IP Library Granted Patent US 7,494,863
Granted Patent B2
US 7,494,863 · App. 11/485,361 · Granted Feb 24, 2009

Method for manufacturing capacitor for semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 7,494,863
App. No.
11/485,361
Granted
Feb 24, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a capacitor in a semiconductor device. A method consistent with the present invention includes forming a lower electrode on a semiconductor substrate; forming a first interlevel dielectric layer on an entire surface of the semiconductor substrate, covering the lower electrode; selectively removing the first interlevel dielectric layer to form an opening exposing a surface of the lower electrode; sequentially forming a dielectric layer and a conductive layer over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate including the opening; planarizing the conductive layer to form an upper electrode in the opening; and forming a second interlevel dielectric layer over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate including the upper electrode.

Claims (13)

1. A method for manufacturing a capacitor in a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a lower electrode on a semiconductor substrate;

forming a dielectric layer on an entire surface of the semiconductor substrate, covering the lower electrode;

forming a first interlevel dielectric layer on the dielectric layer;

selectively removing the first interlevel dielectric layer to form an opening exposing a surface of the dielectric layer without exposing the lower electrode;

forming a conductive layer over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate including the opening;

planarizing the conductive layer to form an upper electrode in the opening; and

forming a second interlevel dielectric layer over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate including the upper electrode.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the second interlevel dielectric layer comprises forming a layer of USG (Undoped Silicate Glass).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the second interlevel dielectric layer comprises forming the second interlevel dielectric layer to a thickness of 300 Ř500 Å.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the conductive layer comprises forming a layer of material selected from a group consisting of aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), titanium/titanium nitride (Ti/TiN), platinum (Pt), tungsten (W), and alloy thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the dielectric layer comprises forming a layer of material selected from a group of ONO (Oxide-Nitride-Oxide), NO (Nitride-Oxide), NON (Nitride-Oxide-Nitride), BST (BaSrTiO 3 ), PZT (PbZrTiO 3 ), Ta 2 O 3 , and silicon nitride.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein planarizing the conductive layer comprises selectively polishing the conductive layer using a top surface of the first interlevel dielectric layer as an end point.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2015
From: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: III HOLDINGS 4, LLC
Reel/Frame 035383/0560 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2007
From: HAN, CHANG HUN
To: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018792/0287 →