摘要:
A method is provided for making a buried plate region in a semiconductor substrate. According to such method, a trench is a single-crystal semiconductor region of a substrate is etched to form a trench elongated in a direction extending downwardly from a major surface of the substrate. A dopant source layer is formed to overlie a lower portion of the trench sidewall but not an upper portion of the trench sidewall. A layer consisting essentially of semiconductor material is epitaxially grown onto a single-crystal semiconductor region exposed at the upper portion of the trench sidewall above the dopant source layer. Through annealing, a dopant is then driven from the dopant source layer into the single-crystal semiconductor material of the substrate adjacent to the lower portion to form a buried plate. Then, the dopant source layer is removed and an isolation collar is formed along at least a part of the upper portion.
摘要:
Increased protection of areas of a chip are provided by both a mask structure of increased robustness in regard to semiconductor manufacturing processes or which can be removed with increased selectivity and controllability in regard to underlying materials, or both. Mask structures are provided which exhibit an interface of a chemical reaction, grain or material type which can be exploited to enhance either or both types of protection. Structures of such masks include TERA material which can be converted or hydrated and selectively etched using a mixture of hydrogen fluoride and a hygroscopic acid or organic solvent, and two layer structures of similar or dissimilar materials.
摘要:
A method of forming a trench memory cell includes forming a trench capacitor within a substrate material, the trench capacitor including a node dielectric layer formed within a trench and a conductive capacitor electrode material formed within the trench in contact with the node dielectric layer; forming a strap mask so as cover one side of the trench and removing one or more materials from an uncovered opposite side of the trench; and forming a conductive buried strap material within the trench; wherein the strap mask is patterned in a manner such that a single-sided buried strap is defined within the trench, the single-sided buried strap configured in a manner such that the deep trench capacitor is electrically accessible at only one side of the trench.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a trench in the semiconductor substrate. The trench comprises a side wall which includes {100} side wall surfaces and {110} side wall surfaces. The semiconductor structure further includes a blocking layer on the {100} side wall surfaces and the {110} side wall surfaces. The method further comprises the steps of removing portions of the blocking layer on the {110} side wall surfaces without removing portions of the blocking layer on the {100} side wall surfaces such that the {110} side wall surfaces are exposed to a surrounding ambient.
摘要:
A method that includes forming a pattern of strained material and relaxed material on a substrate; forming a strained device in the strained material; and forming a non-strained device in the relaxed material is disclosed. In one embodiment, the strained material is silicon (Si) in either a tensile or compressive state, and the relaxed material is Si in a normal state. A buffer layer of silicon germanium (SiGe), silicon carbon (SiC), or similar material is formed on the substrate and has a lattice constant/structure mis-match with the substrate. A relaxed layer of SiGe, SiC, or similar material is formed on the buffer layer and places the strained material in the tensile or compressive state. In another embodiment, carbon-doped silicon or germanium-doped silicon is used to form the strained material. The structure includes a multi-layered substrate having strained and non-strained materials patterned thereon.
摘要:
A semiconductor fabrication method. First, a semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a trench in the semiconductor substrate. The trench includes a side wall which includes {100} side wall surfaces and {110} side wall surfaces. The semiconductor structure further includes a blocking layer on the {100} side wall surfaces and the {110} side wall surfaces. Next, portions of the blocking layer on the {110} side wall surfaces are removed without removing portions of the blocking layer on the {100} side wall surfaces such that the {110} side wall surfaces are exposed to a surrounding ambient.
摘要:
A semiconductor fabrication method comprises steps of providing a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a trench in the semiconductor substrate. The trench comprises a side wall which includes {100} side wall surfaces and {110} side wall surfaces. The semiconductor structure further includes a blocking layer on the {100} side wall surfaces and the {110} side wall surfaces. The method further comprises the steps of removing portions of the blocking layer on the {110} side wall surfaces without removing portions of the blocking layer on the {100} side wall surfaces such that the {110} side wall surfaces are exposed to a surrounding ambient.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure for a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell array that includes a plurality of vertical memory cells built on a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) wafer and a body contact electrically coupling a semiconductor body and a semiconductor substrate of the SOI wafer. The semiconductor body includes a channel region for the access device of one of the vertical memory cells. The body contact, which extends through a buried dielectric layer of the SOI wafer, provides a current leakage path that reduces the impact of floating body effects upon the vertical memory cell. The body contact may be formed by etching a via that extends through the semiconductor body and buried dielectric layer of the SOI wafer and extends into the substrate and partially filling the via with a conductive material that electrically couples the semiconductor body with the substrate.
摘要:
A method of forming a trench in a semiconductor substrate includes a step of converting the cross section of the upper portion of the trench from octagonal to rectangular, so that sensitivity to alignment errors between the trench lithography and the active area lithography is reduced. Applications include a vertical transistor that becomes insensitive to misalignment between the trench and the litho for the active area, in particular a DRAM cell with a vertical transistor.
摘要:
A bonded SOI wafer and a method for forming a bonded SOI wafer are provided. According to the disclosed method, a first semiconductor wafer is provided, having a first dielectric layer disposed at an outer surface of the first wafer and a plurality of dielectric filled trenches extending from the outer surface inwardly into the semiconductor. The outer surface of the first wafer is bonded to the outer surface of a second semiconductor wafer to form a bonded wafer having a bulk semiconductor region, a buried dielectric layer overlying the bulk semiconductor region, and a semiconductor-on-insulator layer overlying the buried dielectric layer, with the dielectric filled trenches extending upwardly from the buried dielectric layer into the semiconductor-on-insulator layer. The thickness of the semiconductor-on-insulator layer is then reduced until uppermost surfaces of at least some of the dielectric filled trenches are at least partially exposed.