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Manufacturing method of semiconductor device, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, plasma nitridation method, computer recording medium, and program

US7524774B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2006
Grant dateApr 28, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B12/033
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to prevent an increase in film thickness and inhibit a reduction in capacity of a capacitor. In a semiconductor device having a capacitor, the capacitor includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and an insulating film interposed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode. A surface of the lower electrode on an insulating layer side is nitrided. If the lower electrode is made of polysilicon, nitriding the surface thereof increases oxidation resistance at the time of heat treatment in a post process. Particularly in a DRAM, the capacity of the capacitor is large, and therefore, this effect is significant. Further, leakage current inside the capacitor is also reduced.

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