METHODS FOR FORMING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES CONTAINING ENHANCED-SURFACE-AREA CONDUCTIVE LAYERS
    1.
    发明授权
    METHODS FOR FORMING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES CONTAINING ENHANCED-SURFACE-AREA CONDUCTIVE LAYERS 有权
    与大内表面的导电层制造方法进行集成电路结构

    公开(公告)号:EP1299901B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-23

    申请号:EP01942104.9

    申请日:2001-06-07

    IPC分类号: H01L21/02

    CPC分类号: H01L28/82 H01L28/55

    摘要: An enhanced-surface-area conductive layer compatible with high-dielectric constant materials is created by forming a film or layer having at least two phases, at least one of which is electrically conductive. The film may be formed in any convenient manner, such as by chemical vapor deposition techniques, which may be followed by an anneal to better define and/or crystallize the at least two phases. The film may be formed over an underlying conductive layer. At least one of the least two phases is selectively removed from the film, such as by an etch process that preferentially etches at least one of the at least two phases so as to leave at least a portion of the electrically conductive phase. Ruthenium and ruthenium oxide, both conductive, may be used for the two or more phases. Iridium and its oxide, rhodium and its oxide, and platinum and platinum-rhodium may also be used. A wet etchant comprising ceric ammonium nitrate and acetic acid may be used. In the case of this etchant and a ruthenium/ruthenium oxide film, the etchant preferentially removes the ruthenium phase, leaving a pitted or 'islanded' surface of ruthenium oxide physically and electrically connected by the underlying conductive layer. The remaining pitted or islanded layer, together with the underlying conductive layer, if any, constitutes an enhanced-surface-area conductive layer. The enhanced-surface-area conductive layer may be used to form a plate or a storage capacitor in an integrated circuit, such as in a memory cell of a DRAM or the like.

    ATOMIC DEPOSITION LAYER METHODS
    4.
    发明授权
    ATOMIC DEPOSITION LAYER METHODS 有权
    方法Atom的薄膜分离

    公开(公告)号:EP1532292B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-27

    申请号:EP03771691.7

    申请日:2003-07-21

    IPC分类号: C23C16/44 C30B25/14

    摘要: An atomic layer deposition method includes positioning a semiconductor substrate within an atomic layer deposition chamber. A first precursor gas is flowed to the substrate within the atomic layer deposition chamber effective to form a first monolayer on the substrate. After forming the first monolayer, a reactive intermediate gas is flowed to the substrate within the deposition chamber. The reactive intermediate gas is capable of reaction with an intermediate reaction by-product from the first precursor flowing under conditions of the reactive intermediate gas flowing. After flowing the reactive intermediate gas, a second precursor gas is flowed to the substrate within the deposition chamber effective to form a second monolayer on the first monolayer. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated.

    METHODS FOR FORMING AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES CONTAINING RUTHENIUM AND TUNGSTEN CONTAINING LAYERS
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP1297562A2

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-02

    申请号:EP01942105.6

    申请日:2001-06-07

    IPC分类号: H01L21/02

    摘要: Capacitors having increased capacitance include an enhanced-surface-area (rough-surfaced) electrically conductive layer or other layers that are compatible with the high-dielectric constant materials. In one approach, an enhanced-surface-area electrically conductive layer for such capacitors is formed by processing a ruthenium oxide layer at high temperature at or above 500 °C and low pressure 75 torr or below, most desirably 5 torr or below, to produce a roughened ruthenium layer having a textured surface with a mean feature size of at least about 100 Anstroms. The initial ruthenium oxide layer may be provided by chemical vapor deposition techniques or sputtering techniques or the like. The layer may be formed over an underlying electrically conductive layer. The processing may be performed in an inert ambient or in a reducing ambient. A nitrogen-supplying ambient or nitrogen-supplying reducing ambient may be used during the processing or afterwards to passivate the ruthenium for improved compatibility with high-dielectric constant dielectric materials. Processing in an oxidizing ambient may also be performed to passivate the roughened layer. The roughened layer of ruthenium may be used to form an enhanced-surface-area electrically conductive layer. The resulting enhanced-surface-area electrically conductive layer may form a plate of a storage capacitor in an integrated circuit, such as in a memory cell of a DRAM or the like. In another approach, a tungsten nitride layer is provided as a first electrode of such a capacitor. The capacitor, or at least the tungsten nitride layer, is annealed to increase the capacitance of the capacitor.

    METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE RESISTANCE DEGRADATION OF THIN FILM CAPACITORS
    10.
    发明公开
    METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE RESISTANCE DEGRADATION OF THIN FILM CAPACITORS 审中-公开
    一种改善电容器薄膜的抗力退化

    公开(公告)号:EP1166338A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-01-02

    申请号:EP00917658.7

    申请日:2000-02-23

    IPC分类号: H01L21/02

    摘要: A method for ion implantation of high dielectric constant materials with dopants to reduce film leakage and improve resistance degradation is disclosed. Particularly, the invention relates to ion implantation of (Ba,Sr)TiO3 (BST) with donor dopants to reduce film leakage and improve resistance degradation of the BST film. The invention also relates to varying the ion implantation angle of the dopant to uniformly dope the high dielectric constant materials when they have been fabricated over a stepped structure. The invention also relates to integrated circuits having a doped thin film high dielectric material used as an insulating layer in a capacitor structure.