Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. SOLUTION: The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes an electrically insulating region on top of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes a first semiconductor region on top of and in direct physical contact with the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes a second semiconductor region on top of the insulating region. The semiconductor structure further includes a capacitor in the first semiconductor region and the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes a capacitor electrode contact in the second semiconductor region and the electrically insulating region. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
AN ANTI?FUSE STRUCTURE THAT CAN BE PROGRAMMED AT LOW VOLTAGE AND CURRENT AND WHICH POTENTIALLY CONSUMES VERY LITTLE CHIP SPACES AND CAN BE FORMED INTERSTITIALLY BETWEEN ELEMENTS SPACED BY A MINIMUM LITHOGRAPHIC FEATURE SIZE IS FORMED ON A COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE SUCH AS A SILICON?ON?INSULATOR WAFER BY ETCHING A CONTACT THROUGH AN INSULATOR TO A SUPPORT SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER, PREFERABLY IN COMBINATION WITH FORMATION OF A CAPACITOR?LIKE STRUCTURE REACHING TO OR INTO THE SUPPORT LAYER. THE ANTI?FUSE MAY BE PROGRAMMED EITHER BY THE SELECTED LOCATION OF CONDUCTOR FORMATION AND/OR DAMAGING A DIELECTRIC OF THE CAPACITOR-LIKE STRUCTURE. AN INSULATING COLLAR (38, 90) IS USED TO SURROUND A PORTION OF EITHER THE CONDUCTOR (42, 100) OR THE CAPACITOR?LIKE STRUCTURE TO CONFINE DAMAGE TO THE DESIRED LOCATION. HEATING EFFECTS VOLTAGE AND NOISE DUE TO PROGRAMMING CURRENTS ARE EFFECTIVELY ISOLATED TO THE BULK SILICON LAYER, PERMITTING PROGRAMMING DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE DEVICE. THUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SELF?REPAIR WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OF OPERATION IS REALIZED. (FIG. 6)
Abstract:
An anti-fuse structure that can be programmed at low voltage and current and which potentially consumes very little chip spaces and can be formed interstitially between elements spaced by a minimum lithographic feature size is formed on a composite substrate such as a silicon-on-insulator wafer by etching a contact through an insulator to a support semiconductor layer, preferably in combination with formation of a capacitor-like structure reaching to or into the support layer. The anti-fuse may be programmed either by the selected location of conductor formation and/or damaging a dielectric of the capacitor-like structure. An insulating collar is used to surround a portion of either the conductor or the capacitor-like structure to confine damage to the desired location. Heating effects voltage and noise due to programming currents are effectively isolated to the bulk silicon layer, permitting programming during normal operation of the device. Thus the potential for self-repair without interruption of operation is realized.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device is presented which is directed to a method of forming embedded DRAM and logic devices, where the DRAM devices are formed in bulk, single crystalline semiconductor regions (24) and logic devices are formed in silicon-on-insulator ("SOI") regions (26) and where buried, doped glass to smooth the 250 nm step at the edge of the DRAM array region, making it easier to perform the lithography used to pattern the deep trenches (32) for storage in the bulk region. The resulting structure is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for providing dual work function doping and borderless array diffusion contacts includes providing a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulator, a conductor on the gate insulator, an insulating cap on the conductor and insulating spacers on sidewalls of a portion of the conductor and the insulating cap. The method also includes doping portions of the semiconductor substrate and the conductor with a first conductive type and other portions with a second conductive type. The conductor may be annealed such that dopants of the first and second conductive types spread over the respective conductors.