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Method of fabricating a rugged-crown shaped capacitor
Assignee: Powerchip Semiconductor Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-05
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Granted: 1998-06-02
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Expires: 2016-12-05
Abstract
Abstract A method of fabricating a rugged-crown shaped capacitor on a semiconductor substrate is provided. Specifically, the method can be applied for fabricating a storage capacitor of a DRAM cell. A doped polysilicon layer is deposited on the substrate and patterned to retain the portion of the doped polysilicon layer within a planned region of the capacitor. Next, an undoped polysilicon layer is deposited on the doped polysilicon layer and the substrate and etched back as undoped polysilicon spacers. Then the doped layer and the undoped spacers are selectively etched by a hot H 3 PO 4 solution to form a crown-shaped node of the capacitor with a rugged surface. Then the undoped portion of the crown-shaped node of the capacitor is doped and the rugged-crown shaped node forms a conductive plate of the DRAM capacitor, providing a rugged-crown shaped capacitor having a larger area to increase its capacitance.
Inventors
- 👤 Shye-Lin Wu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 16:19
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/01; H10B12/02; H10B12/03; H10B12/033; H10B12/30; H10B12/31; H10B12/318; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10D1/692; H10D1/711; H10D1/712; H10D1/714; H10D1/716
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of fabricating a rugged-crown shaped capacitor on a substrate, the substrate including a semiconductor device source region, the method comprising the steps of: depositing a doped polysilicon layer on the substrate, the doped polysilicon layer contacting the semiconductor device source region; patterning the doped polysilicon layer to retain a portion of the doped polysilicon layer adjacent to the semiconductor device source region; depositing an undoped polysilicon layer on the doped polysilicon layer and the substrate; anisotropically etching the undoped polysilicon layer to form undoped polysilicon spacers adjacent to the doped polysilicon layer; selectively etching the doped polysilicon layer and the undoped polysilicon spacers by a hot phosphoric acid solution to form a crown-shaped node of the capacitor with a rugged surface; doping an undoped portion of the crown-shaped node of the capacitor; forming a dielectric layer on the crown-shape node; and forming a cell plate on the dielectric layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of fabricating a rugged-crown shaped capacitor on a substrate, the substrate including a semiconductor device source region, the method comprising the steps of: depositing a doped polysilicon layer on the substrate, the doped polysilicon layer contacting the semiconductor device source region; patterning the doped polysilicon layer to retain a portion of the doped polysilicon layer adjacent to the semiconductor device source region; depositing an undoped polysilicon layer on the doped polysilicon layer and the substrate; anisotropically etching the undoped polysilicon layer to form undoped polysilicon spacers adjacent to the doped polysilicon layer; selectively etching the doped polysilicon layer and the undoped polysilicon spacers by a hot phosphoric acid solution to form a crown-shaped node of the capacitor with a rugged surface; doping an undoped portion of the crown-shaped node of the capacitor; forming a dielectric layer on the crown-shape node; and forming a cell plate on the dielectric layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of depositing the doped polysilicon layer uses phosphoric material as dopant and has a concentration of equal to or greater than 10 20 atoms/cm 3 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the doped polysilicon layer is doped by in-situ doping.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of depositing the doped polysilicon layer uses arsenic material as dopant and has a concentration of equal to or greater than 10 20 atoms/cm 3 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the doped polysilicon layer is doped by in-situ doping.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the undoped portion of the rugged-crown shaped node is: doped by POCl 3 or PH 3 .
Claim 8
Independent Claim
204 words
A method of fabricating a rugged-crown shaped capacitor on a substrate having a semiconductor device source region, the method comprising the steps of: depositing an isolation layer on the substrate; depositing an anti-reflection coating layer on the isolation layer; patterning the isolation layer and the anti-reflection coating layer to form a contact hole to an electrode of the semiconductor device; depositing a doped polysilicon layer on the anti-reflection coating layer and within the contact hole, the doped polysilicon layer being electrically connected to the electrode of the semiconductor device; patterning the doped polysilicon layer to retain a portion of the doped polysilicon layer adjacent to the semiconductor source region; depositing an undoped polysilicon layer on the doped polysilicon layer and the isolation layer; anisotropically etching the undoped polysilicon layer to form undoped polysilicon spacers adjacent to the doped polysilicon layer; selectively etching the doped polysilicon layer and the undoped polysilicon spacers and removing the anti-reflection coating layer by a hot phosphoric acid solution to form a crown-shaped node of the capacitor with a rugged surface; doping the undoped polysilicon spacers of the crown-shaped node of the capacitor; forming a dielectric layer on the crown-shaped node; and forming a cell plate on the dielectric layer.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
204 words
A method of fabricating a rugged-crown shaped capacitor on a substrate having a semiconductor device source region, the method comprising the steps of: depositing an isolation layer on the substrate; depositing an anti-reflection coating layer on the isolation layer; patterning the isolation layer and the anti-reflection coating layer to form a contact hole to an electrode of the semiconductor device; depositing a doped polysilicon layer on the anti-reflection coating layer and within the contact hole, the doped polysilicon layer being electrically connected to the electrode of the semiconductor device; patterning the doped polysilicon layer to retain a portion of the doped polysilicon layer adjacent to the semiconductor source region; depositing an undoped polysilicon layer on the doped polysilicon layer and the isolation layer; anisotropically etching the undoped polysilicon layer to form undoped polysilicon spacers adjacent to the doped polysilicon layer; selectively etching the doped polysilicon layer and the undoped polysilicon spacers and removing the anti-reflection coating layer by a hot phosphoric acid solution to form a crown-shaped node of the capacitor with a rugged surface; doping the undoped polysilicon spacers of the crown-shaped node of the capacitor; forming a dielectric layer on the crown-shaped node; and forming a cell plate on the dielectric layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the isolation layer is made of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the anti-reflection coating layer is made of silicon nitride.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the step of depositing the doped polysilicon layer uses phosphoric material as dopant and has a concentration of equal to or greater than 10 20 atoms/cm 3 .
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the doped polysilicon layer is doped by in-situ doping.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the step of depositing the doped polysilicon layer uses arsenic material as dopant and has a concentration of equal to or greater than 10 20 atoms/cm 3 .
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the doped polysilicon layer is doped by in-situ doping.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the undoped portion of the rugged-crown shaped node is doped by POCl 3 or PH 3 .
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