A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR FORMING A CAPACITOR DEVICE
    4.
    发明公开
    A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR FORMING A CAPACITOR DEVICE 审中-公开
    装置和方法形成电容器元

    公开(公告)号:EP1668677A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-14

    申请号:EP04775605.1

    申请日:2004-09-03

    IPC分类号: H01L21/02

    摘要: A device and method for forming a capacitor device comprises forming a substrate, forming a first interlayer dielectric layer on the substrate and forming two or more contact plugs through the substrate. A conducting layer is formed on the first interlayer dielectric layer and an electrode is formed on alternate ones of the contact plugs by etching the conducting layer. The etched electrodes are then coated with a ferroelectric layer. The ferroelectric layer is etched from the surfaces separating the contact plugs and additional electrodes are created by filling the spaces between the electrodes on alternate ones of the contact plugs with a conductive material to establish electrical contact between the plugs and the electrodes.

    BARRIER STACK WITH IMPROVED BARRIER PROPERTIES
    5.
    发明公开
    BARRIER STACK WITH IMPROVED BARRIER PROPERTIES 审中-公开
    防渗层具有改进的阻隔性能

    公开(公告)号:EP1466350A2

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-13

    申请号:EP03729432.9

    申请日:2003-01-08

    IPC分类号: H01L21/02

    摘要: An improved barrier stack (390) for inhibiting diffusion of atoms or molecules, such as O2 is disclosed. The barrier stack is particularly useful in capacitor over plug structures to prevent plug oxidation which can adversely impact the reliability of the structures. The barrier stack includes first and second barrier layers (347, 348) having mismatched grain boundaries. The barrier layers are selected from, for example, Ir, Ru, Pd, Rh, or alloys thereof. By providing mismatched grain boundaries, the interface of the layers block the diffusion path of oxygen. To further enhance the barrier properties, the first barrier layer is passivated with O2 using, for example, a rapid thermal oxidation. The RTO forms a thin oxide layer on the surface of the first barrier layer. The oxide layer can advantageously promote mismatching of the grain boundaries of the first and second barrier layer.

    KONDENSATORELEKTRODENANORDNUNG
    6.
    发明公开
    KONDENSATORELEKTRODENANORDNUNG 审中-公开
    电容器电极装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1153424A1

    公开(公告)日:2001-11-14

    申请号:EP99967896.4

    申请日:1999-12-22

    IPC分类号: H01L21/285

    摘要: The invention relates to a microelectronic structure. In said structure, an oxygen-containing iridium layer (25) is embedded between a silicon-containing layer (8, 20) and an oxygen barrier layer (30). Said iridium layer is especially produced by a sputter process in an oxygen atmosphere with a low oxygen content. The oxygen-containing iridium layer (25) is stable at temperatures up to 800 °C and withstands the formation of iridium silicide upon contact with the silicon-containing layer (20). Such microelectronic structures are preferably used in semiconductor memories.

    METHOD FOR FORMING FERROCAPACITORS AND FERAM DEVICES
    7.
    发明公开
    METHOD FOR FORMING FERROCAPACITORS AND FERAM DEVICES 审中-公开
    方法的形成FERRO电容和FERAM成分的

    公开(公告)号:EP1668676A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-14

    申请号:EP04775591.3

    申请日:2004-08-31

    摘要: A vertical capacitor of an FeRAM device is formed by depositing conductive material and etching it to form electrodes, which are located over openings in an insulating layer so that they are electrically connected to lower levels of the structure. A layer of ferroelectric material is formed on the sides of the electrodes, and etched to a desired, uniform thickness. Conductive material is deposited over the ferroelectric material to form a uniform surface onto which another insulating layer can be deposited. Since this process does not include etching of an insulating layer at a time between the formation of the electrodes and the deposition of the ferroelectric material, no fences of insulating material are formed between them. The geometry can be accurately controlled, to give uniform electric fields and reliable operating parameters.