US 12,439,644 B2
Pillar-shaped semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
Nozomu Harada, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to UNISANTIS ELECTRONICS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD., Singapore (SG)
Filed by Unisantis Electronics Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/309,002.
Application 18/309,002 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2020/040575, filed on Oct. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0268413 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. H10D 30/67 (2025.01); H10D 30/01 (2025.01); H10D 30/43 (2025.01); H10D 62/10 (2025.01); H10D 84/01 (2025.01); H10D 84/03 (2025.01); H10D 84/83 (2025.01)
CPC H10D 30/6735 (2025.01) [H10D 30/014 (2025.01); H10D 30/43 (2025.01); H10D 30/6757 (2025.01); H10D 62/121 (2025.01); H10D 84/0128 (2025.01); H10D 84/038 (2025.01); H10D 84/83 (2025.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A method for manufacturing a pillar-shaped semiconductor device that includes
a first semiconductor pillar standing in a direction perpendicular to a substrate,
a first impurity region disposed at a bottom portion of the first semiconductor pillar,
a second impurity region disposed at a top portion of the first semiconductor pillar, one of the first impurity region and the second impurity region serving as a source, the other serving as a drain, the first semiconductor pillar between the first impurity region and the second impurity region serving as a channel,
a first gate insulating layer surrounding the first semiconductor pillar disposed between the first impurity region and the second impurity region, and
a first gate conductor layer surrounding the first gate insulating layer, the method comprising:
a step of forming the first impurity region such that the first impurity region extends in a band shape in a first direction in plan view;
a step of forming the first semiconductor pillar that overlaps the first impurity region in plan view;
a step of forming a semiconductor base that includes the first semiconductor pillar and the first impurity region and extends in a band shape in the first direction in plan view such that the semiconductor base connects to the bottom portion of the first semiconductor pillar;
a step of forming the first gate insulating layer and the first gate conductor layer such that the first semiconductor pillar is surrounded;
a step of forming a first insulating layer at an outer peripheral portion of the first gate conductor layer;
a step of forming, in the first insulating layer, a contact hole that overlaps the first impurity region disposed in the semiconductor base in plan view, has a bottom portion in contact with the first impurity region, and extends in a band shape in the first direction;
a step of forming, at the bottom portion of the contact hole, a first conductor layer that is in contact with the first impurity region and extends in a band shape in the first direction;
a step of forming, in the contact hole on the first conductor layer, a second insulating layer that has a hole or is made of a low-dielectric-constant material;
a step of lowering an upper surface of the second insulating layer below an upper end of the first gate conductor layer; and
a step of forming a second conductor layer that is in contact with the first gate conductor layer and extends in a band shape in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in plan view.