IP Library Granted Patent US 9,472,611
Granted Patent B2
US 9,472,611 · App. 14/797,405 · Granted Oct 18, 2016

Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 9,472,611
App. No.
14/797,405
Granted
Oct 18, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a base above the semiconductor substrate; a first conductive plug in the base; a memory cell region in the base; and a logic circuit region connected to the memory cell region, the logic circuit including a first capacitor. The first capacitor includes: a first bottom electrode, a part of a lower surface of the first bottom electrode being in contact with the first conductive plug; a first insulating film on the first bottom electrode; and a first top electrode on the first insulating film. The first top electrode is spaced apart from the first conductive plug in planar view.

Claims (73)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

a base above the semiconductor substrate;

a first conductive plug in the base;

a memory cell region in the base; and

a logic circuit region connected to the memory cell region, the logic circuit comprising a first capacitor,

wherein

the first capacitor comprises:

a first bottom electrode, a part of a lower surface of the first bottom electrode being in contact with the first conductive plug;

a first insulating film on the first bottom electrode; and

a first top electrode on the first insulating film,

the first top electrode is spaced apart from the first conductive plug in planar view,

the memory cell region comprises a second capacitor,

the second capacitor comprises:

a second bottom electrode, a part of a lower surface of the second bottom electrode being in contact with a second conductive plug in the memory cell region of the base;

a fourth insulating film on the second bottom electrode; and

a second top electrode on the fourth insulating film, and

the fourth insulating film is thinner than the first insulating film.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , comprising a conductive layer that overlaps the first conductive plug in planar view and is electrically insulated from the first top electrode.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein a groove is between the first top electrode and the conductive layer.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first insulating film is a ferroelectric film.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first insulating film includes:

a second insulating film; and

a third insulating film on the second insulating film.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein

a thickness of the fourth insulating film is the same as a thickness of the third insulating film.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth insulating film is a ferroelectric film.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein the third insulating film and the fourth insulating film contain the same material.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein an area of the first top electrode is larger than an area of the second top electrode in planar view.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first bottom electrode comprises:

a titanium film;

a first titanium aluminum nitride film on the titanium film, an upper surface of the first titanium aluminum nitride film is flat;

a second titanium aluminum nitride film on the first titanium aluminum nitride film;

an iridium film on the second titanium aluminum nitride film;

an iridium oxide film on the iridium film; and

a platinum film on the iridium oxide film.

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

forming a base comprising a memory cell region and a logic circuit region above a semiconductor substrate;

forming a first conductive plug in the logic circuit region of the base;

forming a first capacitor in the logic circuit region;

forming a second conductive plug in the memory cell region of the base; and

forming a second capacitor in the memory cell region,

wherein

the forming of the first capacitor comprises:

forming a first bottom electrode, a part of a lower surface of the first bottom electrode being in contact with the first conductive plug;

forming an first insulating film on the first bottom electrode; and

forming a first top electrode on the first insulating film, the first top electrode being spaced apart from the first conductive plug in planar view,

the forming of the second capacitor comprises:

forming a second bottom electrode, a part of a lower surface of the second bottom electrode being in contact with the second conductive plug;

forming a fourth insulating film on the second bottom electrode; and

forming a second top electrode on the fourth insulating film, and

the fourth insulating film is thinner than the first insulating film.

12. The method according to claim 11 , comprising forming a conductive layer that overlaps the first conductive plug in planar view and is electrically insulated from the first top electrode.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the forming of the first top electrode and the forming of the conductive layer comprise:

forming a conductive film on the first insulating film; and

forming a groove that divides the conductive film into two portions, one of the two portions being the first top electrode and the other one being the conductive layer.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first insulating film is a ferroelectric film.

15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the forming of the first insulating film comprises:

forming a second insulating film; and

forming a third insulating film on the second insulating film.

16. The method according to claim 15 ,

wherein a thickness of the third insulating film is the same as a thickness of the fourth insulating film.

17. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the fourth insulating film is a ferroelectric film.

18. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the third insulating film and the fourth insulating film contain the same material.

19. The method according to claim 11 , wherein an area of the first top electrode is larger than an area of the second top electrode in planar view.

20. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the forming of the first bottom electrode comprises:

forming a titanium film;

forming a first titanium aluminum nitride film on the titanium film;

planarizing an upper surface of the first titanium aluminum nitride film;

forming a second titanium aluminum nitride film on the first titanium aluminum nitride film;

forming an iridium film on the second titanium aluminum nitride film;

forming an iridium oxide film on the iridium film; and

forming a platinum film on the iridium oxide film.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 29, 2025
From: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY SOLUTION LIMITED
To: RAMXEED LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070054/0242 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2020
From: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
To: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY SOLUTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053195/0249 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2015
From: SAITO, HITOSHI; WANG, WENSHENG
To: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
Reel/Frame 036070/0344 →