Semiconductor constructions containing tubular capacitor storage nodes, and retaining structures along portions of the tubular capacitor storage nodes
First Claim
1. A semiconductor construction, comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate;
a capacitor storage node supported by the substrate, the storage node having a first end proximate the substrate and a second end in opposing relation to the first end;
the second end having an upper portion, a lower portion below the upper portion, and a step connecting the upper and lower portions to one another;
a retaining structure against the upper portion of the second end and not against the lower portion of the second end;
a dielectric material along the storage node;
an electrically conductive material over the dielectric material and capacitively connected with the storage node; and
wherein;
the second end of the storage node is round;
the upper portion of the second end comprises half of the round second end; and
the lower portion of the second end comprises an opposing half of the round second end relative to the upper portion.
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Abstract
The invention includes semiconductor constructions, and also includes methods of forming pluralities of capacitor devices. An exemplary method of the invention includes forming conductive storage node material within openings in an insulative material to form conductive containers. A retaining structure lattice is formed in physical contact with at least some of the containers, and subsequently the insulative material is removed to expose outer surfaces of the containers. The retaining structure can alleviate toppling or other loss of structural integrity of the container structures. The electrically conductive containers correspond to first capacitor electrodes. After the outer sidewalls of the containers are exposed, dielectric material is formed within the containers and along the exposed outer sidewalls. Subsequently, a second capacitor electrode is formed over the dielectric material. The first and second capacitor electrodes, together with the dielectric material, form a plurality of capacitor devices.
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1. A semiconductor construction, comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate; a capacitor storage node supported by the substrate, the storage node having a first end proximate the substrate and a second end in opposing relation to the first end;
the second end having an upper portion, a lower portion below the upper portion, and a step connecting the upper and lower portions to one another;a retaining structure against the upper portion of the second end and not against the lower portion of the second end; a dielectric material along the storage node; an electrically conductive material over the dielectric material and capacitively connected with the storage node; and wherein; the second end of the storage node is round; the upper portion of the second end comprises half of the round second end; and the lower portion of the second end comprises an opposing half of the round second end relative to the upper portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic system, comprising:
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a processor; a memory device in data communication with the processor; and wherein at least one of the processor and the memory device comprises a plurality of capacitors, the capacitors being in an assembly comprising; capacitor storage nodes shaped as hollow tubes extending upwardly from a substrate, the tubes having first ends proximate the substrate and second ends in opposing relation to the first ends;
the second ends having upper portions, lower portions below the upper portions, and steps connecting the upper and lower portions to one another;
the tubes having inner surfaces along their interiors and outer surfaces along their exteriors;
the tubes extending in an array comprising rows and columns;retaining structures against the upper portions of the second ends and not against the lower portion of the second ends;
the retaining structures extending between and connecting alternating pairs along the rows of storage nodes of the array;a dielectric material along the inner and outer surfaces of the tubes; and an electrically conductive material over the dielectric material and capacitively connected with the storage nodes. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A semiconductor construction, comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate; a capacitor storage node supported by the substrate, the storage node being shaped as a hollow tube extending upwardly from the substrate, the tube having a first end proximate the substrate and a second end in opposing relation to the first end;
the second end having an upper portion, a lower portion below the upper portion, and a step connecting the upper and lower portions to one another;
the tube having an inner surface along an interior and an outer surface along an exterior;a retaining structure against the upper portion of the second end and not against the lower portion of the second end; a dielectric material along the inner and outer surfaces of the tube, the dielectric material being in physical contact with the inner and outer surfaces of the upper and lower portions of the second end; an electrically conductive material along the inner and outer surfaces of the tube and over the dielectric material and in direct physical contact with the dielectric material and capacitively connected with the storage node, the electrically conductive material being capacitively connected with both the inner and outer surfaces of the upper and lower portions of the second end; wherein, the second end of the storage node has a round periphery; the upper portion of the second end comprises half of the round periphery of the second end; and the lower portion of the second end comprises an opposing half of the round periphery of the second end relative to the upper portion of the second end. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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