US20020003241A1 - Static semiconductor memory cell formed in an n-well and p-well - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a static semiconductor memory device (hereinafter simply referred to as an SRAM).
- a memory cell for an SRAM is formed of six elements in total including four n type transistors (Q 1 , Q 2 : access transistors, Q 3 , Q 4 : driver transistors) and two p type transistors (Q 5 , Q 6 : load transistors), as shown in FIG. 11.
- Two storage nodes 19 a and 19 b which are cross coupled have a bistable state of (H, L) or (L, H) and do not change their states if a prescribed power supply voltage is applied.
- a flip-flop state is set by selecting a word line to open gates (transfer gates) of access transistors Q 1 and Q 2 and forcing a voltage to be applied to a pair of bit lines in accordance with a desired logic value.
- the above mentioned transfer gates are opened and the potentials of storage nodes 19 a and 19 b are transmitted to the bit lines.
- a cell current 20 is shown which flows from the Low side of storage nodes 19 a and 19 b of the memory cell to a ground line (a GND line) through a bit line BL or a complementary bit line /BL from a bit line load (not shown in the drawing) during reading operation.
- FIG. 12 shows a layout of a memory cell for an SRAM of the type disclosed in Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 8-186181, for example. It is noted that a power supply line, ground line, bit line and the like are not shown for the convenience of the drawing.
- a memory cell 1 has n and p wells 2 and 3 provided adjacent to each other. Load transistors Q 5 and Q 6 are formed in n well 2 . Access transistors Q 1 , Q 2 and driver transistors Q 3 , Q 4 are formed in p well 3 .
- a pair of word lines 17 a and 17 b are provided over memory cell 1 , and a gate of driver transistor Q 3 is connected to p and n type impurity regions through contacts 18 a and 18 b , respectively.
- a gate of driver transistor Q 4 is connected to p and n type impurity regions through contacts 18 c and 18 d, respectively.
- n and p wells 2 and 3 are provided adjacent to each other in a direction in which word lines 17 a and 17 b extend, making memory cell 1 longer in the direction of the word lines.
- a pitch of a metal interconnection which functions as a bit line or the like increases.
- a capacitance between metal interconnections is reduced so that an SRAM capable of operating at a high speed is obtained.
- memory cell 1 is longer in the direction of word lines 17 a and 17 b as described above, resulting in longer word lines 17 a and 17 b when such memory cells are arranged in a matrix. Consequently, there arises a problem associated with a signal delay caused by a word line (hereinafter referred to as a “word line delay”).
- the present invention is made to solve the aforementioned problem. It is an object of the present invention to provide an SRAM which has a memory cell including transistor formation regions of different conductivity types provided in a direction of a word line and which is capable of preventing the word line delay.
- an SRAM includes a memory cell, a word line and first and second transistor regions.
- the memory cell includes a pair of access transistors, a pair of driver transistors and a pair of load transistors.
- the word line is provided for the pair of access transistors.
- the pair of load transistors are formed in the first transistor region.
- the second transistor region is provided adjacent to the first transistor region in the direction of the word line and has the pair of access transistors and the pair of driver transistors.
- the word line can be formed of metal.
- the word line can easily be formed of metal and the resistance of the word line can be reduced. Thus, the word line delay can be prevented.
- the above mentioned word line is formed of metal.
- the resistance of the word line can be reduced and the word line delay is prevented as described above.
- the SRAM includes first and second memory cells which are arranged in the direction of the word line such that the second transistor regions are adjacent to each other.
- a metal ground line which is shared by the first and second memory cells, is provided over the word line in a direction which is orthogonal to the word line. Pairs of metal bit lines for the first and second memory cells are arranged on opposite sides of the metal ground line.
- a field shield separation (isolation) region may be formed in the memory cell.
- the field shield separation region between the pair of driver transistors is continuously formed in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line to traverse the memory cell.
- the field shield separation region By forming the field shield separation region as described above, generation of an isolated region in the field shield separation region can effectively be prevented when a plurality of memory cells are arranged in a matrix.
- a contact for fixing a potential of the isolated region must be formed, thereby causing a problem that the metal interconnection cannot freely be patterned.
- the metal interconnection can more freely be patterned as compared with the case where the isolated region exists since the isolated region is not generated as described above.
- a first impurity region is shared by one access transistor and one driver transistor and a second impurity region is shared by the other access transistor and the other driver transistor.
- the interval between the ones of the access and driver transistors differs from that between the others of the access and driver transistors.
- a channel width of the driver transistor is generally set greater than that of the access transistor.
- the driver transistors can be formed offset in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line.
- the memory cell can be reduced in length in the direction of the word line as compared with the case where the driver transistors are arranged spaced by an equal distance from the word line. This is also contributable to the prevention of the word line delay.
- an SRAM of the present invention includes a memory cell, a word line and first and second transistor regions.
- the memory cell includes a pair of access transistors, a pair of driver transistors and a pair of load transistors, each having a gate.
- the word line is provided over the memory cell.
- the pair of load transistors are formed in the first transistor region.
- the second transistor region is provided adjacent to the first transistor region in the direction in which the word line extends and has the pair of access transistors and the pair of driver transistors.
- the gate of the load transistor is orthogonal to that of the driver transistor.
- the gate of the load transistor is orthogonal to that of the driver transistor as described above, one of the gates can be provided in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line.
- the memory cell is reduced in length in the direction of the word line and expanded in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line.
- the word line can be reduced in length and the word line delay can be prevented.
- the word lines can be formed of metal as the memory cell is increased in length in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line. In this case, the word line delay can more effectively be prevented.
- the above mentioned memory cell is formed on a semiconductor layer provided on a substrate with an insulation film interposed.
- an SRAM has an SOI (Semiconductor On Insulator) structure.
- the above mentioned load transistor and driver transistor have pairs of first and second impurity regions of first and second conductivity types, respectively. In this case, preferably, ones of the first and second impurity regions are in contact with each other and the others of the first and second impurity regions are arranged orthogonal to each other.
- the gates of the load and driver transistors are also arranged orthogonal to each other, whereby the aforementioned effect is obtained.
- the SOI structure is employed as in the present aspect, the first and second impurity regions of different conductivity types can be abut against each other.
- the memory cell can be further reduced in length in the direction of the word line. This is also contributable to the prevention of the word line delay.
- the pair of access transistors and the pair of driver transistors may be arranged in a single line in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line.
- the memory cell can be further reduced in length in the direction of the word line as compared with the case described above.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a memory cell in a manufacturing process up to a first metal interconnection for an SRAM in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the memory cell for the SRAM in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the memory cells in FIG. 1 arranged in a matrix.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a memory cell in a manufacturing process up to a first metal interconnection in accordance with a modification of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the memory cell in accordance with the modification of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIGS. 5 and 6.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a memory cell in a manufacturing process up to a first metal interconnection for an SRAM in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the memory cell for the SRAM in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view taken along the line X-X in FIGS. 8 and 9.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an equivalent circuit for the SRAM.
- FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an example of a memory cell structure for a conventional SRAM.
- FIGS. 1 to 10 Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10 .
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a memory cell 1 for an SRAM in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention. It is noted that a memory cell up to a first metal interconnection is shown in FIG. 1 for the convenience of the explanation. A second metal interconnection is shown in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- memory cell 1 includes an n well (a first transistor region) 2 and a p well (a second transistor region) 3 .
- Load transistors Q 5 and Q 6 are formed on n well 2 .
- Load transistor Q 5 includes a polysilicon gate 7 d and p type impurity regions 6 a and 6 b .
- Load transistor Q 6 includes a polysilicon gate 7 e and p type impurity regions 6 c and 6 d.
- Access transistors Q 1 , Q 2 and driver transistors Q 3 , Q 4 are formed on p well 3 .
- Access transistor Q 1 includes n type impurity regions 5 d and 5 e and a polysilicon gate 7 a .
- Access transistor Q 2 shares polysilicon gate 7 a with access transistor Q 1 and includes n type impurity regions 5 a and 5 b.
- Driver transistor Q 3 includes a polysilicon gate 7 c and n type impurity regions 5 f and 5 e.
- Driver transistor Q 4 includes a polysilicon gate 7 b and n type impurity regions 5 b and 5 c.
- a trench separation (isolation) region 4 a is formed in the periphery of n type impurity regions 5 a to 5 f and a trench separation region 4 b is formed in the periphery of p type impurity regions 6 a to 6 d.
- Trench separation regions 4 a and 4 b are formed by burying insulation films in trenches formed in a main surface of semiconductor substrate 12 as shown in FIG. 3.
- first metal interconnections 9 a to 9 j including aluminum, tungsten, copper or the like are formed with an interlayer insulation film 13 interposed as shown in FIG. 3.
- First metal interconnections 9 a and 9 b are connected to n type impurity regions 5 a and 5 d through contact holes 8 a and 8 d, respectively.
- First metal interconnection 9 c functions as a word line and is connected to polysilicon gate 7 a through a contact hole 8 g.
- First metal interconnection 9 d is connected to n type impurity region 5 b, polysilicon gate 7 c , p type impurity region 6 b and polysilicon gate 7 e through contact holes 8 b , 8 i , 8 k and 8 o, respectively.
- First metal interconnection 9 e is connected to n type impurity regions 5 c and 5 f through contact holes 8 c and 8 f, respectively.
- First metal interconnection 9 f is connected to polysilicon gate 7 b , n type impurity region 5 e and p type impurity region 6 c through contact holes 8 h, 8 e and 8 l , respectively.
- First metal interconnections 9 g, 9 h and 9 i are connected to p type impurity region 6 a , polysilicon gate 7 d and p type impurity region 6 d through contact holes 8 j, 8 n and 8 m, respectively.
- second metal interconnections 11 a to 11 e including aluminum, tungsten, copper or the like are formed on first metal interconnections 9 a to 9 i with interlayer insulation film 13 interposed.
- Second metal interconnection 11 a functions as a ground line and is connected to first metal interconnection 9 e via a through hole 10 a .
- Second metal interconnections 11 c and 11 b function as a bit line (BL) and a /bit line (/BL).
- Second metal interconnections 11 c and 11 b are connected to first metal interconnections 9 b and 9 a via through holes 10 c and 10 b , respectively.
- Second metal interconnection 11 d functions as a power supply line (a Vcc line) and is connected to first metal interconnections 9 g and 9 i via through holes 10 d and 10 g, respectively.
- Second metal interconnection 11 e is connected to first metal interconnections 9 h and 9 f via through holes 10 e and 10 f, respectively.
- a plug is formed in each of through holes 10 a to 10 g.
- an interval between access transistor Q 1 and driver transistor Q 3 is set larger than that between access transistor Q 2 and driver transistor Q 4 . Therefore, driver transistors Q 3 and Q 4 are arranged offset with respect to each other in the direction which is orthogonal to word line ( 9 c ). Thus, even when channel widths of driver transistor Q 3 and Q 4 are greater than those of access transistors Q 1 and Q 2 , the length of memory cell 1 in the direction of the word line can be kept small. This is also contributable to the prevention of the word line delay.
- FIG. 4 an exemplary arrangement of memory cell 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described.
- memory cells 1 are arranged in a matrix and a ground line ( 11 a ) is shared by two memory cells 1 which are provided adjacent to each other in the direction of the word line ( 9 c ).
- a set of memory cells 1 which shares the ground line ( 11 a ) are arranged in the direction of the word line ( 9 c ) such that p wells 3 are adjacent to each other.
- a BL ( 11 c ) and a /BL ( 11 b ) are provided for each memory cell 1 on opposite sides of ground line ( 11 a ).
- the ground line ( 11 a ), the BL ( 11 c ) and the /BL ( 11 b ) are provided in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line ( 9 c ), so that cell current 20 for two memory cells 1 flows through the single ground line ( 11 a ). Thereby, the increase in a potential of the ground line due to cell current 20 can be prevented.
- a bit line contact is denoted by a reference numeral 18 in FIG. 4.
- FIGS. 5 and 6 are plan views showing memory cell 1 for an SRAM according to a modification of the first embodiment
- FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIGS. 5 and 6.
- the SRAM has an SOI (Semiconductor On Insulator) structure and a field shield separation (isolation) is employed. More specifically, an SOI layer (a semiconductor layer) is formed on a substrate 15 with an insulation film 16 interposed and transistors are formed in the SOI layer.
- field shield separation regions 14 a and 14 b are provided having field shield gates which are formed on the semiconductor layer with the insulation film interposed. Ground and power supply potentials are applied to field shield separation regions 14 a and 14 b for separation on the sides of n and p type transistors, respectively. Thus, field shield separation regions 14 a and 14 b are separated as shown in FIG. 5.
- contact holes 8 p, 8 r and 8 t are provided for supplying potentials for the SOI layer in the field shield separation regions.
- Contact holes 8 q and 8 s are provided for fixing the potentials of the field shield gates.
- a first metal interconnection 9 e is provided over contact holes 8 q and 8 r and connected to the SOI layer and the field shield gates therethrough.
- First metal interconnections 9 k and 9 j are formed on contact holes 8 t and 8 s.
- second metal interconnection 11 d extends even over first metal interconnections 9 j and 9 k .
- Second metal interconnection 11 d is connected to first metal interconnections 9 k and 9 j via through holes 10 i and 10 h, respectively.
- Other parts of the structure are almost the same as those for the case shown in FIG. 2.
- field shield separation region 14 a between driver transistors Q 3 and Q 4 is continuously formed to traverse memory cell 1 in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line ( 9 c ). Therefore, also in the case where a plurality of memory cells 1 are arranged in a matrix, generation of an isolated region within the field shield separation region can effectively be prevented.
- a contact hole for fixing a potential of the isolated region must be formed, whereby a metal interconnection or the like cannot freely be formed.
- the isolated region is not formed as described above, so that the metal interconnection or the like can freely be formed.
- FIGS. 8 to 10 are plan views of a memory cell for an SRAM in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view taken along the line X-X in FIGS. 8 and 9.
- access transistors Q 1 , Q 2 and driver transistors Q 3 , Q 4 are arranged in a single line in the direction which is orthogonal to the word lines ( 7 a , 7 d ). This is also contributable to the reduction in length of memory cell 1 in the direction of the word lines ( 7 a , 7 b ).
- p type impurity regions 6 a and 6 c are abut against n type impurity regions 5 b and 5 d , respectively.
- memory cell 1 can be reduced in length in the direction of the word lines ( 7 a , 7 d ) as compared with the case where the wells of different conductivity types are formed as shown in FIG. 1. This is also contributable to the reduction in length of the word lines ( 7 a , 7 d ).
- Memory cell 1 shown in FIG. 1 requires a well separation width of 0.6 ⁇ m in accordance with the 0.18 ⁇ m rule.
- the well separation width is not necessary and the corresponding reduction in the area of memory cell 1 can be achieved.
- the length of memory cell 1 in the direction which is orthogonal to the word lines ( 7 a , 7 d ) is longer than that in the direction in which the word lines ( 7 a , 7 d ) extend. Therefore, even when two word lines ( 7 a , 7 d ) are provided for a single memory cell 1 , these word lines can be formed of metal as in the case of the first embodiment. In this case, further prevention of the word line delay can be achieved.
- p type impurity regions 6 a and 6 b are arranged in the direction which is orthogonal to n type impurity regions 5 b and 5 c
- p type impurity regions 6 c and 6 d are arranged in the direction which is orthogonal to n type impurity regions 5 c and 5 d .
- gates of load transistors Q 5 and Q 6 can be arranged orthogonal to those of driver transistors Q 3 and Q 4 as described above.
- second metal interconnections 11 a to 11 c are formed and the number of second metal interconnections is decreased as compared with the case of the first embodiment.
- second metal interconnections 11 a to 11 c can relatively easily be formed.
- a first metal interconnection 9 f functions as a power supply line.
- the principle of the present second embodiment is applicable to a memory cell for an SRAM with the wells formed as shown in FIG. 1.
- the word line delay is effectively be prevented. Therefore, the high performance SRAM is obtained.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a static semiconductor memory device (hereinafter simply referred to as an SRAM).
- 2. Description of the Background Art
- Generally, a memory cell for an SRAM is formed of six elements in total including four n type transistors (Q1, Q2: access transistors, Q3, Q4: driver transistors) and two p type transistors (Q5, Q6: load transistors), as shown in FIG. 11. Two
storage nodes - For data writing, a flip-flop state is set by selecting a word line to open gates (transfer gates) of access transistors Q1 and Q2 and forcing a voltage to be applied to a pair of bit lines in accordance with a desired logic value. For data reading, the above mentioned transfer gates are opened and the potentials of
storage nodes cell current 20 is shown which flows from the Low side ofstorage nodes - FIG. 12 shows a layout of a memory cell for an SRAM of the type disclosed in Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 8-186181, for example. It is noted that a power supply line, ground line, bit line and the like are not shown for the convenience of the drawing.
- Referring to FIG. 12, a
memory cell 1 has n andp wells well 2. Access transistors Q1, Q2 and driver transistors Q3, Q4 are formed inp well 3. - A pair of
word lines memory cell 1, and a gate of driver transistor Q3 is connected to p and n type impurity regions throughcontacts contacts - As shown in FIG. 12, n and
p wells word lines memory cell 1 longer in the direction of the word lines. Thus, a pitch of a metal interconnection which functions as a bit line or the like increases. In addition, a capacitance between metal interconnections is reduced so that an SRAM capable of operating at a high speed is obtained. - However,
memory cell 1 is longer in the direction ofword lines longer word lines - The present invention is made to solve the aforementioned problem. It is an object of the present invention to provide an SRAM which has a memory cell including transistor formation regions of different conductivity types provided in a direction of a word line and which is capable of preventing the word line delay.
- According to one aspect of the present invention, an SRAM includes a memory cell, a word line and first and second transistor regions. The memory cell includes a pair of access transistors, a pair of driver transistors and a pair of load transistors. The word line is provided for the pair of access transistors. The pair of load transistors are formed in the first transistor region. The second transistor region is provided adjacent to the first transistor region in the direction of the word line and has the pair of access transistors and the pair of driver transistors.
- In order to reduce a resistance of the word line to prevent the word line delay, the word line can be formed of metal. In the conventional example shown in FIG. 12, however, as two word lines are formed for a single memory cell and p and n wells are arranged in a direction in which the word lines extend, two metal interconnections must be formed in a direction of the shorter sides of the memory cell so as to form the word line of metal. As a result, a pitch between the metal interconnections is made small, whereby the formation of the metal interconnection becomes difficult and a capacitance between the metal interconnections increases. On the other hand, in the present invention, as only one word line is provided, the word line can easily be formed of metal and the resistance of the word line can be reduced. Thus, the word line delay can be prevented.
- Preferably, the above mentioned word line is formed of metal. Thereby, the resistance of the word line can be reduced and the word line delay is prevented as described above.
- In addition, the SRAM includes first and second memory cells which are arranged in the direction of the word line such that the second transistor regions are adjacent to each other. A metal ground line, which is shared by the first and second memory cells, is provided over the word line in a direction which is orthogonal to the word line. Pairs of metal bit lines for the first and second memory cells are arranged on opposite sides of the metal ground line.
- As the metal ground line which are shared by the first and second memory cells is provided in the direction orthogonal to the word line as described above, a cell current for the two memory cells flows to the single metal ground line. Thus, the increase in the potential of the ground line due to the cell current can effectively be prevented.
- In addition, a field shield separation (isolation) region may be formed in the memory cell. In this case, preferably, the field shield separation region between the pair of driver transistors is continuously formed in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line to traverse the memory cell.
- By forming the field shield separation region as described above, generation of an isolated region in the field shield separation region can effectively be prevented when a plurality of memory cells are arranged in a matrix. When such isolated region is formed, a contact for fixing a potential of the isolated region must be formed, thereby causing a problem that the metal interconnection cannot freely be patterned. In the present invention, however, the metal interconnection can more freely be patterned as compared with the case where the isolated region exists since the isolated region is not generated as described above.
- In addition, a first impurity region is shared by one access transistor and one driver transistor and a second impurity region is shared by the other access transistor and the other driver transistor. Preferably, the interval between the ones of the access and driver transistors differs from that between the others of the access and driver transistors.
- As shown in FIG. 1, for example, a channel width of the driver transistor is generally set greater than that of the access transistor. In this case, if the intervals between the access and driver transistors are different as described above, the driver transistors can be formed offset in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line. Thereby, the memory cell can be reduced in length in the direction of the word line as compared with the case where the driver transistors are arranged spaced by an equal distance from the word line. This is also contributable to the prevention of the word line delay.
- According to another aspect, an SRAM of the present invention includes a memory cell, a word line and first and second transistor regions. The memory cell includes a pair of access transistors, a pair of driver transistors and a pair of load transistors, each having a gate. The word line is provided over the memory cell. The pair of load transistors are formed in the first transistor region. The second transistor region is provided adjacent to the first transistor region in the direction in which the word line extends and has the pair of access transistors and the pair of driver transistors. The gate of the load transistor is orthogonal to that of the driver transistor.
- As the gate of the load transistor is orthogonal to that of the driver transistor as described above, one of the gates can be provided in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line. Thereby, the memory cell is reduced in length in the direction of the word line and expanded in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line. As a result, the word line can be reduced in length and the word line delay can be prevented. In addition, even when two word lines are provided as in the conventional example, the word lines can be formed of metal as the memory cell is increased in length in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line. In this case, the word line delay can more effectively be prevented.
- The above mentioned memory cell is formed on a semiconductor layer provided on a substrate with an insulation film interposed. In other words, according to the present aspect, an SRAM has an SOI (Semiconductor On Insulator) structure. The above mentioned load transistor and driver transistor have pairs of first and second impurity regions of first and second conductivity types, respectively. In this case, preferably, ones of the first and second impurity regions are in contact with each other and the others of the first and second impurity regions are arranged orthogonal to each other.
- As the first and second impurity regions are arranged orthogonal to each other as described above, the gates of the load and driver transistors are also arranged orthogonal to each other, whereby the aforementioned effect is obtained. In addition, when the SOI structure is employed as in the present aspect, the first and second impurity regions of different conductivity types can be abut against each other. Thus, the memory cell can be further reduced in length in the direction of the word line. This is also contributable to the prevention of the word line delay.
- In addition, the pair of access transistors and the pair of driver transistors may be arranged in a single line in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line.
- Thereby, the memory cell can be further reduced in length in the direction of the word line as compared with the case described above.
- The foregoing and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a memory cell in a manufacturing process up to a first metal interconnection for an SRAM in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the memory cell for the SRAM in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the memory cells in FIG. 1 arranged in a matrix.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a memory cell in a manufacturing process up to a first metal interconnection in accordance with a modification of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the memory cell in accordance with the modification of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIGS. 5 and 6.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a memory cell in a manufacturing process up to a first metal interconnection for an SRAM in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the memory cell for the SRAM in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view taken along the line X-X in FIGS. 8 and 9.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an equivalent circuit for the SRAM.
- FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an example of a memory cell structure for a conventional SRAM.
- Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS.1 to 10.
- Referring first to FIGS.1 to 7, a first embodiment of the present invention and a modification thereof will be described. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a
memory cell 1 for an SRAM in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention. It is noted that a memory cell up to a first metal interconnection is shown in FIG. 1 for the convenience of the explanation. A second metal interconnection is shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIGS. 1 and 2. - Referring first to FIGS. 1 and 3,
memory cell 1 includes an n well (a first transistor region) 2 and a p well (a second transistor region) 3. Load transistors Q5 and Q6 are formed onn well 2. Load transistor Q5 includes apolysilicon gate 7 d and ptype impurity regions polysilicon gate 7 e and ptype impurity regions - Access transistors Q1, Q2 and driver transistors Q3, Q4 are formed on
p well 3. Access transistor Q1 includes ntype impurity regions polysilicon gate 7 a. Access transistor Q2shares polysilicon gate 7 a with access transistor Q1 and includes ntype impurity regions - Driver transistor Q3 includes a
polysilicon gate 7 c and ntype impurity regions polysilicon gate 7 b and ntype impurity regions - A trench separation (isolation)
region 4 a is formed in the periphery of ntype impurity regions 5 a to 5 f and atrench separation region 4 b is formed in the periphery of ptype impurity regions 6 a to 6 d.Trench separation regions semiconductor substrate 12 as shown in FIG. 3. - Above the
aforementioned polysilicon gates 7 a to 7 e,first metal interconnections 9 a to 9 j including aluminum, tungsten, copper or the like are formed with aninterlayer insulation film 13 interposed as shown in FIG. 3.First metal interconnections impurity regions contact holes First metal interconnection 9 c functions as a word line and is connected topolysilicon gate 7 a through acontact hole 8 g.First metal interconnection 9 d is connected to n typeimpurity region 5 b,polysilicon gate 7 c, ptype impurity region 6 b andpolysilicon gate 7 e throughcontact holes -
First metal interconnection 9 e is connected to n typeimpurity regions contact holes First metal interconnection 9 f is connected topolysilicon gate 7 b, ntype impurity region 5 e and ptype impurity region 6 c throughcontact holes First metal interconnections impurity region 6 a,polysilicon gate 7 d and ptype impurity region 6 d throughcontact holes - Referring now to FIGS. 2 and 3,
second metal interconnections 11 a to 11 e including aluminum, tungsten, copper or the like are formed onfirst metal interconnections 9 a to 9 i withinterlayer insulation film 13 interposed.Second metal interconnection 11 a functions as a ground line and is connected tofirst metal interconnection 9 e via a throughhole 10 a.Second metal interconnections Second metal interconnections first metal interconnections holes -
Second metal interconnection 11 d functions as a power supply line (a Vcc line) and is connected tofirst metal interconnections holes Second metal interconnection 11 e is connected tofirst metal interconnections holes holes 10 a to 10 g. - As only one word line (9 c) is provided and the word line is formed of metal as described above, a resistance of the word line can be reduced as compared with the conventional example. Thereby, the word line delay is prevented.
- In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, an interval between access transistor Q1 and driver transistor Q3 is set larger than that between access transistor Q2 and driver transistor Q4. Therefore, driver transistors Q3 and Q4 are arranged offset with respect to each other in the direction which is orthogonal to word line (9 c). Thus, even when channel widths of driver transistor Q3 and Q4 are greater than those of access transistors Q1 and Q2, the length of
memory cell 1 in the direction of the word line can be kept small. This is also contributable to the prevention of the word line delay. - Referring now to FIG. 4, an exemplary arrangement of
memory cell 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4,memory cells 1 are arranged in a matrix and a ground line (11 a) is shared by twomemory cells 1 which are provided adjacent to each other in the direction of the word line (9 c). In this case, a set ofmemory cells 1 which shares the ground line (11 a) are arranged in the direction of the word line (9 c) such thatp wells 3 are adjacent to each other. A BL (11 c) and a /BL (11 b) are provided for eachmemory cell 1 on opposite sides of ground line (11 a). - As shown in FIG. 4, the ground line (11 a), the BL (11 c) and the /BL (11 b) are provided in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line (9 c), so that cell current 20 for two
memory cells 1 flows through the single ground line (11 a). Thereby, the increase in a potential of the ground line due to cell current 20 can be prevented. It is noted that a bit line contact is denoted by areference numeral 18 in FIG. 4. - Referring to FIGS.5 to 7, a modification of the above mentioned first embodiment will be described. FIGS. 5 and 6 are plan views showing
memory cell 1 for an SRAM according to a modification of the first embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIGS. 5 and 6. - Referring first to FIG. 7, in the present modification, the SRAM has an SOI (Semiconductor On Insulator) structure and a field shield separation (isolation) is employed. More specifically, an SOI layer (a semiconductor layer) is formed on a
substrate 15 with aninsulation film 16 interposed and transistors are formed in the SOI layer. In addition, fieldshield separation regions shield separation regions shield separation regions - In addition, contact holes8 p, 8 r and 8 t are provided for supplying potentials for the SOI layer in the field shield separation regions. Contact holes 8 q and 8 s are provided for fixing the potentials of the field shield gates. In addition, a
first metal interconnection 9 e is provided overcontact holes First metal interconnections contact holes - Referring now to FIG. 6, in the present modification,
second metal interconnection 11 d extends even overfirst metal interconnections Second metal interconnection 11 d is connected tofirst metal interconnections holes 10 i and 10 h, respectively. Other parts of the structure are almost the same as those for the case shown in FIG. 2. - An effect similar to that of the above described first embodiment can be obtained also in the case of the present modification. As shown in FIG. 5, field
shield separation region 14 a between driver transistors Q3 and Q4 is continuously formed to traversememory cell 1 in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line (9 c). Therefore, also in the case where a plurality ofmemory cells 1 are arranged in a matrix, generation of an isolated region within the field shield separation region can effectively be prevented. When the isolated region is generated in the field shield separation region, a contact hole for fixing a potential of the isolated region must be formed, whereby a metal interconnection or the like cannot freely be formed. However, in the present modification, the isolated region is not formed as described above, so that the metal interconnection or the like can freely be formed. - Referring now to FIGS.8 to 10, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIGS. 8 and 9 are plan views of a memory cell for an SRAM in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view taken along the line X-X in FIGS. 8 and 9.
- In the second embodiment, SOI and trench separation structures are employed as shown in FIG. 10. Gates of load transistors Q5 and Q6 are provided orthogonal to those of driver transistors Q3 and Q4. Thereby, the gates of load transistors Q5 and Q6 can be provided in the direction which is orthogonal to word lines (7 a, 7 b), whereby a
memory cell 1 can be reduced in length in the direction of the word line. Thus, the word line is shortened and the word line delay can be prevented. - As shown in FIG. 8, access transistors Q1, Q2 and driver transistors Q3, Q4 are arranged in a single line in the direction which is orthogonal to the word lines (7 a, 7 d). This is also contributable to the reduction in length of
memory cell 1 in the direction of the word lines (7 a, 7 b). In addition, ptype impurity regions type impurity regions memory cell 1 can be reduced in length in the direction of the word lines (7 a, 7 d) as compared with the case where the wells of different conductivity types are formed as shown in FIG. 1. This is also contributable to the reduction in length of the word lines (7 a, 7 d). - In addition, further reduction in the size of the memory cell can be achieved as compared with the case shown in FIG. 1.
Memory cell 1 shown in FIG. 1 requires a well separation width of 0.6 μm in accordance with the 0.18 μm rule. Here, as the length ofmemory cell 1 in the direction which is orthogonal to the word line (9 c) is about 1.5 μm, an extra area due to the well separation would be 0.6×1.5=0.9 μm2. On the other hand, in the present second embodiment, the well separation width is not necessary and the corresponding reduction in the area ofmemory cell 1 can be achieved. - Further, as shown in FIG. 8, in the present second embodiment, the length of
memory cell 1 in the direction which is orthogonal to the word lines (7 a, 7 d) is longer than that in the direction in which the word lines (7 a, 7 d) extend. Therefore, even when two word lines (7 a, 7 d) are provided for asingle memory cell 1, these word lines can be formed of metal as in the case of the first embodiment. In this case, further prevention of the word line delay can be achieved. - As shown in FIG. 8, p
type impurity regions impurity regions type impurity regions impurity regions - Referring now to FIG. 9, in the present second embodiment,
second metal interconnections 11 a to 11 c are formed and the number of second metal interconnections is decreased as compared with the case of the first embodiment. Thus, even when the length ofmemory cell 1 is reduced in the direction of the word lines (7 a, 7 d),second metal interconnections 11 a to 11 c can relatively easily be formed. It is noted that afirst metal interconnection 9 f functions as a power supply line. Further, the principle of the present second embodiment is applicable to a memory cell for an SRAM with the wells formed as shown in FIG. 1. - As in the foregoing, according to the SRAM of the present invention, the word line delay is effectively be prevented. Therefore, the high performance SRAM is obtained.
- Although the present invention has been described and illustrated in detail, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, the spirit and scope of the present invention being limited only by the terms of the appended claims.
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