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Method for fabricating a cylinder capacitor

US6140201A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 1998
Grant dateOct 31, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B12/033
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for fabricating a cylinder capacitor of a DRAM cell that starts with forming a first oxide layer and then a doped first polysilicon layer on a substrate, patterning the first polysilicon layer to form a first opening that exposes the first oxide layer, forming a polysilicon spacer at the laterals of the first opening. Then, a portion of the first oxide layer is removed to expose the substrate by using the polysilicon spacer and the first polysilicon layer as a mask. A doped second polysilicon layer is formed on the first polysilicon layer and in the first opening. A portion of the second polysilicon layer is removed to form a second opening. A oxide spacer is formed on the laterals of the second opening, and is used as mask to remove a portion of the second polysilicon layer for forming a lower electrode. A dielectric layer and then a third polysilicon layer are formed on the lower electrode after the silicon oxide spacer is removed, wherein the third polysilicon is an upper electrode.

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