IP Library Granted Patent US 7,923,816
Granted Patent B2
US 7,923,816 · App. 12/325,294 · Granted Apr 12, 2011

Semiconductor device having capacitor element

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Patent No.
US 7,923,816
App. No.
12/325,294
Granted
Apr 12, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a semiconductor device which includes a capacitor element having a flat-plate-type lower electrode provided over a semiconductor substrate, a flat-plate-type TiN film provided over the lower electrode in parallel therewith, and a capacitor film provided between the lower electrode and the TiN film; and a first Cu plug brought into contact with the bottom surface of the lower electrode, and is composed of a metal material, wherein the capacitor film has a film which contains an organic molecule as a constituent.

Claims (44)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a capacitor element comprising a flat-plate-type lower electrode provided over a semiconductor substrate, a flat-plate-type upper electrode provided over said lower electrode in parallel therewith, and a capacitor film provided between said lower electrode and said upper electrode;

a first contact plug brought into contact with the bottom surface of said lower electrode, and is composed of a metal material;

a first impurity-diffused layer provided in the surficial portion of said semiconductor substrate;

a gate electrode provided over said semiconductor substrate, and on the lateral side of said first impurity-diffused layer;

a second impurity-diffused layer provided in said semiconductor substrate on the lateral side of said gate electrode, while being opposed with said first impurity-diffused layer;

a bit line provided over said semiconductor substrate; and

a second contact plug connecting said bit line and said second impurity-diffused layer, and is composed of a copper-containing metal,

wherein said capacitor film has a film which contains an organic molecule as a constituent,

wherein said upper electrode comprises a first and second layer,

wherein said first contact plug is brought into contact with said first impurity-diffused layer, and is composed of a copper-containing metal,

wherein said capacitor element is provided more closer to said substrate than said bit line is,

wherein a first region having said capacitor element and said bit line, and a second region having a first interconnect provided over said semiconductor substrate, are provided over said semiconductor substrate, and

said bit line and said first interconnect are provided at the same level of height,

said first region is arranged according to a lattice pattern, and said second region is not arranged according to the lattice pattern.

2. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein said organic molecule is a cyclic organic compound.

3. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein said organic molecule is a compound having a porphyrin skeleton or a ferrocene skeleton.

4. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the outer circumference of the side face of the said second contact plug is covered with a silicon nitride film.

5. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a sidewall insulating film selectively covering the side face of said capacitor element.

6. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a second impurity-diffused layer provided to said semiconductor substrate;

a bit line provided over said semiconductor substrate;

a second contact plug connecting said bit line and said second impurity-diffused layer, and is composed of a copper-containing metal; and

a sidewall insulating film selectively covering the side face of said capacitor element,

wherein said second contact plug is provided as being brought into contact with said sidewall insulating film.

7. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a sidewall insulating film selectively covering the side face of said capacitor element,

wherein said second contact plug is provided as being brought into contact with said sidewall insulating film.

8. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an insulating film provided selectively on the side face and over said capacitor element, so as to cover said capacitor element from the side face and the top surface thereof.

9. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , containing a plurality of said capacitor elements, said upper electrodes of said plurality of capacitor elements being provided while being continuously integrated to form a band.

10. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein said first region composes a memory section, and said second region composes a logic section.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , said upper electrode is in correspondence to a single said lower electrode.

12. A semiconductor device comprising:

a capacitor element comprising a flat-plate-type lower electrode provided over a semiconductor substrate, a flat-plate-type upper electrode provided over said lower electrode in parallel therewith, and a capacitor film provided between said lower electrode and said upper electrode; and

a first contact plug brought into contact with the bottom surface of said lower electrode, and is composed of a metal material,

wherein said capacitor film has a film which contains an organic molecule as a constituent,

wherein said upper electrode comprises a first and second layer,

wherein a planar geometry of said upper electrode equals a planar geometry of said capacitor film,

said planar geometry of said upper electrode is greater than the planar geometry of said lower electrode.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein each of said upper electrode, said lower electrode and said capacitor film are centered over said first contact plug.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 28, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025214/0187 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2008
From: INOUE, KEN; INOUE, TOMOKO
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021902/0483 →