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US 8,188,552 · App. 12/846,838 · Granted May 29, 2012

Transistor structure

Assignee: Nanya Technology Corp.
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Patent No.
US 8,188,552
App. No.
12/846,838
Granted
May 29, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dynamic random access memory structure is disclosed, in which, the active area is a donut-type pillar at which a novel vertical transistor is disposed and has a gate filled in the central cavity of the pillar and upper and lower sources/drains located in the upper and the lower portions of the pillar respectively. A buried bit line is formed in the substrate beneath the transistor. A word line is horizontally disposed above the gate. A capacitor is disposed above the word line as well as the gate and electrically connected to the upper source/drain through a node contact. The node contact has a reverse-trench shape with the top surface electrically connected to the capacitor and with the bottom of the sidewalls electrically connected to the upper source/drain. The word line passes through the space confined by the reverse-trench shape.

Claims (9)

1. A transistor structure comprising:

a substrate in a shape of donut-type pillar, wherein the donut-type pillar has a toroid shape;

a gate dielectric layer covering an inner wall of the donut-type pillar;

a gate filled in a central cavity of the donut-type pillar and separated from the inner wall of the donut-type pillar by the gate dielectric layer;

a spacer covering an outer wall and a part of the inner wall of the donut-type pillar and a plane of the substrate inside the donut-type pillar;

an upper source/drain disposed in the upper portion of the donut-type pillar; and

a lower source/drain disposed in the lower portion of the donut-type pillar.

2. The transistor structure of claim 1 , wherein the lower source/drain is in a donut shape.

3. The transistor structure of claim 1 , wherein the upper source/drain is in a donut shape.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2010
From: HUANG, WEN-KUEI
To: NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 024763/0901 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 97132675 A · Aug 27, 2008 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 12338988 · Dec 18, 2008
Related Publication 20100295106A1 · Nov 25, 2010