摘要:
A hollow region is formed in a silicon substrate. A plurality of openings formed in the silicon layer on the hollow region is filled with a buried film. The bottom portion of the hollow region is formed with a plurality of silicon pillars, which support the silicon layer.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus are described that reduce the possibility that unintended subway short-circuits will occur between contacts of different potentials along the boundary between tensile and compressive liners (the T-C boundary). This may be done without unduly increasing the size of the semiconductor device, or even increasing the size at all over previous designs. For example, simply by adjusting the layout of the device, the contacts of two different common gates may be offset in opposing directions relative to the T-C boundary. Or, by forming a T-C boundary having a zigzag or other similar pattern, the contacts may be arranged even closer together while still reducing the likelihood of short-circuiting subways forming. Such layout adjustments do not otherwise require any additional steps or cost.
摘要:
In a semiconductor device, a wiring pattern groove is formed in a surface portion of a silicon oxide film provided above a semiconductor substrate. A wiring layer is buried into the wiring pattern groove with a barrier metal film interposed therebetween. The barrier metal film is selectively removed from each sidewall portion of the wiring pattern groove. In other words, the barrier metal film is left only on the bottom of the wiring pattern groove. Thus, a damascene wiring layer having a hollow section whose dielectric constant is low between each sidewall of the wiring pattern groove and each side of the wiring layer can be formed in the semiconductor device.
摘要:
First and second wirings are formed on a first insulating film. Each of the wirings is arranged so that a conductive film, a silicon oxide film and a silicon nitride film are laminated. Thereafter, a silicon oxide insulating film is formed on the whole surface. The silicon oxide insulating film is etched so that a contact hole is formed between the first and second wirings. Since the silicon oxide film and the silicon nitride film exist on the conductive film of each wiring, the conductive film is not exposed at the time of etching. Thereafter, an insulating film is formed on a side wall of the contact hole, and the conductive film exposed through the contact hole is covered by the insulating film.
摘要:
Capacitors are formed in the trenches made in an interlayer insulator made of silicon oxide. An insulating film (e.g., a silicon nitride film) is provided on the sides of each trench of the interlayer insulator. A storage electrode made of ruthenium or the like is provided in each trench of the interlayer insulator. A capacitor insulating film made of BSTO or the like is formed on the storage electrode. A plate electrode made of ruthenium or the like is formed on the capacitor insulating film. The plate electrode is common to all capacitors provided. Any two adjacent capacitors are electrically isolated by the interlayer insulator and the insulating film provided on the sides of the trenches of the interlayer insulator.
摘要:
Disclosed is a method of forming an element isolation insulating film by STI (shallow trench isolation) method, which permits effectively preventing a concave portion from being formed in an edge of the element isolation insulating film, permits decreasing the number of treating steps, and also permits facilitating the formation of the element isolation insulating film with a high yield. In forming the element isolation insulating film, a groove is formed in a surface region of a semiconductor substrate, followed by forming an insulating film on the entire surface to fill at least the groove. Then, a flattening treatment is applied at least once to remove the insulating film from the substrate surface such that the insulating film is left unremoved only within the groove. In place of a wet etching treatment, a mirror-polishing method is employed for the last flattening treatment.
摘要:
This invention provides a capacitor including a metal lower electrode having an undulated shape and an improved electrode area, and a method of manufacturing the same. A capacitor for data storage is formed on a semiconductor substrate (not shown) via an insulating interlayer having a contact plug. The capacitor has a lower electrode whose inner and outer surfaces are rough or undulated such that one surface has a shape conforming to the shape of the other surface, a dielectric film formed to cover the surfaces of the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed to cover the lower electrode via the dielectric film. The lower electrode has a cylindrical shape with an open upper end. The lower electrode is connected to a cell transistor through the contact plug. The lower electrode is formed from a metal or a metal oxide.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory includes a semiconductor substrate, a memory cell portion formed on the substrate and including stacked capacitors formed on the substrate, each having a storage electrode formed on a bottom surface of a recess in an insulating layer, a capacitor insulating film formed on the storage electrode, and a plate electrode formed on the capacitor insulating film and lower than an upper edge of the recess, and a first multilayered interconnecting layer having an interconnecting layer including a plate interconnection connected to the plate electrode, and a peripheral circuit portion formed adjacent to the memory cell portion on the substrate and comprising a second multilayered interconnecting layer. The plate interconnection includes a portion so formed as to bury the recess and connected to the plate electrode, and the second multilayered interconnecting layer includes an interconnecting layer having an upper surface substantially leveled with an upper surface of the interconnecting layer including the plate interconnection of the first multilayered interconnecting layer.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device comprises a semiconductor substrate, a first conducting layer formed above the main surface of the semiconductor substrate, a second conducting layer formed above the first conducting layer through a first insulating layer and connected to the first conducting layer through a first via-conductor formed in a first contact hole formed in the first insulating layer, and a third conducting layer formed beneath the second conducting layer through a second insulating layer and connected to the second conducting layer through a second via-conductor formed in a second contact hole formed in the second insulating layer, in which an angle formed by a tangent to an inner wall of the first contact hole and a normal to the first conducting layer at a portion of the first conducting layer at which the first contact hole is in contact with the first conducting layer, is larger than an angle formed by a tangent to an inner wall of the second contact hole and a normal to the third conducting layer at a portion of the third conducting layer at which the second contact hole is in contact with the third conducting layer. By virtue of this structure, it is possible to avoid influence of electrical potential variation upon the first conducting layer in the manufacturing process.
摘要:
In a high-integration DRAM device using a SOI substrate, a conductive film for connecting the source region or the drain region to the polysilicon film filled in the trench is formed in an etched-off portion of the insulating layer of the SOI substrate.