摘要:
The invention includes methods of electrically interconnecting different elevation conductive structures, methods of forming capacitors, methods of forming an interconnect between a substrate bit line contact and a bit line in DRAM, and methods of forming DRAM memory cells. In one implementation, a method of electrically interconnecting different elevation conductive structures includes forming a first conductive structure comprising a first electrically conductive surface at a first elevation of a substrate. A nanowhisker is grown from the first electrically conductive surface, and is provided to be electrically conductive. Electrically insulative material is provided about the nanowhisker. An electrically conductive material is deposited over the electrically insulative material in electrical contact with the nanowhisker at a second elevation which is elevationally outward of the first elevation, and the electrically conductive material is provided into a second conductive structure. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated.
摘要:
The invention includes methods of electrically interconnecting different elevation conductive structures, methods of forming capacitors, methods of forming an interconnect between a substrate bit line contact and a bit line in DRAM, and methods of forming DRAM memory cells. In one implementation, a method of electrically interconnecting different elevation conductive structures includes forming a first conductive structure comprising a first electrically conductive surface at a first elevation of a substrate. A nanowhisker is grown from the first electrically conductive surface, and is provided to be electrically conductive. Electrically insulative material is provided about the nanowhisker. An electrically conductive material is deposited over the electrically insulative material in electrical contact with the nanowhisker at a second elevation which is elevationally outward of the first elevation, and the electrically conductive material is provided into a second conductive structure. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated.
摘要:
The invention includes methods of electrically interconnecting different elevation conductive structures, methods of forming capacitors, methods of forming an interconnect between a substrate bit line contact and a bit line in DRAM, and methods of forming DRAM memory cells. In one implementation, a method of electrically interconnecting different elevation conductive structures includes forming a first conductive structure comprising a first electrically conductive surface at a first elevation of a substrate. A nanowhisker is grown from the first electrically conductive surface, and is provided to be electrically conductive. Electrically insulative material is provided about the nanowhisker. An electrically conductive material is deposited over the electrically insulative material in electrical contact with the nanowhisker at a second elevation which is elevationally outward of the first elevation, and the electrically conductive material is provided into a second conductive structure. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated.
摘要:
The invention includes methods of electrically interconnecting different elevation conductive structures, methods of forming capacitors, methods of forming an interconnect between a substrate bit line contact and a bit line in DRAM, and methods of forming DRAM memory cells. In one implementation, a method of electrically interconnecting different elevation conductive structures includes forming a first conductive structure comprising a first electrically conductive surface at a first elevation of a substrate. A nanowhisker is grown from the first electrically conductive surface, and is provided to be electrically conductive. Electrically insulative material is provided about the nanowhisker. An electrically conductive material is deposited over the electrically insulative material in electrical contact with the nanowhisker at a second elevation which is elevationally outward of the first elevation, and the electrically conductive material is provided into a second conductive structure. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated.
摘要:
The invention includes methods of forming layers comprising epitaxial silicon. In one implementation, an opening is formed within a first material received over a monocrystalline material. Opposing walls, of a second material, are formed within the opening which are laterally displaced inwardly of the opposing sidewalls, a space being received between the opposing walls and the opposing sidewalls, with monocrystalline material being exposed between the opposing walls within the opening. A silicon-comprising layer is epitaxially grown from the exposed monocrystalline material within the second material-lined opening. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated.
摘要:
A method of forming a capacitor includes forming a conductive first capacitor electrode material comprising TiN over a substrate. TiN of the TiN-comprising material is oxidized effective to form conductive TiOxNy having resistivity no greater than 1 ohm·cm over the TiN-comprising material where x is greater than 0 and y is from 0 to 1.4. A capacitor dielectric is formed over the conductive TiOxNy. Conductive second capacitor electrode material is formed over the capacitor dielectric. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated, including capacitors independent of method of fabrication.
摘要翻译:形成电容器的方法包括在衬底上形成包含TiN的导电的第一电容器电极材料。 含TiN的材料的TiN被有效地氧化以形成电阻率不大于1欧姆·厘米的电导率TiO x N y,其中x大于0且y为0至1.4。 在导电TiO x N y上形成电容器电介质。 在电容器电介质上形成导电的第二电容器电极材料。 考虑了其他方面和实现方式,包括独立于制造方法的电容器。
摘要:
The invention includes ALD-type methods in which two or more different precursors are utilized with one or more reactants to form a material. In particular aspects, the precursors are hafnium and aluminum, the only reactant is ozone, and the material is hafnium oxide predominantly in a tetragonal crystalline phase.
摘要:
In some embodiments, the invention may include utilization of at least one iteration of an ALD pulse sequence that has the pulse subsets M2-M1-R- and M1-(R-M2-)x: where x is at least 2; where M1 is a first metal-containing precursor comprising a first metal, M2 is a second metal-containing precursor comprising a second metal different from the first metal, and R is a reactant which reacts with one or both of the first and second metals. The ALD pulse sequence forms material over a substrate, and such material includes the first and second metals. The hyphen between pulses means that the second pulse directly follows the first pulse, with the term “directly follows” indicating that the second pulse either immediately follows the first pulse or that only a purge separates the first and second pulses.
摘要:
A method of forming a capacitor is disclosed. The method includes forming a first substrate layer, and forming a first electrode on the first substrate layer. The first electrode includes at least one non-smooth surface and is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of transition metals, conductive oxides, alloys thereof, and combinations thereof. The method also includes forming a dielectric on the first electrode and the first substrate layer, and forming a second electrode on the dielectric and the first substrate layer. The second electrode includes at least one non-smooth surface. The method further includes forming a second substrate layer on the second electrode.
摘要:
An improved charge storing device and methods for providing the same, the charge storing device comprising a conductor-insulator-conductor (CIC) sandwich. The CIC sandwich comprises a first conducting layer deposited on a semiconductor integrated circuit. The CIC sandwich further comprises a first insulating layer deposited over the first conducting layer in a flush manner. The first insulating layer comprises a structure having a plurality of oxygen cites and a plurality of oxygen atoms that partially fill the oxygen cites, wherein the unfilled oxygen cites define a concentration of oxygen vacancies. The CIC sandwich further comprises a second conducting layer deposited over the first insulating layer in a strongly oxidizing ambient so as to reduce the concentration of oxygen vacancies in the first insulating layer, so as to provide an oxygen-rich interface layer between the first insulating layer and the second conducting layer, and so as to trap a plurality of oxygen atoms within the second conducting layer. The oxygen-rich interface layer and second conducting layer act as oxygen vacancy sinks for absorbing migrating oxygen vacancies that originate from the first insulating layer to thereby reduce the concentration of oxygen vacancies in the first insulating layer and to thereby reduce the buildup of oxygen vacancies at the interface layer. Thus, the first insulating layer provides an increased dielectric constant and an increased resistance to current flowing therethrough so as to increase the capacitance of the CIC sandwich and so as to reduce leakage currents flowing through the CIC sandwich.