Abstract:
A method for fabricating electrodes of a capacitor over a semiconductor substrate is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: forming a base insulating layer over the semiconductor substrate; forming a stacked layer, including an insulating layer and a mask layer, over the base insulating layer; defining the stacked layer to form an opening to the base insulating layer; forming a first conducting layer over the stacked layer; forming a spacer on the sidewall of the first conducting layer in the opening; etching the bottom of the opening by using the mask layer and the spacer as a mask to expose a portion of the semiconductor substrate; forming a second conducting layer in the opening to electrically connect the exposed semiconductor substrate; and removing the spacer to leave the first and the second conducting layers as a capacitor electrode.
Abstract:
An apparatus for use in the photoresist development process of an integrated circuit fabrication is provided to improve the uniformity of development. The apparatus includes: a holder which includes a vertical spindle and a chuck fixed on the top of the vertical spindle, for horizontally holding a semiconductor wafer; a liquid feeder disposed above the holder, for supplying a developer onto the semiconductor wafer; a cup-type housing disposed under the holder, wherein the bottom of the cup-type housing includes a valve for draining the developer and a hole for allowing the vertical spindle to penetrate through; and a hoisting instrument fixed on the bottom of the cup-type housing, so that when the cup-type housing is lifted, the edge of the semiconductor wafer tightly contacts the sidewall of the cup-type housing, thereby forming a dish-like container for containing the developer.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a capacitor plate constitutes first providing a substrate. Then, first insulating layer is formed over the substrate. Sequentially, a buffering layer and a second insulating layer, both of which constitute a stacked structure, are formed over the first insulating layer. Next, the stacked structure is patterned into an opening thereby exposing a portion of the first insulating layer therethrough. Subsequently, conducting spacers are formed on the sidewalls of the opening. The second insulating layer is thereafter removed, and simultaneously a portion of the first insulating layer not covered by the buffering layer and the conducting spacers are removed to form a contact window, thereby exposing a portion of the substrate therethrough. Then, a conducting layer is conformably deposited over the substrate, and thereafter etched away until a portion of the buffering layer is exposed. Finally, the exposed buffering layer is removed. The remaining conducting layer and the conducting spacers constitute the capacitor's bottom electrode plate.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a DRAM structure with multiple memory cells sharing the same bit-line contact. The DRAM structure of the present invention comprises: a substrate; an active region formed on the substrate, with a center region and a plurality of protrusion regions connecting to the two sides of the center region; a plurality of word-lines, disconnected from each other, each crossing the corresponding protrusion region; a plurality of channel regions, formed where the protrusion region overlaps with the word-lines; a plurality of source regions, formed at the outer areas of the channel regions; a sharing drain region, formed at the center region of the active region; a bit-line contact, formed on surface of the sharing drain region; a bit-line, crossing the center region and electrically connected to the sharing drain region via the bit-line contact; a plurality of capacitors, electrically connected to the source regions; and a plurality of metal lines, electrically connected to the corresponding word-lines.