IP Library Granted Patent US 7,795,701
Granted Patent B2
US 7,795,701 · App. 12/046,001 · Granted Sep 14, 2010

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof

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Patent No.
US 7,795,701
App. No.
12/046,001
Granted
Sep 14, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first insulation film is provided on a semiconductor substrate. A high resistance element formed from polysilicon is provided on the first insulation film. A second insulation film is provided on the high resistance element. A hydrogen diffusion preventing film having a hydrogen diffusion coefficient smaller than that of the second insulation film is provided on the second insulation film. The hydrogen diffusion preventing film covers a part of the high resistance element.

Claims (22)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first insulation film provided on a semiconductor substrate;

a high resistance element formed from polysilicon and provided on the first insulation film;

a second insulation film provided on the high resistance element; and

a hydrogen diffusion preventing film formed from a material having a hydrogen diffusion coefficient smaller than a hydrogen diffusion coefficient of the second insulation film and provided on the second insulation film, wherein:

the hydrogen diffusion preventing film covers a part of the high resistance element,

the hydrogen diffusion preventing film comprises a plurality of hydrogen diffusion preventing films, and

the hydrogen diffusion preventing films are provided in parallel on the second insulation film with an equal interval therebetween.

2. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

a plurality of high resistance elements having an identical shape are provided as the high resistance element, and

the hydrogen diffusion preventing film covers a part, being equal in area, of each of the plurality of high resistance elements.

3. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hydrogen diffusion preventing film is a conductive film including titanium nitride.

4. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hydrogen diffusion preventing film is an insulation film including silicon nitride.

5. The semiconductor device as claimed in Claim 1 , wherein

the hydrogen diffusion preventing film is provided orthogonal to the high resistance element.

6. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein

a potential of the hydrogen diffusion preventing film is in a floating state.

7. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein

the semiconductor device has a multilayer wiring structure, and

at least wiring of a bottom layer in the multilayer wiring structure constitutes the hydrogen diffusion preventing film.

8. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hydrogen diffusion preventing film has a reed shape.

9. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hydrogen diffusion preventing film has a rectangular shape.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2015
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANNOVA SEMIC, LLC
Reel/Frame 036065/0273 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 20, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021897/0516 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2008
From: IWADATE, HIDENORI; KOBIKI, TAKESHI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021043/0298 →