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Process for manufacturing vertical dynamic random access memories

US5106775A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 1990
Grant dateApr 21, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/68
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor memory comprises a switching device and a charge-storage device disposed at the upper and lower sides, respectively, of each of semiconductor islands. The islands are formed on a semiconductor substrate that is completely isolated from the semiconductor substrate by an insulator. The switching device and charge-storage device are substantially the same width. The memory cell structure is extremely small. The cell structure is highly resistant to alpha-particles and is formed self-aligned. During manufacture, the SiO.sub.2 island is oxidized adjacent its lower end to insulate the island from the substrate.

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