Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an executable method of manufacturing, with only a little labor, a ferroelectric-material capacitor having two pieces or more of withstand voltage which are different from each other. SOLUTION: First, a first electrode structure 11 having the surface which forms at least two-height levels is formed on a substrate 1, a ferroelectric- material layer 13 having a variety of layer thickness is laminated on the first electrode structure 11 by spin coating, and in succession, a second electrode structure 12 is formed on the ferroelectric-material layer 13.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing ferroelectric memory cells in accordance with the stack principle. According to said method, an adhesive layer (2, 3) is formed between a lower capacitor electrode (6) of a memory capacitor and a conductive plug (1), which is formed below said electrode and makes an electric connection between said capacitor electrode (6) and a transistor electrode of a selection transistor that is formed in or on a semiconductor wafer. An oxygen diffusion barrier (4, 5) is formed above the adhesive layer and once the ferroelectric has been deposited, the adhesive layer and the barrier are subjected to rapid thermal processing (RTP) in an oxygen atmosphere. The method is characterised by the following steps: (A) Determination of the oxygen speed of the adhesive layer (2, 3) and the diffusion coefficient (DOxygen(T)) of oxygen in the material of the adhesive layer (2, 3), dependent on the temperature (T); (B) Determination of the diffusion coefficient (DSilicon(T)) of silicon in the material of the adhesive layer (2, 3), dependent on the temperature and (C) Calculation of an optimal temperature range for the RTP step from the two diffusion coefficients, (DOxygen(T)) and (DSilicon(T)) that have been determined for a predetermined layer thickness (dBARR) and layer width (bBARR) of the layer system consisting of the adhesive layer and the oxygen diffusion barrier, so that during the RTP step the siliconisation of the adhesive layer occurs more rapidly than its oxidation.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the production of a capacitor electrode (11) with a barrier structure (14.1) arranged beneath it. Said method comprises producing the barrier structure (14.1) by means of introducing a barrier support layer (16) and applying a CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) process.
Abstract:
A magneto resistive memory device is fabricated by etching a blanket metal stack comprised of a buffer layer, pinned magnetic layer, a tunnel barrier layer and a free magnetic layer. The problem of junction shorting from resputtered metal during the etching process is eliminated by formation of a protective spacer covering the side of the freelayer and tunnel barrier interface. The spacer is formed following the first etch through the free layer which stops on the barrier layer. After spacer formation a second etch is made to isolate the device. The patterning of the device tunnel junction is made using a disposable mandrel method that enables a self-aligned contact to be made following the completion of the device patterning process.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the production of ferroelectric capacitors structured according to the stack principle, which are used in integrated semiconductor memory chips, wherein the individual capacitor modules (10, 11) have an oxygen barrier (4a, 4b) between a lower capacitor electrode (5a, 5b) and an electrically conductive plug (1a, 1b). At a site where it is not covered by the corresponding oxygen barrier (4a, 4b), an unstructured adhesive layer (3) is oxidized by the oxygen arising during the tempering process of the ferroelectric (6a, 6b) and forms insulating segments at said site in such a way that the lower capacitor electrodes (5a, 5b) of the ferroelectric capacitors (10, 11) are electrically insulated from one another. This makes it possible to eliminate the structuring step of the adhesive layer (3). Furthermore, said layer (3) serves as a getter of oxygen and inhibits the diffusion of oxygen to the plug.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the production of a capacitor electrode (11) with a barrier structure (14.1) arranged beneath it. Said method comprises producing the barrier structure (14.1) by means of introducing a barrier support layer (16) and applying a CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) process.
Abstract:
The integrated ferroelectric semiconductor memory is fabricated according to the stack cell principle. A ferroelectric capacitor module is formed on an intermediate oxide above a selection transistor located in or on a semiconductor wafer. The capacitor module is brought into conductive contact by its bottom capacitor electrode with an electrode of the selection transistor by means of an electrically conductive plug leading through the intermediate oxide. A layer system of a conductive oxygen diffusion barrier and a conductive adhesion layer is deposited directly below the bottom capacitor electrode, and the adhesion layer and the overlying oxygen diffusion barrier are deposited directly into the contact hole and form the plug at least in the region lying directly below the bottom capacitor electrode.
Abstract:
Semiconductor switching arrangement comprises a semiconductor substrate (18); a contact element (14) formed in one region on the substrate; and a contact region (16). Edge regions, side regions, boundary layers or boundary surfaces are formed in a region of the contact region for receiving components. Diffusion of the components during processing and/or operation is reduced along the edge regions, side regions, boundary layers or boundary surfaces. An Independent claim is also included for a process for the production of the semiconductor switching arrangement. Preferred Features: A barrier region (15) is formed between the contact element and the contact region to form a partial screen.
Abstract:
Microelectronic structure comprises an adhesion layer (20) arranged between a base substrate (5) and a barrier layer (25). The adhesion layer contains titanium, zirconium, hafnium, cerium, tantalum, vanadium, chromium, niobium, tantalum nitride, titanium nitride, tantalum silicide nitride and/or tungsten silicide. An Independent claim is also included for a process for the production of a microelectronic structure comprising applying an adhesion layer to the substrate by sputtering or CVD, and then applying the barrier layer to the adhesion layer. Preferred Features: The substrate consists partially of an insulating material and has an opening filled with conducting material.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating semiconductor memory devices is simplified by providing at least some plug regions, which are provided for contacting storage capacitor devices of a capacitor configuration, such that the plug regions have in each case a region that is elevated above the surface region of a passivation region.