Dynamic random access memory device and method of producing same

Claim 2

A dynamic random access memory device comprising: a plurality of dynamic cells, each of which includes a storage capacitor formed on a substrate, and a transfer transistor; the transfer transistor including a pair of impurity diffused regions which are formed in the substrate and which are located within an area defined by a field insulating film formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode being located between the pair of impurity diffused regions and being covered by an insulating film; the storage capacitor including a storage electrode, formed by a conductive material, being connected to either one of the impurity diffused regions through an opening formed in the insulating film, and extending above the field insulating film and the gate electrode, a dielectric film being formed so as to surround an exposed surface of the storage electrode, and an opposed electrode, made of a conductive material, formed so as to surround the storage electrode around which the dielectric film is formed, and said opposed electrode formed between said insulating film and said storage electrode surrounded by said dielectric film, up to a point where said storage electrode is connected through said opening formed in the insulating film.

Claim 3

A dynamic random access memory device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storage electrode comprises a plurality of films of said conductive material which are surrounded by said dielectric film and which are elevationally stacked said opposed electrode formed between adjacent films, out of said plurality of films, up to a point where said adjacent films are elevationally stacked.

Claim 4

A dynamic random access memory device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storage electrode of the storage capacitor of one dynamic cell partially overlaps the storage electrode of the storage capacitor of another dynamic cell which is adjacent to the one dynamic cell, and wherein mutually adjacent storage electrodes are located at different layer levels.

Claim 5

A dynamic random access memory device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an end portion of the storage electrode is formed so as to be thicker than another portion thereof.

Claim 6

A dynamic random access memory device comprising: a plurality of dynamic cells, each of which includes a storage capacitor formed on a substrate, and a transfer transistor; the transfer transistor including a pair of impurity diffused regions which are formed in the substrate and which are located within an area defined by a field insulating film formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode being located between the pair of impurity diffused regions and being covered by an insulating film; the storage capacitor including a storage electrode, made of a conductive material, being connected to either one of the impurity diffused regions through an opening formed in the insulating film, and having a plurality of films of said conductive material which are elevationally stacked and which extend above the field insulating film and the gate electrode, a lowermost film out of the stacked films being separated from the insulating film, an uppermost film out of the stacked films being integrally formed and having a portion extending elevationally so as to be connected directly to said one of the impurity diffused regions, films other than the uppermost film having opening windows through which the elevationally extending portion of the uppermost film extends elevationally and which is in contact with inner walls of said opening windows of said films other than the uppermost film, a dielectric film being formed so as to surround an exposed surface of the storage electrode, and an opposed electrode, made of a conductive material, being formed so as to surround the storage electrode around which the dielectric film is formed, said opposed electrode being formed between adjacent films out of said films up surrounded by said dielectric film to a point where said elevationally extending portion of said uppermost film, surrounded by said dielectric film, extends elevationally, said opposed electrode being formed between said insulating film and said lowermost film up to a point where said elevationally extending portion of said uppermost film is connected through said opening formed in the insulating film.

Claim 7

A dynamic random access memory device comprising: a plurality of dynamic cells, each of which includes a storage capacitor formed on a substrate, and a transfer transistor; the transfer transistor including a pair of impurity diffused regions which are formed in the substrate and which are located within an area defined by a field insulating film formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode being located between the pair of impurity diffused regions and being covered by an insulating film; the storage capacitor including a storage electrode, made of a conductive material, being connected to either one of the impurity diffused regions through an opening formed in the insulating film, and having a plurality of films of said conductive material which are elevationally stacked and which extend above the field insulating film and the gate electrode, a lowermost film out of the stacked films being separated from the insulating film, an uppermost film out of the stacked films being integrally formed and having a portion extending elevationally so as to be connected directly to said one of the impurity diffused regions, films other than the uppermost film having opening windows through which the elevationally extending portion of the uppermost film extends elevationally and which is in contact with inner walls of said opening windows of said films other than the uppermost film, a dielectric film being formed so as to surround an exposed surface of the storage electrode, and an opposed electrode, made of a conductive material, being formed so as to surround the storage electrode around which the dielectric film is formed, said opposed electrode being formed between adjacent films out of said films up surrounded by said dielectric film to a point where said elevationally extending portion of said uppermost film, surrounded by said dielectric film, extends elevationally, said opposed electrode being formed between said insulating film and said lowermost film up to a point where said elevationally extending portion of said uppermost film is connected through said opening formed in the insulating film.

Claim 8

A dynamic random access memory device as claimed in claim 5, wherein one of the films of the storage electrode of the storage capacitor of one dynamic cell partially overlaps one of the films of the storage electrode of the storage capacitor of another dynamic cell which is adjacent to the one dynamic cell, and wherein overlapping films are located at different layer levels.

Claim 9

A dynamic random access memory device as claimed in claim 5, wherein an end portion of the lowermost film of the storage electrode is formed so as to be thicker than another portion thereof.

Claim 10

A dynamic random access memory device comprising: a plurality of dynamic cells, each of which includes a storage capacitor formed on a substrate, and a transfer transistor; the transfer transistor including a pair of impurity diffused regions which are formed in the substrate and which are located within an area defined by a field insulating film formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode being located between the pair of impurity diffused regions and being covered by an insulating film; the storage capacitor including a storage electrode, made of a conductive material, being connected to either one of the impurity diffused regions through an opening formed in the insulating film, and having a plurality of films of said conductive material which are elevationally stacked and which extend above the field insulating film and the gate electrode, a lowermost film out of the stacked films being formed on the insulating film, an uppermost film out of the stacked films being integrally formed and having a portion extending elevationally so as to be connected directly to said one of the impurity diffused regions, films other than the uppermost film having opening windows through which the elevationally extending portion of the uppermost film extends elevationally and which is in contact with inner walls of said opening windows of said films other than the uppermost film, a dielectric film being formed so as to surround an exposed surface of the storage electrode, and an opposed electrode, made of a conductive material, being formed so as to surround the storage electrode around which the dielectric film is formed, said opposed electrode formed between adjacent films, out of said plurality of films surrounded by said dielectric film, up to a point where said elevationally extending portion of said uppermost film, surrounded by said dielectric film, extends elevationally.

Claim 11

A dynamic random access memory device comprising: a plurality of dynamic cells, each of which includes a storage capacitor formed on a substrate, and a transfer transistor; the transfer transistor including a pair of impurity diffused regions which are formed in the substrate and which are located within an area defined by a field insulating film formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode being located between the pair of impurity diffused regions and being covered by an insulating film; the storage capacitor including a storage electrode, made of a conductive material, being connected to either one of the impurity diffused regions through an opening formed in the insulating film, and having a plurality of films of said conductive material which are elevationally stacked and which extend above the field insulating film and the gate electrode, a lowermost film out of the stacked films being formed on the insulating film, an uppermost film out of the stacked films being integrally formed and having a portion extending elevationally so as to be connected directly to said one of the impurity diffused regions, films other than the uppermost film having opening windows through which the elevationally extending portion of the uppermost film extends elevationally and which is in contact with inner walls of said opening windows of said films other than the uppermost film, a dielectric film being formed so as to surround an exposed surface of the storage electrode, and an opposed electrode, made of a conductive material, being formed so as to surround the storage electrode around which the dielectric film is formed, said opposed electrode formed between adjacent films, out of said plurality of films surrounded by said dielectric film, up to a point where said elevationally extending portion of said uppermost film, surrounded by said dielectric film, extends elevationally.

Claim 12

A dynamic random access memory device as claimed in claim 8, wherein one film of the storage electrode of the storage capacitor of one dynamic cell overlaps one film of the storage electrode of the storage capacitor of another dynamic cell which is adjacent to the one dynamic cell, and wherein overlapping films are located at mutually different stacked levels.

Claim 13

A dynamic random access memory device as claimed in claim 8, wherein an end portion of the lowermost film of the storage electrode is formed so as to be thicker than another portion thereof.

Claim 14

A dynamic random access memory device comprising; a plurality of dynamic cells, each of which includes a storage capacitor formed on a substrate, and a transfer transistor; the transfer transistor including a pair of impurity diffused regions which are formed in the substrate and which are located within an area defined by a field insulating film formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode being located between the pair of impurity diffused regions and being covered by an insulating film; the storage capacitor including a storage electrode, made of a conductive material, being connected to either one of the impurity diffused regions through an opening formed in the insulating film, and having a plurality of films of said conductive material which are elevationally stacked and which extend above the field insulating film and the gate electrode, a lowermost film out of the stacked films being separated from the insulating film, an upper film out of elevationally adjacent films in the stacked films being mounted directly on the lower film of the adjacent films, a dielectric film being formed so as to surround an exposed surface of the storage electrode, and an opposed electrode, made of a conductive material, being formed so as to surround the storage electrode around which the dielectric film is formed, said opposed electrode being formed between said upper film and said lower film both surrounded by said dielectric film up to a point where said upper film is mounted directly on said lower film and formed between said insulating film and said lowermost film up to a point where said storage electrode is connected through said opening formed in the insulating film.

Claim 15

A dynamic random access memory device comprising; a plurality of dynamic cells, each of which includes a storage capacitor formed on a substrate, and a transfer transistor; the transfer transistor including a pair of impurity diffused regions which are formed in the substrate and which are located within an area defined by a field insulating film formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode being located between the pair of impurity diffused regions and being covered by an insulating film; the storage capacitor including a storage electrode, made of a conductive material, being connected to either one of the impurity diffused regions through an opening formed in the insulating film, and having a plurality of films of said conductive material which are elevationally stacked and which extend above the field insulating film and the gate electrode, a lowermost film out of the stacked films being separated from the insulating film, an upper film out of elevationally adjacent films in the stacked films being mounted directly on the lower film of the adjacent films, a dielectric film being formed so as to surround an exposed surface of the storage electrode, and an opposed electrode, made of a conductive material, being formed so as to surround the storage electrode around which the dielectric film is formed, said opposed electrode being formed between said upper film and said lower film both surrounded by said dielectric film up to a point where said upper film is mounted directly on said lower film and formed between said insulating film and said lowermost film up to a point where said storage electrode is connected through said opening formed in the insulating film.

Claim 16

A dynamic random access memory device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the storage electrode of the storage capacitor of one dynamic cell overlaps the storage electrode of the storage capacitor of another dynamic cell which is adjacent to the one dynamic cell.

Claim 17

A dynamic random access memory device as claimed in claim 11, wherein an end portion of the lowermost film of the storage electrode is formed os as to be thicker than another portion thereof.

Claim 18

A dynamic random access memory device comprising: a plurality of dynamic cells, each of which includes a storage capacitor formed on a substrate, and a transfer transistor; the transfer transistor including a pair of impurity diffused regions which are formed in the substrate and which are located within an area defined by a field insulating film formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode being located between the pair of impurity diffused regions and being covered by an insulating film; the storage capacitor including a storage electrode, made of a conductive material, being connected to either one of the impurity diffused regions through an opening formed in the insulating film, and having upper and lower films of aid conductive material which are elevationally stacked and which extend above the field insulating film and the gate electrode, said lower film having an opening window, said upper film having a portion extending elevationally through said opening window of said lower film to be connected directly to one of said impurity diffused regions, said lower film being formed on the insulating film, a dielectric film being formed so as to surround an exposed surface of the storage electrode, and an opposed electrode, made of a conductive material, being formed so as to surround the storage electrode around which the dielectric film is formed, the gap being filled with the opposed electrode and formed between said upper and lower films up to a point where said elevationally extending portion of said upper film, surrounded by said dielectric film, extends elevationally.

Claim 19

A dynamic random access memory device comprising: a plurality of dynamic cells, each of which includes a storage capacitor formed on a substrate, and a transfer transistor; the transfer transistor including a pair of impurity diffused regions which are formed in the substrate and which are located within an area defined by a field insulating film formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode being located between the pair of impurity diffused regions and being covered by an insulating film; the storage capacitor including a storage electrode, made of a conductive material, being connected to either one of the impurity diffused regions through an opening formed in the insulating film, and having upper and lower films of aid conductive material which are elevationally stacked and which extend above the field insulating film and the gate electrode, said lower film having an opening window, said upper film having a portion extending elevationally through said opening window of said lower film to be connected directly to one of said impurity diffused regions, said lower film being formed on the insulating film, a dielectric film being formed so as to surround an exposed surface of the storage electrode, and an opposed electrode, made of a conductive material, being formed so as to surround the storage electrode around which the dielectric film is formed, the gap being filled with the opposed electrode and formed between said upper and lower films up to a point where said elevationally extending portion of said upper film, surrounded by said dielectric film, extends elevationally.

Claim 20

A dynamic random access memory device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the storage electrode of the storage capacitor of one dynamic cell overlaps the storage electrode of the storage capacitor of another dynamic cell which is adjacent to the one dynamic cell.

Claim 21

A dynamic random access memory device comprising: a plurality of dynamic cells, each of which includes a storage capacitor in contact with a substrate, and a transfer transistor; the transfer transistor including a pair of impurity diffused regions which are formed in the substrate and which are located within an area defined by a field insulating film formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode being located between the pair of impurity diffused regions and being covered by an insulating film; the storage capacitor including a storage electrode having an uppermost film and at least two lower films located below said uppermost film, each of said at least two lower films having an opening window through which said uppermost film is in contact with one of said pair of impurity diffused regions, an inner wall of said opening window of each of said at least two lower films being in contact with said uppermost film; and said storage capacitor including a dielectric film surrounding said storage electrode, and an opposed electrode formed so as to surround said storage electrode around which said dielectric film is formed and said opposed electrode formed between adjacent films out of said uppermost film and said at least two lower films surrounded by said dielectric film up to a point where said uppermost film is in contact with each of said lower films surrounded by said dielectric film.

Claim 22

A dynamic random access memory device comprising: a plurality of dynamic cells, each of which includes a storage capacitor in contact with a substrate, and a transfer transistor; the transfer transistor including a pair of impurity diffused regions which are formed in the substrate and which are located within an area defined by a field insulating film formed on the substrate, and a gate electrode being located between the pair of impurity diffused regions and being covered by an insulating film; the storage capacitor including a storage electrode having an uppermost film and at least two lower films located below said uppermost film, each of said at least two lower films having an opening window through which said uppermost film is in contact with one of said pair of impurity diffused regions, an inner wall of said opening window of each of said at least two lower films being in contact with said uppermost film; and said storage capacitor including a dielectric film surrounding said storage electrode, and an opposed electrode formed so as to surround said storage electrode around which said dielectric film is formed and said opposed electrode formed between adjacent films out of said uppermost film and said at least two lower films surrounded by said dielectric film up to a point where said uppermost film is in contact with each of said lower films surrounded by said dielectric film.

Claim 23

A fin-shaped capacitor structure for use in a dynamic random access memory device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; an insulating film formed on aid semiconductor substrate and having a contact hole; a storage electrode formed of a conductive material and having an uppermost fin film and a lowermost fin film; a dielectric film surrounding said storage electrode; and an opposite electrode formed so as to surround said storage electrode surrounded by said dielectric film, said lowermost fin film having an opening window, and said insulating film having a contact hole, said uppermost fin film elevationally extending through said opening window of said lowermost fin film and said contact hole of said insulating film and being in contact with said semiconductor substrate, said uppermost fin film being in contact with an inner wall of aid opening window of said lowermost fin film.

Claim 24

A fin-shaped capacitor structure for use in a dynamic random access memory device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; an insulating film formed on aid semiconductor substrate and having a contact hole; a storage electrode formed of a conductive material and having an uppermost fin film and a lowermost fin film; a dielectric film surrounding said storage electrode; and an opposite electrode formed so as to surround said storage electrode surrounded by said dielectric film, said lowermost fin film having an opening window, and said insulating film having a contact hole, said uppermost fin film elevationally extending through said opening window of said lowermost fin film and said contact hole of said insulating film and being in contact with said semiconductor substrate, said uppermost fin film being in contact with an inner wall of aid opening window of said lowermost fin film.

Claim 25

A fin-shaped capacitor structure as claimed in claim 17, wherein said lowermost fin film is in contact with said insulating film.

Claim 26

A fin-shaped capacitor structure as claimed in claim 17, wherein said opposed electrode has a portion formed between said lowermost fin film and said insulating film.

Claim 27

A fin-shaped capacitor structure as claimed in claim 17, wherein said storage electrode includes at least one intermediate fin film located between said uppermost and lowermost fin films, and said at least one intermediate fin film has an opening window through which said uppermost fin film extends elevationally and is in contact with said semiconductor substrate.

Claim 28

A fin-shaped capacitor structure for use in a dynamic random access memory device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; an insulating film formed on said semiconductor substrate and having a contact hole; a storage electrode formed of a conductive material and having a single fin film; a dielectric film surrounding said storage electrode; and an opposite electrode formed so as to surround said storage electrode surrounded by said dielectric film, said insulating film having a contact hole, said single fin film elevationally extending through said contact hole of said insulating film and being in contact with said semiconductor substrate, said opposed electrode having a portion formed between said single fin film surrounded by said dielectric film and said insulating film.

Claim 29

A fin-shaped capacitor structure for use in a dynamic random access memory device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; an insulating film formed on said semiconductor substrate and having a contact hole; a storage electrode formed of a conductive material and having a single fin film; a dielectric film surrounding said storage electrode; and an opposite electrode formed so as to surround said storage electrode surrounded by said dielectric film, said insulating film having a contact hole, said single fin film elevationally extending through said contact hole of said insulating film and being in contact with said semiconductor substrate, said opposed electrode having a portion formed between said single fin film surrounded by said dielectric film and said insulating film.

Claim 30

A fin-shaped capacitor structure as claimed in claim 21, wherein said storage electrode has an upper fin film stacked on said single fin film.

Claim 31

A fin-shaped capacitor structure as claimed in claim 21, wherein said storage electrode has a first group of fin films including said single fin film and a second group of fin films, and one of said first group of fin films and one of said second group of fin films are alternately stacked, and wherein each of said first group of fin films has an area greater than that of each of said second group of fin films.