Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device with an improved contact margin between an interconnection line and a bit line and a method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes: a bit line structure formed on a substrate and having a number of bit lines and a pad; a first inter-layer insulation layer formed on the bit line structure and the substrate and having a first opening exposing the pad; a conductive layer formed on the first inter-layer insulation layer and patterned to be a middle pad filled into the first opening and a plate electrode of a capacitor; a second inter-layer insulation layer formed on the first inter-layer insulation layer and the patterned conductive layer and having a second opening exposing the middle pad; and a metal layer filled into the second opening to form an interconnection line contacted to the pad.
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The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same; and more particularly, to a semiconductor device with a contact for connecting an interconnection line to a bit line and a method for fabricating the same.
DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ARTSA contact formation with use of a metal is an essential technology for fabricating a semiconductor device with a multi-layered structure. This metal contact becomes the basis for a vertical interconnection line between a top conductive layer and a bottom conductive layer. Meanwhile, a large scale of integration has led to a high increase in device density that allows several millions of transistors to exist per unit cell area measured in cm2. As the semiconductor device has been increasingly scaled down, the size of the unit cell becomes smaller and as a result, the size of the contact for connecting an interconnection line that supplies power with a node that receives power becomes smaller as well. An expected value of a response rate with respect to a required signal is also increased as much as the scale of the device integration. Therefore, it is required to have a contact resistance of the down-sized contact that is less than a critical value. For this reason, the importance of a metal contact formation process has been greatly highlighted.
As the size of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device has been smaller, the size of a contact for use in a metal interconnection line for providing a power to a bit line has been proportionally smaller. In addition to the down-scaled contact for use in the metal interconnection line, the size of a bit line pad for transmitting a power to the bit line is adversely affected when adjacent bit lines are connected with each other. Hence, it is difficult to increase the size of the bit line pad, thereby resulting in another difficulty in increasing the size of a contact node with respect to the metal interconnection line.
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor device with an improved contact margin between a metal interconnection line and a bit line even in demands of scaling-down and high integration and a method for fabricating the same.
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device, including: a bit line structure being formed on a substrate and having a number of bit lines and a pad; a first inter-layer insulation layer being formed on the bit line structure and the substrate and having a first opening exposing the pad; a conductive layer being formed on the first inter-layer insulation layer and being patterned to be a middle pad filled into the first opening and a plate electrode of a capacitor; a second inter-layer insulation layer being formed on the first inter-layer insulation layer and the patterned conductive layer and having a second opening exposing the middle pad; and a metal layer being filled into the second opening to thereby form an interconnection line contacted to the pad.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for fabricating a semiconductor device, including the steps of: forming a bit line structure including bit lines and a pad on a substrate; forming a first inter-layer insulation layer having a first opening exposing the pad on the bit line structure and the substrate; forming a conductive layer on the first inter-layer insulation layer; patterning the conductive layer to thereby obtain a middle pad filled into the first opening and a plate electrode of a capacitor; forming a second inter-layer insulation layer having a second opening exposing the middle pad on the patterned conductive layer and the first inter-layer insulation layer; and filling a metal layer into the second opening to thereby obtain an interconnection line to which the pad is contacted.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe above and other objects and features of the present invention will become better understood with respect to the following description of the preferred embodiments given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Hereinafter, a semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown, a number of bit lines 11A and 11B are formed on a substrate 10 on which a pad 12 to which an interconnection line is contacted is formed. A first inter-layer insulation layer 13 is formed on the substrate 10. At this time, the first inter-layer insulation layer 13 has a first opening 14A exposing the pad 12.
A conductive layer for forming a middle pad 16 filled in to the first opening 14A of the first inter-layer insulation layer 13 is patterned on the first inter-layer insulation layer 13. Herein, the conductive layer is based on a metal, and thus, the middle pad 16 and the plate electrode 20 exhibit conductivities. Also, the middle pad 16 is filled into the first opening 14A and simultaneously extends towards an upper part of the first inter-layer insulation layer 13. The middle pad 16 is formed in a peripheral region of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device, while the plate electrode 20 is formed in a cell region of the DRAM device.
Next, there is formed a second inter-layer insulation layer 17 on the above resulting substrate structure. At this time, the second inter-layer insulation layer 17 has a second opening 14B exposing the middle pad 16. The size of the second opening 14B is larger than that of the first opening 14A.
A metal layer 18 for use in an interconnection line is filled into the second opening 14B of the second inter-layer insulation layer 17.
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In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the middle pad based on the same material employed for forming the plate electrode of the capacitor is formed on the pad, and then, the metal interconnection line is contacted to the middle pad. As a result of this specific structure, it is possible to form a wide contact between the metal interconnection line and the selected bit line, thereby further resulting in a decrease in a contact resistance and an improvement on stability of a metal interconnection line formation process.
The present application contains subject matter related to the Korean patent application No. KR 2004-0054712, filed in the Korean Patent Office on Jul. 14, 2004, the entire contents of which being incorporated herein by reference.
While the present invention has been described with respect to certain preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.
Claims
1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
- a bit line structure being formed on a substrate and having a number of bit lines and a pad; a first inter-layer insulation layer being formed on the bit line structure and having a first opening exposing the pad; a conductive layer being formed on the first inter-layer insulation layer and being patterned to be a middle pad filled into the first opening; a second inter-layer insulation layer being formed on the first inter-layer insulation layer and the patterned conductive layer and having a second opening exposing the middle pad; and
- a metal layer being filled into the second opening to thereby form an interconnection line contacted to the pad.
2. The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein the conductive layer is made of a metal.
3. The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein the middle pad is formed by being filled into the first opening of the first inter-layer as simultaneously as by extending an upper part of the first inter-layer insulation layer.
4. The semiconductor device of claim 3, wherein the second opening of the second inter-layer insulation layer is larger than the first opening of the first inter-layer insulation layer.
5. The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein the middle pad is formed in a peripheral region of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device.
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Type: Application
Filed: Feb 13, 2007
Publication Date: Jun 21, 2007
Applicant: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. (Kyoungki-do)
Inventor: Seung-Ho Pyi (Ichon-shi)
Application Number: 11/705,511
International Classification: H01L 23/52 (20060101); H01L 23/48 (20060101); H01L 29/40 (20060101);