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PURPOSE: A semiconductor memory device and a fabricating method thereof are provided to enhance a dielectric characteristic and a leakage current characteristic of a dielectric layer by forming a dielectric layer as a hafnium layer. CONSTITUTION: A bottom electrode(110) is formed on a semiconductor substrate(100). A crystalline seed layer(120a) is formed on the bottom electrode. A main dielectric layer(125a) is formed on the crystalline seed layer. The main dielectric layer has the different physical property from the crystalline seed layer. A top electrode(130) is formed on the main dielectric layer. The main dielectric layer includes one or more of a grain boundary and a continuous grain boundary of the crystalline seed layer.
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PURPOSE: A method for fabricating a capacitor of a semiconductor device is provided to simplify a fabricating process and reduce fabricating cost by removing the step between the cell array region and the peripheral region without using a planarization process. CONSTITUTION: A molding insulation layer is formed to cover conductive plugs(104) on a semiconductor substrate(100). The molding insulation layer is partially removed to form a plurality of openings for exposing the conductive plugs in the cell array region. A plurality of storage nodes(118) whose nodes are mutually separated are formed, contacting the conductive plugs in the openings. A lift-off stop layer(120) is formed on the molding insulation layer and the storage node in the cell array region and the molding insulation layer in the peripheral region. While the lift-off stop layer in the peripheral region is left, only the lift-off stop layer in the cell array region is selectively removed to expose the molding insulation layer in the cell array region. The exposed molding insulation layer in the cell array region is eliminated to expose the outer wall of the storage node. The lift-off insulation layer that remains on the inner wall of the storage node in the cell array region and on the molding insulation layer in the peripheral region is removed to expose the inner wall of the storage node. A dielectric layer and a plate electrode are sequentially formed on the storage node whose inner and outer wall is exposed.
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PURPOSE: A method for manufacturing a capacitor of a semiconductor memory device is provided to prevent a leakage current on an interface between a dielectric layer and the second electrode layer so that the thickness of an equivalent oxide layer of the dielectric layer is reduced, by using polysilicon to form the first electrode of a lower electrode and by using a Ru layer to form the second electrode layer of an upper electrode wherein the Ru layer has a relatively high electrical barrier. CONSTITUTION: A silicon nitride layer(40) is formed on the lower electrode. A metal oxide dielectric layer(50) is formed on the silicon nitride layer opposite to the lower electrode. The dielectric layer is formed on the lower electrode. The upper electrode composed of the Ru layer is formed on the dielectric layer.
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PURPOSE: A method of fabricating a capacitor of a semiconductor memory device for controlling a thermal budget is provided to prevent leakage current by performing a preheating process for a bottom electrode in a thermal process for crystallizing a dielectric layer. CONSTITUTION: A bottom electrode(22a) is formed on an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate(10). A thermal process for the bottom electrode(22a) is performed by using the first thermal budget. A dielectric layer(32) is formed on the bottom electrode(22a). The dielectric layer(22a) is crystallized by using the second thermal budget. The bottom electrode(22a) is formed with noble metal, conductive noble metal oxide, and conductive metal oxide. The bottom electrode(22a) is formed with Pt, Ru, Ir, PtO, RuO2, IrO2, SrRuO3, BaSrRuO3, or LaScCo.
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PURPOSE: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is provided to prevent degradation of an interfacial characteristic between a ruthenium layer and an underlying layer by preventing etchant from penetrating the layer positioned under the ruthenium layer when a silicon oxide layer in contact with the ruthenium layer is eliminated. CONSTITUTION: A semiconductor fabricating apparatus is connected to a ruthenium source supply and an oxygen gas supply source. An insulation layer(42) having an opening(46) of a vertical profile is formed on a wafer introduced into the semiconductor fabricating apparatus. A sputtering process is performed at the first pressure to form a ruthenium seeding layer(43) on the sidewall and inner wall of the opening of the insulation layer. A chemical vapor deposition(CVD) process is performed at the second pressure higher than the first pressure and at the first flow rate of oxygen gas so that a ruthenium seeding compensation layer is formed on the ruthenium seeding layer. A CVD process is performed at the third pressure higher than the first pressure and at the second flow rate of oxygen gas so that a ruthenium main layer is formed on the ruthenium seeding compensation layer.
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PURPOSE: A formation method of storage electrodes of semiconductor devices is provided to protect an interlayer dielectric and to improve a stability by additionally forming an insulating layer on a lower portion of the storage electrode. CONSTITUTION: Bit lines(118) respectively capped with bit line protection layer(120) are formed on a semiconductor substrate formed with the first insulating layer(116). Then, the second insulating layer(122a) and the third insulating layer(124a) are sequentially formed on the resultant structure. A storage contact hole is formed by selectively etching the third, second and first insulating layers(124a,122a,116). Then, a conductive plug is formed by filling the storage contact hole with a conductive material. An additional fourth insulating layer(132) is formed on the entire surface of the resultant structure. After selectively etching the fourth insulating layer(132), a platinum group metal is deposited.
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PURPOSE: A method for fabricating a capacitor of a semiconductor memory device by using a two-step heat treatment process is provided to improve a leakage current characteristic and a dielectric characteristic, by obtaining a sufficient curing effect of a dielectric layer while not oxidizing the surface of an upper electrode. CONSTITUTION: A lower electrode(20) is formed on a semiconductor substrate(10). The dielectric layer(40) is formed on the lower electrode. An upper electrode(50) made of a noble metal is formed on the dielectric layer. The first heat treatment process is performed on the resultant structure including the upper electrode in the first atmosphere including oxygen and at the first temperature within a range from 200 to 600 deg.C such that the first temperature is lower than the oxidation temperature of the upper electrode. The second heat treatment process(54) is performed on the resultant structure in the second atmosphere including oxygen and at the second temperature within a range from 300 to 900 deg.C such that the second temperature is higher than the first temperature.
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PURPOSE: A method for manufacturing a capacitor of a semiconductor memory device is provided to prevent a leakage current on an interface between a dielectric layer and the second electrode layer so that the thickness of an equivalent oxide layer of the dielectric layer is reduced, by using polysilicon to form the first electrode of a lower electrode and by using a Ru layer to form the second electrode layer of an upper electrode wherein the Ru layer has a relatively high electrical barrier. CONSTITUTION: A silicon nitride layer(40) is formed on the lower electrode. A metal oxide dielectric layer(50) is formed on the silicon nitride layer opposite to the lower electrode. The dielectric layer is formed on the lower electrode. The upper electrode composed of the Ru layer is formed on the dielectric layer.
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PURPOSE: A method for manufacturing a capacitor of a semiconductor device including a hydrogen annealing process is provided to prevent a barrier layer induced into a lower portion of a storage electrode from being oxidized by crystallizing a dielectric layer in a hydrogen atmosphere of which a temperature is relatively low, and to prevent a defect such as stress damage by controlling thermal stress. CONSTITUTION: A storage electrode is formed on a semiconductor substrate. A dielectric layer is formed on the storage electrode with a high dielectric material. A plate electrode is formed on the dielectric layer. The resultant structure having the plate electrode is firstly annealed in an atmosphere including hydrogen.
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PURPOSE: A manufacturing method of storage electrode with HSG(Hemi-Spherical Grain) silicon layer is provided to increase cell capacitance by enlarging HSG silicon layer size, and to reduce damage of storage electrode. CONSTITUTION: A flattening layer(12) is made on a semiconductor substrate(10) after forming a transistor. Etching the flattening layer(12), a contact hole is built. A conductive layer(14), and a buffer layer is molded by depositing and patterning a conductive material and an insulating material in the contact hole. A spacer(18) is formed on both sidewalls of the buffer layer and the conductive layer(14). Using SiH4 gas and Si2H6 gas in CVP(Chemical Vapor Deposition) equipment, an HSG(Hemi-Spherical Grain) silicon layer(20) is formed on the whole structure. Through etch back process, the HSG silicon layer(20) is removed only between the storage electrodes, and the buffer layer is removed by wet-etching method.