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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same and, more particularly, a semiconductor device having a capacitor and a method of manufacturing the same.
- the ferroelectric capacitor of FeRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory) that is mass-produced currently has the planar structure.
- the capacitor having the stacked structure a cell area of which can be reduced smaller, is needed in future in reply to the request for the higher integration.
- the stacked structure has the conductive plug, which is used to provide contact with the semiconductor substrate, directly under the lower electrode of the ferroelectric capacitor.
- tungsten or polysilicon is used as the material of such conductive plug.
- the FeRAM and the logic device are hybrid-integrated in many products.
- the semiconductor chip used in the security field that needs the authentication the IC card that is utilized gradually in the local self-governing body, etc.
- the process using the tungsten plug is employed to connect the underlying conductive pattern and the overlying conductive pattern. It is of course that, as the spice parameter used to design the circuit, the resistance value of the tungsten plug is employed.
- An element isolation insulating film 102 is formed around an element forming region of a silicon substrate 101 , and then a well 103 is formed in the element forming region. Then, two MOS transistors 104 are formed in one well 103 .
- the MOS transistors 104 have gate electrodes 104 b formed on the well 103 via a gate insulating film 104 a, and impurity diffusion regions 104 c, 104 d formed in the well 103 on both sides of the gate electrodes 104 b to serve as the source/drain. Also, insulating sidewalls 105 used to form high concentration impurity regions 104 e in the impurity diffusion regions 104 c, 104 d are formed on both side surfaces of the gate electrodes 104 b.
- a transistor protection insulating film 106 for covering the MOS transistors 104 is formed on the silicon substrate 101 , and then a first interlayer insulating film 107 is formed on the transistor protection insulating film 106 .
- first contact holes 107 a are formed in the first interlayer insulating film 107 on one impurity diffusion regions 104 c of the MOS transistors 104 , and then first contact plugs 108 are buried in the first contact holes 107 a.
- a first metal film 109 , a ferroelectric film 110 , and a second metal film 111 are formed sequentially on the first contact plugs 108 and the first interlayer insulating film 107 .
- a ferroelectric film 110 for example, a PZT film is formed.
- capacitors 112 are formed by patterning the first metal film 109 , the ferroelectric film 110 , and the second metal film 111 by virtue of the photolithography method.
- a lower electrode 109 a is formed of the first metal film 109
- a dielectric film 110 a is formed of the ferroelectric film 110
- an upper electrode 111 a is formed of the second metal film 111 .
- the capacitor is the stacked capacitor, and the lower electrodes 109 a are connected to one impurity diffusion regions 104 c of the MOS transistors 104 via the underlying first contact plugs 108 respectively.
- a capacitor protection film 113 is formed on the capacitors 112 and the first interlayer insulating film 107 .
- a second interlayer insulating film 114 is formed on the capacitor protection film 113 .
- a second contact hole 114 a is formed on the other impurity diffusion region 104 d of the MOS transistors 104 by patterning the second interlayer insulating film 114 , the capacitor protection film 113 , the first interlayer insulating film 107 , and the transistor protection insulating film 106 by virtue of the photolithography method.
- a second contact plug 115 is formed in the second contact hole 114 a.
- Third contact holes 114 b are formed on the upper electrodes 110 a of the capacitors 112 by patterning the second interlayer insulating film 114 and the capacitor protection film 113 . Then, a conductive film is formed on the second interlayer insulating film 114 and in the third contact holes 114 b, and then this conductive film is patterned. Thus, wirings 116 a connected to the upper electrodes 111 a of the capacitors 112 respectively are formed and simultaneously a conductive pad 116 b is formed on the second contact plug 115 .
- a third interlayer insulating film 117 is formed on the wirings 116 a, the conductive pad 116 b, and the second interlayer insulating film 114 . Then, a hole 117 a is formed on the conductive pad 116 b by patterning the third interlayer insulating film 117 . Then, a fourth conductive plug 118 is formed in the hole 117 a.
- bit line 118 connected to the fourth conductive plug 118 is formed on the third interlayer insulating film 117 .
- the PZT film 110 of the ferroelectric capacitor 112 for example, the PZT film is formed. After the formation, this PZT film is annealed in the oxygen atmosphere to crystallize. After the later etching, the recovery annealing of the PZT film, etc. are carried out in the oxygen atmosphere.
- the tungsten plug is oxidized very quickly at a low temperature. Also, oxidation of the tungsten plug spreads throughout the plug once such oxidation occurs, so that the contact failure is caused easily and reduction in the yield of the FeRAM device is brought about.
- the annealing is required in various oxygen atmospheres.
- one impurity diffusion region 104 c is connected to the ferroelectric capacitor 112 via the contact plug 108
- the other impurity diffusion region 104 d is connected to the bit line 119 via another contact plug 115 .
- the reason why the contact plug 115 for bit-line connection is formed after the ferroelectric capacitor 112 is formed is to prevent the oxidation of the contact plug 115 in the crystallization annealing of the ferroelectric film 110 in the oxygen atmosphere or in the recovery annealing of the ferroelectric capacitor 112 .
- a semiconductor device comprising: a first impurity diffusion region and a second impurity diffusion region formed on a surface layer of a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating layer formed over the semiconductor substrate; a first hole and a second hole formed in the first insulating layer; a first conductive plug formed in the first hole and connected electrically to the first impurity diffusion region; a second conductive plug formed in the second hole and connected electrically to the second impurity diffusion region; an island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer formed on the first insulating layer over the first conductive plug and its peripheral area; an oxidation preventing layer formed on the first insulating layer and made of material that prevents oxidation of the second conductive plug; a capacitor having a lower electrode formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer, a dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed on the dielectric layer; a second insulating layer for covering the capacitor and the oxidation preventing layer; a third hole formed in the
- a semiconductor device manufacturing method that comprises the steps of forming a first impurity diffusion region and a second impurity diffusion region on a surface layer of a semiconductor substrate; forming a first insulating layer over the semiconductor substrate; forming a first hole and a second hole in the first insulating layer; forming a first conductive plug, which is connected electrically to the first impurity diffusion region, in the first hole and simultaneously a second conductive plug, which is connected electrically to the second impurity diffusion region, in the second hole; forming an oxygen-barrier metal layer on the first conductive plug and the second conductive plug and the first insulating layer; patterning the oxygen-barrier metal layer to leave the oxygen-barrier metal layer like an island on the first conductive plug; forming an oxidation preventing layer on the first insulating layer over the second conductive plug and its peripheral area; forming an insulating adhesion layer on the oxidation preventing layer and the oxygen-barrier metal layer; exposing an upper surface of the oxygen
- the first and second conductive plugs are formed in the first insulating layer over the semiconductor substrate, then the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed on the first conductive plug and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is formed on the second conductive plug, then the capacitor is formed on the first conductive plug via the oxygen-barrier metal layer, then the second insulating layer for covering the capacitor is formed, and then the third conductive plug is formed on the second conductive plug and in the second insulating layer.
- the structure for connecting the impurity diffusion region and the upper wiring is made on a via-to-via basis, and it is not needed to form the holes having the large aspect ratio at a time, and the filling of the holes can be facilitated.
- the up-to-date equipment is not required, and the development cost and the step cost can be reduced.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed on the first insulating layer over the first conductive plug and its peripheral area out of the first conductive plug and the second conductive plug. Also, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is formed on the second conductive plug and the first insulating layer. Therefore, the abnormal oxidation of the first conductive plug is prevented by the oxygen-barrier metal layer, and also the abnormal oxidation of the second conductive plug is prevented by the oxidation-preventing insulating layer.
- the step of growing the insulating adhesion layer as the underlying layer of the capacitor the step of crystallization annealing of the dielectric layer executed to form the capacitor on the first conductive plug, and the step of the recovery annealing after formation of the capacitor, the first and second conductive plugs are never abnormally oxidized.
- the capacitor lower electrode formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed flat.
- generation of the degradation of the dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode is avoided, and also formation of the capacitor with good characteristics can be formed.
- the third conductive plug is formed in the second insulating layer for covering the capacitor to connect the third conductive plug and the second conductive plug.
- the abnormal oxidation of the second conductive plug can be avoided until the third conductive plug is formed after the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is formed.
- the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is present around the second conductive plug, the entering of the oxygen from the upper surface of the interlayer insulating layer is prevented and thus the oxidation of the second conductive plug is prevented much more.
- the step of the oxygen annealing is not contained in the steps executed from the formation of the first and second conductive plugs to the formation of the insulating adhesion layer, the abnormal oxidation of the first and second conductive plugs is not caused prior to the formation of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer instead of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is formed like the island on the second conductive plug. Therefore, not only the same advantages as the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is obtained but also the step of forming the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is omitted. In this case, the oxygen-barrier metal layer formed like the island on the first and second conductive plugs respectively can be formed simultaneously, and thus the number of steps is never increased.
- the oxidation-preventing layer made of the same material as the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed on the second conductive plug and its peripheral area and, in addition, side surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer formed on the first and second conductive plugs respectively are covered with the oxidation-preventing insulating layer. Therefore, the oxygen is prevented from entering from the clearance between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer, and also the oxidation of the first and second conductive plugs is prevented.
- the step of patterning the lower electrode is reduced, by adopting the oxygen-barrier metal layer formed on the first conductive plug under the capacitor as the lower electrode.
- the peeling-off of the capacitor lower electrode is prevented, by forming the conductive adhesion layer between the conductive layer constituting the capacitor lower electrode and the oxygen-barrier metal layer.
- the adherence between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer is improved, by forming the conductive adhesion layer between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer. Therefore, the oxygen is prevented without fail from being supplied from the clearance between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer to the conductive plug.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed as the multi-layered structure and the upper layer is formed of the material that can be relatively easily polished, e.g., iridium oxide
- the underlying layer of the capacitor is formed flatter by polishing the insulating adhesion layer and the oxygen-barrier metal layer. Therefore, the characteristic of the capacitor is improved.
- the insulating adhesion layer is formed on the hard mask and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer after the patterning of the oxygen-barrier metal layer, and then the insulating adhesion layer and the hard mask is polished continuously until the oxygen-barrier metal layer is exposed. Therefore, the independent step of removing the hard mask is omitted. In addition, since the second conductive plug is covered with the insulating adhesion layer in removing the hard mask, the damage of the second conductive plug in removing the hard mask is avoided.
- FIGS. 1A to 1 D are sectional views showing steps of forming the semiconductor device in the prior art
- FIGS. 2A to 2 O are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 3A to 3 I are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 4A to 4 E are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 5A to 5 G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing steps of manufacturing another semiconductor device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 7A to 7 I are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an alignment mark in the semiconductor wafer
- FIG. 9 is a plan view showing another alignment mark in the semiconductor wafer.
- FIGS. 10A to 10 I are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing another semiconductor device according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 12A to 12 G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing another semiconductor device according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 14A to 14 G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 15A to 15 D are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 16A to 16 C are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device in which an interval between the capacitors is in narrow according to a comparative example.
- FIG. 17 is a plane view showing memory cell region in a semiconductor device according to embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 18A to 18 G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 2A to 2 O are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- an element isolation recess is formed around a transistor forming region of an n-type or p-type silicon (semiconductor) substrate 1 by the photolithography method, and then an element isolation insulating layer 2 is formed by burying silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) in the element isolation recess.
- the element isolation insulating layer 2 having such structure is called STI (Shallow Trench Isolation).
- an insulating layer formed by the LOCOS (Local Oxidation of Silicon) method may be employed as the element isolation insulating layer.
- a p-type well 1 a is formed by introducing the p-type impurity selectively into the transistor forming region of the silicon substrate 1 in the memory cell region.
- a silicon oxide layer as a gate insulating layer 3 is formed by thermally oxidizing a surface of the p-type well 1 a of the silicon substrate 1 .
- gate electrodes 4 a, 4 b are formed on the p-type well la in the memory cell region by patterning the silicon layer and the tungsten silicide layer by virtue of the photolithography method. These gate electrodes 4 a, 4 b are formed on the silicon substrate 1 via the gate insulating layer 3 .
- two gate electrodes 4 a, 4 b are formed on one p-type well la in parallel and these gate electrodes 4 a, 4 b constitute a part of the word line.
- first to third n-type impurity diffusion regions 5 a to 5 c serving as the source/drain are formed by ion-implanting the n-type impurity, e.g., phosphorus, into the p-type well 1 a on both sides of the gate electrodes 4 a, 4 b.
- n-type impurity e.g., phosphorus
- an insulating layer e.g., a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) layer is formed on the overall surface of the silicon substrate 1 by the CVD method. Insulating sidewall spacers 6 are left on both side portions of the gate electrodes 4 a, 4 b by etching back the insulating layer.
- a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) layer is formed on the overall surface of the silicon substrate 1 by the CVD method. Insulating sidewall spacers 6 are left on both side portions of the gate electrodes 4 a, 4 b by etching back the insulating layer.
- the n-type impurity is ion-implanted once again into the first to third n-type impurity diffusion regions 5 a to 5 c by using the gate electrodes 4 a, 4 b and the sidewall spacers 6 as a mask.
- high-concentration impurity regions are formed in the first to third n-type impurity diffusion regions 5 a to 5 c respectively.
- the first n-type impurity diffusion region 5 a formed between two gate electrodes 4 a, 4 b is connected electrically to the bit line to be described later, and also the second and third n-type impurity diffusion regions 5 b, 5 c formed near both end sides of the p-type well 1 a are connected electrically to the capacitor lower electrodes to be described later.
- two n-type MOS transistors T 1 , T 2 having the gate electrodes 4 a, 4 b and the n-type impurity diffusion regions 5 a to 5 c of the LDD structure are formed in the p-type well 1 a while using one n-type impurity diffusion region 5 a commonly.
- a silicon oxide nitride (SiON) layer of about 200 nm thickness is formed on the overall surface of the silicon substrate 1 by the plasma CVD method.
- a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) layer of about 1.0 ⁇ m thickness is formed as a first interlayer insulating layer 8 on the cover layer 7 by the plasma CVD method using the TEOS gas.
- the first interlayer insulating layer 8 is annealed at the temperature of 700° C. for 30 minutes in the nitrogen atmosphere at the atmospheric pressure, for example, whereby the first interlayer insulating layer 8 is densified. Then, an upper surface of the first interlayer insulating layer 8 is planarized by the CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) method.
- CMP Chemical Mechanical Polishing
- first, second, and third contact holes 8 a, 8 b, 8 c are formed on the first, second, and third n-type impurity diffusion regions 5 a, 5 b, 5 c in the memory cell region respectively.
- a titanium (Ti) layer of 20 nm thickness and a titanium nitride (TiN) layer of 50 nm thickness are formed sequentially as a glue layer 9 a on the first interlayer insulating layer 8 and in the first to third contact holes 8 a to 8 c by the sputter method.
- a tungsten (W) layer 9 b is grown on the glue layer 9 a by the CVD method using WF 6 to fill perfectly insides of the contact holes 8 a to 8 c.
- the tungsten layer 9 b and the glue layer 9 a are polished by the CMP method to remove from an upper surface of the first interlayer insulating layer 8 .
- the tungsten layer 9 b and the glue layer 9 a being left in the first, second, and third contact holes 8 a, 8 b, 8 c respectively are used as first, second, and third conductive plugs 10 a, 10 b, 10 c.
- the first, second, and third conductive plugs 10 a, 10 b, 10 c are connected to the first, second, and third n-type impurity diffusion regions 5 a, 5 b, 5 c respectively.
- the first conductive plug 10 a is connected electrically to the bit line to be described later
- the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c are connected electrically to the capacitors to be described later respectively.
- the first interlayer insulating layer 8 is exposed to the nitrogen plasma at the substrate temperature of 350° C. for 120 seconds.
- an iridium layer is formed as a conductive oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 on the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter.
- the iridium layer is formed to have a thickness enough to prevent the abnormal oxidation of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c.
- the iridium layer is formed to have the thickness of 200 nm, for example, and is also formed to increase such thickness by 100 nm every time when the substrate temperature is increased by 100° C.
- resist patterns are formed as a mask M 1 on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral regions.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 in the region that is not covered with the mask M 1 is etched, and thus the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 are left like an island on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral regions. Accordingly, the first conductive plug 10 a is exposed. Then, the masks M 1 are removed.
- a hard mask made of titanium nitride, silicon oxide, or the like may be employed as the mask M 1 .
- the hard mask consists of inorganic material, unlike the resist mask made of organic material.
- a silicon oxide nitride (SiON) layer or a silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) layer is formed as an oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 on the first conductive plug 10 a, the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 , and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the CVD method to have a thickness of 100 nm, for example.
- the SiON layer or the Si 3 N 4 layer of 100 nm thickness has such a capability that is able to prevent the oxidation of the first conductive plug 10 a in the oxygen annealing at about 650 20 C.
- an insulating adhesion layer 13 is formed on the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 .
- the insulating adhesion layer 13 is formed to improve the adhesion to the capacitor lower electrode to be described later.
- a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) layer of 100 nm thickness is formed by the CVD method using TEOS, for example.
- the insulating adhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 are polished by the CMP method to expose an upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 .
- polished surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 , the insulating adhesion layer 13 , and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 are made flat.
- a first conductive layer 14 is formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 , the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , and the insulating adhesion layer 13 .
- the insulating adhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the first conductive layer 14 is formed.
- the annealing method RTA (Rapid Thermal Annealing) executed at 750° C. for 60 second in the argon atmosphere, for example, may be employed.
- a PZT layer of 200 nm thickness is formed as a ferroelectric layer 15 on the first conductive layer 14 by the sputter method.
- the method of forming the ferroelectric layer 15 there are the MOD (Metal Organic Deposition) method, the MOCVD (Metal Organic CVD) method, the sol-gel method, etc. in addition to this.
- the material of the ferroelectric layer 15 other PZT material such as PLCSZT, PLZT, etc., the Bi-layered structure compound material such as SrBi 2 Ta 2 O 9 , SrBi 2 (Ta,Nb) 2 O 9 , etc., and other metal oxide ferroelectric substance may be employed in addition to PZT.
- the ferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen-containing atmosphere to crystallize.
- two-step RTA process having the first step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 600° C. for 90 second in the mixed-gas atmosphere containing argon (Ar) and oxygen (O 2 ) and the second step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 750° C. for 60 second in the oxygen atmosphere, for example, is employed.
- a TiN layer and a SiO 2 layer are formed in sequence as a hard mask 17 on the second conductive layer 16 .
- the TiN layer is formed by the sputter, and the SiO 2 layer is formed by the CVD method using TEOS.
- the hard masks 17 are patterned into the capacitor planar shape over the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 and their peripheries by the photolithography method.
- the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the first conductive layer 14 in the region that is not covered with the hard masks 17 are etched sequentially.
- the capacitors Q are formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 , the insulating adhesion layer 13 , and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 .
- the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the first conductive layer 14 are etched by the sputter reaction in the atmosphere containing a halogen element.
- each of the capacitors Q consists of a lower electrode 14 a made of the first conductive layer 14 , a dielectric layer 15 a made of the ferroelectric layer 15 , and an upper electrode 16 a made of the second conductive layer 16 .
- Two capacitors Q are formed over one well 1 a.
- the lower electrodes 14 a of the capacitors Q are connected electrically to the second or third n-type impurity diffusion region 5 b, 5 c via the second or third conductive plug 10 b, 10 c respectively.
- the underlying oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 functions as the etching stopper, and thus the first conductive plug 10 a is never exposed.
- the hard masks 17 are removed after patterns of the capacitors Q are formed.
- the recovery annealing of the capacitors Q is executed.
- the recovery annealing in this case is carried out at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 minutes in the furnace containing the oxygen, for example.
- the thermal resistance of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c formed directly under the lower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 and also the oxidation resistance of the first conductive plug 10 a not positioned directly under the lower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the insulating adhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 .
- the first conductive plug 10 a made of tungsten is not abnormally oxidized in the condition of which the thickness of the silicon nitride layer used as the insulating adhesion layer 13 is set to 70 nm.
- the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c are abnormally oxidized by the above oxygen annealing to cause the contact failure.
- the thickness of the Ir layer as the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 must be further increased by 100 nm to increase the annealing temperature by 100° C.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer made of Ir having a thickness of more than 400 nm must be formed.
- a total thickness of the Ir layer which consists of the iridium layer constituting the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 and the iridium layer 14 z constituting the first conductive layer 14 , is set to 400 nm.
- alumina of 50 nm thickness is formed as a capacitor protection layer 18 on the capacitors Q and the insulating adhesion layer 13 by the sputter.
- This capacitor protection layer 18 protects the capacitors Q from the process damage, and may be formed of PZT in addition to alumina.
- the capacitors Q are annealed at 650° C. for 60 minute in the oxygen atmosphere in the furnace.
- a silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) of about 1.0 ⁇ m thickness is formed as a second interlayer insulating layer 19 on the capacitor protection layer 18 by the plasma CVD method using the HDP (High Density Plasma) equipment.
- an upper surface of the second interlayer insulating layer 19 is planarized by the CMP method.
- a remaining thickness of the second interlayer insulating layer 19 after CMP is set to almost 300 nm on the upper electrodes 16 a.
- the second interlayer insulating layer 19 , the capacitor protection layer 18 , the insulating adhesion layer 13 , and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 are etched by using a resist mask (not shown).
- a fourth contact hole 19 a is formed on the first conductive plug 10 a.
- a TiN layer of 50 nm thickness is formed as a glue layer 20 a in the fourth contact hole 19 a and on the second interlayer insulating layer 19 by the sputter method.
- a tungsten layer 20 b is grown on the glue layer 20 a by the CVD method to bury perfectly the inside of the fourth contact hole 19 a.
- the tungsten layer 20 b and the glue layer 20 a are polished by the CMP method to remove from an upper surface of the second interlayer insulating layer 19 . Then, the tungsten layer 20 b and the glue layer 20 a left in the fourth contact hole 19 a are used as a fourth conductive plug 21 .
- the fourth conductive plug 21 is connected to the first conductive plug 10 a to form the via-to-via contact, and is connected electrically to the first impurity diffusion region 5 a.
- the second interlayer insulating layer 19 is annealed at 350° C. for 120 seconds in the nitrogen plasma atmosphere.
- a SiO 2 layer of 100 nm thickness is formed as a second oxidation-preventing insulating layer 22 on the fourth conductive plug 21 and the second interlayer insulating layer 19 by the CVD method.
- holes 23 are formed on the upper electrodes 16 a of the capacitors Q by patterning the second oxidation-preventing insulating layer 22 , the second interlayer insulating layer 19 , and the capacitor protection layer 18 by means of the photolithography method.
- the capacitors Q that are subjected to the damage by forming the holes 23 are recovered by the annealing. Such annealing is carried out at the substrate temperature of 550° C. for 60 minutes in the oxygen-containing atmosphere, for example.
- the second oxidation-preventing insulating layer 22 formed on the second interlayer insulating layer 19 is removed by the etching-back. Thus, a surface of the fourth conductive plug 21 is exposed.
- a multi-layered metal layer is formed in the holes 23 on the upper electrodes 16 a of the capacitors Q and on the second interlayer insulating layer 19 .
- a Ti layer of 60 nm thickness, a TiN layer of 30 nm thickness, an Al—Cu layer of 400 nm thickness, a Ti layer of 5 nm thickness, and a TiN layer of 70 nm thickness are formed sequentially.
- a conductive pad 24 a which is connected to the fourth conductive plug 21 , and first-layer metal wirings 24 b, 24 c, which are connected to the upper electrodes 16 a via the holes 23 , are formed by patterning the multi-layered metal layer.
- the method of forming a reflection preventing layer (not shown) made of silicon oxide nitride (SiON), or the like on the multi-layered metal layer to have a thickness of 30 nm, then forming resist patterns such as wiring shapes, etc. by coating a resist on the reflection preventing layer and exposing/developing the resist, and then etching the multi-layered metal layer by using the resist patterns is employed.
- the reflection preventing layer may be left as it is after the patterning of the multi-layered metal layer.
- a third interlayer insulating layer 25 is formed on the second interlayer insulating layer 19 , the first-layer metal wirings 24 b, 24 c, and the conductive pad 24 a.
- bit-line contact hole 25 a is formed on the conductive pad 24 a by patterning the third interlayer insulating layer 25 . Also, a fifth conductive plug 26 made of a TiN layer and a W layer sequentially from the bottom is formed in the hole 25 a.
- bit line 27 has the multi-layered metal structure, like the first-layer metal wirings 24 b, 24 c. Also, when the bit line 27 is connected to the fifth conductive plug 26 , such bit line 27 is connected electrically to the first n-type impurity diffusion region 5 a via the conductive pad 24 a, the fourth conductive plug 21 , and the first conductive plug 10 a.
- a cover layer made of a TEOS material silicon oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer is formed. But their details will be omitted herein.
- the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c are covered with the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 and also the first conductive plug 10 a and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , which are connected to the bit line 27 , are covered with the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 .
- the abnormal oxidation of the first conductive plug 10 a is prevented by the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and also the abnormal oxidation of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c are prevented by the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 .
- the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 still covers the first conductive plug 10 a until the fourth contact hole 19 a is formed, the first conductive plug 10 a is never oxidized by the annealing applied in the formation of the capacitors Q and later steps.
- the second interlayer insulating layer 19 is formed over the first conductive plug 10 a, the first conductive plug 10 a is prevented from being oxidized since the first conductive plug 10 a is covered with the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 .
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is formed substantially identically to the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c, the oxygen is prevented from entering into the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 from the side and thus the abnormal oxidation of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c is never caused.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 formed on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c respectively functions as a stopper when the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesion layer 13 are polished by the CMP method.
- upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 , the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , and the insulating adhesion layer 13 are made flat, and thus degradation of the crystal of the ferroelectric layer 15 formed on the first conductive layer 14 is prevented.
- the FeRAM has level difference on the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the ferroelectric capacitor rather than the normal logic product, it is possible that an aspect ratio of the contact hole from the first-layer metal wiring 24 b to the first n-type impurity diffusion region 5 a is increased. If it is tried to form this contact hole by the etching at one step like the prior art shown in FIG. 1A to 1 C, not only the etching itself becomes difficult but also the filling of the glue layer into the contact hole becomes severe. The up-to-date equipment is needed to eliminate such problem.
- the via-to-via contact is formed between the first n-type impurity diffusion region 5 a and the contact pad 24 a via two conductive plugs 21 , 10 a.
- the iridium layer formed on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c as the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 and the iridium layer 14 w formed as the lowermost layer portion of the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q are formed by separate steps.
- FIGS. 3A to 3 I are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the MOS transistors T 1 , T 2 are formed on the silicon substrate 1 and then the cover layer 7 , the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , and the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed.
- the iridium layer is formed as a conductive oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a on the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a constitutes a part of the lower electrode of the capacitor Q, as described later.
- the iridium layer acting as the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is formed to have a thickness enough to prevent the abnormal oxidation of the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c.
- a thickness enough to prevent the abnormal oxidation of the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c is formed to have a thickness of 200 nm, for example, and also is formed to add the thickness by 100 nm every time when the substrate temperature is increased by 100° C.
- the iridium layer has the thickness of 400 nm, the iridium layer can prevent the oxidation of the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c from the oxygen annealing at 750° C.
- masks M 2 are formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas.
- a planar shape of the mask M 2 is set equal to the shape of the lower electrode of the capacitor.
- a hard mask made of titanium nitride, silicon oxide, or the like may be employed as the mask M 2 .
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a in the region that is not covered with the masks M 2 is etched.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is left on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas to have a size of the capacitor.
- a halogen gas is used as the etching gas of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a.
- an upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is exposed by polishing the insulating adhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 by means of the CMP method while causing the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a to function as the stopper layer.
- upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, the insulating adhesion layer 13 , and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 are made flat by the CMP method.
- a IrO 2 layer 14 x of 30 nm thickness, a PtO layer 14 y of 30 nm thickness, and a Pt layer 14 z of 50 nm thickness are formed in sequence as a first conductive layer 14 b on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , and the insulating adhesion layer 13 by the sputter.
- the insulating adhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the first conductive layer 14 b is formed.
- the annealing method RTA (Rapid Thermal Annealing) executed at 750° C. for 60 second in the argon atmosphere, for example, may be employed.
- the PZT layer of 200 nm thickness is formed as the ferroelectric layer 15 on the first conductive layer 14 b by the sputter method.
- the method of forming the ferroelectric layer 15 there are the MOD method, the MOCVD method, the sol-gel method, etc. in addition to this.
- the material of the ferroelectric layer 15 other PZT material such as PLCSZT, PLZT, etc., the Bi-layered structure compound material such as SrBi 2 Ta 2 O 9 , SrBi 2 (Ta,Nb) 2 O 9 , etc., and other metal oxide ferroelectric substance may be employed in addition to PZT.
- the ferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen-containing atmosphere to crystallize.
- two-step RTA process having the first step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 600° C. for 90 seconds in the mixed-gas atmosphere consisting of Ar and O 2 and the second step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 750° C. for 60 seconds in the oxygen atmosphere, for example, is employed.
- the IrO 2 layer of 200 nm thickness is formed as the second conductive layer 16 on the ferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method.
- the TiN layer and the SiO 2 layer are formed in sequence as the hard mask 17 on the second conductive layer 16 .
- the TiN layer is formed by the sputter, and the SiO 2 layer is formed by the CVD method using TEOS.
- the hard masks 17 are patterned into the planar shape, which is almost same as the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c.
- the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the first conductive layer 14 b in the region that is not covered with the hard masks 17 are etched sequentially.
- the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the first conductive layer 14 b are etched by the sputter reaction in the atmosphere containing the halogen element.
- the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 functions as the etching stopper even after the insulating adhesion layer 13 is etched by such etching, the first conductive plug is never exposed.
- the capacitors Q are formed on the first interlayer insulating layer 8 .
- the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is made of the first conductive layer 14 b and the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a.
- the dielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is made of the ferroelectric layer 15 .
- the upper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is made of the second conductive layer 16 .
- Two capacitors Q are arranged over one well 1 a. These lower electrodes 14 a are connected electrically to the second or third n-type impurity diffusion region 5 b, 5 c via the second or third conductive plug 10 b, 10 c respectively.
- the hard masks 17 can be formed thinner than the first embodiment.
- the hard masks 17 are removed after patterns of the capacitors Q are formed.
- the recovery annealing of the capacitors Q is executed.
- the recovery annealing in this case is carried out at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 minutes in the furnace containing the oxygen, for example.
- the thermal resistance of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c formed directly under the lower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, and also the oxidation resistance of the first conductive plug 10 a not positioned directly under the lower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the insulating adhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 .
- the first conductive plug 10 a made of tungsten is not abnormally oxidized by condition of which the thickness of the silicon nitride layer used as the insulating adhesion layer 13 is set to 70 nm.
- the abnormal oxidation of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c is not caused by the oxygen annealing.
- the alumina of 50 nm thickness is formed as the capacitor protection layer 18 on the capacitors Q, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , and the insulating adhesion layer 13 by the sputter.
- This capacitor protection layer 18 protects the capacitors Q from the process damage, and may be formed of PZT in addition to the alumina.
- the capacitors Q are annealed at 650° C. for 60 minutes in the oxygen atmosphere in the furnace.
- the fourth conductive plug 21 , the conductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings 24 b, 24 c, the third interlayer insulating layer 25 , the fifth conductive plug 26 , the bit line 27 , etc. are formed.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a constituting the lowermost layer of the lower electrodes 14 a of the capacitors Q is formed previously over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c to have the lower electrode shape, then the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesion layer 13 are formed, then the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is exposed by polishing the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesion layer 13 by virtue of the CMP method, and then remaining metal layers of the lower electrodes 14 a are formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a.
- the iridium layer for example, is formed as the oxygen-barrier metal and lower electrode.
- the iridium layers constituting the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the lower electrode respectively are formed by separate steps and patterned separately.
- the iridium layer is formed by one layer forming step and one patterning step, and therefore there is such a merit that a part of steps of forming the lower electrodes can be reduced.
- the abnormal oxidation of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c is prevented by the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a and also the abnormal oxidation of the first conductive plug 10 a is prevented by the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 .
- the first conductive layer 14 b formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , and the insulating adhesion layer 13 becomes flat in the neighborhood of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a.
- degradation of the crystal of the ferroelectric layer 15 formed on the first conductive layer 14 b is prevented.
- the conductive plugs 10 a, 21 for the bit-line contact are formed separately in the first interlayer insulating layer 8 and the second interlayer insulating layer 19 .
- the insulating adhesion layer 13 may be omitted.
- FIGS. 4A to 4 E are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- the MOS transistors T 1 , T 2 are formed on the silicon substrate 1 and then the cover layer 7 , the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , and the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed. Then, in compliance with the steps shown in the second embodiment, the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a each having the same size as the lower electrode of the capacitor Q are formed on the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and their peripheral areas.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is the iridium layer having a thickness of 400 nm, for example.
- the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesion layer 13 are formed in sequence on the first conductive plug 10 a, the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 . Then, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesion layer 13 are polished by the CMP method to expose the upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a.
- a conductive adhesion layer 35 is formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , and the insulating adhesion layer 13 .
- the conductive adhesion layer 35 an iridium layer of 10 to 50 nm thickness, for example 30 nm, is formed by the sputter.
- the insulating adhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the conductive adhesion layer 35 is formed.
- the annealing method the RTA executed at 750° C. for 60 seconds in the argon atmosphere, for example, may be employed.
- the IrO 2 layer 14 x of 30 nm thickness, the PtO layer 14 y of 30 nm thickness, and the Pt layer 14 z of 50 nm thickness are formed in sequence as the first conductive layer 14 b on the conductive adhesion layer 35 by the sputter.
- the PZT layer of 180 nm thickness is formed as the ferroelectric layer 15 on the first conductive layer 14 b by the sputter method or other method.
- the ferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen-containing atmosphere under the same conditions as the second embodiment to crystallize.
- the IrO 2 of 200 nm thickness is formed as the second conductive layer 16 on the ferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method.
- the hard masks 17 are formed on the second conductive layer 16 under the same conditions as the second embodiment.
- the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , the first conductive layer 14 b, and the conductive adhesion layer 35 in the region that is not covered with the hard masks 17 are etched sequentially.
- respective layers from the first conductive layer 14 b to the conductive adhesion layer 35 are etched by the sputter reaction in the atmosphere containing the halogen element. Therefore, since the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 functions as the etching stopper even after the insulating adhesion layer 13 is etched by such etching, the first conductive plug is never exposed.
- the hard masks 17 are removed after the patterns of the capacitors Q are formed.
- the capacitors Q are formed on the first interlayer insulating layer 8 .
- the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is made of the first conductive layer 14 b, the conductive adhesion layer 35 , and the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a.
- the dielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is made of the ferroelectric layer 15 .
- the upper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is made of the second conductive layer 16 .
- the recovery annealing of the capacitors Q is executed.
- the recovery annealing in this case is carried out at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 minutes in the furnace containing the oxygen, for example.
- the capacitor protection layer 18 , the second interlayer insulating layer 19 , the fourth conductive plug 21 , the conductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings 24 b, 24 c, the third interlayer insulating layer 25 , the fifth conductive plug 26 , the bit line 27 , etc. are formed.
- the same reference symbols as those in FIG. 3I denote the same elements.
- the upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a having the shape of the capacitors lower electrode is exposed by polishing the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesion layer 13 , then the conductive adhesion layer 35 is formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , and the insulating adhesion layer 13 , and then the first conductive layer 14 b, the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the second conductive layer 16 are formed sequentially on the conductive adhesion layer 35 .
- the surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a is altered in quality. If the conductive adhesion layer 35 is not formed, the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a and the IrO 2 layer 14 x are put in the state that they are easily peeled off because they are patterned into the almost same planar shape respectively.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a is formed in the same size as the lower electrodes 14 a of the capacitor Q, the lower electrodes 14 a is never lifted up because of the peeling-off.
- the conductive adhesion layer 35 is made of the same material as the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a. But such conductive adhesion layer may be formed of other conductive material that has good adhesiveness to the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 or 11 a is formed on the second or third conductive plug 10 b, 10 c formed directly under the capacitors Q and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 is formed on the first conductive plug 10 a.
- FIGS. 5A to 5 G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the MOS transistors T 1 , T 2 are formed on the silicon substrate 1 and then the cover layer 7 , the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , and the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed.
- the iridium layer of 400 nm thickness is formed as the conductive oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a on the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a constitutes a part of the lower electrode of the capacitor Q, as described later.
- the masks (not shown) are formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a over the first, second and third conductive plugs 10 a, 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas respectively. It is preferable that, like the second embodiment, the hard mask should be employed as the mask.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is left on the first, second, and third conductive plugs 10 a, 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas respectively by etching the region of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, which is not covered with the masks.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a left on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c is patterned into a size that is prevent the oxidation of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and act as the lower electrodes of the capacitors.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a left on the first conductive plug 10 a is patterned into an island-like shape that is prevent the oxidation of the first conductive plug 10 a.
- the silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) layer of 300 nm thickness is formed as the insulating adhesion layer 13 on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the CVD method using TEOS, for example.
- the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 may be formed under the insulating adhesion layer 13 .
- the upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is exposed by polishing the insulating adhesion layer 13 by means of the CMP method while causing the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a to function as the stopper layer.
- upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and the insulating adhesion layer 13 are made flat by the CMP method.
- the IrO 2 layer 14 x of 30 nm thickness, the PtO layer 14 y of 30 nm thickness, and the Pt layer 14 z of 50 nm thickness are formed in sequence as the first conductive layer 14 b on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and the insulating adhesion layer 13 by the sputter.
- the insulating adhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the first conductive layer 14 b is formed.
- the annealing method the RTA executed at 750° C. for 60 seconds in the argon atmosphere, for example, may be employed.
- the PZT layer of 200 nm thickness is formed as the ferroelectric layer 15 on the first conductive layer 14 b by the similar method to that in the second embodiment.
- the ferroelectric layer 15 annealed in the oxygen-containing atmosphere to crystallize.
- two-step RTA process having the first step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 600° C. for 90 seconds in the mixed-gas atmosphere consisting of Ar and O 2 and the second step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 750° C. for 60 seconds in the oxygen atmosphere, for example, is employed.
- the IrO 2 of 200 nm thickness is formed as the second conductive layer 16 on the ferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method.
- the hard masks 17 having the same structure as the second embodiment are formed on the second conductive layer 16 .
- the hard masks 17 are patterned into the planar shape, which is almost same as the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c by the photolithography method.
- the hard mask 17 has a double-layered structure consisting of titanium nitride and silicon oxide, for example.
- the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the first conductive layer 14 b in the region that is not covered with the hard masks 17 are etched sequentially. Then, the hard masks 17 are removed.
- the capacitors Q are formed on the first interlayer insulating layer 8 .
- the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is made of the first conductive layer 14 b and the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a.
- the dielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is made of the ferroelectric layer 15 .
- the upper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is made of the second conductive layer 16 .
- Two capacitors Q are arranged over one well 1 a. These lower electrodes 14 a are connected electrically to the second or third n-type impurity diffusion region 5 b, 5 c via the second or third conductive plug 10 b, 10 c respectively.
- the hard masks 17 can also be formed thinner than the first embodiment.
- the recovery annealing is executed.
- the recovery annealing in this case is carried out at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 minutes in the furnace containing the oxygen, for example.
- the thermal resistance of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c formed directly under the lower electrodes 14 a and the oxidation resistance of the first conductive plug 10 a not positioned directly under the lower electrodes 14 a are decided by the oxygen permeability of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a respectively.
- the abnormal oxidization is not caused in the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c by the oxygen annealing in the condition of which the iridium layer of 400 nm, for example, is present as the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a on the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c, which are made of tungsten, and their peripheral areas respectively.
- the alumina of 50 nm thickness is formed as the capacitor protection layer 18 on the capacitors Q and the insulating adhesion layer 13 by the sputter.
- This capacitor protection layer 18 protects the capacitors Q from the process damage, and may be formed of PZT in addition to the alumina.
- the capacitors Q are annealed at 650° C. for 60 minutes in the oxygen atmosphere in the furnace.
- the fourth conductive plug 21 , the conductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings 24 b, 24 c, the third interlayer insulating layer 25 , the fifth conductive plug 26 , the bit line 27 , etc. are formed.
- the fourth conductive plug 21 is formed in the second interlayer insulating layer 19 and the capacitor protection layer 18 over the first n-type impurity diffusion region 5 a, and is connected to the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a.
- the bit line 27 is connected electrically to the first n-type impurity diffusion region 5 a via the fifth conductive plug 26 , the conductive pad 24 a, the fourth conductive plug 21 , the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, and the first conductive plug 10 a.
- the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is formed previously on the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c, then the insulating adhesion layer 13 is formed on oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , then the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is exposed by polishing the insulating adhesion layer 13 by virtue of the CMP method, and then upper portions of the lower electrodes 14 a are formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a that covers the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c.
- the iridium layer is also formed as the oxygen-barrier metal layer.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a is formed to use as not only the layer for preventing the abnormal oxidation of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c but also a part of the lower electrodes 14 a.
- steps of forming the layers of the capacitors Q and steps of patterning them are reduced rather than first embodiment.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is left like the island to cover the first conductive plug 10 a to which the bit line is connected electrically, steps of forming the oxidation-preventing insulating layer, shown in the first and second embodiments, can be omitted.
- the first conductive layer 14 a formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a and the insulating adhesion layer 13 is made flat in the neighborhood of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a.
- degradation of the crystal of the ferroelectric layer 15 formed on the first conductive layer 14 a is prevented.
- the conductive plugs 10 a, 21 for the bit-line contact are formed separately in the first interlayer insulating layer 8 and the second interlayer insulating layer 19 .
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a constitutes the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a may be formed like the island that is narrower than the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q, like the first embodiment.
- the first conductive layer 14 having the quadruple-layered structure employed in the first embodiment may be formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and the insulating adhesion layer 13 over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c, and then the lower electrodes 14 a may be formed by patterning the first conductive layer 14 .
- the conductive adhesion layer 35 formed between the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and the IrO 2 layer 14 x in the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q by adopting the conductive adhesion layer 35 formed between the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and the IrO 2 layer 14 x in the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q, the peeling-off in the lower electrode 14 a is prevented.
- the conductive adhesion layer 35 on the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a that covers the first conductive plug 10 a is removed by the etching.
- the glue layer 9 a and the tungsten layer 9 b are removed from the upper surface of the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the CMP process at the time of forming the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c. It is possible that the erosion and the recess are generated around the first to third contact holes 8 a to 8 c in the CMP process. Since the object of the CMP process in this case is the glue layer 9 a and the tungsten layer 9 b, upper surfaces of the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are polished excessively due to generation of the erosion and the recess around the contact holes 8 a to 8 c.
- the concave portions are formed in the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and their peripheral areas. There is such a possibility that concave portions are also generated slightly on upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 , 11 a that are formed on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c in the situation that such concave portions are formed
- the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 , 11 a are planarized by the steps of polishing the insulating adhesion layer 13 by means of the CMP. But such planarization is still insufficient in some cases.
- concave portions are present on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 , 11 a, such concave portions affect the lower electrode 14 a, the ferroelectric layer 15 a, and the upper electrode 16 a to deteriorate and also it is a chance to make the polarization characteristic of the capacitor worse.
- FIGS. 7A to 7 I are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the MOS transistors T 1 , T 2 are formed on the silicon substrate 1 and then the cover layer 7 , the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , and the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed.
- a conductive oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is formed on the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 has a double-layered structure consisting of a lower metal layer 31 a and an upper metal layer 31 b.
- the conductive material that can be easily planarized by the CMP is selected as the upper metal layer 31 b.
- the lower metal layer 31 a made of iridium (Ir) and the upper metal layer 31 b made of iridium oxide (IrO 2 ) are formed as the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 .
- the iridium layer is formed in the argon atmosphere by the sputter using an iridium target.
- the iridium oxide layer is formed in the atmosphere containing argon and oxygen by the sputter using the iridium target.
- the argon gas and the oxygen gas are introduced at a ration of 80 and 20 respectively.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is formed to have the thickness enough to prevent the abnormal oxidation of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c.
- the lower Ir layer 31 a is formed to have a thickness of 200 nm and the upper IrO 2 layer 31 b is formed to have a thickness of 200 nm, for example.
- a concept of the “oxygen-barrier metal” contains metal oxide.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is left on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas by etching the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 while using a mask (not shown).
- a mask not shown.
- the SiON layer or the Si 3 N 4 layer of 100 nm thickness is formed as the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the CVD method.
- the SiO 2 layer of 300 nm thickness is formed as the insulating adhesion layer 13 on the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 by the CVD method using TEOS, for example.
- an upper surface of the upper layer 31 b of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is exposed by polishing the insulating adhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 by virtue of the CMP process.
- the upper layer 31 b is scraped up to a thickness of about 100 nm by executing the CMP process continuously.
- successive upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 , the insulating adhesion layer 13 , and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 are planarized by the CMP method.
- the CMP slurry for the silicon oxide, the silicon nitride, and the silicon nitride oxide the slurry prepared by adding the water to SS-25 manufactured by CABOT Inc., for example, is employed.
- the IrO 2 layer constituting the upper layer 31 b is planarized more easily than the Ir layer, and is employed as the sacrifice layer.
- the Ir layer 14 w of 200 nm thickness, the IrO 2 layer 14 x of 30 nm thickness, the PtO layer 14 y of 30 nm thickness, and the Pt layer 14 z of 50 nm thickness are formed in sequence as the first conductive layer 14 on the upper layer 31 b of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 , the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , and the insulating adhesion layer 13 by the sputter.
- the insulating adhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the first conductive layer 14 is formed.
- the annealing method the RTA executed at 750° C. for 60 seconds in the argon atmosphere, for example, may be employed.
- the PZT layer of 200 nm thickness is formed as the ferroelectric layer 15 on the first conductive layer 14 by the sputter method.
- the method of forming the ferroelectric layer 15 there are the MOD method, the MOCVD method, the sol-gel method, etc. in addition to this.
- the material of the ferroelectric layer 15 other PZT material such as PLCSZT, PLZT, etc., the Bi-layered structure compound material such as SrBi 2 Ta 2 O 9 , SrBi 2 (Ta,Nb) 2 O 9 , etc., and other metal oxide ferroelectric substance may be employed in addition to PZT.
- the ferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen-containing atmosphere to crystallize.
- two-step RTA process having the first step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 600° C. for 90 seconds in the mixed-gas atmosphere consisting of Ar and O 2 and the second step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 750° C. for 60 seconds in the oxygen atmosphere, for example, is employed.
- the IrO 2 of 200 nm thickness is formed as the second conductive layer 16 on the ferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method.
- the TiN layer and the SiO 2 layer are formed in sequence as the hard mask 17 on the second conductive layer 16 .
- the TiN layer is formed by the sputter, and the SiO 2 layer is formed by the CVD method using TEOS.
- the hard masks 17 are patterned into the planar shape of the capacitor over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c by the photography method.
- the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the first conductive layer 14 in the region that is not covered with the hard masks 17 are etched sequentially.
- the ferroelectric layer 15 is etched by the sputter reaction in the atmosphere containing the halogen element.
- the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 functions as the etching stopper even after the insulating adhesion layer 13 is etched by such etching, the first conductive plug is never exposed.
- the capacitors Q are formed on the first interlayer insulating layer 8 .
- the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is made of the first conductive layer 14 .
- the dielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is made of the ferroelectric layer 15 .
- the upper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is made of the second conductive layer 16 .
- Two capacitors Q are arranged over one well 1 a. These lower electrodes 14 a are connected electrically to the second or third n-type impurity diffusion region 5 b, 5 c via the second or third conductive plug 10 b, 10 c respectively.
- the hard masks 17 are removed after the patterns of the capacitors Q are formed.
- the recovery annealing of the capacitors Q is carried out.
- the recovery annealing in this case is carried out at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 minutes in the furnace containing the oxygen, for example.
- the thermal resistance of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c formed directly under the lower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 31
- the oxidation resistance of the first conductive plug 10 a not positioned directly under the lower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the insulating adhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 .
- the first conductive plug 10 a made of tungsten is not abnormally oxidized in the condition of which the thickness of the silicon nitride layer used as the insulating adhesion layer 13 is set to 70 nm.
- the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c are not abnormally oxidized by the oxygen annealing.
- a total thickness of the iridium layer is 400 nm under the ferroelectric layer 15 and also the IrO 2 layer still remains about 100 nm in thick. In this case, since both layers prevents the permeation of oxygen, the abnormal oxidation of the conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c is not caused.
- the alumina of 50 nm thickness is formed as the capacitor protection layer 18 on the capacitors Q, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , and the insulating adhesion layer 13 by the sputter.
- This capacitor protection layer 18 protects the capacitors Q from the process damage, and may be formed of PZT in addition to the alumina.
- the capacitors Q are annealed at 650° C. for 60 minutes in the oxygen atmosphere.
- the fourth conductive plug 21 , the conductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings 24 b, 24 c, the third interlayer insulating layer 25 , the fifth conductive plug 26 , the bit line 27 , etc. are formed.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 having the double-layered structure is left like the island on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c, then the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesion layer 13 are formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , then the upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is exposed by polishing the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesion layer 13 by virtue of the CMP process, and then the upper layer 31 b of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is reduced in thickness by executing further the CMP process.
- the upper layer 31 b of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is planarized more easily by the CMP than the Ir layer, it can be facilitated to eliminate the recess on the upper surface of the upper layer 31 b caused by the concave portion generated on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas.
- the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c below the lower electrodes 14 a constituting the capacitors Q are covered with the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 and the first conductive plug 10 a, connected to the bit line 27 , and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 are covered with the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 .
- the abnormal oxidation of the first conductive plug 10 a is prevented by the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and also the abnormal oxidation of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c is prevented by the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 .
- the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 still covers the first conductive plug 10 a until the fourth contact hole 19 a is formed, the first conductive plug 10 a is never oxidized by the annealing applied in the formation of the capacitors Q and subsequent steps.
- patterned side surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 are covered with the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 . Therefore, if a size of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is formed almost equal to the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c, the oxygen is prevented from entering into the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 from their side surfaces and thus the abnormal oxidation of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c is not generated.
- the via-to-via contact is formed between the first n-type impurity diffusion region 5 a and the contact pad 24 a via two conductive plugs 21 , 10 a.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 having the above structure may be shaped into the planar shape, which has the same size as the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q, so as to constitute a part of the lower electrode. Also, like the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a in the fourth embodiment, the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 having the above structure may be left like the island on the first conductive plug 10 a.
- the iridium layer is formed as the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 or 11 a on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c.
- the iridium layer is formed on the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , which is formed by using TEOS, around the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c.
- a plurality of semiconductor devices are formed via a scribing region on one sheet of silicon wafer.
- a plurality of alignment marks 40 shown in FIG. 8 are formed in the scribing region.
- traces 41 such as swellings are found in a part of the alignment marks 40 .
- the alignment mark 40 shown in FIG. 8 consists of a plurality of layers constituting the capacitor Q.
- adherence between the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 must be enhanced much more.
- adherence between the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is good.
- FIGS. 10A to 10 I are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- the MOS transistors T 1 , T 2 are formed on the silicon substrate 1 , and then the cover layer 7 , the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , and the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed.
- the first interlayer insulating layer 8 is a silicon oxide layer formed by using TEOS as the source gas, for example.
- a conductive adhesion layer 37 a single-layer structure of the titanium nitride (TiN) layer or a double-layered structure consisting of a TiN upper layer and a Ti lower layer may be employed.
- the iridium layer is formed as the conductive oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 on the conductive adhesion layer 37 by the sputter.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is formed to have a thickness enough to prevent the abnormal oxidation of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 and the conductive adhesion layer 37 are left like the island on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas by etching the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 and the conductive adhesion layer 37 while using the same mask (not shown) as the first embodiment.
- the first conductive plug 10 a is exposed.
- the masks are removed.
- the SiON layer or the Si 3 N 4 layer of 100 nm thickness is formed as the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 , the conductive adhesion layer 37 , and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the CVD method.
- the insulating adhesion layer 13 is formed on the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 .
- the SiO 2 layer of 100 nm thickness is formed by the CVD method using TEOS, for example.
- the upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is exposed by polishing the insulating adhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 by means of the CMP method while causing the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 to function as the stopper layer.
- the conductive adhesion layer 37 is covered with the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , the oxidation of the conductive adhesion layer 37 is prevented.
- the first conductive layer 14 is formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 , the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , and the insulating adhesion layer 13 .
- the first conductive layer 14 for example, the Ir layer 14 w, the IrO 2 layer 14 x, the PtO layer 14 y, and the Pt layer 14 z are formed in sequence by the sputter.
- the insulating adhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the first conductive layer 14 is formed.
- the ferroelectric layer 15 is formed on the first conductive layer 14 . Then, the ferroelectric layer 15 is crystallized by two-step annealing in the oxygen-containing atmosphere under the same conditions as the first embodiment.
- the second conductive layer 16 is formed on the ferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method.
- the hard masks 17 each having the planar shape of the capacitor are formed on the second conductive layer 16 .
- the capacitors Q are formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 , the insulating adhesion layer 13 , and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 by etching in sequence the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the first conductive layer 14 in the region that is not covered with the hard masks 17 .
- each of the capacitors Q consists of the lower electrode 14 a made of the first conductive layer 14 , the dielectric layer 15 a made of the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the upper electrode 16 a made of the second conductive layer 16 . Then, in order to recover the damage of the ferroelectric layer 15 caused by the etching, the recovery annealing is carried out.
- the thermal resistance of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c formed directly under the lower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11
- the oxidation resistance of the first conductive plug 10 a not positioned directly under the lower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the insulating adhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 .
- the conductive adhesion layer 37 covered with the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 is not oxidized and thus increase of the resistance of the conductive adhesion layer 37 is suppressed. Also, the oxidation of the first conductive plug 10 a is prevented by the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 . In addition, the abnormal oxidization of the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c is prevented by the iridium constituting the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 and the first conductive layer 14 .
- the capacitor protection layer 18 is formed on the capacitors Q and the insulating adhesion layer 13 by the sputter. Then, the capacitors Q are annealed in the oxygen atmosphere. Then, the second interlayer insulating layer 19 is formed on the capacitor protection layer 18 by the plasma CVD method. Then, the upper surface of the second interlayer insulating layer 19 is planarized by the CMP method.
- the capacitor protection layer 18 , the second interlayer insulating layer 19 , the fourth conductive plug 21 , the conductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings 24 b, 24 c, the third interlayer insulating layer 25 , the fifth conductive plug 26 , the bit line 27 , etc. are formed.
- the same symbols as those in FIG. 20 denote the same elements.
- the conductive adhesion layer 37 is formed of the material that has good adhesiveness to both the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , the clearance is never generated under the island-like the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 . If the clearance is generated under the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 , it is possible that the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c are oxidized through the clearance.
- orientation strength of a ( 111 ) face of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 is enhanced.
- orientation strength of a ( 111 ) face of the first conductive layer 14 formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 also is enhanced, and also crystallinity of the ferroelectric layer 15 formed on the first conductive layer 14 is improved.
- this conductive adhesion layer 37 may be formed between the oxygen-barrier metal layers 31 and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 .
- the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layers 31 may be formed on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas via the island-like conductive adhesion layer 37 .
- the peeling-off of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 31 formed on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c is prevented.
- the conductive adhesion layers 37 formed under the oxygen-barrier metal layers 31 are covered with the oxygen-barrier metal layers 31 and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , the oxidation of the conductive adhesion layers 37 during the annealing to form the capacitors is prevented.
- the adhesiveness between the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, which is formed to prevent the oxidation of tungsten constituting the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c, and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 must be improved much more.
- FIGS. 12A to 12 G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the MOS transistors T 1 , T 2 are formed on the silicon substrate 1 , and then the cover layer 7 , the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , and the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed.
- the titanium (Ti) layer is formed as the conductive adhesion layer 37 on the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter. It is preferable that a thickness of the titanium layer should be set to keep conductivity of the titanium layer if the titanium layer is oxidized, and the thickness is set to more than 5 nm but less than 20 nm, for example, 10 nm.
- the conductive adhesion layer 37 the single-layer structure of the TiN layer or the double-layered structure consisting of the TiN upper layer and the Ti lower layer may be employed.
- the iridium layer of 400 nm thickness is formed as the conductive oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a on the conductive adhesion layer 37 by the sputter.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a constitutes a part of the lower electrode of the capacitor Q, as described later.
- the hard masks made of titanium nitride, silicon oxide, or the like are formed as the masks M 2 on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas.
- the planar shape of the masks M 2 are set equal to the shape of the lower electrode of the capacitor, to be described later.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and the conductive adhesion layer 37 are etched in the region that is not covered with the masks M 2 .
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and the conductive adhesion layer 37 are left on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas to have the size of the capacitor.
- the first conductive plug 10 a is exposed.
- the masks M 2 are removed.
- the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesion layer 13 are formed in sequence on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, the conductive adhesion layer 37 , the first conductive plug 10 a, and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 under the same conditions as the second embodiment.
- the upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is exposed by polishing the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesion layer 13 by means of the CMP method while causing the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a to function as the stopper layer.
- upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, the insulating adhesion layer 13 , and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 are made flat substantially.
- the IrO 2 layer 14 x of 30 nm thickness, the PtO layer 14 y of 30 nm thickness, and the Pt layer 14 z of 50 nm thickness are formed sequentially as the first conductive layer 14 b on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , and the insulating adhesion layer 13 by the sputter.
- the insulating adhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer before or after the first conductive layer 14 b is formed.
- the ferroelectric layer 15 is formed on the first conductive layer 14 under the conditions shown in the second embodiment. Then, the ferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen-containing atmosphere to crystallize. As shown in the second embodiment, two-step RTA process is employed as such annealing. Then, the IrO 2 layer of 200 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the second conductive layer 16 on the ferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method.
- the TiN layer and the SiO 2 layer are formed sequentially on the second conductive layer 16 , and then the hard masks 17 are formed by patterning these layers. each having the planar shape of the capacitor.
- the hard masks 17 are patterned into the capacitor shape, which is almost similar to the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c.
- the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the first conductive layer 14 b in the region, which is not covered with the hard masks 17 are etching in sequence under the same conditions as the second embodiment. Then, the hard masks 17 are removed.
- the capacitors Q are formed on the first interlayer insulating layer 8 .
- the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is made of the first conductive layer 14 b and the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a.
- the dielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is made of the ferroelectric layer 15
- the upper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is made of the second conductive layer 16 .
- the capacitor protection layer 18 , the second interlayer insulating layer 19 , the fourth conductive plug 21 , the conductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings 24 b, 24 c, the third interlayer insulating layer 25 , the fifth conductive plug 26 , the bit line 27 , etc. are formed.
- the same symbols as those in FIG. 3I denote the same elements.
- the conductive adhesion layer 37 is formed of that material that has good adhesiveness to both the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , the clearance is never generated under the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a constituting the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q.
- the Ti layer as the conductive adhesion layer 37 , the orientation strength of the ( 111 ) face of the lower electrode 14 a is enhanced.
- the crystallinity of the ferroelectric layer 15 is improved.
- the conductive adhesion layer 37 may be formed between the first interlayer insulating layer 8 and the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a around the first conductive plug 10 a and its peripheral area.
- the clearance is never formed under the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a that are formed on not only the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c but also the first conductive plug 10 a.
- the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are not oxidized in the annealing in the oxygen atmosphere. If the clearance is generated under the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, it is possible that the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are oxidized through the clearance.
- the hard masks M 1 , M 2 may be employed upon patterning the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 or 11 a.
- titanium nitride is employed as the material of the hard masks M 1 , M 2 .
- the hard masks are formed as the conductive mask, such hard masks are not removed to leave as it is after the patterning of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 or 11 a.
- the titanium nitride is oxidized by the oxygen annealing, which is applied to form the capacitor, and thus its resistance is increased higher. Hence, it is not preferable to leave the titanium nitride as it is. Therefore, after the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 or 11 a are patterned, the hard masks M 1 , M 2 made of titanium nitride are removed by the wet etching using ammonium peroxide, for example.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 or 11 a are patterned, a part of both the tungsten layer 9 b constituting the first conductive plug 10 a and the glue layer 9 a made of titanium nitride/titanium is exposed from the first interlayer insulating layer 8 . Therefore, since the titanium nitride constituting the first conductive plug 10 a is also etched simultaneously when the hard masks M 1 , M 2 made of titanium nitride are removed, a recess is generated in the first conductive plug 10 a. Since the insulating material is filled in the recess, it is possible to increase the resistance of the first conductive plug 10 a.
- FIGS. 14A to 14 G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- the MOS transistors T 1 , T 2 are formed on the silicon substrate 1 , and then the cover layer 7 , the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , and the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed. After this, the first interlayer insulating layer 8 is exposed to the nitrogen plasma atmosphere at the substrate temperature of 350° C. for 120 seconds.
- the iridium layer is formed as the conductive oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 on the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter.
- the iridium layer is formed to have a thickness of 200 nm, for example.
- masks M 3 made of titanium nitride are formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas.
- a titanium nitride (TiN) layer of 200 nm thickness is formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 and then is left as the masks M 3 on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas by etching the TiN layer while using resist patterns (not shown). In this case, the TiN layer is etched by using BCl 3 and Cl 2 . Then, the resist patterns are removed.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is etched in the region that is not covered with the masks M 3 .
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is left like the island on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas.
- the first conductive plug 10 a is exposed by the etching of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 .
- the etching of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 made of iridium is executed by using the ICP plasma etching equipment.
- the electric power of 800 W is applied to the coil antenna arranged at the upper portion in the chamber of the ICP plasma etching equipment, and the bias power of 700 W is applied to the stage on which the wafer is loaded in the chamber.
- the pressure in the chamber is set to 0.4 Pa, and the stage temperature is set to 400° C.
- the etching gas of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 HBr and O 2 are introduced into the chamber at flow rates of 10 sccm and 40 sccm respectively.
- the over-etching is carried out for a time, a length of which is equal to the etching time, not to leave the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 in the region except the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas.
- the SiON layer or the Si 3 N 4 layer of 100 nm thickness is formed as the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 on the masks M 3 , the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 , the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , and the first conductive plug 10 a by the CVD method.
- the insulating adhesion layer 13 is formed on the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 .
- the SiO 2 layer of 100 nm thickness is formed by the CVD method using TEOS, for example.
- the insulating adhesion layer 13 , the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , and the masks M 1 are polished by the CMP method while causing the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 to function as the stopper layer. Hence, the masks are removed and an upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is exposed. In this case, the upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 , the insulating adhesion layer 13 , and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 are made flat substantially.
- This CMP method is executed by using the polishing machine.
- a product name IC1010 manufactured by Rodel Nitta Company, for example, is used as the abrasive cloth, and SS-25E manufactured by Cabbot Corporation, for example, is used as the slurry.
- the polishing time is 70 second, for example.
- the capacitors Q are formed on the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 , and the insulating adhesion layer 13 on the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 .
- the capacitor Q consists of the lower electrode 14 a, the ferroelectric layer 15 a, and the upper electrode 16 a.
- the lower electrode 14 a is connected to the conductive plug 10 b ( 10 c ) via the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 .
- the capacitor protection layer 18 , the second interlayer insulating layer 19 , the fourth conductive plug 21 , the conductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings 24 b, 24 c, the third interlayer insulating layer 25 , the fifth conductive plug 26 , the bit line 27 , etc. are formed.
- the same symbols as those in FIG. 20 denote the same elements.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is patterned by using the masks M 3 formed over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c, then the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesion layer 13 are formed on the masks M 3 , the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , and the first conductive plug 10 g without removal of the masks M 3 , and then the masks M 3 are removed by the polishing executed when the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesion layer 13 are to be polished.
- TiN constituting the glue layer 9 a of the first conductive plug 10 a is not etched in removing the masks M 3 .
- the first conductive plug 10 a does not suffer damage in removing the masks M 3 , and thus the first conductive plug 10 a together with the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c connect the impurity diffusion region 5 a to the bit line 27 on a via-to-via basis.
- the independent step of removing the masks M 3 only is omitted and thus throughput is improved.
- material of the masks M 3 employed to pattern the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is not limited to titanium nitride.
- the double-layered structure obtained by forming titanium nitride (TiN) and silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) sequentially may be employed, or such masks may be formed of other material.
- removal of the mask M 2 shown in the second embodiment may be executed at the same time when the planarization of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesive layer 13 is executed by the CMP method after the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesive layer 13 are formed on the mask M 2 and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 .
- steps of forming a hard mask having a double-layered structure consisting of a TiN layer and an SiO 2 layer as a mask used to pattern an oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a and then removing such hard mask by the CMP method will be explained hereunder.
- FIGS. 15A to 15 D are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention, which are taken along a I-I line in a plan view of the memory cell region shown in FIG. 17 . That is, FIGS. 15A to 15 D show steps of forming the island-like oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a under the capacitor Q, which is formed on one side of one p-type well 1 a, and two capacitors Q, which are positioned adjacently to each other in the extending direction of the gate electrodes (word lines) 4 a, 4 b, respectively.
- the MOS transistors T 1 , T 2 are formed on the silicon substrate 1 , and then the cover layer 7 for covering the MOS transistors T 1 , T 2 , the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed sequentially. Then, the first interlayer insulating layer 8 is exposed to the nitrogen plasma atmosphere at the substrate temperature of 350° C. for 120 sec.
- the iridium (Ir) layer is formed as the conductive oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a on the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and on the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter.
- the Ir layer is formed to have a thickness of 400 nm, for example.
- a TiN layer 51 of 200 nm thickness is formed on the oxygen barrier metal layer 10 a by the sputter method.
- an SiO 2 layer 52 of 1000 nm thickness is formed on the TiN layer 51 by the CVD method using TEOS.
- resist patterns 53 each having an almost capacitor planar shape are formed over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas by exposing/developing the resist. Then, areas of the SiO 2 layer 52 and the TiN layer 51 , which are not covered with the resist pattern 53 , are etched. Thus, the SiO 2 layer 52 and the TiN layer 51 being left under the resist patterns 53 are used as a first hard mask 50 .
- the resist patterns 53 are removed by the oxygen ashing.
- the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a is left like an island on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas.
- the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a is patterned by the dry etching using a mixed gas of HBr, O 2 , and C 4 F 8 while setting the temperature of the stage, on which the silicon substrate 1 is loaded, to 400° C.
- the SiO 2 layer 52 constituting the first hard mask 50 is also etched into an almost cone shape at the time of such etching.
- a silicon oxide nitride (SiON) layer or a silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) layer of 350 nm thickness is formed as an oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 on the first hard mask 50 , the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a, and the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the CVD method.
- the SiON layer is formed by the CVD method using silane, ammonia, and oxygen, for example.
- the Si 3 N 4 layer is formed by the CVD method using silane and ammonia, for example.
- an SiO 2 layer of 600 nm thickness is formed as a sacrifice oxide layer 55 on the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 by the CVD method using TEOS as the growth gas.
- the insulating adhesive layer formed in the above embodiments is not formed on the oxidation-preventing insulating layer.
- the sacrifice oxide layer 55 , the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 , and the first hard mask 50 are polished by the CMP method while causing the island-like oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a to act as a stopper layer.
- the first hard mask 50 is removed and thus an upper surface of the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a is exposed.
- the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 is left on the first interlayer insulating layer 8 and the first conductive plug 10 a on the side of the island-like oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a.
- the thin sacrifice oxide layer 55 is left on the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 .
- upper surfaces of the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 , and the sacrifice oxide layer 55 are made substantially flat.
- the abrasive cloth and the slurry shown in the eighth embodiment are employed at the time of such polishing.
- the capacitors are formed by the steps shown in the second embodiment, but their details will be omitted herein.
- the first hard mask 50 used only for the patterning of the island-like oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a, which is used as a part of the capacitor lower electrode, is removed at the time of the planarization of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 . Therefore, like the eighth embodiment, the isolated step of removing only the first hard mask 50 is eliminated.
- an interval between the capacitors, which are arranged adjacently in the extending direction of the gate electrodes (word lines) 4 a, 4 b, is narrow such as about 1 ⁇ m and the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a is thick such as about 400 nm, for example, an aspect ratio of a space between the island-like oxygen barrier metal layers 11 a and the first hard masks 50 becomes large, as shown in FIG. 15C .
- the space is not perfectly buried by the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 , and thus a narrow clearance 54 s is generated in the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 . Since the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 becomes thin under the clearance 54 s, the following disadvantage is caused in the later capacitor forming steps.
- a first conductive layer 14 b is formed on the island-like oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 , and the sacrifice oxide layer 55 .
- the first conductive layer 14 b a laminated structure unlike the second embodiment is formed.
- an Ir layer 14 w of 30 nm thickness, an IrO 2 layer 14 x of about 30 nm thickness, a Pt layer 14 v of 15 nm thickness, a PtO layer 14 y of about 25 nm thickness, and a Pt layer 14 z of about 50 nm thickness are formed sequentially by the sputter.
- the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 is annealed in the argon atmosphere to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the formation of the first conductive layer 14 b.
- a ferroelectric layer 15 and a second conductive layer 16 are formed on the first conductive layer 14 b.
- a PZT layer of 140 to 200 nm thickness is formed by the sputter method.
- the ferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen atmosphere to crystallize the ferroelectric layer 15 .
- the growth method and the material of the ferroelectric layer 15 the growth method and the material shown in the second embodiment may be employed in addition to this.
- a TiN layer 56 of 200 nm thickness is formed on the second conductive layer 16 by the PVD method.
- an SiO 2 layer 57 of 900 nm thickness is formed on the TiN layer 56 by the CVD method using TEOS.
- a resist is coated on the SiO 2 layer 57 .
- resist patterns 59 each having an almost capacitor planar shape are formed over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas by exposing/developing the resist.
- areas of the SiO 2 layer 57 and the TiN layer 56 which are not covered with the resist pattern 59 , are etched.
- the SiO 2 layer 57 and the TiN layer 56 being left under the resist patterns 59 are used as a second hard mask 58 .
- the SiO 2 layer 57 is etched by using a mixed gas of C 4 F 8 , Ar, and CF 4 .
- the TiN layer 56 is etched by using a mixed gas of BCl 3 and Cl 2 , or other gas.
- the resist patterns 59 are removed by the oxygen ashing.
- the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the first conductive layer 14 b in areas that are not covered with the second hard mask 58 are etched sequentially.
- all the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the first conductive layer 14 b are etched by using the ICP plasma etching equipment.
- the substrate temperature at the time of etching is set to 400° C.
- a mixed gas consisting of HBr and O 2 is used as the etching gas for the first conductive layer 14 b and the second conductive layer 16 .
- a mixed gas consisting of Cl 2 and Ar is used as the etching gas for the ferroelectric layer 15 .
- the capacitors Q connected to the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c respectively are formed on the first interlayer insulating layer 8 .
- the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is constructed by the first conductive layer 14 b and the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a.
- the dielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is constructed by the ferroelectric layer 15
- the upper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is constructed by the second conductive layer 16 .
- the SiO 2 layer 57 constituting the second hard mask 58 is also etched into an almost cone shape at the time of such etching.
- the SiO 2 layer 57 constituting the second hard mask 58 is removed by the two-frequency reactive ion etching (two-frequency RIE) method using a mixed gas of C 4 F 8 , Ar, and O 2 .
- the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 consisting of the SiON layer and the Si 3 N 4 layer functions as the etching stopper layer.
- the TiN layer 56 of the second hard mask 58 is removed by the wet etching using a mixed chemical consisting of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia.
- the recovery annealing of the capacitor Q is executed.
- the recovery annealing in this case is executed at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 min in the atmosphere containing the oxygen, for example.
- steps goes to the steps of forming the second interlayer insulating layer, etc. like the above embodiments, but their details will be omitted herein.
- the clearance 54 s is formed in the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 formed between such patterns.
- a thickness of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 is reduced when the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the first conductive layer 14 b are etched, and thus the first interlayer insulating layer 8 is etched through the clearance 54 s to generate an concave portion.
- a depth of such concave portion is increased much more through the clearance 54 s when the SiO 2 layer 57 of the second hard mask 58 is removed.
- the oxygen enters into the first interlayer insulating layer 8 from the concave portion during the recovery annealing executed after the patterning of the capacitors Q, and then the oxygen penetrates through the first interlayer insulating layer 8 .
- the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c made of tungsten are oxidized, and further the MOS transistors T 1 , T 2 are deteriorated.
- the selective etching ratio of the SiO 2 layer 52 constituting the first hard mask 50 is small such as about 5 to 7 in comparison with the SiON layer or the Si 3 N 4 layer constituting the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 made of SiO 2 . Therefore, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 as well as the first hard mask 50 is etched during the etching of the first hard mask 50 , and thus a thickness of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 is reduced by about 150 nm. In addition, the thickness of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 is also reduced by about 100 nm by the overetching that is caused subsequently to the formation of the capacitors Q. In contrast, in order to prevent the oxidation of the first conductive plug 10 a by the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 , the thickness of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 needs about 100 nm with a small margin.
- the thickness of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 must be formed thick to leave 350 nm after the polishing of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 . If the thickness of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 is set to 350 nm, a thickness of the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a must be set to 350 nm or more with regard to the polishing of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 by the CMP method.
- respective thicknesses of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the insulating adhesive layer 13 are given by the values obtained in the condition that reduction in thicknesses of such layers are seldom considered.
- the removal of the first hard mask 50 made of inorganic material and the planarization of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 should executed simultaneously.
- FIGS. 18A to 18 G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention, which are taken along a I-I line in FIG. 17 .
- the MOS transistors T 1 , T 2 are formed on the silicon substrate 1 , and then the cover layer 7 for covering the MOS transistors T 1 , T 2 , the first interlayer insulating layer 8 , the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed sequentially. Then, the first interlayer insulating layer 8 is exposed to the nitrogen plasma atmosphere at the substrate temperature of 350° C. for 120 sec.
- the iridium layer is formed as a conductive oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b on the first to third conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and on the first interlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter.
- the iridium layer is formed to have a thickness of 200 nm, for example.
- a TiN layer 60 of 100 nm thickness is formed on the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b by the sputter method.
- a resist is coated on the TiN layer 60 , and then resist patterns 61 each having an almost capacitor planar shape are formed over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas by exposing/developing the resist. Then, areas of the TiN layer 60 , which are not covered with the resist pattern 61 , are etched. Thus, the TiN layer 60 being left under the resist patterns 61 are used as a first hard mask 60 a.
- the resist patterns 61 are removed by the oxygen ashing.
- the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b is left like an island on the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas.
- the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b is patterned by the high-temperature dry etching using a mixed gas of HBr, O 2 , and C 4 F 8 while setting the substrate temperature to 400° C.
- the SiO 2 layer 52 constituting the first hard mask 50 is also etched into an almost cone shape at the time of such etching.
- an alumina layer for covering the first hard mask 60 a and the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b is formed as an oxidation-preventing insulating layer 62 on the first interlayer insulating layer 8 to have a thickness of 100 to 150 nm.
- the alumina layer may be formed either the sputter method or the CVD method.
- a gas in which hydrogen (H 2 ) or ozone (O 3 ) is added to trimethylaluminium (Al(CH 3 ) 3 ), for example, is employed, and the substrate temperature is set to 300° C., for example.
- an SiO 2 layer of 600 nm thickness is formed as a sacrifice oxide layer 63 on the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 62 .
- the sacrifice oxide layer 63 is formed by the CVD method using TEOS, for example.
- the sacrifice oxide layer 63 , the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 62 , and the first hard mask 60 a are polished by the CMP method while causing the island-like oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b to act as the stopper layer.
- the abrasive cloth and the slurry shown in the eighth embodiment are employed.
- upper surfaces of the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 , and the sacrifice oxide layer 55 are made substantially flat, and the first hard mask 60 a is removed and thus an upper surface of the underlying oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b is exposed.
- the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 left on the side of the island-like oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b covers the first interlayer insulating layer 8 and the first conductive plug 10 a.
- the sacrifice oxide layer 63 is left thin on the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 62 .
- the first hard mask 60 a is removed from the upper surface of the island-like oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b by the CMP method subsequently to the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 63 . Therefore, like the eighth and ninth embodiments, the isolated step of removing only the first hard mask 60 a is eliminated.
- the first conductive layer 14 b is formed on the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 62 , and the sacrifice oxide layer 63 .
- the laminated structure unlike the second embodiment is formed.
- an Ir layer 14 w of 100 to 200 nm thickness, an IrO 2 layer 14 x of about 30 nm thickness, a Pt layer 14 v of 15 nm thickness, a PtO layer 14 y of about 25 nm thickness, and a Pt layer 14 z of about 50 nm thickness are formed sequentially.
- the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 54 is annealed in the argon atmosphere to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the formation of the first conductive layer 14 b.
- the ferroelectric layer 15 and the second conductive layer 16 are formed on the first conductive layer 14 b.
- a PZT layer of 140 to 200 nm thickness is formed by the sputter method.
- the ferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen atmosphere to crystallize the ferroelectric layer 15 .
- the growth method and the material of the ferroelectric layer 15 the growth method and the material shown in the second embodiment may be employed in addition to this.
- a TiN layer 56 of 200 nm thickness is formed on the second conductive layer 16 by the PVD method using TEOS.
- an SiO 2 layer 57 of 900 nm thickness is formed on the TiN layer 56 by the CVD method using TEOS.
- a resist is coated on the SiO 2 layer 57 .
- resist patterns 59 each having an almost capacitor planar shape are formed over the second and third conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c and their peripheral areas by exposing/developing the resist.
- areas of the SiO 2 layer 57 and the TiN layer 56 which are not covered with the resist pattern 59 , are etched.
- the SiO 2 layer 57 and the TiN layer 56 being left under the resist patterns 59 are used as a second hard mask 58 .
- the TiN layer 56 is etched by using a mixed gas of BCl 3 and Cl 2 , or Cl 2 or other gas.
- the SiO 2 layer 57 is etched by setting the substrate temperature to 0 to 20° C. In this case, the dry etching of the SiO 2 layer 57 and the TiN layer 56 is executed by exchanging the etcher.
- the resist patterns 59 are removed by the oxygen ashing.
- the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the first conductive layer 14 b in areas that are not covered with the second hard mask 58 are etched sequentially.
- all the second conductive layer 16 , the ferroelectric layer 15 , and the first conductive layer 14 b are etched by using the ICP plasma etching equipment.
- a pressure in the chamber is set to 0.4 Pa
- the wafer stage temperature is set to 400° C.
- a source power is set to 800 watt
- a bias power is set to 700 watt.
- the etching gas for the second conductive layer 16 and the first conductive layer 14 b HBr and O 2 are supplied to the etching chamber at a flow rate of 10 sccm and 40 sccm respectively.
- the etching gas for the ferroelectric layer 15 Cl 2 and Ar are supplied to the etching chamber at a flow rate of 40 sccm and 10 sccm respectively.
- the source power is a power of a high-frequency power supply applied to an antenna of the ICP plasma etching equipment.
- the bias power is a power of a high-frequency power supply applied to the semiconductor wafer (silicon substrate) 1 .
- the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is constructed by the first conductive layer 14 b and the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b.
- the dielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is constructed by the ferroelectric layer 15
- the upper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is constructed by the second conductive layer 16 .
- the SiO 2 layer 57 constituting the second hard mask 58 is also etched and is left like an almost cone shape.
- the SiO 2 layer 57 constituting the second hard mask 58 is removed by the two-frequency reactive ion etching (two-frequency RIE) using a mixed gas consisting of C 4 F 8 , Ar, and O 2 .
- two-frequency reactive ion etching two-frequency RIE
- a power supply of 2000 W and 27.13 MHz is connected to the upper electrode out of the parallel-plate type electrodes in the reaction chamber of the two-frequency RIE equipment and a power supply of 200 W and 800 kHz is connected to the lower electrode thereof.
- a distance between the lower electrode and the upper electrode is set to 20 mm.
- the temperature of the upper electrode is set to 30° C.
- the temperature of the lower electrode on which the silicon substrate 1 is loaded is set to 0° C.
- the temperature of the inner side wall of the reaction chamber is set to 50° C.
- the etching gas C 4 F 8 , Ar, and O 2 are introduced into the reaction chamber at a flow rate of 20 sccm, 500 sccm, and 8 sccm respectively.
- a gas pressure in the reaction chamber is set to 25 to 40 mTorr.
- the TiN layer 56 of the second hard mask 58 is removed by the wet etching using a mixed chemical consisting of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia.
- the recovery annealing of the capacitors Q is executed.
- the recovery annealing in this case is executed at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 min in the atmosphere containing the oxygen, for example.
- steps goes to the steps of forming the insulating capacitor protection layer 18 , the second interlayer insulating layer 19 , the fourth conductive plug 21 , etc., but their details will be omitted herein.
- the island-like oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b and the overlying first hard mask 60 a are covered with the alumina-oxidation preventing insulating layer 62 . Then, the first hard mask 60 a is removed at the same time when the alumina-oxidation preventing insulating layer 62 is planarized by the CMP method. Therefore, like the eighth embodiment, there is no necessity to independently provide the step of removing the first hard mask 60 a.
- the alumina layer has two times an oxidation preventing function in contrast to the SiON layer.
- a thickness of the alumina-oxidation preventing insulating layer 62 may be thinned such as about 50 nm.
- the selective etching ratio of the SiO 2 layer to the alumina layer is about 40.
- an etching depth of the alumina-oxidation preventing insulating layer 62 generated when the SiO 2 layer 57 of the second hard mask 58 is removed by the etching is about 18 to 25 nm.
- an etching depth of the alumina-oxidation preventing insulating layer 62 generated by the overetching after the patterning of the capacitors Q is about 12 to 17 nm.
- the thickness of the alumina-oxidation preventing insulating layer 62 may be set to about 100 nm or more with regard to these etching amounts. Therefore, if the alumina-oxidation preventing insulating layer 62 is planarized by the CMP method, the thickness of the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b serving as the stopper can be reduced to about 200 nm. As a result, if the distance between the island-like oxygen barrier metal layers 11 b is narrowed, an increase in the aspect ratio of the space between the oxygen barrier metal layers 11 b can be prevented. Thus, the alumina-oxidation preventing insulating layer 62 formed in the space can be perfectly buried.
- the thickness of the Ir layer constituting the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b together with the thickness of the Ir layer 14 w constituting the lower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q may be set to 300 nm or more. In addition, such layer thickness may be increased further more to meet with the oxidizing annealing temperature after the patterning of the oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b.
- the thickness of the Ir layer constituting the island-like oxygen barrier metal layer 11 b is set to 200 nm with regard to the thickness of the Ir layer 14 w of the lower electrode 14 a. If the hard mask is formed as the single-layer structure of the TiN layer, there is no trouble to pattern such Ir layer having the thickness of 200 nm.
- the above oxidation preventing insulating layer 62 has the alumina single-layer structure.
- the double-layered structure consisting of SiO 2 layer and the alumina layer or the double-layered structure consisting of the SiON layer and the alumina layer may be employed.
- doped silicon may be employed as the material of the conductive plug.
- the ferroelectric material is employed as the dielectric layer of the capacitor, but the high-dielectric material may also be employed.
- the memory cell is explained in the above embodiments. Further, as explained in the first, second, and fifth embodiments, in the peripheral circuit or the logic circuit formed on the semiconductor substrate, the step of forming the oxidation-preventing insulating layer on the first-layer conductive plug may be contained.
- the structure on the impurity diffusion region may be formed as the structure that connects the conductive plug formed in the contact hole in the first interlayer insulating layer 8 and the conductive plug formed in the contact hole in the oxidation-preventing insulating layer 12 and the second interlayer insulating layer 19 , like the structure on the first n-type impurity diffusion region 5 a.
- the impurity diffusion regions are the source/drain regions of the MOS transistor, for example.
- the structure on the impurity diffusion regions constituting the MOS transistor may be formed as the structure that connects sequentially the conductive plug formed in the contact hole in the first interlayer insulating layer 8 and the conductive plug formed, the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer formed on the first interlayer insulating layer, and the conductive plug formed in the second interlayer insulating layer.
- ruthenium may be employed as the oxygen-barrier metal layer in place of iridium.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer may be formed of a ruthenium lower layer and a ruthenium oxide upper layer.
- the first and second conductive plugs are formed in the first insulating layer, then the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed on the first conductive plug and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is formed on the second conductive plug, then the capacitors are formed on the first conductive plug via the oxygen-barrier metal layer, then the second insulating layer for covering the capacitors is formed, and then the third conductive plug is formed on the second conductive plug. Therefore, the structure for connecting the impurity diffusion region and the upper wiring is made on a via-to-via basis, and it is not needed to form the holes having the large aspect ratio at a time, and the filling of the holes can be facilitated.
- the up-to-date equipment is not required, and the development cost and the step cost can be reduced.
- the abnormal oxidation of the first conductive plug can be prevented by the oxygen-barrier metal layer, and also the abnormal oxidation of the second conductive plug can be prevented by the oxidation-preventing insulating layer.
- the capacitor lower electrode formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer can be formed flat.
- generation of the degradation of the dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode can be avoided, and also formation of the capacitors with good characteristics can be formed.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer formed as the multi-layered structure and the upper layer is formed of the material that can be relatively easily polished, e.g., iridium oxide
- the underlying layer of the capacitors can be formed flatter by polishing the insulating adhesion layer and the oxygen-barrier metal layer.
- the characteristics of the capacitors can be improved.
- the oxygen-barrier metal layer instead of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is formed like the island on the second conductive plug. Therefore, not only the same advantages as the oxidation-preventing insulating layer can be obtained but also the step of forming the oxidation-preventing insulating layer can be omitted.
- the step of patterning the lower electrode can be reduced.
- the peeling-off of the capacitor lower electrode can be prevented without fail.
- the adherence between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer can be improved. Therefore, the oxygen can be prevented without fail from being supplied from the clearance between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer to the conductive plug, and thus the oxidation of the conductive plug can be prevented.
- the insulating adhesion layer is formed on the hard masks and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer after the patterning of the oxygen-barrier metal layer, and then the insulating adhesion layer and the hard masks are polished continuously until the oxygen-barrier metal layer is exposed. Therefore, the independent step of removing the hard masks can be omitted and thus throughput can be improved.
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Abstract
There are contained first and second conductive plugs formed in first insulating layer, an island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer for covering the first conductive plug, an oxidation-preventing insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer to cover side surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer, a capacitor having a lower electrode formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer, a dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed on the dielectric layer, a second insulating layer for covering the capacitor and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer, a third hole formed in respective layers from the second insulating layer to the oxidation-preventing insulating layer on the second conductive plug, and a third conductive plug formed in the third hole and connected to the second conductive plug.
Description
- This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 10/388,596, filed Mar. 17, 2003, which is based on and claims priority to Japanese Patent Applications No. 2002-74566, filed on Mar. 18, 2002, No. 2002-249448, filed on Aug. 28, 2002, and No. 2003-64601, filed on Mar. 11, 2003, the contents of which are fully incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same and, more particularly, a semiconductor device having a capacitor and a method of manufacturing the same.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- The ferroelectric capacitor of FeRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory) that is mass-produced currently has the planar structure.
- However, the capacitor having the stacked structure, a cell area of which can be reduced smaller, is needed in future in reply to the request for the higher integration. The stacked structure has the conductive plug, which is used to provide contact with the semiconductor substrate, directly under the lower electrode of the ferroelectric capacitor. As set forth in Patent Application Publication (KOKAI) 2001-443476, for example, it is normal that tungsten or polysilicon is used as the material of such conductive plug.
- While, the FeRAM and the logic device are hybrid-integrated in many products. For example, there are the semiconductor chip used in the security field that needs the authentication, the IC card that is utilized gradually in the local self-governing body, etc.
- In the logic semiconductor device, it is common that the process using the tungsten plug is employed to connect the underlying conductive pattern and the overlying conductive pattern. It is of course that, as the spice parameter used to design the circuit, the resistance value of the tungsten plug is employed.
- Therefore, if the significances to make efficient use of accumulated circuit design properties and to lower the development man-hour/cost are considered, it has the great merit to use the tungsten plug as the contact plug in the logic hybrid-integrated FeRAM like the prior art.
- Next, steps of forming the memory cell having the stacked capacitor will be explained hereunder.
- First, steps required until a structure shown in
FIG. 1A is formed will be explained hereunder. - An element
isolation insulating film 102 is formed around an element forming region of asilicon substrate 101, and then awell 103 is formed in the element forming region. Then, twoMOS transistors 104 are formed in one well 103. - The
MOS transistors 104 havegate electrodes 104 b formed on thewell 103 via a gateinsulating film 104 a, andimpurity diffusion regions well 103 on both sides of thegate electrodes 104 b to serve as the source/drain. Also,insulating sidewalls 105 used to form highconcentration impurity regions 104 e in theimpurity diffusion regions gate electrodes 104 b. - Then, a transistor
protection insulating film 106 for covering theMOS transistors 104 is formed on thesilicon substrate 101, and then a firstinterlayer insulating film 107 is formed on the transistorprotection insulating film 106. - And,
first contact holes 107 a are formed in the firstinterlayer insulating film 107 on oneimpurity diffusion regions 104 c of theMOS transistors 104, and thenfirst contact plugs 108 are buried in thefirst contact holes 107 a. - Then, a
first metal film 109, aferroelectric film 110, and asecond metal film 111 are formed sequentially on thefirst contact plugs 108 and the firstinterlayer insulating film 107. As theferroelectric film 110, for example, a PZT film is formed. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 1B ,capacitors 112 are formed by patterning thefirst metal film 109, theferroelectric film 110, and thesecond metal film 111 by virtue of the photolithography method. - In the
capacitor 112, alower electrode 109 a is formed of thefirst metal film 109, adielectric film 110 a is formed of theferroelectric film 110, and anupper electrode 111 a is formed of thesecond metal film 111. The capacitor is the stacked capacitor, and thelower electrodes 109 a are connected to oneimpurity diffusion regions 104 c of theMOS transistors 104 via the underlyingfirst contact plugs 108 respectively. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 1C , acapacitor protection film 113 is formed on thecapacitors 112 and the firstinterlayer insulating film 107. Then, a secondinterlayer insulating film 114 is formed on thecapacitor protection film 113. Then, asecond contact hole 114 a is formed on the otherimpurity diffusion region 104 d of theMOS transistors 104 by patterning the secondinterlayer insulating film 114, thecapacitor protection film 113, the firstinterlayer insulating film 107, and the transistorprotection insulating film 106 by virtue of the photolithography method. Then, asecond contact plug 115 is formed in thesecond contact hole 114 a. - Next, steps required until a structure shown in
FIG. 1D is formed will be explained hereunder. -
Third contact holes 114 b are formed on theupper electrodes 110 a of thecapacitors 112 by patterning the secondinterlayer insulating film 114 and thecapacitor protection film 113. Then, a conductive film is formed on the secondinterlayer insulating film 114 and in thethird contact holes 114 b, and then this conductive film is patterned. Thus,wirings 116 a connected to theupper electrodes 111 a of thecapacitors 112 respectively are formed and simultaneously aconductive pad 116 b is formed on thesecond contact plug 115. - Then, a third
interlayer insulating film 117 is formed on thewirings 116 a, theconductive pad 116 b, and the secondinterlayer insulating film 114. Then, ahole 117 a is formed on theconductive pad 116 b by patterning the thirdinterlayer insulating film 117. Then, a fourthconductive plug 118 is formed in thehole 117 a. - Then, a
bit line 118 connected to the fourthconductive plug 118 is formed on the third interlayerinsulating film 117. - As the
ferroelectric film 110 of theferroelectric capacitor 112, for example, the PZT film is formed. After the formation, this PZT film is annealed in the oxygen atmosphere to crystallize. After the later etching, the recovery annealing of the PZT film, etc. are carried out in the oxygen atmosphere. - Here, the situation in which the tungsten plugs are formed as the contact plug directly under the ferroelectric capacitors shown in
FIGS. 1A to 1D will be considered. - As set forth in Patent Application Publication (KOKAI) Hei 10-303398, the tungsten plug is oxidized very quickly at a low temperature. Also, oxidation of the tungsten plug spreads throughout the plug once such oxidation occurs, so that the contact failure is caused easily and reduction in the yield of the FeRAM device is brought about.
- Also, even if the polysilicon is employed as the material of the contact plug, such polysilicon is also oxidized though the oxidation is not so serious as the tungsten.
- By the way, as explained above, in order to improve the performance of the ferroelectric capacitor, the annealing is required in various oxygen atmospheres.
- Therefore, improvement in the performance of the ferroelectric capacitor and improvement in the performance of the contact plug were in the trade-off relationship.
- In contrast, various trials were made to prevent the abnormal oxidation of the tungsten plug in the crystallization annealing of the ferroelectric film or in the recovery annealing of the ferroelectric capacitor. For example, in Patent Application Publication (KOKAI) Hei 10-303398, Patent Application Publication (KOKAI) 2000-349255, Patent Application Publication (KOKAI) 2001-44377, Patent Application Publication (KOKAI) Hei 10-150155, and Patent Application Publication (KOKAI) 2000-349252, the structure in which the oxygen barrier-metal layer is formed between the capacitor and the tungsten plug is set forth.
- As described above, in the
MOS transistor 104 constituting the memory cell, oneimpurity diffusion region 104 c is connected to theferroelectric capacitor 112 via thecontact plug 108, and the otherimpurity diffusion region 104 d is connected to thebit line 119 via anothercontact plug 115. - The reason why the
contact plug 115 for bit-line connection is formed after theferroelectric capacitor 112 is formed is to prevent the oxidation of thecontact plug 115 in the crystallization annealing of theferroelectric film 110 in the oxygen atmosphere or in the recovery annealing of theferroelectric capacitor 112. - However, an aspect ratio of the
contact plug 115 for bit-line connection is increased more and more with the further miniaturization in future. Therefore, technical subjects that are to be overcome newly such as the etching to form thecontact hole 114 a for bit-line connection, the filling of the glue layer in thecontact hole 114 a for bit-line connection, etc. are brought about. - It is an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor device capable of forming satisfactorily a conductive plug connected to a capacitor and other conductive plugs, and a method of manufacturing the same.
- According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device comprising: a first impurity diffusion region and a second impurity diffusion region formed on a surface layer of a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating layer formed over the semiconductor substrate; a first hole and a second hole formed in the first insulating layer; a first conductive plug formed in the first hole and connected electrically to the first impurity diffusion region; a second conductive plug formed in the second hole and connected electrically to the second impurity diffusion region; an island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer formed on the first insulating layer over the first conductive plug and its peripheral area; an oxidation preventing layer formed on the first insulating layer and made of material that prevents oxidation of the second conductive plug; a capacitor having a lower electrode formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer, a dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed on the dielectric layer; a second insulating layer for covering the capacitor and the oxidation preventing layer; a third hole formed in the second insulating layer on the second conductive plug; and a third conductive plug formed in the third hole and connected electrically to the second conductive plug.
- The above subject is overcome by providing a semiconductor device manufacturing method that comprises the steps of forming a first impurity diffusion region and a second impurity diffusion region on a surface layer of a semiconductor substrate; forming a first insulating layer over the semiconductor substrate; forming a first hole and a second hole in the first insulating layer; forming a first conductive plug, which is connected electrically to the first impurity diffusion region, in the first hole and simultaneously a second conductive plug, which is connected electrically to the second impurity diffusion region, in the second hole; forming an oxygen-barrier metal layer on the first conductive plug and the second conductive plug and the first insulating layer; patterning the oxygen-barrier metal layer to leave the oxygen-barrier metal layer like an island on the first conductive plug; forming an oxidation preventing layer on the first insulating layer over the second conductive plug and its peripheral area; forming an insulating adhesion layer on the oxidation preventing layer and the oxygen-barrier metal layer; exposing an upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer by polishing the insulating adhesion layer; forming a first conductive layer on the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the insulating adhesion layer; forming a dielectric layer on the first conductive layer; forming a second conductive layer on the dielectric layer; forming a capacitor on the oxygen-barrier metal layer over the first conductive plug by patterning the second conductive layer, the dielectric layer, and the first conductive layer; forming a second insulating layer over the capacitor, the insulating adhesion layer, and the oxidation preventing layer; forming a third hole over the second conductive plug by patterning the second insulating layer; and forming a third conductive plug, which is connected electrically to the second conductive plug, in the third hole.
- According to the present invention, the first and second conductive plugs are formed in the first insulating layer over the semiconductor substrate, then the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed on the first conductive plug and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is formed on the second conductive plug, then the capacitor is formed on the first conductive plug via the oxygen-barrier metal layer, then the second insulating layer for covering the capacitor is formed, and then the third conductive plug is formed on the second conductive plug and in the second insulating layer.
- Therefore, the structure for connecting the impurity diffusion region and the upper wiring is made on a via-to-via basis, and it is not needed to form the holes having the large aspect ratio at a time, and the filling of the holes can be facilitated. As a result, the up-to-date equipment is not required, and the development cost and the step cost can be reduced.
- Also, the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed on the first insulating layer over the first conductive plug and its peripheral area out of the first conductive plug and the second conductive plug. Also, the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is formed on the second conductive plug and the first insulating layer. Therefore, the abnormal oxidation of the first conductive plug is prevented by the oxygen-barrier metal layer, and also the abnormal oxidation of the second conductive plug is prevented by the oxidation-preventing insulating layer. As a result, in the step of growing the insulating adhesion layer as the underlying layer of the capacitor, the step of crystallization annealing of the dielectric layer executed to form the capacitor on the first conductive plug, and the step of the recovery annealing after formation of the capacitor, the first and second conductive plugs are never abnormally oxidized.
- In addition, since the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the insulating adhesion layer are planarized simultaneously by the polishing, the capacitor lower electrode formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed flat. Thus, generation of the degradation of the dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode is avoided, and also formation of the capacitor with good characteristics can be formed.
- Also, the third conductive plug is formed in the second insulating layer for covering the capacitor to connect the third conductive plug and the second conductive plug. Thus, the abnormal oxidation of the second conductive plug can be avoided until the third conductive plug is formed after the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is formed. In other words, since the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is present around the second conductive plug, the entering of the oxygen from the upper surface of the interlayer insulating layer is prevented and thus the oxidation of the second conductive plug is prevented much more. In this case, since the step of the oxygen annealing is not contained in the steps executed from the formation of the first and second conductive plugs to the formation of the insulating adhesion layer, the abnormal oxidation of the first and second conductive plugs is not caused prior to the formation of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer.
- Further, according to the present invention, the oxygen-barrier metal layer instead of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is formed like the island on the second conductive plug. Therefore, not only the same advantages as the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is obtained but also the step of forming the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is omitted. In this case, the oxygen-barrier metal layer formed like the island on the first and second conductive plugs respectively can be formed simultaneously, and thus the number of steps is never increased.
- Also, the oxidation-preventing layer made of the same material as the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed on the second conductive plug and its peripheral area and, in addition, side surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer formed on the first and second conductive plugs respectively are covered with the oxidation-preventing insulating layer. Therefore, the oxygen is prevented from entering from the clearance between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer, and also the oxidation of the first and second conductive plugs is prevented.
- In this case, the step of patterning the lower electrode is reduced, by adopting the oxygen-barrier metal layer formed on the first conductive plug under the capacitor as the lower electrode.
- The peeling-off of the capacitor lower electrode is prevented, by forming the conductive adhesion layer between the conductive layer constituting the capacitor lower electrode and the oxygen-barrier metal layer.
- The adherence between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer is improved, by forming the conductive adhesion layer between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer. Therefore, the oxygen is prevented without fail from being supplied from the clearance between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer to the conductive plug.
- Further, when the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed as the multi-layered structure and the upper layer is formed of the material that can be relatively easily polished, e.g., iridium oxide, the underlying layer of the capacitor is formed flatter by polishing the insulating adhesion layer and the oxygen-barrier metal layer. Therefore, the characteristic of the capacitor is improved.
- In the case that the oxygen-barrier metal layer is patterned by using the hard mask, the insulating adhesion layer is formed on the hard mask and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer after the patterning of the oxygen-barrier metal layer, and then the insulating adhesion layer and the hard mask is polished continuously until the oxygen-barrier metal layer is exposed. Therefore, the independent step of removing the hard mask is omitted. In addition, since the second conductive plug is covered with the insulating adhesion layer in removing the hard mask, the damage of the second conductive plug in removing the hard mask is avoided.
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FIGS. 1A to 1D are sectional views showing steps of forming the semiconductor device in the prior art; -
FIGS. 2A to 2O are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a first embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 3A to 3I are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a second embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 4A to 4E are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a third embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 5A to 5G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing steps of manufacturing another semiconductor device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 7A to 7I are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an alignment mark in the semiconductor wafer; -
FIG. 9 is a plan view showing another alignment mark in the semiconductor wafer; -
FIGS. 10A to 10I are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing another semiconductor device according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 12A to 12G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing another semiconductor device according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIGS. 14A to 14G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIGS. 15A to 15D are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIGS. 16A to 16C are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device in which an interval between the capacitors is in narrow according to a comparative example; and -
FIG. 17 is a plane view showing memory cell region in a semiconductor device according to embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIGS. 18A to 18G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention. - Embodiments of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings hereinafter.
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FIGS. 2A to 2O are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. - Next, steps required until a sectional structure shown in
FIG. 2A is formed will be explained hereunder. - First, an element isolation recess is formed around a transistor forming region of an n-type or p-type silicon (semiconductor)
substrate 1 by the photolithography method, and then an elementisolation insulating layer 2 is formed by burying silicon oxide (SiO2) in the element isolation recess. The elementisolation insulating layer 2 having such structure is called STI (Shallow Trench Isolation). In this case, an insulating layer formed by the LOCOS (Local Oxidation of Silicon) method may be employed as the element isolation insulating layer. - Then, a p-type well 1 a is formed by introducing the p-type impurity selectively into the transistor forming region of the
silicon substrate 1 in the memory cell region. - Then, a silicon oxide layer as a
gate insulating layer 3 is formed by thermally oxidizing a surface of the p-type well 1 a of thesilicon substrate 1. - Then, an amorphous silicon or polysilicon layer and a tungsten silicide layer are formed sequentially on an overall upper surface of the
silicon substrate 1. Then,gate electrodes gate electrodes silicon substrate 1 via thegate insulating layer 3. - In this case, in the memory cell region, two
gate electrodes gate electrodes - Then, first to third n-type
impurity diffusion regions 5 a to 5 c serving as the source/drain are formed by ion-implanting the n-type impurity, e.g., phosphorus, into the p-type well 1 a on both sides of thegate electrodes - Then, an insulating layer, e.g., a silicon oxide (SiO2) layer is formed on the overall surface of the
silicon substrate 1 by the CVD method. Insulatingsidewall spacers 6 are left on both side portions of thegate electrodes - Then, in the p-type well 1 a, the n-type impurity is ion-implanted once again into the first to third n-type
impurity diffusion regions 5 a to 5 c by using thegate electrodes sidewall spacers 6 as a mask. Thus, high-concentration impurity regions are formed in the first to third n-typeimpurity diffusion regions 5 a to 5 c respectively. - In this case, in one p-type well 1 a, the first n-type
impurity diffusion region 5 a formed between twogate electrodes impurity diffusion regions - According to the above steps, two n-type MOS transistors T1, T2 having the
gate electrodes impurity diffusion regions 5 a to 5 c of the LDD structure are formed in the p-type well 1 a while using one n-typeimpurity diffusion region 5 a commonly. - Then, as a
cover layer 7 for covering the MOS transistors T1, T2, a silicon oxide nitride (SiON) layer of about 200 nm thickness is formed on the overall surface of thesilicon substrate 1 by the plasma CVD method. Then, a silicon oxide (SiO2) layer of about 1.0 μm thickness is formed as a firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 on thecover layer 7 by the plasma CVD method using the TEOS gas. - Then, the first
interlayer insulating layer 8 is annealed at the temperature of 700° C. for 30 minutes in the nitrogen atmosphere at the atmospheric pressure, for example, whereby the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 is densified. Then, an upper surface of the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 is planarized by the CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) method. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 2B , the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 and thecover layer 7 are etched by using a resist pattern (not shown). Thus, first, second, and third contact holes 8 a, 8 b, 8 c are formed on the first, second, and third n-typeimpurity diffusion regions - Next, steps required until a structure shown in
FIG. 2C is formed will be explained hereunder. - First, a titanium (Ti) layer of 20 nm thickness and a titanium nitride (TiN) layer of 50 nm thickness are formed sequentially as a
glue layer 9 a on the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 and in the first to third contact holes 8 a to 8 c by the sputter method. Then, a tungsten (W)layer 9 b is grown on theglue layer 9 a by the CVD method using WF6 to fill perfectly insides of the contact holes 8 a to 8 c. - Then, the
tungsten layer 9 b and theglue layer 9 a are polished by the CMP method to remove from an upper surface of the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8. As a result, thetungsten layer 9 b and theglue layer 9 a being left in the first, second, and third contact holes 8 a, 8 b, 8 c respectively are used as first, second, and thirdconductive plugs conductive plugs impurity diffusion regions conductive plug 10 a is connected electrically to the bit line to be described later, and the second and thirdconductive plugs - Then, the first
interlayer insulating layer 8 is exposed to the nitrogen plasma at the substrate temperature of 350° C. for 120 seconds. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 2D , an iridium layer is formed as a conductive oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 on the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter. The iridium layer is formed to have a thickness enough to prevent the abnormal oxidation of the second and thirdconductive plugs - Then, resist patterns are formed as a mask M1 on the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 over the second and thirdconductive plugs - Then, as shown in
FIG. 2E , the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 in the region that is not covered with the mask M1 is etched, and thus the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 are left like an island on the second and thirdconductive plugs conductive plug 10 a is exposed. Then, the masks M1 are removed. In this case, a hard mask made of titanium nitride, silicon oxide, or the like may be employed as the mask M1. The hard mask consists of inorganic material, unlike the resist mask made of organic material. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 2F , a silicon oxide nitride (SiON) layer or a silicon nitride (Si3N4) layer is formed as an oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 on the firstconductive plug 10 a, the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11, and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the CVD method to have a thickness of 100 nm, for example. The SiON layer or the Si3N4 layer of 100 nm thickness has such a capability that is able to prevent the oxidation of the firstconductive plug 10 a in the oxygen annealing at about 65020 C. - Then, an insulating
adhesion layer 13 is formed on the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. The insulatingadhesion layer 13 is formed to improve the adhesion to the capacitor lower electrode to be described later. As the insulatingadhesion layer 13, a silicon oxide (SiO2) layer of 100 nm thickness is formed by the CVD method using TEOS, for example. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 2G , while making the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 function as a stopper layer, the insulatingadhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 are polished by the CMP method to expose an upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11. In this case, polished surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11, the insulatingadhesion layer 13, and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 are made flat. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 2H , a firstconductive layer 14 is formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, and the insulatingadhesion layer 13. As the firstconductive layer 14, an iridium (Ir)layer 14 w of 200 nm thickness, an iridium oxide (IrO2)layer 14 x of 30 nm thickness, a platinum oxide (PtO)layer 14 y of 30 nm thickness, and a platinum (Pt)layer 14 z of 50 nm thickness, for example, are formed in sequence by the sputter. - In this case, the insulating
adhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the firstconductive layer 14 is formed. As the annealing method, RTA (Rapid Thermal Annealing) executed at 750° C. for 60 second in the argon atmosphere, for example, may be employed. - Then, a PZT layer of 200 nm thickness, for example, is formed as a
ferroelectric layer 15 on the firstconductive layer 14 by the sputter method. As the method of forming theferroelectric layer 15, there are the MOD (Metal Organic Deposition) method, the MOCVD (Metal Organic CVD) method, the sol-gel method, etc. in addition to this. Also, as the material of theferroelectric layer 15, other PZT material such as PLCSZT, PLZT, etc., the Bi-layered structure compound material such as SrBi2Ta2O9, SrBi2(Ta,Nb)2O9, etc., and other metal oxide ferroelectric substance may be employed in addition to PZT. - Then, the
ferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen-containing atmosphere to crystallize. As such annealing, two-step RTA process having the first step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 600° C. for 90 second in the mixed-gas atmosphere containing argon (Ar) and oxygen (O2) and the second step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 750° C. for 60 second in the oxygen atmosphere, for example, is employed. - An iridium oxide (IrO2) of 200 nm thickness, for example, is formed as a second
conductive layer 16 on theferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method. - Then, a TiN layer and a SiO2 layer are formed in sequence as a
hard mask 17 on the secondconductive layer 16. The TiN layer is formed by the sputter, and the SiO2 layer is formed by the CVD method using TEOS. The hard masks 17 are patterned into the capacitor planar shape over the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 and their peripheries by the photolithography method. - Then, the second
conductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, and the firstconductive layer 14 in the region that is not covered with thehard masks 17 are etched sequentially. Thus, the capacitors Q are formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11, the insulatingadhesion layer 13, and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. In this case, the secondconductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, and the firstconductive layer 14 are etched by the sputter reaction in the atmosphere containing a halogen element. - As shown in
FIG. 2I , each of the capacitors Q consists of alower electrode 14 a made of the firstconductive layer 14, adielectric layer 15 a made of theferroelectric layer 15, and anupper electrode 16 a made of the secondconductive layer 16. - Two capacitors Q are formed over one well 1 a. The
lower electrodes 14 a of the capacitors Q are connected electrically to the second or third n-typeimpurity diffusion region conductive plug - In this case, if the insulating
adhesion layer 13 is etched in forming the capacitors Q, the underlying oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 functions as the etching stopper, and thus the firstconductive plug 10 a is never exposed. - The hard masks 17 are removed after patterns of the capacitors Q are formed.
- Then, in order to recover the damage of the
ferroelectric layer 15 caused by the etching, the recovery annealing of the capacitors Q is executed. The recovery annealing in this case is carried out at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 minutes in the furnace containing the oxygen, for example. - In this manner, when the annealing process such as the recovery annealing or the like is applied immediately after the patterning of the
ferroelectric layer 15 is executed, the thermal resistance of the second and thirdconductive plugs lower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 and also the oxidation resistance of the firstconductive plug 10 a not positioned directly under thelower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the insulatingadhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. - Although the above-mentioned thermal processes are required to form the capacitors Q, the first
conductive plug 10 a made of tungsten is not abnormally oxidized in the condition of which the thickness of the silicon nitride layer used as the insulatingadhesion layer 13 is set to 70 nm. - Also, assume that the iridium layer of 200 nm thickness is present on the second and third
conductive plugs conductive plugs barrier metal layer 11 must be further increased by 100 nm to increase the annealing temperature by 100° C. For example, in order to form the tungsten plug, which can stand the thermal process, directly under thelower electrodes 14 a, the oxygen-barrier metal layer made of Ir having a thickness of more than 400 nm must be formed. In this embodiment, a total thickness of the Ir layer, which consists of the iridium layer constituting the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 and theiridium layer 14 z constituting the firstconductive layer 14, is set to 400 nm. Thus, the abnormal oxidation of the second and thirdconductive plugs - Then, as shown in
FIG. 2J , alumina of 50 nm thickness is formed as acapacitor protection layer 18 on the capacitors Q and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by the sputter. Thiscapacitor protection layer 18 protects the capacitors Q from the process damage, and may be formed of PZT in addition to alumina. Then, the capacitors Q are annealed at 650° C. for 60 minute in the oxygen atmosphere in the furnace. - Then, a silicon oxide (SiO2) of about 1.0 μm thickness is formed as a second
interlayer insulating layer 19 on thecapacitor protection layer 18 by the plasma CVD method using the HDP (High Density Plasma) equipment. - Then, an upper surface of the second
interlayer insulating layer 19 is planarized by the CMP method. In this example, a remaining thickness of the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19 after CMP is set to almost 300 nm on theupper electrodes 16 a. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 2K , the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19, thecapacitor protection layer 18, the insulatingadhesion layer 13, and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 are etched by using a resist mask (not shown). Thus, afourth contact hole 19 a is formed on the firstconductive plug 10 a. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 2L , a TiN layer of 50 nm thickness is formed as aglue layer 20 a in thefourth contact hole 19 a and on the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19 by the sputter method. Then, atungsten layer 20 b is grown on theglue layer 20 a by the CVD method to bury perfectly the inside of thefourth contact hole 19 a. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 2M , thetungsten layer 20 b and theglue layer 20 a are polished by the CMP method to remove from an upper surface of the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19. Then, thetungsten layer 20 b and theglue layer 20 a left in thefourth contact hole 19 a are used as a fourthconductive plug 21. - Accordingly, the fourth
conductive plug 21 is connected to the firstconductive plug 10 a to form the via-to-via contact, and is connected electrically to the firstimpurity diffusion region 5 a. - Then, the second
interlayer insulating layer 19 is annealed at 350° C. for 120 seconds in the nitrogen plasma atmosphere. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 2N , a SiO2 layer of 100 nm thickness is formed as a second oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 22 on the fourthconductive plug 21 and the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19 by the CVD method. - Then, holes 23 are formed on the
upper electrodes 16 a of the capacitors Q by patterning the second oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 22, the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19, and thecapacitor protection layer 18 by means of the photolithography method. The capacitors Q that are subjected to the damage by forming theholes 23 are recovered by the annealing. Such annealing is carried out at the substrate temperature of 550° C. for 60 minutes in the oxygen-containing atmosphere, for example. - Next, steps required until a structure shown in
FIG. 20 is formed will be explained hereunder. - First, the second oxidation-preventing insulating
layer 22 formed on the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19 is removed by the etching-back. Thus, a surface of the fourthconductive plug 21 is exposed. - Then, a multi-layered metal layer is formed in the
holes 23 on theupper electrodes 16 a of the capacitors Q and on the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19. As the multi-layered metal layer, a Ti layer of 60 nm thickness, a TiN layer of 30 nm thickness, an Al—Cu layer of 400 nm thickness, a Ti layer of 5 nm thickness, and a TiN layer of 70 nm thickness are formed sequentially. - Then, a
conductive pad 24 a, which is connected to the fourthconductive plug 21, and first-layer metal wirings upper electrodes 16 a via theholes 23, are formed by patterning the multi-layered metal layer. - In this case, in order to prevent the reduction of the pattern precision by the reflection of the exposure light upon patterning of the multi-layered metal layer, the method of forming a reflection preventing layer (not shown) made of silicon oxide nitride (SiON), or the like on the multi-layered metal layer to have a thickness of 30 nm, then forming resist patterns such as wiring shapes, etc. by coating a resist on the reflection preventing layer and exposing/developing the resist, and then etching the multi-layered metal layer by using the resist patterns is employed. The reflection preventing layer may be left as it is after the patterning of the multi-layered metal layer.
- Then, a third
interlayer insulating layer 25 is formed on the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19, the first-layer metal wirings conductive pad 24 a. - Then, a bit-
line contact hole 25 a is formed on theconductive pad 24 a by patterning the thirdinterlayer insulating layer 25. Also, a fifthconductive plug 26 made of a TiN layer and a W layer sequentially from the bottom is formed in thehole 25 a. - Then, a second-layer metal wiring containing a
bit line 27 is formed on the thirdinterlayer insulating layer 25. Thebit line 27 has the multi-layered metal structure, like the first-layer metal wirings bit line 27 is connected to the fifthconductive plug 26,such bit line 27 is connected electrically to the first n-typeimpurity diffusion region 5 a via theconductive pad 24 a, the fourthconductive plug 21, and the firstconductive plug 10 a. - Then, an insulating layer for covering the second-layer metal wiring, etc. are formed, and finally a cover layer made of a TEOS material silicon oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer is formed. But their details will be omitted herein.
- In the above embodiment, under the
lower electrodes 14 a constituting the capacitors Q, the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layer 11 and also the firstconductive plug 10 a and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, which are connected to thebit line 27, are covered with the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. Hence, in the crystallization annealing and the recovery annealing of theferroelectric layer 15, the abnormal oxidation of the firstconductive plug 10 a is prevented by the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 and also the abnormal oxidation of the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layer 11. Also, since the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 still covers the firstconductive plug 10 a until thefourth contact hole 19 a is formed, the firstconductive plug 10 a is never oxidized by the annealing applied in the formation of the capacitors Q and later steps. In addition, in the case that the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19 is formed over the firstconductive plug 10 a, the firstconductive plug 10 a is prevented from being oxidized since the firstconductive plug 10 a is covered with the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. - In addition, patterned side surfaces of the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 are covered with the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. Therefore, if the size of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is formed substantially identically to the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layer 11 from the side and thus the abnormal oxidation of the second and thirdconductive plugs - The oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 formed on the second and thirdconductive plugs layer 12 and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 are polished by the CMP method. As a result, upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 are made flat, and thus degradation of the crystal of theferroelectric layer 15 formed on the firstconductive layer 14 is prevented. - Also, since the FeRAM has level difference on the first
interlayer insulating layer 8 by the ferroelectric capacitor rather than the normal logic product, it is possible that an aspect ratio of the contact hole from the first-layer metal wiring 24 b to the first n-typeimpurity diffusion region 5 a is increased. If it is tried to form this contact hole by the etching at one step like the prior art shown inFIG. 1A to 1C, not only the etching itself becomes difficult but also the filling of the glue layer into the contact hole becomes severe. The up-to-date equipment is needed to eliminate such problem. - In contrast, like the present embodiment, the via-to-via contact is formed between the first n-type
impurity diffusion region 5 a and thecontact pad 24 a via twoconductive plugs - In the first embodiment, the iridium layer formed on the second and third
conductive plugs barrier metal layer 11 and theiridium layer 14 w formed as the lowermost layer portion of thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q are formed by separate steps. - Therefore, in the present embodiment, a structure in which one of two iridium layers is omitted will be explained hereunder.
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FIGS. 3A to 3I are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. - First, as shown in
FIG. 3A , in compliance with the steps shown in the first embodiment, the MOS transistors T1, T2 are formed on thesilicon substrate 1 and then thecover layer 7, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, and the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 3B , the iridium layer is formed as a conductive oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a on the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter. The oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a constitutes a part of the lower electrode of the capacitor Q, as described later. - The iridium layer acting as the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 a is formed to have a thickness enough to prevent the abnormal oxidation of the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c. For instance, in order to prevent the abnormal oxidation of the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c in the annealing at the substrate temperature of 550° C. in the oxygen-containing atmosphere, such iridium layer is formed to have a thickness of 200 nm, for example, and also is formed to add the thickness by 100 nm every time when the substrate temperature is increased by 100° C. In other words, when the iridium layer has the thickness of 400 nm, the iridium layer can prevent the oxidation of the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c from the oxygen annealing at 750° C. - Then, masks M2 are formed on the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 a over the second and thirdconductive plugs - Then, as shown in
FIG. 3C , the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a in the region that is not covered with the masks M2 is etched. Thus, the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is left on the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layer 11 a, a halogen gas is used. Now, the firstconductive plug 10 a is exposed. - Then, the masks M2 are removed.
- Then, as shown in
FIG. 3D , the silicon oxide nitride (SiON) layer or the silicon nitride (Si3N4) layer of 100 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 on the firstconductive plug 10 a, the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the CVD method. Then, the silicon oxide (SiO2) layer of 300 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the insulatingadhesion layer 13 on the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 by the CVD method using TEOS, for example. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 3E , an upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is exposed by polishing the insulatingadhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 by means of the CMP method while causing the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a to function as the stopper layer. In this case, upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, the insulatingadhesion layer 13, and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 are made flat by the CMP method. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 3F , a IrO2 layer 14 x of 30 nm thickness, aPtO layer 14 y of 30 nm thickness, and aPt layer 14 z of 50 nm thickness, for example, are formed in sequence as a firstconductive layer 14 b on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by the sputter. - In this case, the insulating
adhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the firstconductive layer 14 b is formed. As the annealing method, RTA (Rapid Thermal Annealing) executed at 750° C. for 60 second in the argon atmosphere, for example, may be employed. - Then, the PZT layer of 200 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the
ferroelectric layer 15 on the firstconductive layer 14 b by the sputter method. As the method of forming theferroelectric layer 15, there are the MOD method, the MOCVD method, the sol-gel method, etc. in addition to this. Also, as the material of theferroelectric layer 15, other PZT material such as PLCSZT, PLZT, etc., the Bi-layered structure compound material such as SrBi2Ta2O9, SrBi2(Ta,Nb)2O9, etc., and other metal oxide ferroelectric substance may be employed in addition to PZT. - Then, the
ferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen-containing atmosphere to crystallize. As such annealing, two-step RTA process having the first step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 600° C. for 90 seconds in the mixed-gas atmosphere consisting of Ar and O2 and the second step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 750° C. for 60 seconds in the oxygen atmosphere, for example, is employed. - Then, the IrO2 layer of 200 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the second
conductive layer 16 on theferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method. - Then, the TiN layer and the SiO2 layer are formed in sequence as the
hard mask 17 on the secondconductive layer 16. The TiN layer is formed by the sputter, and the SiO2 layer is formed by the CVD method using TEOS. The hard masks 17 are patterned into the planar shape, which is almost same as the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, over the second and thirdconductive plugs - Then, the second
conductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, and the firstconductive layer 14 b in the region that is not covered with thehard masks 17 are etched sequentially. In this case, the secondconductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, and the firstconductive layer 14 b are etched by the sputter reaction in the atmosphere containing the halogen element. Here, since the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 functions as the etching stopper even after the insulatingadhesion layer 13 is etched by such etching, the first conductive plug is never exposed. - According to the above, as shown in
FIG. 3G , the capacitors Q are formed on the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8. Thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is made of the firstconductive layer 14 b and the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a. Also, thedielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is made of theferroelectric layer 15. Also, theupper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is made of the secondconductive layer 16. - Two capacitors Q are arranged over one well 1 a. These
lower electrodes 14 a are connected electrically to the second or third n-typeimpurity diffusion region conductive plug - In this case, since a layer thickness of the first
conductive layer 14 b to be etched is thin rather than the firstconductive layer 14 in the first embodiment, thehard masks 17 can be formed thinner than the first embodiment. - The hard masks 17 are removed after patterns of the capacitors Q are formed.
- Then, in order to recover the damage of the
ferroelectric layer 15 caused by the etching, the recovery annealing of the capacitors Q is executed. The recovery annealing in this case is carried out at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 minutes in the furnace containing the oxygen, for example. - In this manner, when the annealing process such as the recovery annealing or the like is applied immediately after the patterning of the
ferroelectric layer 15 is executed, the thermal resistance of the second and thirdconductive plugs lower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, and also the oxidation resistance of the firstconductive plug 10 a not positioned directly under thelower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the insulatingadhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. - Although the above thermal processes are required to form the capacitors Q, the first
conductive plug 10 a made of tungsten is not abnormally oxidized by condition of which the thickness of the silicon nitride layer used as the insulatingadhesion layer 13 is set to 70 nm. - Also, in the condition of the iridium layer of 400 nm thickness formed on the second and third
conductive plugs conductive plugs - Then, as shown in
FIG. 3H , the alumina of 50 nm thickness is formed as thecapacitor protection layer 18 on the capacitors Q, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by the sputter. Thiscapacitor protection layer 18 protects the capacitors Q from the process damage, and may be formed of PZT in addition to the alumina. Then, the capacitors Q are annealed at 650° C. for 60 minutes in the oxygen atmosphere in the furnace. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 3I , in compliance with the steps shown in the first embodiment, the fourthconductive plug 21, theconductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings interlayer insulating layer 25, the fifthconductive plug 26, thebit line 27, etc. are formed. - As described above, in the present embodiment, the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 a constituting the lowermost layer of thelower electrodes 14 a of the capacitors Q is formed previously over the second and thirdconductive plugs layer 12 and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 are formed, then the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is exposed by polishing the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by virtue of the CMP method, and then remaining metal layers of thelower electrodes 14 a are formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a. Here, the iridium layer, for example, is formed as the oxygen-barrier metal and lower electrode. - In the first embodiment, the iridium layers constituting the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the lower electrode respectively are formed by separate steps and patterned separately. In the present embodiment, the iridium layer is formed by one layer forming step and one patterning step, and therefore there is such a merit that a part of steps of forming the lower electrodes can be reduced.
- By the way, like the first embodiment, in the crystallization annealing of the
ferroelectric layer 15 and the recovery annealing after the formation of the capacitors Q, the abnormal oxidation of the second and thirdconductive plugs conductive plug 10 a is prevented by the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. - In addition, since upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulating
layer 12, and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 are planarized by the CMP method, the firstconductive layer 14 b formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 becomes flat in the neighborhood of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a. Thus, degradation of the crystal of theferroelectric layer 15 formed on the firstconductive layer 14 b is prevented. - Also, the conductive plugs 10 a, 21 for the bit-line contact are formed separately in the first
interlayer insulating layer 8 and the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19. As a result, not only the yield of the FeRAM product can be increased but also the existing equipment can be still employed, so that there can be achieved such an advantage that reduction in the development cost and the step cost can be implemented. - In this case, if the oxidation-preventing insulating
layer 12 is formed thicker than the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, the insulatingadhesion layer 13 may be omitted. - In the
lower electrodes 14 a of the capacitors Q formed in accordance with the steps shown in the second embodiment, the peeling-off of theIrO layer 14 x from the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a rarely occurs. - Therefore, a structure for preventing the peeling-off of the
IrO layer 14 x from the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a without fail in the multi-layered structure, which constitutes thelower electrodes 14 a of the capacitors Q, and a method of forming the same will be explained hereunder. -
FIGS. 4A to 4E are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. - First, as shown in
FIG. 4A , in compliance with the steps shown in the first embodiment, the MOS transistors T1, T2 are formed on thesilicon substrate 1 and then thecover layer 7, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, and the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed. Then, in compliance with the steps shown in the second embodiment, the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a each having the same size as the lower electrode of the capacitor Q are formed on the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and their peripheral areas. The oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is the iridium layer having a thickness of 400 nm, for example. Then, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 are formed in sequence on the firstconductive plug 10 a, the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8. Then, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 are polished by the CMP method to expose the upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 4B , aconductive adhesion layer 35 is formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, and the insulatingadhesion layer 13. As theconductive adhesion layer 35, an iridium layer of 10 to 50 nm thickness, for example 30 nm, is formed by the sputter. - In this case, the insulating
adhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after theconductive adhesion layer 35 is formed. As the annealing method, the RTA executed at 750° C. for 60 seconds in the argon atmosphere, for example, may be employed. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 4C , the IrO2 layer 14 x of 30 nm thickness, thePtO layer 14 y of 30 nm thickness, and thePt layer 14 z of 50 nm thickness, for example, are formed in sequence as the firstconductive layer 14 b on theconductive adhesion layer 35 by the sputter. - Then, the PZT layer of 180 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the
ferroelectric layer 15 on the firstconductive layer 14 b by the sputter method or other method. Then, theferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen-containing atmosphere under the same conditions as the second embodiment to crystallize. Then, the IrO2 of 200 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the secondconductive layer 16 on theferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method. - Then, the
hard masks 17 are formed on the secondconductive layer 16 under the same conditions as the second embodiment. - Then, the second
conductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, the firstconductive layer 14 b, and theconductive adhesion layer 35 in the region that is not covered with thehard masks 17 are etched sequentially. In this case, respective layers from the firstconductive layer 14 b to theconductive adhesion layer 35 are etched by the sputter reaction in the atmosphere containing the halogen element. Therefore, since the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 functions as the etching stopper even after the insulatingadhesion layer 13 is etched by such etching, the first conductive plug is never exposed. - The hard masks 17 are removed after the patterns of the capacitors Q are formed.
- With the above, as shown in
FIG. 4D , the capacitors Q are formed on the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8. Thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is made of the firstconductive layer 14 b, theconductive adhesion layer 35, and the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a. Also, thedielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is made of theferroelectric layer 15. Also, theupper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is made of the secondconductive layer 16. - Then, in order to recover the damage of the
ferroelectric layer 15 caused by the etching, the recovery annealing of the capacitors Q is executed. The recovery annealing in this case is carried out at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 minutes in the furnace containing the oxygen, for example. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 4E , in compliance with the same steps as the second embodiment, thecapacitor protection layer 18, the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19, the fourthconductive plug 21, theconductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings interlayer insulating layer 25, the fifthconductive plug 26, thebit line 27, etc. are formed. In this case, inFIG. 4E , the same reference symbols as those inFIG. 3I denote the same elements. - In the present embodiment described above, the upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a having the shape of the capacitors lower electrode is exposed by polishing the oxidation-preventing insulating
layer 12 and the insulatingadhesion layer 13, then theconductive adhesion layer 35 is formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, and the insulatingadhesion layer 13, and then the firstconductive layer 14 b, theferroelectric layer 15, and the secondconductive layer 16 are formed sequentially on theconductive adhesion layer 35. - According to this, as shown in
FIG. 4B , since theconductive adhesion layer 35 is interposed between the polished surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a and the firstconductive layer 14 b, the IrO2 layer 14 x constituting the firstconductive layer 14 b is prevented from peeling off from the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a. Such prevention of the peeling-off has been checked based on the experiment. - It may be considered that, when the oxidation-preventing insulating
layer 12 and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 are polished, the surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a is altered in quality. If theconductive adhesion layer 35 is not formed, the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a and the IrO2 layer 14 x are put in the state that they are easily peeled off because they are patterned into the almost same planar shape respectively. - In contrast, in the state of which the
conductive adhesion layer 35 made of the same material as the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a is formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, suchconductive adhesion layer 35 is formed to have good adhesiveness to the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a and also the adhesiveness of theconductive adhesion layer 35, whose surface is not altered in quality, to the IrO2 layer 14 x is improved. - Therefore, according to the present embodiment, if the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a is formed in the same size as the
lower electrodes 14 a of the capacitor Q, thelower electrodes 14 a is never lifted up because of the peeling-off. - In this case, in the above embodiment, the
conductive adhesion layer 35 is made of the same material as the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a. But such conductive adhesion layer may be formed of other conductive material that has good adhesiveness to the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a. - In the first and second embodiments, there is employed such a structure that the oxygen-
barrier metal layers conductive plug layer 12 is formed on the firstconductive plug 10 a. - In the present embodiment, to form the oxygen-barrier metal layer on not only the second and third
conductive plugs conductive plug 10 a, which is not formed directly under the capacitors Q, will be explained hereunder. -
FIGS. 5A to 5G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. - First, steps required until a structure shown in
FIG. 5A is formed will be explained hereunder. - Like the case shown in
FIG. 3A , in compliance with the steps shown in the second embodiment, the MOS transistors T1, T2 are formed on thesilicon substrate 1 and then thecover layer 7, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, and the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 3B , the iridium layer of 400 nm thickness is formed as the conductive oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a on the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter. The oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a constitutes a part of the lower electrode of the capacitor Q, as described later. - Then, the masks (not shown) are formed on the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 a over the first, second and thirdconductive plugs - Then, the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 a is left on the first, second, and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layer 11 a, which is not covered with the masks. Here, the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a left on the second and thirdconductive plugs conductive plugs barrier metal layer 11 a left on the firstconductive plug 10 a is patterned into an island-like shape that is prevent the oxidation of the firstconductive plug 10 a. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 5B , the silicon oxide (SiO2) layer of 300 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the insulatingadhesion layer 13 on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the CVD method using TEOS, for example. In this case, like the second embodiment, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 may be formed under the insulatingadhesion layer 13. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 5C , the upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is exposed by polishing the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by means of the CMP method while causing the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a to function as the stopper layer. In this case, upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 are made flat by the CMP method. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 5D , the IrO2 layer 14 x of 30 nm thickness, thePtO layer 14 y of 30 nm thickness, and thePt layer 14 z of 50 nm thickness, for example, are formed in sequence as the firstconductive layer 14 b on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by the sputter. - In this case, the insulating
adhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the firstconductive layer 14 b is formed. As the annealing method, the RTA executed at 750° C. for 60 seconds in the argon atmosphere, for example, may be employed. - Then, the PZT layer of 200 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the
ferroelectric layer 15 on the firstconductive layer 14 b by the similar method to that in the second embodiment. Then, theferroelectric layer 15 annealed in the oxygen-containing atmosphere to crystallize. As such annealing, two-step RTA process having the first step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 600° C. for 90 seconds in the mixed-gas atmosphere consisting of Ar and O2 and the second step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 750° C. for 60 seconds in the oxygen atmosphere, for example, is employed. - Then, the IrO2 of 200 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the second
conductive layer 16 on theferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method. - Then, the
hard masks 17 having the same structure as the second embodiment are formed on the secondconductive layer 16. The hard masks 17 are patterned into the planar shape, which is almost same as the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, over the second and thirdconductive plugs hard mask 17 has a double-layered structure consisting of titanium nitride and silicon oxide, for example. - Then, like the second embodiment, the second
conductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, and the firstconductive layer 14 b in the region that is not covered with thehard masks 17 are etched sequentially. Then, thehard masks 17 are removed. - According to the above, as shown in
FIG. 5E , the capacitors Q are formed on the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8. Thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is made of the firstconductive layer 14 b and the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a. Also, thedielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is made of theferroelectric layer 15. Also, theupper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is made of the secondconductive layer 16. - Two capacitors Q are arranged over one well 1 a. These
lower electrodes 14 a are connected electrically to the second or third n-typeimpurity diffusion region conductive plug - In this case, since the layer thickness of the first
conductive layer 14 b to be etched is thin rather than the firstconductive layer 14 in the first embodiment, thehard masks 17 can also be formed thinner than the first embodiment. - Then, in order to recover the damage of the
ferroelectric layer 15 caused by the etching, the recovery annealing is executed. The recovery annealing in this case is carried out at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 minutes in the furnace containing the oxygen, for example. - In this manner, when the annealing process such as the recovery annealing or the like is applied immediately after the patterning of the
ferroelectric layer 15 is executed, the thermal resistance of the second and thirdconductive plugs lower electrodes 14 a and the oxidation resistance of the firstconductive plug 10 a not positioned directly under thelower electrodes 14 a are decided by the oxygen permeability of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a respectively. - Although the above thermal processes are required to form the capacitors Q, the abnormal oxidization is not caused in the first to third
conductive plugs 10 a to 10 c by the oxygen annealing in the condition of which the iridium layer of 400 nm, for example, is present as the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a on the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c, which are made of tungsten, and their peripheral areas respectively. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 5F , the alumina of 50 nm thickness is formed as thecapacitor protection layer 18 on the capacitors Q and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by the sputter. Thiscapacitor protection layer 18 protects the capacitors Q from the process damage, and may be formed of PZT in addition to the alumina. Then, the capacitors Q are annealed at 650° C. for 60 minutes in the oxygen atmosphere in the furnace. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 5G , the fourthconductive plug 21, theconductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings interlayer insulating layer 25, the fifthconductive plug 26, thebit line 27, etc. are formed. - In this case, the fourth
conductive plug 21 is formed in the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19 and thecapacitor protection layer 18 over the first n-typeimpurity diffusion region 5 a, and is connected to the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a. Hence, thebit line 27 is connected electrically to the first n-typeimpurity diffusion region 5 a via the fifthconductive plug 26, theconductive pad 24 a, the fourthconductive plug 21, the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, and the firstconductive plug 10 a. - As described above, in the present embodiment, the island-like oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 a is formed previously on the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c, then the insulatingadhesion layer 13 is formed on oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, then the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is exposed by polishing the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by virtue of the CMP method, and then upper portions of thelower electrodes 14 a are formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a that covers the second and thirdconductive plugs - Accordingly, in the present embodiment, the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a is formed to use as not only the layer for preventing the abnormal oxidation of the second and third
conductive plugs lower electrodes 14 a. Thus, such a merit is achieved that steps of forming the layers of the capacitors Q and steps of patterning them are reduced rather than first embodiment. - In addition, since the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 a is left like the island to cover the firstconductive plug 10 a to which the bit line is connected electrically, steps of forming the oxidation-preventing insulating layer, shown in the first and second embodiments, can be omitted. - As a result, in the crystallization annealing of the
ferroelectric layer 15 and in the recovery annealing after the capacitors Q are formed, the abnormal oxidation of the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c is prevented by the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a. - In addition, since the upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a and the insulating
adhesion layer 13 are planarized by the CMP method, the firstconductive layer 14 a formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 is made flat in the neighborhood of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a. Thus, degradation of the crystal of theferroelectric layer 15 formed on the firstconductive layer 14 a is prevented. - Also, the conductive plugs 10 a, 21 for the bit-line contact are formed separately in the first
interlayer insulating layer 8 and the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19. As a result, not only the yield of the FeRAM product can be increased but also the existing equipment can be still employed, so that there can be achieved such a merit that reduction in the development cost and the step cost can be implemented. - Here, the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 a constitutes thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q. The oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a may be formed like the island that is narrower than thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q, like the first embodiment. In this case, the firstconductive layer 14 having the quadruple-layered structure employed in the first embodiment may be formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 over the second and thirdconductive plugs lower electrodes 14 a may be formed by patterning the firstconductive layer 14. - In this case, as shown in
FIG. 6 , like the third embodiment, by adopting theconductive adhesion layer 35 formed between the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and the IrO2 layer 14 x in thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q, the peeling-off in thelower electrode 14 a is prevented. In this case, theconductive adhesion layer 35 on the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a that covers the firstconductive plug 10 a is removed by the etching. - In the above embodiments, the
glue layer 9 a and thetungsten layer 9 b are removed from the upper surface of the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the CMP process at the time of forming the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c. It is possible that the erosion and the recess are generated around the first to third contact holes 8 a to 8 c in the CMP process. Since the object of the CMP process in this case is theglue layer 9 a and thetungsten layer 9 b, upper surfaces of the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are polished excessively due to generation of the erosion and the recess around the contact holes 8 a to 8 c. Thus, it is possible that the concave portions are formed in the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and their peripheral areas. There is such a possibility that concave portions are also generated slightly on upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11, 11 a that are formed on the second and thirdconductive plugs - In the above embodiments, the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11, 11 a are planarized by the steps of polishing the insulating
adhesion layer 13 by means of the CMP. But such planarization is still insufficient in some cases. - If the concave portions are present on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11, 11 a, such concave portions affect the
lower electrode 14 a, theferroelectric layer 15 a, and theupper electrode 16 a to deteriorate and also it is a chance to make the polarization characteristic of the capacitor worse. - Therefore, in the present embodiment, a structure of capable of planarizing the oxygen-barrier metal layer much more and a method of forming the same will be explained hereunder.
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FIGS. 7A to 7I are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. - First, as shown in
FIG. 7A , in compliance with the steps shown in the first embodiment, the MOS transistors T1, T2 are formed on thesilicon substrate 1 and then thecover layer 7, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, and the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 7B , a conductive oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is formed on the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter. - In the present embodiment, the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 31 has a double-layered structure consisting of alower metal layer 31 a and anupper metal layer 31 b. The conductive material that can be easily planarized by the CMP is selected as theupper metal layer 31 b. For instance, thelower metal layer 31 a made of iridium (Ir) and theupper metal layer 31 b made of iridium oxide (IrO2) are formed as the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31. The iridium layer is formed in the argon atmosphere by the sputter using an iridium target. Also, the iridium oxide layer is formed in the atmosphere containing argon and oxygen by the sputter using the iridium target. Here, the argon gas and the oxygen gas are introduced at a ration of 80 and 20 respectively. - The oxygen-
barrier metal layer 31 is formed to have the thickness enough to prevent the abnormal oxidation of the second and thirdconductive plugs conductive plugs lower Ir layer 31 a is formed to have a thickness of 200 nm and the upper IrO2 layer 31 b is formed to have a thickness of 200 nm, for example. - In this case, in the present embodiment, a concept of the “oxygen-barrier metal” contains metal oxide.
- Then, as shown in
FIG. 7C , the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is left on the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layer 31 while using a mask (not shown). In this case, it is preferable to use the hard mask as the mask, but the resist mask may be employed. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 7D , the SiON layer or the Si3N4 layer of 100 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the CVD method. Then, the SiO2 layer of 300 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the insulatingadhesion layer 13 on the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 by the CVD method using TEOS, for example. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 7E , an upper surface of theupper layer 31 b of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is exposed by polishing the insulatingadhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 by virtue of the CMP process. Theupper layer 31 b is scraped up to a thickness of about 100 nm by executing the CMP process continuously. - Hence, successive upper surfaces of the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 31, the insulatingadhesion layer 13, and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 are planarized by the CMP method. In this case, as the CMP slurry for the silicon oxide, the silicon nitride, and the silicon nitride oxide, the slurry prepared by adding the water to SS-25 manufactured by CABOT Inc., for example, is employed. According to this, the IrO2 layer constituting theupper layer 31 b is planarized more easily than the Ir layer, and is employed as the sacrifice layer. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 7F , theIr layer 14 w of 200 nm thickness, the IrO2 layer 14 x of 30 nm thickness, thePtO layer 14 y of 30 nm thickness, and thePt layer 14 z of 50 nm thickness, for example, are formed in sequence as the firstconductive layer 14 on theupper layer 31 b of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by the sputter. - In this case, the insulating
adhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the firstconductive layer 14 is formed. As the annealing method, the RTA executed at 750° C. for 60 seconds in the argon atmosphere, for example, may be employed. - Then, the PZT layer of 200 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the
ferroelectric layer 15 on the firstconductive layer 14 by the sputter method. As the method of forming theferroelectric layer 15, there are the MOD method, the MOCVD method, the sol-gel method, etc. in addition to this. Also, as the material of theferroelectric layer 15, other PZT material such as PLCSZT, PLZT, etc., the Bi-layered structure compound material such as SrBi2Ta2O9, SrBi2(Ta,Nb)2O9, etc., and other metal oxide ferroelectric substance may be employed in addition to PZT. - Then, the
ferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen-containing atmosphere to crystallize. As such annealing, two-step RTA process having the first step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 600° C. for 90 seconds in the mixed-gas atmosphere consisting of Ar and O2 and the second step that is executed at the substrate temperature of 750° C. for 60 seconds in the oxygen atmosphere, for example, is employed. - Then, the IrO2 of 200 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the second
conductive layer 16 on theferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method. - Then, the TiN layer and the SiO2 layer are formed in sequence as the
hard mask 17 on the secondconductive layer 16. The TiN layer is formed by the sputter, and the SiO2 layer is formed by the CVD method using TEOS. The hard masks 17 are patterned into the planar shape of the capacitor over the second and thirdconductive plugs - Then, the second
conductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, and the firstconductive layer 14 in the region that is not covered with thehard masks 17 are etched sequentially. In this case, theferroelectric layer 15 is etched by the sputter reaction in the atmosphere containing the halogen element. Here, since the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 functions as the etching stopper even after the insulatingadhesion layer 13 is etched by such etching, the first conductive plug is never exposed. - According to the above, as shown in
FIG. 7G , the capacitors Q are formed on the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8. Thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is made of the firstconductive layer 14. Also, thedielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is made of theferroelectric layer 15. Also, theupper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is made of the secondconductive layer 16. - Two capacitors Q are arranged over one well 1 a. These
lower electrodes 14 a are connected electrically to the second or third n-typeimpurity diffusion region conductive plug - The hard masks 17 are removed after the patterns of the capacitors Q are formed.
- Then, in order to recover the damage of the
ferroelectric layer 15 caused by the etching, the recovery annealing of the capacitors Q is carried out. The recovery annealing in this case is carried out at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 minutes in the furnace containing the oxygen, for example. - In this manner, when the annealing process such as the recovery annealing or the like is applied immediately after the patterning of the
ferroelectric layer 15 is executed, the thermal resistance of the second and thirdconductive plugs lower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 31, and also the oxidation resistance of the firstconductive plug 10 a not positioned directly under thelower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the insulatingadhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. - Although the above thermal processes are required to form the capacitors Q, the first
conductive plug 10 a made of tungsten is not abnormally oxidized in the condition of which the thickness of the silicon nitride layer used as the insulatingadhesion layer 13 is set to 70 nm. - Also, in the condition of which the iridium layer of 400 nm thickness is present on the second and third
conductive plugs conductive plugs - In the present embodiment, a total thickness of the iridium layer is 400 nm under the
ferroelectric layer 15 and also the IrO2 layer still remains about 100 nm in thick. In this case, since both layers prevents the permeation of oxygen, the abnormal oxidation of the conductive plugs 10 b, 10 c is not caused. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 7H , the alumina of 50 nm thickness is formed as thecapacitor protection layer 18 on the capacitors Q, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by the sputter. Thiscapacitor protection layer 18 protects the capacitors Q from the process damage, and may be formed of PZT in addition to the alumina. In turn, the capacitors Q are annealed at 650° C. for 60 minutes in the oxygen atmosphere. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 7I , in compliance with the steps shown in the first embodiment, the fourthconductive plug 21, theconductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings interlayer insulating layer 25, the fifthconductive plug 26, thebit line 27, etc. are formed. - As described above, in the present embodiment, the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 31 having the double-layered structure is left like the island on the second and thirdconductive plugs layer 12 and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 are formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, then the upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is exposed by polishing the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by virtue of the CMP process, and then theupper layer 31 b of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is reduced in thickness by executing further the CMP process. - Since the
upper layer 31 b of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is planarized more easily by the CMP than the Ir layer, it can be facilitated to eliminate the recess on the upper surface of theupper layer 31 b caused by the concave portion generated on the second and thirdconductive plugs - Therefore, since layers of the first
conductive layer 14 and theferroelectric layer 15 formed on theupper layer 31 b can be formed flat, deterioration of the layer quality of theferroelectric layer 15 resulted from unevenness can be prevented. As a result, the characteristics of the capacitors Q formed by patterning the firstconductive layer 14, theferroelectric layer 15, and the secondconductive layer 16 can be improved. - Also, the second and third
conductive plugs lower electrodes 14 a constituting the capacitors Q are covered with the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 and the firstconductive plug 10 a, connected to thebit line 27, and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 are covered with the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. Hence, in the crystallization annealing or the recovery annealing of theferroelectric layer 15, the abnormal oxidation of the firstconductive plug 10 a is prevented by the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 and also the abnormal oxidation of the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layer 31. In addition, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 still covers the firstconductive plug 10 a until thefourth contact hole 19 a is formed, the firstconductive plug 10 a is never oxidized by the annealing applied in the formation of the capacitors Q and subsequent steps. - Further, patterned side surfaces of the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 31 are covered with the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. Therefore, if a size of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 is formed almost equal to the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layer 31 from their side surfaces and thus the abnormal oxidation of the second and thirdconductive plugs - Also, in the present embodiment, the via-to-via contact is formed between the first n-type
impurity diffusion region 5 a and thecontact pad 24 a via twoconductive plugs - In this case, like the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 14 a in the second and third embodiments, the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 having the above structure may be shaped into the planar shape, which has the same size as thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q, so as to constitute a part of the lower electrode. Also, like the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a in the fourth embodiment, the oxygen-barrier metal layer 31 having the above structure may be left like the island on the firstconductive plug 10 a. - In the first to fifth embodiments, in order to prevent the oxidation of the second and third
conductive plugs barrier metal layer conductive plugs - The iridium layer is formed on the first
interlayer insulating layer 8, which is formed by using TEOS, around the second and thirdconductive plugs - By the way, a plurality of semiconductor devices are formed via a scribing region on one sheet of silicon wafer. A plurality of alignment marks 40 shown in
FIG. 8 are formed in the scribing region. When the alignment marks 40 are checked after the capacitors Q are formed in accordance with the steps shown in the first embodiment, traces 41 such as swellings are found in a part of the alignment marks 40. In this case, thealignment mark 40 shown inFIG. 8 consists of a plurality of layers constituting the capacitor Q. - Hence, when a cross section of the
alignment mark 40, in which the swelling seems to be generated, is watched by SEM, a clearance is formed between the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11, which is made of iridium, and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, as shown inFIG. 9 . - Accordingly, in the memory cell region of the semiconductor device, adherence between the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 must be enhanced much more. In this case, adherence between the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layer 11 is good. - Therefore, in the present embodiment, a structure for improving adhesiveness between the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 and steps of forming the same will be explained hereunder. -
FIGS. 10A to 10I are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. - First, as shown in
FIG. 10A , in compliance with the steps shown in the first embodiment, the MOS transistors T1, T2 are formed on thesilicon substrate 1, and then thecover layer 7, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, and the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed. In this case, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 is a silicon oxide layer formed by using TEOS as the source gas, for example. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 10B , a titanium (Ti) layer having a thickness of more than 5 nm but less than 20 nm, for example, 10 nm, is formed as aconductive adhesion layer 37 on the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter. In this case, as theconductive adhesion layer 37, a single-layer structure of the titanium nitride (TiN) layer or a double-layered structure consisting of a TiN upper layer and a Ti lower layer may be employed. - Then, the iridium layer is formed as the conductive oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 on theconductive adhesion layer 37 by the sputter. As explained in the first embodiment, the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is formed to have a thickness enough to prevent the abnormal oxidation of the second and thirdconductive plugs - Then, as shown in
FIG. 10C , the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 and theconductive adhesion layer 37 are left like the island on the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layer 11 and theconductive adhesion layer 37 while using the same mask (not shown) as the first embodiment. Thus, the firstconductive plug 10 a is exposed. Then, the masks are removed. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 10D , the SiON layer or the Si3N4 layer of 100 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11, theconductive adhesion layer 37, and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the CVD method. Then, the insulatingadhesion layer 13 is formed on the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. As the insulatingadhesion layer 13, the SiO2 layer of 100 nm thickness, for example, is formed by the CVD method using TEOS, for example. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 10E , the upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is exposed by polishing the insulatingadhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 by means of the CMP method while causing the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 to function as the stopper layer. In this state, since theconductive adhesion layer 37 is covered with the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, the oxidation of theconductive adhesion layer 37 is prevented. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 10F , the firstconductive layer 14 is formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, and the insulatingadhesion layer 13. As shown in the first embodiment, as the firstconductive layer 14, for example, theIr layer 14 w, the IrO2 layer 14 x, thePtO layer 14 y, and thePt layer 14 z are formed in sequence by the sputter. In this case, the insulatingadhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the firstconductive layer 14 is formed. - Then, as shown in the first embodiment, the
ferroelectric layer 15 is formed on the firstconductive layer 14. Then, theferroelectric layer 15 is crystallized by two-step annealing in the oxygen-containing atmosphere under the same conditions as the first embodiment. - Then, like the first embodiment, the second
conductive layer 16 is formed on theferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method. - Then, the
hard masks 17 each having the planar shape of the capacitor are formed on the secondconductive layer 16. - Then, the capacitors Q are formed on the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11, the insulatingadhesion layer 13, and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 by etching in sequence the secondconductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, and the firstconductive layer 14 in the region that is not covered with the hard masks 17. - As shown in
FIG. 10G , each of the capacitors Q consists of thelower electrode 14 a made of the firstconductive layer 14, thedielectric layer 15 a made of theferroelectric layer 15, and theupper electrode 16 a made of the secondconductive layer 16. Then, in order to recover the damage of theferroelectric layer 15 caused by the etching, the recovery annealing is carried out. - In this manner, when the annealing process such as the recovery annealing or the like is applied immediately after the patterning of the
ferroelectric layer 15 is executed, the thermal resistance of the second and thirdconductive plugs lower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11, and the oxidation resistance of the firstconductive plug 10 a not positioned directly under thelower electrodes 14 a is decided by the oxygen permeability of the insulatingadhesion layer 13 and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. - In the annealing process in the above oxygen atmosphere, the
conductive adhesion layer 37 covered with the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 and the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 is not oxidized and thus increase of the resistance of theconductive adhesion layer 37 is suppressed. Also, the oxidation of the firstconductive plug 10 a is prevented by the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. In addition, the abnormal oxidization of the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layers 11 and the firstconductive layer 14. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 10H , thecapacitor protection layer 18 is formed on the capacitors Q and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by the sputter. Then, the capacitors Q are annealed in the oxygen atmosphere. Then, the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19 is formed on thecapacitor protection layer 18 by the plasma CVD method. Then, the upper surface of the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19 is planarized by the CMP method. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 10I , in compliance with the same steps as the first embodiment, thecapacitor protection layer 18, the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19, the fourthconductive plug 21, theconductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings interlayer insulating layer 25, the fifthconductive plug 26, thebit line 27, etc. are formed. In this case, inFIG. 10I , the same symbols as those inFIG. 20 denote the same elements. - As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the
conductive adhesion layer 37 is formed of the material that has good adhesiveness to both the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, the clearance is never generated under the island-like the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11. If the clearance is generated under the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layers 11, it is possible that the second and thirdconductive plugs - In addition, by employing the Ti layer as the
conductive adhesion layer 37, orientation strength of a (111) face of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 is enhanced. Thus, orientation strength of a (111) face of the firstconductive layer 14 formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 also is enhanced, and also crystallinity of theferroelectric layer 15 formed on the firstconductive layer 14 is improved. - Also, when the alignment marks formed on the scribing lines of the silicon substrate (wafer) 1 were checked, no trace of the swelling was generated and no clearance was found under the iridium layer constituting the alignment marks.
- In the meanwhile, in the above fifth embodiment, in the case of which the oxygen-
barrier metal layers 31 each having the double-layered structure consisting of the Irlower layer 31 a and the IrO2upper layer 31 b are formed like the island on the second and thirdconductive plugs conductive adhesion layer 37 may be formed between the oxygen-barrier metal layers 31 and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8. - More particularly, as shown in
FIG. 11 , the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layers 31 may be formed on the second and thirdconductive plugs conductive adhesion layer 37. Hence, the peeling-off of the oxygen-barrier metal layers 31 formed on the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layers 31 and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, the oxidation of the conductive adhesion layers 37 during the annealing to form the capacitors is prevented. - As shown in the second embodiment, by adopting a size of the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a set equal to the capacitor
lower electrodes 14 a, the adhesiveness between the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, which is formed to prevent the oxidation of tungsten constituting the second and thirdconductive plugs interlayer insulating layer 8 must be improved much more. -
FIGS. 12A to 12G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention. - Next, steps required until a structure shown in
FIG. 12A is formed will be explained hereunder. - First, in compliance with the steps shown in the first embodiment, the MOS transistors T1, T2 are formed on the
silicon substrate 1, and then thecover layer 7, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, and the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed. - Then, the titanium (Ti) layer is formed as the
conductive adhesion layer 37 on the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter. It is preferable that a thickness of the titanium layer should be set to keep conductivity of the titanium layer if the titanium layer is oxidized, and the thickness is set to more than 5 nm but less than 20 nm, for example, 10 nm. As theconductive adhesion layer 37, the single-layer structure of the TiN layer or the double-layered structure consisting of the TiN upper layer and the Ti lower layer may be employed. - Then, the iridium layer of 400 nm thickness is formed as the conductive oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 a on theconductive adhesion layer 37 by the sputter. The oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a constitutes a part of the lower electrode of the capacitor Q, as described later. - Then, the hard masks made of titanium nitride, silicon oxide, or the like are formed as the masks M2 on the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 a over the second and thirdconductive plugs - Then, as shown in
FIG. 12B , the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and theconductive adhesion layer 37 are etched in the region that is not covered with the masks M2. Thus, the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a and theconductive adhesion layer 37 are left on the second and thirdconductive plugs conductive plug 10 a is exposed. Then, the masks M2 are removed. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 12C , the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 are formed in sequence on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, theconductive adhesion layer 37, the firstconductive plug 10 a, and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 under the same conditions as the second embodiment. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 12D , the upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a is exposed by polishing the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by means of the CMP method while causing the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a to function as the stopper layer. Hence, upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, the insulatingadhesion layer 13, and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 are made flat substantially. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 12E , like the second embodiment, the IrO2 layer 14 x of 30 nm thickness, thePtO layer 14 y of 30 nm thickness, and thePt layer 14 z of 50 nm thickness, for example, are formed sequentially as the firstconductive layer 14 b on the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 by the sputter. In this case, the insulatingadhesion layer 13 is annealed to prevent the peeling-off of the layer before or after the firstconductive layer 14 b is formed. - Then, the
ferroelectric layer 15 is formed on the firstconductive layer 14 under the conditions shown in the second embodiment. Then, theferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen-containing atmosphere to crystallize. As shown in the second embodiment, two-step RTA process is employed as such annealing. Then, the IrO2 layer of 200 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the secondconductive layer 16 on theferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method. - Then, the TiN layer and the SiO2 layer are formed sequentially on the second
conductive layer 16, and then thehard masks 17 are formed by patterning these layers. each having the planar shape of the capacitor. The hard masks 17 are patterned into the capacitor shape, which is almost similar to the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a, over the second and thirdconductive plugs - Then, the second
conductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, and the firstconductive layer 14 b in the region, which is not covered with thehard masks 17, are etching in sequence under the same conditions as the second embodiment. Then, thehard masks 17 are removed. - With the above, as shown in
FIG. 12F , the capacitors Q are formed on the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8. Thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is made of the firstconductive layer 14 b and the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 a. Also, thedielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is made of theferroelectric layer 15, and theupper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is made of the secondconductive layer 16. - After this, as shown in
FIG. 12G , in compliance with the same steps as the second embodiment, thecapacitor protection layer 18, the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19, the fourthconductive plug 21, theconductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings interlayer insulating layer 25, the fifthconductive plug 26, thebit line 27, etc. are formed. In this case, inFIG. 12G , the same symbols as those inFIG. 3I denote the same elements. - As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the
conductive adhesion layer 37 is formed of that material that has good adhesiveness to both the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, the clearance is never generated under the oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a constituting thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q. In addition, by adopting the Ti layer as theconductive adhesion layer 37, the orientation strength of the (111) face of thelower electrode 14 a is enhanced. Thus, the crystallinity of theferroelectric layer 15 is improved. - By the way, as shown in the fourth embodiment, in the structure in which the island-like oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 a is formed on not only the second and thirdconductive plugs conductive plug 10 a and its peripheral area, theconductive adhesion layer 37 may be formed between the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 and the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a around the firstconductive plug 10 a and its peripheral area. - Accordingly, as shown in
FIG. 13 , the clearance is never formed under the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a that are formed on not only the second and thirdconductive plugs conductive plug 10 a. As a result, the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are not oxidized in the annealing in the oxygen atmosphere. If the clearance is generated under the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layers 11 a, it is possible that the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are oxidized through the clearance. - In the above embodiment, the steps of patterning the oxygen-
barrier metal layers conductive plugs barrier metal layers - In the condition of which titanium nitride is employed as the material of the hard masks M1, M2, it may be considered that, since the hard masks are formed as the conductive mask, such hard masks are not removed to leave as it is after the patterning of the oxygen-
barrier metal layers barrier metal layers - However, as explained in the first and second embodiments, after the oxygen-
barrier metal layers tungsten layer 9 b constituting the firstconductive plug 10 a and theglue layer 9 a made of titanium nitride/titanium is exposed from the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8. Therefore, since the titanium nitride constituting the firstconductive plug 10 a is also etched simultaneously when the hard masks M1, M2 made of titanium nitride are removed, a recess is generated in the firstconductive plug 10 a. Since the insulating material is filled in the recess, it is possible to increase the resistance of the firstconductive plug 10 a. - As a result, in the present embodiment, memory cell forming steps of employing a new method of removing the hard masks after the patterning of the oxygen-
barrier metal layers -
FIGS. 14A to 14G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention. - Next, steps required until a structure shown in
FIG. 14A is formed will be explained hereunder. - First, in compliance with the steps shown in the first embodiment, the MOS transistors T1, T2 are formed on the
silicon substrate 1, and then thecover layer 7, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, and the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed. After this, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 is exposed to the nitrogen plasma atmosphere at the substrate temperature of 350° C. for 120 seconds. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 14B , the iridium layer is formed as the conductive oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 on the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter. The iridium layer is formed to have a thickness of 200 nm, for example. - Then, masks M3 made of titanium nitride are formed on the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 over the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layer 11 and then is left as the masks M3 on the second and thirdconductive plugs - Then, as shown in
FIG. 14C , the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is etched in the region that is not covered with the masks M3. Thus, the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is left like the island on the second and thirdconductive plugs conductive plug 10 a is exposed by the etching of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11. - The etching of the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 made of iridium is executed by using the ICP plasma etching equipment. The electric power of 800 W is applied to the coil antenna arranged at the upper portion in the chamber of the ICP plasma etching equipment, and the bias power of 700 W is applied to the stage on which the wafer is loaded in the chamber. Also, the pressure in the chamber is set to 0.4 Pa, and the stage temperature is set to 400° C. Also, as the etching gas of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11, HBr and O2 are introduced into the chamber at flow rates of 10 sccm and 40 sccm respectively. Also, after the etching of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is completed, the over-etching is carried out for a time, a length of which is equal to the etching time, not to leave the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 in the region except the second and thirdconductive plugs - Then, as shown in
FIG. 14D , the SiON layer or the Si3N4 layer of 100 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 on the masks M3, the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, and the firstconductive plug 10 a by the CVD method. Then, the insulatingadhesion layer 13 is formed on the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12. As the insulatingadhesion layer 13, the SiO2 layer of 100 nm thickness is formed by the CVD method using TEOS, for example. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 14E , the insulatingadhesion layer 13, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, and the masks M1 are polished by the CMP method while causing the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 to function as the stopper layer. Hence, the masks are removed and an upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is exposed. In this case, the upper surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11, the insulatingadhesion layer 13, and the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 are made flat substantially. - This CMP method is executed by using the polishing machine. Also, a product name IC1010 manufactured by Rodel Nitta Company, for example, is used as the abrasive cloth, and SS-25E manufactured by Cabbot Corporation, for example, is used as the slurry. The polishing time is 70 second, for example.
- Then, as shown in
FIG. 14F , in compliance with the steps shown in the first embodiment, the capacitors Q are formed on the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12, and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 on the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layers 11. The capacitor Q consists of thelower electrode 14 a, theferroelectric layer 15 a, and theupper electrode 16 a. Thelower electrode 14 a is connected to theconductive plug 10 b (10 c) via the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer 11. - After this, as shown in
FIG. 14G , in compliance with the same steps as the first embodiment, thecapacitor protection layer 18, the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19, the fourthconductive plug 21, theconductive pad 24 a, the first-layer metal wirings interlayer insulating layer 25, the fifthconductive plug 26, thebit line 27, etc. are formed. In this case, inFIG. 14G , the same symbols as those inFIG. 20 denote the same elements. - As described above, according to the present invention, the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 is patterned by using the masks M3 formed over the second and thirdconductive plugs layer 12 and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 are formed on the masks M3, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, and the first conductive plug 10 g without removal of the masks M3, and then the masks M3 are removed by the polishing executed when the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 and the insulatingadhesion layer 13 are to be polished. - Therefore, TiN constituting the
glue layer 9 a of the firstconductive plug 10 a is not etched in removing the masks M3. As a result, the firstconductive plug 10 a does not suffer damage in removing the masks M3, and thus the firstconductive plug 10 a together with the second and thirdconductive plugs impurity diffusion region 5 a to thebit line 27 on a via-to-via basis. In addition, the independent step of removing the masks M3 only is omitted and thus throughput is improved. - In the meanwhile, as set forth in Patent Application Publication (KOKAI) Hei 11-126778, if the masks M3 is removed by the CMP method in the state shown in
FIG. 14C immediately after the oxygen-barrier metal layer 11 is patterned, the moisture enters into the surface of the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 to cause the firstconductive plug 10 a to oxidize. Therefore, such situation is not preferable. - In this case, material of the masks M3 employed to pattern the oxygen-
barrier metal layer 11 is not limited to titanium nitride. The double-layered structure obtained by forming titanium nitride (TiN) and silicon oxide (SiO2) sequentially may be employed, or such masks may be formed of other material. - Like the eighth embodiment, removal of the mask M2 shown in the second embodiment may be executed at the same time when the planarization of the oxidation-preventing insulating
layer 12 and the insulatingadhesive layer 13 is executed by the CMP method after the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 and the insulatingadhesive layer 13 are formed on the mask M2 and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8. - Therefore, steps of forming a hard mask having a double-layered structure consisting of a TiN layer and an SiO2 layer as a mask used to pattern an oxygen
barrier metal layer 11 a and then removing such hard mask by the CMP method will be explained hereunder. -
FIGS. 15A to 15D are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention, which are taken along a I-I line in a plan view of the memory cell region shown inFIG. 17 . That is,FIGS. 15A to 15D show steps of forming the island-like oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a under the capacitor Q, which is formed on one side of one p-type well 1 a, and two capacitors Q, which are positioned adjacently to each other in the extending direction of the gate electrodes (word lines) 4 a, 4 b, respectively. - Steps required until a structure shown in
FIG. 15A is formed will be explained hereunder. - First, in compliance with the steps shown in the first embodiment, the MOS transistors T1, T2 are formed on the
silicon substrate 1, and then thecover layer 7 for covering the MOS transistors T1, T2, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed sequentially. Then, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 is exposed to the nitrogen plasma atmosphere at the substrate temperature of 350° C. for 120 sec. - Then, the iridium (Ir) layer is formed as the conductive oxygen
barrier metal layer 11 a on the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and on the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter. The Ir layer is formed to have a thickness of 400 nm, for example. - Then, a
TiN layer 51 of 200 nm thickness is formed on the oxygenbarrier metal layer 10 a by the sputter method. Then, an SiO2 layer 52 of 1000 nm thickness is formed on theTiN layer 51 by the CVD method using TEOS. - Then, a resist is coated on the SiO2 layer 52, and then resist
patterns 53 each having an almost capacitor planar shape are formed over the second and thirdconductive plugs TiN layer 51, which are not covered with the resistpattern 53, are etched. Thus, the SiO2 layer 52 and theTiN layer 51 being left under the resistpatterns 53 are used as a firsthard mask 50. - Then, the resist
patterns 53 are removed by the oxygen ashing. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 15B , areas of the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a, which are not covered with the firsthard mask 50, are etched. Thus, the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a is left like an island on the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layer 11 a is patterned by the dry etching using a mixed gas of HBr, O2, and C4F8 while setting the temperature of the stage, on which thesilicon substrate 1 is loaded, to 400° C. In this case, the SiO2 layer 52 constituting the firsthard mask 50 is also etched into an almost cone shape at the time of such etching. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 15C , a silicon oxide nitride (SiON) layer or a silicon nitride (Si3N4) layer of 350 nm thickness is formed as an oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 on the firsthard mask 50, the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a, and the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the CVD method. The SiON layer is formed by the CVD method using silane, ammonia, and oxygen, for example. Also, the Si3N4 layer is formed by the CVD method using silane and ammonia, for example. - Then, an SiO2 layer of 600 nm thickness is formed as a
sacrifice oxide layer 55 on the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 by the CVD method using TEOS as the growth gas. In this case, in the present embodiment, the insulating adhesive layer formed in the above embodiments is not formed on the oxidation-preventing insulating layer. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 15B , thesacrifice oxide layer 55, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54, and the firsthard mask 50 are polished by the CMP method while causing the island-like oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a to act as a stopper layer. Thus, the firsthard mask 50 is removed and thus an upper surface of the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a is exposed. Then, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 is left on the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 and the firstconductive plug 10 a on the side of the island-like oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a. Also, the thinsacrifice oxide layer 55 is left on the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54. In this case, upper surfaces of the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54, and thesacrifice oxide layer 55 are made substantially flat. The abrasive cloth and the slurry shown in the eighth embodiment are employed at the time of such polishing. - Then, the capacitors are formed by the steps shown in the second embodiment, but their details will be omitted herein.
- As described above, the first
hard mask 50 used only for the patterning of the island-like oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a, which is used as a part of the capacitor lower electrode, is removed at the time of the planarization of the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54. Therefore, like the eighth embodiment, the isolated step of removing only the firsthard mask 50 is eliminated. - Meanwhile, if an interval between the capacitors, which are arranged adjacently in the extending direction of the gate electrodes (word lines) 4 a, 4 b, is narrow such as about 1 μm and the oxygen
barrier metal layer 11 a is thick such as about 400 nm, for example, an aspect ratio of a space between the island-like oxygen barrier metal layers 11 a and the firsthard masks 50 becomes large, as shown inFIG. 15C . Thus, the space is not perfectly buried by the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54, and thus anarrow clearance 54 s is generated in the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54. Since the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 becomes thin under theclearance 54 s, the following disadvantage is caused in the later capacitor forming steps. - In this case, if the interval between the capacitors Q shown in
FIG. 17 is wide, theclearance 54 s shown inFIG. 15C is not generated. Hence, there is caused no trouble to execute both the removal of the firsthard masks 50 having the double-layered structure and the planarization of the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 simultaneously by the CMP method. - Therefore, the capacitor forming steps executed after the first
hard masks 50 is removed will be explained simply hereunder. - First, as shown in
FIG. 16A , a firstconductive layer 14 b is formed on the island-like oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54, and thesacrifice oxide layer 55. As the firstconductive layer 14 b, a laminated structure unlike the second embodiment is formed. For example, anIr layer 14 w of 30 nm thickness, an IrO2 layer 14 x of about 30 nm thickness, aPt layer 14 v of 15 nm thickness, aPtO layer 14 y of about 25 nm thickness, and aPt layer 14 z of about 50 nm thickness are formed sequentially by the sputter. - In this case, the oxidation-preventing insulating
layer 54 is annealed in the argon atmosphere to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the formation of the firstconductive layer 14 b. - Then, a
ferroelectric layer 15 and a secondconductive layer 16 are formed on the firstconductive layer 14 b. As theferroelectric layer 15, a PZT layer of 140 to 200 nm thickness is formed by the sputter method. Then, theferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen atmosphere to crystallize theferroelectric layer 15. In this case, as the growth method and the material of theferroelectric layer 15, the growth method and the material shown in the second embodiment may be employed in addition to this. - Then, a
TiN layer 56 of 200 nm thickness is formed on the secondconductive layer 16 by the PVD method. Then, an SiO2 layer 57 of 900 nm thickness is formed on theTiN layer 56 by the CVD method using TEOS. - Then, a resist is coated on the SiO2 layer 57. Then, resist
patterns 59 each having an almost capacitor planar shape are formed over the second and thirdconductive plugs TiN layer 56, which are not covered with the resistpattern 59, are etched. Thus, the SiO2 layer 57 and theTiN layer 56 being left under the resistpatterns 59 are used as a secondhard mask 58. In this case, the SiO2 layer 57 is etched by using a mixed gas of C4F8, Ar, and CF4. Also, theTiN layer 56 is etched by using a mixed gas of BCl3 and Cl2, or other gas. - Then, the resist
patterns 59 are removed by the oxygen ashing. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 16B , the secondconductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, and the firstconductive layer 14 b in areas that are not covered with the secondhard mask 58 are etched sequentially. In this case, all the secondconductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, and the firstconductive layer 14 b are etched by using the ICP plasma etching equipment. The substrate temperature at the time of etching is set to 400° C. Also, a mixed gas consisting of HBr and O2 is used as the etching gas for the firstconductive layer 14 b and the secondconductive layer 16. Also, a mixed gas consisting of Cl2 and Ar is used as the etching gas for theferroelectric layer 15. - Thus, the capacitors Q connected to the second and third
conductive plugs interlayer insulating layer 8. Thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is constructed by the firstconductive layer 14 b and the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a. Also, thedielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is constructed by theferroelectric layer 15, and theupper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is constructed by the secondconductive layer 16. - In this case, the SiO2 layer 57 constituting the second
hard mask 58 is also etched into an almost cone shape at the time of such etching. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 16C , the SiO2 layer 57 constituting the secondhard mask 58 is removed by the two-frequency reactive ion etching (two-frequency RIE) method using a mixed gas of C4F8, Ar, and O2. At the time of etching of the SiO2 layer 57, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 consisting of the SiON layer and the Si3N4 layer functions as the etching stopper layer. Then, theTiN layer 56 of the secondhard mask 58 is removed by the wet etching using a mixed chemical consisting of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia. - Then, in order to recover the damage of the
ferroelectric layer 15 caused by the etching, the recovery annealing of the capacitor Q is executed. The recovery annealing in this case is executed at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 min in the atmosphere containing the oxygen, for example. - Then, steps goes to the steps of forming the second interlayer insulating layer, etc. like the above embodiments, but their details will be omitted herein.
- By the way, as shown in
FIG. 15C , if the interval between the patterns each of which is composed of the island-like oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a and the firsthard mask 50 becomes narrow, theclearance 54 s is formed in the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 formed between such patterns. Thus, as shown inFIG. 16B , a thickness of the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 is reduced when the secondconductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, and the firstconductive layer 14 b are etched, and thus the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 is etched through theclearance 54 s to generate an concave portion. In addition, a depth of such concave portion is increased much more through theclearance 54 s when the SiO2 layer 57 of the secondhard mask 58 is removed. - If the depth of such concave portion in the first
interlayer insulating layer 8 is increased, the oxygen enters into the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 from the concave portion during the recovery annealing executed after the patterning of the capacitors Q, and then the oxygen penetrates through the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8. Thus, the second and thirdconductive plugs - On the contrary, it may be thought of that the aspect ration of the space between the island-like oxygen barrier metal layers 11 a is reduced by thinning the oxygen
barrier metal layer 11 a to prevent the generation of theclearance 54 s. - However, the selective etching ratio of the SiO2 layer 52 constituting the first
hard mask 50 is small such as about 5 to 7 in comparison with the SiON layer or the Si3N4 layer constituting the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 made of SiO2. Therefore, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 as well as the firsthard mask 50 is etched during the etching of the firsthard mask 50, and thus a thickness of the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 is reduced by about 150 nm. In addition, the thickness of the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 is also reduced by about 100 nm by the overetching that is caused subsequently to the formation of the capacitors Q. In contrast, in order to prevent the oxidation of the firstconductive plug 10 a by the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54, the thickness of the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 needs about 100 nm with a small margin. - Therefore, the thickness of the oxidation-preventing insulating
layer 54 must be formed thick to leave 350 nm after the polishing of the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54. If the thickness of the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 is set to 350 nm, a thickness of the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a must be set to 350 nm or more with regard to the polishing of the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 by the CMP method. - In this case, in the first to eighth embodiments, respective thicknesses of the oxidation-preventing insulating
layer 12 and the insulatingadhesive layer 13 are given by the values obtained in the condition that reduction in thicknesses of such layers are seldom considered. - With the above, if the interval between the capacitors Q is narrowed rather than 1 μm, for example, it is not preferable that the removal of the first
hard mask 50 made of inorganic material and the planarization of the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 should executed simultaneously. - Therefore, in a next tenth embodiment, a method of removing the first
hard mask 50 not to form the concave portion in the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 between the capacitors Q executed when the interval between the capacitors Q becomes narrower than 1 μm will be explained hereunder. -
FIGS. 18A to 18G are sectional views showing steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention, which are taken along a I-I line inFIG. 17 . - Steps required until a structure shown in
FIG. 18A is formed will be explained hereunder. - First, in compliance with the steps shown in the first embodiment, the MOS transistors T1, T2 are formed on the
silicon substrate 1, and then thecover layer 7 for covering the MOS transistors T1, T2, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8, the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c are formed sequentially. Then, the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 is exposed to the nitrogen plasma atmosphere at the substrate temperature of 350° C. for 120 sec. - Then, the iridium layer is formed as a conductive oxygen
barrier metal layer 11 b on the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c and on the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 by the sputter. The iridium layer is formed to have a thickness of 200 nm, for example. - Then, a
TiN layer 60 of 100 nm thickness is formed on the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 b by the sputter method. - Then, a resist is coated on the
TiN layer 60, and then resistpatterns 61 each having an almost capacitor planar shape are formed over the second and thirdconductive plugs TiN layer 60, which are not covered with the resistpattern 61, are etched. Thus, theTiN layer 60 being left under the resistpatterns 61 are used as a firsthard mask 60 a. - Then, the resist
patterns 61 are removed by the oxygen ashing. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 18B , areas of the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 b, which are not covered with the firsthard mask 60 a, are etched. Thus, the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 b is left like an island on the second and thirdconductive plugs barrier metal layer 11 b is patterned by the high-temperature dry etching using a mixed gas of HBr, O2, and C4F8 while setting the substrate temperature to 400° C. In this case, the SiO2 layer 52 constituting the firsthard mask 50 is also etched into an almost cone shape at the time of such etching. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 18C , an alumina layer for covering the firsthard mask 60 a and the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 b is formed as an oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 62 on the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 to have a thickness of 100 to 150 nm. The alumina layer may be formed either the sputter method or the CVD method. As the condition that the alumina layer is formed by the MOCVD method, a gas in which hydrogen (H2) or ozone (O3) is added to trimethylaluminium (Al(CH3)3), for example, is employed, and the substrate temperature is set to 300° C., for example. - Then, an SiO2 layer of 600 nm thickness is formed as a
sacrifice oxide layer 63 on the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 62. Thesacrifice oxide layer 63 is formed by the CVD method using TEOS, for example. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 18D , thesacrifice oxide layer 63, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 62, and the firsthard mask 60 a are polished by the CMP method while causing the island-like oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 b to act as the stopper layer. At the time of such polishing, the abrasive cloth and the slurry shown in the eighth embodiment are employed. Thus, upper surfaces of the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 a, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54, and thesacrifice oxide layer 55 are made substantially flat, and the firsthard mask 60 a is removed and thus an upper surface of the underlying oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 b is exposed. In addition, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 54 left on the side of the island-like oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 b covers the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 and the firstconductive plug 10 a. In this case, thesacrifice oxide layer 63 is left thin on the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 62. - As described above, if the island-like oxygen
barrier metal layer 11 b is used as a part of the capacitor lower electrode, the firsthard mask 60 a is removed from the upper surface of the island-like oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 b by the CMP method subsequently to the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 63. Therefore, like the eighth and ninth embodiments, the isolated step of removing only the firsthard mask 60 a is eliminated. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 18E , the firstconductive layer 14 b is formed on the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 b, the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 62, and thesacrifice oxide layer 63. As the firstconductive layer 14 b, the laminated structure unlike the second embodiment is formed. For example, anIr layer 14 w of 100 to 200 nm thickness, an IrO2 layer 14 x of about 30 nm thickness, aPt layer 14 v of 15 nm thickness, aPtO layer 14 y of about 25 nm thickness, and aPt layer 14 z of about 50 nm thickness are formed sequentially. - In this case, the oxidation-preventing insulating
layer 54 is annealed in the argon atmosphere to prevent the peeling-off of the layer, for example, before or after the formation of the firstconductive layer 14 b. - Then, the
ferroelectric layer 15 and the secondconductive layer 16 are formed on the firstconductive layer 14 b. As theferroelectric layer 15, a PZT layer of 140 to 200 nm thickness is formed by the sputter method. Then, theferroelectric layer 15 is annealed in the oxygen atmosphere to crystallize theferroelectric layer 15. In this case, as the growth method and the material of theferroelectric layer 15, the growth method and the material shown in the second embodiment may be employed in addition to this. - Then, an IrO2 layer of about 200 to 300 nm thickness, for example, is formed as the second
conductive layer 16 on theferroelectric layer 15 by the sputter method. - Then, a
TiN layer 56 of 200 nm thickness is formed on the secondconductive layer 16 by the PVD method using TEOS. Then, an SiO2 layer 57 of 900 nm thickness is formed on theTiN layer 56 by the CVD method using TEOS. - Then, a resist is coated on the SiO2 layer 57. Then, resist
patterns 59 each having an almost capacitor planar shape are formed over the second and thirdconductive plugs TiN layer 56, which are not covered with the resistpattern 59, are etched. Thus, the SiO2 layer 57 and theTiN layer 56 being left under the resistpatterns 59 are used as a secondhard mask 58. In this case, theTiN layer 56 is etched by using a mixed gas of BCl3 and Cl2, or Cl2 or other gas. Also, the SiO2 layer 57 is etched by setting the substrate temperature to 0 to 20° C. In this case, the dry etching of the SiO2 layer 57 and theTiN layer 56 is executed by exchanging the etcher. - Then, the resist
patterns 59 are removed by the oxygen ashing. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 18F , the secondconductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, and the firstconductive layer 14 b in areas that are not covered with the secondhard mask 58 are etched sequentially. In this case, all the secondconductive layer 16, theferroelectric layer 15, and the firstconductive layer 14 b are etched by using the ICP plasma etching equipment. - As these etching conditions, a pressure in the chamber is set to 0.4 Pa, the wafer stage temperature is set to 400° C., a source power is set to 800 watt, and a bias power is set to 700 watt. Also, as the etching gas for the second
conductive layer 16 and the firstconductive layer 14 b, HBr and O2 are supplied to the etching chamber at a flow rate of 10 sccm and 40 sccm respectively. Also, as the etching gas for theferroelectric layer 15, Cl2 and Ar are supplied to the etching chamber at a flow rate of 40 sccm and 10 sccm respectively. In this case, the source power is a power of a high-frequency power supply applied to an antenna of the ICP plasma etching equipment. The bias power is a power of a high-frequency power supply applied to the semiconductor wafer (silicon substrate) 1. - Thus, a plurality of capacitors Q that are connected to the second and third
conductive plugs interlayer insulating layer 8. Thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q is constructed by the firstconductive layer 14 b and the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 b. Also, thedielectric layer 15 a of the capacitor Q is constructed by theferroelectric layer 15, and theupper electrode 16 a of the capacitor Q is constructed by the secondconductive layer 16. - In this case, at the time of such etching, the SiO2 layer 57 constituting the second
hard mask 58 is also etched and is left like an almost cone shape. - Then, as shown in
FIG. 18G , the SiO2 layer 57 constituting the secondhard mask 58 is removed by the two-frequency reactive ion etching (two-frequency RIE) using a mixed gas consisting of C4F8, Ar, and O2. At the time of such etching, for example, a power supply of 2000 W and 27.13 MHz is connected to the upper electrode out of the parallel-plate type electrodes in the reaction chamber of the two-frequency RIE equipment and a power supply of 200 W and 800 kHz is connected to the lower electrode thereof. Also, a distance between the lower electrode and the upper electrode is set to 20 mm. The temperature of the upper electrode is set to 30° C., and the temperature of the lower electrode on which thesilicon substrate 1 is loaded is set to 0° C. Also, the temperature of the inner side wall of the reaction chamber is set to 50° C. Also, as the etching gas, C4F8, Ar, and O2 are introduced into the reaction chamber at a flow rate of 20 sccm, 500 sccm, and 8 sccm respectively. Also, a gas pressure in the reaction chamber is set to 25 to 40 mTorr. - In this case, if the
sacrifice oxide layer 63 is left on the insulatingadhesive layer 62, suchsacrifice oxide layer 63 as well as the SiO2 layer 57 is removed. - Then, the
TiN layer 56 of the secondhard mask 58 is removed by the wet etching using a mixed chemical consisting of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia. - Then, in order to recover the damage of the
ferroelectric layer 15 caused by the etching that is executed to form the capacitors Q, the recovery annealing of the capacitors Q is executed. The recovery annealing in this case is executed at the substrate temperature of 650° C. for 60 min in the atmosphere containing the oxygen, for example. - Then, like the second embodiment, steps goes to the steps of forming the insulating
capacitor protection layer 18, the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19, the fourthconductive plug 21, etc., but their details will be omitted herein. - In the above embodiments, the island-like oxygen
barrier metal layer 11 b and the overlying firsthard mask 60 a are covered with the alumina-oxidation preventing insulatinglayer 62. Then, the firsthard mask 60 a is removed at the same time when the alumina-oxidation preventing insulatinglayer 62 is planarized by the CMP method. Therefore, like the eighth embodiment, there is no necessity to independently provide the step of removing the firsthard mask 60 a. - Also, the alumina layer has two times an oxidation preventing function in contrast to the SiON layer. Thus, in order to prevent the oxidation of the second and third
conductive plugs barrier metal layer 11 b, a thickness of the alumina-oxidation preventing insulatinglayer 62 may be thinned such as about 50 nm. - The selective etching ratio of the SiO2 layer to the alumina layer is about 40. Hence, an etching depth of the alumina-oxidation preventing insulating
layer 62 generated when the SiO2 layer 57 of the secondhard mask 58 is removed by the etching is about 18 to 25 nm. Also, an etching depth of the alumina-oxidation preventing insulatinglayer 62 generated by the overetching after the patterning of the capacitors Q is about 12 to 17 nm. - The thickness of the alumina-oxidation preventing insulating
layer 62 may be set to about 100 nm or more with regard to these etching amounts. Therefore, if the alumina-oxidation preventing insulatinglayer 62 is planarized by the CMP method, the thickness of the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 b serving as the stopper can be reduced to about 200 nm. As a result, if the distance between the island-like oxygenbarrier metal layers 11 b is narrowed, an increase in the aspect ratio of the space between the oxygenbarrier metal layers 11 b can be prevented. Thus, the alumina-oxidation preventing insulatinglayer 62 formed in the space can be perfectly buried. - Because no clearance is generated in the alumina-oxidation preventing insulating
layer 62 in such space, no recess is formed in the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 under the space between the island-like oxygenbarrier metal layers 11 b. Thus, the oxidation of the first to thirdconductive plugs 10 a to 10 c through the firstinterlayer insulating layer 8 can be prevented. - Also, in order to prevent the oxidation of the second and third
conductive plugs ferroelectric layer 15 and the recovery annealing after the formation of the capacitors Q, the thickness of the Ir layer constituting the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 b together with the thickness of theIr layer 14 w constituting thelower electrode 14 a of the capacitor Q may be set to 300 nm or more. In addition, such layer thickness may be increased further more to meet with the oxidizing annealing temperature after the patterning of the oxygenbarrier metal layer 11 b. - By the way, in the present embodiment, the thickness of the Ir layer constituting the island-like oxygen
barrier metal layer 11 b is set to 200 nm with regard to the thickness of theIr layer 14 w of thelower electrode 14 a. If the hard mask is formed as the single-layer structure of the TiN layer, there is no trouble to pattern such Ir layer having the thickness of 200 nm. - In this case, the above oxidation preventing insulating
layer 62 has the alumina single-layer structure. But the double-layered structure consisting of SiO2 layer and the alumina layer or the double-layered structure consisting of the SiON layer and the alumina layer may be employed. - In the above embodiments, doped silicon may be employed as the material of the conductive plug.
- Also, the ferroelectric material is employed as the dielectric layer of the capacitor, but the high-dielectric material may also be employed. In addition, the memory cell is explained in the above embodiments. Further, as explained in the first, second, and fifth embodiments, in the peripheral circuit or the logic circuit formed on the semiconductor substrate, the step of forming the oxidation-preventing insulating layer on the first-layer conductive plug may be contained. In this case, in the peripheral circuit or the logic circuit, the structure on the impurity diffusion region may be formed as the structure that connects the conductive plug formed in the contact hole in the first
interlayer insulating layer 8 and the conductive plug formed in the contact hole in the oxidation-preventing insulatinglayer 12 and the secondinterlayer insulating layer 19, like the structure on the first n-typeimpurity diffusion region 5 a. The impurity diffusion regions are the source/drain regions of the MOS transistor, for example. - Also, as explained in the third, fourth, and seventh embodiments, in the peripheral circuit or the logic circuit, the structure on the impurity diffusion regions constituting the MOS transistor may be formed as the structure that connects sequentially the conductive plug formed in the contact hole in the first
interlayer insulating layer 8 and the conductive plug formed, the island-like oxygen-barrier metal layer formed on the first interlayer insulating layer, and the conductive plug formed in the second interlayer insulating layer. - In addition, ruthenium may be employed as the oxygen-barrier metal layer in place of iridium. Also, the oxygen-barrier metal layer may be formed of a ruthenium lower layer and a ruthenium oxide upper layer.
- As described above, according to the present invention, the first and second conductive plugs are formed in the first insulating layer, then the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed on the first conductive plug and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is formed on the second conductive plug, then the capacitors are formed on the first conductive plug via the oxygen-barrier metal layer, then the second insulating layer for covering the capacitors is formed, and then the third conductive plug is formed on the second conductive plug. Therefore, the structure for connecting the impurity diffusion region and the upper wiring is made on a via-to-via basis, and it is not needed to form the holes having the large aspect ratio at a time, and the filling of the holes can be facilitated. As a result, the up-to-date equipment is not required, and the development cost and the step cost can be reduced. Also, the abnormal oxidation of the first conductive plug can be prevented by the oxygen-barrier metal layer, and also the abnormal oxidation of the second conductive plug can be prevented by the oxidation-preventing insulating layer.
- In addition, since the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the insulating adhesion layer are planarized simultaneously by the polishing, the capacitor lower electrode formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer can be formed flat. Thus, generation of the degradation of the dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode can be avoided, and also formation of the capacitors with good characteristics can be formed.
- Further, by adopting the oxygen-barrier metal layer formed as the multi-layered structure and the upper layer is formed of the material that can be relatively easily polished, e.g., iridium oxide, the underlying layer of the capacitors can be formed flatter by polishing the insulating adhesion layer and the oxygen-barrier metal layer. Thus, the characteristics of the capacitors can be improved.
- Furthermore, according to the present invention, the oxygen-barrier metal layer instead of the oxidation-preventing insulating layer is formed like the island on the second conductive plug. Therefore, not only the same advantages as the oxidation-preventing insulating layer can be obtained but also the step of forming the oxidation-preventing insulating layer can be omitted.
- In this case, by adopting the oxygen-barrier metal layer formed on the first conductive plug immediately under the capacitor as the lower electrode, the step of patterning the lower electrode can be reduced.
- In the condition of which the conductive adhesion layer is formed between the conductive layer constituting the capacitor lower electrode and the oxygen-barrier metal layer, the peeling-off of the capacitor lower electrode can be prevented without fail.
- By adopting the conductive adhesion layer formed between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer, the adherence between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer can be improved. Therefore, the oxygen can be prevented without fail from being supplied from the clearance between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer to the conductive plug, and thus the oxidation of the conductive plug can be prevented.
- In the case that the oxygen-barrier metal layer is patterned by using the hard masks, the insulating adhesion layer is formed on the hard masks and the oxidation-preventing insulating layer after the patterning of the oxygen-barrier metal layer, and then the insulating adhesion layer and the hard masks are polished continuously until the oxygen-barrier metal layer is exposed. Therefore, the independent step of removing the hard masks can be omitted and thus throughput can be improved.
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a first impurity diffusion region and a second impurity diffusion region formed in a surface region of a semiconductor substrate;
a first insulating layer formed over the semiconductor substrate;
a first hole and a second hole formed in the first insulating layer;
a first conductive plug formed in the first hole and connected electrically to the first impurity diffusion region;
a second conductive plug formed in the second hole and connected electrically to the second impurity diffusion region;
an oxygen-barrier metal layer formed in a shape of an island on the first conductive plug and its peripheral area and on the first insulating layer, said oxygen barrier metal layer having a side surface;
an oxidation preventing layer formed on the first insulating layer and side surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer and made of material that prevents oxidation of the second conductive plug, an upper surface of the oxidation preventing layer being planarized around the oxygen-barrier metal layer;
a capacitor having a lower electrode formed on the oxygen-barrier metal layer, a dielectric layer formed on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode formed on the dielectric layer;
a second insulating layer covering the capacitor and the oxidation preventing layer;
a third hole formed in the second insulating layer over the second conductive plug; and
a third conductive plug formed in the third hole and connected electrically to the second conductive plug;
wherein
an island-like conductive layer formed of same conductive material as the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed on the second conductive layer, and
the third conductive plug is connected to the second conductive plug via the island-like conductive layer.
2. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein an oxidation preventing insulating layer is formed on side surfaces of the island-like conductive layer, side surfaces of the oxygen-barrier metal layer, and an upper surface of the first insulating layer.
3. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxygen-barrier metal layer constitutes a lower layer portion of the lower electrode of the capacitor.
4. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxygen-barrier metal layer has a substantially same size as the lower electrode of the capacitor.
5. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxygen-barrier metal layer consists of conductive layers, and an uppermost layer of the conductive layers is formed of conductive material that is polished more easily than the lowermost layer of the conductive layers.
6. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a conductive adhesion layer is formed between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the lower electrode.
7. A semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein an upper surface of the conductive adhesion layer has a same shape as a lower surface of the lower electrode.
8. A semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the oxygen-barrier metal layer is formed of same material as the conductive adhesion layer, and the conductive adhesion layer is formed at a position higher than the oxidation preventing insulating layer.
9. A semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the conductive adhesion layer is formed of iridium.
10. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a conductive adhesion layer is formed under the oxygen-barrier metal layer and on the first insulating layer over the first conductive plug and a peripheral area of the first conductive plug.
11. A semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein the conductive adhesion layer is formed by either a single-layer structure made of titanium or titanium nitride or a double-layered structure constructed by forming titanium and titanium nitride sequentially.
12. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device comprising the steps of:
forming a first impurity diffusion region and a second impurity diffusion region on a surface region of a semiconductor substrate;
forming a first insulating layer over the semiconductor substrate;
forming a first hole and a second hole in the first insulating layer;
forming a first conductive plug, which is connected electrically to the first impurity diffusion region, in the first hole and simultaneously forming a second conductive plug, which is connected electrically to the second impurity diffusion region, in the second hole;
forming an oxygen-barrier metal layer on the first conductive plug and on the second conductive plug and over the first insulating layer;
patterning the oxygen-barrier metal layer to leave the oxygen-barrier metal layer like an island on the first conductive plug;
forming an oxidation preventing insulating layer on the second conductive plug and over the first insulating layer;
exposing an upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer like the island by polishing the oxidation preventing insulating layer;
forming a first conductive layer on the oxygen-barrier metal layer like the island and over the oxidation preventing insulating layer;
forming a dielectric layer on the first conductive layer;
forming a second conductive layer on the dielectric layer;
forming a capacitor on the oxygen-barrier metal layer over the first conductive plug by patterning the second conductive layer, the dielectric layer, and the first conductive layer;
forming a second insulating layer over the capacitor, and the oxidation preventing insulating layer;
forming a third hole over the second conductive plug by patterning the second insulating layer; and
forming a third conductive plug, which is connected electrically to the second conductive plug, in the third hole.
13. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , further comprising the steps of:
forming an insulating adhesion layer over the oxidation preventing insulating layer,
planarizing the insulating adhesion layer and the oxidation preventing insulating layer at the same time; and
forming the third hole also in the insulating adhesion layer.
14. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , further comprising the steps of:
patterning the oxygen-barrier metal layer to leave the oxygen-barrier metal layer as an oxidation preventing conductive layer like an island on the second conductive plug and peripheral area of the second conductive plug;
forming the third hole on the oxidation preventing conductive layer made of the oxygen-barrier metal layer; and
forming the third conductive plug in the third hole to be connected to the second conductive plug electrically via the oxidation preventing conductive layer.
15. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein the oxygen-barrier metal layer is patterned as a part of the lower electrode of the capacitor.
16. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein the oxygen-barrier metal layer is patterned to have a substantially same size as the lower electrode of the capacitor.
17. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein the oxygen-barrier metal layer consists of a lower layer and an upper layer, both made of different material, and the upper layer is made of a second material that is polished more easily than a first material constituting the lower layer.
18. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , further comprising the steps of:
forming a conductive adhesion layer between the oxygen-barrier metal layer like island and the first conductive layer; and
patterning the conductive adhesion layer together with the first conductive layer into an island shape.
19. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , further comprising the steps of:
forming a conductive adhesion layer between the oxygen-barrier metal layer and the first insulating layer; and
patterning the conductive adhesion layer together with the oxygen-barrier metal layer into the island shape.
20. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , further comprising the steps of:
forming a hard mask on the oxygen-barrier metal layer and over the first conductive plug; and
etching a part of the oxygen-barrier metal layer exposed from the hard mask to leave the oxygen-barrier metal layer like the island.
21. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , further comprising the steps of:
removing the hard mask to expose the upper surface of the oxygen-barrier metal layer like the island by polishing, after covering the hard mask with the oxidation preventing insulating layer.
22. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein the hard mask is formed of same material as material constituting a part of the second conductive plug.
23. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein an upper portion of the hard mask consists of silicon oxidation.
24. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein the oxidation preventing insulating layer consists of one of a single layer of alumina and a plural layer having alumina.
25. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the first conductive plug is located lower than an upper surface of the oxidation preventing layer.
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