摘要:
A bus structure may include two or more soft buses and one or more soft separation layers. The two or more soft buses may be stacked side by side with respect to each other. The one or more soft separation layers may be sandwiched between two adjacent soft buses of the two or more soft buses.
摘要:
A belt tension adjustment mechanism for use in an optical module of a scanning apparatus includes a sliding member, a fixture member, a supporting member and a resilient member. The sliding member is arranged on a surface of the optical module and movable on the surface of the optical module. The fixture member is used to fix the belt. The supporting member supports the belt. By means of the resilient member, a tension is applied onto the belt.
摘要:
A CMOS image sensor having increased capacitance that allows a photo-diode to generate a larger current is provided. The increased capacitance reduces noise and the dark signal. The image sensor utilizes a transistor having nitride spacers formed on a buffer oxide layer. Additional capacitance may be provided by various capacitor structures, such as a stacked capacitor, a planar capacitor, a trench capacitor, a MOS capacitor, a MIM/PIP capacitor, or the like. Embodiments of the present invention may be utilized in a 4-transistor pixel or a 3-transistor pixel configuration.
摘要:
A ladder assembly includes two symmetric support stands pivotally connected with each other. Each of the two support stands includes a main frame, an upper frame, a lower frame, a top bar, a retraction control unit, and four fixing devices. Thus, height of the ladder assembly can be adjusted easily and conveniently, thereby facilitating the user operating the ladder assembly. In addition, the upper frame and the lower frame can be folded on the main frame, so as to reduce the volume the ladder assembly efficiently, thereby greatly facilitating storage and transportation of the ladder assembly.
摘要:
A new method is provided for the creation of a 1T RAM cell. Standard processing is applied to create STI trenches in the surface of a substrate, N2 implantations are performed into the sidewalls of the STI trenches. A layer of lining oxide is created, the implanted N2 interacts with the lining oxide to form SiON over exposed surfaces of the STI trenches. STI oxide is deposited and polished, filling the STI trenches there-with. Crown patterning is performed to define capacitor areas, the crown patterning stops on a layer of etch stop material and the created SION and partially removes STI oxide from the STI trenches. Layers of etch stop material, exposed SiON and pad oxide are removed, exposing the surface of the silicon substrate, the etched layers of STI oxide are not affected by this removal. A layer of SAC oxide is grown, n-well and p-well implantations are performed into the surface of the substrate. The layer of SAC oxide is removed, gate oxide is grown, polysilicon is deposited and patterned and etched, forming polysilicon gate material and polysilicon top plate of the capacitor. Standard processing is further applied to complete the 1T-RAM cell by providing gate spacers and impurity implantations for the gate electrode, by saliciding contact surfaces and by providing contacts to the points of contact of the cell.
摘要:
This invention relates to a novel fuse structure and method for deleting redundant circuit elements on integrated circuits. This fuse structure is useful for increasing the repair yield on RAM chips by deleting defective rows of memory cells. The method involves forming a fuse area in a patterned electrically conducting layer also used to form interconnections. A relatively thin (0.4 um) insulating layer is deposited having a uniform thickness across the substrate. The next level of patterned interconnections is formed with a portion of the layer aligned over the fuse area to serve as an etch-stop layer. For example, the conducting layers can be the first and second poly-silicon layers on a RAM chip. The remaining multilevel of interconnections is then formed having a number of relatively thick interlevel dielectric (ILD) layers interposed which can have an accumulative large variation in thickness across the substrate. Fuse windows (openings) are then selectively etched in the ILD layers to the etch-stop layer and the etch-stop layer is selectively etched in the fuse window to the insulating layer over the fuse area. This process allows fuse structures to be built without overetching that can cause fuse damage. The uniform thick insulating layer allows repeatable and reliable laser abrading (evaporation) to open the desired fuses.
摘要:
A new method of forming an improved buried contact junction is described. A gate silicon oxide layer is provided over the surface of a semiconductor substrate. A polysilicon layer is deposited overlying the gate oxide layer. A hard mask layer is deposited overlying the polysilicon layer. The hard mask and polysilicon layers are etched away where they are not covered by a mask to form a polysilicon gate electrode and interconnection lines having a silicon nitride layer thereover wherein gaps are left between the gate electrode and interconnection lines. A layer of dielectric material is deposited over the substrate to fill the gaps. The had mask layer is removed. Thereafter, the polysilicon layer is etched away where it is not covered by a buried contact mask to form an opening to the semiconductor substrate. Ions are implanted into the semiconductor substrate within the opening to form the buried contact. A tungsten layer is selectively deposited overlying the buried contact and the polysilicon gate electrode and interconnection lines to form polycide gate electrodes and interconnection lines. The dielectric material layer is anisotropically etched to leave spacers on the sidewalls of the polycide gate electrodes and interconnection lines to complete the formation of a buried contact junction in the fabrication of an integrated circuit.
摘要:
A method for forming a self aligned contact without key holes using a two step contact deposition. The process begins by providing a semiconductor structure having conductive structures (such as bit lines) thereover with sidewalls and having a contact area adjacent to the conductive structures. The conductive structures comprise at least one conductive layer with a hard mask thereover. A spacer layer is formed over the hard mask and the substrate structure and anisotropically etched to form sidewall spacers on the sidewalls of the conductive structure. A second dielectric (IPO) layer is formed over the sidewall spacers, the hard mask, and the substrate structure, whereby the second dielectric layer has a keyhole. A contact opening is formed in the second dielectric layer over the contact area. A first contact layer having poor step coverage is formed in the contact openings and over the second dielectric layer, thereby plugging the keyhole without filling it. A second contact layer is formed over the first contact layer.
摘要:
This invention relates to a novel fuse structure and method for deleting redundant circuit elements on integrated circuits. This fuse structure is useful for increasing the repair yield on RAM chips by deleting defective rows of memory cells. The method involves forming a fuse area in a patterned electrically conducting layer also used to form interconnections. A relatively thin (0.4 um) insulating layer is deposited having a uniform thickness across the substrate. The next level of patterned interconnections is formed with a portion of the layer aligned over the fuse area to serve as an etch-stop layer. For example, the conducting layers can be the first and second polysilicon layers on a RAM chip. The remaining multilevel of interconnections is then formed having a number of relatively thick interlevel dielectric (ILD) layers interposed which can have an accumulative large variation in thickness across the substrate. Fuse windows (openings) are then selectively etched in the ILD layers to the etch-stop layer and the etch-stop layer is selectively etched in the fuse window to the insulating layer over the fuse area. This process allows fuse structures to be built without overetching that can cause fuse damage. The uniform thick insulating layer allows repeatable and reliable laser abrading (evaporation) to open the desired fuses.
摘要:
A method of forming a contact in a thin film transistor with a gate electrode and an interconnect formed on a substrate, in an SRAM device comprises the following steps. Form a gate oxide layer over device. Form a split amorphous silicon layer over gate oxide layer. Form a cap layer over split amorphous silicon layer. Form a contact opening down to interconnect. Form contact metallization in opening on the surface of interconnect either as a blanket titanium layer followed by rapid thermal anneal to form a silicide and stripping unreacted titanium or by selective formation of a tungsten metal silicide in the opening. Strip cap layer from device. Form a second amorphous silicon layer on split silicon layer. Recrystallize silicon layers to form a polysilicon channel layer from amorphous silicon layers. Dope regions of polysilicon channel layer aside from a channel region above gate electrode.