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Semiconductor device and its manufacturing method

Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1990-12-17
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Granted: 1994-10-18
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Expires: 2010-12-17
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Abstract

Abstract A semiconductor device and its manufacturing method are provided in which an epitaxial silicon layer is formed by a selective epitaxial growth method over a semiconductor substrate and a polysilicon layer is formed by an ordinary deposition method on the epitaxial silicon layer and these layers and are formed over a semiconductor device in a continuous process within the same furnace for a CVD apparatus.

Inventors

  • 👤 Susumu Yoshikawa
  • 👤 Shuichi Samata
  • 👤 Satoshi Maeda
  • 👤 Shizuo Sawada

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 05:45
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/011; H10D64/0111; H10D64/0113; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/24; H10P14/27; H10P14/271; H10P14/29; H10P14/2901; H10P14/2902; H10P14/2905; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3404; H10P14/3411; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/056; H10W20/057

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim 220 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: forming an impurity diffusion layer in a semiconductor substrate, forming two gates separated by a predetermined interval over a surface of said substrate and forming a first insulating layer on each of said gates; forming a first polysilicon conductive layer on said first insulating layer, said first polysilicon conductive layer being connected to said impurity diffusion layer and extending on said first insulating layer a distance greater than said predetermined interval; forming a second insulating layer over an entire area of said surface of said substrate on which said gates are formed; forming in said second insulating layer a hole having a diameter larger than said predetermined interval between said gates; forming in said hole, by a selective epitaxial method, a second polysilicon conductive layer connected to said first polysilicon conductive layer, said selective epitaxial method being performed within a furnace of a chemical vapor deposition apparatus; and forming within said furnace by polysilicon deposition a third polysilicon conductive layer connected to said second polysilicon conductive layer, wherein said forming of the second polysilicon conductive layer and the third polysilicon conductive layer is continuously performed in a same furnace without exposure to an atmosphere outside the furnace and absent formation of an oxide film between the second and third polysilicon conductive layers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 220 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: forming an impurity diffusion layer in a semiconductor substrate, forming two gates separated by a predetermined interval over a surface of said substrate and forming a first insulating layer on each of said gates; forming a first polysilicon conductive layer on said first insulating layer, said first polysilicon conductive layer being connected to said impurity diffusion layer and extending on said first insulating layer a distance greater than said predetermined interval; forming a second insulating layer over an entire area of said surface of said substrate on which said gates are formed; forming in said second insulating layer a hole having a diameter larger than said predetermined interval between said gates; forming in said hole, by a selective epitaxial method, a second polysilicon conductive layer connected to said first polysilicon conductive layer, said selective epitaxial method being performed within a furnace of a chemical vapor deposition apparatus; and forming within said furnace by polysilicon deposition a third polysilicon conductive layer connected to said second polysilicon conductive layer, wherein said forming of the second polysilicon conductive layer and the third polysilicon conductive layer is continuously performed in a same furnace without exposure to an atmosphere outside the furnace and absent formation of an oxide film between the second and third polysilicon conductive layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said furnace is cooled after forming said second polysilicon conductive layer therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said forming of said hole in said second insulation layer includes use of a HCl feed gas.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein an interior of said furnace is purged with hydrogen gas prior to forming said second polysilicon conductive layer therein.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein, prior to forming said second polysilicon conductive layer, a silicon wafer having said semiconductor substrate is provided in said furnace.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 25 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said silicon wafer is removed from said furnace subsequent to said forming of said third polysilicon conductive layer therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein an interior of said furnace is purged with nitrogen gas subsequent to said forming of said third polysilicon conductive layer therein.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 257 words
A method for manufacturing a dynamic random access memory device, comprising: forming an impurity diffusion layer in a semiconductor substrate, forming two gates separated by a predetermined interval over a surface of said substrate to produce a field effect transistor for switching between bit lines and cells, with said gates being separated by a predetermined interval and forming an insulating layer on each of said gates; forming a first polysilicon conductive layer on said first insulating layer, said first polysilicon conductive layer being connected to said impurity diffusion layer and extending on said first insulating layer a distance greater than said predetermined interval; forming a second insulating layer over an entire area of the surface of said substrate on which said gates are formed; forming in said second insulating layer a hole having a diameter larger than said predetermined interval between said gates; forming in said hole, by a selective epitaxial growth method, a second polysilicon conductive layer connected to said first polysilicon conductive layer, said selective epitaxial growth method being performed within a furnace of a chemical vapor deposition apparatus; and forming within said furnace by polysilicon deposition a third polysilicon conductive layer, as a bit line of said dynamic random access memory device, connected to said second polysilicon conductive layer, wherein said forming of the second polysilicon conductive layer and the third polysilicon conductive layer is continuously performed in a same furnace without exposure to an atmosphere outside the furnace and absent formation of an oxide film between the second and third polysilicon conductive layers.
Claim 10
Independent Claim 257 words
A method for manufacturing a dynamic random access memory device, comprising: forming an impurity diffusion layer in a semiconductor substrate, forming two gates separated by a predetermined interval over a surface of said substrate to produce a field effect transistor for switching between bit lines and cells, with said gates being separated by a predetermined interval and forming an insulating layer on each of said gates; forming a first polysilicon conductive layer on said first insulating layer, said first polysilicon conductive layer being connected to said impurity diffusion layer and extending on said first insulating layer a distance greater than said predetermined interval; forming a second insulating layer over an entire area of the surface of said substrate on which said gates are formed; forming in said second insulating layer a hole having a diameter larger than said predetermined interval between said gates; forming in said hole, by a selective epitaxial growth method, a second polysilicon conductive layer connected to said first polysilicon conductive layer, said selective epitaxial growth method being performed within a furnace of a chemical vapor deposition apparatus; and forming within said furnace by polysilicon deposition a third polysilicon conductive layer, as a bit line of said dynamic random access memory device, connected to said second polysilicon conductive layer, wherein said forming of the second polysilicon conductive layer and the third polysilicon conductive layer is continuously performed in a same furnace without exposure to an atmosphere outside the furnace and absent formation of an oxide film between the second and third polysilicon conductive layers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 18 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said furnace is cooled after forming said second polysilicon conductive layer therein.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 23 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said forming of said hole in said second insulation layer includes use of a HCl feed gas.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 25 words
The method of claim 8 wherein an interior of said furnace is purged with hydrogen gas prior to forming said second polysilicon conductive layer therein.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 26 words
The method of claim 8 wherein, prior to forming said second polysilicon conductive layer, a silicon wafer having said semiconductor substrate is provided in said furnace.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 25 words
The method of claim 12 wherein said silicon wafer is removed from said furnace subsequent to said forming of said third polysilicon conductive layer therein.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 27 words
The method of claim 8 wherein an interior of said furnace is purged with nitrogen gas subsequent to said forming of said third polysilicon conductive layer therein.

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