US 5,691,223 A · Method of fabricating a capacitor over a bit line DRAM process

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of forming a capacitor over a bit line. A thick field oxide (FOX) region is formed to provide isolation between devices on the substrate. Next, a silicon dioxide layer is created on the top surface of the substrate to serve as the gate oxide for isolation. A doped polysilicon layer is then formed over the FOX region and the silicon dioxide layer. Next, a photolithography and an etching steps are used to form a gate structure and a word line. An undoped polysilicon layer is formed on the gate structure, the word line and the substrate. An ion implantation is used through the source/drain masking to form the source/drain. A tungsten silicon (WSi.sub.x) layer is subsequently deposited on the surface of the polysilicon layer for increasing conductivity of the polysilicon layer. Subsequently, an etching process is used to creat a bit line and intermediate interconnections. A first dielectric layer is deposited on the gate structure, the bit line and the intermediate interconnections. Then a photoresist is patterning on the first dielectric layer. Then an etching process is used to etching the first dielectric layer. A capacitor is then formed on the first dielectric layer.

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Dependent claims

A method of fabricating a MOS transistor on a substrate, said substrate has an isolation region for isolating, said method comprising the steps of:

forming a gate oxide layer on said substrate;
forming a first polysilicon layer on said gate oxide layer;
forming a silicon nitride layer on said first polysilicon layer for serving as a capped layer;
etching said gate oxide layer, said first polysilicon layer and said silicon nitride layer to form a gate structure;
forming sidewall spacers on the sidewall of said gate structure;
forming a second polysilicon layer on said gate structure, said substrate and said isolation region;
patterning a mask on said second polysilicon layer to define source/drain regions;
forming said source/drain regions using ion implantation through said second polysilicon layer;
forming a tungsten silicon layer on said second polysilicon layer for increasing the conductivity of said second polysilicon;
patterning a first photoresist on said tungsten silicon layer;
etching said tungsten silicon layer and said second polysilicon layer to form a bit line;
and
stripping said first photoresist.

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A method of fabricating a DRAM cell on a substrate, said substrate has an isolation region for isolating, said method comprising the steps of:

forming a gate oxide layer on said substrate;
forming a first polysilicon layer on said gate oxide layer;
forming a silicon nitride layer on said first polysilicon layer for serving as a capped layer;
etching said gate oxide layer, said first polysilicon layer and said silicon nitride layer to form a gate structure;
forming sidewall spacers on the sidewall of said gate structure;
forming a second polysilicon layer on said gate structure, said substrate and said isolation region;
forming source/drain using ion implantation through said second polysilicon layer, a bit line region is simultaneously self-aligned defined in a portion of said second polysilicon layer by said ion implantation;
forming a tungsten silicon layer on said second polysilicon layer for increasing the conductivity of said bit line region;
patterning a first photoresist on said tungsten silicon layer;
etching said tungsten silicon layer and said second polysilicon layer to form a bit line and a intermediate interconnection;
stripping said first photoresist;
forming a first dielectric layer on said gate structure, said intermediate interconnection and said bit line;
patterning a second photoresist on said first dielectric layer;
etching said first dielectric layer to said intermediate interconnection using said second photoresist as a mask to form a contact hole;
stripping said second photoresist;
forming a capacitor on said first dielectric layer, one of the terminals of said capacitor is contacted with said intermediate interconnection via said contact hole.

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A method of fabricating a DRAM cell together with periphery region on a substrate, said periphery region serve as interconnections among cells, said substrate has an isolation region for isolating, said method comprising the steps of:

forming a gate oxide layer in said cell and said periphery region on said substrate;
forming a first polysilicon layer on said gate oxide layer;
forming a silicon nitride layer on said first polysilicon layer for serving as a capped layer;
etching said gate oxide layer, said first polysilicon layer and said silicon nitride layer to form a gate structure in said cell and said periphery region;
forming sidewall spacers on the sidewall of said gate structure;
forming a second polysilicon layer on said gate structure, said substrate and said isolation region;
forming p source/drain regions and n source/drain regions respectively using ion implantation technique through said second polysilicon layer, a bit line region is simultaneously self-aligned defined in a portion of said second polysilicon layer;
forming a tungsten silicon layer on said second polysilicon layer for increasing the conductivity of said bit line region;
patterning a first photoresist on said tungsten silicon layer;
etching said tungsten silicon layer and said second polysilicon layer to form a bit line and a intermediate interconnection in said cell, a plurality of interconnects in said periphery region;
stripping said first photoresist;
and
forming a first dielectric layer on said gate structure, said intermediate interconnection and said bit line in said cell region and in said periphery region.

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Method of fabricating a capacitor over a bit line DRAM process

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