| CPC H01L 23/528 (2013.01) [H01L 21/76802 (2013.01); H01L 21/76819 (2013.01); H01L 21/76877 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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16. A semiconductor structure, comprising:
a substrate, including a plurality of pillars in an array region of the substrate, wherein a top surface of each of the plurality of pillars is a substantially planar surface;
a residual nitrogen, partially disposed on sidewalls of the pillars proximal to the top surfaces of the pillars;
an oxide layer, surrounding each of the pillars;
a plurality of first contacts, extending from the top surfaces of the pillars into the pillars; and
a plurality of second contacts, extending from the top surface of the first dielectric layer into the first dielectric layer.
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