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Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1999-07-29
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Granted: 2002-06-18
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Expires: 2019-07-29
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device preventing contact between a capacitor insulator and a plug material even when an upper surface of the plug is exposed by misregistration in lithography and manufacturing method thereof are obtained. The semiconductor device includes an interlayer insulating film, a conducting plug, a capacitor lower electrode and a capacitor dielectric, and an end portion of the upper surface of the conducting plug has a portion overlapping a vicinity of an outer periphery of the upper surface of the capacitor lower electrode when viewed two-dimensionally. In the vicinity of the end portion of the upper surface of the conducting plug, a chemically inactive member is formed.
Inventors
- 👤 Tomonori Okudaira
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 02:32
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/01; H10B12/02; H10B12/03; H10B12/033; H10B12/0335; H10B53/00; H10B53/30; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/064; H10W20/065; H10W20/071; H10W20/074; H10W20/075; H10W20/077; H10B12/30; H10B12/31; H10B12/315
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: an interlayer insulating film formed on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate; a conducting plug formed in a contact hole penetrating through said interlayer a capacitor lower electrode formed on said conducting plug and said interlayer insulating film; and a capacitor dielectric formed to cover said capacitor lower electrode and said interlayer insulating film; wherein an end portion of an upper surface of said conducting plug adjacent to a sidewall of said capacitor lower electrode and having a portion overlapping an outer periphery of an upper surface of said capacitor lower electrode when viewed two-dimensionally, and an insulating portion formed in said end portion of the upper surface of said conductive plug to be interposed between and separating said end portion of the upper surface of said conducting plug and said capacitor dielectric.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: an interlayer insulating film formed on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate; a conducting plug formed in a contact hole penetrating through said interlayer a capacitor lower electrode formed on said conducting plug and said interlayer insulating film; and a capacitor dielectric formed to cover said capacitor lower electrode and said interlayer insulating film; wherein an end portion of an upper surface of said conducting plug adjacent to a sidewall of said capacitor lower electrode and having a portion overlapping an outer periphery of an upper surface of said capacitor lower electrode when viewed two-dimensionally, and an insulating portion formed in said end portion of the upper surface of said conductive plug to be interposed between and separating said end portion of the upper surface of said conducting plug and said capacitor dielectric.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said end portion of the upper surface of said conducting plug has a portion extending out from an outer peripheral line of the upper surface of said capacitor lower electrode when viewed two-dimensionally.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said end portion of the upper surface of said conducting plug is within a region of the upper surface of said capacitor lower electrode when viewed two-dimensionally.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein an insulator which is a compound of a material constituting said conducting plug is formed as said chemically inactive member at said end portion of the upper surface of said conducting plug.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said capacitor lower electrode tapered to be wider from upper to lower surface covers, as said chemically inactive member, said end portion of the upper surface of said conducting plug.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a chemically inactive sidewall extension is formed as said inactive member on a side surface of said capacitor lower electrode to cover said end portion of the upper surface of said conducting plug.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said capacitor lower electrode includes a barrier metal layer and a precious metal layer, and said chemically inactive member is further formed on a sidewall of said barrier metal layer to be interposed between and separating said barrier metal layer and said capacitor dielectric.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
91 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the chemically inactive member formed on the sidewall of said barrier metal layer is an insulator formed of a compound of a material constituting the barrier metal layer formed on the sidewall of said barrier metal layer, and the chemically inactive member formed on said end portion of the upper surface of said conducting plug is an insulator formed of a compound of a material constituting the conducting plug formed on said end portion of the upper surface of said conducting plug.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
76 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein said chemically inactive member formed on the sidewall of said barrier metal layer and on said end portion of the upper surface of said conducting plug is a chemically inactive sidewall extension formed on a side surface of the capacitor lower electrode including said barrier metal layer and said precious metal layer so as to cover said end portion of the upper surface of said conducting plug.
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