摘要:
In a thin film capacitor of a random access memory including a lower electrode, a dielectric film and an upper electrode, generation of defects in the dielectric film is suppressed. In another way, impurity diffusion into the dielectric film is prevented. In still another way, lattice matching of the dielectric film and the electrodes is realized. Thus, a reduced dielectric constant of the capacitor is prevented, and a quality of the semiconductor device is increased.
摘要:
There is provided a (Ba, Sr) TiO.sub.3 film of higher dielectric constant and less leakage current for serving as a dielectric thin film of a capacitor in a semiconductor memory. DPM (dipivaloylmethanato) compounds of Ba, Sr and Ti are dissolved in THF (tetrahydrofuran) to obtain Ba(DPM).sub.2 /THF, Sr(DPM).sub.2 /THF and TiO(DPM).sub.2 /THF solutions which are used as source material solutions. A (Ba, Sr) TiO.sub.3 film is formed by a CVD method while increasing a relative percentage of a Ti source material flow rate to a sum of Ba source material flow rate and Sr source material flow rate. The film formation is carried out in multiple steps, and annealing is applied in each step after deposition of the film.
摘要:
A power saving processing apparatus that includes a processing unit, an output unit and a transition unit is provided. The processing unit is configured to transition from a first state where power is supplied to a second state where power supply is restricted, executes a first process required for such transition before transition from the first state to the second state, and executes a second process to output a first signal after executing the first process. The output unit outputs a second signal after receiving the first signal output from the processing unit, and outputs the second signal when not receiving the first signal output from the processing unit within a predetermined time period after a predetermined time after the first process starts. The transition unit transitions the processing unit to the second state after receiving the second signal output from the output unit.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid material for chemical vapor deposition (CVD), a method of forming a film by CVD and a CVD apparatus, capable of achieving film formation of a silicate compound of good quality. A liquid material for CVD includes an organometallic compound, a siloxane compound and an organic solvent for dissolving the organometallic compound and the siloxane compound. If the organometallic compound includes an alcoxyl group (e.g., tertialy-butoxyl group) having a larger number of carbon atoms than a propoxyl group or a &bgr;-diketone group (e.g., 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionate group), the stability in film formation is improved. As the organic solvent, diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, nor-octane, iso-octane and the like may be employed. As the siloxane compound, tri-metoxy-silane having a high degree of solubility in a nonsolar solvent and hexa-methyl-di-siloxane and octa-methyl-cycro-tetra-siloxane both having solubility in a polar solvent may be employed.
摘要:
In the chemical vapor deposition apparatus, a substrate stage for mounting a substrate is provided inside a reaction chamber of the apparatus. A source gas inlet for introducing a source gas and exhaust outlets and for exhausting the source gas are provided. Exhaust outlet valves provided for exhaust outlets are open and shut successively with time. The direction of the flow of source gas relative to the fixed substrate varies with time. The present chemical vapor deposition apparatus allows the improved evenness of film thickness, the composition ratio, and the like within the substrate surface as well as the reduction of particles of foreign substance generated inside the reaction chamber.
摘要:
A method of forming a (Ba, Sr) TiO3 high dielectric constant thin film with sufficient coverage is provided. A Ba material, an Sr material and a Ti material including bis (t-butoxy) bis (dipivaloylmethanate) titanium are dissolved in an organic solvent to obtain a solution material. The solution material is vaporized, so that material gas is obtained. A (Ba, Sr) TiO3 thin film is formed on a substrate by CVD reaction using the material gas.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device achieves a high capacitance value even when the elements are made extremely small as the degree of integration is increased. A method of producing such a semiconductor memory maintains a high capacitance value while achieving increased integration. A semiconductor memory device includes adjacent capacitor lower electrodes which are separated by a width of 0.2 &mgr;m while the ratio of the capacitor lower electrode height to the separation width is 1, the capacitor upper electrode covers the capacitor insulation film, and steps generated in the separated portion of the capacitor lower electrodes are filled by the upper electrode material. A method of manufacturing produces a semiconductor memory device wherein the capacitor upper electrode is formed in plasma which includes etchable gas by chemical or physical action.
摘要:
A CVD apparatus for forming a thin film having a high dielectric constant, which is improved to suppress source precipitation and residue generation and to achieve stable formation of a BST thin film, is provided. The apparatus includes a reaction chamber, a source gas supply tube, and a reactive gas supply tube. A jet element for jetting out the gas along the inner walls of the reaction chamber is provided to at least one of the source gas supply tube and the reactive gas supply tube.
摘要:
A liquid crystal light valve has a photoconductive layer between a pair of electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer. The resistivity of the photoconductive layer at the portion which is irradiated with light is reduced by partial light irradiation. By applying a voltage between the electrodes in this state, the voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer in the portion which is irradiated with light and the crystalline structure at this portion is changed, thereby enabling image data writing. The photoconductive layer is a laminate of an amorphous Si film and an inorganic insulating film disposed on the electrode side, which structure suppresses the carrier injection from the electrode to the amorphous Si film. The polarity of a voltage for writing image data into the liquid crystal light valve is inverted for every horizontal scanning operation. That is, writing of black portions on a white background and writing of white portions on a black background are alternately executed. It is therefore possible to write data on one line and erase the data on the next line by a voltage of one polarity. By periodically setting a period in which no voltage is applied during writing, writing error caused by stored charges is prevented.