Integrated circuit device having dual damascene capacitor
AssigneeAgere Systems Guardian Corp.
InventorsGlenn B. Alers, Seungmoo Choi, Sailesh Mansinh Merchant, Pradip Kumar Roy
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AssigneeAgere Systems Guardian Corp.
InventorsGlenn B. Alers, Seungmoo Choi, Sailesh Mansinh Merchant, Pradip Kumar Roy
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An integrated circuit device includes a dielectric layer having an opening therein, and a capacitor comprising in stacked relation a lower electrode lining the opening, a capacitor dielectric layer adjacent the lower electrode, and an upper electrode adjacent the capacitor dielectric layer. The capacitor has a substantially planar upper surface substantially flush with adjacent upper surface portions of the dielectric layer. Additionally, the edges of the lower electrode and the capacitor dielectric layer preferably terminate at the upper surface of the capacitor. Also, the capacitor dielectric may include a high-k, high quality and low leakage dielectric, and which prevents the reduction of the capacitor dielectric by the metal of the upper and lower metal electrodes.
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