Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the generation of a Silicon-On-Insulator layer structure on a silicon surface with any shape, whereby the Silicon-On-Insulator structure can only be produced locally. The method comprises the formation of mesopores (10) in the silicon surface region (3), the oxidation of the mesopore surface to give silicon oxide and web regions (22) of single-crystal silicon, remaining between adjacent mesopores (10), whereby said step is terminated as soon as a given minimum silicon wall strength for the web regions (22) is achieved, the release of the web regions (22) between adjacent mesopores at the end away from the semiconductor substrate (2) is carried out and a selective epitaxial process by means of which silicon is selectively grown on the released web regions (22) relative to the silicon oxide regions (11). The method can be used for the production of a vertical transistor and a memory cell with such a selection transistor.
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 semiconductor memory cell arrangement comprising dynamic memory cells (10) which each have a trench capacitor (1) and a vertical selection transistor (2). Said vertical selection transistor (2) is situated essentially above the trench capacitor (1) and has a series of layers which is offset from the inner electrode of the trench capacitor (1) and which is connected to said inner electrode (11) of the trench capacitor (1). An active intermediate layer (22) is completely surrounded by an insulator layer (24) and a gate electrode layer (25) which is connected to a word line (7). The dynamic memory cells (10) are arranged in the form of a matrix, the trench capacitors (1) and the corresponding vertical selection transistors (2) of the dynamic memory cells (10) succeeding each other in a line and/or column sequence, respectively.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a production method for a contact in a semiconductor structure comprising a substrate (1) provided with a first and second structural element (GS1, GS2) of approximately the same height which are disposed on the surface of the substrate and which are distanced from each other by means of an intermediate space having a critical lateral dimension. The inventive method comprises the following steps: provision of an active area (60) in the substrate (1) between the structural elements (GS1, GS2); raising the active area (60) by selective epitaxy of conductive substrate material (80); and formation of the contact (CB) on the raised active area. The invention also relates to a corresponding contact.
Abstract:
A method for the production of trench capacitors, especially memory cells and at least one selection transistor for integrated semiconductor memories. According to the invention, the trench for the trench capacitor has a lower trench area (3-10c) in which the capacitor is arranged and an upper trench area (3-10a) in which an electrically conducting connection (3-44, 3-20b) between an electrode of the capacitor (3-20a) to a diffusion area of the selection transistor is disposed. The inventive method reduces the number of process steps for the production of memory cells and enables the production of buried shrouds in the memory capacitors which exhibit the same insulation quality as that which is required for the production of highly integrated memory cells (diameter
Abstract:
A sequential gas phase deposition (ALD, atomic layer deposition) of two or more precursors, introduced by means of process gases is controlled in a process chamber (10) of a process reactor (1), whereby the process chamber (10) is connected to an auxiliary chamber (20) for a precursor change and the precursor to be removed is thus diluted in the process chamber (10), such that a process duration in the sequential gas phase deposition, as determined by a precursor exchange, is shortened.
Abstract:
A structure on a layer surface of the semiconductor wafer comprises at least one first surface (8,9) area reflecting electromagnetic radiation and at least one second substantially non-reflecting surface area (10,11,12). A transparent insulating layer (13) and a light-sensitive layer are produced on said layer surface. Electromagnetic radiation is directed at the light-sensitive layer at an incident angle &thetas; and the structure of the layer surface is imaged onto the light-sensitive layer with a lateral replacement.
Abstract:
In order to produce a vertical transistor, a trench (4) is provided whose lateral wall (6) is formed by a monocrystalline semiconductor substrate (2) and whose bottom (8) is formed by a polycrystalline semiconductor substrate (10). A transition region (12) made of an insulating material is placed between the lateral wall (6) and the bottom (8). A semiconductor layer is deposited selective to the material of the transition region (12) whereby enabling an epitaxial semiconductor layer (24) to grow on the lateral wall (6) and a semiconductor layer (26) to grow on the bottom (8), whereby these a space remains between these layers. The deposited semiconductor layers (24, 26) are covered with a thin dielectric (28) that only partially limits a current flow, and the space is filled with a conductive material (30). During a subsequent thermal treatment, dopants diffuse out of the conductive material (30) and into the epitaxial semiconductor layer (26) and form a dopant region (44) therein. The thin dielectric (28) limits the diffusion of the dopants into the semiconductor substrate (2) and prevents the spreading of crystal lattice faults into the epitaxial semiconductor layer (26).
Abstract:
A process for increasing the structural density (thickness, sic) and/or storage capacity of structures introduced into a semiconductor wafer (1) by marking (2) in the rupture direction, where the structures by means of a light exposure device and a mask (3) are formed on the wafer. Before formation of the structures the wafer is turned by 45 deg in its plane and is given a marking in a new direction parallel to a (100) crystal orientation. A process for increasing the structural size (density, sic) of main structures (MS) formed in the bulk of a SS by an etching process, in which main structures on one surface of the SS are exchanged in a surface section of the SS by secondary structures arranged in a surface screen (14) and directed with longitudinal and transverse extension parallel to the x and y axes of the surface screen where before etching the longitudinal and transverse extensions of the main structures are twisted relative to the x and y axes of surface screen so that the section of the SS below the secondary MS main structures is made completely available for formation of further MS by means of a further etching process. Independent claims are included for: (1) a structure in a SS comprising a drain with a limiting upper section at the surface of the SS of plan view surface profile with longitudinal sides parallel to the (100) crystal orientation and with rectangular profile in a lower section below an etch resistant protective layer with longitudinal sides parallel to the (110) crystal orientation; (2) an arrangement of structures in which the thickness of the intermediate walls between adjacent structures in the SS is of the order of 100 nm; (3) a process for reduction of leakage current in a selection transistor and a DRAM-cell with storage capacity, where DRAM = dynamic random access memory, with processing of a semiconductor wafer having a DRAM-cell; (4) a DRAM-cell obtained as above and having storage capacity.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for producing a dielectric on a semiconductor body having the following steps that are to be performed successively: provision of a semiconductor body, application of a dielectric layer on at least parts of a first surface of the semiconductor body in such a way as at least partly to form an interface between the dielectric layer and the semiconductor body, and thermal annealing of the semiconductor body and the dielectric layer. The method according to the invention is distinguished by the fact that temporally prior to the annealing, for the purpose of improving the saturation and the electrical properties, fluorine-containing particles are introduced into regions of the semiconductor body and/or of the dielectric layer which adjoin the interface. The present invention furthermore relates to a corresponding semiconductor structure.