IP Library Granted Patent US 8,008,159
Granted Patent B2
US 8,008,159 · App. 12/167,264 · Granted Aug 30, 2011

Semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufacturing method

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Patent No.
US 8,008,159
App. No.
12/167,264
Granted
Aug 30, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes: a first interlayer insulating film; a first conductive member provided lower than the first interlayer insulating film; a contact plug that penetrates through the first interlayer insulating film, and is electrically connected to the first conductive member, the contact plug including a small-diameter part, and a large-diameter part arranged on the small-diameter part, an outer diameter of the large-diameter part being larger than an outer diameter of the small-diameter part, and the outer diameter of the large-diameter part being larger than an outer diameter of a connection face between the second conductive member and the large-diameter part; and a second conductive member that is provided on the first interlayer insulating film, and is electrically connected to the contact plug.

Claims (32)

1. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a first interlayer insulating film over a semiconductor substrate;

forming, on said first interlayer insulating film, a first resist mask exposing a small-diameter part formation region where said small-diameter part is formed;

etching said first interlayer insulating film of said small-diameter part formation region to form a first capacitor contact hole having a bottom face exposed at a first conductive member;

removing said first resist mask;

forming, on said first interlayer insulating film, a second resist mask exposing a large-diameter part formation region where said large-diameter part on said first interlayer insulating film is formed;

a second etching step of etching said first interlayer insulating film of said large-diameter part formation region to form a second capacitor contact hole;

removing said second resist mask;

forming said contact plug by filling said first capacitor contact hole and said second capacitor contact hole with a conductive material so as to form said small-diameter part and said large-diameter part;

providing a second interlayer insulating film on said first interlayer insulating film and said large-diameter part, and etching said second interlayer insulating film provided on said large-diameter part, thereby forming a connection hole that penetrates through said second interlayer insulating film, and has a bottom face at least part of which said large-diameter part is exposed at, an outer diameter of the bottom face of said connection hole being smaller than the outer diameter of said large-diameter part; and

forming a second conductive member that uses said large diameter part exposed at the bottom face of said connection hole as a connection face to said contact plug,

wherein:

said first interlayer insulating film includes a plug interlayer insulating film, and a bit-line interlayer insulating film provided on said plug interlayer insulating film, and a plurality of bit-lines are formed between said plug interlayer insulating film and said bit-line interlayer insulating film;

said first capacitor contact hole is formed between adjacent bit-lines; and

an external shape of said second capacitor contact hole is formed so as to be larger than a distance between said adjacent bit-lines.

2. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein said bit-lines are covered with a bit-line insulating film, and said second capacitor contact hole is formed by using said bit-line insulating film as an etching stopper.

3. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 2 , wherein said bit-line insulating film is formed by a silicon nitride film, and said first interlayer insulating film is formed by a silicon oxide film.

4. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a plurality of MOS transistors on the semiconductor substrate before forming said plug interlayer insulating film, said contact plug being connected to one of source/drain electrodes of corresponding one of said MOS transistors.

5. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 4 , wherein each of said bit lines is formed so as to connect to the other of source/drain electrodes of corresponding one of said MOS transistors.

6. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a first interlayer insulating film over a semiconductor substrate;

forming, on said first interlayer insulating film, a first resist mask exposing a small-diameter part formation region where said small-diameter part is formed;

etching said first interlayer insulating film of said small-diameter part formation region to form a first capacitor contact hole having a bottom face exposed at a first conductive member;

removing said first resist mask;

forming, on said first interlayer insulating film, a second resist mask exposing a large-diameter part formation region where said large-diameter part on said first interlayer insulating film is formed;

a second etching step of etching said first interlayer insulating film of said large-diameter part formation region to form a second capacitor contact hole;

removing said second resist mask;

forming said contact plug by filling said first capacitor contact hole and said second capacitor contact hole with a conductive material so as to form said small-diameter part and said large-diameter part;

providing a second interlayer insulating film on said first interlayer insulating film and said large-diameter part, and etching said second interlayer insulating film provided on said large-diameter part, thereby forming a connection hole that penetrates through said second interlayer insulating film, and has a bottom face at least part of which said large-diameter part is exposed at, an outer diameter of the bottom face of said connection hole being smaller than the outer diameter of said large-diameter part; and

forming a second conductive member that uses said large diameter part exposed at the bottom face of said connection hole as a connection face to said contact plug,

wherein said connection hole is a cylinder in which the inner diameter of a bottom face of said connection hole is smaller than an outer diameter of said large-diameter part; and said second conductive member is formed along an inner wall of said cylinder and is used as a lower electrode of a capacitor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2014
From: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
To: PS4 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 032895/0166 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 29, 2013
From: PS4 LUXCO S.A.R.L.
To: ELPIDA MEMORY INC.
Reel/Frame 032414/0261 →