Dram cell with double-gate fin-fet, dram cell array and fabrication method thereof
AssigneeNanya Technology Corporation
InventorShian-Jyh Lin
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Abstract
A transistor structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a top surface and sidewalls extending downward from the top surface, wherein each of the sidewall comprises a vertical upper sidewall surface and a lower sidewall recess laterally etched into the semiconductor substrate. A trench fill dielectric region is inlaid into the top surface of the semiconductor substrate. Two source/drain regions are formed into the top surface of the semiconductor substrate and are sandwiched about the trench fill region. A buried gate electrode is embedded in the lower sidewall recess. A gate dielectric layer is formed on surface of the lower sidewall recess between the semiconductor substrate and the buried gate electrode.
Claims27
A method for fabricating a memory cell array, comprising:
- providing a semiconductor substrate having thereon at least one pad layer;
- forming a plurality of first and second line-shaped trenches in parallel to one another in the semiconductor substrate;
- filling the first and second line-shaped trenches with first trench fill dielectric;
- forming a plurality of third line-shaped trenches into the semiconductor substrate, wherein the third line-shaped trenches intersect with the first and second line-shaped trenches, thereby forming a plurality of top silicon islands;
- forming a spacer on sidewall of the top silicon islands;
- etching, in a self-aligned manner, deep trenches into the semiconductor substrate through the third line-shaped trenches;
- etching a lower portion of each of the deep trenches to form a fin channel structure under each of the top silicon islands and a sidewall recess under the spacer;
- forming a gate dielectric layer on interior surface of the lower portion of each of the deep trenches;
- forming a sidewall buried word line inlaid in the sidewall recess;
- filling the deep trenches with second trench fill dielectric;
- stripping the pad layer to form a plurality of recessed implant windows;
- implanting dopants into the top silicon islands through the recessed implant windows, to thereby form source/drain regions;
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- forming bit lines and storage capacitors electrically connecting to corresponding said source/drain regions.
A transistor structure, comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate having a top surface and sidewalls extending downward from the top surface, wherein each of the sidewall comprises a vertical upper sidewall surface and a lower sidewall recess laterally etched into the semiconductor substrate;
- a first trench fill dielectric region inlaid into the top surface of the semiconductor substrate;
- two source/drain regions formed into the top surface of the semiconductor substrate and being sandwiched about the first trench fill dielectric region;
- a fin channel structure located around a bottom of the first trench fill dielectric region between the two source/drain regions;
- a buried gate electrode embedded in the lower sidewall recess for controlling the channel region;
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- a gate dielectric layer formed on surface of the lower sidewall recess between the semiconductor substrate and the buried gate electrode.
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