Abstract:
There is provided an integrated circuit having active components including junctions formed in a monocrystalline substrate doped locally, and at least one passive component situated above the active components. The integrated circuit includes a first insulating layer separating the active components and abase of the passive component, and a metal terminal for electrically connecting the passive component with at least one of the active components. The metal terminal is formed in the thickness of the first insulating layer and has a contact surface that projects from the limits of a junction of the one active component. In a preferred embodiment, the passive component is a capacitor. Also provided is a method of fabricating an integrated circuit that includes MOS transistors and an onboard memory plane of DRAM cells in a matrix.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a DRAM integration method that does away with the alignment margins inherent to the photoetching step of the upper electrode of the capacitance for inserting the bit line contact. The removal of the upper electrode is self-aligned on the lower electrode of the capacitance. This is accomplished by forming a difference in topography at the point where the opening of the upper electrode is to be made, and depositing a non-doped polysilicon layer on the upper electrode. An implantation of dopants is performed on this layer, and the part of the non-doped layer located in the lower part of the zone showing the difference in topography is selectively etched. The remainder of the polysilicon layer and the part of the upper electrode located in the lower layer are also etched.