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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2000
Shu-Ya Chuang, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
United Microelectronics Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A fabrication method for a compact DRAM cell is described. The method includes forming a first doped polysilicon layer, a metal barrier layer, a second doped polysilicon layer, a metal silicide layer and a patterned silicon oxide layer on a semiconductor substrate. A first silicon nitride spacer is then formed on the sidewall of the patterned silicon oxide layer, followed by a removal of the patterned silicon oxide layer and parts of a metal silicide layer, the second doped polysilicon layer and the metal silicide layer to form an upper part of the gate. A second silicon nitride spacer is then formed on the sidewall of the upper part of the gate, followed by a removal of the exposed first doped polysilicon layer to form the lower part of the gate. A bit line contact and a node contact are subsequently formed on both side of the gate above the lower part of the gate.