Abstract:
A trench capacitor (30) is arranged in a first trench (25) for production of a semiconductor memory (5). A first longitudinal trench (55) is arranged in the substrate (15) next to the first trench (25) and parallel thereto on the other side of the first trench (25), a second longitudinal trench (60) is arranged therein. A first spacer word line (70) is arranged in the first longitudinal trench (55) and a second spacer word line (75) is arranged in the second longitudinal trench (60). Connecting webs (80) are arranged in the first trench (25) between the first spacer word line (70) and the second spacer word line (75) with a thickness (110), which is smaller in the direction of the first spacer word line (70) than half the width of the first trench (25) in the direction of the first spacer word line (70).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a lithographic method for removing a thin masking layer, particularly a Si3N4 layer on a side of a recess in a semi-conductor arrangement. According to the invention, an ion beam is orientated in an inclined manner at a certain angle towards the recess, enabling the thin masking layer to be removed in the regions exposed to the beams.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for depositing a carbon material (17) in or on a substrate (14). Said method comprises the following steps: the inside (10') of a processing chamber (10) is heated to a pre-determined temperature; the substrate (14) is introduced into the processing chamber (10); the air in the processing chamber (10) is evacuated until a pre-determined pressure or a lower pressure is reached; a gas (12) containing at least carbon is introduced until a second pre-determined pressure is reached, that is higher than the first pre-determined pressure; and the carbon material (17) is deposited on a surface or in a recess (15), from the gas (12) containing carbon. The invention also relates to a semiconductor contact device.
Abstract:
A method for reducing polymer deposition on vertical surfaces of metal lines etched from a metallization layer disposed above a substrate. The method includes forming a hard mask layer above the metallization layer and providing a photoresist mask above the hard mask layer. The method further includes employing the photoresist mask to form a hard mask from the hard mask layer. The hard mask has patterns therein configured to form the metal lines in a subsequent plasma-enhanced metallization etch. There is also included removing the photoresist mask. Additionally, there is included performing the plasma-enhanced metallization etch employing the hard mask and an etchant source gas that includes Cl2 and at least one passivation-forming chemical, wherein the plasma-enhanced metallization etch is performed without employing photoresist to reduce the polymer deposition during the plasma-enhanced metallization etch.
Abstract:
A method for forming a plurality of electrically conductive wires on a substrate. The method includes forming a relatively non-planar metal layer over a surface of the substrate. A self-planarizing material is deposited over the metal layer. The self-planarizing material forms a planarization layer over the surface of the metal layer. The planarization layer has a surface relatively planar compared to the relatively non-planar metal layer. A photoresist layer is deposited over the surface of the planarization layer. The photoresist layer is patterned with a plurality of grooves to form a mask with such grooves exposing underling portions of the planarization layer. The photoresist mask is used as a mask to etch grooves in the exposed portions of the planarization layer and thereby form a second mask. The second mask exposes underling portions of the relatively non-planar metal layer. The second mask is used to etch grooves in the relatively non-planar conductive metal layer and thereby form the plurality of electrically conductive wires in the metal layer. The wires are separated from each other by the grooves formed in the relatively non-planar metal layer. The planarization layer is formed by a spinning-on an organic polymer, for example an organic polymer having silicon, or a flowable oxide, or a hydrogensilsequioxane, or divinyl-siloxane-benzocyclobutene. The metal layer is etched using reactive ion etching. The planarization layer is removed using a wet chemical etch.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method for fabricating a memory cell for storing electric charge, which has a substrate ( 101 ), which forms a first electrode, a trench-like recess ( 102 ) etched into the substrate ( 101 ), conductive material, which is provided as a projection in a central region of the trench-like recess ( 102 ) and spaced apart from the side walls ( 107 ) of the trench-like recess ( 102 ) and is in electrical contact with the substrate at the base ( 104 ) of the trench-like recess ( 102 ), a dielectric layer ( 108 ), which has been deposited on the side walls ( 107 ) of the trench-like recess ( 102 ), the base ( 104 ) of the trench-like recess ( 102 ) and the surfaces of the conductive material ( 105 ), and an electrode layer ( 110 ), which has been deposited on the dielectric layer ( 108 ) and forms a second electrode.
Abstract:
A nonvolatile integrated semiconductor memory has an arrangement of layers with a tunnel barrier layer and a charge-storing level. The charge-storing level has a dielectric material which stores scattered in charge carriers in a spatially fixed position. The tunnel barrier layer has a material through which high-energy charge carriers can tunnel. At least one interface surface of the charge-storing level has a greater microscopic roughness than the interface surface of the tunnel barrier layer, which is remote from the charge-storing level. The charge-storing level has a greater layer thickness in first regions than in second regions. This produces a relatively identical distribution and localization of positive and negative charge carriers in the lateral direction. The charge carriers which are scattered into the charge-storing level, therefore, recombine completely, so that the risk of unforeseen data loss during long-term operation of nonvolatile memories is reduced.
Abstract:
Production of structured silicon dioxide layers on process surfaces arranged perpendicular or slanted towards a substrate surface comprises preparing a substrate (4) with a relief in a process chamber, forming a starter layer (17) with leaving groups substituted by hydroxyl groups on sections of the process surfaces which extend from the substrate surface up to a determined covering depth of the relief, and applying tris(tert.-butoxy)silanol to the substrate so that a silicon dioxide layer (18) is selectively grown on the starter layer.
Abstract:
Process chamber for producing a layer of material on sections of a surface (8) of a substrate (3) comprises: holding unit (2) for substrate; feeding and removal units (6) for gas phases of chemical precursors of the layer material; substrate feeding device (11) for introducing substrate into process chamber; heating source (9) for heating the substrate and/or substrate surface; and control unit. The control unit is used for sequentially introducing the chemical precursor compounds. The heating source (9) is formed as a radiation source, by means of which the temperature on the substrate surface can be changed in steps of more than 100 K per second. The radiation source is a heating lamp and is arranged in the chamber inner chamber (5) of the process chamber enclosed by a chamber wall (4). An Independent claim is also included for a process for depositing a layer of material on sections of a surface of a substrate.