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Method of manufacturing integrated circuits having electronic components of two different types each having pairs of electrodes obtained from the same polycrystalline silicon layers and separated by different dielectric materials
Assignee: STMicroelectronics SRL
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Filing: 1990-12-13
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Granted: 1991-12-24
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Expires: 2010-12-13
Abstract
Abstract A method of manufacturing integrated circuits includes steps: forming a first layer of polycrystalline silicon on areas of a semiconductor substrate previously covered with a dielectric material; forming a first insulating layer and a second thin layer of polycrystalline silicon acting as a shield; removing the second layer of polycrystalline silicon and the first insulating layer except from predetermined areas for containing a first type of electronic component; doping the exposed portion of the first layer of polycrystalline silicon; forming, by deposition, masking and removal, of a second insulating layer on the first layer of polycrystalline silicon in an area for containing a second type of electronic component; forming of a third layer of polycrystalline silicon; masking predetermined zones of this latter layer lying at least partially above the areas intended for the two types of electronic components, and removing the polycrystalline silicon external to these predetermined zones. The method continues with conventional steps and makes it possible to obtain, for instance, EPROM memory cells and capacitors using the same polycrystalline silicon depositing steps for forming their electrodes, without dispensing with the maximum freedom and precision in the choice of the physical characteristics and dimensions of the two types of components.
Inventors
- 👤 Danilo Re
- 👤 Alfonso Maurelli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 20:46
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0165; H10D84/0172; H10D84/0177; H10B; H10B41/00; H10B41/40; H10B41/42; H10B41/43; H10B41/48; H10D1/00; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10D88/00; H10D88/01; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/014
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
A method of manufacturing integrated circuits on a substrate of a semiconductor material, the integrated circuits comprising electronic components of two different types each having pairs of electrodes separated by dielectric materials, the method comprising the steps of: selectively forming dielectric materials of at least two different types on the substrate; forming and doping a first polycrystalline silicon layer; defining, by masking and removal, of predetermined zones of the first polycrystalline silicon layer on areas of the substrate previously covered with the dielectric materials; forming a first insulating layer comprising at least one dielectric material, on the first polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a second polycrystalline silicon layer on the first insulating layer; masking at least one predetermined area of the second polycrystalline silicon layer, and removing the portion of the second polycrystalline silicon layer external to this predetermined area and removing the underlying portion of the first insulating layer; forming a second insulating layer comprising at least one dielectric material, on the first polycrystalline silicon layer; masking at least one other predetermined area of the second insulating layer and removing the portion of the second insulating layer external to this other predetermined area; forming a third polycrystalline silicon layer at least on the respective predetermined areas of the second polycrystalline silicon layer and the second insulating layer; masking predetermined zones of the third polycrystalline silicon layer lying at least partially above the predetermined areas and removing the portion of the third polycrystalline silicon layer external to these predetermined zones.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
249 words
A method of manufacturing integrated circuits on a substrate of a semiconductor material, the integrated circuits comprising electronic components of two different types each having pairs of electrodes separated by dielectric materials, the method comprising the steps of: selectively forming dielectric materials of at least two different types on the substrate; forming and doping a first polycrystalline silicon layer; defining, by masking and removal, of predetermined zones of the first polycrystalline silicon layer on areas of the substrate previously covered with the dielectric materials; forming a first insulating layer comprising at least one dielectric material, on the first polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a second polycrystalline silicon layer on the first insulating layer; masking at least one predetermined area of the second polycrystalline silicon layer, and removing the portion of the second polycrystalline silicon layer external to this predetermined area and removing the underlying portion of the first insulating layer; forming a second insulating layer comprising at least one dielectric material, on the first polycrystalline silicon layer; masking at least one other predetermined area of the second insulating layer and removing the portion of the second insulating layer external to this other predetermined area; forming a third polycrystalline silicon layer at least on the respective predetermined areas of the second polycrystalline silicon layer and the second insulating layer; masking predetermined zones of the third polycrystalline silicon layer lying at least partially above the predetermined areas and removing the portion of the third polycrystalline silicon layer external to these predetermined zones.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first polycrystalline silicon layer is subjected to a doping step prior to the step of forming the second insulating layer thereon in order to increase its conductivity.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
360 words
A method of manufacturing integrated circuits on a silicon substrate, the integrated circuits comprising capacitors and at least one of EPROM and EEPROM memory cells, the method comprising the steps of: forming, by growth at a high temperature on the silicon substrate, relatively thick portions of silicon dioxide which define active zones for containing the memory cells; forming, by growth, on the active zones, of a relatively thin layer of silicon dioxide; forming and doping a first polycrystalline silicon layer on the relatively thick portions and on the relatively thin layer of silicon dioxide; defining, by masking and removal, of predetermined zones of the first polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a first insulating layer, comprising at least one dielectric material, on the first polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a second polycrystalline silicon layer on the first insulating layer; masking at least one predetermined area of the second polycrystalline silicon layer lying above an active zone, and removing the portion of the second polycrystalline silicon layer external to this predetermined area and removing the underlying portion of the first insulating layer; doping the exposed portion of the first polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a second insulating layer, comprising at least one dielectric material, on the first polycrystalline silicon layer; masking at least one other predetermined area of the second insulating layer lying above at least one of the relatively thick portions of silicon dioxide and removing the portion of the second insulating layer external to this other predetermined area to define the dielectric of a capacitor; forming a third polycrystalline silicon layer at least on the respective predetermined areas of the second polycrystalline silicon layer and the second insulating layer; masking predetermined zones of the third polycrystalline silicon layer lying at least partially above the predetermined areas and removing the portion of the third polycrystalline silicon layer external to these predetermined zones; removing the portions of the second polycrystalline silicon layer, the first insulating layer, the first polycrystalline silicon layer and the relatively thin layer of silicon dioxide external to the predetermined zones so as to obtain the structure of gate electrodes and dielectrics of the memory cells and the structure of capacitor electrodes.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
360 words
A method of manufacturing integrated circuits on a silicon substrate, the integrated circuits comprising capacitors and at least one of EPROM and EEPROM memory cells, the method comprising the steps of: forming, by growth at a high temperature on the silicon substrate, relatively thick portions of silicon dioxide which define active zones for containing the memory cells; forming, by growth, on the active zones, of a relatively thin layer of silicon dioxide; forming and doping a first polycrystalline silicon layer on the relatively thick portions and on the relatively thin layer of silicon dioxide; defining, by masking and removal, of predetermined zones of the first polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a first insulating layer, comprising at least one dielectric material, on the first polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a second polycrystalline silicon layer on the first insulating layer; masking at least one predetermined area of the second polycrystalline silicon layer lying above an active zone, and removing the portion of the second polycrystalline silicon layer external to this predetermined area and removing the underlying portion of the first insulating layer; doping the exposed portion of the first polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a second insulating layer, comprising at least one dielectric material, on the first polycrystalline silicon layer; masking at least one other predetermined area of the second insulating layer lying above at least one of the relatively thick portions of silicon dioxide and removing the portion of the second insulating layer external to this other predetermined area to define the dielectric of a capacitor; forming a third polycrystalline silicon layer at least on the respective predetermined areas of the second polycrystalline silicon layer and the second insulating layer; masking predetermined zones of the third polycrystalline silicon layer lying at least partially above the predetermined areas and removing the portion of the third polycrystalline silicon layer external to these predetermined zones; removing the portions of the second polycrystalline silicon layer, the first insulating layer, the first polycrystalline silicon layer and the relatively thin layer of silicon dioxide external to the predetermined zones so as to obtain the structure of gate electrodes and dielectrics of the memory cells and the structure of capacitor electrodes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first insulating layer is formed by the following steps: oxidizing the underlying first polycrystalline silicon layer; depositing a layer of silicon nitride on the oxidized first polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a layer of silicon dioxide on the silicon nitride layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as recited in claim 2, wherein the first insulating layer is formed by the following steps: oxidizing the underlying first polycrystalline silicon layer; depositing a layer of silicon nitride on the oxidized first polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a layer of silicon dioxide on the silicon nitride layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as recited in claim 3, wherein the first insulating layer is formed by the following steps: oxidizing the underlying first polycrystalline silicon layer; depositing a layer of silicon nitride on the oxidized first polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a layer of silicon dioxide on the silicon nitride layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the second insulating layer is formed by oxidizing tetraethylorthosilicate at a temperature of between 650° C. and 750° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as recited in claim 2, wherein the second insulating layer is formed by oxidizing tetraethylorthosilicate at a temperature of between 650° C. and 750° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as recited in claim 3, wherein the second insulating layer is formed by oxidizing tetraethylorthosilicate at a temperature of between 650° C. and 750° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the second insulating layer is formed by oxidizing tetraethylorthosilicate at a temperature of between 650° C. and 750° C.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as recited in claim 5, wherein the second insulating layer is formed by oxidizing tetraethylorthosilicate at a temperature of between 650° C. and 750° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as recited in claim 6, wherein the second insulating layer is formed by oxidizing tetraethylorthosilicate at a temperature of between 650° C. and 750° C.
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