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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1994
Thekkemadathil V Rajeevakumar, Scarsdale, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods for fabricating low leakage trenches for Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) cells and the devices formed thereby are disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the method includes forming a diffusion ring surrounding an upper portion of the trench. In another embodiment, a portion of the diffusion ring extends to the surface of a substrate. The diffusion ring can be formed by outdiffusing a dopant from a doped material deposited within the trench. In a further embodiment, the present method includes forming an insulating ring surrounding an upper portion of the trench. The insulating ring can be formed by thermal oxidation or by etching a sidewall shallow trench and depositing an insulating material therein. In another embodiment, a portion of the insulating ring extends to the surface of the substrate.