Abstract:
The present invention is a method of manufacturing a high density capacitor for use in semiconductor memories. High etching selectivity between BPSG (borophosphosilicate glass) and CVD-oxide (chemical vapor deposition oxide) is used to fabricate a capacitor with a plurality of horizontal fins. First, a nitride layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate. A stacked layer consists of BPSG and silicon oxide formed on the nitride layer. Then a contact hole is formed in the stacked layer and the nitride layer. A highly selective etching is then used to etch the BPSG sublayers of the stacked layer. Next, a first polysilicon layer is formed in the contact hole and the stacked layer, subsequently, a dielectric layer is formed on the first polysilicon layer. Then, undoped hemispherical-grain silicon (HSG--Si) is formed on the dielectric layer. Next, a portion of the dielectric layer is etched using the HSG--Si layer as a hard mask to expose a portion of the first polysilicon layer. A second polysilicon layer is formed on the HSG--Si layer and the exposed first polysilicon layer. An etching back or CMP is used for planarization. Then photolithography and etching process is used to define the storage node. Next the stacked layer is removed by BOE solution. A dielectric film is then formed along the surface of the first and second polysilicon layer. Finally, a third polysilicon layer is formed on the dielectric film. Thus, a capacitor with multiple horizontal fins and vertical pillars is formed.
Abstract:
A new method for the manufacturing of a capacitor for a DRAM is disclosed herein. The method for manufacturing a capacitor on a semiconductor wafer including the following steps. Firstly, sequentially forming a first dielectric layer, a first conductive layer, a second dielectric layer and a third dielectric layer formed on the semiconductor wafer. Secondary, the third dielectric layer and a portion of the second dielectric layer are etched. The portion of the second dielectric layer is isotropically etched to form a hemispherical cavity. Next, the second dielectric layer, the first conductive layer and the first dielectric layer is etched sequentially to form a hole in contact with a portion of the semiconductor wafer by using the third dielectric layer as a mask. Subsequently, the third dielectric layer is removed when etching the first dielectric layer. Afterword, a second conductive layer is formed on the second dielectric layer and in the hole. Next, a pattern for an underlying electrode is formed by anisotropically etching a portion of the second conductive layer, the second dielectric layer and the first conductive layer. Successively, the first dielectric layer is isotropically etched, and a fourth dielectric layer is formed on the underlying electrode. Finally, a third conductive layer is formed on the fourth dielectric layer to form an upperlying electrode of the capacitor.
Abstract:
The method of the present invention is a method of forming a gate oxide layer on the substrate. An undoped polysilicon layer is formed over the gate oxide layer. Then, a silicon nitride layer is formed over the undoped polysilicon layer. A doped polysilicon layer is formed over the silicon nitride layer. Next, the doped polysilicon layer is patterned to define a gate region. A thermal oxidation is performed on the patterned doped polysilicon gate region to oxidize a portion of the patterned doped polysilicon layer into a thermal oxide film. The thermal oxide film is removed by an etching process. A portion of the first dielectric layer is etched by using the residual doped polysilicon layer as a mask. The undoped polysilicon layer is etched by using the residual doped polysilicon layer and the residual first dielectric layer as a mask. Then, a PSG layer is deposited over the residual nitride layer and the substrate to serve as an ion diffusion source. Subsequently, the PSG layer is etched back to form side-wall spacers. A noble or refractory metal layer is deposited on all areas. Next, a high dose arsenic or phosphorus ion is implanted through the substrate to form first doped regions to serve as source and drain regions of the transistor. Finally, the two-step RTP annealing process is used to form a self-aligned silicided contact nMOSFET.
Abstract:
The present invention includes forming a thin oxide layer and a polysilicon layer on a substrate. A thin silicon nitride layer is then formed on the polysilicon layer. An etching is performed to etch back the silicon nitride layer and the polysilicon layer on a NMOS cell region. Next, a blanket ion implantation is carried out to form lightly doped drain regions. A coding oxide layer is formed on the NMOS cell region. Then, the silicon nitride layer is stripped. A second polysilicon layer is successively deposited over the substrate. The polysilicon layer, the gate oxide layer and the coding oxide layer are patterned to form the gate structures. A second ion implantation is used to implant ions to form LDD regions. Side wall spacers are then formed on the side walls of the gate structures. Next, a third ion implantation is then carried out to dope ions into the substrate thereby forming source and drain regions. A high temperature thermal anneal is performed to activate the dopant.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing 3-D transistors with high electrostatic discharge (ESD) reliability. Pad oxide layers are on a silicon substrate and a thick field oxide is on the silicon substrate between the pad oxide layer. An oxygen amorphized region is formed in the substrate by using an ion implantation having oxygen ions as dopants and the field oxide as a hard mask. A high-temperature thermal annealing is implemented to convert the oxygen amorphized region into an oxygen implant-induced oxide regions. Then, the pad oxide layers and the field oxide are removed to form a field oxide region on the substrate and silicon islands on the oxygen implant-induced oxide regions. A thin gate oxide is deposited on the surface of the substrate and the silicon islands to seal the silicon islands. Finally, PMOSFETs are formed on the silicon islands and bulk NMOSFET buffers are formed on the field oxide region of the substrate.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing porous-Si capacitors for use in semiconductor memories is disclosed herein. The present invention includes a SOG layer as an etching mask to etch a polysilicon layer to form a porous-Si structure. The etching process is performed to etch a portion of the first conductive layer and to etch away the remaining HSG-Si. Next, the residure SOG layer is removed to define a porous-Si bottom storage. Utilizing the porous-Si structure, the present invention can be used to increase the surface area of the capacitor.
Abstract:
A method for forming a semiconductor device with a graded lightly-doped drain (LDD) structure is disclosed. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate (10) having a gate region (14 and 16) thereon, followed by forming a pad layer (18) on the substrate and the gate region. Next, ions are implanted into the substrate, and a spacer (22) is formed on sidewalls of the gate region, wherein the first spacer has a concave surface inwards on a surface of the first spacer. Finally, ions are further implanted into the substrate using the gate region and the spacer as a mask, thereby forming a graded doping profile (20) in the substrate.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a MOS device having a gate-side air-gap structure is provided. A nitride spacer for reserving space of the air gap is formed on the substrate adjacent to the gate structure. An amorphous silicon spacer for forming the sidewall spacer and sealing the air gap is formed adjacent to the nitride spacer. The upper portion of the amorphous silicon spacer is heavily doped during the source/drain implantation. After removing the nitride spacer the doped amorphous silicon spacer is oxidized by a wet oxidation process to form a doped oxide spacer. The growing doped oxide spacer will seal the hole for the nitride spacer resulting from the heavily doped upper portion having a higher oxidation rate than that of other portions. Dopants implanted in the amorphous silicon spacer migrate into the substrate and extended ultra-shallow doped regions are formed that reduce the series resistance of the LDD structure.
Abstract:
A CMOS device with buried contacts is formed using a polysilicon stack layer and twin-well and liquid phase deposition (LPD) processes. A gate oxide layer and a first polysilicon layer are formed on a substrate. Then the gate oxide and first polysilicon layer are etched to form gate structures. A polysilicon stack layer is formed on the gate structures. The polysilicon stack layer and the first polysilicon layer are anisotropically dry etched, forming first trenches that expose portions of the gate oxide and portions of the substrate defining S/D regions for a NMOSFET. A NMOS lightly doped drain (LDD) with halo doping profile is implanted. A first LPD oxide is selectively formed in the first trenches. Subsequently, a first heavy ion implantation is performed into the polysilicon stack layer for forming the source, drain, gate and buried contacts of the NMOSFET. Trenches are formed in the polysilicon stack layer and first polysilicon layer to define S/D regions and buried contacts for a PMOSFET. A PMOS LDD with halo doping profile is implanted. A second LPD oxide is selectively formed in the second trenches. A second heavy ion implantation is performed into the polysilicon stack layer to form the source, drain, gate and buried contacts of the PMOSFET. A thermal treatment is used to condense the LPD oxide and to activate the S/D implants and diffuse the heavy implants from the polysilicon stack layer into the substrate to form the buried contacts.
Abstract:
A power Schottky rectifier device having a plurality of first trenches filled in with an un-doped polycrystalline silicon layer and each first trenches also has a p-region beneath the bottom of said first trenches to block out reverse current while a reverse biased is applied and to reduce minority carrier while forward biased is applied. Thus, the power Schottky rectifier device can provide first fast switch speed. The power Schottky rectifier device is formed with termination region at an outer portion of the substrate. The manufacture method is also provided.