US5252845A
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Trench DRAM cell with vertical transistor
Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
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Filing: 1992-05-05
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Granted: 1993-10-12
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Expires: 2012-05-05
Abstract
Abstract The DRAM cell of the invention comprises a structure wherein a deep trench is formed on a silicon wafer, a stacked trench capacitor is formed around a silicon pillar associated with the trench, and a vertical transfer transistor is formed on top of the silicon pillar after the formation of the stacked trench capacitor. The transfer transistor is connected to the storage capacitor through a selectively doped n + diffused layer, and isolation between DRAM cells is formed by the trench.
Inventors
- 👤 Cheon S. Kim
- 👤 Jin H. Lee
- 👤 Kyu H. Lee
- 👤 Dae Y. Kim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:41
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/30; H10B12/39; H10B12/395
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
A trench DRAM cell with a vertical transistor in a semiconductor device, comprising: a silicon pillar having an outside four surfaces and a top surface; a storage capacitor composed of a storage node with a stacked trench structure formed on the outside four surfaces of the silicon pillar in a p-type silicon wafer except for an upside and a bottom of the stacked trench; a capacitor dielectric formed on the storage node, and a plate formed in the stacked trench and formed on the capacitor dielectric except for an upside of the stacked trench, wherein said plate is isolated from said storage node and the bottom of said trench by said capacitor dielectric, so that said plate is isolated from a substrate of said cell; an isolation region formed at the bottom of the stacked trench; and a transfer transistor with a vertical structure composed of a source connected to the storage node in a part of the upside of the storage node, a gate oxide formed on the outside four surfaces of the upper part of the silicon pillar, a word line which is a gate electrode, formed on the gate oxide, and a drain formed on the top surface of the silicon pillar in regions between the trenches.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
210 words
A trench DRAM cell with a vertical transistor in a semiconductor device, comprising: a silicon pillar having an outside four surfaces and a top surface; a storage capacitor composed of a storage node with a stacked trench structure formed on the outside four surfaces of the silicon pillar in a p-type silicon wafer except for an upside and a bottom of the stacked trench; a capacitor dielectric formed on the storage node, and a plate formed in the stacked trench and formed on the capacitor dielectric except for an upside of the stacked trench, wherein said plate is isolated from said storage node and the bottom of said trench by said capacitor dielectric, so that said plate is isolated from a substrate of said cell; an isolation region formed at the bottom of the stacked trench; and a transfer transistor with a vertical structure composed of a source connected to the storage node in a part of the upside of the storage node, a gate oxide formed on the outside four surfaces of the upper part of the silicon pillar, a word line which is a gate electrode, formed on the gate oxide, and a drain formed on the top surface of the silicon pillar in regions between the trenches.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A trench DRAM cell with a vertical transistor according to claim 1, wherein said capacitor dielectric is formed from an ONO (Oxide/Nitride/Oxide) substance having a thickness corresponding to an equivalent thickness of 100 Å SiO 2 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The trench DRAM cell with a vertical transistor according to claim 1, wherein the storage node is isolated from adjacent cells by doping a bottom of the trench with p + dopant after said trench bottom has been etched.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
A trench DRAM cell with a vertical transistor according to claim 3, wherein the source comprises an n + diffused layer diffused with n-type impurities in the storage node through a window removed by an oxide to form an opening in one side of the upside of said storage node.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A trench DRAM cell with a vertical transistor according to claim 1, wherein the plate is formed by an etch back process of polysilicon doped with POCl 3 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A trench DRAM cell with a vertical transistor according to claim 1, wherein the gate oxide is formed to a thickness of 100 Å to 800 Å.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A trench DRAM cell with a vertical transistor according to claim 1, wherein a bottom of the trench is formed by a p + diffused layer in order to provide cell-to-cell isolation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A trench DRAM cell with a vertical transistor according to claim 1, wherein the drain is formed by an n + diffused layer implanted with As ions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A trench DRAM cell according to claim 1, wherein the drain is formed on a surface of a silicon single crystal, and the silicon single crystal is grown on all the regions except for the trench region by SEG (Selective Epitaxial Growth) technology.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A trench DRAM cell according to claim 9, wherein the silicon single crystal is grown to a thickness of 1 μm.
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