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- This invention relates to electrical interconnection and thin film transistor fabrication methods, and to integrated circuitry having electrically interconnected layers.
- a static memory cell is characterized by operation in one of two mutually exclusive and cell-maintaining operating states. Each operating state defines one of the two possible binary bit values, zero or one.
- a static memory cell typically has an output which reflects the operating state of the memory cell. Such an output produces a “high” voltage to indicate a “set” operating state. The memory cell output produces a “low” voltage to indicate a “reset” memory cell operating state.
- a low or reset output voltage usually represents a binary value of zero, and a high or set output voltage represents a binary value of one.
- a static memory cell is said to be bi-stable because it has two stable or self-maintaining operating states, corresponding to two different output voltages. Without external stimuli, a static memory cell will operate continuously in a single one of its two operating states. It has internal feedback to maintain a stable output voltage, corresponding to the operating state of the memory cell, as long as the memory cell receives power.
- a static memory cell is in contrast to other types of memory cells, such as dynamic cells, which do not have stable operating states.
- a dynamic memory cell can be programmed to store a voltage which represents one of two binary values, but requires periodic reprogramming or “refreshing” to maintain this voltage for more than very short time periods.
- a dynamic memory cell has no feedback to maintain a stable output voltage. Without refreshing, the output of a dynamic memory cell will drift toward intermediate or indeterminate voltages, effectively resulting in loss of data.
- Dynamic memory cells are used in spite of this limitation because of the significantly greater packaging densities which can be attached. For instance, a dynamic memory cell can be fabricated with a single MOSFET transistor, rather than the six transistors typically required in a static memory cell. Because of the significantly different architectural arrangements and functional requirements of static and dynamic memory cells and circuits, static memory design has developed along a different path than has the design of dynamic memories.
- FIG. 1 Such illustrates a semiconductor wafer fragment 10 comprised of a bulk substrate 12 and overlying insulating layer 14 .
- Bulk substrate 12 includes an n+ active area 16 which electrically connects with a gate of a thin film transistor, which is generally indicated by numeral 18 .
- Such transistor includes a channel region 20 . The adjacent source and drain of such transistor would be into and out of the plane of the paper on which FIG. 1 appears.
- a first or bottom gate conductive layer 22 is provided over insulating layer 14 and extends to electrically connect with active area 16 .
- a bottom gate oxide dielectric layer 24 is provided atop bottom gate layer 22 and contacts with the bottom of transistor channel region 20 .
- a top gate layer 26 overlies bottom dielectric layer 24 and the top of transistor channel region 20 .
- An electrically conductive top gate layer 28 is provided and patterned over top gate oxide dielectric layer 26 .
- a contact opening 30 is provided through top and bottom gate oxide layers 26 , 24 respectively, over active area 16 prior to top gate layer 28 deposition. Such results in electrical interconnection of top gate 28 with a bottom gate 22 .
- channel region 20 is surrounded by conductive gate material for switching transistor 18 “on”.
- FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic section of a semiconductor wafer fragment processed in accordance with prior art methods, and is described in the “Background” section above.
- FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic section of a semiconductor wafer fragment processed in accordance with the invention. Such view is a section of the wafer fragment taken along a position relative to line Y-Y in FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 3 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at a same processing step as that illustrated by FIG. 2 .
- Such view is a section of the wafer fragment taken along a position relative to line X-X in FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic top plan view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same processing step as that illustrated by FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 5 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position as FIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 6 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position as FIG. 3 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 3 and corresponding in process sequence to that of FIG. 5 .
- FIG. 7 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position as FIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 5 .
- FIG. 8 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position as FIG. 3 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 6 and corresponding in process sequence to that of FIG. 7 .
- FIG. 9 is a top plan view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same processing step as that illustrated by FIG. 7 .
- FIG. 10 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position as FIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 7 .
- FIG. 11 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position as FIG. 3 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 8 and corresponding in process sequence to that of FIG. 10 .
- FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same processing step as that illustrated by FIG. 10 .
- FIG. 13 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position as FIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 10 .
- FIG. 14 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position as FIG. 3 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 10 and corresponding in process sequence to that of FIG. 13 .
- FIG. 15 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position as FIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 13 .
- FIG. 16 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position as FIG. 3 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 14 and corresponding in process sequence to that of FIG. 15 .
- FIG. 17 is a top plan view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same processing step as that illustrated by FIG. 15 .
- FIG. 18 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position as FIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 15 .
- FIG. 19 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position as FIG. 3 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 16 and corresponding in process sequence to that of FIG. 18 .
- FIG. 20 is a top plan view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same processing step as that illustrated by FIG. 18 .
- FIG. 21 is a view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position as FIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 18 .
- FIG. 22 is a top plan view of the FIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same processing step as that illustrated by FIG. 21 .
- FIG. 23 is a diagrammatic section of an alternate wafer fragment at a processing step in accordance with another aspect of the invention.
- FIG. 24 is a view of the FIG. 23 wafer fragment taken at a processing step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 23 .
- FIG. 25 is a view of the FIG. 23 wafer fragment taken at a processing step subsequent to that illustrated by FIG. 24 .
- electrically conductive material signifies a material which is inherently conductive as deposited, or capable of being rendered electrically conducted by subsequent processing steps or applications of conventional operational electric fields.
- a method of fabricating a bottom and top gated thin film transistor comprises the following steps:
- an electrical interconnection method comprises:
- an electrical interconnection method comprises:
- the invention also contemplates integrated circuitry formed in accordance with the above methods, and well as other integrated circuitry.
- a semiconductor wafer fragment is indicated generally by reference numeral 32 .
- Such comprises a gate oxide layer 34 and word line 36 .
- Bulk substrate would exist below gate oxide 34 , and is not shown for clarity.
- Word line 36 is comprised of insulating regions 38 , electrically conductive polysilicon region 40 , and overlying electrically conductive silicide region 42 .
- An insulating oxide layer 44 and subsequent insulative nitride layer 46 are provided over word line 36 .
- Layers 46 and 44 have been photo-patterned and etched to produce a bottom electrode contact outline 48 ( FIG. 4 ) which extends inwardly to expose and ultimately provide electrical connection silicide region 42 of word line 36 .
- etch is timed such that silicide region 42 is reached with minimal over-etch such that the adjacent substrate is not reached.
- a layer of electrically conductive material preferably polysilicon
- Such layer is then chemical-mechanical polished (CMP) to isolate and define an electrically conductive bottom thin film transistor gate electrode 50 on a semiconductor substrate.
- CMP chemical-mechanical polished
- Such electrode has a planarized outer surface 52 and an outer surface area defined by outline 48 .
- a bottom gate dielectric layer 54 is provided over bottom gate electrode layer 50 .
- Such preferably comprises SiO 2 deposited to a thickness of from about 100 Angstroms to about 500 Angstroms.
- a thin film transistor body layer 56 is provided over bottom gate layer 54 .
- Such is preferably amorphous silicon as-deposited, which is then transformed to polycrystalline silicon by solid phase crystallization technique. Such preferably is provided to a thickness of from about 100 Angstroms to about 700 Angstroms.
- a conventional V t n ⁇ adjust implant into layer 56 would then preferably be provided.
- a top gate dielectric layer 58 is provided over thin film transistor body layer 56 .
- Such preferably comprises SiO 2 deposited to a thickness of from about 100 Angstroms to about 500 Angstroms.
- top transistor gate electrode layer 60 is provided over top gate dielectric layer 58 .
- Such preferably comprises in situ conductively doped polysilicon deposited to a thickness of about 2,000 Angstroms.
- inner and outer conductive layers 50 and 60 respectively are provided on a semiconductor wafer. Such are separated by an insulating material in the form of dielectric layers 54 and 58 , and the insulative nature of semiconductor material 56 .
- composite top gate electrode, top gate dielectric, and body layers 60 , 58 , and 56 respectively, are etched in a pattern which defines an electrically conductive top gate electrode 62 , top gate dielectric and body outline 64 which is received only partially within bottom gate electrode outer surface area 48 .
- such composite etching is preferably conducted to be selective to bottom gate dielectric layer 54 .
- Bottom gate electrode outer surface area 48 ( FIG. 9 ) includes portions 66 which extend outwardly beyond outline 64 .
- such composite etching defines an opposing pair of outwardly exposed top gate electrode sidewalls 68 , 70 , and an opposing pair of body sidewalls 72 and 74 .
- a layer of insulating dielectric such as SiO 2 is provided over etched top gate electrode 62 and outwardly exposed sidewalls 68 , 70 , 72 and 74 .
- Such layer is anisotropically etched to define insulating sidewall spacers 76 and 78 which leaves top gate electrode 62 outer sidewalls 68 and 70 outwardly exposed.
- anisotropic etching is conducted without any photomasking relative to spacers 76 and 78 formation, to outwardly expose approximately 800 Angstroms of sidewalls 76 and 78 elevation. Photomasking might occur elsewhere with respect to the wafer, but preferably not for the purposes of forming such sidewall spacers.
- such insulating layer is preferably etched to form spacers 76 and 78 which partially overlap outwardly exposed top gate electrode sidewalls 68 and 70 , yet provide outwardly exposed portions as well.
- Such etching is also conducted to etch bottom gate dielectric layer 54 to outwardly expose bottom gate electrode upper surface area portions 66 which extend outwardly beyond outline 64 .
- bottom gate electrode surface area 66 extending outwardly beyond outline 64 is outwardly exposed.
- inner and outer conductive layers 50 and 52 respectively are thus etched to outwardly expose a sidewall of outer conductive layer 60 , and to outwardly expose inner conductive layer 50 .
- thin film transistor body layer 56 can be considered as a mid-conductive layer, or more accurately a conductive capable layer, which is electrically isolated from and positioned between inner and outer conductive layers 60 and 50 , respectively.
- Mid-conductive layer 56 thus includes sidewalls 72 and 74 which are covered by an insulating material in the form of spacers 76 and 78 .
- the preferred thickness of the layer from which spacers 76 and 78 are formed is about 150 to 400 Angstroms, leaving the width of spacers 76 and 78 at preferably about 100 to 350 Angstroms.
- a layer 80 of electrically conductive material is provided over the outwardly exposed top gate electrode 62 , sidewalls 68 and 70 , and over insulating spacers 76 and 78 , and over outwardly exposed bottom gate electrode surface area portions 68 .
- Layer 80 preferably comprises in situ, conductively doped polysilicon provided to a thickness of about 1,000 Angstroms. As will be appreciated by the artisan, electrical interconnection has thus been made between top gate electrode 62 and bottom gate electrode 50 without the typical added associated photo lithography step for connecting such electrodes as is shown by FIG. 1 .
- layer 80 is anisotropically etched to define electrically conductive sidewall links 82 and 84 which electrically interconnect top gate electrode sidewalls 68 , 70 , and bottom gate electrode surface area portions 66 .
- anisotropic etching is again preferably conducted without any photomasking relative to the sidewall link formation, while photomasking might occur elsewhere on the wafer. Most preferably, no photomasking occurs during this etching step.
- a layer of photoresist 86 is deposited and patterned, and top electrode layer 60 subsequently etched to provide the illustrated offset of top gate electrode 62 relative to bottom gate electrode 50 .
- the etch of polysilicon 60 is terminated in an isotropic undercut etch to optionally enable a p ⁇ LDD implant into a region between p+ source/drain regions and transistor body region 56 .
- the masked wafer is subjected to a p+ implant (with resist layer 86 still in place) for definition of source and drain regions 92 , 88 respectively.
- a p+ implant with resist layer 86 still in place
- Such also effectively defines a channel region 90 within thin film transistor body layer 56 .
- Channel region overlaps with the bottom gate electrode, and has an insulated sidewall ( FIG. 19 ).
- source/drain and channel regions are effectively defined by anisotropic etching of the layer of conductive material utilized to form sidewall interconnecting links 82 and 84 .
- top gate electrode 62 underlaps bottom gate electrode 50 on the source and overlaps bottom gate electrode 50 on the drain side, as is shown.
- the illustrated resist overhang can be utilized for providing a blanket p ⁇ implant 89 after the p+ implant is done with resist still in place, and then the resist is stripped off (to provide a PMOS LDD structure).
- FIGS. 23-25 Such illustrates a semiconductor wafer fragment 94 comprised of a bulk substrate 95 and overlying insulating region 96 .
- Two conductive layers 97 and 98 are provided atop insulating layer 96 .
- Such conductive and insulating materials are etched, as shown, to define an opposing pair of outwardly exposed sidewalls 100 a, 100 b , and 100 c , 100 d, for each conductive layer.
- a layer 101 of an electrically conductive material is deposited over etched conductive layers 97 and 98 and their respective sidewalls 100 a, 100 b and 100 c, 100 d.
- the preferred material for conductive layer 101 is in situ conductively doped polysilicon.
- layer 101 is subjected to an anisotropic etch to define a pair of electrically conductive sidewall links 103 and 105 which effectively electrically interconnect conductive layers 97 and 98 .
- anisotropic etching is most preferably conducting without photomasking relative to the sidewall link formation, while other areas of the wafer might be masked. Most preferably, no photomasking occurs during this etching step.
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An electrical interconnection method includes: a) providing two conductive layers separated by an insulating material on a semiconductor wafer; b) etching the conductive layers and insulating material to define and outwardly expose a sidewall of each conductive layer; c) depositing an electrically conductive material over the etched conductive layers and their respective sidewalls; and d) anisotropically etching the conductive material to define an electrically conductive sidewall link electrically interconnecting the two conductive layers. Such is utilizable to make thin film transistors and other circuitry.
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- This invention relates to electrical interconnection and thin film transistor fabrication methods, and to integrated circuitry having electrically interconnected layers.
- The invention grew out of needs associated with thin film transistors (TFTs) and their usage in high-density static random access memories (SRAMs). A static memory cell is characterized by operation in one of two mutually exclusive and cell-maintaining operating states. Each operating state defines one of the two possible binary bit values, zero or one. A static memory cell typically has an output which reflects the operating state of the memory cell. Such an output produces a “high” voltage to indicate a “set” operating state. The memory cell output produces a “low” voltage to indicate a “reset” memory cell operating state. A low or reset output voltage usually represents a binary value of zero, and a high or set output voltage represents a binary value of one.
- A static memory cell is said to be bi-stable because it has two stable or self-maintaining operating states, corresponding to two different output voltages. Without external stimuli, a static memory cell will operate continuously in a single one of its two operating states. It has internal feedback to maintain a stable output voltage, corresponding to the operating state of the memory cell, as long as the memory cell receives power.
- The operation of a static memory cell is in contrast to other types of memory cells, such as dynamic cells, which do not have stable operating states. A dynamic memory cell can be programmed to store a voltage which represents one of two binary values, but requires periodic reprogramming or “refreshing” to maintain this voltage for more than very short time periods. A dynamic memory cell has no feedback to maintain a stable output voltage. Without refreshing, the output of a dynamic memory cell will drift toward intermediate or indeterminate voltages, effectively resulting in loss of data.
- Dynamic memory cells are used in spite of this limitation because of the significantly greater packaging densities which can be attached. For instance, a dynamic memory cell can be fabricated with a single MOSFET transistor, rather than the six transistors typically required in a static memory cell. Because of the significantly different architectural arrangements and functional requirements of static and dynamic memory cells and circuits, static memory design has developed along a different path than has the design of dynamic memories.
- Ongoing efforts in SRAM circuitry to improve active loads has brought about the development of TFTs in attempts to provide low leakage current as well as high noise immunity. While the invention grew out of needs associated with TFTs of SRAM circuitry, the artisan will appreciate applicability of the invention to other types of circuitry.
- Some recent TET technology employs fully surrounded field effect transistor (FET) gate regions, such as shown in
FIG. 1 . Such illustrates asemiconductor wafer fragment 10 comprised of abulk substrate 12 and overlyinginsulating layer 14.Bulk substrate 12 includes an n+active area 16 which electrically connects with a gate of a thin film transistor, which is generally indicated bynumeral 18. Such transistor includes achannel region 20. The adjacent source and drain of such transistor would be into and out of the plane of the paper on whichFIG. 1 appears. A first or bottom gateconductive layer 22 is provided overinsulating layer 14 and extends to electrically connect withactive area 16. A bottom gate oxidedielectric layer 24 is provided atopbottom gate layer 22 and contacts with the bottom oftransistor channel region 20. Atop gate layer 26 overlies bottomdielectric layer 24 and the top oftransistor channel region 20. An electrically conductivetop gate layer 28 is provided and patterned over top gate oxidedielectric layer 26. Acontact opening 30 is provided through top and bottomgate oxide layers active area 16 prior totop gate layer 28 deposition. Such results in electrical interconnection oftop gate 28 with abottom gate 22. Thus,channel region 20 is surrounded by conductive gate material for switchingtransistor 18 “on”. - The above described construction requires photolithography and etch steps for producing contact opening 30, and separate patterning of
top gate electrode 28. It would be desirable to provide methods of forming thin film transistors which minimize photolithography and etching steps. - Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the following accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic section of a semiconductor wafer fragment processed in accordance with prior art methods, and is described in the “Background” section above. -
FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic section of a semiconductor wafer fragment processed in accordance with the invention. Such view is a section of the wafer fragment taken along a position relative to line Y-Y inFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 3 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at a same processing step as that illustrated byFIG. 2 . Such view is a section of the wafer fragment taken along a position relative to line X-X inFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic top plan view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same processing step as that illustrated byFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 5 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position asFIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 6 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position asFIG. 3 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 3 and corresponding in process sequence to that ofFIG. 5 . -
FIG. 7 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position asFIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 5 . -
FIG. 8 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position asFIG. 3 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 6 and corresponding in process sequence to that ofFIG. 7 . -
FIG. 9 is a top plan view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same processing step as that illustrated byFIG. 7 . -
FIG. 10 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position asFIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 7 . -
FIG. 11 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position asFIG. 3 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 8 and corresponding in process sequence to that ofFIG. 10 . -
FIG. 12 is a top plan view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same processing step as that illustrated byFIG. 10 . -
FIG. 13 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position asFIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 10 . -
FIG. 14 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position asFIG. 3 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 10 and corresponding in process sequence to that ofFIG. 13 . -
FIG. 15 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position asFIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 13 . -
FIG. 16 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position asFIG. 3 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 14 and corresponding in process sequence to that ofFIG. 15 . -
FIG. 17 is a top plan view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same processing step as that illustrated byFIG. 15 . -
FIG. 18 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position asFIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 15 . -
FIG. 19 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position asFIG. 3 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 16 and corresponding in process sequence to that ofFIG. 18 . -
FIG. 20 is a top plan view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same processing step as that illustrated byFIG. 18 . -
FIG. 21 is a view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same relative position asFIG. 2 , but at a process step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 18 . -
FIG. 22 is a top plan view of theFIG. 2 wafer fragment taken at the same processing step as that illustrated byFIG. 21 . -
FIG. 23 is a diagrammatic section of an alternate wafer fragment at a processing step in accordance with another aspect of the invention. -
FIG. 24 is a view of theFIG. 23 wafer fragment taken at a processing step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 23 . -
FIG. 25 is a view of theFIG. 23 wafer fragment taken at a processing step subsequent to that illustrated byFIG. 24 . - This disclosure of the invention is submitted in furtherance of the constitutional purposes of the U.S. Patent Laws “to promote the progress of science and useful arts” (Article 1, Section 8).
- In the context of this document, “electrically conductive material” signifies a material which is inherently conductive as deposited, or capable of being rendered electrically conducted by subsequent processing steps or applications of conventional operational electric fields.
- In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method of fabricating a bottom and top gated thin film transistor comprises the following steps:
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- providing an electrically conductive bottom thin film transistor gate electrode layer on a semiconductor substrate, the bottom gate electrode layer having a planarized outer surface, the outer surface having a surface area;
- providing a bottom gate dielectric layer over the bottom gate electrode layer;
- providing a thin film transistor body layer over the bottom gate layer;
- defining source, drain and channel regions within the thin film body layer;
- providing a top gate dielectric layer over the thin film transistor body layer;
- providing an electrically conductive too transistor gate electrode layer over the top gate dielectric layer;
- etching the composite top gate electrode, top gate dielectric, and body layers in a pattern which defines a top gate electrode, top gate dielectric and body outline which is received only partially within the bottom gate electrode outer surface area, the bottom gate electrode outer surface area including a portion extending outwardly beyond the outline, the etching defining outwardly exposed top gate electrode and body sidewalls;
- providing a layer of insulating dielectric over the etched top gate electrode and outwardly exposed sidewalls;
- anisotropically etching the insulating dielectric layer to define an insulating sidewall spacer, the sidewall spacer leaving the top gate electrode sidewall outwardly exposed;
- outwardly exposing bottom gate electrode surface area extending outwardly beyond the outline;
- providing a layer of electrically conductive material over the outwardly exposed top gate electrode sidewall and outwardly exposed bottom gate electrode surface area; and
- anisotropically etching the layer of conducting material to define an electrically conductive sidewall link electrically interconnecting the top gate electrode sidewall and bottom gate electrode outer surface.
- In accordance with another aspect of the invention, an electrical interconnection method comprises:
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- providing two conductive layers separated by an insulating material on a semiconductor wafer;
- etching the conductive layers and insulating material to define and outwardly expose a sidewall of each conductive layer;
- depositing an electrically conductive material over the etched conductive layers and their respective sidewalls; and
- anisotropically etching the conductive material to define an electrically conductive sidewall link electrically interconnecting the two conductive layers.
- In accordance with still a further aspect of the invention, an electrical interconnection method comprises:
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- providing inner and outer conductive layers separated by an insulating material on a semiconductor wafer;
- etching the conductive layers and insulating material to define and outwardly expose a sidewall of the outer conductive layer and to outwardly expose the inner conductive layer;
- depositing an electrically conductive material over the etched conductive layers, the electrically conductive material contacting the outer conductive layer exposed sidewall and exposed inner conductive layer; and
- anisotropically etching the conductive material to define an electrically conductive sidewall link electrically interconnecting the two conductive layers.
- The invention also contemplates integrated circuitry formed in accordance with the above methods, and well as other integrated circuitry.
- More specifically and referring initially to
FIGS. 2-4 , a semiconductor wafer fragment is indicated generally byreference numeral 32. Such comprises agate oxide layer 34 andword line 36. Bulk substrate would exist belowgate oxide 34, and is not shown for clarity.Word line 36 is comprised of insulatingregions 38, electricallyconductive polysilicon region 40, and overlying electricallyconductive silicide region 42. An insulatingoxide layer 44 and subsequentinsulative nitride layer 46 are provided overword line 36.Layers FIG. 4 ) which extends inwardly to expose and ultimately provide electricalconnection silicide region 42 ofword line 36. The etch is timed such thatsilicide region 42 is reached with minimal over-etch such that the adjacent substrate is not reached. Subsequently, a layer of electrically conductive material, preferably polysilicon, is deposited atop the wafer to a thickness sufficient to completely fill bottom thin film transistorgate electrode outline 48. Such layer is then chemical-mechanical polished (CMP) to isolate and define an electrically conductive bottom thin filmtransistor gate electrode 50 on a semiconductor substrate. Such electrode has a planarizedouter surface 52 and an outer surface area defined byoutline 48. A more detailed description of forming such a construction id described in our co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/061,402, filed on May 12, 1993, and entitled “Fully Planarized Thin Film Transistor (TFT) and Process To Fabricate Same”, which is hereby incorporated by reference. - Referring to
FIGS. 5 and 6 , a bottomgate dielectric layer 54 is provided over bottomgate electrode layer 50. Such preferably comprises SiO2 deposited to a thickness of from about 100 Angstroms to about 500 Angstroms. A thin filmtransistor body layer 56 is provided overbottom gate layer 54. Such is preferably amorphous silicon as-deposited, which is then transformed to polycrystalline silicon by solid phase crystallization technique. Such preferably is provided to a thickness of from about 100 Angstroms to about 700 Angstroms. A conventional Vt n− adjust implant intolayer 56 would then preferably be provided. A topgate dielectric layer 58 is provided over thin filmtransistor body layer 56. Such preferably comprises SiO2 deposited to a thickness of from about 100 Angstroms to about 500 Angstroms. An electrically conductive top transistorgate electrode layer 60 is provided over topgate dielectric layer 58. Such preferably comprises in situ conductively doped polysilicon deposited to a thickness of about 2,000 Angstroms. Thus, and for purposes of the continuing discussion, inner and outerconductive layers dielectric layers semiconductor material 56. - Referring to
FIGS. 7-9 , composite top gate electrode, top gate dielectric, and body layers 60, 58, and 56 respectively, are etched in a pattern which defines an electrically conductivetop gate electrode 62, top gate dielectric andbody outline 64 which is received only partially within bottom gate electrodeouter surface area 48. Preferably and as shown, such composite etching is preferably conducted to be selective to bottomgate dielectric layer 54. Bottom gate electrode outer surface area 48 (FIG. 9 ) includesportions 66 which extend outwardly beyondoutline 64. For purposes of the continuing discussion, such composite etching defines an opposing pair of outwardly exposed top gate electrode sidewalls 68, 70, and an opposing pair of body sidewalls 72 and 74. - Referring to
FIGS. 10-12 , a layer of insulating dielectric, such as SiO2, is provided over etchedtop gate electrode 62 and outwardly exposed sidewalls 68, 70, 72 and 74. Such layer is anisotropically etched to define insulatingsidewall spacers top gate electrode 62outer sidewalls sidewalls spacers gate dielectric layer 54 to outwardly expose bottom gate electrode uppersurface area portions 66 which extend outwardly beyondoutline 64. Thus, bottom gateelectrode surface area 66 extending outwardly beyondoutline 64 is outwardly exposed. Further, inner and outerconductive layers conductive layer 60, and to outwardly expose innerconductive layer 50. Alternately considered, thin filmtransistor body layer 56 can be considered as a mid-conductive layer, or more accurately a conductive capable layer, which is electrically isolated from and positioned between inner and outerconductive layers Mid-conductive layer 56 thus includessidewalls spacers spacers - Referring to
FIGS. 13 and 14 , alayer 80 of electrically conductive material is provided over the outwardly exposedtop gate electrode 62, sidewalls 68 and 70, and over insulatingspacers surface area portions 68.Layer 80 preferably comprises in situ, conductively doped polysilicon provided to a thickness of about 1,000 Angstroms. As will be appreciated by the artisan, electrical interconnection has thus been made betweentop gate electrode 62 andbottom gate electrode 50 without the typical added associated photo lithography step for connecting such electrodes as is shown byFIG. 1 . - Referring to
FIGS. 15-17 ,layer 80 is anisotropically etched to define electrically conductive sidewall links 82 and 84 which electrically interconnect top gate electrode sidewalls 68, 70, and bottom gate electrodesurface area portions 66. Such anisotropic etching is again preferably conducted without any photomasking relative to the sidewall link formation, while photomasking might occur elsewhere on the wafer. Most preferably, no photomasking occurs during this etching step. - Referring to
FIGS. 18-20 , a layer ofphotoresist 86 is deposited and patterned, andtop electrode layer 60 subsequently etched to provide the illustrated offset oftop gate electrode 62 relative tobottom gate electrode 50. Preferably, the etch ofpolysilicon 60 is terminated in an isotropic undercut etch to optionally enable a p− LDD implant into a region between p+ source/drain regions andtransistor body region 56. - Referring to
FIGS. 21 and 22 , the masked wafer is subjected to a p+ implant (with resistlayer 86 still in place) for definition of source and drainregions channel region 90 within thin filmtransistor body layer 56. Channel region overlaps with the bottom gate electrode, and has an insulated sidewall (FIG. 19 ). Thus in accordance with the above described method, source/drain and channel regions are effectively defined by anisotropic etching of the layer of conductive material utilized to form sidewall interconnectinglinks top gate electrode 62 underlapsbottom gate electrode 50 on the source and overlapsbottom gate electrode 50 on the drain side, as is shown. If desired, the illustrated resist overhang can be utilized for providing a blanket p−implant 89 after the p+ implant is done with resist still in place, and then the resist is stripped off (to provide a PMOS LDD structure). - Further aspects of the invention are described with reference to
FIGS. 23-25 . Such illustrates asemiconductor wafer fragment 94 comprised of abulk substrate 95 and overlying insulatingregion 96. Twoconductive layers material layer 99, are provided atop insulatinglayer 96. Such conductive and insulating materials are etched, as shown, to define an opposing pair of outwardly exposed sidewalls 100 a, 100 b, and 100 c, 100 d, for each conductive layer. - Referring to
FIG. 24 , alayer 101 of an electrically conductive material is deposited over etchedconductive layers respective sidewalls conductive layer 101 is in situ conductively doped polysilicon. - Referring to
FIG. 25 ,layer 101 is subjected to an anisotropic etch to define a pair of electricallyconductive sidewall links conductive layers - In compliance with the statute, the invention has been described in language more or less specific as to structural and methodical features. It is co be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the specific features shown and described, since the means herein disclosed comprise preferred forms of putting the invention into effect. The invention is, therefore, claimed in any of its forms or modifications within the proper scope of the appended claims appropriately interpreted in accordance with the doctrine of equivalents.
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42. A semiconductor construction comprising:
a first conductive layer over a substrate;
a second conductive layer over the first conductive layer;
a third conductive layer over the second conductive layer; and
a fourth conductive layer in electrical communication with the first and third conductive materials and electrically insulated from the second conductive layer.
43. The semiconductor construction of claim 42 wherein the fourth conductive layer is a conductive sidewall spacer.
44. The semiconductor construction of claim 42 wherein the first, second, third and fourth conductive layers are comprised by a transistor device.
45. The semiconductor construction of claim 42 wherein the third conductive layer overlaps the first conductive layer on a first side and underlaps the first conductive layer on a second side.
46. The semiconductor construction of claim 42 wherein the fourth conductive layer comprises conductively doped polysilicon.
47. The semiconductor construction of claim 42 wherein the second conductive layer is separated from the fourth conductive layer by an insulative sidewall spacer having a thickness of from about 100 Angstroms to 350 Angstroms. conductive layer is separated from the fourth conductive layer by an insulative sidewall spacer having a thickness of from about 100 Angstroms to 350 Angstroms. S:WI2228O5MOi .doc 5
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