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Method for fabricating stacked capacitors of semiconductor device
Assignee: SK Hynix Inc
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Filing: 1996-02-23
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Granted: 1996-11-12
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Expires: 2016-02-23
Abstract
Abstract A method for fabricating capacitors of a semiconductor device, capable of forming a storage electrode provided at its side walls with irregularity providing an increased surface area in accordance with an etch process using a difference in etch selectivity between doped and undoped silicon films. The method includes forming doped and undoped amorphous conduction films in an alternating manner over a semiconductor substrate formed with a contact hole, thereby forming a first amorphous conduction layer having a multi-layer structure, forming an insulating film pattern on the first amorphous conduction layer, forming undoped and doped amorphous conduction films in an alternating manner over the resulting structure, thereby forming a second amorphous conduction layer, etching the resulting structure under a condition that the insulating film pattern and lower insulating layer are used as an etch barrier, annealing the amorphous conduction layers, thereby forming crystallized conduction layers without diffusing an impurity, etching doped portions of the conduction layers, thereby providing an irregularity structure at the conduction layers, and doping impurity ions in undoped portions of the conduction layers, thereby forming a cylindrical storage electrode having the irregularity structure at each side wall thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Young J. Park
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-09 04:45
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/01; H10B12/02; H10B12/03; H10B12/033; H10B12/30; H10B12/31; H10B12/318; H10D1/00; H10D1/01; H10D1/041; H10D1/042; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10D1/692; H10D1/711; H10D1/716; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/97
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
265 words
A method for fabricating capacitors of a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: partially removing a lower insulating layer formed over a semiconductor substrate, thereby forming a contact hole, through which a portion of the semiconductor substrate is exposed; forming doped amorphous conduction films and undoped amorphous conduction films in an alternating manner over the resulting structure obtained after forming the contact hole, thereby forming a first amorphous conduction layer having a multi-layer structure such that an uppermost one of the doped amorphous conduction films constitutes an uppermost portion of the multi-layer structure; forming an insulating film pattern on the uppermost doped amorphous conduction film in accordance with an etch process using a storage electrode mask; forming undoped amorphous conduction films and doped amorphous conduction films in an alternating manner over the resulting structure obtained after forming the insulating film pattern, thereby forming a second amorphous conduction layer; etching the first and second amorphous conduction layers under a condition that the insulating film pattern and lower insulating layer are used as an etch barrier; removing the insulating film pattern in accordance with a wet etch process; annealing the first and second amorphous conduction layers, thereby forming first and second crystallized conduction layers without diffusing an impurity; etching doped portions of the first and second crystallized conduction layers with a wet etch process, thereby providing an irregularity structure at the first and second crystallized conduction layers; and doping impurity ions in undoped portions of the first and second crystallized conduction layers, thereby forming a cylindrical storage electrode having the irregularity structure at each side wall thereof.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
265 words
A method for fabricating capacitors of a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: partially removing a lower insulating layer formed over a semiconductor substrate, thereby forming a contact hole, through which a portion of the semiconductor substrate is exposed; forming doped amorphous conduction films and undoped amorphous conduction films in an alternating manner over the resulting structure obtained after forming the contact hole, thereby forming a first amorphous conduction layer having a multi-layer structure such that an uppermost one of the doped amorphous conduction films constitutes an uppermost portion of the multi-layer structure; forming an insulating film pattern on the uppermost doped amorphous conduction film in accordance with an etch process using a storage electrode mask; forming undoped amorphous conduction films and doped amorphous conduction films in an alternating manner over the resulting structure obtained after forming the insulating film pattern, thereby forming a second amorphous conduction layer; etching the first and second amorphous conduction layers under a condition that the insulating film pattern and lower insulating layer are used as an etch barrier; removing the insulating film pattern in accordance with a wet etch process; annealing the first and second amorphous conduction layers, thereby forming first and second crystallized conduction layers without diffusing an impurity; etching doped portions of the first and second crystallized conduction layers with a wet etch process, thereby providing an irregularity structure at the first and second crystallized conduction layers; and doping impurity ions in undoped portions of the first and second crystallized conduction layers, thereby forming a cylindrical storage electrode having the irregularity structure at each side wall thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the undoped films of the first and second amorphous conduction layers are formed in an atmosphere of a silicon source gas in accordance with a low pressure chemical vapor deposition method.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method in accordance with claim 2, wherein the silicon source gas is SiH 4 , Si 2 H 6 or Si 3 H 8 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the doped films of the first and second amorphous conduction layers are formed in an atmosphere of a silicon source gas along with PH 3 as an impurity source gas in accordance with a low pressure chemical vapor deposition method.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the films of the first and second amorphous conduction layers are formed in accordance with a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the insulating film pattern is comprised of an oxide film exhibiting a etch rate higher than that of the lower insulating layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the lower insulating layer comprises a high temperature oxide, and the insulating film pattern comprises a phosphor silicate glass.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the insulating film pattern has a thickness larger than that of the first amorphous conduction layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the second amorphous conduction layer has a thickness smaller than 1/2 of its distance from cells disposed adjacent thereto.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the step of doping impurity ions in undoped portions of the first and second crystallized conduction layers comprises the step of flowing an impurity toward the undoped portions at a temperature ranging from 600° C. to 1,500° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the step of doping impurity ions in undoped portions of the first and second crystallized conduction layers comprises the step of doping POCl 3 in the undoped portions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the uppermost portion of the first amorphous conduction layer comprises the undoped amorphous conduction film.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the lowermost portion of the second amorphous conduction layer comprises the doped amorphous conduction film.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the wet etch process used for the doped portions of the first and second crystallized conduction layers comprises the step of etching the doped portions by an HNO 3 /CH 3 COOH/HF solution in accordance with their difference in etch selectivity ratio from the undoped portions of the first and second crystallized conduction layers.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
265 words
A method for fabricating capacitors of a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: partially removing a lower insulating layer formed over a semiconductor substrate, thereby forming a contact hole, through which a portion of the semiconductor substrate is exposed; forming doped amorphous conduction films and undoped amorphous conduction films in an alternating manner over the resulting structure obtained after forming the contact hole, thereby forming a first amorphous conduction layer having a multi-layer structure such that an uppermost one of the doped amorphous conduction films constitutes an uppermost portion of the multi-layer structure; forming a plurality of insulating film patterns on the uppermost doped amorphous conduction film in accordance with an etch process using a storage electrode mask; forming undoped amorphous conduction films and doped amorphous conduction films in an alternating manner over the resulting structure obtained after forming the insulating film patterns, thereby forming a second amorphous conduction layer; etching the first and second amorphous conduction layers under a condition that the insulating film patterns and lower insulating layer are used as an etch barrier; removing the insulating film patterns in accordance with an wet etch process; annealing the first and second amorphous conduction layers, thereby forming first and second crystallized conduction layers without diffusing an impurity; etching doped portions of the first and second crystallized conduction layers with a wet etch process, thereby providing irregularity structures at the first and second crystallized conduction layers; and doping impurity ions in undoped portions of the first and second crystallized conduction layers, thereby forming multi-cylinder storage electrodes having the irregularity structures at side wall thereof, respectively.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
265 words
A method for fabricating capacitors of a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: partially removing a lower insulating layer formed over a semiconductor substrate, thereby forming a contact hole, through which a portion of the semiconductor substrate is exposed; forming doped amorphous conduction films and undoped amorphous conduction films in an alternating manner over the resulting structure obtained after forming the contact hole, thereby forming a first amorphous conduction layer having a multi-layer structure such that an uppermost one of the doped amorphous conduction films constitutes an uppermost portion of the multi-layer structure; forming a plurality of insulating film patterns on the uppermost doped amorphous conduction film in accordance with an etch process using a storage electrode mask; forming undoped amorphous conduction films and doped amorphous conduction films in an alternating manner over the resulting structure obtained after forming the insulating film patterns, thereby forming a second amorphous conduction layer; etching the first and second amorphous conduction layers under a condition that the insulating film patterns and lower insulating layer are used as an etch barrier; removing the insulating film patterns in accordance with an wet etch process; annealing the first and second amorphous conduction layers, thereby forming first and second crystallized conduction layers without diffusing an impurity; etching doped portions of the first and second crystallized conduction layers with a wet etch process, thereby providing irregularity structures at the first and second crystallized conduction layers; and doping impurity ions in undoped portions of the first and second crystallized conduction layers, thereby forming multi-cylinder storage electrodes having the irregularity structures at side wall thereof, respectively.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method in accordance with claim 15, wherein the number of the insulating film patterns is 2 to 4.
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