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Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same

US6943076B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 2001
Grant dateSep 13, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B12/48
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Gate insulation films each containing titanium oxide as a primary constituent material are formed on one major surface of a semiconductor substrate. Gate electrode films are formed in contact with the gate insulation films. The gate electrode films contain ruthenium oxide or alternatively iridium oxide as a primary constituent material. In order to prevent electrically conductive elements from diffusing into titanium oxide of the gate insulation films, ruthenium oxide or iridium oxide is effectively used as a primary constituent material of the gate electrodes. A semiconductor device can be realized in which occurrence of a leak current is suppressed by increasing a physical film thickness while sustaining desired dielectric characteristic.

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