Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the production of a semi-conductor structure comprising a plurality of gate stacks (GS1 - GS8) which are arranged on a semi-conductor substrate (1). Said method comprises the following steps: applying the gate-stack (GS1 - GS8) to a gate dielectric (5) via the semi-conductor substrate (1); implanting doping (100, 105, 110, 120, 130; 105''', 110''', 120''', 130''', 140''') which is self-adjusted in relation to the edges of the gate stack (GS1 - GS8); and forming an side wall oxide (40) on the free side walls of the gate stack (GS1 - GS8) while at the same time forming diffused doping areas (100', 110', 120', 130'; 110''', 120''', 130''', 140''') below the gate stack. The invention also relates to said type of semi-conductor structure.
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:
Process for producing a plurality of gate stacks approximately the same height and equidistant on a semiconductor substrate. The process includes providing a gate dielectric on the semiconductor substrate and applying and patterning at least a first layer and a second layer, above the first layer, to the gate dielectric to produce the gate stacks. An oblique implantation of an oxidation-inhibiting implantation species is carried out into two opposite, uncovered side faces of the second of the gate stacks, with respectively adjacent gate stacks serving to shadow the uncovered side faces of the first layer of the gate stacks. Oxidation to simultaneously form a first oxide layer on uncovered side faces of the first layer of the gate stacks and a second oxide layer on uncovered side faces of the second layer of the gate stacks is carried out, the thickness of the first oxide layer being greater than the thickness of the second oxide layer.
Abstract:
Production of electrical contact region in micro-electronic semiconductor structure comprises: producing trench in substrate; forming insulating layer partially covering the trench wall and filling the trench with electrically conductive filler; removing the first filler from the trench up to a required depth a; removing the insulating layer up to a depth b; and forming electrical contact region. Production of an electrical contact region in a micro-electronic semiconductor structure comprises: producing a trench (4) in a substrate (1); forming an insulating layer (9) partially covering the trench wall and filling the trench with an electrically conducting filler (10); removing the first filler from the trench up to a required depth a; removing the insulating layer up to a depth b which is deeper than depth a; and forming an electrical contact region (13, 14) on the edge regions of the trench, in which the insulating layer is removed, in the region between the depth b up to the maximum to a processed upper edge of the filling of the trench. Preferred Features: The processed upper edge of the filling of the trench is produced through the surface of the first filler. An intermediate layer having a thickness d is deposited on the horizontal surface of the first filler through which the processed upper edge of the filling of the trench is produced.
Abstract:
A transistor is provided which advantageously utilizes a part of the area which, in conventional transistors, is provided for the isolation between the transistors. In this case, the channel width can be enlarged in a self-aligned manner without the risk of short circuits. The field-effect transistor according to the invention has the advantage that it is possible to ensure a significant increase in the effective channel width for the forward current ION compared with previously used, conventional transistor structures, without having to accept a reduction of the integration density that can be attained. Thus, by way of example, the forward current I ON can be increased by up to 50%, without having to alter the arrangement of the active regions or of the trench isolation.
Abstract:
In semiconductor memories, in particular DRAMs, the memory cells of which have vertical transistors at vertical lands formed from substrate material, gate electrodes are formed as spacers which run around the land. The gate electrodes of adjacent memory cells conventionally have to be retroactively connected to form word lines. It is known to fill spaces between adjacent lands with an oxide, with the result that the spacers are formed directly as word lines but only cover two side walls of a land. Two transistors which are connected in parallel are formed at these side walls instead of a single transistor, since the gate electrode does not run around the land. The invention proposes a method for fabricating a semiconductor memory in which all four side walls of a land are covered by the word lines and at the same time lands of adjacent memory cells are connected to one another by the word lines.