Methods of Forming a Plurality of Capacitors
First Claim
1. A method of forming a plurality of capacitors, comprising:
- providing a substrate comprising a capacitor array area, a circuitry area other than the capacitor array area, and an intervening area between the capacitor array area and the circuitry area;
an insulative material received over the capacitor array area and the circuitry area, the capacitor array area comprising a plurality of capacitor electrode openings within the insulative material received over individual capacitor storage node locations, the intervening area comprising a trench within the insulative material;
forming conductive material within the capacitor electrode openings and within the trench to line the capacitor electrode openings and the trench to less than completely fill the trench, the conductive material within the trench and the insulative material of the circuitry area having an elevationally outer interface laterally therebetween;
forming covering material atop the interface and laterally over an upper portion of inner sidewalls of the conductive material within the trench, the covering material not laterally covering an entirety of the inner sidewalls of the conductive material within the trench;
etching the insulative material within the capacitor array area with a liquid etching solution effective to expose outer sidewall portions of the conductive material within the capacitor array area; and
incorporating the conductive material within the capacitor array area into a plurality of capacitors.
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Abstract
A method of forming a plurality of capacitors includes an insulative material received over a capacitor array area and a circuitry area. The array area comprises a plurality of capacitor electrode openings within the insulative material received over individual capacitor storage node locations. The intervening area comprises a trench. Conductive material is formed within the openings and against a sidewall portion of the trench to less than completely fill the trench. Covering material is formed over an elevationally outer lateral interface of the conductive material within the trench and the insulative material of the circuitry area. The insulative material within the array area is etched with a liquid etching solution effective to expose outer sidewall portions of the conductive material within the array area and to expose the conductive material within the trench. The conductive material within the array area is incorporated into a plurality of capacitors.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of forming a plurality of capacitors, comprising:
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providing a substrate comprising a capacitor array area, a circuitry area other than the capacitor array area, and an intervening area between the capacitor array area and the circuitry area;
an insulative material received over the capacitor array area and the circuitry area, the capacitor array area comprising a plurality of capacitor electrode openings within the insulative material received over individual capacitor storage node locations, the intervening area comprising a trench within the insulative material;forming conductive material within the capacitor electrode openings and within the trench to line the capacitor electrode openings and the trench to less than completely fill the trench, the conductive material within the trench and the insulative material of the circuitry area having an elevationally outer interface laterally therebetween; forming covering material atop the interface and laterally over an upper portion of inner sidewalls of the conductive material within the trench, the covering material not laterally covering an entirety of the inner sidewalls of the conductive material within the trench; etching the insulative material within the capacitor array area with a liquid etching solution effective to expose outer sidewall portions of the conductive material within the capacitor array area; and incorporating the conductive material within the capacitor array area into a plurality of capacitors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of forming a plurality of capacitors, comprising:
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providing a substrate comprising a capacitor array area, a circuitry area other than the capacitor array area, and an intervening area between the capacitor array area and the circuitry area;
an insulative material received over the capacitor array area and the circuitry area, the capacitor array area comprising a plurality of capacitor electrode openings within the insulative material received over individual capacitor storage node locations, the intervening area comprising a trench within the insulative material;forming conductive material within the capacitor electrode openings and within the trench to line the capacitor electrode openings and the trench to less than completely fill the trench, the conductive material within the trench and the insulative material of the circuitry area having an elevationally outer interface laterally therebetween; forming conductive covering material atop the interface; etching the insulative material within the capacitor array area and the conductive covering material with a liquid etching solution effective to expose outer sidewall portions of the conductive material within the capacitor array area and to remove all of the conductive covering material from the substrate; and incorporating the conductive material within the capacitor array area into a plurality of capacitors. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of forming a plurality of capacitors, comprising:
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providing a substrate comprising a capacitor array area, a peripheral circuitry area other than the capacitor array area, and an intervening area between the capacitor array area and the peripheral circuitry area;
a doped silicon dioxide material received over the capacitor array area and the peripheral circuitry area, an insulator layer other than doped silicon dioxide received over the doped silicon dioxide material within the capacitor array area and the circuitry area, the capacitor array area comprising a plurality of capacitor electrode openings within the insulator layer and the doped silicon dioxide material which are received over individual capacitor storage node locations, the intervening area comprising a trench within the insulator layer and the doped silicon dioxide material that completely surrounds the capacitor array area;forming conductive material within the capacitor electrode openings and within the trench to line the capacitor electrode openings and the trench to less than completely fill the capacitor electrode openings and the trench, the conductive material within the trench and the insulator layer of the circuitry area having an elevationally outer interface laterally therebetween; forming covering material over the insulator layer atop the interface and laterally over an upper portion of inner sidewalls the conductive material within the trench, the covering material not laterally covering an entirety of the inner sidewalls of the conductive material within the trench; forming etch openings through the covering material and the insulator layer within the capacitor array area effective to expose the doped silicon dioxide material within the capacitor array area while leaving elevationally outermost surfaces of the doped silicon dioxide material within the peripheral circuitry area completely covered with the covering material and the insulator layer; etching the doped silicon dioxide material within the capacitor array area through the etch openings with a liquid etching solution effective to expose outer sidewall portions of the conductive material within the capacitor array area; and incorporating the conductive material within the capacitor array area into a plurality of capacitors. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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