IP Library Granted Patent US 8,343,830
Granted Patent B2
US 8,343,830 · App. 12/059,754 · Granted Jan 1, 2013

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 8,343,830
App. No.
12/059,754
Granted
Jan 1, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, including, forming a first insulating film on a semiconductor substrate, forming a capacitor on the first insulating film, forming a second insulating film covering the capacitor, forming a metal wiring on the second insulating film, forming a first capacitor protective insulating film covering the metal wiring and the second insulating film, forming an insulating sidewall on a side of the metal wiring, forming a third insulating film on the insulating sidewall, forming a hole by etching the third insulating film under a condition that an etching rate of the insulating sidewall would be lower than that of the third insulating film, and forming a conductive plug inside the hole.

Claims (33)

1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising:

forming a first insulating film over a semiconductor substrate;

forming a capacitor over the first insulating film, the capacitor having a lower electrode, a capacitor dielectric film made of a ferroelectric material, and an upper electrode;

forming a second insulating film covering the capacitor;

forming a first hole in the second insulating film above the lower electrode;

forming an aluminum film over the second insulating film and in the first hole;

patterning the aluminum film to form a metal wiring that directly contacts the lower electrode;

forming a first capacitor protective insulating film covering the metal wiring and the second insulating film;

forming a third insulating film over the first capacitor protective insulating film;

etching the third insulating film to remove the third insulating film located above the metal wiring and to form an insulating sidewall on the first capacitor protective insulating film beside the metal wiring;

forming a fourth insulating film over the insulating sidewall to cover the metal wiring with the fourth insulating film;

polishing the fourth insulating film;

after polishing the fourth insulating film, forming a second hole, which reaches the metal wiring that contacts the lower electrode, in the fourth insulating film over the metal wiring by selectively etching the fourth insulating film under an etching condition that an etching rate of the insulating sidewall becomes lower than that of the fourth insulating film; and

forming a conductive plug, which is connected to the metal wiring, in the second hole.

2. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a sidewall made of any one of silicon nitride and silicon oxynitride is formed as the insulating sidewall.

3. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the third insulating film is formed by a sputtering method.

4. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein, when etching the third insulating film, the first capacitor protective insulating film on an upper surface of the metal wiring is etched and removed so that the upper surface is exposed.

5. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein an alumina film is formed as the first capacitor protective insulating film.

6. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein a thickness of the alumina film is at least 20 nm but no more than 100 nm.

7. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a silicon oxide film is formed by a sputtering method as the first capacitor protective insulating film.

8. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein, when forming the conductive plug, a plug containing tungsten is formed.

9. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the formation of the conductive plug includes:

forming a glue film on the inner surface of the hole; and

forming, on the glue film, a tungsten film with a thickness that fills the hole.

10. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a metal laminated film including an aluminum film is formed as the metal wiring.

11. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein a titanium nitride film is formed as an uppermost film of the metal laminated film.

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

forming a second capacitor protective insulating film over the fourth insulating film,

wherein, when forming the hole, the hole is formed through the second capacitor protective insulating film.

13. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein an alumina film is formed as the second capacitor protective insulating film.

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

cleaning an inner surface of the second hole by a cleaning water.

15. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein the alumina film is formed by a sputtering method.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2020
From: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
To: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY SOLUTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053195/0249 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 23, 2016
From: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
To: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
Reel/Frame 041188/0401 →