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Method for reducing capacitance depletion during hemispherical grain polysilicon synthesis for DRAM

US6162732A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 1999
Grant dateDec 19, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/964

Abstract

A method of forming hemispherical grain (HSG) silicon is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: forming a doped amorphous silicon layer on a substrate; seeding and annealing the amorphous silicon layer until HSG silicon is formed; enlarging the HSG silicon grains during the annealing stage; and performing a chemical dry etch on the HSG silicon to remove an undoped silicon layer from the surface of the HSG silicon.

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