H10B12/036

Vertical memory cell with self-aligned thin film transistor

An integrated circuit includes one or more layers of insulating material defining a vertical bore with a first portion and a second portion. A capacitor structure is in the first portion of the vertical bore and includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a dielectric between the first electrode and the second electrode. A transistor structure is in the second portion of the vertical bore and includes a third electrode extending into the second portion of the vertical bore, a layer of semiconductor material in contact with the first electrode and in contact with the second electrode, and a dielectric between the semiconductor material and the insulating material. A fourth electrode wraps around the transistor structure such that the dielectric is between the semiconductor material and the fourth electrode. The capacitor structure can be above or below the transistor structure in a self-aligned vertical arrangement.

Semiconductor device
11569241 · 2023-01-31 · ·

A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes an oxide semiconductor layer. The oxide semiconductor layer includes a metal oxide containing at least one first metal element selected from the group consisting of indium and tin and at least one second metal element selected from the group consisting of zinc, gallium, aluminum, tungsten, and silicon. The oxide semiconductor layer includes a first region in which at least one anion element selected from the group consisting of fluorine and chlorine is contained within a range of 1 atomic % or more and less than 8 atomic % in the metal oxide.

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
20220328490 · 2022-10-13 ·

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises: forming a first array including a first bit line extending in a first direction, a first word line extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a first transistor being located at a first intersection of the first word line and the first bit line, the first transistor being connected to the first word line and the first bit line; forming a first capacitor electrically connected to the first transistor, the first capacitor being located at a first part of the first intersection; and forming a second capacitor located at a second part of the first intersection.

Memory Arrays

A memory array comprises vertically-alternating tiers of insulative material and memory cells. The memory cells individually comprise a transistor comprising first and second source/drain regions having a channel region there-between and a gate operatively proximate the channel region. The individual memory cells comprise a capacitor comprising first and second electrodes having a capacitor insulator there-between. The first electrode electrically couples to the first source/drain region. Wordline structures extend elevationally through the insulative material and the memory cells of the vertically-alternating tiers. Individual of the gates that are in different of the memory cell tiers directly electrically couple to individual of the wordline structures. Sense-lines electrically couple to multiple of the second source/drain regions of individual of the transistors. Other embodiments are disclosed.

MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMORY DEVICE

According to one embodiment, a memory includes: a first transistor including: a first semiconductor between the substrate and the bit line; and a first gate facing a side of the first semiconductor; a first memory element between the first transistor and the substrate; a first word line including a first conductor coupled to the first gate; a second transistor including: a second semiconductor between the substrate and the bit line; and a second gate facing a side of the second semiconductor; a second memory element between the second transistor and the substrate; and a second word line being adjacent to the first word line in a first direction and including a second conductor coupled to the second gate. The second semiconductor is adjacent to the first semiconductor in a second direction intersecting the first direction.

HIGH-DENSITY 3D-DRAM CELL WITH SCALED CAPACITORS
20220285355 · 2022-09-08 ·

A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate, and a pair of metal gates extends upwards from the semiconductor substrate. First and second channel regions are disposed between inner sidewalls of the pair of metal gates. First and second drain regions are disposed between the inner sidewalls of the pair of metal gates and are disposed directly over the first and second channel regions, respectively. First and second source regions are disposed between the inner sidewalls of the pair of metal gates directly below the first and second channel regions, respectively. A capacitor dielectric structure is disposed below the first and second source regions. A bottom capacitor electrode is disposed below the capacitor dielectric. The capacitor dielectric structure separates the first and second drain regions from the bottom capacitor electrode.

Memory Cell and Method

An improved memory cell architecture including a nanostructure field-effect transistor (nano-FET) and a horizontal capacitor extending at least partially under the nano-FET and methods of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, semiconductor device includes a channel structure over a semiconductor substrate; a gate structure encircling the channel structure; a first source/drain region adjacent the gate structure; and a capacitor adjacent the first source/drain region, the capacitor extending under the first source/drain region and the gate structure in a cross-sectional view.

METHOD OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE
20220238530 · 2022-07-28 ·

A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a capacitor on a substrate. A recess is formed in the capacitor. A drain region is formed in the recess. A word line is formed on the drain region. A gate structure is formed on the drain region, and the gate structure is electrically connected to the word line. A first bit line is formed on the gate structure, such that the first bit line servers as a source region.

Memory arrays

A memory array comprises vertically-alternating tiers of insulative material and memory cells. The memory cells individually comprise a transistor comprising first and second source/drain regions having a channel region there-between and a gate operatively proximate the channel region. The individual memory cells comprise a capacitor comprising first and second electrodes having a capacitor insulator there-between. The first electrode electrically couples to the first source/drain region. Wordline structures extend elevationally through the insulative material and the memory cells of the vertically-alternating tiers. Individual of the gates that are in different of the memory cell tiers directly electrically couple to individual of the wordline structures. Sense-lines electrically couple to multiple of the second source/drain regions of individual of the transistors. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Memory cells based on thin-film transistors

Embodiments herein describe techniques for a semiconductor device including a capacitor and a transistor above the capacitor. A contact electrode may be shared between the capacitor and the transistor. The capacitor includes a first plate above a substrate, and the shared contact electrode above the first plate and separated from the first plate by a capacitor dielectric layer, where the shared contact electrode acts as a second plate for the capacitor. The transistor includes a gate electrode above the substrate and above the capacitor; a channel layer separated from the gate electrode by a gate dielectric layer, and in contact with the shared contact electrode; and a source electrode above the channel layer, separated from the gate electrode by the gate dielectric layer, and in contact with the channel layer. The shared contact electrode acts as a drain electrode of the transistor. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.