摘要:
A storage capacitor for a DRAM has a dielectric composed of silicon nitride and has at least two electrodes disposed opposite one another across the dielectric. A material having a high tunneling barrier between the Fermi level of the material and the conduction band of the dielectric is used for the electrodes. Suitable materials for the electrodes are metals such as platinum, tungsten and iridium or silicides.
摘要:
A memory cell configuration in a semiconductor substrate is proposed, in which the semiconductor substrate is of the first conductivity type. Trenches which run parallel to one another are incorporated in the semiconductor substrate, and first address lines run along the side walls of the trenches. Second address lines are formed on the semiconductor substrate, transversely with respect to the trenches. Semiconductor substrate regions, in which a diode and a dielectric whose conductivity can be changed are arranged, are located between the first address lines and the second address lines. A suitable current pulse can be used to produce a breakdown in the dielectric, with information thus being stored in the dielectric.
摘要:
A manufacturing method for a capacitor in an integrated memory circuit includes initially depositing a first conducting layer and an auxiliary layer acting as an etch-stop onto a carrier. Then a layer sequence which contains alternating layers of the first material and a second material is produced on top of the first conducting layer and the auxiliary layer. The layer sequence may, in particular, have p+/p− silicon layers or silicon/germanium layers. A layer structure with a base of a capacitor to be produced is formed from the layer sequence. Sides of the layer structure are provided with a conducting supporting structure. An opening is formed inside the layer structure, all the way down to the auxiliary layer and then the auxiliary layer and the layers made of the second material are removed. A free surface of the layers made of the first material and the supporting structure are provided with a capacitor dielectric onto which a counter electrode is applied.
摘要:
An integrated electrical circuit has at least one memory cell, in which the memory cell is disposed in the region of a surface of a semiconductor substrate. The memory cell contains at least two inverters that are electrically connected to one another. The inverters each contain two complementary MOS transistors having a source, a drain and a channel, the channels of the complementary MOS transistors having different conductivity types. According to the invention, the integrated electrical circuit is constructed in such a way that the inverters are disposed perpendicularly to the surface of the semiconductor substrate. The source, the drain and the channel of the complementary MOS transistors are formed by layers which lie one on top of the other and are disposed in such a way that the complementary MOS transistors are situated one above the other. The invention furthermore relates to a method for fabricating the integrated electrical circuit.
摘要:
A DRAM capacitor is described that contains a BaSrTiO3 (BST) dielectric. The dielectric has a three-layer structure enabling the formation of a potential trough in which electrons can be permanently trapped.
摘要:
A bipolar transistor includes a first layer with a collector. A second layer has a base cutout for a base. A third layer includes a lead for the base. The third layer is formed with an emitter cutout for an emitter. An undercut is formed in the second layer adjoining the base cutout. The base is at least partially located in the undercut. In order to obtain a low transition resistance between the lead and the base, an intermediate layer is provided between the first and the second layer. The intermediate layer is selectively etchable with respect to the second layer. At least in the region of the undercut between the lead and the base, a base connection zone is provided that can be adjusted independent of other production conditions. The intermediate layer is removed in a contact region with the base.
摘要:
The invention provides a memory device for storing electrical charge, which has, as memory elements, tube elements applied on an electrode layer and connect-connected thereto. The tube elements are provided with a dielectric coating, a filling material for filling the space between the tube elements being provided. A counter-electrode connected to the filling material is formed such that an electrical capacitor for storing electrical charge is formed between the electrode layer and the counter-electrode. The tube elements advantageously comprise carbon nanotubes, as a result of which the capacitance of the capacitor on account of a drastic increase in the area of the capacitor electrode surface.
摘要:
The silicon bipolar transistor (100) comprises a base, with a first highly-doped base layer (105) and a second poorly-doped base layer (106) which together form the base. The emitter is completely highly-doped and mounted directly on the second base layer (106).
摘要:
A bipolar transistor includes a first layer with a collector. A second layer has a base cutout for a base. A third layer includes a lead for the base. The third layer is formed with an emitter cutout for an emitter. An undercut is formed in the second layer adjoining the base cutout. The base is at least partially located in the undercut. In order to obtain a low transition resistance between the lead and the base, an intermediate layer is provided between the first and the second layer. The intermediate layer is selectively etchable with respect to the second layer. At least in the region of the undercut between the lead and the base, a base connection zone is provided that can be adjusted independent of other production conditions. The intermediate layer is removed in a contact region with the base.
摘要:
The bipolar transistor is produced such that a connection region of its base is provided with a silicide layer, so that a base resistance of the bipolar transistor is small. No silicide layer is produced between an emitter and an emitter contact and between a connection region of a collector and a collector contact. The base is produced by in situ-doped epitaxy in a region in which a first insulating layer is removed by isotropic etching such that the connection region of the base which is arranged on the first insulating layer is undercut. In order to avoid defects of a substrate in which the bipolar transistor is partly produced, isotropic etching is used for the patterning of auxiliary layers, whereby etching is selective with respect to auxiliary layers lying above, which are patterned by anisotropic etching.