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Method for increasing the capacitance in a storage trench
Assignee: Qimonda AG
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Filing: 2002-11-18
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Granted: 2004-03-02
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Expires: 2022-11-18
Abstract
Abstract In a method for forming a trench capacitor a first layer of silicon oxide is deposited in a storage trench and a layer of silicon is deposited over the first layer by a chemical vapor deposition process. A layer of an oxidizable metal is deposited over the layer of silicon. The layer of silicon and the layer of the oxidizable metal are subsequently oxidized to form a layer of silicon oxide and metal oxide.
Inventors
- 👤 Alexander Ruff
- 👤 Wilhelm Kegel
- 👤 Wolfram Karcher
- 👤 Martin Schrems
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 01:07
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/60; H10P14/69; H10P14/692; H10P14/6921; H10P14/69215; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/01; H10B12/02; H10B12/03; H10B12/038; H10P14/63; H10P14/6302; H10P14/6304; H10P14/6314; H10P14/66; H10P14/662; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/01; H10D1/045; H10D1/047; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10D1/682; H10D1/684; H10P14/6326; H10P14/6328; H10P14/6334; H10P14/6339; H10P14/6928; H10P14/6931; H10P14/6932; H10P14/6938; H10P14/6939; H10P14/69393; H10P14/69394
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for increasing a capacitance in a storage trench, which comprises the steps of: depositing a layer of silicon oxide in the storage trench; depositing a layer of silicon over the layer of silicon oxide by a deposition method suitable for sufficient coverage of walls of the storage trench; depositing a layer having an oxidizable metal over the layer of silicon; and oxidizing the layer of silicon and the layer having the oxidizable metal to form a layer having a metal oxide and a silicon oxide.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for increasing a capacitance in a storage trench, which comprises the steps of: depositing a layer of silicon oxide in the storage trench; depositing a layer of silicon over the layer of silicon oxide by a deposition method suitable for sufficient coverage of walls of the storage trench; depositing a layer having an oxidizable metal over the layer of silicon; and oxidizing the layer of silicon and the layer having the oxidizable metal to form a layer having a metal oxide and a silicon oxide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 1 , which comprises using one of a chemical vapor deposition process and an atomic layer deposition process as the deposition method.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 2 , which comprises depositing a further layer formed of a material selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide and silicon nitride over the layer having the metal oxide and the silicon oxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 1 , which comprises using a metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, TiN, W, WN, Ta, TaN, WSi, TiSi and TaSi as the oxidizable metal of the layer having the oxidizable metal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1 , which comprises carrying out the oxidizing step in an oxygen-containing atmosphere.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 1 , which comprises filling the storage trench with silicon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1 , which comprises forming the storage trench to have a width of less than 140 nm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 1 , which comprises forming the layer of silicon oxide to have a thickness of approximately 0.3 nm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 3 , which comprises forming the further layer to have a thickness of approximately 0.3 nm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 3 , which comprises depositing the layer of silicon oxide and the further layer by a chemical vapor deposition process.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1 , which comprises forming the layer of silicon to have a thickness of approximately 0.5 nm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 1 , which comprises using silicon in the layer of silicon which is particularly suitable for covering side walls of the storage trench.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 1 , which comprises forming the layer having the oxidizable metal to a thickness of approximately 10 nm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1 , which comprises depositing the layer having the oxidizable metal by a chemical vapor deposition process.
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