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Method of fabricating ferroelectric integrated circuit using oxygen to inhibit and repair hydrogen degradation
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1998-04-17
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Granted: 2000-12-26
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Expires: 2018-04-17
Abstract
Abstract An integrated circuit is formed that contains a ferroelectric element comprising metal oxide material containing at least two metals. An oxygen-recovery anneal is conducted in ambient oxygen at a temperature range from 300 DEG to 1000 DEG C. for a time period from 20 minutes to 2 hours. The oxygen-recovery anneal reverses the effects of hydrogen degradation and restores ferroelectric properties. The oxygen-recovery anneal is more effective as the annealing temperature and annealing time increase. Preferably the metal oxide element comprises a layered superlattice compound. Hydrogen degradation of the ferroelectric properties is minimized when the layered superlattice compound comprises strontium bismuth tantalum niobate and the niobium/tantalum mole ratio in the precursor is about 0.4. Hydrogen degradation is further minimized when at least one of the superlattice generator-element and the B-site element of the layered superlattice compound is present in excess of the amounts represented by the balanced stoichiometric formula of the compound.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph D. Cuchiaro
- 👤 Akira Furuya
- 👤 Carlos A. Paz de Araujo
- 👤 Yoichi Miyasaka
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 02:03
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/60; H10P14/65; H10P14/6516; H10P14/6529; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10B; H10B53/00; H10B53/30; H10D1/00; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10D1/682; H10P14/6548; H10P14/66; H10P14/662; H10P14/668; H10P14/69; H10P14/692; H10P14/6938; H10P14/6939; H10P14/69393; H10P14/69397; H10P95/00; H10P95/90; H10P14/69398; H10P95/94
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit comprising steps of: forming an integrated circuit portion including a thin film of metal oxide material; and conducting an oxygen-recovery anneal, said oxygen-recovery anneal being performed at a temperature range from 300° C. to 100° C. for a time period from 20 minutes to 2 hours, wherein said metal oxide material comprises a layered superlattice compound comprising strontium bismuth tantalum niobate in which the mole ratio of niobium to tantalum, Nb/Ta, is about 0.4.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit comprising steps of: forming an integrated circuit portion including a thin film of metal oxide material; and conducting an oxygen-recovery anneal, said oxygen-recovery anneal being performed at a temperature range from 300° C. to 100° C. for a time period from 20 minutes to 2 hours, wherein said metal oxide material comprises a layered superlattice compound comprising strontium bismuth tantalum niobate in which the mole ratio of niobium to tantalum, Nb/Ta, is about 0.4.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit comprising steps of: providing a substrate and a precursor liquid for forming a metal oxide material; applying said precursor to said substrate; treating said precursor to form said metal oxide material; and conducting an oxygen-recovery anneal, said oxygen-recovery anneal being performed at a temperature range from 300° C. to 100° C. for a time period from 20 minutes to 2 hours, wherein said metal oxide material comprises strontium bismuth tantalum niobate and said precursor contains the chemical elements strontium, bismuth, tantalum and niobium having relative molar proportions corresponding approximately to a stoichiometric formula SrBi 2 .18 Ta 2-x Nb x O 9 , where 0≦×≦2.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit comprising steps of: providing a substrate and a precursor liquid for forming a metal oxide material; applying said precursor to said substrate; treating said precursor to form said metal oxide material; and conducting an oxygen-recovery anneal, said oxygen-recovery anneal being performed at a temperature range from 300° C. to 100° C. for a time period from 20 minutes to 2 hours, wherein said metal oxide material comprises strontium bismuth tantalum niobate and said precursor contains the chemical elements strontium, bismuth, tantalum and niobium having relative molar proportions corresponding approximately to a stoichiometric formula SrBi 2 .18 Ta 2-x Nb x O 9 , where 0≦×≦2.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein said precursor contains relative molar proportions of the elements strontium, bismuth, tantalum and niobium corresponding approximately to a formula SrBi 2 .18 Ta 1 .44 Nb 0 .56 O 9 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method according to claim 3 wherein said precursor contains an additional amount of niobium corresponding to between zero percent and 40 percent above a stoichiometric amount represented by said formula SrBi 2 .18 Ta 1 .44 Nb 0 .56 O 9 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein the mole ratio of niobium to tantalum, Nb/Ta, is about 0.4.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
114 words
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit comprising steps of: providing a substrate and a precursor liquid for forming a metal oxide material; applying said precursor to said substrate: treating said precursor to form said metal oxide material; and conducting an oxygen-recovery anneal, said oxygen-recovery anneal being performed at a temperature range from 300° C. to 1000° C. for a time period from 20 minutes to 2 hours, wherein said metal oxide material comprises a layered superlattice compound having a B-site element and said precursor contains an excess of said B-site element corresponding to between zero percent and 40 percent above an amount represented by a balanced stoichiometric formula of said layered superlattice compound.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
114 words
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit comprising steps of: providing a substrate and a precursor liquid for forming a metal oxide material; applying said precursor to said substrate: treating said precursor to form said metal oxide material; and conducting an oxygen-recovery anneal, said oxygen-recovery anneal being performed at a temperature range from 300° C. to 1000° C. for a time period from 20 minutes to 2 hours, wherein said metal oxide material comprises a layered superlattice compound having a B-site element and said precursor contains an excess of said B-site element corresponding to between zero percent and 40 percent above an amount represented by a balanced stoichiometric formula of said layered superlattice compound.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 2 and further comprising the step of forming a hydrogen barrier layer directly over at least a portion of said metal oxide material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 7 wherein said hydrogen barrier layer comprises a nitride of titanium.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 7 wherein said hydrogen barrier layer comprises a nitride of silicon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
A method according to claim 2 further comprising the step of heating said integrated circuit portion in an atmosphere including hydrogen at a temperature less than 350° C. for a time period not greater than 30 minutes wherein said hydrogen comprises from 0.01 to 50 percent in volume of said atmosphere, and where said step of heating is performed before conducting said oxygen-recovery anneal.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit comprising steps of: providing a substrate and a precursor liquid for forming a metal oxide material; applying said precursor to said substrate; treating said precursor to form said metal oxide material; and conducting an oxygen-recovery anneal, said oxygen-recovery anneal being performed at a temperature range from 300° C. to 1000° C. for a time period from 20 minutes to 2 hours, wherein said metal oxide material comprises a layered superlattice compound having a superlattice generator element and said precursor contains an excess of said superlattice generator element corresponding to between zero percent and 40 percent above an amount represented by a balanced stoichiometric formula of said layered superlattice compound.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit comprising steps of: providing a substrate and a precursor liquid for forming a metal oxide material; applying said precursor to said substrate; treating said precursor to form said metal oxide material; and conducting an oxygen-recovery anneal, said oxygen-recovery anneal being performed at a temperature range from 300° C. to 1000° C. for a time period from 20 minutes to 2 hours, wherein said metal oxide material comprises a layered superlattice compound having a superlattice generator element and said precursor contains an excess of said superlattice generator element corresponding to between zero percent and 40 percent above an amount represented by a balanced stoichiometric formula of said layered superlattice compound.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
69 words
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit comprising steps of: forming an integrated circuit portion including a thin film of strontium bismuth tantalum niobate wherein the mole ratio of niobium to tantalum, Nb/Ta, is about 0.4; and conducting an oxygen-recovery anneal, said oxygen-recovery anneal being performed at a temperature in a range of from 300° C. to 1000° C. for a time period between 45 minutes and 2 hours.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
69 words
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit comprising steps of: forming an integrated circuit portion including a thin film of strontium bismuth tantalum niobate wherein the mole ratio of niobium to tantalum, Nb/Ta, is about 0.4; and conducting an oxygen-recovery anneal, said oxygen-recovery anneal being performed at a temperature in a range of from 300° C. to 1000° C. for a time period between 45 minutes and 2 hours.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
70 words
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit comprising the steps of: forming an integrated circuit portion including a thin film of strontium bismuth tantalum niobate wherein the mole ratio of niobium to tantalum. Nb/Ta, is about 0.4; and conducting an oxygen-recovery anneal, said oxygen-recovery anneal being performed at a temperature in the range of between 500° C. and 1000° C. for a time period from 20 minutes to 2 hours.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
70 words
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit comprising the steps of: forming an integrated circuit portion including a thin film of strontium bismuth tantalum niobate wherein the mole ratio of niobium to tantalum. Nb/Ta, is about 0.4; and conducting an oxygen-recovery anneal, said oxygen-recovery anneal being performed at a temperature in the range of between 500° C. and 1000° C. for a time period from 20 minutes to 2 hours.
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