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Multilevel conductive interconnections including capacitor electrodes for integrated circuit devices

US6404001B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 2001
Grant dateJun 11, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D1/682
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Conductive plugs are formed in a first insulating layer on an integrated circuit substrate. A first conductive layer, a capacitor dielectric film and a second conductive layer are formed on the first insulating layer including on the conductive plugs. The second conductive layer, the capacitor dielectric film and the first conductive layer are patterned to define capacitors, each including a portion of the first conductive layer, a portion of the capacitor dielectric film thereon and a portion of the second conductive layer thereon, and to define a plurality of first conductive layer patterns that are free of the capacitor dielectric film and the second conductive layer thereon. At least a first of the capacitors is electrically connected to a conductive plug and at least a second of the capacitors is not electrically connected to a conductive plug. A second insulating layer is formed on the first insulating layer, on the capacitors and on the first conductive patterns. The second insulating layer includes therein first contact holes that selectively expose the first conductive layer patterns. A first level interconnection is formed in the first contact holes and on the second insu…

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