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Method for fabricating capacitive element of semiconductor memory device

Assignee: PS4 Luxco SARL
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Filing: 1996-04-24
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Granted: 1997-09-02
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Expires: 2016-04-24
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Abstract

Abstract After formation of a node-contact hole through an interlayer insulation film, an LPCVD using a monosilane gas is employed to form a non-doped polycrystalline silicon film on the interlayer insulation film, filling the node-contact hole. The non-doped polycrystalline silicon film is converted into an n-type polycrystalline silicon film. Using a disilane gas and a phosphine gas as raw gases, an n-type doped amorphous silicon film is formed. After patterning, a heat treatment is employed under a super-high vacuum pressure to convert the n-type doped amorphous silicon film into an n-type polycrystalline silicon film with a rugged surface. A capacitive element is fabricated with a reduced dispersion of capacitance in a simplified manner suitable for a miniaturization of cell size.

Inventors

  • 👤 Takaho Tanigawa

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 08:09
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/01; H10B12/02; H10B12/03; H10B12/033; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10D1/692; H10D1/711; H10D1/712; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/964

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 302 words
A method for fabricating a capacitive element of a semiconductor memory device, the method comprising the steps of: forming a field insulation film in a device isolating surface region of a p-type silicon substrate; forming a gate insulation film in a device building surface region of the p-type silicon substrate; forming a gate electrode as part of a wordline on the gate insulation film; forming a pair of n-type diffusion regions as source and drain regions in the device building surface region of the p-type silicon substrate so that the n-type diffusion regions self-align to the field insulation film and the gate electrode; forming an interlayer insulation film over an entire surface; forming a node-contact hole reaching a corresponding one of the n-type diffusion regions through the interlayer insulation film; providing a first low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a monosilane (SiH 4 ) gas for forming a non-doped polycrystalline silicon film covering the interlayer insulation film, filling the node-contact hole; introducing an n-type dopant for converting the non-doped polycrystalline silicon film into a first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; providing a second low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a disilane (Si 2 H 6 ) gas and a phosphine (PH 3 ) gas for forming an n-type doped amorphous silicon film covering the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; patterning the n-type doped amorphous silicon film and the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; removing natural oxidation surface scales from the n-type doped amorphous silicon film and the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; providing a heat treatment under a vacuum pressure for crystallizing the n-type doped amorphous silicon film from a surface thereof, converting the same into a second n-type polycrystalline silicon film with a rugged surface; and forming a capacitive insulation film over the second n-type polycrystalline silicon film to constitute a cell plate electrode.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 302 words
A method for fabricating a capacitive element of a semiconductor memory device, the method comprising the steps of: forming a field insulation film in a device isolating surface region of a p-type silicon substrate; forming a gate insulation film in a device building surface region of the p-type silicon substrate; forming a gate electrode as part of a wordline on the gate insulation film; forming a pair of n-type diffusion regions as source and drain regions in the device building surface region of the p-type silicon substrate so that the n-type diffusion regions self-align to the field insulation film and the gate electrode; forming an interlayer insulation film over an entire surface; forming a node-contact hole reaching a corresponding one of the n-type diffusion regions through the interlayer insulation film; providing a first low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a monosilane (SiH 4 ) gas for forming a non-doped polycrystalline silicon film covering the interlayer insulation film, filling the node-contact hole; introducing an n-type dopant for converting the non-doped polycrystalline silicon film into a first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; providing a second low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a disilane (Si 2 H 6 ) gas and a phosphine (PH 3 ) gas for forming an n-type doped amorphous silicon film covering the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; patterning the n-type doped amorphous silicon film and the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; removing natural oxidation surface scales from the n-type doped amorphous silicon film and the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; providing a heat treatment under a vacuum pressure for crystallizing the n-type doped amorphous silicon film from a surface thereof, converting the same into a second n-type polycrystalline silicon film with a rugged surface; and forming a capacitive insulation film over the second n-type polycrystalline silicon film to constitute a cell plate electrode.
Claim 3
Independent Claim 384 words
A method for fabricating a capacitive element of a semiconductor memory device, the method comprising the steps of: forming a field insulation film in a device isolating surface region of a p-type silicon substrate; forming a gate insulation film in a device building surface region of the p-type silicon substrate; forming a gate electrode as part of a wordline on the gate insulation film; forming a pair of n-type diffusion regions as source and drain regions in the device building surface region of the p-type silicon substrate so that the n-type diffusion regions self-align to the field insulation film and the gate electrode; forming an interlayer insulation film over an entire surface; forming a node-contact hole reaching a corresponding one of the n-type diffusion regions through the interlayer insulation film; providing a first low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a monosilane (SiH 4 ) gas and a phosphine (PH 3 ) gas for forming a first n-type doped amorphous silicon film on the interlayer insulation film, covering a side wall and a bottom surface of the node-contact hole; employing a second low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a monosilane (SiH 4 ) gas for converting the first n-type doped amorphous silicon film into a first n-type polycrystalline silicon film and for forming a non-doped polycrystalline silicon film covering the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film, filling the node-contact hole; introducing an n-type dopant for converting the non-doped polycrystalline silicon film into a second n-type polycrystalline silicon film; providing a third low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a disilane (Si 2 H 6 ) gas and a phosphine (PH 3 ) gas for forming a second n-type doped amorphous silicon film covering the second n-type polycrystalline silicon film; patterning the second n-type doped amorphous silicon film, the second n-type polycrystalline silicon film and the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; removing natural oxidation surface scales from the second n-type doped amorphous silicon film, the second n-type polycrystalline silicon film and the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; providing a heat treatment under a vacuum pressure for crystallizing the second n-type doped amorphous silicon film from a surface thereof, converting the same into a third n-type polycrystalline silicon film with a rugged surface; and providing a capacitive insulation film over the third n-type polycrystalline silicon film to constitute a cell plate electrode.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 384 words
A method for fabricating a capacitive element of a semiconductor memory device, the method comprising the steps of: forming a field insulation film in a device isolating surface region of a p-type silicon substrate; forming a gate insulation film in a device building surface region of the p-type silicon substrate; forming a gate electrode as part of a wordline on the gate insulation film; forming a pair of n-type diffusion regions as source and drain regions in the device building surface region of the p-type silicon substrate so that the n-type diffusion regions self-align to the field insulation film and the gate electrode; forming an interlayer insulation film over an entire surface; forming a node-contact hole reaching a corresponding one of the n-type diffusion regions through the interlayer insulation film; providing a first low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a monosilane (SiH 4 ) gas and a phosphine (PH 3 ) gas for forming a first n-type doped amorphous silicon film on the interlayer insulation film, covering a side wall and a bottom surface of the node-contact hole; employing a second low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a monosilane (SiH 4 ) gas for converting the first n-type doped amorphous silicon film into a first n-type polycrystalline silicon film and for forming a non-doped polycrystalline silicon film covering the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film, filling the node-contact hole; introducing an n-type dopant for converting the non-doped polycrystalline silicon film into a second n-type polycrystalline silicon film; providing a third low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a disilane (Si 2 H 6 ) gas and a phosphine (PH 3 ) gas for forming a second n-type doped amorphous silicon film covering the second n-type polycrystalline silicon film; patterning the second n-type doped amorphous silicon film, the second n-type polycrystalline silicon film and the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; removing natural oxidation surface scales from the second n-type doped amorphous silicon film, the second n-type polycrystalline silicon film and the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; providing a heat treatment under a vacuum pressure for crystallizing the second n-type doped amorphous silicon film from a surface thereof, converting the same into a third n-type polycrystalline silicon film with a rugged surface; and providing a capacitive insulation film over the third n-type polycrystalline silicon film to constitute a cell plate electrode.
Claim 5
Independent Claim 331 words
A method for fabricating a capacitive element of a semiconductor memory device, the method comprising the steps of: forming a field insulation film in a device isolating surface region of a p-type silicon substrate; forming a gate insulation film in a device building surface region of the p-type silicon substrate; forming a gate electrode as part of a wordline on the gate insulation film; forming a pair of n-type diffusion regions as source and drain regions in the device building surface region of the p-type silicon substrate so that the n-type diffusion regions self-align to the field insulation film and the gate electrode; forming an interlayer insulation film over an entire surface; forming a node-contact hole reaching a corresponding one of the n-type diffusion regions through the interlayer insulation film; providing a first low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a monosilane (SiH 4 ) gas and a phosphine (PH 3 ) gas for forming a first n-type doped amorphous silicon film on the interlayer insulation film, covering a side wall and a bottom surface of the node-contact hole; providing a second low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a disilane (Si 2 H 6 ) gas and a phosphine (PH 3 ) gas for forming a second n-type doped amorphous silicon film covering a first n-type polycrystalline silicon film, filling the node-contact hole; patterning the second n-type doped amorphous silicon film and the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; removing natural oxidation surface scales from the second n-type doped amorphous silicon film and the first n-type doped amorphous silicon film; providing a heat treatment under a vacuum pressure for crystallizing the second n-type doped amorphous silicon film and the first n-type doped amorphous silicon film from surfaces thereof, converting the same into a second n-type polycrystalline silicon film and a first n-type polycrystalline silicon film, respectively, with rugged surfaces; and forming a capacitive insulation film over the second n-type polycrystalline silicon film and the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film to constitute a cell plate electrode.
Claim 6
Independent Claim 331 words
A method for fabricating a capacitive element of a semiconductor memory device, the method comprising the steps of: forming a field insulation film in a device isolating surface region of a p-type silicon substrate; forming a gate insulation film in a device building surface region of the p-type silicon substrate; forming a gate electrode as part of a wordline on the gate insulation film; forming a pair of n-type diffusion regions as source and drain regions in the device building surface region of the p-type silicon substrate so that the n-type diffusion regions self-align to the field insulation film and the gate electrode; forming an interlayer insulation film over an entire surface; forming a node-contact hole reaching a corresponding one of the n-type diffusion regions through the interlayer insulation film; providing a first low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a monosilane (SiH 4 ) gas and a phosphine (PH 3 ) gas for forming a first n-type doped amorphous silicon film on the interlayer insulation film, covering a side wall and a bottom surface of the node-contact hole; providing a second low pressure chemical-vapor deposition using a disilane (Si 2 H 6 ) gas and a phosphine (PH 3 ) gas for forming a second n-type doped amorphous silicon film covering a first n-type polycrystalline silicon film, filling the node-contact hole; patterning the second n-type doped amorphous silicon film and the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film; removing natural oxidation surface scales from the second n-type doped amorphous silicon film and the first n-type doped amorphous silicon film; providing a heat treatment under a vacuum pressure for crystallizing the second n-type doped amorphous silicon film and the first n-type doped amorphous silicon film from surfaces thereof, converting the same into a second n-type polycrystalline silicon film and a first n-type polycrystalline silicon film, respectively, with rugged surfaces; and forming a capacitive insulation film over the second n-type polycrystalline silicon film and the first n-type polycrystalline silicon film to constitute a cell plate electrode.

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