摘要:
A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell storage node and a fabricating method thereof are provided. A storage contact plug 118 is formed in a first insulating layer 104 on a semiconductor substrate. A second insulating layer 110, a material layer 112, and a third insulating layer 114 are sequentially formed on the first insulating layer. The material layer prevents etchant of the third insulating layer from attacking the second insulating layer. The third insulating layer, the material layer, and the second insulating layer are sequentially etched to form an opening exposing the storage contact plug and a portion of the surface of the first insulating layer. The opening is filled with a conductive layer to form a storage node 116. The third insulating layer is etched until the top surface of the material layer is exposed, and the material layer is etched until the top surface of the second insulating layer is exposed. Overetching is thus prevented, avoiding collapse or breakage of the storage node, dielectric leakage, and defective step coverage of upper electrodes.
摘要:
A trench is formed in a substrate, the trench defining an active region surface on the substrate, the trench having a trench sidewall. A trench insulation region is then formed in the trench. The substrate underlying the trench sidewall is doped with impurities, and after the first doping, the substrate underlying the active region surface is doped with impurities to form a well having an impurity concentration which increases towards the trench sidewall in a predetermined manner. To form the trench, an insulation layer preferably is formed on the substrate, a barrier layer is formed on the insulation layer, and the barrier layer and the insulation layer are patterned to form an insulation region on the substrate and a barrier region on the insulation region. The substrate is then etched using the barrier region and the insulation region as a mask to thereby form a trench in the substrate. Preferably, the first doping includes implanting ions into the substrate through the trench insulation region and the trench sidewall using the barrier region as a mask. The second doping preferably is preceded by removal of the barrier region, and includes implanting ions into the substrate through the active region surface. The first implantation preferably occurs at a predetermined angle of incidence oblique to the active region surface or, more preferably, over a predetermined range of angles of incidence. The first and second doping steps may include doping with impurities of the same conductivity type or with opposite conductivity types.