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Semiconductor storage device

US8138048B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 11, 2010
Grant dateMar 20, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/512

Abstract

It is intended to provide a semiconductor device having a reduced thickness of a silicon nitride film on an outer periphery of a gate electrode of an SGT. A semiconductor device of the present invention is constructed using a MOS transistor which has a structure where a drain, a gate and a source are arranged in a vertical direction with respect to a substrate, and the gate is formed to surround a pillar-shaped semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device comprises: a silicide layer formed in an upper surface of each of upper and lower diffusion layers formed in upper and underneath portions of the pillar-shaped semiconductor layer, in a self-alignment manner, wherein the silicide layer is formed after forming a first dielectric film on a sidewall of the pillar-shaped semiconductor layer to protect the sidewall of the pillar-shaped semiconductor layer during formation of the silicide layer; and a second dielectric film formed, after forming the silicide layer and then removing the first dielectric film, in such a manner as to cover a source/drain region formed in the underneath portion of the pillar-shaped semiconductor layer, the gate electrode formed on the sidewall of the pilla…

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