IP Library Granted Patent US 8,962,437
Granted Patent B2
US 8,962,437 · App. 13/494,400 · Granted Feb 24, 2015

Method for fabricating capacitor with high aspect ratio

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Patent No.
US 8,962,437
App. No.
13/494,400
Granted
Feb 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for fabricating a capacitor includes: forming a first silicon layer over a semiconductor substrate, where the first silicon layer is doped with a dopant; forming an undoped second silicon layer over the first silicon layer; forming an opening by etching the second silicon layer and the first silicon layer; forming a storage node in the opening; and removing the first silicon layer and the second silicon layer.

Claims (16)

1. A method for fabricating a capacitor, comprising:

forming an etch stop layer over a semiconductor substrate having a storage node contact plug formed therein;

forming a first silicon layer over the etch stop layer, wherein the first silicon layer is doped with a dopant;

forming an undoped second silicon layer over the first silicon layer;

forming an opening by etching the second silicon layer and the first silicon layer;

forming a silicon oxide layer on sidewalls of the opening by oxidizing the first silicon layer and the second silicon layer;

expanding the opening by removing the silicon oxide layer;

etching the etch stop layer under the expanded opening;

forming a storage node in the expanded opening; and

removing the first silicon layer and the second silicon layer,

wherein the first and second silicon layers comprise amorphous silicon and are heat-treated during a subsequent process.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second silicon layers comprise amorphous silicon.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dopant doped in the first silicon layer comprises boron or phosphorous.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the doping concentration of the dopant doped in the first silicon layer is in the range of 1×10 18 to 1×10 22 atoms/cm 3 .

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in the forming of the first silicon layer, the dopant is insitu-doped when the first silicon layer is deposited.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming of the silicon oxide layer is performed by a process selected from plasma oxidation, thermal oxidation, in-situ steam generation (ISSG), water vapor generation (WVG), and radical oxidation.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2024
From: SK HYNIX INC.
To: MIMIRIP LLC
Reel/Frame 067335/0246 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2012
From: KIM, BEOM-YONG; LEE, KEE-JEUNG; JI, YUN-HYUCK; LEE, SEUNG-MI; KOO, JAE-HYOUNG; DO, KWAN-WOO; PARK, KYUNG-WOONG; AHN, JI-HOON; PARK, WOO-YOUNG
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 028360/0071 →