摘要:
In an apparatus for curing semiconductor wafers implementing same is provided. Pursuant to the method, semiconductor wafers, for example, GaAs, are cured in a reaction tube under a protective gas atmosphere of, for example, a mixture of N.sub.2 and AsH.sub.3. The reaction tube is initially heated to a base temperature at which the curing process is not initiated and at which no wall coatings occur. Given semiconductor wafers of compound semiconductors such as, for axample, GaAs, the protective atmosphere contains a compound of the more volatile element, for example, AsH.sub.3, that decomposes at the base temperature and forms an over-pressure of the more volatile element. The semiconductor wafer is heated to the curing temperature with a selective heater, for example a lamp, and is exposed to the curing temperature for 5 through 20 seconds.
摘要:
A method for reducing a capacitance formed on a silicon substrate includes the step of introducing hydrogen atoms into a portion of said surface to increase the dielectric constant of such portion of the surface increasing the effective thickness of the dielectric material and hence reducing said capacitance. The method includes the step of forming the silicon dioxide layer with a thickness greater than two nanometers. The step of introducing hydrogen includes forming hydrogen atoms in the surface with concentrations of 1017 atoms per cubic centimeter, or greater. In one embodiment the hydrogen atoms are introduced by baking in hydrogen at a temperature of 950° C. to 1100° C. and pressure greater than 100 Torr. A trench capacitor DRAM cell is provided wherein the hydrogen provides a passivation layer to increase the effective capacitance around a collar region and thereby reduce unwanted transistor action.
摘要:
The present invention includes a method of improving conductivity between an electrode and a plug in a stacked capacitor where an oxide has formed therebetween. The method includes the steps of bombarding the oxide with ions and mixing the oxide with materials of the electrode and the plug to increase a conductivity between the electrode and the plug. A method of forming a diffusion barrier within an electrode in a stacked capacitor includes the steps of providing a stacked capacitor having a plug coupled to an electrode and bombarding the electrode with ions to form the diffusion barrier within the electrode such that the diffusion barrier is electrically conductive. A stacked capacitor in accordance with the present invention includes an electrode, a plug for electrically accessing a storage node, the plug being coupled to the electrode and a barrier layer disposed within the electrode for preventing diffusion of materials which reduce conductivity between the electrode and the plug.
摘要:
A trench capacitor with an epi layer in the lower portion of the trench. The epi layer serves as the buried plate of the trench capacitor. A diffusion region surrounds the lower portion of the trench to enhance the dopant concentration of the epi layer. The diffusion region is formed by, for example, gas phase doping, plasma doping, or plasma immersion ion implantation.
摘要:
A method fabricates an integrated semiconductor product. The first step is providing a semiconductor wafer that has preformed semiconductor components. The next step is forming at least one connection, in particular a polysilicon connection. The next step is exposing the at least one connection from the wafer front surface. The next step is applying a protective layer, in particular a silicon nitride protective layer, to the wafer front surface. The next step is treating the wafer front surface by a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) step, with the result that the at least one connection is made accessible again.
摘要:
A process for producing an etched structure in a surface of a solid body by providing a mask on the surface of the solid body to expose the desired portions of the surface, ionic etching the mask and the exposed surface with the material of the mask and the material of the solid body being disintegrated and removed by the ion bombardment of the ionic etching characterized by the disintegration rate of the mask being changed during the ionic etching step. In one embodiment of the process the mask is composed of at least two layers having different disintegration rates with the layer having the highest disintegration rate being disposed adjacent the surface and the layer with the lower disintegration being disposed thereon. In another embodiment of the invention, the mask comprises a single layer of material, such as metal, and the rate of disintegration of the masking layer is changed by adding a reactive gas during a portion of the ionic etching step.
摘要:
A method of doping trench sidewall and hemispherical-grained silicon in deep trench cells to increase surface area and storage capacitance while avoiding deformation of trenches and hemispherical-grained silicon, comprising: a) Etching a deep trench structure by reactive ion etching; b) Forming a LOCOS collar in an upper portion of the trench over a conformal layer of a silicon containing material, the collar leaving a lower portion of the trench exposed; c) Depositing a film of hemispherical-grained silicon (HSG-Si) at sidewalls of the deep trench; d) Plasma doping the hemispherical-grained silicon; and e) Depositing a node dielectric and filling the trench with polysilicon.
摘要:
A method for forming a trench capacitor in a substrate, including a buried plate of the trench capacitor, is disclosed. The method includes forming a trench within the substrate. The trench has a trench interior surface. The method further includes forming an oxide collar within the trench. The oxide collar covers a first portion of the trench interior surface, leaving a second portion of the trench interior surface uncovered with the oxide collar. There is also included doping the second portion of the trench interior surface with a first dopant using a plasma-enhanced doping process. The plasma-enhanced doping process being configured to cause the first dopant to diffuse into the second portion substantially without depositing an additional layer on the trench interior surface. Additionally, there is included driving the first dopant into the substrate using a high temperature process to form the buried plate.
摘要:
A planar heterobipolar transistor and its methods for manufacture provide that the transistor has the base-emitter region separated from the collector terminal by a collector parting trench and the parting trench structure may be used to separate the transistor from adjoining function components.
摘要:
A method for producing a ferroelectric layer includes preparing a substrate, applying a layer of material, which will be subsequently converted into the ferroelectric layer, and changing the material into the ferroelectric layer by applying an outer electrical field aligned with the direction desired in the ferroelectric material and heat treating the material. By providing a first noble metal electrode on the surface before applying the material that is to become the ferroelectric layer and then subsequently forming a second noble metal electrode on the ferroelectric layer, a ferroelectric storage capacitor can be formed. If the substrate is provided with memory cells, which include at least one transistor for each cell and the above-mentioned ferroelectric storage capacitors, a ferroelectric memory arrangement can be produced.