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High-permittivity dielectric capacitor for a semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
Assignee: Jusung Engineering Co Ltd
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Filing: 1999-08-04
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Granted: 2002-01-15
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Expires: 2019-08-04
Abstract
Abstract A high-permittivity dielectric capacitor and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The capacitor uses a tantalum oxynitride film as a high-permittivity dielectric film. The tantalum oxynitride film is deposited by chemical vapor deposition using tantalum ethoxide gas as a source of tantalum and oxygen and ammonia gas as a source of nitrogen. The tantalum oxynitride film has a high permittivity, a high thermal stability and a low interface heterogeneity between upper and lower electrodes. Thus, the current leakage due to oxygen vacancy in the film can be reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Chul Ju Hwang
- 👤 Ki Bum Kim
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-03 07:26
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/60; H10P14/66; H10P14/668; H10P14/63; H10P14/6326; H10P14/6328; H10P14/6334; H10P14/65; H10P14/6516; H10P14/6529; H10P14/6532; H10D1/00; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10P14/69; H10P14/692; H10P14/6938; H10P14/6939; H10P14/69393
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for fabricating a high-permittivity dielectric capacitor for use in a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate and an insulating layer, wherein the insulating layer lies over the semiconductor substrate; forming a first electrode on the insulating layer; chemical vapor depositing a tantalum oxynitride film as a high-permittivity dielectric film on the first electrode in a reactor, wherein tantalum ethoxide gas as a source of tantalum and oxygen is supplied to the reactor at a flow rate of 0.01 sccm to 1 slm, ammonia gas as a source of nitrogen is supplied to the reactor at a flow rate of 10 sccm to 10 slm, a base pressure and a deposition pressure are respectively set to be 1×10 −3 Torr or less and between 1 mTorr and 100 Torr, and a deposition temperature is set to be between 150° C. and 900° C. in the reactor; and forming a second electrode overlying the tantalum oxynitride film.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for fabricating a high-permittivity dielectric capacitor for use in a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate and an insulating layer, wherein the insulating layer lies over the semiconductor substrate; forming a first electrode on the insulating layer; chemical vapor depositing a tantalum oxynitride film as a high-permittivity dielectric film on the first electrode in a reactor, wherein tantalum ethoxide gas as a source of tantalum and oxygen is supplied to the reactor at a flow rate of 0.01 sccm to 1 slm, ammonia gas as a source of nitrogen is supplied to the reactor at a flow rate of 10 sccm to 10 slm, a base pressure and a deposition pressure are respectively set to be 1×10 −3 Torr or less and between 1 mTorr and 100 Torr, and a deposition temperature is set to be between 150° C. and 900° C. in the reactor; and forming a second electrode overlying the tantalum oxynitride film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein hydrogen gas is further supplied to activate decomposition of source gases in the step of chemical vapor depositing the tantalum oxynitride film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein plasma treatment is further carried out with plasma power of 10 W to 3 kW to activate decomposition of the tantalum ethoxide gas in the step of chemical vapor depositing the tantalum oxynitride film.
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