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US 2022/0037330 A1Published application
Storage device and forming method therefor
AssigneeChangxin Memory Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJuanjuan HUANG, Lingxiang WANG
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Abstract
A method for forming a memory device includes: after a hard mask layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of parallel mask patterns extending along a third direction are formed on the semiconductor substrate by adopting a self-alignment multi- pattern process, an opening is provided between the adjacent mask patterns, and the opening exposes surfaces of a plurality of drain regions and corresponding isolation layers in the third direction.
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A method for forming a memory device, comprising:
- providing a semiconductor substrate, forming a plurality of discrete active regions extending along a first direction in the semiconductor substrate, the plurality of active regions being isolated by an isolation layer, forming two parallel word lines extending along a second direction in each active region and a corresponding isolation layer, the two parallel word lines dividing each active region into a drain region located between the two parallel word lines and source regions located outside of the word lines respectively, and a first acute angle being provided between the first direction and the second direction;
- forming a plurality of parallel mask patterns extending along a third direction on the semiconductor substrate by adopting a self-alignment multi-pattern process, providing an opening between the adjacent mask patterns, the opening exposing surfaces of a plurality of the drain regions and corresponding isolation layers in the third direction;
- using the plurality of parallel mask patterns as masks, etching the drain region and the corresponding isolation layer along the opening to form a plurality of parallelly distributed trenches in the drain region and the corresponding isolation layer;
- filling the trench with a conductive layer to form a strip-shaped bitline contact structure;
- breaking the strip-shaped bitline contact structure to form a plurality of bitline contact blocks connected with corresponding drain regions;
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- forming a bitline connecting the plurality of bitline contact blocks along a direction perpendicular to the second direction.
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A memory device, comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of discrete active regions extending along a first direction being formed in the semiconductor substrate, the plurality of active regions being isolated by an isolation layer, two parallel word lines extending along a second direction being formed in each active region and the corresponding isolation layer, the two word lines dividing each active region into a drain region located between the two word lines and source regions located outside of the word lines respectively, and a first acute angle being provided between the first direction and the second direction;
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- a plurality of parallel mask patterns extending along a third direction being formed on the semiconductor substrate, the mask pattern being formed by adopting a self-alignment multi-pattern process, an opening being provided between the adjacent mask patterns, the opening exposing the surfaces of a plurality of the drain regions and the corresponding isolation layers in the third direction, and the mask patterns serving as masks when the drain region and the corresponding isolation layer are subsequently etched, and a plurality of parallelly distributed trenches are formed in the drain region and the corresponding isolation layer.
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