Random access memory cell with MIS capacitor having insulator of oxide of doped metal
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
- a substrate of one conductivity type;
a first region formed in said substrate of a conductivity type opposite to that of said substrate;
an electrode comprising a capacitor formed over said substrate at a position apart from said first region; and
a transfer gate formed between said capacitor and said first region of opposite conductivity type;
wherein said capacitor comprises;
an insulating film formed under said electrode in substantially the same planar shape as said electrode, said insulating film comprising an oxide of a doped metal selected from a group of metals comprising tantalum, titanium, zirconium and hafnium, containing dopant impurities of a conductivity type opposite to that of said substrate, and having a reduced grain size of the metal oxide as compared to the metal oxide doped after oxidation; and
a second region of said opposite conductivity type formed in said substrate where said insulating film is in contact with said substrate.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device such as a MIS type capacitor which including a semiconductor substrate of one conductive sign (p-type silicon substrate), a region (n-type) of conductive sign opposite to that of the substrate formed in the substrate, an electrode making up a capacitor formed on the substrate apart from the region of opposite conductive sign and a transfer gate formed between the capacitor and the region of opposite conductive sign. The device is fabricated according to the invention such that the insulating film is formed under the electrode and has substantially the same planar form as the electrode, the insulating film contains impurities of a conductive sign opposite to that of the substrate and the region of opposite conductive sign is formed where the insulating film is in contact with the substrate. The region of opposite conductive sign is formed accurately in a self-alignment fashion. Such insulating film is made of an oxide or a nitride of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ta, Ti, Hf, Nb, Zr and Al.
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9 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a substrate of one conductivity type; a first region formed in said substrate of a conductivity type opposite to that of said substrate; an electrode comprising a capacitor formed over said substrate at a position apart from said first region; and a transfer gate formed between said capacitor and said first region of opposite conductivity type; wherein said capacitor comprises; an insulating film formed under said electrode in substantially the same planar shape as said electrode, said insulating film comprising an oxide of a doped metal selected from a group of metals comprising tantalum, titanium, zirconium and hafnium, containing dopant impurities of a conductivity type opposite to that of said substrate, and having a reduced grain size of the metal oxide as compared to the metal oxide doped after oxidation; and a second region of said opposite conductivity type formed in said substrate where said insulating film is in contact with said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a substrate of a first conductivity; a first layer formed on said substrate and comprising an oxide of a doped metal and having a reduced grain size of the metal oxide as compared to the metal oxide doped after oxidation; a second layer formed over said first layer and comprising a material capable of withstanding a diffusion process of at least 900°
C.; anda region of a second conductivity opposite to the first conductivity formed in said substrate by diffusion of the impurity in said first layer into said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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