性能高度集成逻辑器件的混合器件

    公开(公告)号:US20090189242A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-30

    申请号:US12020887

    申请日:2008-01-28

    IPC分类号: H01L29/00 H01L21/762

    CPC分类号: H01L29/045 H01L21/76224

    摘要: Disclosed are embodiments of a hybrid-orientation technology (HOT) wafer and a method of forming the HOT wafer with improved shallow trench isolation (STI) structures for patterning devices in both silicon-on-insulator (SOI) regions, having a first crystallographic orientation, and bulk regions, having a second crystallographic orientation. The improved STI structures are formed using a non-selective etch process to ensure that all of the STI structures and, particularly, the STI structures at the SOI-bulk interfaces, each extend to the semiconductor substrate and have an essentially homogeneous (i.e., single material) and planar (i.e., divot-free) bottom surface that is approximately parallel to the top surface of the substrate. Optionally, an additional selective etch process can be used to extend the STI structures a predetermined depth into the substrate.

    摘要翻译: 公开了混合取向技术(HOT)晶片的实施例以及形成具有改进的浅沟槽隔离(STI)结构的HOT晶片的方法,用于在绝缘体上硅(SOI)区域中图案化器件,具有第一晶体取向 和具有第二结晶取向的体区。 使用非选择性蚀刻工艺形成改进的STI结构,以确保所有STI结构,特别是SOI-体界面处的STI结构各自延伸到半导体衬底并且具有基本均匀的(即,单个 材料)和大致平行于衬底的顶表面的平面(即,无自由)底表面。 可选地,可以使用附加的选择性蚀刻工艺来将STI结构延伸到衬底中的预定深度。

    Vertical SOI trench SONOS cell
    4.
    发明授权
    Vertical SOI trench SONOS cell 有权
    垂直SOI沟槽SONOS单元

    公开(公告)号:US07514323B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-07

    申请号:US11164513

    申请日:2005-11-28

    IPC分类号: H01L29/00

    摘要: A semiconductor memory device in which a vertical trench semiconductor-oxide-nitride-oxide-semiconductor (SONOS) memory cell is created in a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate is provided that allows for the integration of dense non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) cells in SOI-based complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology. The trench is processed using conventional trench processing and it is processed near the beginning of the inventive method that allows for the fabrication of the memory cell to be fully separated from SOI logic processing.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种半导体存储器件,其中在绝缘体上半导体(SOI)衬底中形成垂直沟槽半导体氧化物 - 氮化物 - 氧化物半导体(SONOS)存储单元,其允许将致密的非易失性随机存取 基于SOI的互补金属氧化物半导体(CMOS)技术的存储器(NVRAM)单元。 使用常规沟槽处理处理沟槽,并且在本发明方法的开始附近处理允许将存储单元的制造完全从SOI逻辑处理分离开来的处理。

    Selective nitride: oxide anisotropic etch process
    5.
    发明授权
    Selective nitride: oxide anisotropic etch process 失效
    选择性氮化物:氧化物各向异性蚀刻工艺

    公开(公告)号:US06656375B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-02

    申请号:US09014806

    申请日:1998-01-28

    IPC分类号: C23F100

    CPC分类号: H01L21/31116

    摘要: An anisotropic etching process for a nitride layer of a substrate, the process comprising using an etchant gas which comprises a hydrogen-rich fluorohydrocarbon, an oxidant and a carbon source. The hydrogen-rich fluorohydrocarbon is preferably one of CH3F or CH2F2, the carbon source is preferably one of CO2 or CO, and the oxidant is preferably O2. The fluorohydrocarbon is preferably present in the gas at approximately 7%-35% by volume, the oxidant is preferably present in the gas at approximately 1%-35% by volume, and the carbon source is preferably present in the gas at approximately 30%-92%.

    摘要翻译: 用于衬底的氮化物层的各向异性蚀刻工艺,该方法包括使用包含富氢氟代烃,氧化剂和碳源的蚀刻剂气体。 富氢氟烃优选为CH 3 F或CH 2 F 2之一,碳源优选为CO 2或CO之一,氧化剂优选为O 2。 氟烃优选以约7%-35体积%存在于气体中,氧化剂优选以约1%-35%体积的比例存在于气体中,并且碳源优选以约30%的比例存在于气体中, -92%。

    Method for etching boron nitride
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for etching boron nitride 失效
    氮化硼蚀刻方法

    公开(公告)号:US5536360A

    公开(公告)日:1996-07-16

    申请号:US368254

    申请日:1995-01-03

    CPC分类号: H01L21/31116 Y10S148/113

    摘要: The subject invention provides a method of enhancing the etch rate of boron nitride which comprises doping a layer of boron nitride with an element from Group IVA of the Periodic Table of the Elements, such as silicon, carbon, or germanium. The doped boron nitride layer can be wet etched at a faster rate with hot phosphoric acid than was possible prior to doping the boron nitride.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种增强氮化硼蚀刻速率的方法,该方法包括用元素周期表IVA族元素(例如硅,碳或锗)掺杂一氮化硼层。 掺杂的氮化硼层可以以比在掺杂氮化硼之前可能的热磷酸更快地被湿法蚀刻。

    Vertical SOI trench SONOS cell
    9.
    发明授权
    Vertical SOI trench SONOS cell 有权
    垂直SOI沟槽SONOS单元

    公开(公告)号:US08008713B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-30

    申请号:US12410935

    申请日:2009-03-25

    IPC分类号: H01L29/00

    摘要: A semiconductor memory device in which a vertical trench semiconductor-oxide-nitride-oxide-semiconductor (SONOS) memory cell is created in a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate is provided that allows for the integration of dense non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) cells in SOI-based complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology. The trench is processed using conventional trench processing and it is processed near the beginning of the inventive method that allows for the fabrication of the memory cell to be fully separated from SOI logic processing.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种半导体存储器件,其中在绝缘体上半导体(SOI)衬底中形成垂直沟槽半导体氧化物 - 氮化物 - 氧化物半导体(SONOS)存储单元,其允许将致密的非易失性随机存取 基于SOI的互补金属氧化物半导体(CMOS)技术的存储器(NVRAM)单元。 使用常规沟槽处理处理沟槽,并且在本发明方法的开始附近处理允许将存储单元的制造完全从SOI逻辑处理分离开来的处理。

    STI formation in semiconductor device including SOI and bulk silicon regions
    10.
    发明授权
    STI formation in semiconductor device including SOI and bulk silicon regions 有权
    在包括SOI和体硅区域的半导体器件中形成STI

    公开(公告)号:US07394131B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-01

    申请号:US11425467

    申请日:2006-06-21

    IPC分类号: H01L27/01

    摘要: Methods for forming or etching silicon trench isolation (STI) in a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) region and a bulk silicon region, and a semiconductor device so formed, are disclosed. The STI can be etched simultaneously in the SOI and bulk silicon regions by etching to an uppermost silicon layer using an STI mask, conducting a timed etch that etches to a desired depth in the bulk silicon region and stops on a buried insulator of the SOI region, and etching through the buried insulator of the SOI region. The buried insulator etch for this process can be done with little complexity as part of a hardmask removal step. Further, by choosing the same depth for both the bulk and SOI regions, problems with a subsequent CMP process are avoided. The invention also cleans up the boundary between the SOI and bulk regions where silicon nitride residuals may exist.

    摘要翻译: 公开了在绝缘体上硅(SOI)区域和体硅区域中形成或蚀刻硅沟槽隔离(STI)的方法以及如此形成的半导体器件。 可以通过使用STI掩模蚀刻到最上层的硅层,在SOI和体硅区域中同时蚀刻STI,进行蚀刻到体硅区域中期望的深度并停止在SOI区域的埋入绝缘体上的定时蚀刻 ,并蚀刻穿过SOI区域的埋层绝缘体。 用于该过程的掩埋绝缘体蚀刻可以以很少的复杂性作为硬掩模去除步骤的一部分来完成。 此外,通过为体区和SOI区域选择相同的深度,避免了后续CMP工艺的问题。 本发明还清除了可能存在氮化硅残留的SOI和体区之间的边界。