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Semiconductor memory device and a method for fabricating the same

US6130449A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 3, 1997
Grant dateOct 10, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D1/716

Abstract

A semiconductor memory device and a method of fabricating the same are provided, in which an interlayer film which only covers a peripheral circuit region except a memory cell array region is formed above the peripheral circuit region to reduce a topological difference between both regions after bitlines are formed, therefore a semiconductor substrate which has a plain surface as a main one can be used as a starting body with no preliminary processing thereon and a shallow trench isolation technique can also be applied, besides interconnects to the peripheral circuit can be led up to the surface of the device through a multi-step plug connection and thereby processing of large aspect-ratio holes, stuffing of metal in the holes and the like are unnecessary and as a result reliability of the process is improved.

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