IP Library Granted Patent US 6,908,826
Granted Patent B2
US 6,908,826 · App. 10/857,851 · Granted Jun 21, 2005

Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same

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Patent No.
US 6,908,826
App. No.
10/857,851
Granted
Jun 21, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same for simplifying a fabrication process of the semiconductor device and enhancing the performance and yield of the device. A first metal wiring on a semiconductor substrate serves as a first electrode of a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor. A dielectric film pattern is formed on the first metal wiring. A first via-contact plug on the dielectric film pattern contacts a side of the first metal wiring. An interlayer insulation film is formed having second via-contact plugs in a parallel array structure. The second via-contact plugs contact the dielectric film pattern and serve as a second electrode of the MIM capacitor. A second metal wiring is formed on the interlayer insulation film to contact the first via-contact plug and the second via-contact plugs.

Claims (13)

1. A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a first metal wiring on a semiconductor substrate and a dielectric film pattern on the first metal wiring, the first metal wiring serving as a first electrode of a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor;

forming a stacked structure comprising a first interlayer insulation film and a second interlayer insulation film;

forming a photosensitive film pattern defining a first via-contact region and a plurality of second via-contact regions on the stacked structure, wherein the photosensitive film pattern exposes the first via-contact region at a first side of the first metal wiring, defines the plurality of second via-contact regions in a parallel array structure at a second side of the first metal wiring, and defines a width of each of the plurality of second via-contact regions smaller than a width of the first via-contact region;

etching the first and second interlayer insulation films and the dielectric film pattern on the first metal wiring using the photosensitive film pattern as an etching mask to form a first via-contact hole exposing the first metal wiring and to form a plurality of second via-contact holes exposing the dielectric film pattern;

removing the photosensitive film pattern;

filling the first second via-contact hole and the plurality of second via-contact holes to form a first contact-plug and a plurality of second via-contact plugs, the plurality of second via-contact plugs serving as a second electrode of the MIM capacitor; and

forming a second metal wiring contacting the first via-contact plug and the plurality of second via-contact plugs.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first dielectric film pattern comprises a SiO x N y layer, and the second dielectric film pattern comprises an Si 3 N 4 layer.

3. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the etching step comprises at least two etching stages using plasma activated from a C x F y gas.

4. The method in accordance with claim 3 , wherein a first stage of the etching step comprises exposing the first dielectric film pattern in the first via-contact region.

5. The method in accordance with claim 3 , wherein a second stage of the etching step comprises etching the first dielectric film pattern on the first via-contact region by raising a C/F ratio or a C/O ratio in a plasma higher than that of the first stage, and using the second dielectric film pattern as an etch-stop layer to form the first via-contact hole, form the plurality of second via-contact holes, and expose the second dielectric film pattern on the plurality of second via-contact regions.

6. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein each of the first via-contact plug and the plurality of second via-contact plugs comprise tungsten.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2020
From: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD.
To: KEY FOUNDRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053703/0227 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 024563 FRAME: 0807. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY. Recorded Nov 25, 2014
From: US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
Reel/Frame 034469/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2010
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
Reel/Frame 024563/0807 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2009
From: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD.
Reel/Frame 023056/0279 →