摘要:
An antifuse structure for improved programming efficiency is disclosed wherein the antifuse structure including a first node providing a first voltage, a plurality of antifuse elements, and a plurality of first switches. The plurality of antifuse elements are commonly connected to the first node. The plurality of first switches are sequentially activated during a program mode to individually apply the first voltage to each antifuse element. The antifuse structure may include a second node to which a second voltage is provided. Each of the plurality of first switches may be coupled between the second node and a corresponding one of the plurality of antifuse elements. The antifuse structure may also include a third node to which a fuse latch is connected. A plurality of second switches may be coupled between the third node and a corresponding one of the plurality antifuse elements. The plurality of second switches may be simultaneously activated during a read mode.
摘要:
An integrated circuit chip is provided having both a conventional DRAM vertical transfer device and an integrated vertical storage capacitor or anti-fuse that can be accessed directly without having to turn on a transfer gate. The mechanism for accessing the integrated capacitor or anti-fuse directly can be a modified doping profile within the vertical cell that provides a low resistance punch-through FET. Alternatively, the mechanism can be a pair of overlapping or nearly overlapping diffusions within the vertical cell.
摘要:
A method and structure for selectively growing epitaxial silicon in a trench formed within a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structure. The SOI structure includes a buried oxide layer (BOX) on a bulk silicon substrate, and a silicon layer on the BOX. A pad layer is formed on the silicon layer. The pad layer includes a pad nitride (e.g., silicon nitride) on a pad oxide (e.g., silicon dioxide), and the pad oxide has been formed on the silicon layer. A trench is formed by anisotropically etching through the pad layer, the silicon layer, the BOX, and to a depth within the bulk silicon substrate. Insulative spacers are formed on sidewalls of the trench. An epitaxial silicon layer is grown in the trench from a bottom of the trench to above the pad layer. The pad layer and portions of the epitaxial layer are removed (e.g., by chemical mechanical polishing), resulting in a planarized top surface of the epitaxial layer that is about coplanar with a top surface of the silicon layer. Electronic devices may be formed within the epitaxial silicon of the trench. Such electronic devices may include dynamic random access memory (DRAM), bipolar transistors, Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) circuits which are sensitive to floating body effects, and devices requiring threshold voltage matching. Semiconductor devices (e.g., field effect transistors) may be coupled to the SOI structure outside the trench.
摘要:
A method and structure for a field effect transistor structure for dynamic random access memory integrated circuit devices has a gate conductor, salicide regions positioned along sides of the gate conductor, a gate cap positioned above the gate conductor and at least one self-aligned contact adjacent the gate conductor.
摘要:
A method and structure for a semiconductor device which includes a substrate comprising trenches, a plurality of devices on the substrate isolated by the trenches, conductive sidewall spacers within the trenches, and an insulator filling the trenches between the conductive sidewall spacers. A first conductive sidewall spacer is electrically connected to a first device of said plurality of devices and a second conductive sidewall spacer is electrically connected to a second device of the plurality of devices. The first device can be biased independently of the second device. A contact extends above a surface of the substrate. A first contact abuts a first device and a first conductive sidewall spacer. An insulator separates the conductive sidewall spacers. A first contact may be equidistant between the first conductor and the second conductor. The conductive sidewall spacers comprise field shields.
摘要:
A structure and method for simultaneously forming array structures and support structures on a substrate comprises forming the array structures to have a V-groove, forming the support structures to have a planar surface, and simultaneously forming a first oxide in the V-groove and a second oxide in the planar surface, wherein the first oxide is thicker than the second oxide.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a MOSFET device including a halo implant comprising providing a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulator layer, a conductor layer, an overlying silicide layer, and an insulating cap; patterning and etching the silicide layer and the insulating cap; providing insulating spacers along sides of said silicide layer and insulating cap; implanting node and bitline N+ diffusion regions; patterning a photoresist layer to protect the node diffusion region and supporting PFET source and drain regions and expose the bitline diffusion region and NFET source and drain regions; etching exposed spacer material from the side of said silicide layer and insulating cap; implanting a P-type impurity halo implant into the exposed bitline diffusion region and supporting NFET source and drain regions; and stripping the photoresist layer and providing an insulating spacer along the exposed side of said silicide layer and insulating cap.
摘要:
Wafer test and burn-in is accomplished with state machine or programmable test engines located on the wafer being tested. Each test engine requires less than 10 connections and each test engine can be connected to a plurality of chips, such as a row or a column of chips on the wafer. Thus, the number of pads of the wafer that must be connected for test is substantially reduced while a large degree of parallel testing is still provided. The test engines also permit on-wafer allocation of redundancy in parallel so that failing chips can be repaired after burn-in is complete. In addition, the programmable test engines can have their code altered so test programs can be modified to account for new information after the wafer has been fabricated. The test engines are used during burn-in to provide high frequency write signals to DRAM arrays that provide a higher effective voltage to the arrays, lowering the time required for burn-in. Connections to the wafer and between test engines and chips are provided along a membrane attached to the wafer. Membrane connectors can be formed or opened after the membrane is connected to the wafer so shorted chips can be disconnected. Preferably the membrane remains on the wafer after test, burn-in and dicing to provide a chip scale package. Thus, the very high cost of TCE matched materials, such as glass ceramic contactors, for wafer burn-in is avoided while providing benefit beyond test and burn-in for packaging.
摘要:
A differential receiver for sensing small input voltage swings by using a built in reference voltage obtained by a difference in threshold voltage between a differential pair of closely spaced transistors. The difference in threshold voltage can be produced by different values of ion implantation of the gates of the transistor pair with the same material, or by dosages using different materials. The difference in threshold voltage can also be obtained by using different transistor channel lengths. The threshold voltages can also be modulated by the control of the transistor substrate voltages using a voltage control substrate means.
摘要:
Through-chip conductors for low inductance chip-to-chip integration and off-chip connections in a semiconductor package is disclosed. A semiconductor device has active devices on the front surface, a first through-chip conductor having first electrical/physical characteristics passing from the front surface of the device to the back surface, a second through-chip conductor having second electrical/physical characteristics passing to the back surface, and an off-chip or chip-to-chip connector electrically connecting the active devices on the front surface to a different level of packaging.