IP Library Granted Patent US 7,663,170
Granted Patent B2
US 7,663,170 · App. 11/023,576 · Granted Feb 16, 2010

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 7,663,170
App. No.
11/023,576
Granted
Feb 16, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lower electrode film is formed above a semiconductor substrate first, and then a ferroelectric film is formed on the lower electrode film. After that, an upper electrode film is formed on the ferroelectric film. When forming the upper electrode, an IrO x film containing crystallized small crystals when formed is formed on the ferroelectric film first, and then an IrO x film containing columnar crystals is formed.

Claims (9)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

a lower electrode formed above said semiconductor substrate;

a ferroelectric film formed on said lower electrode; and

an upper electrode formed on said ferroelectric film, said upper electrode including a conductive oxide film that is crystallized when formed at a lowest layer of said upper electrode, and a conductive film formed on said conductive oxide film,

wherein an orientation intensity to a (200) plane is higher than an orientation intensity to a (110) plane in said conductive oxide film, and

wherein an average diameter of grains in said conductive oxide film is smaller than that in said conductive film.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said conductive oxide film is an iridium oxide film.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said conductive film includes columnar crystals formed on said conductive oxide film.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 23, 2016
From: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
To: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
Reel/Frame 041188/0401 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 25, 2015
From: FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED
To: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
Reel/Frame 035089/0853 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2008
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 021976/0089 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2004
From: WANG, WENSHENG
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 016147/0494 →