Abstract:
Memory cells having a cell capacitor and a cell transistor, which are arranged in a vertical cell structure, are provided in the cell array of a DRAM. By means of a deep implantation or a shallow implantation with subsequent epitaxial growth of silicon, a buried source/drain layer is formed, from which lower source/drain regions of the cell transistors emerge. The upper edge of the buried source/drain layer can be aligned with respect to a lower edge of a gate electrode of the cell transistor, which consequently results in a reduction of a gate/drain capacitance and also a leakage current between the gate electrode and the lower source/drain region. A gate conductor layer structure is applied and there are formed, from the gate conductor layer structure, in a controlled transistor array, gate electrode structures of control transistors and, in the cell array, a body connection structure for the connection of body regions of the cell transistors.
Abstract:
In an embodiment, an integrated circuit having a memory cell arrangement is provided. The memory cell arrangement may include a substrate, a fin structure disposed above the substrate, and a memory cell contacting region. The fin structure may include a memory cell region having a plurality of memory cell structures being disposed above one another, each memory cell structure having an active region of a respective memory cell. Furthermore, the memory cell contacting region may be configured to electrically contact each of the memory cell structures, wherein the memory cell contacting region may include a plurality of contact regions, which are at least partially displaced with respect to each other in a direction parallel to the main processing surface of the substrate.
Abstract:
In a method for fabricating a capacitor that includes an electrode structure (80), an auxiliary layer (40) is formed over a substrate (10). A recess (60), which determines the shape of the electrode structure (80), is etched into the auxiliary layer (40), and the electrode structure of the capacitor is formed in the recess. As an example, the auxiliary layer can be a semiconductor layer (40).
Abstract:
In one aspect, a method of forming a structure on a substrate is disclosed. For example, the method includes forming a first mask layer and a second mask layer, modifying a material property in regions of the first and second mask layers, and forming the structure based on the modified regions.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to integrated circuits, methods for manufacturing an integrated circuit, memory modules, and computing systems.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of fabricating an integrated circuit, including the steps of providing at least one layer; performing a first implantation step, wherein particles are implanted into the layer under a first direction of incidence; performing a second implantation step, wherein particles are implanted into the layer under a second direction of incidence which is different from the first direction of incidence; performing a removal step, wherein the layer is partially removed depending on the local implant dose generated by the first and the second implantation step.
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to integrated circuits, a cell, a cell arrangement, a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit, a method for manufacturing a cell arrangement and a memory module. In an embodiment of the invention, an integrated circuit having a cell is provided. The cell includes a first source/drain region, a second source/drain region, an active region between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region, a gate insulating region disposed above the active region, a gate region disposed above the gate insulating region, and at least one metal structure below the first source/drain region or the second source/drain region.
Abstract:
A hard mask layer stack for patterning a layer to be patterned includes a carbon layer disposed on top of the layer to be patterned, a first layer of a material selected from the group of SiO2 and SiON disposed on top of the carbon layer and a silicon layer disposed on top of the first layer. A method of patterning a layer to be patterned includes providing the above described hard mask layer stack on the layer to be patterned and patterning the silicon hard mask layer in accordance with a pattern to be formed in the layer that has to be patterned.
Abstract:
A field effect transistor, which is arranged in a semiconductor device, comprises a first and a second doped source/drain region, both regions being arranged within a semiconductor substrate on either side of a gate electrode, and a channel region formed within the substrate between both doped source/drain regions beneath said gate electrode. A gate oxide layer is formed upon the semiconductor substrate. The gate electrode contacts a surface of the gate oxide layer and further comprises at least a first and a second conductive layer, wherein the first and second conductive layers are made of materials having different work functions with respect to each other. The first conductive layer contacts the gate oxide layer within a first portion of the surface, and the second conductive layer contacts the gate oxide layer within a second portion of the surface. The first conductive layer is further conductively connected to the second conductive layer.
Abstract:
A trench storage capacitor includes a buried plate that is lengthened by a doped silicon layer to right over the collar insulating layer. The conductor layer of the trench storage capacitor is preferably applied to a “buried” collar insulating layer and masked with the aid of a protective layer fabricated by ALD. In an exemplary embodiment, the conductor layer is composed of amorphous silicon, which is used as an HSG layer in a lower trench region.