US 6,190,956 B1Granted

Forming a capacitor structure of a semiconductor

AssigneeUnited Microelectronics Corp.

InventorsJhy-Jyi Sze, Jung-Chao Chiou

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Abstract

A method for forming a capacitor structure of semiconductor is disclosed. The method includes the following steps. First of all, a first oxide layer is deposited. A first nitride layer is formed. Consequentially, a portion of the first nitride layer and a portion of the first oxide layer are all etched. Then, the first polysilicon layer is formed. The portion of the first polysilicon layer is reduced to a specified thickness. Next, boron phosphorus silicon glass layer blankly and conformably is formed. Then, a portion of said boron phosphorus silicon glass layer is etched. A second polysilicon layer is deposited. Next, a portion of the second polysilicon layer is etched back. Next, the boron phosphorus silicon glass layer is etched. Then, the first polysilicon layer is etched back. A second nitride layer is formed. Next, a second oxide layer is deposited. Finally, a conductive layer is formed as a top plate of capacitor, whereby a capacitor structure is completed and there are a top plate and a bottom plate.

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A method for forming a capacitor structure of a semiconductor, comprising:

providing a semiconductor substrate having a first oxide layer formed thereon, a first nitride layer being formed on the surface of the first oxide layer;
etching a portion of said first nitride layer and a portion of said first oxide layer until said semiconductor substrate being exposed to form a first opening;
forming a first conductive layer on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and on the surface of said first nitride layer, wherein said first conductive layer fills up said first opening and covers on said first nitride layer;
blanket and conformably forming a dielectric layer on the surface of said first conductive layer;
etching a portion of said dielectric layer until said first conductive layer is exposed to form a second opening on said first opening;
depositing a second conductive layer into said second opening to cover the surface of said dielectric layer;
etching back a portion of said second conductive layer until the surface of said dielectric layer being exposed;
removing said dielectric layer until said first nitride layer being exposed, whereby said second conductive layer is remained as a capacitor bottom plate on the surface of said first conductive;
forming a second nitride layer onto the surface of said first nitride layer, the surface of said first conductive layer and the surface of said second conductive layer;
depositing a second oxide layer onto the surface of said second nitride layer;
and
forming a third conductive layer as a capacitor top plate, whereby completing a capacitor structure having said top plate and said bottom plate.

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A method for forming a capacitor structure of a semiconductor, comprising;

depositing a first oxide layer onto the surface of a semiconductor substrate;
forming a first nitride layer onto the surface of said first oxide layer;
forming a first photoresist onto said first nitride layer to define a first opening;
etching a portion of said first nitride layer and a portion of said first oxide layer using said first photoresist layer as an etch mask until said semiconductor substrate being exposed to form a first opening;
forming a first polysilicon layer on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and on the surface of said first nitride layer, wherein said first polysilicon layer fills up said first opening and covers on said first nitride layer;
reducing a portion of said first polysilicon layer to a specified thickness for the surface of said first polysilicon layer until the remained said first polysilicon layer covering said first nitride layer and covering said first opening;
blanket and conformably forming a dielectric layer comprises a boron phosphorus silicon glass layer on the surface of said first polysilicon layer;
forming a second photoresist on said boron phosphorus silicon glass layer to define a capacitor region;
etching a portion of said boron phosphorus silicon glass layer until said first polysilicon layer is exposed to form a second opening on said first opening;
depositing a second polysilicon layer into said second opening to cover the surface of said boron phosphorus silicon glass layer;
etching back a portion of said second polysilicon layer until the surface of said boron phosphorus silicon glass layer being exposed;
etching said boron phosphorus silicon glass layer, whereby said second polysilicon layer is remained on the surface of said first polysilicon;
etching back said first polysilicon first until said first nitride layer is exposed, wherein said first polysilicon layer being used as a bottom plate of said capacitor;
forming a second nitride layer onto the surface of said first nitride layer, the surface of said first polysilicon layer and the surface of said second polysilicon layer;
depositing a second oxide layer onto the surface of said second nitride layer;
and
forming a conductive layer as a top plate of capacitor, whereby completing a capacitor structure having said top plate and said bottom plate.

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