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Granted Patent B2
US 8,835,330 · App. 13/622,755 · Granted Sep 16, 2014

Integrated circuit including DRAM and SRAM/logic

Inventors: Kangguo Chen (Schenectady, NY); Bruce B. Doris (Brewster, NY); Terence B. Hook (Jericho Center, VT); Ali Khakifirooz (Albany, NY); Pranita Kulkarni (Slingerlands, NY)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,835,330
App. No.
13/622,755
Granted
Sep 16, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes providing a substrate having an N+ type layer; forming a P type region in the N+ type layer disposed within the N+ type layer; forming a first deep trench isolation structure extending through a silicon layer and into the N+ type layer to a depth that is greater than a depth of the P type layer; forming a dynamic RAM FET in the silicon layer, forming a first logic/static RAM FET in the silicon layer above the P type region, the P type region being functional as a P-type back gate of the first logic/static RAM FET; and forming a first contact through the silicon layer and an insulating layer to electrically connect to the N+ type layer and a second contact through the silicon layer and the insulating layer to electrically connect to the P type region.

Claims (12)

1. A method to fabricate an integrated circuit comprising field effect transistors (FETs) at least some of which comprise a part of random access memory (RAM) and logic devices, comprising:

providing a substrate having an N+ type layer;

forming a P type region in the N+ type layer as a P type layer having a thickness that is disposed within the N+ type layer;

forming by wafer bonding an insulator layer overlying the N+ type layer having a silicon layer overlying the insulator layer, where the insulator layer has a first surface in contact with a surface of the P type layer and a second surface opposite the first surface in contact with the silicon layer;

forming a first deep trench isolation structure extending through the silicon layer, the insulating layer and into the N+ type layer to a depth that is greater than a depth at which the P type layer is disposed, the first deep trench isolation structure abutting a first edge of the P type layer;

forming a dynamic RAM FET in the silicon layer connected with a conductive node of a trench capacitor that is formed to extend into the N+ type layer, the N+ type layer being a plate electrode of the trench capacitor,

forming a first logic/static RAM FET in the silicon layer above the P type region, the P type region functional as a P-type back gate of the first logic/static RAM FET; and

forming a first contact through the silicon layer and the insulating layer to electrically connect to the N+ type layer and a second contact through the silicon layer and the insulating layer to electrically connect to the P type region.

2. The method as in claim 1 , further comprising forming a deep trench isolation structure to extend through the silicon layer, the insulating layer and into the N+ type layer to a depth that is greater than a depth at which the P type layer is disposed, the deep trench isolation structure abutting an edge of the P type layer.

3. The method as in claim 1 , further comprising forming an intrinsic layer disposed within the N+ type layer between the P type layer and the N+ type layer.

4. The method as in claim 1 , where forming the P type region comprises implanting the P-type region.

5. The method as in claim 1 , where the step of forming by wafer bonding comprises thinning the silicon layer.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2021
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Reel/Frame 056987/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2020
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 054636/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 29, 2018
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 049490/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2015
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC; GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 036779/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2015
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC
Reel/Frame 036550/0001 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13344885 · Jan 6, 2012
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