Cross Section of 16 Mbit DRAM and 64 Mbit DRAM
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Below a large SEM micrograph showing the cross-section
of an (early) 16 Mbit DRAM. |
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 | Some explanations: - The two deep "trenches" (they
are really
holes) contain the capacitors. There dielectric (with ca. 7 nm far too thin to be visible)
is "ONO", a triple layer of Oxide - Nitride - Oxide.
- The trench os
lined with poly-Si as a first electrode and as the second electrode.
- To the
left and right two transistor gates are visible. The sources of both transistors is the (poly-Si
) electrode lining the trench and the diffused areas being contacted by the "Polizid
bitline". "Polizid" means a double layer of poly-Si and MoSi2
Molybdenum-silicide.
- The "poly-Si wordline" runs perpendicular to
the picture and connects the gates of the transistors
- The "BPSG"
layers denote SiO2 doped with B and P that serves as insulating
dielectric. It is essentially a glass.
- Parallel to the word lines are Ti/TiN/AlSiCu
lines. They contact the wordlines every once in a while to decrease the ohmic resistance.
The consist of a layer sequence: Ti, TiN, and Al doped with about 0,5%
of Si and Cu.
- On top of this first metal layer is another one running
across the picture.
- The metals are insulated by the intermetal dielectric composed
of plasma-oxide (PO) that contains spin-on-glass (SOG) in the interstices.
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 | Below the successor of the 16 Mbit DRAM, the 64
Mbit DRAM from a development stage around about 1996. |
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|  | The structure is essentially the same, but all layers have
been planarized. |
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With frame

6.4.1
Physical Processes for Layer Deposition
5.1.5 Integrated CMOS Technology
6.3.3 CVD for Poly-Silicon, Silicon Nitride and Miscellaneous Materials
6.6.2 Resist and Steppers
Poly-Silicon
© H. Föll (Electronic Materials
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