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Method for fabricating stacked capacitor of a DRAM cell

Assignee: SK Hynix Inc
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Filing: 1994-12-28
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Granted: 1996-07-02
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Expires: 2014-12-28
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Abstract

Abstract There is disclosed a method for the fabrication of a capacitor of a DRAM, comprising the characteristic steps of: forming a bellows type storage electrode; depositing an impurity-doped polysilicon film on the entire surface of the storage electrode; and diffusing the dopants into impurity-rare edge portions of the storage electrode through an annealing treatment. Accordingly, it is capable of easily securing the capacitance of a capacitor in greater quantity per unit area, and thus, effects a reduction in production cost.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sang H. Woo

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 02:54
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/01; H10B12/02; H10B12/03; H10B12/033; H10B12/30; H10B12/31; H10B12/318; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/01; H10D1/041; H10D1/042; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10D1/692; H10D1/711; H10D1/714

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 262 words
A process for fabricating a capacitor of a DRAM cell, comprising the steps of: forming an MOS transistor on a semiconductor substrate, depositing an insulation layer for planarization on the MOS transistor and forming a storage electrode contact hole; then depositing an undoped, first amorphous silicon layer, a doped, second amorphous silicon layer, a doped, third amorphous silicon layer, a doped, fourth amorphous silicon layer and an undoped, fifth amorphous silicon layer; forming a photosensitive film pattern for a storage electrode mask on the fifth amorphous silicon layer; etching the fifth through the first amorphous silicon layers to form a pattern of the fifth through first amorphous silicon layers with the photosensitive film pattern serving as a mask, and then, removing the photosensitive film pattern; annealing the pattern of the first through fifth amorphous silicon layers under a condition, to transform the first through fifth amorphous silicon layers into corresponding first through fifth polysilicon layers with dopants contained in the doped layers being activated and not diffused into the undoped layers; treating the first through fifth polysilicon layers with a selective chemical etchant to form grooves only in the doped second polysilicon layer and the doped fourth polysilicon layer; diffusing dopants in the second and fourth polysilicon layers into the first, third and fifth polysilicon layers by use of a heat treatment, to form a storage electrode; depositing a phosphorous-doped polysilicon film on an entire surface of the storage electrode; and diffusing dopants contained in the polysilicon film into the storage electrode through a heat treatment, to form a bellows storage electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 262 words
A process for fabricating a capacitor of a DRAM cell, comprising the steps of: forming an MOS transistor on a semiconductor substrate, depositing an insulation layer for planarization on the MOS transistor and forming a storage electrode contact hole; then depositing an undoped, first amorphous silicon layer, a doped, second amorphous silicon layer, a doped, third amorphous silicon layer, a doped, fourth amorphous silicon layer and an undoped, fifth amorphous silicon layer; forming a photosensitive film pattern for a storage electrode mask on the fifth amorphous silicon layer; etching the fifth through the first amorphous silicon layers to form a pattern of the fifth through first amorphous silicon layers with the photosensitive film pattern serving as a mask, and then, removing the photosensitive film pattern; annealing the pattern of the first through fifth amorphous silicon layers under a condition, to transform the first through fifth amorphous silicon layers into corresponding first through fifth polysilicon layers with dopants contained in the doped layers being activated and not diffused into the undoped layers; treating the first through fifth polysilicon layers with a selective chemical etchant to form grooves only in the doped second polysilicon layer and the doped fourth polysilicon layer; diffusing dopants in the second and fourth polysilicon layers into the first, third and fifth polysilicon layers by use of a heat treatment, to form a storage electrode; depositing a phosphorous-doped polysilicon film on an entire surface of the storage electrode; and diffusing dopants contained in the polysilicon film into the storage electrode through a heat treatment, to form a bellows storage electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step of depositing the first through fifth amorphous silicon layers is conducted at a temperature of not more than 550° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 42 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step of annealing the pattern of the first through fifth amorphous silicon layers is conducted at a temperature of about 600° to 650° C. for a period of about 0.5 to 3 hours.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
A process in accordance with claim 3, wherein said annealing step is conducted in nitrogen or argon ambient.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said second and said fourth amorphous silicon layers are saturated with dopants by flowing the dopants upon deposition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 43 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said selective chemical etchant is a solution containing nitric acid, acetic acid, hydrofluoric acid and deionized water wherein the volume ratio of nitric acid:acetic acid:hydrofluoric acid:deionized water is on the order of 30:3:0.5:15.0 to 30:3:1.0:15.5.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 69 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said phosphorous-doped polysilicon film is a phosphorous-saturated polysilicon film of about 30 to 100 Å thick, which is formed by flowing a gas in a large quantity for a period of 3 to 5 minutes to coat phosphorous on the storage electrode by flowing a mixed gas of PH 3 and one of Si 2 H 6 and SiH 4 .

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