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Method for manufacturing a capacitor of a trench DRAM cell
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSMC Ltd
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Filing: 1998-04-02
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Granted: 1999-11-16
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Expires: 2018-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A silicon oxide layer is formed on the wafer to act as a pad layer. A silicon nitride layer is then formed on the silicon oxide layer to have a thickness approximate 1500-2000 angstroms. At least one trench is then created in the wafer. Then, an ion implantation process is performed with at least one titled angle to dope ions into the surface of the trenches. A LPD-oxide is selectively deposited in the trench. Then, a polysilicon layer is formed on the LPD-oxide and on the surface of the silicon nitride layer. Next, the polysilicon layer is etched to generate polysilicon side-wall spacers. The LPD-oxide is etched using the polysilicon side-wall spacers and the silicon nitride layer as an etching mask. The polysilicon side-wall spacers are then removed. A first conductive layer is formed on the silicon nitride layer, and refilled into the first trenches. The first conductive layer is then etched to at least to expose the LPD-oxide. The LPD-oxide is removed. A dielectric layer is then conformally deposited along the surface of the first storage nodes. A second conductive layer is deposited on the dielectric layer and refilled into the trench.
Inventors
- 👤 Shye-Lin Wu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:09
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/01; H10B12/02; H10B12/03; H10B12/038
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
279 words
A method of forming a capacitor in a semiconductor wafer, said method comprising: patterning a mask layer on said semiconductor wafer by a photoresist to define a first trench region; etching said wafer using said photoresist as an etching mask to form a first trench in said wafer; forming a doped ion region into a surface of said first trench; selectively forming a liquid phase deposition oxide (LPD-oxide) in said first trench; removing said photoresist; forming a polysilicon layer on said mask layer and on said LPD-oxide; anisotropically etching said polysilicon to form side-wall spacers on side walls of said mask layer, a portion of said LPD-oxide being exposed by said side-wall spacers; etching said LPD-oxide to expose a portion of said first trench using said mask layer, said side-wall spacers as an etching mask; etching said side-wall spacers, and etching said exposed first trench to form a second trench into said semiconductor wafer; forming a first conductive layer on said mask layer and into said first, second trenches; etching said first conductive layer to expose a surface of said LPD-oxide; removing said LPD-oxide, thereby forming a conductive pillar formed by said first conductive layer in said first trench, a bottom portion of said conductive pillar being in said second trench, wherein said doped ion region and said conductive pillar serves as a first storage node of said capacitor; forming a dielectric layer on a surface of said mask layer, on a surface of said first trench and on a surface of said conductive pillar; and forming a second conductive layer on said dielectric layer, wherein said second conductive layer serves as a second storage node of said capacitor.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
279 words
A method of forming a capacitor in a semiconductor wafer, said method comprising: patterning a mask layer on said semiconductor wafer by a photoresist to define a first trench region; etching said wafer using said photoresist as an etching mask to form a first trench in said wafer; forming a doped ion region into a surface of said first trench; selectively forming a liquid phase deposition oxide (LPD-oxide) in said first trench; removing said photoresist; forming a polysilicon layer on said mask layer and on said LPD-oxide; anisotropically etching said polysilicon to form side-wall spacers on side walls of said mask layer, a portion of said LPD-oxide being exposed by said side-wall spacers; etching said LPD-oxide to expose a portion of said first trench using said mask layer, said side-wall spacers as an etching mask; etching said side-wall spacers, and etching said exposed first trench to form a second trench into said semiconductor wafer; forming a first conductive layer on said mask layer and into said first, second trenches; etching said first conductive layer to expose a surface of said LPD-oxide; removing said LPD-oxide, thereby forming a conductive pillar formed by said first conductive layer in said first trench, a bottom portion of said conductive pillar being in said second trench, wherein said doped ion region and said conductive pillar serves as a first storage node of said capacitor; forming a dielectric layer on a surface of said mask layer, on a surface of said first trench and on a surface of said conductive pillar; and forming a second conductive layer on said dielectric layer, wherein said second conductive layer serves as a second storage node of said capacitor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said mask layer comprising: a pad oxide formed on said wafer; and a silicon nitride layer formed on said pad oxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 1, wherein an etchant to etch said LPD-oxide is selected from the group consisting of CCl 2 F 2 , CHF 3 /CF 4 , CHF 3 /O 2 , CH 3 CHF 2 , CF 4 /O 2 , C 2 F 6 and C 3 F 8 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1, wherein an etchant to remove said side-wall spacers is selected from the group consisting of SiCl 4 /Cl 2 , BCl 3 /Cl 2 , HBr/Cl 2 /O 2 , Br/O 2 , Br 2 /SF 6 and SF 6 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said LPD-oxide is removed by using an etchant that is selected from the group consisting of HF solution, HF vapor and BOE (buffer oxide etching) solution.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said first conductive layer is selected from the group consisting of doped polysilicon and in-situ doped polysilicon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 6, wherein an etchant to etch said first conductive layer is selected from the group consisting of SiCl 4 /Cl 2 , BCl 3 /Cl 2 , HBr/Cl 2 /O 2 , HBr/O 2 , Br 2 /SF 6 and SF 6 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said dielectric layer is selected from the group consisting of tantalum oxide (Ta 2 O 5 ), BST, PZT, a triple film of silicon oxide/silicon nitride/silicon oxide and a double film of silicon nitride/silicon oxide film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said second conductive layer is selected from the group of doped polysilicon, in-situ doped polysilicon, metal and metal alloy.
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