摘要:
A ROM array comprises orthogal sets of buried bit lines and polysilicon wordlines. The buried bit lines comprise trenches with insulating material on the side walls, the trenches then being filled with polysilicon. Theis reduces bit line sheet resistance and increases the punch through voltage between adjacent bit lines.
摘要:
A method for fabricating an array of closely spaced storage capacitors, with increased capacitance, on a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip is achieved. The capacitors are increased in capacitance by minimizing the spacings between the adjacent bottom electrodes of the storage capacitors and, thereby increases the area of the capacitor electrodes. A local oxidation techniques is used to form a silicon oxide etch mask, on the bottom electrode polysilicon layer, that extends laterally under a patterned silicon nitride masking layer. This encroachment of the silicon oxide under the patterned silicon nitride layer reduces the spacing between electrodes, exceeding the resolution limits of the photoresist. The silicon nitride is removed and the silicon oxide mask is used to pattern the polysilicon layer forming an array of closely spaced polysilicon bottom electrodes. The silicon oxide is removed and an inter-electrode dielectric is deposited on the array of bottom electrode. A second doped polysilicon layer is then deposited to form the top electrode and complete the DRAM capacitors.
摘要:
A flash memory cell is fabricated by forming a lightly-doped region with only an implantation procedure to avoid lateral diffusion resulting from an increased overlap between the source region and gate as well as a short channel effect, while surrounding the source region with the lightly-doped region to thereby increase the breakdown voltage between the source region and the substrate.
摘要:
A process for fabricating an improved planar field oxide (FOX) structure on a silicon substrate was achieved. The process involves forming recessed areas in the silicon substrate where the field oxide is require. A thin silicon oxide is formed on the surface of the recessed areas as a nucleation layer and then a thicker silicon oxide layer is selectively deposited in the recess areas by Liquid Phase Deposition (LPD). The planar FOX structure formed by LPD can be used in conjunction with a FOX structure formed by the conventional LOCal Oxidation of Silicon (LOCOS) process on the same substrate. The planar field oxide formed by LPD eliminates the bird beak structure and the lateral diffusion of the channel stop implant commonly associated with the LOCOS structure.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a capacitor having a fin-shaped electrode on a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell having increased capacitance was achieved. The capacitor is fabricated on a silicon substrate having an active device region. The device region contains a metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), having one capacitor aligned over and contacting the source/drain of the MOSFET in the device region. The capacitor is increased in capacitance by forming a multilayer insulator structure over the storage capacitor area and recessing alternate layers, then using the form as a mold for forming a polysilicon fin-like bottom capacitor electrode. The remaining multilayer mold is removed and a high dielectric constant insulator is deposited on the bottom electrode as the inter-electrode dielectric. The top capacitor electrode is formed by depositing a doped polysilicon layer which also fills the recesses in the bottom electrode forming inter-digitized fin-shaped top and bottom capacitor electrodes and completing a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell.
摘要:
A Read-Only Memory (ROM) device produced by self-aligned implantation. First, a non-coded mask ROM with a silicon substrate, a plurality of bit-lines formed in the substrate, a gate oxide layer formed on the bit-lines, and a plurality of word-lines formed on the gate oxide, which together form arrays of memory cells, is provided. Next, an aligning layer is formed above the word-lines. A photoresist is thereafter coated on the surface of the aligning layer. Then, portions of the photoresist not covered by a mask pattern are etched away to the aligning layer so as to provide openings exposing portions of the memory cells that will be programmed to operate in a first conduction state. Portions of the aligning layer exposed through the openings are then removed, after which impurities are implanted through the openings and into the substrate to enable the memory cells that are to operate in the first conduction state, and leave other non-programmed memory cells operating in a second conduction state.
摘要:
A dual photo-resist process for fabricating capacitor plates of a DRAM is disclosed including the step of forming a capacitor on a semiconductor IC surface. A first plurality of photo-resist regions which are separated from each other by spaces are then formed on the capacitor plate layer. At least one second photo-resist region is then formed on the capacitor plate layer which partially fills a space between, and is adjacent to one of, two of the first photo-resist regions. The capacitor plate layer is then etched below the spaces between the first and second photo-resist regions to form a plurality of individual capacitor plates including one capacitor plate for each DRAM cell.
摘要:
A method for forming, and a resultant structure of, a top floating gate FLASH EEPROM cell are described. There is a first insulating structure over a silicon substrate, whereby the first insulating structure is a gate oxide. A first conductive structure is formed over the first insulating structure, whereby the first conductive structure is a control gate. There is a first insulating layer over the surfaces of the first conductive structure, whereby the first insulating layer is an interpoly dielectric. There is a second conductive structure formed over the first insulating layer and over a portion of the silicon substrate adjacent to the first insulating structure, whereby the second conductive structure is a floating gate. A second insulating layer is formed between the silicon substrate and the second conductive structure, whereby the second insulating layer is a tunnel oxide. Active regions in the silicon substrate, implanted with a conductivity-imparting dopant, are formed under the second insulating layer but are horizontally a distance from the first insulating structure.
摘要:
In accordance with the invention, a double poly process is used to double the memory density of a buried bit line ROM on the same silicon area. In particular the word-line pitch is decreased to increase the cell density in a direction perpendicular to the word lines. The invention uses a self-aligned method for ROM code implantation and a polyplanarization by chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) to achieve a self aligned double poly word line structure.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a capacitors having a fin-shaped electrode on a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell having increased capacitance was achieved. The capacitor is fabricated on a silicon substrate having an active device region. The device region contains a metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), having one capacitor aligned over and contacting the source/drain of the MOSFET in the device region. The capacitor is increased in capacitance by forming a multilayer insulator structure over the storage capacitor area and recessing alternate layers, then using the form as a mold for forming a polysilicon fin-like bottom capacitor electrode. The remaining multilayer mold is removed and a high dielectric constant insulator is deposited on the bottom electrode as the inter-electrode dielectric. The top capacitor electrode is formed by depositing a doped polysilicon layer which also fills the recesses in the bottom electrode forming an interdigitized fin-shaped top and bottom capacitor electrodes and completing a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell.