IP Library Granted Patent US 8,710,626
Granted Patent B2
US 8,710,626 · App. 13/552,172 · Granted Apr 29, 2014

Semiconductor device having trapezoidal shaped trenches

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Patent No.
US 8,710,626
App. No.
13/552,172
Granted
Apr 29, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a semiconductor capacitor including: a capacitor device forming region having a trapezoidal trench which is formed on a surface of a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate; a second conductivity type lower electrode layer provided along the trapezoidal trenches of the capacitor device forming region; a capacitor insulating film formed at least on a surface of the second conductivity type lower electrode layer; and a second conductivity type upper electrode formed on a surface of the capacitor insulating film.

Claims (7)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first conductivity type single-crystal semiconductor substrate;

a capacitor device region in the first conductivity type single-crystal semiconductor substrate and having a surface including a recess bounded by a planar plateau, where the recess includes oxygen-reacted sidewalls aligned with crystal planes of the semiconductor substrate and rounded features, such that the recess defines a trapezoidal shaped trench in the semiconductor substrate;

a second conductivity type lower electrode layer in the planar plateau and the oxygen-reacted sidewalls of the trapezoidal shaped trench;

a capacitor insulating film on a surface of the second conductivity type lower electrode layer; and

a second conductivity type upper electrode layer on a surface of the capacitor insulating film.

2. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the surface comprises a corrugated surface including a series of recesses separated by the planar plateau, such that a plurality of trapezoidal trenches reside in parallel to one another in the capacitor device region.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 12, 2018
From: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
To: ABLIC INC.
Reel/Frame 045567/0927 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXECUTION DATE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 037783 FRAME: 0166. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 23, 2016
From: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC
To: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037903/0928 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2016
From: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC
To: SII SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION .
Reel/Frame 037783/0166 →