IP Library Granted Patent US 6,958,504
Granted Patent B2
US 6,958,504 · App. 10/862,381 · Granted Oct 25, 2005

Semiconductor storage device and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 6,958,504
App. No.
10/862,381
Granted
Oct 25, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor storage device having a capacitive element having a dielectric layer having a perovskite-type crystal structure represented by general formula ABO 3 and a lower electrode and an upper electrode disposed so as to sandwich the dielectric layer therebetween; in the method are carried out forming, on a lower electrode conductive layer, using a MOCVD method, an initial nucleus containing at least one metallic element the same as a metallic element in the dielectric layer, forming, on the initial nucleus, using a MOCVD method, a buffer layer containing at least one metallic element the same as the metallic element contained in both the initial nucleus and the dielectric layer, in a higher content than the content of this metallic element contained in the initial nucleus, and forming, on the buffer layer, using a MOCVD method, the dielectric layer having a perovskite-type crystal structure.

Claims (11)

1. A semiconductor storage device having a capacitive element having a dielectric layer having a perovskite-type crystal structure represented by general formula ABO 3 and a lower electrode and an upper electrode disposed so as to sandwich the dielectric layer therebetween, the semiconductor storage device having:

on conductive layer constituting the lower electrode, an initial nucleus containing at least one metallic element the same as a metallic element in the dielectric layer; and

between the initial nucleus and the dielectric layer, a buffer layer containing at least one metallic element the same as the metallic element contained in both the initial nucleus and the dielectric layer, in a higher content than the content of this metallic element contained in the initial nucleus.

2. The semiconductor storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer layer contains lead as the metallic element contained in a higher content than the content of the same contained in the initial nucleus.

3. The semiconductor storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer layer has a thickness in a range of 0.2 to 10 nm.

4. The semiconductor storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the dielectric layer is a ferroelectric layer containing lead as an element A occupying the A lattice sites, and containing zirconium and titanium as elements B occupying the B lattice sites.

5. The semiconductor storage device according to claim 4 , wherein the initial nucleus comprises lead titanate, and the buffer layer comprises a metal oxide containing lead.

6. The semiconductor storage device according to claim 5 , wherein the buffer layer comprises lead titanate, and has a higher lead content than the lead content in the initial nucleus.

7. The semiconductor storage device according to claim 5 , wherein the buffer layer comprises lead oxide.

8. The semiconductor storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the lower electrode has, at least on a surface on the side of the dielectric layer, a film comprising at least one material selected from platinum, iridium, ruthenium, and oxides thereof.

9. The semiconductor storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the upper electrode has, at least on a surface on the side of the dielectric layer, a film comprising at least one material selected from platinum, iridium, ruthenium, and oxides thereof.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044928/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 22, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025525/0127 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2004
From: NAKAGAWA, TAKASHI; HASE, TAKASHI
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015444/0799 →