Integrated circuitry
Abstract
Semiconductor processing methods include forming a plurality of patterned device outlines over a semiconductor substrate, forming electrically insulative partitions or spacers on at least a portion of the patterned device outlines, and forming a plurality of substantially identically shaped devices relative to the patterned device outlines. Individual formed devices are spaced from at least one other of the devices by a distance no more than a width of one of the electrically insulative spacers. In such manner, device pitch is reduced by almost fifty percent. According to one aspect, capacitors are formed which, according to a one embodiment, form part of a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) array.
Claims
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42 . Integrated circuitry comprising:
a substrate having a substrate surface; a contact plug having an uppermost surface and extending through the substrate surface; an outer pair of spacers disposed over the substrate surface, the outer pair of spacers comprising a first material; an inner pair of spacers comprising a second material disposed along sidewalls of the outer pair of spacers and extending to a first elevation above the uppermost surface of the contact plug; and a conductive material disposed between and in physical contact with the inner pair of spacers, the conductive material being in electrical contact with the contact plug and extending to a second elevation which is elevationally above the first elevation.
43 . The integrated circuitry of claim 42 wherein the conductive material physically contacts the outer pair of spacers.
44 . The integrated circuitry of claim 42 wherein at least one of the outer spacers is disposed along a sidewall of a polysilicon-comprising material.
45 . The integrated circuitry of claim 44 wherein the polysilicon-comprising material is conductively doped polysilicon.
46 . The integrated circuitry of claim 42 wherein the outer pair of spacers comprises a first spacer disposed along a sidewall of a polysilicon comprising material, and a second spacer disposed along a sidewall of a silicon nitride material.
47 . The integrated circuitry of claim 46 wherein the silicon nitride material is comprised by a non-conductive partition, the non-conductive partition being between the second spacer and an electrically conductive container material.
48 . Integrated circuitry comprising:
a substrate having a plurality of nodes; a plurality of bit line contacts associated with the nodes, each of the bit line contacts comprising:
an inner pair of dielectric sidewall spacers comprising a first material;
an outer pair of dielectric sidewall spacers in physical contact with the inner pair of dielectric spacers, the outer pair of dielectric sidewall spacers comprising a second material having a higher dielectric constant than the first material; and
a conductive material disposed between the spacers comprised by the inner pair of spacers and in electrical communication with the associated node.
49 . The integrated circuitry of claim 48 wherein the first material comprises silicon dioxide.
50 . The integrated circuitry of claim 48 wherein the second material comprises silicon nitride.
51 . The integrated circuitry of claim 48 wherein the inner spacers are thicker than the outer spacers.
52 . The integrated circuitry of claim 48 wherein the conductive material is a first conductive material, and wherein a first outer spacer comprised by the pair of outer spacers is in physical contact with a second conductive material.
53 . The integrated circuitry of claim 52 wherein a second outer spacer comprised by the pair of outer spacers is disposed along a sidewall of a silicon nitride material.Cited by (0)
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