Process for making a MIM capacitor
US6461914B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process for forming a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor structure includes forming a recess in the dielectric layer (20) of a semiconductor substrate (10). A first capacitor electrode (30, 40) is formed in the recess having a copper first metal layer (30) with a conductive oxidation barrier (40) formed over the first metal layer (30). The first capacitor electrode (30, 40) is planarized relative to the dielectric layer (20). An insulator (50) is formed over the first capacitor electrode (30, 40) and a second capacitor electrode (65) is formed over the insulator (50). Forming the first capacitor electrode (30, 40) in the recess maintains the alignment of a periphery of the copper first metal layer (30) with the conductive oxidation barrier (40).
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