Bit line structure, preparation method thereof and memory
阅读说明:本技术 位线结构及其制备方法、存储器 (Bit line structure, preparation method thereof and memory ) 是由 祝啸 于 2018-08-30 设计创作,主要内容包括:本发明提供了一种位线结构及其形成方法、存储器,所述方法包括:在基底上形成多条间隔排列的位线,在位线的顶部和侧壁上形成隔离材料层,在隔离材料层对应位线侧壁的部分上形成高分子聚合物材料层,然后在高分子聚合物材料层与隔离材料层上形成多孔绝缘材料层,最后执行高温退火工艺,使高分子聚合物材料层分解成气体,隔离材料层隔离气体,以保护位线和基底,并使该气体通过多孔绝缘材料层中的多个孔隙逸出,从而在隔离材料层对应位线侧壁的部分上形成空气隙,空气隙能够减小相邻位线之间的寄生电容,提升器件的性能。(The invention provides a bit line structure, a forming method thereof and a memory, wherein the method comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps of forming a plurality of bit lines which are arranged at intervals on a substrate, forming isolation material layers on the tops and the side walls of the bit lines, forming a high polymer material layer on the portions, corresponding to the side walls of the bit lines, of the isolation material layers, then forming a porous insulating material layer on the high polymer material layer and the isolation material layers, finally performing a high-temperature annealing process to decompose the high polymer material layer into gas, isolating the gas by the isolation material layers to protect the bit lines and the substrate, and enabling the gas to escape through a plurality of pores in the porous insulating material layer, so that air gaps are formed on the portions, corresponding to the side walls of the bit lines, of the isolation material layers, and the air gaps can.)
1. A method for fabricating a bitline structure, comprising:
providing a substrate, wherein a plurality of bit lines are formed on the substrate and are arranged at intervals;
forming a layer of isolation material on the substrate and the bit lines, the layer of isolation material covering the tops and sidewalls of the bit lines;
forming a high molecular polymer material layer on the isolation material layer, wherein the high molecular polymer material layer covers the part, corresponding to the side wall of the bit line, of the isolation material layer, so that the high molecular polymer material layer covers the side wall of the bit line at intervals of the isolation material layer;
forming a porous insulating material layer on the isolation material layer and the high molecular polymer material layer, wherein the porous insulating material layer covers the high molecular polymer material layer and the isolation material layer;
and performing a high-temperature annealing process to decompose the high-molecular polymer material layer into gas, wherein the isolating material layer isolates the gas and allows the gas to escape from the porous insulating material layer so as to define air gaps on the parts, corresponding to the side walls of the bit line, of the isolating material layer, wherein the air gaps are positioned on two sides of the bit line and between the isolating material layer and the porous insulating material layer.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the polymer material layer comprises polystyrene or polymethyl methacrylate, and the gas generated by decomposition of the polymer material layer comprises CO2、H2O、NH3。
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the spacer material layer comprises silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, or silicon dioxide, and the porous insulating material layer comprises mesoporous silicon dioxide.
4. The method of fabricating a bitline structure of claim 1, wherein the method of forming the spacer material layer comprises an atomic layer deposition method; the method of forming the porous insulating material layer includes a chemical vapor deposition method or an atomic layer deposition method.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of forming the polymer material layer comprises:
forming a high molecular polymer material layer on the isolation material layer, wherein the high molecular polymer material layer covers the isolation material layer;
etching the high molecular polymer material layer, only reserving a part of the high molecular polymer material layer on the side wall of the bit line, and exposing a first part of the isolation material layer on the bit line and a second part on the substrate; when the porous insulating material layer is formed, the porous insulating material layer covers the first portion and the second portion of the spacer material layer, and the portion of the high molecular polymer material layer remaining on the bit line sidewall.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the forming the polymer material layer comprises spin coating; the method for etching the high polymer material layer comprises plasma etching.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the temperature of the high temperature annealing process is greater than 350 ℃, and oxygen is introduced during the high temperature annealing process.
8. The method of fabricating a bitline structure of claim 1, further comprising, after forming the air gap: and forming a bit line isolation layer on the porous insulating material layer, wherein the bit line isolation layer covers the porous insulating material layer and fills gaps between adjacent bit lines, and the bit line isolation layer is made of silicon dioxide.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the bit line comprises a first conductive material layer, a second conductive material layer and a protective material layer sequentially formed on the substrate, the first conductive material layer comprises doped polysilicon, the second conductive material layer comprises titanium or titanium nitride or tungsten, and the protective material layer comprises silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride or silicon dioxide.
10. A bit line structure, comprising:
the bit line array comprises a substrate, a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of bit lines, wherein the plurality of bit lines are arranged on the substrate at intervals;
the isolation material layer is positioned on the substrate and the bit line, and covers the top and the side wall of the bit line;
a layer of porous insulating material on the layer of separator material, the layer of porous insulating material covering the layer of separator material and having a plurality of pores therein;
air gaps on both sides of the bit lines between the layer of spacer material and the layer of porous insulating material, the air gaps in communication with the plurality of pores in the layer of porous insulating material.
11. The bit line structure of claim 10, further comprising a bit line isolation layer covering the layer of porous insulating material and filling gaps between adjacent bit lines.
12. The bit line structure of claim 11, wherein the material of the isolation material layer comprises silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, or silicon dioxide, the material of the porous insulating material layer comprises mesoporous silicon dioxide, and the material of the bit line isolation layer comprises silicon dioxide.
13. The bit line structure of claim 10, wherein the bit line comprises a first conductive material layer, a second conductive material layer and a protective material layer sequentially disposed on the substrate, the first conductive material layer comprises doped polysilicon, the second conductive material layer comprises titanium or titanium nitride or tungsten, and the protective material layer comprises silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride or silicon dioxide.
14. The bitline structure of claim 10, wherein the layer of spacer material has a first location on the bitline and a second location on the substrate, the layer of porous insulating material covering the first and second locations of the layer of spacer material and encapsulating the air gaps.
15. A memory, comprising:
the bit line array comprises a substrate, a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of bit lines, wherein the plurality of bit lines are arranged on the substrate at intervals;
the isolation material layer is positioned on the substrate and the bit line, and covers the top and the side wall of the bit line;
a layer of porous insulating material on the layer of separator material, the layer of porous insulating material covering the layer of separator material and having a plurality of pores therein;
air gaps on both sides of the bit lines between the layer of spacer material and the layer of porous insulating material, the air gaps in communication with the plurality of pores in the layer of porous insulating material.
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of semiconductors, in particular to a bit line structure, a preparation method of the bit line structure and a memory.
Background
A memory typically includes a storage capacitor for storing charge representative of stored information, and a storage transistor connected to the storage capacitor. The memory transistor has formed therein a source region, a drain region, and a gate electrode for controlling a current flow between the source region and the drain region and connected to a word line, the source region for constituting a bit line contact region to be connected to a bit line, and the drain region for constituting a storage node contact region to be connected to a storage capacitor.
With the increasing integration of semiconductor fabrication processes, the integration density of memory devices has been increased, and the integration density of bit lines has also been increased. However, as the pitch between bit lines becomes smaller, the parasitic capacitance between bit lines has a greater and greater influence on device performance.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a bit line structure, a preparation method thereof and a memory, which can reduce parasitic capacitance between bit lines and improve the performance of a device.
To solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a method for forming a bit line structure, including:
providing a substrate, wherein a plurality of bit lines are formed on the substrate and are arranged at intervals;
forming a layer of isolation material on the substrate and the bit lines, the layer of isolation material covering the tops and sidewalls of the bit lines;
forming a high molecular polymer material layer on the isolation material layer, wherein the high molecular polymer material layer covers the part, corresponding to the side wall of the bit line, of the isolation material layer, so that the high molecular polymer material layer covers the side wall of the bit line at intervals of the isolation material layer;
forming a porous insulating material layer on the isolation material layer and the high molecular polymer material layer, wherein the porous insulating material layer covers the high molecular polymer material layer and the isolation material layer;
and performing a high-temperature annealing process to decompose the high-molecular polymer material layer into gas, wherein the isolating material layer isolates the gas and allows the gas to escape from the porous insulating material layer to define air gaps on the parts, corresponding to the side walls of the bit line, of the isolating material layer, wherein the air gaps are positioned on two sides of the bit line and between the isolating material layer and the porous insulating material layer.
Optionally, the material of the polymer material layer includes polystyrene or polymethyl methacrylate, and the gas generated by decomposition of the polymer material layer includes CO2、H2O、NH3。
Optionally, the material of the isolation material layer includes silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, or silicon dioxide, and the material of the porous insulation material layer includes mesoporous silicon dioxide.
Optionally, the method for forming the isolation material layer includes an atomic layer deposition method; the method of forming the porous insulating material layer includes a chemical vapor deposition method or an atomic layer deposition method.
Optionally, the step of forming the polymer material layer includes:
forming a high molecular polymer material layer on the isolation material layer, wherein the high molecular polymer material layer covers the isolation material layer;
etching the high molecular polymer material layer, only reserving a part of the high molecular polymer material layer on the side wall of the bit line, and exposing a first part of the isolation material layer on the bit line and a second part on the substrate; when the porous insulating material layer is formed, the porous insulating material layer covers the first portion and the second portion of the spacer material layer, and the portion of the high molecular polymer material layer remaining on the bit line sidewall.
Optionally, the method for forming the high molecular polymer material layer comprises a spin coating method; the method for etching the high polymer material layer comprises plasma etching.
Optionally, the temperature of the high temperature annealing process is greater than 350 ℃, and oxygen is introduced during the high temperature annealing process.
Optionally, after forming the air gap, the method further includes: and forming a bit line isolation layer on the porous insulating material layer, wherein the bit line isolation layer covers the porous insulating material layer and fills gaps between adjacent bit lines, and the bit line isolation layer is made of silicon dioxide.
Optionally, the bit line includes a first conductive material layer, a second conductive material layer and a protective material layer sequentially formed on the substrate, the first conductive material layer includes doped polysilicon, the second conductive material layer includes titanium or titanium nitride or tungsten, and the protective material layer includes silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride or silicon dioxide.
Based on the above memory manufacturing method, the present invention further provides a bit line structure, including:
the bit line array comprises a substrate, a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of bit lines, wherein the plurality of bit lines are arranged on the substrate at intervals;
the isolation material layer is positioned on the substrate and the bit line, and covers the top and the side wall of the bit line;
a layer of porous insulating material on the layer of separator material, the layer of porous insulating material covering the layer of separator material and having a plurality of pores therein;
air gaps on both sides of the bit lines between the layer of spacer material and the layer of porous insulating material, the air gaps in communication with the plurality of pores in the layer of porous insulating material.
Optionally, the memory cell further comprises a bit line isolation layer, wherein the bit line isolation layer covers the porous insulating material layer and fills gaps between adjacent bit lines.
Optionally, the isolation material layer is made of silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride or silicon dioxide, the porous insulation material layer is made of mesoporous silicon dioxide, and the bit line isolation layer is made of silicon dioxide.
Optionally, the bit line includes a first conductive material layer, a second conductive material layer and a protective material layer sequentially located on the substrate, the first conductive material layer includes doped polysilicon, the second conductive material layer includes titanium or titanium nitride or tungsten, and the protective material layer includes silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride or silicon dioxide.
Optionally, the spacer material layer has a first portion on the bit line and a second portion on the substrate, and the porous insulating material layer covers the first portion and the second portion of the spacer material layer to cover the air gaps.
The present invention also provides a memory comprising:
the bit line array comprises a substrate, a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of bit lines, wherein the plurality of bit lines are arranged on the substrate at intervals;
the isolation material layer is positioned on the substrate and the bit line, and covers the top and the side wall of the bit line;
a layer of porous insulating material on the layer of separator material, the layer of porous insulating material covering the layer of separator material and having a plurality of pores therein;
air gaps on both sides of the bit lines between the layer of spacer material and the layer of porous insulating material, the air gaps in communication with the plurality of pores in the layer of porous insulating material.
In the bit line structure, the manufacturing method thereof and the memory provided by the invention, a plurality of bit lines arranged at intervals are formed on a substrate, isolation material layers are formed on the top and the side walls of the bit lines, a high molecular polymer material layer is formed on the isolation material layer corresponding to the side walls of the bit lines, then a porous insulating material layer is formed on the high molecular polymer material layer and the isolation material layer, finally a high temperature annealing process is carried out to decompose the high molecular polymer material layer into gas, the isolation material layer isolates the gas to protect the bit lines and the substrate, and the gas is enabled to escape through a plurality of pores in the porous insulating material layer, so that air gaps are formed on the isolation material layer corresponding to the side walls of the bit lines, the air gaps are positioned at two sides of the bit lines and between the isolation material layer and the porous insulating material layer, the air gap can reduce the parasitic capacitance between bit lines and improve the performance of the device.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for fabricating a bit line structure according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention during steps S100 and S200;
FIGS. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views illustrating the process of performing step S300 according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention during the execution of step S400;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention during the step S500;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the formation of a bit line insulating layer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein the reference numbers are as follows:
20-a substrate;
21-bit line; 211-a first layer of conductive material; 212-a second layer of conductive material; 213-a layer of protective material;
22-a layer of isolating material; 22 a-first site; 22 b-a second site;
23-a layer of high molecular polymer material; 23' -an air gap;
24-a layer of porous insulating material;
25-bit line spacers.
Detailed Description
The core idea of the invention is to provide a bit line structure, a manufacturing method thereof and a memory, so as to reduce parasitic capacitance between bit lines and improve performance of a device.
Referring to fig. 1, the method for manufacturing the bit line structure mainly includes the following steps:
step S100, providing a substrate, wherein a plurality of bit lines are formed on the substrate and are arranged at intervals;
step S200, forming an isolation material layer on the substrate and the bit line, wherein the isolation material layer covers the top and the side wall of the bit line;
step S300, forming a high molecular polymer material layer on the isolation material layer, where the high molecular polymer material layer covers a portion of the isolation material layer corresponding to the sidewall of the bit line, so that the high molecular polymer material layer covers the sidewall of the bit line at an interval from the isolation material layer;
step S400, forming a porous insulating material layer on the isolation material layer and the high molecular polymer material layer, wherein the porous insulating material layer covers the high molecular polymer material layer and the isolation material layer;
step S500, performing a high temperature annealing process to decompose the polymer material layer into a gas, wherein the spacer material layer isolates the gas and allows the gas to escape from the porous insulating material layer, so as to define air gaps on portions of the spacer material layer corresponding to sidewalls of the bit line, wherein the air gaps are located on both sides of the bit line and between the spacer material layer and the porous insulating material layer.
Referring to fig. 7, the bit line structure includes:
the bit line array comprises a substrate, a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of bit lines, wherein the plurality of bit lines are arranged on the substrate at intervals;
the isolation material layer is positioned on the substrate and the bit line, and covers the top and the side wall of the bit line;
a layer of porous insulating material on the layer of separator material, the layer of porous insulating material covering the layer of separator material and having a plurality of pores therein;
air gaps on both sides of the bit lines between the layer of spacer material and the layer of porous insulating material, the air gaps in communication with the plurality of pores in the layer of porous insulating material.
In addition, the invention also provides a memory comprising the bit line structure.
In the bit line structure, the preparation method thereof and the memory provided by the invention, a plurality of bit lines arranged at intervals are formed on a substrate, isolation material layers are formed on the top and the side walls of the bit lines, high molecular polymer material layers are formed on the portions, corresponding to the side walls of the bit lines, of the isolation material layers, then porous insulation material layers are formed on the high molecular polymer material layers and the isolation material layers, finally, a high-temperature annealing process is carried out to decompose the high molecular polymer material layers into gas, the isolation material layers isolate the gas to protect the bit lines and the substrate, and the gas is enabled to escape through a plurality of pores in the porous insulation material layers, so that air gaps are formed on the portions, corresponding to the side walls of the bit lines, of the isolation material layers, the air gaps are positioned at two sides of the bit lines and between the isolation, the air gap can reduce the parasitic capacitance between bit lines and improve the performance of the device.
The bit line structure, the fabrication thereof, and the memory method according to the present invention are further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the embodiments. Advantages and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description and from the claims. It is to be noted that the drawings are in a very simplified form and are not to precise scale, which is merely for the purpose of facilitating and distinctly claiming the embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the process of performing steps S100 and S200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 2, in step S100, a
The
The
In step S200, please continue to refer to fig. 2, a layer of
Specifically, an
The
Fig. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views illustrating the process of performing step S300 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In step S300, please refer to fig. 3 and 4, a
First, referring to fig. 3, a
Then, referring to fig. 4, the
In this embodiment, a plasma etching technique may be adopted to remove the redundant
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the process of performing step S400 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In step S400, please refer to fig. 5, a porous insulating
The plurality of pores in the porous insulating
The porous
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the process of performing step S500 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In step S500, a high temperature annealing process is performed to decompose the
In this embodiment, preferably, the temperature of the high temperature annealing process is greater than 350 ℃, and oxygen is introduced during the high temperature annealing process, so that the
The magnitude of the parasitic capacitance is proportional to the magnitude of the dielectric constant of the isolation material, and in order to reduce the parasitic capacitance between the bit lines 21, a material having a small dielectric constant needs to be selected as the isolation material between the bit lines, and the dielectric constant of air is 1, which is an excellent choice for reducing the parasitic capacitance. The air gaps 23 'are located on the portions of the
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the formation of a bit line insulating layer according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 7, after forming the air gap 23', the method further includes: a bit
In the method for manufacturing a bit line structure provided by the present invention, a plurality of
Accordingly, the present invention further provides a bit line structure manufactured by the method for forming a bit line structure as described above, with reference to fig. 7, the bit line structure includes: a substrate 10, a plurality of
Specifically, the bit lines 21 are disposed on the substrate, and a plurality of the bit lines 21 are arranged at intervals. The layer of
Preferably, the memory further comprises a bit
The
The layer of
The air gap 23' is located on the portion, corresponding to the side wall of the
Correspondingly, the invention also provides a memory, comprising: the device comprises a substrate, a plurality of bit lines, an isolation material layer, a porous insulation material layer and air gaps, wherein the bit lines, the isolation material layer, the porous insulation material layer and the air gaps are located on the substrate.
Specifically, the bit lines are disposed on the substrate, and the plurality of bit lines are arranged at intervals. The layer of spacer material covers the top and sidewalls of the bit line, the layer of porous insulating material covers the layer of spacer material, and the layer of porous insulating
Active regions, isolation structures, word lines, bit line contacts and other parts are further formed in the substrate, and the bit lines are electrically connected with the bit line contacts.
In summary, in the bit line structure, the method for manufacturing the bit line structure, and the memory provided by the present invention, a plurality of bit lines arranged at intervals are formed on a substrate, isolation material layers are formed on the top and the sidewalls of the bit lines, a high molecular polymer material layer is formed on the isolation material layer corresponding to the sidewalls of the bit lines, then a porous insulating material layer is formed on the high molecular polymer material layer and the isolation material layer, and finally a high temperature annealing process is performed to decompose the high molecular polymer material layer into a gas, the isolation material layer isolates the gas to protect the bit lines and the substrate, and the gas is allowed to escape through a plurality of pores in the porous insulating material layer, so that air gaps are formed on the isolation material layer corresponding to the sidewalls of the bit lines, the air gaps are located at two sides of the bit lines and between the isolation material layer and the porous, the air gap can reduce the parasitic capacitance between the bit lines and improve the performance of the device.
The above description is only for the purpose of describing the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and any variations and modifications made by those skilled in the art based on the above disclosure are within the scope of the appended claims.
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