Patent Abstract:
According to the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor devise comprising: a gate electrode formed via a gate insulating film selectively formed on a predetermined region of a semiconductor substrate; a source region and drain region formed in a surface portion of said semiconductor substrate on two sides of a channel region positioned below said gate electrode; a capacitor insulating film formed in the surface portion of said semiconductor substrate to cover an inner surface near a bottom portion of a trench formed adjacent to one of said source region and drain region; a capacitor electrode formed to be buried in said trench covered with said capacitor insulating film; an insulating film formed to cover an inner surface of said trench, which is not covered with said capacitor insulating film; a conductive layer containing a predetermined impurity and formed in said trench so as to be buried in a portion covered with said insulating film on said capacitor electrode; a surface connecting layer formed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate to electrically connect said conductive layer and one of said source region and drain region; and an impurity diffusion inhibiting film formed to cover the inner surface of said trench to a predetermined depth from an interface between said surface connecting layer and conductive layer, and having a film thickness smaller than that of said insulating film.

Full Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION  
       [0001]     This application is based upon and claims benefit of priority under 35 USC §119 from the Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-303100, filed on Oct. 18, 2004, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.  
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0002]     The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same.  
         [0003]     A memory cell of a DRAM includes one transistor and one capacitor. Recently, to reduce the dimensions of the capacitor of this DRAM memory cell while maintaining the capacitance of the capacitor, a trench capacitor type DRAM memory cell in which a capacitor is formed in the direction of depth of a semiconductor substrate is developed.  
         [0004]     In this trench capacitor type DRAM memory cell, a trench is formed in the surface of a semiconductor substrate, and an insulating film is formed on the inner surfaces of the lower portion of this trench. After that, arsenic-doped polysilicon which is polysilicon in which arsenic (As) is doped is buried in the trench, thereby forming a trench capacitor which uses the semiconductor substrate and arsenic-doped polysilicon as an electrode.  
         [0005]     In addition, after an insulating film called a collar oxide film is formed on the inner surfaces of the upper portion of the trench, arsenic-doped polysilicon is further buried in this trench to form a conductive layer.  
         [0006]     Also, a MOS transistor is formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a drain region of this MOS transistor is formed in the surface portion of the semiconductor substrate so as to be adjacent to the collar oxide film. Furthermore, on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, a conductive layer called a surface strap is formed to electrically connect the drain region of the MOS transistor and the conductive layer formed in the trench.  
         [0007]     In this trench capacitor type memory cell having the above structure, an electric current flows between the drain region of the MOS transistor and the trench capacitor via the surface strap formed on the semiconductor substrate surface and the conductive layer formed in the trench in order.  
         [0008]     Note that an element isolation insulating film for isolating adjacent trench capacitors is formed near the upper portion of the trench.  
         [0009]     Since the collar oxide film is formed on the inner surfaces of the upper portion of the trench, the area of the interface in which the surface strap formed on the semiconductor substrate surface and the conductive layer formed in the trench are in contact with each other decreases by the film thickness of this collar oxide film. This poses the problem that the resistance of the interface increases.  
         [0010]     One method of reducing the resistance of the interface is to increase the area of the interface between the surface strap and the conductive layer by partially removing the collar oxide film formed near this interface.  
         [0011]     In this method, however, when annealing for forming, e.g., a source region and drain region is performed after the trench capacitor and conductive layer are formed in the trench, arsenic diffuses into the semiconductor substrate from the arsenic-doped polysilicon forming the conductive layer in the trench, thereby forming an impurity diffusion layer whose junction depth is larger than that of the drain region of the MOS transistor.  
         [0012]     This decreases the gate threshold voltage of the MOS transistor, and causes a short-channel effect which increases a leakage current between the source region and drain region.  
         [0013]     A reference concerning the trench capacitor is as follows.  
         [0014]     Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-214651  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0015]     According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a semiconductor device comprising:  
         [0016]     a gate electrode formed via a gate insulating film selectively formed on a predetermined region of a semiconductor substrate;  
         [0017]     a source region and drain region formed in a surface portion of said semiconductor substrate on two sides of a channel region positioned below said gate electrode;  
         [0018]     a capacitor insulating film formed in the surface portion of said semiconductor substrate to cover an inner surface near a bottom portion of a trench formed adjacent to one of said source region and drain region;  
         [0019]     a capacitor electrode formed to be buried in said trench covered with said capacitor insulating film;  
         [0020]     an insulating film formed to cover an inner surface of said trench, which is not covered with said capacitor insulating film;  
         [0021]     a conductive layer containing a predetermined impurity and formed in said trench so as to be buried in a portion covered with said insulating film on said capacitor electrode;  
         [0022]     a surface connecting layer formed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate to electrically connect said conductive layer and one of said source region and drain region; and  
         [0023]     an impurity diffusion inhibiting film formed to cover the inner surface of said trench to a predetermined depth from an interface between said surface connecting layer and conductive layer, and having a film thickness smaller than that of said insulating film.  
         [0024]     According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a semiconductor device comprising:  
         [0025]     a gate electrode formed via a gate insulating film selectively formed on a predetermined region of a semiconductor substrate;  
         [0026]     a source region and drain region formed in a surface portion of said semiconductor substrate on two sides of a channel region positioned below said gate electrode;  
         [0027]     an insulating film formed in the surface portion of said semiconductor substrate to cover an inner surface of a trench formed adjacent to one of said source region and drain region, except for a portion near the surface of said semiconductor substrate and a portion near a bottom portion of said trench;  
         [0028]     an impurity diffusion inhibiting film formed to cover the inner surface of said trench and said insulating film, and having a film thickness smaller than that of said insulating film;  
         [0029]     a conductive layer containing a predetermined impurity and formed to be buried in said trench in which said impurity diffusion inhibiting film is formed; and  
         [0030]     a surface connecting layer formed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate to electrically connect said conductive layer and one of said source region and drain region.  
         [0031]     According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a semiconductor device fabrication method comprising:  
         [0032]     forming a trench by removing a desired region of a surface portion of a semiconductor substrate;  
         [0033]     forming a capacitor insulating film to cover an inner surface near a bottom portion of the trench;  
         [0034]     forming a film by depositing a conductive material containing a first impurity so as to fill the trench covered with the capacitor insulating film, thereby forming a capacitor electrode;  
         [0035]     forming an insulating film so as to cover an inner surface of the trench, which is not covered with the capacitor insulating film;  
         [0036]     forming, in the trench, a film by depositing the conductive material containing a second impurity so as to fill a portion covered with the insulating film on the capacitor electrode, thereby forming a first conductive layer;  
         [0037]     forming an impurity diffusion inhibiting film having a film thickness smaller than that of the insulating film, so as to cover an inner surface of the trench near the surface of the semiconductor substrate;  
         [0038]     forming, in the trench, a film by depositing the conductive material containing a third impurity so as to fill a portion covered with the impurity diffusion inhibiting film on the first conductive layer, thereby forming a second conductive layer;  
         [0039]     forming a gate electrode on a predetermined region of the semiconductor substrate via a gate insulating film;  
         [0040]     forming a source region and drain region in the surface portion of the semiconductor substrate, such that one of the source region and drain region is adjacent to the trench; and  
         [0041]     forming, on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, a surface connecting layer which electrically connects the second conductive layer and one of the source region and drain region.  
         [0042]     According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a semiconductor device fabrication method comprising:  
         [0043]     forming a trench by removing a desired region of a surface portion of a semiconductor substrate;  
         [0044]     sequentially forming first and second films so as to cover an inner surface of the trench;  
         [0045]     forming a first resist film having a desired height from a bottom portion of the trench by coating a first resist material so as to fill the trench in which the first and second films are formed;  
         [0046]     removing the second film having an exposed surface, and removing the first resist film remaining in the trench;  
         [0047]     forming a first insulating film by oxidizing the first film having an exposed surface;  
         [0048]     sequentially removing the second and first films remaining in the trench;  
         [0049]     forming a second resist film lower than the surface of the semiconductor substrate by coating a second resist material so as to fill the trench in which the first insulating film is formed;  
         [0050]     removing the first insulating film having an exposed surface;  
         [0051]     removing the second resist film remaining in the trench;  
         [0052]     forming a second insulating film having a film thickness smaller than that of the first insulating film, on the inner surface of the trench and on the surface of the first insulating film;  
         [0053]     forming a film by depositing a conductive material containing a predetermined impurity so as to fill the trench in which the first and second insulating films are formed, thereby forming a conductive layer;  
         [0054]     forming a gate electrode on a predetermined region of the semiconductor substrate via a gate insulating film;  
         [0055]     forming a source region and drain region in the surface portion of the semiconductor substrate, such that one of the source region and drain region is adjacent to the trench; and  
         [0056]     forming, on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, a surface connecting layer which electrically connects the conductive layer and one of the source region and drain region. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0057]      FIG. 1  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of a semiconductor device fabrication method according to the first embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0058]      FIG. 2  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0059]      FIG. 3  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0060]      FIG. 4  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0061]      FIG. 5  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0062]      FIG. 6  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0063]      FIG. 7  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0064]      FIG. 8  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0065]      FIG. 9  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0066]      FIG. 10  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0067]      FIG. 11  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0068]      FIG. 12  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of a semiconductor device fabrication method according to the second embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0069]      FIG. 13  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0070]      FIG. 14  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0071]      FIG. 15  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0072]      FIG. 16  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of a semiconductor device fabrication method according to the third embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0073]      FIG. 17  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0074]      FIG. 18  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0075]      FIG. 19  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0076]      FIG. 20  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of a semiconductor device fabrication method according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0077]      FIG. 21  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0078]      FIG. 22  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0079]      FIG. 23  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0080]      FIG. 24  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method;  
         [0081]      FIG. 25  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method; and  
         [0082]      FIG. 26  is a longitudinal sectional view showing the sectional structure of a device in a predetermined step of the semiconductor device fabrication method. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION  
       [0083]     Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.  
       (1) First Embodiment  
       [0084]     FIGS.  1  to  11  show a method of fabricating a memory cell of a trench capacitor type DRAM according to the first embodiment of the present invention. First, as shown in  FIG. 1 , LPCVD (Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition) is used to form a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film (not shown) about 2 nm thick on a semiconductor substrate  100 , form a silicon nitride (SiN) film  120  about 220 nm thick, and form a BSG film  130  about 1,600 nm thick which is a silicon oxide film in which boron (B) is doped.  
         [0085]     The BSG film  130 , silicon nitride (SiN) film  120 , and silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film (not shown) are sequentially patterned by lithography and RIE (Reactive Ion Etching). Then, the BSG film  130  is used as a mask to etch the semiconductor substrate  100 , thereby forming trenches (DTs)  140  about 8 μm deep from the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100 .  
         [0086]     As shown in  FIG. 2 , after the BSG film  130  is removed by wet etching, an NO film  150  about 5 nm thick which is a stacked film of a silicon nitride (SiN) film and silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film is formed on the entire surfaces of the semiconductor substrate  100  and silicon nitride (SiN) film  120  by LPCVD. In addition, arsenic-doped polysilicon which is polysilicon as a conductive material in which arsenic (As) is doped as an impurity is deposited on the entire surface, thereby forming an arsenic-doped polysilicon film  160  about 200 nm thick. Note that it is also possible to dope another impurity such as phosphorus (P), instead of arsenic (As).  
         [0087]     The arsenic-doped polysilicon film  160  is then removed by RIE to a depth of about 1 μm from the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100 . After that, the NO film  150  which is exposed by the removal of the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  160  is removed by wet etching.  
         [0088]     In this manner, a capacitor insulating film made of the NO film  150  is formed, and capacitor electrodes made of the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  160  as a conductive layer are formed, thereby forming trench capacitors made of the semiconductor substrate  100 , NO film  150 , and arsenic-doped polysilicon film  160 .  
         [0089]     As shown in  FIG. 3 , a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film (not shown) about 8 nm thick is formed on the entire inner surfaces of the exposed trenches  140  and on the entire surface of the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  160 . On the entire surface of this silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film (not shown), a collar oxide film  180  about 35 nm thick made of, e.g., a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film is formed by LPCVD. After that, an insulating film made of the collar oxide film  180  is formed on the inner surfaces of the upper portions of the trenches  140  by RIE.  
         [0090]     As shown in  FIG. 4 , arsenic-doped polysilicon is deposited on the entire surfaces of the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  160 , collar oxide film  180 , and silicon nitride (SiN) film  120  to form a arsenic-doped polysilicon film  190  about 200 nm thick. After that, the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  190  is removed by RIE to a depth of about 100 nm from the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100 , thereby forming a conductive layer made of the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  190 .  
         [0091]     As shown in  FIG. 5 , the collar oxide film  180  is removed by wet etching to a depth of about 80 nm from the surface of the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  190 .  
         [0092]     As shown in  FIG. 6 , a silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  about 2 to 7 nm thick is formed by LPCVD on the entire surfaces of the collar oxide film  180 , arsenic-doped polysilicon film  190 , and silicon nitride (SiN) film  120 . After that, an impurity diffusion inhibiting film made of the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is formed on the inner surfaces of the upper portions of the trenches  140  by RIE.  
         [0093]     An arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  is formed by depositing arsenic-doped polysilicon about 200 nm thick on the entire surfaces of the collar oxide film  180 , silicon nitride (SiN) film  200 , arsenic-doped polysilicon film  190 , and silicon nitride (SiN) film  120 . As shown in  FIG. 7 , the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  is removed by RIE to a depth of about 30 nm from the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100 , thereby forming a conductive layer made of the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210 .  
         [0094]     As shown in  FIG. 8 , a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film  220  about 250 nm thick is deposited, and a trench  230  about 300 nm deep from the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100  is formed by lithography and RIE.  
         [0095]     As shown in  FIG. 9 , the silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film  220  is remove by wet etching, and a thermal oxide film (not shown) about 4 nm thick made of a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film is formed on the entire surface. After that, a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film  250  about, e.g., 400 nm thick is formed on the entire surface of the thermal oxide film.  
         [0096]     Then, the silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film  250  formed in a position higher than the surface of the silicon nitride (SiN)  120  is removed by planarization. In addition, the silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film  250  is removed by wet etching to a height of about 30 nm from the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100 .  
         [0097]     The silicon nitride (SiN) film  120  is removed by wet etching to form an STI (Shallow Trench Isolation) film  250  as an element isolation insulating film for electrically isolating adjacent trench capacitors.  
         [0098]     As shown in  FIG. 10 , a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film (not shown) about 2.5 nm thick, for example, is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100 . After that, a phosphorus-doped polysilicon film  270  about 200 nm thick in which phosphorus (P) is doped is formed, and a silicon nitride (SiN) film  280  about 100 nm thick is also formed.  
         [0099]     The silicon nitride (SiN) film  280  and phosphorus-doped polysilicon film  270  are patterned by lithography and RIE to form a gate insulating film made of the silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film (not shown) and gate electrodes made of the phosphorus-doped polysilicon film  270 .  
         [0100]     Then, phosphorus (P), for example, is ion-implanted in the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100  to form a source extension region and drain extension region (neither is shown).  
         [0101]     Silicon nitride (SiN) about 70 nm thick is deposited on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate  100 , and gate electrode side walls made of a silicon nitride (SiN) film  310  are formed by RIE on the side surfaces of the phosphorus-doped polysilicon film  270  and silicon nitride (SiN) film  280 .  
         [0102]     In addition, phosphorus (P), for example, is further ion-implanted in the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100  to form a source region  290  and drain region  300 .  
         [0103]     As shown in  FIG. 11 , a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film  320  about 500 nm thick serving as an interlayer dielectric film is formed on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate  100 , and etched by lithography and RIE to form contact holes  330 .  
         [0104]     In this step, end portions  250 A of the STI film  250 , which are in contact with the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  are partially removed to expose portions of the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  formed on the lower surfaces of the end portions  250 A of the STI film  250 .  
         [0105]     After a phosphorus-doped polysilicon film (not shown) is formed by depositing phosphorus-doped polysilicon on the entire surface so as to fill the contact holes  330 , and etched by RIE to form surface straps  340  serving as surface connecting layers.  
         [0106]      FIG. 11  shows the structure of a memory cell  400  of a trench capacitor type DRAM fabricated by the above method.  
         [0107]     The phosphorus-doped polysilicon film  270  as a gate electrode is formed via the silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film (not shown) as a gate insulating film on a predetermined region of the semiconductor substrate  100 . Additionally, the silicon nitride (SiN) film  280  as a cap insulating film is formed on the phosphorus-doped polysilicon film  270 .  
         [0108]     The silicon nitride (SiN) films  310  as gate electrode side walls are formed on the side surfaces of the phosphorus-doped polysilicon film  270  and silicon nitride (SiN) film  280 .  
         [0109]     In the surface portion of the semiconductor substrate  100 , the source region  290  and drain region  300  are formed on the two sides of each channel region  350  positioned below the phosphorus-doped polysilicon film  270  as a gate electrode.  
         [0110]     The trenches  140  are formed adjacent to the drain regions  300  in the surface portion of the semiconductor substrate. The NO film  150  as a capacitor insulating film is formed on the inner surfaces near the lower portion of each trench  140 . Also, the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  160  which is a conductive layer serving as a capacitor electrode is formed to bury the NO film  150 .  
         [0111]     As described above, the semiconductor substrate  100 , NO film  150 , and arsenic-doped polysilicon film  160  form a trench capacitor.  
         [0112]     The collar oxide film  180  as an insulating film is formed on the inner surface near the upper portion of each trench  140  so as to be adjacent to the NO film  150 . The arsenic-doped polysilicon film  190  as a conductive layer is formed to bury the collar oxide film  180 . In addition, the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  as a conductive film is formed to bury the collar oxide film  180  and arsenic-doped polysilicon film  190 .  
         [0113]     The surface straps  340  are formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100 . Each surface strap  340  is a surface connecting layer for electrically connecting the drain region  300  of the MOS transistor and the conductive layer made of the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  in the trench  140 .  
         [0114]     In the memory cell  400  of the trench capacitor type DRAM having the above structure, an electric current flows between the drain region  300  of each MOS transistor and the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  160  as a capacitor electrode of each trench capacitor via the surface strap  340  and the conductive layers  210  and  190  in order.  
         [0115]     The silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  as an impurity diffusion inhibiting film thinner than the collar oxide film  180  is formed on the inner surface of each trench  140  near the interface between the surface strap  340  and arsenic-doped polysilicon  210 .  
         [0116]     The interface between the surface strap  340  and arsenic-doped polysilicon  210  is positioned at a depth of about 20 nm from the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100 . The silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  as an impurity diffusion inhibiting film is formed to a depth of about 30 to 60 nm from this interface.  
         [0117]     Note that the STI film  250  for electrically isolating adjacent trench capacitors is formed near the upper end corners of the trenches  140 , on the side of the semiconductor substrate  100  where the drain regions  300  are not formed.  
         [0118]     The silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film  320  as an interlayer dielectric film is formed on the semiconductor substrate  100  and silicon nitride (SiN) film  280 .  
         [0119]     In this embodiment as described above, the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  as an impurity diffusion inhibiting film thinner than the collar oxide film  180  is formed on the inner surface of each trench  140  near the interface between the surface strap  340  and the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  which forms a conductive layer.  
         [0120]     This makes it possible to inhibit arsenic from diffusing into the semiconductor substrate  100  from the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  in each trench  140 , thereby suppressing a short-channel effect caused by a decrease in gate threshold voltage.  
         [0121]     In addition, the area of the interface between the surface strap  340  and arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  can be made larger than that when the collar oxide film  180  thicker than the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is formed near this interface. Accordingly, a resistance produced in the interface between the surface strap  340  and arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  can be reduced.  
       (2) Second Embodiment  
       [0122]     FIGS.  12  to  15  show a semiconductor device fabrication method according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Note that the steps shown in FIGS.  1  to  5  of the first embodiment are the same as in the second embodiment, so an explanation thereof will be omitted.  
         [0123]     As shown in  FIG. 12 , a silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  about, e.g., 2 to 7 nm thick is formed by LPCVD on the entire surfaces of a collar oxide film  180 , arsenic-doped polysilicon film  190 , and silicon nitride (SiN) film  120 . After that, a polysilicon film  410  about 28 to 33 nm thick for protecting the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is formed.  
         [0124]     Then, the polysilicon film  410  and silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  are etched by RIE to form a silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  serving as an impurity diffusion inhibiting film on the inner surfaces of exposed trenches  140 . A polysilicon film  410  is also formed as a protective film.  
         [0125]     Note that the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is a thin film about 2 to 7 nm thick. Therefore, if the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is etched in the step shown in  FIG. 6  of the first embodiment, the end portion of the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  may be removed. In this embodiment, however, the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is protected by the polysilicon film  410 , so the end portion of the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is not removed even when it is etched.  
         [0126]     As shown in  FIG. 13 , an arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  about 200 nm thick is formed by depositing arsenic-doped polysilicon on the entire surfaces of the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200 , polysilicon film  410 , arsenic-doped polysilicon film  190 , and silicon nitride (SiN) film  120 . After that, as shown in  FIG. 14 , the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  is removed by RIE to a depth of about 30 nm from the surface of a semiconductor substrate  100 .  
         [0127]     Note that the upper portion of the polysilicon film  410  is etched at the same time the arsenic-doped polysilicon  210  is etched. Since, however, the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is protected by the polysilicon film  410 , etching of the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  can be suppressed when compared to the first embodiment.  
         [0128]     After that, the same steps as shown in FIGS.  8  to  11  of the first embodiment are executed to fabricate a memory cell of a trench capacitor type DRAM.  FIG. 15  shows the structure of a memory cell  500  of the trench capacitor type DRAM according to this embodiment. Note that the same reference numerals as in  FIG. 11  denote the same elements as shown in  FIG. 11 , and an explanation thereof will be omitted.  
         [0129]     In this embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 15 , the polysilicon film  410  for protecting the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is formed on its surface to a position slightly higher than the interface between a surface strap  340  and the arsenic-doped polysilicon  210 .  
         [0130]     In this embodiment as described above, the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  as an impurity diffusion inhibiting film thinner than the collar oxide film  180  is formed on the inner surface of each trench  140  near the interface between the surface strap  340  and the arsenic-doped polysilicon  210  which forms a conductive layer.  
         [0131]     This makes it possible to inhibit arsenic from diffusing into the semiconductor substrate  100  from the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  in each trench  140 , and thereby suppress a short-channel effect caused by a decrease in gate threshold voltage.  
       (3) Third Embodiment  
       [0132]     FIGS.  16  to  19  show a semiconductor device fabrication method according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Note that the steps shown in FIGS.  1  to  5  of the first embodiment are the same as in the third embodiment, so an explanation thereof will be omitted.  
         [0133]     As shown in  FIG. 16 , a silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  about, e.g., 2 to 7 nm thick is formed by LPCVD on the entire surfaces of a collar oxide film  180 , arsenic-doped polysilicon film  190 , and silicon nitride (SiN) film  120 . After that, a BSG film  510  as a silicon oxide film in which boron (B) is doped is formed.  
         [0134]     Then, the BSG film  510  and silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  are etched by RIE to form a silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  serving as an impurity diffusion inhibiting film on the inner surfaces of exposed trenches  140 . In addition, a BSG film  510  for protecting the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is formed.  
         [0135]     Note that the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is a thin film about 2 to 7 nm thick. Therefore, if the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is etched in the step shown in  FIG. 6  of the first embodiment, the end portion of the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  may be removed. In this embodiment, however, the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is protected by the BSG film  510 , so the end portion of the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is not removed even when it is etched.  
         [0136]     As shown in  FIG. 17 , after the BSG film  510  is removed by wet etching, an arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  about 200 nm thick is formed by depositing arsenic-doped polysilicon on the entire surfaces of the collar oxide film  180 , arsenic-doped polysilicon film  190 , and silicon nitride (SiN) film  120 . As shown in  FIG. 18 , the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  is removed by RIE to a depth of about 30 nm from the surface of a semiconductor substrate  100 .  
         [0137]     After that, the same steps as shown in FIGS.  8  to  11  of the first embodiment are executed to fabricate a memory cell of a trench capacitor type DRAM.  FIG. 19  shows the structure of a memory cell  600  of the trench capacitor type DRAM according to this embodiment. Note that this structure is the same as the memory cell  400  of the trench capacitor type DRAM according to the first embodiment shown in  FIG. 11 , so an explanation thereof will be omitted.  
         [0138]     In this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  as an impurity diffusion inhibiting film thinner than the collar oxide film  180  is formed on the inner surface of each trench  140  near the interface between a surface strap  340  and the arsenic-doped polysilicon  210  which forms a conductive layer.  
         [0139]     This makes it possible to inhibit arsenic from diffusing into the semiconductor substrate  100  from the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  in each trench  140 , thereby suppressing a short-channel effect caused by a decrease in gate threshold voltage.  
         [0140]     Also, in this embodiment, no polysilicon film  410  for protecting the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is formed unlike in the second embodiment, so the area of the interface between the surface strap  340  and arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  can be made larger than that in the second embodiment. Accordingly, a resistance produced in the interface between the surface strap  340  and arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  can be made lower than that in the second embodiment.  
       (4) Fourth Embodiment  
       [0141]     FIGS.  20  to  26  show a semiconductor device fabrication method according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Note that the step shown in  FIG. 1  of the first embodiment is the same as in the fourth embodiment, so an explanation thereof will be omitted.  
         [0142]     As shown in  FIG. 20 , after a BSG film  130  is removed by wet etching, a polysilicon film  610  about 16 nm thick and a silicon nitride (SiN) film  620  about 10 nm thick are sequentially formed on the entire surfaces of a semiconductor substrate  100  and silicon nitride (SiN) film  120  by LPCVD. Subsequently, the silicon nitride (SiN) film  620  is coated with a resist material so as to fill trenches  140 , thereby forming a resist film  630 .  
         [0143]     As shown in  FIG. 21 , the resist film  630  is etched away by CDE (Chemical Dry Etching) to a depth of about 1.3 nm from the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100 . Then, the exposed silicon nitride (SiN) film  620  is removed by CDE.  
         [0144]     As shown in  FIG. 22 , the resist film  630  remaining in the lower portions of the trenches  140  is removed by wet etching. After that, the exposed polysilicon film  610  is oxidized in a high-temperature furnace at about 950° C. to form a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film  640  about 45 nm thick.  
         [0145]     After the silicon nitride (SiN) film  620  remaining in the lower portions of the trenches  140  is removed by wet etching, the polysilicon film  610  exposed by the removal of the silicon nitride (SiN) film  620  is removed by CDE.  
         [0146]     As shown in  FIG. 23 , the semiconductor substrate  100  and silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film  640  are coated with a resist material so as to fill the trenches  140 , thereby forming a resist film  650 . The resist film  650  is then removed by CDE to a depth of about 60 nm from the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100 .  
         [0147]     A collar oxide film  660  is formed by removing the exposed silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film  640  by wet etching.  
         [0148]     As shown in  FIG. 24 , after the resist film  650  remaining in the trenches  140  is removed by wet etching, an NO film  670  about 5 nm thick is formed by LPCVD on the inner surfaces of the trenches  140 , on the surface of the collar oxide film  660 , and on the entire surface of the silicon nitride (SiN) film  120 . In addition, an arsenic-doped polysilicon film  680  about 200 nm thick is formed by depositing arsenic-doped polysilicon on the entire surface of the NO film  670 .  
         [0149]     As shown in  FIG. 25 , the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  680  is removed by RIE to a depth of about 30 nm from the surface of the semiconductor substrate  100 , and the NO film  670  formed on the surface of the silicon nitride (SiN) film  120  is removed by wet etching.  
         [0150]     After that, the same steps as in FIGS.  8  to  11  of the first embodiment are executed to fabricate a memory cell of a trench capacitor type DRAM.  
         [0151]     In this embodiment as described above, since the NO film  670  is formed on the entire inner surfaces of the trenches  140 , the capacitor insulating film and impurity diffusion inhibiting film can be formed at the same time. Accordingly, the number of steps can be reduced because it is unnecessary to separately form the capacitor insulating film and impurity diffusion inhibiting film unlike in the first to third embodiments.  
         [0152]     Also, when arsenic-doped polysilicon is divisionally buried in the trenches  140  three times as in the first to third embodiments, native oxide films are formed between the arsenic-doped polysilicon films  160 ,  190 , and  210 . However, when the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  680  is formed by burying arsenic-doped polysilicon in the trenches  140  at once as in this embodiment, no native oxide film is formed, and the number of steps can be made smaller than those in the first to third embodiments.  
         [0153]      FIG. 26  shows the structure of a memory cell  700  of the trench capacitor type DRAM according to this embodiment. Note that the same reference numerals as in  FIG. 11  denote the same elements as shown in  FIG. 11 , and an explanation thereof will be omitted. As shown in  FIG. 26 , in the memory cell  700  of the trench capacitor type DRAM, the capacitor insulating film and impurity diffusion inhibiting film are formed by the same NO film  670 .  
         [0154]     In this embodiment as described above, a silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  as an impurity diffusion inhibiting film thinner than a collar oxide film  180  is formed on the inner surface of each trench  140  near the interface between a surface strap  340  and an arsenic-doped polysilicon  210  which forms a conductive layer.  
         [0155]     This makes it possible to inhibit arsenic from diffusing into the semiconductor substrate  100  from the arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  in each trench  140 , thereby suppressing a short-channel effect caused by a decrease in gate threshold voltage.  
         [0156]     Also, the area of the interface between the surface strap  340  and arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  can be made larger than that when the collar oxide film  180  thicker than the silicon nitride (SiN) film  200  is formed near the interface between the surface strap  340  and arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210 . Accordingly, a resistance produced in the interface between the surface strap  340  and arsenic-doped polysilicon film  210  can be reduced.  
         [0157]     The above embodiment can suppress the short-channel effect, and reduce the resistance produced in the interface between the surface strap formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate and the conductive layer formed in the trench.  
         [0158]     Note that the above embodiments are merely examples and do not limit the present invention. For example, as the impurity diffusion inhibiting film, it is also possible to use a silicon nitride (SiN) film, a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) film, an oxide film mainly containing, e.g., aluminum (Al), tantalum (Ta), titanium (Ti), strontium (Sr), hafnium (Hf), or zirconium (Zr), or a stacked film formed by stacking these materials.

Technology Classification (CPC): 7