Abstract:
A single-side implanting process for capacitors of stack DRAM is disclosed. Firstly, form a stacked structure with a dielectric layer and an insulating nitride layer on a semi-conductor substrate and etch the stacked structure to form a plurality of trenches. Then, form conductive metal plates respectively on an upper surface of the stacked structure and bottoms of the trenches, form a continuous conductive nitride film, form a continuous oxide film, and form a photo resist layer for covering the trenches which are provided for isolation. Then, form a plurality of implanted oxide areas on a single-side surface, remove the photo resist layer, remove the plurality of implanted oxide areas, remove the conductive metal plates and the conductive nitride film uncovered by the oxide film, and remove the oxide film and the dielectric film.
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.
Abstract:
A method for forming a semiconductor device, includes the steps of providing a substrate; forming a patterned stack on the substrate including a first dielectric layer on the substrate, a first conductive layer on the first dielectric layer and a mask layer on the first conductive layer, wherein a width of the mask layer is smaller than a width of the first conductive layer; forming a second dielectric layer on the sidewall of the patterned stack; forming a third dielectric layer on the substrate; forming a second conductive layer over the substrate; and removing the mask layer and a portion of the first conductive layer covered by the mask layer to form an opening so as to partially expose the first conductive layer.
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:
A non-volatile memory disposed on a substrate includes active regions, a memory array, and contacts. The active regions defined by isolation structures disposed in the substrate are extended in a first direction. The memory array is disposed on the substrate and includes memory cell columns, control gate lines and select gate lines. Each of the memory cell columns includes memory cells connected to one another in series and a source/drain region disposed in the substrate outside the memory cells. The contacts are disposed on the substrate at a side of the memory array and arranged along a second direction. The second direction crosses over the first direction. Each of the contacts extends across the isolation structures and connects the source/drain regions in the substrate at every two of the adjacent active regions.
Abstract:
A nonvolatile memory cell is provided. A semiconductor substrate is provided. A conducting layer and a spacer layer are sequentially disposed above the semiconductor substrate. At least a trench having a bottom and plural side surfaces is defined in the conducting layer and the spacer layer. A first oxide layer is formed at the bottom of the trench. A dielectric layer is formed on the first oxide layer, the spacer layer and the plural side surfaces of the trench. A first polysilicon layer is formed in the trench. And a first portion of the dielectric layer on the spacer layer is removed, so that a basic structure for the nonvolatile memory cell is formed.
Abstract:
A memory structure including a substrate, a first dielectric layer, a first conducting layer, a second conducting layer, a second dielectric layer, a spacer and a doped region is provided. The substrate has a trench wherein. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the interior surface of the trench. The first conducting layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer of the lower portion of the trench. The second conducting layer is disposed above the first conducting layer and filling the trench. The second dielectric layer is disposed between the first conducting layer and the second conducting layer. The spacer is disposed between the first dielectric layer and the second conducting layer. The doped region is disposed in the substrate of a side of the trench.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a non-volatile memory is provided. An isolation structure is formed in a trench formed in a substrate. A portion of the isolation structure is removed to form a recess. A first dielectric layer and a first conductive layer are formed sequentially on the substrate. Bar-shaped cap layers are formed on the substrate. The first conductive layer not covered by the bar-shaped cap layers is removed to form first gate structures. A second dielectric layer is formed on the sidewalls of the first gate structures. A third dielectric layer is formed on the substrate between the first gate structures. A second conductive layer is formed on the third dielectric layer. The bar-shaped cap layers and a portion of the first conductive layer are removed to form second gate structures. A doped region is formed in the substrate at two sides of each of the second gate structures.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating the memory structure includes: providing a substrate having a pad, forming an opening in the pad, forming a first spacer on a sidewall of the opening, filling the opening with a sacrificial layer, removing the first spacer and exposing a portion of the substrate, removing the exposed substrate to define a first trench and a second trench, removing the sacrificial layer to expose a surface of the substrate to function as a channel region, forming a first dielectric layer on a surface of the first trench, a surface of the second trench and a surface of the channel region, filling the first trench and the second trench with a first conductive layer, forming a second dielectric layer on a surface of the first conductive layer and the surface of the channel region, filling the opening with a second conductive layer, and removing the pad.
Abstract:
A memory structure disclosed in the present invention features a control gate and floating gates being positioned in recessed trenches. A method of fabricating the memory structure includes the steps of first providing a substrate having a first recessed trench. Then, a first gate dielectric layer is formed on the first recessed trench. A first conductive layer is formed on the first gate dielectric layer. After that, the first conductive layer is etched to form a spacer which functions as a floating gate on a sidewall of the first recessed trench. A second recessed trench is formed in a bottom of the first recessed trench. An inter-gate dielectric layer is formed on a surface of the spacer, a sidewall and a bottom of the second recessed trench. A second conductive layer formed to fill up the first and the second recessed trench.