US5629540A
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Semiconductor device having overlapped storage electrodes
Assignee: SK Hynix Inc
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1997-05-13
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract The capacitor area is increased with a cylinder-shaped first storage electrode overlapped with a second electrode in an area which covers two adjacent cells. Included in a semiconductor device using the invention may be: a semiconductor substrate; a word line on the substrate; impurity regions at opposite sides of the word line in the substrate; a first contact hole on an odd impurity region; a first storage electrode connected to the first contact hole, which is overlapped with an adjacent even cell; a first sidewall storage electrode at opposite sides of the first storage electrode; a second contact hole on the even impurity region, the second contact hole having an insulated sidewall; a second storage electrode connected to the second contact hole, which is overlapped with an adjacent odd cell; a second sidewall storage electrode at opposite sides of the second storage electrode.
Inventors
- 👤 Jae-sung Roh
- 👤 Hyeung-Tae Kim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 07:42
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/30; H10B12/31; H10B12/318; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/01; H10D1/041; H10D1/043; H10B12/01; H10B12/02; H10B12/03; H10B12/033; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10D1/692; H10D1/696
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A semiconductor device having adjacently positioned cells, each cell having a storage electrode, comprising: a substrate; a word line on the substrate; impurity regions at opposite sides of the word line in the substrate, including odd and even impurity regions for adjacently positioned first and second cells; a first capacitor storage electrode having a bottom portion connected to the odd impurity region of the first cell and formed over the odd and even impurity regions, a second capacitor storage electrode overlapping the first capacitor storage electrode, the second storage capacitor electrode having a bottom portion connected to the even impurity region of the adjacent second cell through a contact hole formed in the first capacitor storage electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A semiconductor device having adjacently positioned cells, each cell having a storage electrode, comprising: a substrate; a word line on the substrate; impurity regions at opposite sides of the word line in the substrate, including odd and even impurity regions for adjacently positioned first and second cells; a first capacitor storage electrode having a bottom portion connected to the odd impurity region of the first cell and formed over the odd and even impurity regions, a second capacitor storage electrode overlapping the first capacitor storage electrode, the second storage capacitor electrode having a bottom portion connected to the even impurity region of the adjacent second cell through a contact hole formed in the first capacitor storage electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
127 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a word line on the substrate; a first impurity region and odd and even second impurity regions at opposite sides of the word line in the substrate; a bit line connected to the first impurity region; a first contact hole to the odd second impurity region; a first storage electrode connected to the odd second impurity region through the first contact hole and formed over the odd and even second impurity regions; a second contact hole to the even second impurity region through the first storage electrode, the second contact hole having an insulating sidewall; a second storage electrode connected to the even second impurity region through the second contact hole, the second storage electrode overlapping the first storage electrode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
127 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a word line on the substrate; a first impurity region and odd and even second impurity regions at opposite sides of the word line in the substrate; a bit line connected to the first impurity region; a first contact hole to the odd second impurity region; a first storage electrode connected to the odd second impurity region through the first contact hole and formed over the odd and even second impurity regions; a second contact hole to the even second impurity region through the first storage electrode, the second contact hole having an insulating sidewall; a second storage electrode connected to the even second impurity region through the second contact hole, the second storage electrode overlapping the first storage electrode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
157 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a word line on the substrate; impurity regions at opposite sides of the word line in the substrate, including adjacent odd and even impurity regions; a first contact hole to the odd impurity region; a first storage electrode connected to the odd impurity region through the first contact hole, wherein the first storage electrode is formed over the odd and even impurity regions a first sidewall storage electrode at opposite sides of and coupled to the first storage electrode; a second contact hole to the even impurity region through the first capacitor storage electrode, the second contact hole having an insulating sidewall; a second storage electrode connected to the even impurity region through the second contact hole, wherein the second storage electrode overlaps the first storage electrode connected to the odd impurity region; and a second sidewall storage electrode at opposite sides of and coupled to the second storage electrode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
157 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a word line on the substrate; impurity regions at opposite sides of the word line in the substrate, including adjacent odd and even impurity regions; a first contact hole to the odd impurity region; a first storage electrode connected to the odd impurity region through the first contact hole, wherein the first storage electrode is formed over the odd and even impurity regions a first sidewall storage electrode at opposite sides of and coupled to the first storage electrode; a second contact hole to the even impurity region through the first capacitor storage electrode, the second contact hole having an insulating sidewall; a second storage electrode connected to the even impurity region through the second contact hole, wherein the second storage electrode overlaps the first storage electrode connected to the odd impurity region; and a second sidewall storage electrode at opposite sides of and coupled to the second storage electrode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1, further comprising: a dielectric layer on the first and second capacitor storage electrodes; and a capacitor plate electrode on the dielectric layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein the first and second capacitor storage electrodes comprise polysilicon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein an insulating layer is interposed between the first and second capacitor storage electrodes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1, further comprising a bit line impurity region at one side of the word line, wherein the bit line impurity region is coupled to a bit line, and wherein the odd and even impurity regions are at the side of the word line opposite to the bit line impurity region.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein the first and second capacitor storage electrodes each include a vertically extending sidewall electrode.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The semiconductor device of claim 8, wherein the second capacitor storage electrode is concentrically positioned within the first capacitor storage electrode.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The semiconductor device of claim 2, wherein the bit line comprises polysilicon.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The semiconductor device of claim 2, further comprising: a dielectric layer on the first and second storage electrodes; and a capacitor plate electrode on the dielectric layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The semiconductor device of claim 2, wherein the first and second electrodes comprise polysilicon.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The semiconductor device of claim 2, wherein an insulating layer is interposed between the first and second storage electrodes.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The semiconductor device of claim 2, wherein the first and second storage electrodes each include a vertically extending sidewall electrode.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The semiconductor device of claim 14, wherein the second storage electrode is concentrically positioned within the first storage electrode.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The semiconductor device of claim 3, wherein the first sidewall storage electrode surrounds the second sidewall storage electrode.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
The semiconductor device of claim 3, further comprising: a dielectric layer on the first and second sidewall storage electrodes; and a capacitor plate electrode on the dielectric layer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The semiconductor device of claim 3, wherein the first and second storage electrodes and the first and second sidewall storage electrodes comprise polysilicon.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
The semiconductor device of claim 3, wherein an insulating layer is interposed between the first and second storage electrodes.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
The semiconductor device of claim 3, wherein the first and second sidewall electrodes each comprise a vertically extending sidewall electrode, wherein the second storage electrode is concentrically positioned within the first storage electrode.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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