摘要:
In order to improve the dielectric constant, residual dielectric polarization, hysteresis characteristics, etc. of a high-dielectric or ferroelectric thin film for use in the formation of capacitive insulating films of capacitors of a DRAM or a ferroelectric RAM, a target having a density of at least 90% of the theoretical value is used in forming, by sputtering, a high-dielectric or ferroelectric thin film for use in the formation of capacitive insulating films of capacitors of a DRAM or a ferroelectric RAM.
摘要:
The present invention is a high quality semiconductor memory device using a ferroelectric thin film capacitor as a memory capacitor at a high manufacturing yield, the ferroelectric thin film of the capacitor is specified such that the relative standard deviation of crystal grain sizes is 13% or less, to thereby ensure a high remanent polarization value and a small film fatigue (large rewritable number).
摘要:
In order to reduce micro scratches which tend to occur during chemical-mechanical polishing, a polishing slurry is diluted with deionized water immediately before it is supplied in a gap between a polishing pad and the surface of a wafer to be polished. By diluting the polishing slurry with deionized water to increase its volume, the concentration of coagulated particles contained in the polishing slurry can be lowered. For a mixture ratio of the polishing slurry and deionized water, about 1 (polishing slurry): 1–1.2 (deionized water) is used, and the concentration of silica contained in the diluted polishing slurry is adjusted to about 3–9 weight %, preferably about 4–8 weight %, and more preferably about 8 weight %.
摘要:
In a wafer polishing method, a within-wafer distribution model of a removal rate and a within-wafer distribution model of a polishing process are selected, and a within-wafer distribution of a removal rate is obtained by determining parameters of a within-wafer distribution model of a removal rate based on the within-wafer distribution of the film thickness before/after CMP, polishing condition data, and the selected within-wafer distribution model of the polishing process of the polished wafer. Then, a film thickness in the polishing process is estimated from passage of time based on the obtained within-wafer distribution of the removal rate, the selected within-wafer distribution model of the polishing process, and the film thickness before CMP of the wafer to be processed, thereby determining the polishing conditions with a restriction that the film thickness at each position in the within-wafer distribution of the film thickness after CMP satisfies the control limit.
摘要:
In the manufacturing method, micro scratches are detected without performing a breakdown inspection on wafers flowing through a mass production process. The method comprises: forming an insulating film on main surfaces of a plurality of first wafers which flow through a mass-production process; preparing a dummy wafer for monitoring, on which a silicon-oxide-based insulating film is formed; performing chemical mechanical polishing on the insulating films respectively formed on main surfaces of the plurality of first wafers and the dummy wafer; performing etching on the insulating film of the dummy wafer with use of a solution containing hydrofluoric acid, after the step of performing the chemical mechanical polishing; and measuring a number of scratches on the insulating film of the dummy wafer subjected to the etching.
摘要:
The present invention is a high quality semiconductor memory device using a ferroelectric thin film capacitor as a memory capacitor at a high manufacturing yield, the ferroelectric thin film of the capacitor is specified such that the relative standard deviation of crystal grain sizes is 13% or less, to thereby ensure a high remanent polarization value and a small film fatigue (large rewritable number).
摘要:
In a wafer polishing method, a within-wafer distribution model of a removal rate and a within-wafer distribution model of a polishing process are selected, and a within-wafer distribution of a removal rate is obtained by determining parameters of a within-wafer distribution model of a removal rate based on the within-wafer distribution of the film thickness before/after CMP, polishing condition data, and the selected within-wafer distribution model of the polishing process of the polished wafer. Then, a film thickness in the polishing process is estimated from passage of time based on the obtained within-wafer distribution of the removal rate, the selected within-wafer distribution model of the polishing process, and the film thickness before CMP of the wafer to be processed, thereby determining the polishing conditions with a restriction that the film thickness at each position in the within-wafer distribution of the film thickness after CMP satisfies the control limit.
摘要:
For carrying out chemical mechanical polishing while supplying a polishing slurry to a surface to be processed of individual wafers running through a mass-production process so as to suppress occurrence of microscratches by reducing the density of coagulated particles in the polishing slurry used in a chemical mechanical polishing step, the polishing slurry used is allowed to stand in a condition filled in a container for at least 30 days or over, preferably 40 days or over, and more preferably 50 days or over so that the concentration of coagulated particles having a size of 1 &mgr;m or over is at 200,000 particles/0.5 cc, preferably 50,000 particles/0.5 cc, and more preferably 20,000 particles/0.5 cc.
摘要:
The present invention is a high quality semiconductor memory device using a ferroelectric thin film capacitor as a memory capacitor at a high manufacturing yield, the ferroelectric thin film of the capacitor is specified such that the relative standard deviation of a crystal grain sizes is 13% or less, to thereby ensure a high remanent polarization value and a small film fatigue (large rewritable number).
摘要:
The present invention is a high quality semiconductor memory device using a ferroelectric thin film capacitor as a memory capacitor at a high manufacturing yield, the ferroelectric thin film of the capacitor is specified such that the relative standard deviation of crystal grain sizes is 13% or less, to thereby ensure a high remanent polarization value and a small film fatigue (large rewritable number).