Patent classifications
H10B12/036
Semiconductor structures with deep trench capacitor and methods of manufacture
An integrated FinFET and deep trench capacitor structure and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming at least one deep trench capacitor in a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate. The method further includes simultaneously forming polysilicon fins from material of the at least one deep trench capacitor and SOI fins from the SOI substrate. The method further includes forming an insulator layer on the polysilicon fins. The method further includes forming gate structures over the SOI fins and the insulator layer on the polysilicon fins.
Semiconductor structures with deep trench capacitor and methods of manufacture
An integrated FinFET and deep trench capacitor structure and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming at least one deep trench capacitor in a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate. The method further includes simultaneously forming polysilicon fins from material of the at least one deep trench capacitor and SOI fins from the SOI substrate. The method further includes forming an insulator layer on the polysilicon fins. The method further includes forming gate structures over the SOI fins and the insulator layer on the polysilicon fins.
Memory Arrays Comprising Memory Cells
Some embodiments include a memory array having vertically-stacked memory cells. Each of the memory cells includes a transistor coupled with a charge-storage device, and each of the transistors has channel material with a bandgap greater than 2 electron-volts. Some embodiments include a memory array having digit lines extending along a vertical direction and wordlines extending along a horizontal direction. The memory array includes memory cells, with each of the memory cells being uniquely addressed by combination of one of the digit lines and one of the wordlines. Each of the memory cells includes a transistor which has GaP channel material. Each of the transistors has first and second source/drain regions spaced from one another by the GaP channel material. The first source/drain regions are coupled with the digit lines, and each of the memory cells includes a capacitor coupled with the second source/drain region of the associated transistor. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Semiconductor structures with deep trench capacitor and methods of manufacture
An integrated FinFET and deep trench capacitor structure and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming at least one deep trench capacitor in a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate. The method further includes simultaneously forming polysilicon fins from material of the at least one deep trench capacitor and SOI fins from the SOI substrate. The method further includes forming an insulator layer on the polysilicon fins. The method further includes forming gate structures over the SOI fins and the insulator layer on the polysilicon fins.
Semiconductor storage device
A semiconductor storage device according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of first wires provided above a surface of a semiconductor substrate to extend in a first direction, and a plurality of second wires provided above the first wires to extend in a second direction crossing the first direction. A plurality of capacitor elements are arranged every other intersection region among intersection regions between the first wires and the second wires as viewed from above the surface of the semiconductor substrate. A plurality of transistors are provided above the capacitor elements to correspond thereto, respectively. A first distance between two of the capacitor elements, which are adjacent to each other in the first direction, is narrower than a second distance between two of the capacitor elements, which are adjacent to each other in the second direction.
HIGH-DENSITY 3D-DRAM CELL WITH SCALED CAPACITORS
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.
Microelectronic devices and electronic systems
A method of forming a microelectronic device comprises forming a microelectronic device structure assembly comprising memory cells, digit lines coupled to the memory cells, word lines coupled to the memory cells, and isolation material overlying the memory cells, the digit lines, and the word lines. An additional microelectronic device structure assembly comprising control logic devices and additional isolation material overlying the control logic devices is formed. The additional isolation material of the additional microelectronic device structure assembly is bonded to the isolation material of the microelectronic device structure assembly to attach the additional microelectronic device structure assembly to the microelectronic device structure assembly. The memory cells are electrically connected to at least some of the control logic devices after bonding the additional isolation material to the isolation material. Microelectronic devices, electronic systems, and additional methods are also described.
Semiconductor device having a serpentine shape isolation
The disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first and a second polysilicon layers on the substrate, a third polysilicon layer between the first and the second polysilicon layers, a first isolation layer adjacent with the first to the third polysilicon layers, a gate dielectric layer and a gate conductive layer in the third polysilicon layer, a second isolation layer on the gate conductive layer and the third polysilicon layer, a third isolation layer on the first the second isolation layers, a bit line via contact through the first and the third isolation layers, and a conductive layer on the bit line via contact and the third isolation layer. The third polysilicon layer has a concave portion between the first and the second polysilicon layers.
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE
A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first metallic region provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and includes at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of indium (In), gallium (Ga), zinc (Zn), aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), titanium (Ti), tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), and tin (Sn), a second metallic region provided between the first metallic region and the second electrode and includes the at least one metallic element, a semiconductor region provided between the first metallic region and the second metallic region and includes the at least one metallic element and oxygen (O), an insulating region provided between the first metallic region and the second metallic region and is surrounded by the semiconductor region, a gate electrode surrounding the semiconductor region, and a gate insulating layer provided between the semiconductor region and the gate electrode.
Method, device and system to provide capacitance for a dynamic random access memory cell
Techniques and mechanisms to provide capacitance with a memory cell of an integrated circuit. In an embodiment, a transistor of the memory cell includes structures variously formed in or on a first side of a semiconductor substrate. After processing to form the transistor structures, thinning is performed to expose a second side of the semiconductor substrate, the second side opposite the first side. Processing in or on the exposed second side of the semiconductor substrate is subsequently performed to form in the semiconductor substrate a capacitor that extends to couple to one of the transistor structures. In another embodiment, the capacitor is coupled to accumulate charge based on activation of a channel of the transistor. The capacitor is further coupled to send charge from the memory cell via the second side.