IP Library Granted Patent US 7,291,530
Granted Patent B2
US 7,291,530 · App. 11/202,032 · Granted Nov 6, 2007

Semiconductor storage device and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 7,291,530
App. No.
11/202,032
Granted
Nov 6, 2007
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 (12)

1. 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, the method comprising:

forming, on a conductive layer constituting the lower electrode, using a metal organic chemical vapor deposition 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 metal organic chemical vapor deposition 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 metal organic chemical vapor deposition method, the dielectric layer having a perovskite-type crystal structure.

2. The method of manufacturing a 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 method of manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer layer is formed to a thickness such as not to exert an influence on the crystal orientation of the dielectric layer.

4. The method of manufacturing a 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 method of manufacturing a 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 method of manufacturing a 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 method of manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to claim 5 , wherein the buffer layer comprises lead oxide.

8. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the conditions when forming the initial nucleus satisfy at least one of a temperature being lower than when forming the dielectric layer and a raw material gas pressure being higher than when forming the dielectric layer.

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

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044928/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 11, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025346/0886 →