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DRAM cell with a rugged stacked trench (RST) capacitor

Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSMC Ltd
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Filing: 1997-10-31
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Granted: 2000-02-01
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Expires: 2017-10-31
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Abstract

Abstract The trench capacitors formed in a semiconductor wafer include trenches formed in said semiconductor substrate, first storage nodes includes doped ion regions and doped polysilicon structures, the doped regions are formed in a surface of the trenches. The doped polysilicon structures are formed on the walls of the trenches. An isolation structure is formed on said substrate between said trenches for isolation. A dielectric layer substantially covers the first storage nodes. A field plate is formed on the isolation structure and Second storage nodes is formed in the trenches and on the dielectric layer.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shye-Lin Wu

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 02:05
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/01; H10B12/02; H10B12/03; H10B12/038; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/01; H10D1/045; H10D1/047; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10D1/692; H10D1/711; H10D1/712

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim 109 words
Trench capacitors formed in a semiconductor substrate, said capacitors comprising: trenches formed in said semiconductor substrate; first storage nodes including doped ion regions and doped polysilicon structures having a rugged surface formed on the entire surface of said trench to increase a surface area, said doped regions being formed in a surface of said trenches, said doped polysilicon structures being formed on side walls of said trenches; an isolation structure formed on said substrate between said trenches for isolation; a dielectric layer substantially covering said first storage nodes; a field plate formed on said isolation structure; and second storage nodes formed in said trenches and on said dielectric layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 109 words
Trench capacitors formed in a semiconductor substrate, said capacitors comprising: trenches formed in said semiconductor substrate; first storage nodes including doped ion regions and doped polysilicon structures having a rugged surface formed on the entire surface of said trench to increase a surface area, said doped regions being formed in a surface of said trenches, said doped polysilicon structures being formed on side walls of said trenches; an isolation structure formed on said substrate between said trenches for isolation; a dielectric layer substantially covering said first storage nodes; a field plate formed on said isolation structure; and second storage nodes formed in said trenches and on said dielectric layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
The capacitors of claim 1, wherein said doped polysilicon structures are chosen from the group consisting of doped polysilicon and in-situ doped polysilicon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
The capacitors of claim 1, wherein said dielectric layer is formed of Ta 2 O 5 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
The capacitors of claim 1, wherein said dielectric layer is formed of BST.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 13 words
The capacitors of claim 1, wherein said dielectric layer is formed of PZT.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 20 words
The capacitors of claim 1, wherein said dielectric layer is a triple film of silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
The capacitors of claim 1, wherein said dielectric layer is a double film of silicon nitride, silicon oxide film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 23 words
The capacitors of claim 1, wherein said second storage node is chosen from the group consisting of doped polysilicon and in-situ doped polysilicon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 20 words
The capacitors of claim 1, wherein said second storage node is chosen from the group consisting of metal and alloy.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 127 words
Trench DRAM cells formed in a semiconductor substrate, said capacitors comprising: trenches formed in said semiconductor substrate; first storage nodes including doped ion regions and doped polysilicon structures having a rugged surface formed on the entire surface of said trench to increase a surface area, said doped regions being formed in a surface of said trenches, said doped polysilicon structures being formed on side walls of said trenches; an isolation structure formed on said substrate between said trenches for isolation; a dielectric layer substantially covering said first storage nodes; a field plate formed on said isolation structure; second storage nodes formed in said trenches and on said dielectric layer; and at least one transistor formed on said semiconductor substrate and being connected to said doped ion region.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 127 words
Trench DRAM cells formed in a semiconductor substrate, said capacitors comprising: trenches formed in said semiconductor substrate; first storage nodes including doped ion regions and doped polysilicon structures having a rugged surface formed on the entire surface of said trench to increase a surface area, said doped regions being formed in a surface of said trenches, said doped polysilicon structures being formed on side walls of said trenches; an isolation structure formed on said substrate between said trenches for isolation; a dielectric layer substantially covering said first storage nodes; a field plate formed on said isolation structure; second storage nodes formed in said trenches and on said dielectric layer; and at least one transistor formed on said semiconductor substrate and being connected to said doped ion region.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 22 words
The capacitors of claim 10, wherein said doped polysilicon structures are chosen from the group of doped polysilicon and in-situ doped polysilicon.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 17 words
The capacitors of claim 10, wherein said dielectric layer is formed of Ta 2 O 5 .
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 13 words
The capacitors of claim 10, wherein said dielectric layer is formed of BST.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 13 words
The capacitors of claim 10, wherein said dielectric layer is formed of PZT.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 20 words
The capacitors of claim 10, wherein said dielectric layer is a triple film of silicon oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxide.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 19 words
The capacitors of claim 10, wherein said dielectric layer is a double film of silicon nitride, silicon oxide film.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 23 words
The capacitors of claim 10, wherein said second storage node is chosen from the group consisting of doped polysilicon and in-situ doped polysilicon.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 20 words
The capacitors of claim 10, wherein said second storage node is chosen from the group consisting of metal and alloy.

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