US5081515A
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Semiconductor integrated circuit device
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1990-03-20
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Granted: 1992-01-14
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Expires: 2010-03-20
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor integrated circuit device is equipped with a DRAM whose memory cell is formed as a series circuit of a memory cell selection MISFET and a data storage capacitance element of a stacked structure. A complementary data line extends on an upper electrode layer of the data storage capacitance element of the stacked structure through an inter-level insulation film which is connected to a semiconductor region of the memory cell selection MISFET. To reduce parasitic capacitance the wiring width of the complementary data line is formed to be smaller than the film thickness of the inter-level insulation film between the complementary data line and the upper electrode layer of said data storage capacitance element of the stacked structure.
Inventors
- 👤 Jun Murata
- 👤 Hideyuki Miyazawa
- 👤 Kyoichiro Asayama
- 👤 Akihiro Tamba
- 👤 Seigou Yukutake
- 👤 Hiroyuki Miyazawa
- 👤 Yutaka Kobayashi
- 👤 Tomoyuki Someya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 02:05
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/30; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/50; H10W72/541; H10W72/5449; H10W72/90; H10W72/931; H10W72/932; H10W72/941; H10W72/944; H10W72/9445; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
In a semiconductor integrated circuit device equipped with a DRAM having a memory cell comprising a series circuit of a memory cell selection MISFET and a data storage capacitance element of a stacked structure, wherein a complementary data line extending on an upper electrode layer of said data storage capacitance element of the stacked structure through an inter-level insulation film is connected to a semiconductor region of said memory cell selection MISFET of said memory cell, the improvement wherein a wiring width of said complementary data line is smaller than a film thickness of said inter-level insulation film between said complementary data line and the upper electrode layer of said data storage capacitance element of the stacked structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
In a semiconductor integrated circuit device equipped with a DRAM having a memory cell comprising a series circuit of a memory cell selection MISFET and a data storage capacitance element of a stacked structure, wherein a complementary data line extending on an upper electrode layer of said data storage capacitance element of the stacked structure through an inter-level insulation film is connected to a semiconductor region of said memory cell selection MISFET of said memory cell, the improvement wherein a wiring width of said complementary data line is smaller than a film thickness of said inter-level insulation film between said complementary data line and the upper electrode layer of said data storage capacitance element of the stacked structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1, wherein a wiring width of a signal wiring extending in a peripheral circuit of said DRAM and formed by a same conductor layer as said complementary data line is greater than the film thickness of said inter-level insulation film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1, wherein a wiring width of a power source wiring formed by a same conductor layer as said complementary data line, which is extended from an external terminal for a power source of said DRAM, before its branch is greater than the film thickness of said inter-level insulation film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
168 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising: (a) a semiconductor substrate having a main surface; (b) a plurality of memory cells formed on said main surface of said semiconductor substrate, each of said memory cells having a MOSFET and a capacitor element which is coupled to one of source and rain regions of said MOSFET, said capacitor element being comprised of a first electrode, a second electrode formed over said first electrode and a first insulating film formed between said first and second electrodes; (c) a second insulating film formed over said second electrode of said capacitor element; and (d) a plurality of data lines formed over said main surface of said semiconductor substrate, each of said data lines being coupled to the other of source and drain regions of said MOSFET of the corresponding memory cell and extending on said second insulating film over said second electrode of said capacitor element, wherein each of said data lines has a width smaller than a thickness of said second insulating film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
168 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising: (a) a semiconductor substrate having a main surface; (b) a plurality of memory cells formed on said main surface of said semiconductor substrate, each of said memory cells having a MOSFET and a capacitor element which is coupled to one of source and rain regions of said MOSFET, said capacitor element being comprised of a first electrode, a second electrode formed over said first electrode and a first insulating film formed between said first and second electrodes; (c) a second insulating film formed over said second electrode of said capacitor element; and (d) a plurality of data lines formed over said main surface of said semiconductor substrate, each of said data lines being coupled to the other of source and drain regions of said MOSFET of the corresponding memory cell and extending on said second insulating film over said second electrode of said capacitor element, wherein each of said data lines has a width smaller than a thickness of said second insulating film.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 4, wherein said second electrode of said capacitor element comprises a polycrystalline silicon film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 5, wherein each of said data lines comprises an aluminum-alloy film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 6, wherein said second insulating film comprises a silicon dioxide film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 7, wherein said silicon dioxide film is a silicon dioxide film doped with boron and phosphorus.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 5, wherein said first insulating film of said capacitor element comprises a silicon nitride film and a silicon dioxide film.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 5, wherein said first electrode of said capacitor element comprises a polycrystalline silicon film.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
62 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 4, further comprising: a third insulating film formed over said main surface of said semiconductor substrate so as to cover said data lines; and a plurality of word lines formed on said third insulating film, wherein each of said word lines is coupled to a gate electrode of said MOSFET of the corresponding memory cell.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
48 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 4, further comprising: peripheral circuits formed on said main surface of said semiconductor substrate; and signal wirings for connecting said peripheral circuits to each other; wherein each of said signal wirings has a width greater than that of said data line.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 12, wherein said peripheral circuits include bipolar transistors and MOSFETS.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 13, wherein said peripheral circuits includes composite circuits comprised of said bipolar transistors and said MOSFETs.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
55 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 12, further comprising a power source line for providing a predetermined operation voltage to said peripheral circuits, formed over said main surface of said semiconductor substrate, wherein a voltage is supplied to said second electrode of said capacitor element which is substantially one-half of said predetermined operation voltage.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 4, wherein a fixed potential is supplied to said second electrode of said capacitor element.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 4, wherein said capacitor element is formed on a surface of a groove which is formed in said main surface of said semiconductor body.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 4, wherein said thickness of said second insulating film corresponds to a thickness of said second insulating film over a portion where said first and second electrodes of said capacitor element overlap each other.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
184 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising: (a) a semiconductor substrate having a main surface; (b) a plurality of memory cells formed on said main surface of said semiconductor substrate, each of said memory cells having a MOSFET and a capacitor element which is coupled to one of source and drain regions of said MOSFET, said capacitor element being comprised of a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer stacked over said first conductive layer and a first insulating film formed between said first and second conductive layers; (c) a second insulating film formed over said main surface of said semiconductor substrate and extending on said second conductive layer of said capacitor element; and (d) a plurality of data lines formed over said main surface of said semiconductor substrate, each of said data lines being coupled to the other of source and drain regions of said MOSFET of the corresponding memory cell and extending on said second insulating film over said second conductive layer of said capacitor element, wherein each of said data lines has a width smaller than a thickness of said second insulating film.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
184 words
A semiconductor memory device comprising: (a) a semiconductor substrate having a main surface; (b) a plurality of memory cells formed on said main surface of said semiconductor substrate, each of said memory cells having a MOSFET and a capacitor element which is coupled to one of source and drain regions of said MOSFET, said capacitor element being comprised of a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer stacked over said first conductive layer and a first insulating film formed between said first and second conductive layers; (c) a second insulating film formed over said main surface of said semiconductor substrate and extending on said second conductive layer of said capacitor element; and (d) a plurality of data lines formed over said main surface of said semiconductor substrate, each of said data lines being coupled to the other of source and drain regions of said MOSFET of the corresponding memory cell and extending on said second insulating film over said second conductive layer of said capacitor element, wherein each of said data lines has a width smaller than a thickness of said second insulating film.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 19, wherein each of said first and second conductive layers of said capacitor element is a polycrystalline silicon film, respectively.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
27 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 20, wherein said first insulating film of said capacitor element comprises a silicon nitride film and a silicon dioxide film.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
48 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 19, further comprising: peripheral circuits formed on said main surface of said semiconductor substrate; and signal wirings for connecting said peripheral circuits to each other, wherein each of said signal wirings has a width greater than that of said data line.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
38 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 22, wherein said second insulating film further extends over said peripheral circuits, and wherein said signal wirings for connecting said peripheral circuits to each other extend on said second insulating film.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
32 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 23, wherein said data lines and said signal wirings for connecting said peripheral circuits to each other are formed of the same level conductor layer.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 24, wherein said peripheral circuits include bipolar transistors and MOSFETs.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
23 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 25, wherein said peripheral circuits include composite circuits comprised of said bipolar transistors and said MOSFETs.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
61 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 26, further comprising a power source line for providing a predetermined operation voltage to said peripheral circuits, wherein said power source line is formed over said main surface of said semiconductor substrate, wherein a voltage is supplied to said second electrode of said capacitor element which is substantially one-half of said predetermined operation voltage.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
23 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 19, wherein a fixed potential is supplied to said second conductive layer of said capacitor element.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
31 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 19, wherein said capacitor element is formed on a surface of a groove which is formed in said main surface of said semiconductor body.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
42 words
A semiconductor memory device according to claim 19, wherein said thickness of said second insulating film corresponds to a thickness of said second insulating film over a portion where said first and second conductive layers of said capacitor element overlap each other.
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