IP Library Granted Patent US 7,473,565
Granted Patent B2
US 7,473,565 · App. 11/177,281 · Granted Jan 6, 2009

Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same

Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba; Infineon Technologies AG
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Patent No.
US 7,473,565
App. No.
11/177,281
Granted
Jan 6, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device comprises a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and a dielectric film provided between the bottom electrode and the top electrode and made of a perovskite type ferroelectrics containing Pb, Zr, Ti and O, the dielectric film comprising a first portion formed of a plurality of crystal grains partitioned by grain boundaries having a plurality of directions.

Claims (12)

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

forming a bottom electrode above a semiconductor substrate;

forming a lower dielectric film, which is made of perovskite type ferroelectrics containing Pb, Zr, Ti and O, on the bottom electrode;

annealing the lower dielectric film in an oxygen gas atmosphere;

forming an upper dielectric film, which is made of perovskite type ferroelectrics containing Pb, Zr, Ti and O, on the lower dielectric film;

annealing the upper dielectric film in an inert gas atmosphere; and

forming a top electrode above the upper dielectric film.

2. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the bottom electrode and the top electrode includes a film containing Ru.

3. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the inert gas includes at least one of a He gas, a Ne gas, an Ar gas, a Kr gas, a Xe gas, a Rn gas, and a nitrogen gas.

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

forming an additional dielectric film, which is made of perovskite type ferroelectrics containing Pb, Zr, Ti and O, on the upper dielectric film; and

annealing the additional dielectric film in an oxygen gas atmosphere.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2010
From: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
To: QIMONDA AG
Reel/Frame 023796/0001 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-154585 · May 28, 2002 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 1076049900 · Jan 21, 2004
Continuation PCTJP030667100 · May 28, 2003
Related Publication 20050245023A1 · Nov 3, 2005