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Method for making integrated circuit capacitor including anchored plug

US6169010A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 1999
Grant dateJan 2, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D1/716
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for making an integrated circuit capacitor includes forming an interconnection line adjacent a substrate, forming a first dielectric layer on the interconnection line, forming a first opening in the first dielectric layer, and forming a second opening in the interconnection line aligned with the first opening and having an enlarged width portion greater than a width of the first opening. The method further includes filling the first and second openings with a conductive metal to define a metal plug having a body portion and an anchor portion adjacent lower portions of the first dielectric layer. The method also includes forming a trench in the first dielectric layer adjacent the body portion of the metal plug, forming a first electrode lining the trench and contacting the metal plug, forming a second dielectric layer on the first electrode, and forming a second electrode on the second dielectric layer. Because the metal plug is anchored, a depth of the trench can be greater without the metal plug becoming loose and separating from the underlying interconnection line.

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