IP Library Granted Patent US 6,940,118
Granted Patent B2
US 6,940,118 · App. 10/299,197 · Granted Sep 6, 2005

Semiconductor device with high permittivity gate dielectric film

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Patent No.
US 6,940,118
App. No.
10/299,197
Granted
Sep 6, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device has a gate dielectric film formed of zirconium oxide or hafnium oxide as a chief material and a gate electrode film in contact with the gate dielectric film on one principal surface side of a silicon substrate. The gate dielectric film contains an addition element to prevent diffusion of oxygen.

Claims (24)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

a gate dielectric film formed of zirconium oxide as a chief material on one principal surface side of said semiconductor substrate; and

a gate electrode film formed on said gate dielectric film,

wherein said gate dielectric film contains not less than 0.04% atomic weight and not more than 12% atomic wieght of hafnium.

2. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the chief material of said gate electrode film is cobalt silicide or silicon.

3. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

a gate dielectric film formed of zirconium oxide as a chief material on one principal surface side of said semiconductor substrate; and

a gate electrode film formed on said gate dielectric film,

wherein said gate dielectric film contains not less than 0.02% atomic weight and not more than 8% atomic weight of titanium.

4. A semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the chief material of said gate electrode film is cobalt silicide or silicon.

5. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

a first capacitance electrode;

a capacitance dielectric film formed of zirconium oxide as a chief material in contact with the first capacitance electrode; and

a second capacitance electrode formed in contact with the capacitance dielectric film, said first capacitance electrode, said capacitance dielectric film and said second capacitance electrode being formed on one principal surface of a semiconductor substrate,

wherein said capacitance dielectric film contains not less than 0.04% atomic weight and not more than 12% atomic weight of hafnium, and wherein at least one of said first and said second capacitance electrodes contains cobalt silicide or silicon as a chief material.

6. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

a first capacitance electrode;

a capacitance dielectric film formed of zirconium oxide as a chief material in contact with the first capacitance electrode; and

a second capacitance electrode formed in contact with the capacitance dielectric film, said first capacitance electrode, said capacitance dielectric film and said second capacitance electrode being formed on one principal surface of a semiconductor substrate,

wherein said capacitance dielectric film contains not less than 0.02% atomic weight and not more than 8% atomic weight of titanium, and wherein at least one of said first and said second capacitance electrodes contains cobalt silicide or silicon as a chief material.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
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