Method of making ferroelectric memory cell for vlsi ram array

Abstract

A method of forming a semiconductor memory device on a silicon substrate includes implanting doping impurities of a first type in the silicon substrate to form a conductive channel of a first type for use as a gate junction region, forming a MOS capacitor on the conductive channel of the first type, depositing an FEM capacitor over the MOS capacitor, thereby forming a stacked gate unit, implanting doping impurities of a second type in the silicon substrate on either side of the gate junction region to form a conductive channel of a second type for use as a source junction region and a drain junction region, and depositing an insulating structure about the FEM gate unit. A ferroelectric memory (FEM) cell constructed according to the invention includes a silicon substrate, a gate region located in said substrate, a source junction region and a drain junction region located on either side of said gate region, a MOS capacitor, a FEM capacitor, wherein said FEM capacitor is stacked on and overlays at least a portion of said MOS capacitor, thereby forming, with said MOS capacitor, a stacked gate unit.