IP Library Granted Patent US 8,716,842
Granted Patent B2
US 8,716,842 · App. 13/230,973 · Granted May 6, 2014

Method for fabricating semiconductor device

Inventors: Kee-Jeung Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Kwon Hong (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Kyung-Woong Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Ji-Hoon Ahn (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,716,842
App. No.
13/230,973
Granted
May 6, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a dielectric layer in which zirconium, hafnium, and a IV group element are mixed. A method for fabricating a capacitor includes forming a bottom electrode, forming the dielectric layer and forming a top electrode over the dielectric layer.

Claims (18)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a dielectric layer in which zirconium, hafnium, and a N group element are mixed,

wherein an equivalent oxide thickness of the dielectric layer is 5 ű0.5 Å.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric layer includes a ZrHfSiO layer or a ZrHfCeO layer.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric layer has a stack structure of a ZrHfMO layer and an M-rich ZrHfMO layer, wherein M is a IV group element.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric layer has a triple stacked structure of a first M-rich ZrHfMO layer, a ZrHfMO layer, and a second M-rich ZrHfMO layer, wherein M is a IV group element.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric layer includes a IV group element having a composition ratio of at least 15% or less.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the dielectric layer has a dielectric constant of 50 to 60.

7. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein a thickness of the stack structure is equal to or less than at least 100 Å.

8. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein a thickness of the M-rich ZrHfMO layer is 5 Å to 20 Å.

9. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein M-rich ZrHfMO layer is formed to contact with an electrode of the semiconductor device.

10. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein a thickness of the stack structure is equal to or less than at least 100 Å.

11. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein a thickness of the first M-rich ZrHfMO layer and a thickness of the second M-rich ZrHfMO layer are 5 Å to 20 Å.

12. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein one of the first and second M-rich ZrHfMO layers is formed to contact with an electrode of the semiconductor device.

13. A semiconductor device comprising:

a dielectric layer in which zirconium, hafnium, and a IV group element are mixed,

wherein the dielectric layer includes a ZrHfCeO layer,

wherein the dielectric layer has a dielectric constant of 50 to 60.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2014
From: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 032496/0914 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2011
From: LEE, KEE-JEUNG; HONG, KWON; PARK, KYUNG-WOONG; AHN, JI-HOON
To: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
Reel/Frame 026892/0672 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0126247 · Dec 10, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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