US 12,250,808 B2
Semiconductor device with programmable structure and method for fabricating the same
Wei-Zhong Li, Taoyuan (TW); and Hsih-Yang Chiu, Taoyuan (TW)
Assigned to NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, New Taipei (TW)
Filed by NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, New Taipei (TW)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/743,453.
Application 18/743,453 is a division of application No. 17/678,407, filed on Feb. 23, 2022, granted, now 12,185,529.
Prior Publication US 2024/0334687 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. H10B 20/20 (2023.01)
CPC H10B 20/20 (2023.02) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising:
providing a substrate;
forming an isolation layer in the substrate to define an active area of the substrate, wherein the active area comprises a transistor portion and a programmable portion extending from the transistor portion;
forming a buried gate structure in the transistor portion;
forming a drain region in the programmable portion and the transistor portion, and adjacent to the gate structure;
forming a source region in the transistor portion, adjacent to the gate structure, and opposite to the drain region with the buried gate structure interposed therebetween;
forming a middle insulating layer on the programmable portion; and
forming an upper conductive layer on the middle insulating layer;
wherein the drain region in the programmable portion, the middle insulating layer, and the upper conductive layer together configure a programmable structure.