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Ferroelectric thin film device and method for making the same

US5817532A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 1996
Grant dateOct 6, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/02356
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There are disclosed a ferroelectric thin film device and a method for making the same. The ferroelectric thin film device includes a bottom electrode formed on a substrate, a ferroelectric thin film formed on the bottom electrode to contain a predetermined amount of Ta and have grains arranged in a regularly repeating pattern, and a top electrode formed on the ferroelectric thin film. The method for making a ferroelectric thin film includes the steps of forming a bottom electrode on a substrate, forming on the bottom electrode a Ta doped ferroelectric thin film, forming a top electrode on the ferroelectric thin film at regular intervals, and performing a rapid thermal annealing process on the ferroelectric thin film, using a radiant heating device, to induce crystallization.

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