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Method of manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device with trench capacitors and stacked capacitors
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-02-07
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Granted: 1993-06-08
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Expires: 2012-02-07
Abstract
Abstract A highly integrated semiconductor memory device comprises a plurality of memory cells formed by alternately disposing a stack-type capacitor cell and a combined stack-trench type capacitor cell both in row and column directions. Each storage electrode of the capacitor of the memory cell is extended to overlap with the storage electrode of the capacitor of the adjacent memory cell. The combined stack-trench type capacitor is formed into the substrate to increase the storage capacitance thereof which allow the storage capacitance of the stack-type capacitor to increase by extending the storage electrode of the capacitor. Due to the alternate arrangement of stack-trench type capacitor and stack-type capacitor, step coverage, leakage current and soft errors of stack-trench type capacitor are prevented.
Inventors
- 👤 Seong-tae Kim
- 👤 Kyung-hun Kim
- 👤 Jae-hong Ko
- 👤 Su-han Choi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:29
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/30; H10B12/37; H10B12/377; H10B12/31; H10B12/318
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
246 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device comprising the steps of: arowing field oxide layers on a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate to define active regions therein; forming transistors, which are elements of a memory cell, on said active regions; depositing a first insulating layer over the resultant surface of the semiconductor substrate after formation of the transistors; forming bit lines connected to respective drain regions of said transistors after depositing the first insulating layer and before depositing a second insulating layer; forming first openings extending to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, after depositing said second insulating layer, to expose predetermined portions of source regions of first ones of said transistors to form first memory cells; forming trenches in the semiconductor substrate after forming said first openings; forming trench capacitor storage electrodes each extending on the surface of the trenches and on the second insulating layer depositing a third insulating layer over the resultant surface having the formed trench capacitor storage electrodes; forming second openings extending to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, after depositing the third insulating layer, to expose source regions of second ones of said transistors disposed adjacently to said first emory cells in both row and column directions; and forming stacked capacitor storage electrodes each extending on the surface of the stacked capacitor storage electrodes within the second openings and extending over that portion of an adjacent trench capacitor storage electrodes which extends over the second insulating layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
246 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device comprising the steps of: arowing field oxide layers on a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate to define active regions therein; forming transistors, which are elements of a memory cell, on said active regions; depositing a first insulating layer over the resultant surface of the semiconductor substrate after formation of the transistors; forming bit lines connected to respective drain regions of said transistors after depositing the first insulating layer and before depositing a second insulating layer; forming first openings extending to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, after depositing said second insulating layer, to expose predetermined portions of source regions of first ones of said transistors to form first memory cells; forming trenches in the semiconductor substrate after forming said first openings; forming trench capacitor storage electrodes each extending on the surface of the trenches and on the second insulating layer depositing a third insulating layer over the resultant surface having the formed trench capacitor storage electrodes; forming second openings extending to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, after depositing the third insulating layer, to expose source regions of second ones of said transistors disposed adjacently to said first emory cells in both row and column directions; and forming stacked capacitor storage electrodes each extending on the surface of the stacked capacitor storage electrodes within the second openings and extending over that portion of an adjacent trench capacitor storage electrodes which extends over the second insulating layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first, second, and third insulating layers are HTO layers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated memory device as claimed in claim 1, wherein semiconductor said third insulating layer is formed by depositing and then reflowing a BPSG layer having a thickness of about 500Ř4000Å.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said step of depositing said second insulating layer comprises the steps of successively forming a first oxide layer, a nitride layer and a second oxide layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said step of forming trench capacitor storage electrodes includes the steps of depositing a conductive layer, serving as a first electrode of each trench capacitor, both on the surface of the respective trench and on said second oxide layer, and then depositing an inter-planarizing layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
81 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said step of forming stacked capacitor storage electrodes includes the step of depositing a conductive layer, serving as a first electrode of each stacked capacitor, both on the surface of each trench defined by the second opening associated with said each stacked capacitor and on the surface extending over that portion of an adjacent trench capacitor storage electrodes which extends over the second insulating layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said first oxide layer and said second oxide layer are HTO layers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said inter-planarizing layer is an SOG layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said inter-planarizing layer is a stacked layer formed by an SOG layer and an HTO layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said inter-planarizing layer is a stacked layer formed by an HTO layer and a BPSG layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 5, further comprising the step of removing said second oxide layer and said inter-planarizing layer formed on said nitride layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 11, wherein said second oxide layer and said inter-planarizing layer are removed by wet etching.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 11, further comprising the step of forming dielectric films over a surface of said conductive layers exposed after the second oxide layer and the inter-planarizing layer have been removed.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method for manufacturing a highly integrated semiconductor memory device as claimed in claim 15, wherein said dielectric film is formed by the steps of forming a third oxide layer over the surface of said exposed conductive layers, forming a nitride layer over said third oxide layer, and forming a fourth oxide layer over said nitride layer.
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