Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device that can suppress the occurrence of leakage currents in a capacitor using a dielectric film, and to provide a method of manufacturing the device. SOLUTION: The semiconductor device is provided with a semiconductor substrate (s) and a capacitor (10) having a lower electrode (200) provided above the substrate (s), the dielectric film (300) provided above the electrode (200), and an upper electrode (400) provided above the dielectric film (300). The upper electrode (400) is composed of an ABO 3 perovskite-type oxide and contains a metal oxide containing the Ru element as a B-site element. In addition, the semiconductor device is also provided with a metallic film (120) containing the Ti element between the dielectric film (300) and upper electrode (400). COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
A semiconductor chip in which stress on the effective stress on the substrate is reduced in order to reduce bowing. To reduce the effective stress, a stress compensation layer is provided on the backside of the chip. The stress compensating layer produces a stress opposite of that produced by the IC. Thus the overall or effective stress on the substrate is reduced.
Abstract:
An IC with a memory array having a series architecture is disclosed. A memory cell of a series group comprises a transistor coupled to a capacitor in parallel. The capacitor includes first and second subcapacitors, one stacked one on top of the other. Providing a capacitor with two or more subcapacitors in a stack advantageously increases the capacitance of a capacitor without increasing surface area.
Abstract:
A method of etching a ferroelectric device (100) having a ferroelectric layer (112) between a top and a bottom electrode (114, 108) is disclosed herein. Hardmasks (116, 118) are deposited on the top electrode (114), two or more hardmasks being spaced apart by narrow first regions (115) and spaced apart from other hardmasks by wider second regions (117). The top electrode (114) and ferroelectric layer (112) are then etched to pattern the top electrode (114) thus forming capacitors (102, 104), and the bottom electrode (108) is etched by a process in which the second regions are etched more slowly than the second regions. Those capacitors having a first region between them have a common bottom electrode (108), but in the second regions the bottom electrode is severed. To pattern the bottom electrode (108), a fluorine-based chemistry followed thereafter by a CO-based chemistry are used in a two step etching process.
Abstract:
Reduced radiation damage to an IC feature is disclosed. At least a portion of the feature which is sensitive to radiation is covered by a radiation protection layer. The radiation protection layer protects the feature from being damaged to radiation during, for example, processing of the IC. In one embodiment, the radiation protection layer comprises a noble metal, oxides, alloys, or compounds thereof.
Abstract:
The method involves applying a ferroelectric layer with a ferroelectric material on another ferroelectric layer. A structured etching mask is applied on the former layer. Trenches are etched by the former layer under application of the mask. The trenches are filled with a conductive electrode material to form capacitor electrodes so that capacitor electrodes in the trenches with the areas of the layers form a ferroelectric capacitor. An independent claim is also included for ferroelectric RAM-memory cells with ferroelectric capacitor for storing more than two states.
Abstract:
A ferroelectric memory arrangement having memory cells, in each of which a vertical ferroelectric storage capacitor, which includes vertical electrodes and a ferroelectric dielectric between the vertical electrodes, is connected to a select transistor, the ferroelectric dielectric a plurality of ferroelectric layers, between each of which is arranged an insulating separating layer.
Abstract:
Reduced radiation damage to an IC feature is disclosed. At least a portion of the feature which is sensitive to radiation is covered by a radiation protection layer. The radiation protection layer protects the feature from being damaged to radiation during, for example, processing of the IC. In one embodiment, the radiation protection layer comprises a noble metal, oxides, alloys, or compounds thereof.
Abstract:
Reduced radiation damage to an IC feature is disclosed. At least a portion of the feature which is sensitive to radiation is covered by a radiation protection layer. The radiation protection layer protects the feature from being damaged to radiation during, for example, processing of the IC. In one embodiment, the radiation protection layer comprises a noble metal, oxides, alloys, or compounds thereof.