US20080055817A1 - Capacitor and method for fabricating the same - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to capacitors, and more particularly, to a capacitor and a method for fabricating the same, which increases an effective surface area through a simplified process.
- a unit cell of a semiconductor device is generally constructed with one transistor and one capacitor for storing an electrical charge as a unit of memory.
- the area of the unit cell decreases.
- the capacitor's layout area should be minimized, a sufficient capacitance must be maintained.
- These goals may be achieved by, for example, using a thinner dielectric or higher-k dielectrics.
- a dielectric layer of an ultra thin film tends to deteriorate reliability while higher-k materials usually require special processing. Therefore, a preferred approach is to increase the capacitor's effective surface area, i.e. the total area of opposing lower and upper electrodes abutting an insulating layer.
- a typical capacitor uses a polysilicon-insulator-polysilicon structure, and a method of reaching such a structure is illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- a lower polysilicon 11 , a dielectric layer 12 , and an upper polysilicon 13 are sequentially deposited on a semiconductor substrate 10 where interconnection lines, and a planarization layer may be formed.
- the lower polysilicon layer 11 serves as the lower electrode of a capacitor, and the upper electrode may be formed by patterning an upper polysilicon 13 by a typical photolithography process.
- the dielectric layer 12 and the lower polysilicon 11 are patterned to form the dielectric member and the lower electrode of the capacitor. Similar to the pattering of the upper polysilicon 13 , the patterning of the dielectric layer 12 and the lower polysilicon 11 are performed by using a typical photolithography process, i.e. a process that involves forming a photosensitive film on the substrate 10 where the upper polysilicon 13 is patterned, exposing and developing using a mask to form a pattern of the photosensitive film, etching the dielectric layer 12 and the lower polysilicon 11 exposed by the pattern of the photosensitive film, and removing a remaining pattern of the photosensitive film.
- a typical photolithography process i.e. a process that involves forming a photosensitive film on the substrate 10 where the upper polysilicon 13 is patterned, exposing and developing using a mask to form a pattern of the photosensitive film, etching the dielectric layer 12 and the lower polysilicon 11 exposed by the pattern of the photosensitive film, and removing a remaining pattern of
- the insulating layer 14 and the planarization layer 15 are formed on the substrate 10 where the capacitor constructed with the lower electrode, the dielectric member, and the upper electrode is formed. After that, the planarization layer 15 and the insulating layer 14 are etched to form contact holes for exposing the upper polysilicon 13 and the lower polysilicon 11 . Similar to the patterning of the upper polysilicon 13 , the etching of the insulating layer 14 and the planarization layer 15 is performed by using a typical photolithography process, i.e.
- a conductive material filling the contact hole is then formed and patterned on the substrate 10 where the contact hole is formed.
- a ground node 16 electrically connected to the lower polysilicon 11 and a power supply node 17 electrically connected to the upper polysilicon 13 are formed.
- the patterning of the conductive material may likewise be performed by using a typical photolithography process.
- the method for fabricating a capacitor as described above requires at least four photolithography steps and seven deposition steps which unduly complicate the process and increase production costs.
- the lower electrode and the upper electrode are stacked in a planar structure, making for a large layout of the unit cell.
- the present invention is directed to a capacitor and a method of fabricating the same that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
- One advantage of the present invention is that it can provide a capacitor and a method of fabricating the same capable of forming a capacitor by using a minimized number of processes.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it can provide a capacitor and a method of fabricating the same capable of increasing an effective surface area of a capacitor.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it can provide a capacitor and a method of fabricating the same capable of implementing a capacitor having a high capacitance in a limited area of a unit cell.
- a capacitor structure comprises a lower electrode, constructed of a first polysilicon layer patterned in a series of ridges by implanting first conductivity type impurity ions and forming a first silicide layer stacked on an upper portion of the first polysilicon layer, an upper electrode, constructed of a second polysilicon layer patterned in a series of ridges by implanting second conductivity type impurity ions and a second silicide layer stacked on an upper portion of the second polysilicon layer, the upper electrode being separated from the lower electrode by a predetermined interval and being engaged with the lower electrode, and a dielectric layer separating the lower and upper electrodes.
- a method of fabricating a capacitor structure comprises patterning polysilicon on a substrate, performing an ion implantation process in which ions are implanted in the patterned polysilicon, the implanted ions including first conductivity type impurity ions and second conductivity type impurity ions forming a first region in which the first conductivity type impurity ions are implanted, a second region in which the second conductivity type impurity ions are implanted, and a third region in which the first conductivity type impurity ions and the second conductivity type impurity ions are simultaneously implanted wherein the third region is a boundary region between the first region and the second region, forming a silicide layer on the first region and the second region, etching the third region to expose the substrate, and forming a dielectric layer in the etched third region.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a typical polysilicon-insulator-polysilicon capacitor
- FIGS. 2A-2F are views of a polysilicon-insulator-polysilicon capacitor, respectively illustrating sequential steps of a method for fabricating a capacitor according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, in which each drawing includes a planar view and a cross-sectional view along line I-I′ or line II-II′ of the planar view.
- a polysilicon 21 is deposited on a substrate 20 and then patterned.
- the process for depositing and patterning the polysilicon 21 is simultaneously performed with a depositing and patterning process for forming a gate electrode of a semiconductor device, i.e. a metal-oxide-silicon (MOS) transistor, formed on the substrate 20 .
- MOS metal-oxide-silicon
- N-type impurity ions and P-type impurity ions are implanted into the polysilicon 21 to form a first region N+ in which the N-type impurity ions are implanted and a second region P+ in which the P-type impurity ions are implanted, and at the same time, to form a third region (N+, P+) in which the N-type impurity ions and the P-type impurity ions are simultaneously implanted in a boundary region between the first region N+ and the second region P+.
- the process for implanting the N-type impurity ions and the P-type impurity ions are performed simultaneously with an ion implantation process for forming the source/drain of the MOS transistor.
- the first region N+ and the second region P+ form a series of alternating ridges that are to be engaged with each other and are separated by a predetermined interval according to the third region (N+, P+).
- a native oxide film 22 is formed in the third region (N+, P+) in which the N-type impurity ions and the P-type impurity ions are simultaneously implanted to the polysilicon 21 by a phenomena called “butting.”
- a silicide layer 23 is selectively formed on upper surfaces of the first region N+ and the second region P+.
- the process for forming the silicide layer 23 is simultaneously performed with a process for forming silicide self-aligned to surfaces of the data electrode and the source/drain in order to reduce resistance values of the gate electrode and the source/drain of the aforementioned MOS transistor on the substrate 20 .
- the silicide layer 23 can be selectively formed on the surfaces of the first region N+ and the second region P+.
- the first region N+ and the silicide layer 23 serve as one electrode (for example, an upper electrode) of the capacitor, and the second region P+ and the silicide layer 23 serve as the other electrode (for example, a lower electrode) of the capacitor.
- the native oxide film 22 is selectively etched, and the third region (N+, P+) of the polysilicon 21 is also etched, so that a contact hole 22 a for exposing the substrate 20 is formed.
- the process for etching the native oxide film 22 and the third region (N+, P+) of the polysilicon 21 is performed by a typical photolithography process, in which a photosensitive film is formed on the native oxide film 22 and the silicide layer 23 and exposing and developing steps using a mask form a pattern of the photosensitive film, so that the native oxide film 22 exposed by the pattern of the photosensitive film and the third region (N+, P+) of the polysilicon 21 may be etched.
- the process for etching the native oxide film 22 and the third region (N+, P+) of the polysilicon 21 may also be performed by a blanket etching process using high selection ratios between the silicide layer 23 and the native oxide film 22 and between the silicide layer 23 and the polysilicon 21 .
- an insulating layer for example, a silicon nitride layer 24
- a silicon nitride layer 24 is deposited on an upper front surface of the substrate 20 where the contact hole is formed.
- the process for depositing the silicon nitride layer 24 is simultaneously performed with a process for depositing a silicon nitride layer used as an etch stop layer when forming a contact to the aforementioned semiconductor device on the substrate 20 .
- a desired capacitance of the capacitor can be obtained by using a simple method of suitably defining the width of the third region (N+, P+) in which the N-type impurity ions and the P-type impurity ions are simultaneously implanted to the polysilicon 21 .
- the silicon nitride layer 24 is etched to expose the silicide layer 23 formed on the first region N+ of the polysilicon 21 and the silicide layer 23 formed on the second region P+, and then, a conductive material is formed on the upper front surface thereof and patterned to form a ground node 25 electrically connected to the silicide layer 23 formed on the second region P+ of the polysilicon 21 and a power supply node 26 electrically connected to the first region N+ of the polysilicon 21 .
- the etching of the silicon nitride layer 24 and the patterning of the conductive material is performed by using a typical photolithography process, i.e.
- a photosensitive film by forming a photosensitive film, exposing and developing using a mask to form a pattern of the photosensitive film, etching the conductive material exposed by the pattern of the photosensitive film, and using the silicon nitride as etch stop layer and removing the remaining pattern of the photosensitive film.
- the method for fabricating the capacitor can be simplified by reducing the number of separate processes to two or fewer photolithography processes and four or fewer deposition processes, thereby increasing yield and reducing costs.
- the lower electrode and the upper electrode are constructed to be separated by a predetermined interval from each other and engaged with each other in a series of alternating ridges, the effective surface area and, in turn, capacitance, can be maximized by increasing the number of ridges of the lower electrode and the upper electrode, thereby enabling increased device integration.
- a simple method of adjusting a width of the dielectric member between the lower electrode and the upper electrode a desired capacitance can be accurately implemented.
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Abstract
A capacitor structure and a method of fabricating the capacitor structure wherein. The lower electrode and the upper electrode are constructed to be separated from each other by a predetermined interval and to be engaged with each other using a series of alternating ridges so that an effective surface area can increase within a limited area.
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- This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2004-0117006, filed on Dec. 30, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to capacitors, and more particularly, to a capacitor and a method for fabricating the same, which increases an effective surface area through a simplified process.
- 2. Discussion of the Related Art
- A unit cell of a semiconductor device is generally constructed with one transistor and one capacitor for storing an electrical charge as a unit of memory. As device integration increases, the area of the unit cell decreases. However, while the capacitor's layout area should be minimized, a sufficient capacitance must be maintained. These goals may be achieved by, for example, using a thinner dielectric or higher-k dielectrics. However, a dielectric layer of an ultra thin film tends to deteriorate reliability while higher-k materials usually require special processing. Therefore, a preferred approach is to increase the capacitor's effective surface area, i.e. the total area of opposing lower and upper electrodes abutting an insulating layer.
- A typical capacitor uses a polysilicon-insulator-polysilicon structure, and a method of reaching such a structure is illustrated in
FIG. 1 . - Referring to
FIG. 1 , alower polysilicon 11, adielectric layer 12, and anupper polysilicon 13 are sequentially deposited on asemiconductor substrate 10 where interconnection lines, and a planarization layer may be formed. Thelower polysilicon layer 11 serves as the lower electrode of a capacitor, and the upper electrode may be formed by patterning anupper polysilicon 13 by a typical photolithography process. - After the
upper polysilicon 13 is patterned to form the upper electrode of the capacitor on thesubstrate 10, thedielectric layer 12 and thelower polysilicon 11 are patterned to form the dielectric member and the lower electrode of the capacitor. Similar to the pattering of theupper polysilicon 13, the patterning of thedielectric layer 12 and thelower polysilicon 11 are performed by using a typical photolithography process, i.e. a process that involves forming a photosensitive film on thesubstrate 10 where theupper polysilicon 13 is patterned, exposing and developing using a mask to form a pattern of the photosensitive film, etching thedielectric layer 12 and thelower polysilicon 11 exposed by the pattern of the photosensitive film, and removing a remaining pattern of the photosensitive film. - The
insulating layer 14 and theplanarization layer 15 are formed on thesubstrate 10 where the capacitor constructed with the lower electrode, the dielectric member, and the upper electrode is formed. After that, theplanarization layer 15 and theinsulating layer 14 are etched to form contact holes for exposing theupper polysilicon 13 and thelower polysilicon 11. Similar to the patterning of theupper polysilicon 13, the etching of theinsulating layer 14 and theplanarization layer 15 is performed by using a typical photolithography process, i.e. by forming a photosensitive film, exposing and developing using a mask to form a pattern of the photosensitive film, etching theplanarization layer 15 and the underlyinginsulating layer 14 exposed by the pattern of the photosensitive film, and removing a remaining pattern of the photosensitive film. - A conductive material filling the contact hole is then formed and patterned on the
substrate 10 where the contact hole is formed. Next, aground node 16 electrically connected to thelower polysilicon 11 and apower supply node 17 electrically connected to theupper polysilicon 13 are formed. The patterning of the conductive material may likewise be performed by using a typical photolithography process. - The method for fabricating a capacitor as described above, requires at least four photolithography steps and seven deposition steps which unduly complicate the process and increase production costs. In addition, the lower electrode and the upper electrode are stacked in a planar structure, making for a large layout of the unit cell.
- Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a capacitor and a method of fabricating the same that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
- One advantage of the present invention is that it can provide a capacitor and a method of fabricating the same capable of forming a capacitor by using a minimized number of processes.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it can provide a capacitor and a method of fabricating the same capable of increasing an effective surface area of a capacitor.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it can provide a capacitor and a method of fabricating the same capable of implementing a capacitor having a high capacitance in a limited area of a unit cell.
- Additional advantages and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will become apparent from the description or by practice of the invention.
- To achieve these and other advantages in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, a capacitor structure comprises a lower electrode, constructed of a first polysilicon layer patterned in a series of ridges by implanting first conductivity type impurity ions and forming a first silicide layer stacked on an upper portion of the first polysilicon layer, an upper electrode, constructed of a second polysilicon layer patterned in a series of ridges by implanting second conductivity type impurity ions and a second silicide layer stacked on an upper portion of the second polysilicon layer, the upper electrode being separated from the lower electrode by a predetermined interval and being engaged with the lower electrode, and a dielectric layer separating the lower and upper electrodes.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of fabricating a capacitor structure, comprises patterning polysilicon on a substrate, performing an ion implantation process in which ions are implanted in the patterned polysilicon, the implanted ions including first conductivity type impurity ions and second conductivity type impurity ions forming a first region in which the first conductivity type impurity ions are implanted, a second region in which the second conductivity type impurity ions are implanted, and a third region in which the first conductivity type impurity ions and the second conductivity type impurity ions are simultaneously implanted wherein the third region is a boundary region between the first region and the second region, forming a silicide layer on the first region and the second region, etching the third region to expose the substrate, and forming a dielectric layer in the etched third region.
- It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
- The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.
- In the drawings:
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FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a typical polysilicon-insulator-polysilicon capacitor; and -
FIGS. 2A-2F are views of a polysilicon-insulator-polysilicon capacitor, respectively illustrating sequential steps of a method for fabricating a capacitor according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, in which each drawing includes a planar view and a cross-sectional view along line I-I′ or line II-II′ of the planar view. - Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, like reference designations will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or similar parts.
- As shown in
FIG. 2A , apolysilicon 21 is deposited on asubstrate 20 and then patterned. The process for depositing and patterning thepolysilicon 21 is simultaneously performed with a depositing and patterning process for forming a gate electrode of a semiconductor device, i.e. a metal-oxide-silicon (MOS) transistor, formed on thesubstrate 20. - As shown in
FIG. 2B , N-type impurity ions and P-type impurity ions are implanted into thepolysilicon 21 to form a first region N+ in which the N-type impurity ions are implanted and a second region P+ in which the P-type impurity ions are implanted, and at the same time, to form a third region (N+, P+) in which the N-type impurity ions and the P-type impurity ions are simultaneously implanted in a boundary region between the first region N+ and the second region P+. The process for implanting the N-type impurity ions and the P-type impurity ions are performed simultaneously with an ion implantation process for forming the source/drain of the MOS transistor. - The first region N+ and the second region P+ form a series of alternating ridges that are to be engaged with each other and are separated by a predetermined interval according to the third region (N+, P+). A
native oxide film 22 is formed in the third region (N+, P+) in which the N-type impurity ions and the P-type impurity ions are simultaneously implanted to thepolysilicon 21 by a phenomena called “butting.” - As shown in
FIG. 2C , asilicide layer 23 is selectively formed on upper surfaces of the first region N+ and the second region P+. Here, the process for forming thesilicide layer 23 is simultaneously performed with a process for forming silicide self-aligned to surfaces of the data electrode and the source/drain in order to reduce resistance values of the gate electrode and the source/drain of the aforementioned MOS transistor on thesubstrate 20. - The process for forming the self-aligned silicide in based on the principle that, when a refractory metal is deposited and subjected to a thermal treatment process, a silicide reaction is induced on the surfaces of the first region N+ and the second region P+ to form the
silicide layer 23, but the silicide reaction is not induced on the surface of the third region (N+, P+) due to the presence of thenative oxide film 22. Therefore, refractory metal on the third region remains unreacted. By selectively removing the unreacted refractory metal on the surface of thenative oxide film 22, thesilicide layer 23 can be selectively formed on the surfaces of the first region N+ and the second region P+. The first region N+ and thesilicide layer 23 serve as one electrode (for example, an upper electrode) of the capacitor, and the second region P+ and thesilicide layer 23 serve as the other electrode (for example, a lower electrode) of the capacitor. - As shown in
FIG. 2D , thenative oxide film 22 is selectively etched, and the third region (N+, P+) of thepolysilicon 21 is also etched, so that acontact hole 22 a for exposing thesubstrate 20 is formed. The process for etching thenative oxide film 22 and the third region (N+, P+) of thepolysilicon 21 is performed by a typical photolithography process, in which a photosensitive film is formed on thenative oxide film 22 and thesilicide layer 23 and exposing and developing steps using a mask form a pattern of the photosensitive film, so that thenative oxide film 22 exposed by the pattern of the photosensitive film and the third region (N+, P+) of thepolysilicon 21 may be etched. After the photolithography process, the remaining pattern of the photosensitive film is stripped away. The process for etching thenative oxide film 22 and the third region (N+, P+) of thepolysilicon 21 may also be performed by a blanket etching process using high selection ratios between thesilicide layer 23 and thenative oxide film 22 and between thesilicide layer 23 and thepolysilicon 21. - As shown in
FIG. 2E , an insulating layer, for example, asilicon nitride layer 24, is deposited on an upper front surface of thesubstrate 20 where the contact hole is formed. The process for depositing thesilicon nitride layer 24 is simultaneously performed with a process for depositing a silicon nitride layer used as an etch stop layer when forming a contact to the aforementioned semiconductor device on thesubstrate 20. The insulating layer, i.e. thesilicon nitride layer 24 filling the contact hole, servers as a dielectric member of the capacitor. Since the capacitance of the capacitor varies depending on a width of thesilicon nitride layer 24, a desired capacitance of the capacitor can be obtained by using a simple method of suitably defining the width of the third region (N+, P+) in which the N-type impurity ions and the P-type impurity ions are simultaneously implanted to thepolysilicon 21. - As shown in
FIG. 2F , thesilicon nitride layer 24 is etched to expose thesilicide layer 23 formed on the first region N+ of thepolysilicon 21 and thesilicide layer 23 formed on the second region P+, and then, a conductive material is formed on the upper front surface thereof and patterned to form aground node 25 electrically connected to thesilicide layer 23 formed on the second region P+ of thepolysilicon 21 and apower supply node 26 electrically connected to the first region N+ of thepolysilicon 21. The etching of thesilicon nitride layer 24 and the patterning of the conductive material is performed by using a typical photolithography process, i.e. by forming a photosensitive film, exposing and developing using a mask to form a pattern of the photosensitive film, etching the conductive material exposed by the pattern of the photosensitive film, and using the silicon nitride as etch stop layer and removing the remaining pattern of the photosensitive film. - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, since the lower electrode, the dielectric member, and the upper electrode of the capacitor are formed during the process for forming the semiconductor devices on the substrate, the method for fabricating the capacitor can be simplified by reducing the number of separate processes to two or fewer photolithography processes and four or fewer deposition processes, thereby increasing yield and reducing costs. In addition, since the lower electrode and the upper electrode are constructed to be separated by a predetermined interval from each other and engaged with each other in a series of alternating ridges, the effective surface area and, in turn, capacitance, can be maximized by increasing the number of ridges of the lower electrode and the upper electrode, thereby enabling increased device integration. Moreover, by using a simple method of adjusting a width of the dielectric member between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, a desired capacitance can be accurately implemented.
- It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover such modifications provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. A capacitor, comprising:
a lower electrode, constructed of a first polysilicon layer patterned in a series of ridges by implanting first conductivity type impurity ions and forming a first silicide layer stacked on an upper portion of the first polysilicon layer;
an upper electrode, constructed of a second polysilicon layer patterned in a series of ridges by implanting second conductivity type impurity ions and a second silicide layer stacked on an upper portion of the second polysilicon layer, the upper electrode being separated from the lower electrode by a predetermined interval and being engaged with the lower electrode; and
a dielectric layer separating the lower and upper electrodes.
2. The capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein the dielectric layer is a silicon nitride layer.
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10. A capacitor, comprising:
a lower electrode constructed of a first polysilicon patterned in a series of ridges;
an upper electrode constructed of a second polysilicon patterned in a series of ridges, the upper electrode being are separated from the lower electrode by a predetermined interval and being engaged with the lower electrode; and
a dielectric layer separating the lower electrode and the upper electrode.
11. The capacitor according to claim 10 , wherein the first polysilicon and the second polysilicon are doped with impurity ions of opposite conductivities.
12. The capacitor according to claim 10 , the lower electrode comprising a first silicide layer stacked on the first polysilicon.
13. The capacitor according to claim 10 , the upper electrode comprising a second silicide layer stacked on the second polysilicon.
14. The capacitor according to claim 10 , wherein the dielectric layer is a silicon nitride layer.
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