公开(公告)号：US06486024B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-26

申请号：US09577102

申请日：2000-05-24

申请人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Alexander Michaelis ,  Stephan Kudelka ,  Uwe Schroeder ,  Ulrike Gruening

发明人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Alexander Michaelis ,  Stephan Kudelka ,  Uwe Schroeder ,  Ulrike Gruening

IPC分类号： H01L218242

CPC分类号： H01L27/10861

摘要： A method of using at least two insulative layers to form the isolation collar of a trench device, and the device formed therefrom. The first layer is preferably an oxide (e.g., silicon dioxide 116) formed on the trench substrate sidewalls, and is formed through a TEOS, LOCOS, or combined TEOS/LOCOS process. Preferably, both the TEOS process and the LOCOS process are used to form the first layer. The second layer is preferably a silicon nitride layer (114) formed on the oxide layer. The multiple layers function as an isolation collar stack for the trench. The dopant penetration barrier properties of the second layer permit the dielectric collar stack to be used as a self aligned mask for subsequent buried plate (120) doping.

摘要翻译： 一种使用至少两个绝缘层以形成沟槽器件的隔离套环的方法，以及由其形成的器件。 第一层优选是形成在沟槽衬底侧壁上的氧化物（例如，二氧化硅116），并且通过TEOS，LOCOS或组合的TEOS / LOCOS工艺形成。 优选地，TEOS工艺和LOCOS工艺都用于形成第一层。 第二层优选是形成在氧化物层上的氮化硅层（114）。 多层用作沟槽的隔离环叠层。 第二层的掺杂剂渗透阻挡性质允许电介质套管叠层用作后续掩埋板（120）掺杂的自对准掩模。

公开(公告)号：US06372567B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-16

申请号：US09553708

申请日：2000-04-20

申请人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Brian S. Lee ,  Ulrike Gruening

发明人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Brian S. Lee ,  Ulrike Gruening

IPC分类号： H01L218238

CPC分类号： H01L21/28211 ,  H01L21/2236 ,  H01L21/26506 ,  H01L21/26586 ,  H01L21/2822 ,  H01L21/28238 ,  H01L27/10864 ,  H01L27/10873 ,  H01L29/045

摘要： Improved process for preparing vertical transistor structures in DRAMs, in which the trench top oxide separates the bottom storage capacitor from the switching transistor, and in which the upper part of the trench contains the vertical transistor at its side wall, to obtain homogeneous gate oxidation at all different crystal planes inside the trench so that homogeneous thickness is independent of crystal orientation comprising: a) subjecting a wafer trench side wall to ion bombardment for a period sufficient to generate an amorphous layer of oxide side wall; and b) heating the wafer resulting from step (a) in an oxidizing atmosphere to cause oxidation and recrystallization of the amorphous layer.

摘要翻译： 在DRAM中制备垂直晶体管结构的改进方法，其中沟槽顶部氧化物将底部存储电容器与开关晶体管分离，并且其中沟槽的上部在其侧壁处包含垂直晶体管，以获得均匀的栅极氧化 沟槽内的所有不同的晶面，使得均匀的厚度与晶体取向无关，包括：a）使晶片沟槽侧壁进行离子轰击足以产生氧化物侧壁的非晶层的时间; 和b）在氧化气氛中加热由步骤（a）得到的晶片，以引起非晶层的氧化和重结晶。

公开(公告)号：US20120099243A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-26

申请号：US13344714

申请日：2012-01-06

申请人： Hans-Joachim Barth ,  Erwin Ruderer ,  Alexander Von Glasow ,  Philipp Riess ,  Erdem Kaltalioglu ,  Peter Baumgartner ,  Thomas Benetik ,  Helmut Horst Tews

发明人： Hans-Joachim Barth ,  Erwin Ruderer ,  Alexander Von Glasow ,  Philipp Riess ,  Erdem Kaltalioglu ,  Peter Baumgartner ,  Thomas Benetik ,  Helmut Horst Tews

IPC分类号： H01G4/005

CPC分类号： H01L27/0805 ,  H01L23/5223 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a capacitor plate includes a plurality of first parallel conductive members, and a plurality of second parallel conductive members disposed over the plurality of first parallel conductive members. A first base member is coupled to an end of the plurality of first parallel conductive members, and a second base member is coupled to an end of the plurality of second parallel conductive members. A connecting member is disposed between the plurality of first parallel conductive members and the plurality of second parallel conductive members, wherein the connecting member includes at least one elongated via.

摘要翻译： 公开了半导体器件及其制造方法。 在一个实施例中，电容器板包括多个第一平行导电构件，以及设置在多个第一平行导电构件上的多个第二平行导电构件。 第一基座构件联接到多个第一平行导电构件的端部，并且第二基座构件联接到多个第二平行导电构件的端部。 连接构件设置在多个第一平行导电构件和多个第二平行导电构件之间，其中连接构件包括至少一个细长通孔。

公开(公告)号：US06555430B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-29

申请号：US09723420

申请日：2000-11-28

申请人： Michael P. Chudzik ,  Johnathan Faltermeier ,  Rajarao Jammy ,  Stephan Kudelka ,  Irene McStay ,  Kenneth T. Settlemyer, Jr. ,  Helmut Horst Tews

发明人： Michael P. Chudzik ,  Johnathan Faltermeier ,  Rajarao Jammy ,  Stephan Kudelka ,  Irene McStay ,  Kenneth T. Settlemyer, Jr. ,  Helmut Horst Tews

IPC分类号： H01L218242

CPC分类号： H01L27/1087 ,  H01L28/84 ,  Y10S438/964

摘要： Methods forming a trench region of a trench capacitor structure having increase surface area are provided. One method includes the steps of forming a discontinuous polysilicon layer on exposed walls of a lower trench region, the discontinuous polysilicon layer having gaps therein which expose portions of said substrate; oxidizing the lower trench region such that the exposed portions of said substrate provided by the gaps in the discontinuous polysilicon layer are oxidized into oxide material which forms a smooth and wavy layer with the discontinuous polysilicon layer; and etching said oxide material so as to form smooth hemispherical grooves on the walls of the trench region.

摘要翻译： 提供了形成具有增加的表面积的沟槽电容器结构的沟槽区域的方法。 一种方法包括以下步骤：在下沟槽区域的暴露的壁上形成不连续的多晶硅层，所述不连续的多晶硅层在其中具有暴露所述衬底的部分的间隙; 氧化下沟槽区域，使得由不连续多晶硅层中的间隙提供的所述衬底的暴露部分被氧化成与不连续的多晶硅层形成平滑波浪层的氧化物材料; 并蚀刻所述氧化物材料，以在沟槽区域的壁上形成平滑的半球状凹槽。

公开(公告)号：US06544855B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US10041779

申请日：2001-10-19

申请人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Rolf Weis ,  Irene Lennox McStay

发明人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Rolf Weis ,  Irene Lennox McStay

IPC分类号： H01L2120

CPC分类号： H01L27/1087 ,  H01L27/10867

摘要： A process for forming a sacrificial collar on the top portion of a deep trench (114) of a semiconductor wafer (100). A nitride layer (116) is deposited within the trenches (114). A semiconductor material layer (120) is deposited over the nitride layer (116) and is etched back to a predetermined height (A) below the substrate 112 top surface. A semiconductor material plug (132) is formed at the top surface of the recessed semiconductor material layer (120), leaving a void (133) in the bottom of each trench (114). An oxide layer (134) and nitride layer (136) are formed over the wafer (100) and trenches (116), and the semiconductor material plug (132) and semiconductor material layer (120) are removed from the bottom of the trenches (116).

摘要翻译： 一种用于在半导体晶片（100）的深沟槽（114）的顶部上形成牺牲套环的工艺。 氮化物层（116）沉积在沟槽（114）内。 半导体材料层（120）沉积在氮化物层（116）上并且被回蚀刻到衬底112顶表面下方的预定高度（A）。 半导体材料插塞（132）形成在凹陷半导体材料层（120）的顶表面处，在每个沟槽（114）的底部留下空隙（133）。 在晶片（100）和沟槽（116）之上形成氧化物层（134）和氮化物层（136），半导体材料插塞（132）和半导体材料层（120）从沟槽的底部 116）。

公开(公告)号：US06426253B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-30

申请号：US09576465

申请日：2000-05-23

申请人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Alexander Michaelis ,  Brian S. Lee ,  Uwe Schroeder ,  Stephan Kudelka

发明人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Alexander Michaelis ,  Brian S. Lee ,  Uwe Schroeder ,  Stephan Kudelka

IPC分类号： H01L218242

CPC分类号： H01L27/10864 ,  H01L21/76237 ,  H01L21/823487 ,  H01L27/10841 ,  H01L27/10867

摘要： A system and method of forming an electrical connection (142) to the interior of a deep trench (104) in an integrated circuit utilizing a low-angle dopant implantation (114) to create a self-aligned mask over the trench. The electrical connection preferably connects the interior plate (110) of a trench capacitor to a terminal of a vertical trench transistor. The low-angle implantation process, in combination with a low-aspect ratio mask structure, generally enables the doping of only a portion of a material overlying or in the trench. The material may then be subjected to a process step, such as oxidation, with selectivity between the doped and undoped regions. Another process step, such as an etch process, may then be used to remove a portion of the material (120) overlying or in the trench, leaving a self-aligned mask (122) covering a portion of the trench, and the remainder of the trench exposed for further processing. Alternatively, an etch process alone, with selectivity between the doped and undoped regions, may be used to create the mask. The self-aligned mask then allows for the removal of selective portions of the materials in the trench so that a vertical trench transistor and a buried strap may be formed on only one side of the trench.

摘要翻译： 使用低角度掺杂剂注入（114）在集成电路中形成到深沟槽（104）的内部的电连接（142）的系统和方法，以在沟槽上产生自对准掩模。 电连接优选地将沟槽电容器的内板（110）连接到垂直沟槽晶体管的端子。 低角度注入工艺与低纵横比掩模结构相结合，通常能够仅掺杂覆盖或在沟槽中的材料的一部分。 然后可以在掺杂区域和未掺杂区域之间选择性地对材料进行处理步骤，例如氧化。 然后可以使用诸如蚀刻工艺的另一工艺步骤来去除覆盖在沟槽中或在沟槽中的部分材料（120），留下覆盖沟槽的一部分的自对准掩模（122），并且其余部分 沟槽暴露进一步加工。 或者，可以使用仅在掺杂区域和未掺杂区域之间具有选择性的蚀刻工艺来产生掩模。 自对准掩模然后允许去除沟槽中的材料的选择性部分，使得可以仅在沟槽的一侧上形成垂直沟槽晶体管和掩埋带。

公开(公告)号：US06362040B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-26

申请号：US09501502

申请日：2000-02-09

申请人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Brian S. Lee ,  Ulrike Gruening ,  Raj Jammy ,  John Faltermeier

发明人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Brian S. Lee ,  Ulrike Gruening ,  Raj Jammy ,  John Faltermeier

IPC分类号： H01L218242

CPC分类号： H01L27/10864 ,  H01L21/02238 ,  H01L21/02255 ,  H01L21/02299 ,  H01L21/31662 ,  H01L27/10876

摘要： A method for growing a dielectric layer on a substrate, in accordance with the present invention, includes the steps of providing a substrate having at least two crystallographic planes which experience different dielectric layer growth rates due to the at least two crystallographic planes. A first dielectric layer is grown on the at least two crystallographic planes such that the first dielectric layer has a first thickness on a first crystallographic plane and a second thickness on a second crystallographic plane. The first thickness is thicker than the second thickness for the first dielectric layer. Dopants are implanted through the first dielectric layer. A greater number of dopants are implanted in the substrate through the second thickness than through the first thickness of the first dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is then removed. A second dielectric layer is grown at a same location as the removed first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer has a first thickness on a first crystallographic plane and a second thickness on a second crystallographic plane. The first thickness and the second thickness of the second dielectric layer are closer in thickness than the first thickness and the second thickness of the first dielectric layer due to the implantation of the dopants.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的用于在衬底上生长电介质层的方法包括以下步骤：提供具有至少两个结晶面的衬底，所述晶体面由于至少两个晶面而具有不同的介电层生长速率。 在至少两个晶面上生长第一介电层，使得第一介电层在第一结晶平面上具有第一厚度，在第二结晶平面上具有第二厚度。 第一厚度比第一电介质层的第二厚度厚。 通过第一介电层注入掺杂剂。 通过第二厚度将更多数量的掺杂剂注入到衬底中，而不是通过第一介电层的第一厚度。 然后去除第一介电层。 在与去除的第一介电层相同的位置处生长第二介电层。 第二电介质层在第一结晶平面上具有第一厚度，在第二结晶平面上具有第二厚度。 由于掺杂剂的注入，第二介电层的第一厚度和第二厚度比第一厚度和第一介电层的第二厚度更厚。

公开(公告)号：US06358867B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-19

申请号：US09596097

申请日：2000-06-16

申请人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Jonathan E. Faltermeir ,  Rajeev Malik ,  Carol Heenan ,  Oleg Gluschenkov

发明人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Jonathan E. Faltermeir ,  Rajeev Malik ,  Carol Heenan ,  Oleg Gluschenkov

IPC分类号： H01L2131

CPC分类号： H01L21/28185 ,  C30B29/06 ,  C30B33/00 ,  H01L21/02238 ,  H01L21/02255 ,  H01L21/02337 ,  H01L21/28176 ,  H01L21/28211 ,  H01L21/31662 ,  H01L21/76202 ,  H01L29/513 ,  H01L29/518 ,  Y10S438/973

摘要： A method for forming an oxide of substantially uniform thickness on at least two crystallographic planes of silicon, in accordance with the present invention, includes providing a substrate where silicon surfaces have at least two different crystallographic orientations of the silicon crystal. Atomic oxygen (O) is formed for oxidizing the surfaces. An oxide is formed on the surfaces by reacting the atomic oxygen with the surfaces to simultaneously form a substantially uniform thickness of the oxide on the surfaces.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明，在硅的至少两个结晶平面上形成基本均匀厚度的氧化物的方法包括提供其中硅表面具有硅晶体的至少两个不同晶体取向的衬底。 形成氧化表面的原子氧（O）。 通过使原子氧与表面反应，在表面上形成氧化物，同时形成表面上氧化物的基本均匀的厚度。

公开(公告)号：US06335247B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-01

申请号：US09597389

申请日：2000-06-19

申请人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Alexander Michaelis ,  Stephan Kudelka ,  Uwe Schroeder ,  Brian S. Lee

发明人： Helmut Horst Tews ,  Alexander Michaelis ,  Stephan Kudelka ,  Uwe Schroeder ,  Brian S. Lee

IPC分类号： H01L21336

CPC分类号： H01L27/10864 ,  H01L27/10876

摘要： A method of forming a vertically-oriented device in an integrated circuit using a selective wet etch to remove only a part of the sidewalls in a deep trench, and the device formed therefrom. While a portion of the trench perimeter (e.g., isolation collar 304) is protected by a mask (e.g., polysilicon 318), the exposed portion is selectively wet etched to remove selected crystal planes from the exposed portion of the trench, leaving a flat substrate sidewall (324) with a single crystal plane. A single side vertical trench transistor may be formed on the flat sidewall. A vertical gate oxide (e.g. silicon dioxide 330) of the transistor formed on the single crystal plane is substantially uniform across the transistor channel, providing reduced chance of leakage and consistent threshold voltages from device to device. In addition, trench widening is substantially reduced, increasing the device to device isolation distance in a single sided buried strap junction device layout.

摘要翻译： 一种使用选择性湿蚀刻在集成电路中形成垂直取向器件的方法，以仅去除深沟槽中的一部分侧壁，以及由此形成的器件。 虽然沟槽周边的一部分（例如，隔离环304）被掩模（例如，多晶硅318）保护，但是暴露部分被选择性地湿蚀刻以从沟槽的暴露部分移除所选择的晶面，留下平坦的衬底 侧壁（324）与单晶面。 单侧垂直沟槽晶体管可以形成在平坦侧壁上。 形成在单晶平面上的晶体管的垂直栅极氧化物（例如二氧化硅330）在晶体管沟道上基本上是均匀的，从而降低了泄漏的机会和从器件到器件的一致的阈值电压。 此外，沟槽加宽大大降低，从而在单面掩埋带接合器件布局中将器件增加到器件隔离距离。

公开(公告)号：US06309924B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-30

申请号：US09585898

申请日：2000-06-02

申请人： Ramachandra Divakaruni ,  Jack Allan Mandelman ,  Irene Lennox McStay ,  Larry A. Nesbit ,  Carl John Radens ,  Helmut Horst Tews

发明人： Ramachandra Divakaruni ,  Jack Allan Mandelman ,  Irene Lennox McStay ,  Larry A. Nesbit ,  Carl John Radens ,  Helmut Horst Tews

IPC分类号： H01L218242

CPC分类号： H01L27/10861 ,  H01L27/10867

摘要： A method of forming relatively thin uniform insulating collar in the storage trench of a storage trench DRAM cell. A DRAM trench is first formed in a silicon substrate. Then, a nitride liner is deposited on the silicon trench walls. The nitride liner may be deposited directly on the silicon walls or on an underlying oxide layer. A layer of amorphous silicon is then deposited over the nitride liner. A silicon nitride layer is deposited on the oxidized surface of the amorphous silicon. A resist is formed in the lower portion of the trench, and the exposed silicon nitride layer on top of the amorphous silicon is removed, leaving the upper portion of the amorphous silicon layer exposed. The upper portion of the layer of amorphous silicon is then oxidized so as to form a relatively thin, uniform collar along the entire circumference of the trench. The nitride liner underlying the amorphous silicon layer enhances the thickness uniformity of the amorphous silicon layer and thereby the uniformity of the resulting oxide collar. The nitride liner also acts to limit lateral oxidation of the silicon trench walls during oxidation of the amorphous silicon layer. The nitride liner underlying the collar is also effective in cell operation to control the cell charge at the collar-substrate interface.

摘要翻译： 一种在存储沟槽DRAM单元的存储沟槽中形成相对薄的均匀绝缘环的方法。 首先在硅衬底中形成DRAM沟槽。 然后，氮化物衬垫沉积在硅沟槽壁上。 氮化物衬垫可以直接沉积在硅壁上或下面的氧化物层上。 然后将一层非晶硅沉积在氮化物衬垫上。 在非晶硅的氧化表面上沉积氮化硅层。 在沟槽的下部形成抗蚀剂，去除在非晶硅顶部的暴露的氮化硅层，留下非晶硅层的上部。 然后，非晶硅层的上部被氧化，以便沿沟槽的整个圆周形成相对较薄的均匀的环。 非晶硅层下面的氮化物衬垫增强了非晶硅层的厚度均匀性，从而提高了所得氧化物环的均匀性。 氮化物衬垫还用于在非晶硅层的氧化期间限制硅沟槽壁的横向氧化。 在套环下面的氮化物衬垫在电池操作中也有效地控制在衬套 - 衬底界面处的电池电荷。