Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device (100), in accordance with the present invention, includes a substrate having a major surface including an array region (102) and a support region (104). The array region includes memory cell structures (106) having a first height above the major surface of the substrate. The support area includes dummy structures (119) formed therein having a second height above the major surface. A dielectric layer (118) is formed over the memory cell structures in the array region and the dummy structures in the support region such that a top surface (122) of the dielectric layer is substantially planar wherein topographical features are substantially eliminated on the dielectric layer across the array region and the support region.
Abstract:
A method for clearing an isolation collar (5) from a first interior surface of a deep trench at a location above a storage capacitor while leaving the isolation collar at other surfaces of the deep trench. A insulating material is deposited above a node conductor (3) of the storage capacitor. A layer of silicon (9) is deposited over the barrier material. Dopant ions are implanted at an angle (11) into the layer of deposited silicon within the deep trench, thereby leaving the deposited silicon unimplanted along one side of the deep trench. The unimplanted silicon is etched. The isolation collar is removed in locations previously covered by the unimplanted silicon, leaving the isolation collar in locations covered by the implanted silicon.
Abstract:
A DRAM cell and method of fabrication are provided that eliminate critical photolithography fabrication steps by merging stacked capacitor formation with electrical contacts. The a single lithography step can be used to form the electrical contacts (28) because the stacked capacitors (46,48,50) are co-planar with the bit lines (36) and the stacked capacitors are located in the insulating material provided between the bit lines. Unlike conventional capacitor-over-bit line (COB) DRAM cells, this capacitor-beside-bit line DRAM cell eliminates the need to dedicate contacts to the capacitor, making it possible to achieve higher capacitance with lower global topography.
Abstract:
A process of forming a hybrid memory cell which is scalable to a minimum feature size, F, of about 60 nm at an operating voltage of Vblh of about 1.5 V and substantially free of floating-well effects.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes at least two active areas, each active area surrounding a corresponding trench in a substrate. The trenches each include a capacitor in a lower portion of the trench and a gate in an upper portion of the trench. A vertical transistor is formed adjacent to the trench in the upper portion for charging and discharging the capacitor. A body contact is formed between the at least two active areas. The body contact connects to the at least two active areas and to a diffusion well of the substrate for preventing floating body effects in the vertical transistor.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit has primary devices and redundant devices being selective substituted for the primary devices through at least one fuse. The fuse includes a first layer having at least one fuse link region, a second layer over the first layer and cavities in the second layer above the fuse link region.
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing a deep trench capacitor in a trench (10). The capacitor comprises a collar (18) in an upper region of the trench and a buried plate (26) in a lower region of the trench. The improvement comprises, before forming the collar in the trench upper region, filling the trench lower region with a non-photosensitive underfill material (16) such as spin-on-glass. The process may comprise the steps of (a) forming a deep trench in a substrate; (b) filling the trench lower region with an underfill material; (c) forming a collar in the trench upper region; (d) removing the underfill; and (e) forming a buried plate in the trench lower region.