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US 6,586,816 B2Granted
Semiconductor structures formed using redeposition of an etchable layer
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsBrent A. McClure, Daryl C. New
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Abstract
Semiconductor structures formed using redeposition of an etchable layer. A starting material is etched and redeposited during the etch on a sidewall of a foundation. The foundation may be removed or may form an integral part of the structure. The starting material may contain one or more layers of material. The structures are adapted for a variety of capacitor structures.
Claims17
A capacitor, comprising:
- a bottom electrode formed from a first conductive layer;
- a capacitor dielectric film completely interior to the bottom electrode and formed from a dielectric layer;
- a top electrode formed from a second conductive layer;
- wherein the first conductive layer is formed overlying a substrate, the dielectric layer is formed overlying the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is formed overlying the dielectric layer;
- further wherein a patterned foundation is formed overlying the second conductive layer, particles of exposed portions of the second conductive layer are accelerated, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the second conductive layer are redeposited upon sidewalls of the patterned foundation to form a sidewall portion of said top electrode during a single etch process;
- still further wherein particles of exposed portions of the dielectric layer are accelerated, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the dielectric layer arc redeposited upon the portion of redeposited particles of the second conductive layer to form a sidewall portion of said capacitor dielectric film during the single etch process;
- and
- still further wherein particles of exposed portions of the first conductive layer are accelerated, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the first conductive layer are redeposited upon the portion of redeposited particles of the dielectric layer to form a sidewall portion of said bottom electrode during the single etch process.
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A storage cell capacitor, comprising:
- a first capacitor electrode timed from a first conductive layer;
- a capacitor dielectric film completely interior to the first capacitor electrode and formed from a dielectric layer;
- a second capacitor electrode formed from a second conductive layer;
- wherein the first conductive layer is formed overlying a substrate, the dielectric layer is formed overlying the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is formed overlying the dielectric layer;
- further wherein a patterned foundation is formed overlying the second conductive layer, particles of exposed portions of the second conductive layer are accelerated during a single etch process, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the second conductive layer are redeposited upon sidewalks of the patterned foundation to form a sidewall portion of said second capacitor electrode;
- still further wherein particles of exposed portions of the dielectric layer are accelerated during the single etch process, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the dielectric layer are redeposited upon the portion of redeposited particles of the second conductive layer to form a sidewall portion of said capacitor dielectric film;
- still further wherein particles of exposed portions of the first conductive layer are accelerated during the single etch process, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the first conductive layer are redeposited upon the portion of redeposited particles of the dielectric layer to form a sidewall portion of said first capacitor electrode;
- and
- still further wherein the patterned foundation is removed.
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A storage node capacitor, comprising:
- a first electrode formed from a conductive layer;
- a capacitor dielectric film completely interior to the first electrode and formed from a dielectric layer;
- a second electrode formed of a patterned foundation;
- wherein the conductive layer is formed overlying a substrate, the dielectric layer is formal overlying the conductive layer, and the patterned foundation is formed overlying the dielectric layer;
- further wherein particles of exposed portions of the dielectric layer are accelerated and a portion of the accelerated particles of the dielectric layer are redeposited upon sidewalls of the patterned foundation to form a sidewall portion of said capacitor dielectric film during a single etch process;
- and
- still further wherein particles of exposed portions of the conductive layer are accelerated and a portion of the accelerated particles of the conductive layer are redeposited upon the portion of redeposited particles of the dielectric layer to form a sidewall portion of said first electrode during the single etch process.
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A capacitor, comprising:
- a first electrode formed from a first conductive layer;
- a capacitor dielectric film completely interior to the first electrode and formed from a dielectric layer;
- a second electrode formed from a second conductive layer;
- wherein the first conductive layer is formed overlying a substrate, the dielectric layer is formed overlying the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is formed overlying the dielectric layer;
- further wherein a patterned foundation is formed overlying the second conductive layer, particles of exposed portions of the second conductive layer are accelerated by etching the exposed portions of the second conductive layer with an RF ion source, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the second conductive layer are redeposited upon sidewalls of the patterned foundation to form a sidewall portion of said second electrode during a single etch process;
- still further wherein particles of exposed portions of the dielectric layer are accelerated by etching the exposed portions of the dielectric layer with an RF ion source, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the dielectric layer are redeposited upon the portion of redeposited particles of the second conductive layer to form a sidewall portion of dais capacitor dielectric film during the single etch process;
- and
- still further wherein particles of exposed portions of the first conductive layer are accelerated by etching the exposed portions of the first conductive layer with an RF ion source, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the first conductive layer are redeposited upon the portion of redeposited particles of the dielectric layer to form a sidewall portion of said first electrode during the single etch process.
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A storage cell capacitor, comprising:
- a first electrode formed from a first conductive layer;
- a capacitor dielectric film completely interior to the first electrode and formed from a dielectric layer;
- a second electrode formed from a second conductive layer;
- wherein the first conductive layer is formed overlying a substrate, the dielectric layer is formed overlying the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is formed overlying the dielectric layer;
- further wherein a patterned foundation is formed overlying the second conductive layer, particles of exposed portions of the second conductive layer are accelerated by etching the exposed portions of the second conductive layer with an RF ion source, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the second conductive layer are redeposited upon sidewalls of the patterned foundation to form a sidewall portion of said second electrode during a single etch process;
- still further wherein particles of exposed portions of the dielectric layer are accelerated by etching the exposed portions of the dielectric layer with an RF ion source, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the dielectric layer are redeposited upon the portion of redeposited particles of the second conductive layer to form a sidewall portion of said capacitor dielectric film during the single etch process;
- still further wherein particles of exposed portions of the first conductive layer are accelerated by etching the exposed portions of the first conductive layer with an RF ion source, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the first conductive layer arc redeposited upon the portion of redeposited particles of the dielectric layer to form a sidewall portion of said first electrode during the single etch process;
- and
- still further wherein the patterned foundation is removed.
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A storage node capacitor, comprising:
- a first electrode formed from a conductive layer;
- a capacitor dielectric film completely interior to the first electrode and formed from a dielectric layer;
- a second electrode formed of a patterned foundation;
- wherein the conductive layer is formed overlying a substrate, the dielectric layer is formed overlying the conductive layer, and the patterned foundation is formed overlying the dielectric layer;
- further wherein particles of exposed portions of the dielectric layer are accelerated by etching die exposed portions of the dielectric layer with an RF ion source, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the dielectric layer are redeposited upon sidewalls of the patterned foundation to form a sidewall portion of said capacitor dielectric film during a single etch process;
- and
- still further wherein particles of exposed portions of the conductive layer are accelerated by etching the exposed portions of the conductive layer with an RF ion source, and a portion of the accelerated particles of the conductive layer are redeposited upon the portion of redeposited particles of the dielectric layer to form a sidewall portion of said first electrode during the single etch process.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.