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Advanced Dram Cell Dielectric Films using Rapid Thermal Processing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

Randhir P.S. Thakur ,
Viju K. Mathews  and
Pierre C. Fazan
Randhir P.S. Thakur
Affiliation:
Micron Semiconductor Inc., 2805 E. Columbia Rd., Boise, ID 83706
Viju K. Mathews
Affiliation:
Micron Semiconductor Inc., 2805 E. Columbia Rd., Boise, ID 83706
Pierre C. Fazan
Affiliation:
Micron Semiconductor Inc., 2805 E. Columbia Rd., Boise, ID 83706
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Abstract

The reliable operation of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device requires a minimum level of charge to be stored in the capacitor. The nonlinear dependence between the scaling of the minimum charge and the cell area for higher DRAM densities is the driving force in the development of exotic capacitor structures and advanced cell dielectric materials. The conventional option of reducing the thickness of the silicon nitride dielectric films for high density DRAM applications will eventually be constrained by the increase in the leakage current due to direct carrier tunneling or by the decrease in the oxidation resistance of the films.

In this paper we discuss the use of rapid thermal processing to modify the interface between the polysilicon storage node of the capacitor and the silicon nitride to improve the electrical and structural characteristics without any loss in capacitance. The influence of electrode roughness on the electrical behavior will also be discussed for the various dielectric stack combinations.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 342: Symposium G – Rapid Thermal and Integrated Processing III , 1994 , 305
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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