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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2002
Shigeru Ishibashi, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeru Ishibashi, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor memory includes a silicon substrate having a cell array region wherein plural rectangular silicon pillars are formed in rows and columns by a trench having a width ofand formed in a lattice form, a storage node formed on at least a surface of a lower portion of the silicon pillar, a well region formed in an upper half above the storage node, a diffusion layer formed on an upper surface of the well region, a capacitor dielectric formed on the storage node to surround the lower portion of the silicon pillar, a plate electrode buried in the lower portion of the trench to substantially the same level as the upper end of the storage node, and a first gate electrode formed on the channel portion via a first gate insulator.