IP Library Granted Patent US 8,039,355
Granted Patent B2
US 8,039,355 · App. 12/632,115 · Granted Oct 18, 2011

Method for fabricating PIP capacitor

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Patent No.
US 8,039,355
App. No.
12/632,115
Granted
Oct 18, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A PIP capacitor and methods thereof. A method of fabricating a PIP capacitor may include forming a field oxide film over a silicon substrate to define a device isolating region and/or an active region. A method of fabricating a PIP capacitor may include forming a lower polysilicon electrode having doped impurities on and/or over an field oxide film. A method of fabricating a PIP capacitor may include performing an oxidizing step to form a first oxide film over a polysilicon and/or a second oxide film on and/or over an active region. A method of fabricating a PIP capacitor may include forming an upper polysilicon electrode on and/or over a region of a first oxide film and forming a gate electrode on and/or over a second oxide film at substantially the same time. A method of fabricating a PIP capacitor may include forming a polysilicon resistor. A PIP capacitor is disclosed.

Claims (28)

1. A method comprising:

forming a field oxide film over a semiconductor substrate defining a device isolating region and an active region;

forming a lower polysilicon electrode and a polysilicon resistor having doped impurities over said field oxide film;

performing an oxidizing step to form oxide films over said polysilicon electrode, said polysilicon resistor and said active region;

forming an upper polysilicon electrode over a region of said oxide film formed over said lower polysilicon electrode and forming a gate electrode over said oxide film formed over said active region at substantially the same time,

wherein said oxide film over said lower polysilicon electrode is thicker than said oxide films formed over at least one of said polysilicon resistor and said active region.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said semiconductor substrate comprises silicon.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said oxide films are formed over at least one of tops and side walls of said lower polysilicon electrode and said polysilicon resistor.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming said lower polysilicon electrode and said polysilicon resistor comprises:

depositing a polysilicon layer over a surface of said semiconductor substrate including said field oxide film;

injecting impurity ions into a region of said polysilicon layer; and

removing said polysilicon layer except a region of said polysilicon layer having said injected impurity ions and said polysilicon layer for said polysilicon resistor.

5. An apparatus comprising:

a field oxide film formed over a semiconductor substrate defining a device isolating region and an active region;

a lower polysilicon electrode including doped impurities formed over said field oxide film;

a first oxide film formed over said lower polysilicon electrode;

a second oxide film formed over said active region;

an upper polysilicon electrode formed over a region of said first oxide film and a gate electrode formed over a portion of said second oxide film at substantially the same time; and

a third oxide film formed over said polysilicon resistor,

wherein said oxide film over said lower polysilicon electrode is thicker than said oxide films formed over said polysilicon resistor and said active region.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein said semiconductor substrate comprises silicon.

7. The apparatus claim 5 , wherein said first oxide film is formed over at least one of a top and side walls of said lower polysilicon electrode.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein said first oxide film is thicker than said second oxide film.

9. The apparatus of claim 5 , comprising:

a selectively etched region of said first oxide film to expose a portion of said lower polysilicon electrode; and

silicide formed over at least one of a portion of said upper polysilicon electrode and said exposed portion of said lower polysilicon electrode.

10. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein said oxide film comprises a thickness which increases as a concentration of said impurities increases.

11. The apparatus of claim 5 , comprising a polysilicon resistor having doped impurities over said field oxide film.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2021
From: CAVIUM INTERNATIONAL
To: MARVELL ASIA PTE LTD.
Reel/Frame 057336/0873 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2021
From: MARVELL TECHNOLOGY CAYMAN I
To: CAVIUM INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 057279/0519 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2021
From: INPHI CORPORATION
To: MARVELL TECHNOLOGY CAYMAN I
Reel/Frame 056649/0823 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2017
From: DONGBU HITEK, CO., LTD.
To: INPHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041465/0555 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT REMOVE PATENT NO. 878209 FROM EXHIBIT B PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 034009 FRAME: 0157. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 24, 2014
From: DONGBU HITEK, CO., LTD.
To: INPHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034087/0097 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2014
From: DONGBU HITEK, CO., LTD.
To: INPHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034009/0157 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2009
From: LEE, JONG-HO
To: DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023613/0361 →