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US 6,555,864 B1Granted
Ferroelectric capacitor having a PZT layer with an excess of Pb
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorsJeffrey Scott Cross, Tsuyoshi Sakai, Mitsushi Fujiki, Mineharu Tsukada
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Abstract
A ferroelectric capacitor includes a lower electrode, a ferroelectric capacitor insulation film formed on the lower electrode and an upper electrode formed on the ferroelectric capacitor insulation film, wherein the ferroelectric capacitor insulation film has a composition of PZT and contains an excess amount of Pb with respect to a stoichiometry of PZT.
Claims8
A ferroelectric capacitor, comprising:
- a lower electrode;
- a ferroelectric capacitor insulation film having a perovskite structure provided on said lower electrode, said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film containing therein Pb, Zr and Ti;
- and
- wherein said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film contains an excess amount of Pb with respect to a stoichiometry composition of said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film.
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A ferroelectric capacitor, comprising:
- a lower electrode;
- a ferroelectric capacitor insulation film having a perovskite structure provided on said lower electrode, said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film containing Pb, Zr and Ti, said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film containing an excess amount of Pb in comparison to a stoichiometric composition of PZT;
- a conductive oxide layer having a perovskite structure provided on said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film;
- and
- said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film having a thickness of about 300 nm or less.
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A semiconductor device, comprising:
- a substrate;
- an active element formed on said substrate;
- and
- a ferroelectric capacitor formed on said substrate in electrical connection with said active element, said ferroelectric capacitor comprising:
- a lower electrode;
- a ferroelectric capacitor insulation film having a perovskite structure provided on said lower electrode, said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film containing therein Pb, Zr and Ti;
- and
- an upper electrode provided on said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film, said upper electrode including a conductive oxide layer having a perovskite structure,
- wherein said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film contains an excess amount of Pb with respect to a stoichiometry composition of said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film.
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A semiconductor device, comprising:
- a substrate;
- an active element formed on said substrate;
- and
- a ferroelectric capacitor formed on said substrate in electrical connection with said active element, said ferroelectric capacitor comprising;
- a lower electrode;
- a ferroelectric capacitor insulation film having a perovskite structure provided on said lower electrode, said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film containing Pb, Zr and Ti, said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film containing an excess amount of Pb in comparison to a stoichiometric composition of PZT;
- a conductive oxide layer having a perovskite structure provided on said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film;
- and
- an upper electrode provided on said conductive oxide layer;
- said ferroelectric capacitor insulation film having a thickness of about 300 nm or less.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.