Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a split-gate flash memory cell, comprising the steps of forming an active region on a semiconductor substrate; forming a buffer layer on the semiconductor substrate; forming a first dielectric layer on the buffer layer; removing part of the first dielectric layer; defining an opening; removing the buffer layer within the opening; forming a gate insulating layer and floating gates; forming a source region in the semiconductor substrate; depositing a conformal second dielectric layer on the opening; removing the buffer layer outside the first dielectric layer and the floating gates; and forming an oxide layer and control gates.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating a memory unit with T-shaped gate. A semiconductor substrate forming a dielectric layer, a first opening, and a second opening is provided in a CMOS process. A silicate glass spacer is formed on the sidewall of the first opening and is thermally oxidized to form a light doped area under the silicate glass spacer. The silicate glass spacer is removed. An insulating spacer is formed on the sidewall of the first opening. A first spacer is formed on a sidewall of the second opening. N-type conducting spacers are formed respectively on sidewalls of the insulating spacer and the first spacer. Gate dielectric layers are formed respectively in the first opening and the second opening. A P-type conducting layer fills with the first opening and the second opening, and a second spacer is formed on a sidewall of a conducting spacer of the second opening.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating a split gate flash memory cell. First, a substrate having a doped region covered by a first conductive layer is provided. A floating gate and a first insulating layer are successively formed over the substrate on both sides of the first conductive layer. Thereafter, a conformable second insulating layer and a conformable second conductive layer are successively formed on the substrate and the first insulating layer, and then a third insulating layer is formed thereon. The third insulating layer and the second conductive layer are successively etched back to expose the second insulating layer. The third insulating layer is removed using a cap layer formed on the second conductive layer as a mask to form an opening. Finally, the second conductive layer under the opening is removed to form a control gate underlying the cap layer.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating a source line of a flash memory cell. First, a substrate covered by a first insulating layer, a first conductive layer, and a second insulating layer successively is provided. Next, the second insulating layer is patterned to form an opening over the substrate and expose the first conductive layer. Next, a first spacer is formed over the sidewall of the lower opening and a second spacer is formed over the sidewall of the upper opening and the first spacer to make the opening has a “T” profile. Next, the exposed first conductive layer under the opening is removed, and a third spacer over the sidewall of the first spacer and the second spacer is formed. Finally, a source region is formed in the substrate under the opening and the opening is filled with a second conductive layer to form a source line.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a flash memory. The flash memory includes a substrate and a memory string, a plurality of landing pads, a plurality of common source lines, a plurality of bit line contacts and at least a bit line, which are disposed on the substrate in sequence. The memory string includes a plurality of storage transistors. The landing pads are disposed between each of the storage transistors. The common source lines and the bit line contact are electrically connected to the landing pads alternatively. The common line is disposed on the common line contacts and is electrically connected thereto. The present invention further provides a manufacturing method of making the same.
Abstract:
A method for adjusting the trench depth of a substrate has the steps as follows. Forming a patterned covering layer on the substrate, wherein the patterned covering layer defines a wider spacing and a narrower spacing. Forming a wider buffering layer arranged in the wider spacing and a narrower buffering layer arranged in the narrower spacing. The thickness of the narrower buffering layer is thinner than the wider buffering layer. Implementing dry etching process to make the substrate corresponding to the wider and the narrower buffering layers form a plurality of trenches. When etching the wider and the narrower buffering layers, the narrower buffering layer is removed firstly, so that the substrate corresponding to the narrower buffering layer will be etched early than the substrate corresponding to the wider buffering layer.
Abstract:
A fabricating method of an insulator for replacing a gate structure in a substrate by the insulator. The fabricating method includes the step of providing a substrate including a first buried gate structure. The first buried structure includes a first trench embedded in the substrate and a first gate filling in the first trench. The first trench has a first depth. Then, the first gate of the first buried structure is removed. Later, the substrate under the first trench is etched to elongate the depth of the first trench from the first depth to a third depth. Finally, an insulating material fills in the first trench with the third depth to form an insulator of the present invention.
Abstract:
A memory layout structure is disclosed, in which, a lengthwise direction of each active area and each row of active areas form an included angle not equal to zero and not equal to 90 degrees, bit lines and word lines cross over each other above the active areas, the bit lines are each disposed above a row of active areas, bit line contact plugs or node contact plugs may be each disposed entirely on an source/drain region, or partially on the source/drain region and partially extend downward along a sidewall (edge wall) of the substrate of the active area to carry out a sidewall contact. Self-aligned node contact plugs are each disposed between two adjacent bit lines and between two adjacent word lines.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a memory includes first providing a substrate with a horizontally adjacent control gate region and floating gate region which includes a sacrificial layer and sacrificial sidewalls, removing the sacrificial layer and sacrificial sidewalls to expose the substrate, forming dielectric sidewalls adjacent to the control gate region, forming a floating gate dielectric layer on the exposed substrate and forming a floating gate layer adjacent to the dielectric sidewalls and on the floating gate dielectric layer.
Abstract:
An oxide spacer for stack DRAM gate stack is described, including: a semiconductor substrate with a memory array region and a periphery region, a plurality of gates disposed within the memory array region and the periphery region respectively, a silicon oxide spacer disposed on the gates, where the polysilicon contact plugs are formed by polysilicon deposition and chemical mechanical polish. After polysilicon contact plugs are formed, a silicon oxide layer is deposited to isolate the contacts and gate. The silicon oxide layer on top of contact plug is removed by chemical mechanical polish achieve planarization.