Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for forming an interconnect structure with which an anti-fuse material layer is formed in the structure without using any precise lithography masking level. SOLUTION: This interconnect structure, in its inside of which an anti-fuse dielectric layer is formed, comprises a substrate 50 containing electrically conductive structures of a first level, a patterned anti-fuse dielectric layer 54 which is formed on the substrate 50 and which contains an opening to at least one of the electrically conductive structures 52 of a first level, a patterned interlevel dielectric layer 56 which is formed on the patterned anti-fuse dielectric layer 54 and which contains a plurality of vias, at least one of which is formed in the upper side of the opening with a via space, and electrically conductive structures 52 of a second level formed in the vias and the via space.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems associated with strap formation (e.g. conductive connection between a storage device and the gate-drain of a transistor) by connecting a transistor electrically with a storage capacitor through the outward diffusion region of a conductive strap. SOLUTION: A conductive strap 800 extends laterally from a vertical storage capacitor 103. A channel region 1300 is located on the outside of the vertical storage capacitor 103 and extending along a vertical surface shifted laterally therefrom. In the operation, the voltage on one gate conductor of a gate conductor stack causes to conduct a P well adjacent to a step part 1300 in a substrate to form a connection between two diffusion regions (e.g. source and drain). In the process, electrical connection is made between the contact bit line and the storage device 103 through a vertical transistor formed along the strap 1300 through the strap 800.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provides a structure including a trench capacitor array at least part of which is arranged under an embedded oxide layer of an SOI substrate. SOLUTION: Each trench capacitor shares a common unitary embedded capacitor plate including at least part of a first unitary semiconductor region arranged under an embedded oxide layer. An upper boundary of the embedded capacitor plate defines a plane extending laterally over the whole trench capacitor array parallel to the major surface of a substrate. In a particular embodiment starting at an SOI substrate or a bulk substrate, the trench array and contact holes are formed at the same time such that the contact holes extend in the same depth as that of the trenches. Preferably, the width of the contact hole is substantially large compared with that of the trench, thereby forming conductive contact vias at the same time by processing used for forming a trench capacitor extending along the wall of the trench. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a DRAM cell which eliminates critical photolithorgraphic fabrication steps by merging stacked capacitor construction with electrical contacts, and to provide a method of fabrication thereof. SOLUTION: It is sufficient to conduct in one lithography step to form electrical contacts, because the stacked capacitors are on the same plane as bit lines and the stacked capacitors are located in a insulating material provided between the bit lines. Unlike the conventional capacitor-over-bit line(COB) DRAM cells having the capacitors on the bit lines, this DRAM cell having capacitors adjacent to the bit lines eliminates the need to have dedicated contacts in the capacitor, making it possible to realize higher capacitance with lower global topography.