Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes preparing a work piece having a trench on its main surface side, forming a polymer film containing a polymer containing silicon, hydrogen and nitrogen on the main surface of the work piece, holding the work piece with the polymer film in a first atmosphere, which contains oxygen, and whose oxygen partial pressure is set in a range of 16 to 48 Torr, oxidizing the polymer film in a second atmosphere containing water vapor to form an oxide film containing a silicon oxide as a main component, after holding the work piece in the first atmosphere, and removing an upper portion of the oxide film to remain a lower portion of the oxide film in the trench.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an aspect of the invention includes a semiconductor substrate, and a capacitor that is provided above the semiconductor substrate and is configured such that a dielectric film is sandwiched between a lower electrode and an upper electrode, the dielectric film being formed of an ABO3 perovskite-type oxide that includes at least one of Pb, Ba and Sr as an A-site element and at least one of Zr, Ti, Ta, Nb, Mg, W, Fe and Co as a B-site element, wherein a radius of curvature of a sidewall of the capacitor, when viewed from above or in a film thickness direction, is 250 [nm] or less, and a length of an arc with the radius of curvature is {250 [nm]×?/6 [rad]} or less.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising forming an element isolation trench in a semiconductor substrate, coating a polysilazane perhydride solution on the semiconductor substrate having the element isolation trench formed thereon to form a polysilazane perhydride film, the polysilazane perhydride solution comprising dibutyl ether having a butanol concentration of 30 ppm or less, and polysilazane perhydride dissolved in the dibutyl ether, subjecting the polysilazane perhydride film to oxidation in an atmosphere containing water vapor to form a silicon dioxide film, and selectively removing the silicon dioxide film to leave the silicon dioxide film in the element isolation trench to form an element isolating insulation film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and a dielectric film provided between the bottom electrode and the top electrode and made of a perovskite type ferroelectrics containing Pb, Zr, Ti and O, the dielectric film comprising a first portion formed of a plurality of crystal grains partitioned by grain boundaries having a plurality of directions.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes forming a first insulating film containing silicon oxide as a main ingredient, on an underlying region, adhering water to the first insulating film, forming a polymer solution layer containing a silicon-containing polymer on the water-adhered first insulating film, and forming a second insulating film containing silicon oxide as a main ingredient from the polymer solution layer, wherein forming the second insulating film includes forming silicon oxide by a reaction between the polymer and water adhered to the first insulating film.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising forming an element isolation trench in a semiconductor substrate, coating a polysilazane perhydride solution on the semiconductor substrate having the element isolation trench formed thereon to form a polysilazane perhydride film, the polysilazane perhydride solution comprising dibutyl ether having a butanol concentration of 30 ppm or less, and polysilazane perhydride dissolved in the dibutyl ether, subjecting the polysilazane perhydride film to oxidation in an atmosphere containing water vapor to form a silicon dioxide film, and selectively removing the silicon dioxide film to leave the silicon dioxide film in the element isolation trench to form an element isolating insulation film.

Abstract: A method for handling polysilazane or a polysilazane solution includes synthesizing polysilazane and preparing the polysilazane solution in a first space isolated from outside air. The first space is mainly supplied with air from which amine, basic substance, volatile organic compound and acidic substance are eliminated.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed which comprises a chamber which holds a to-be-processed substrate having a film containing at least one kind of metal element which will become a component of a volatile metal compound, a heater which heats the substrate held in the chamber, and an adsorbent which is provided in the chamber and which adsorbs the volatile metal compound generated from the film by heating the substrate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes preparing a work piece having a trench on its main surface side, forming a polymer film containing a polymer containing silicon, hydrogen and nitrogen on the main surface of the work piece, holding the work piece with the polymer film in a first atmosphere, which contains oxygen, and whose oxygen partial pressure is set in a range of 16 to 48 Torr, oxidizing the polymer film in a second atmosphere containing water vapor to form an oxide film containing a silicon oxide as a main component, after holding the work piece in the first atmosphere, and removing an upper portion of the oxide film to remain a lower portion of the oxide film in the trench.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, and a ferroelectric capacitor provided on the semiconductor substrate, the ferroelectric capacitor comprising a lower electrode, a first ferroelectric film provided on the lower electrode including Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3 and having a tetragonal crystal system whose crystal direction is oriented in a <111> direction, a second ferroelectric film provided on the first ferroelectric film including Pb(ZryTi1-y)O3 and having a tetragonal crystal system whose crystal direction is oriented in the <111> direction, and an upper electrode provided on the second ferroelectric film.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes forming a first insulating film containing silicon oxide as a main ingredient, on an underlying region, adhering water to the first insulating film, forming a polymer solution layer containing a silicon-containing polymer on the water-adhered first insulating film, and forming a second insulating film containing silicon oxide as a main ingredient from the polymer solution layer, wherein forming the second insulating film includes forming silicon oxide by a reaction between the polymer and water adhered to the first insulating film.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises forming a trench in a semiconductor substrate, forming a first insulating film having a first recessed portion in the trench, forming a coating film so as to fill the first recessed portion therewith, transforming the coating film into a second insulating film, planarizing the second insulating film to expose the first insulating film and the second insulating film, removing at least the second insulating film from the first recessed portion to moderate an aspect ratio for the first recessed portion formed in the trench, thereby forming a second recessed portion therein, and forming a third insulating film on a surface of the semiconductor substrate so as to fill the second recessed portion therewith.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an aspect of the invention comprises a semiconductor substrate, and a capacitor that is provided above the semiconductor substrate and is configured such that a dielectric film is sandwiched between a lower electrode and an upper electrode, the dielectric film being formed of an ABO3 perovskite-type oxide that includes at least one of Pb, Ba and Sr as an A-site element and at least one of Zr, Ti, Ta, Nb, Mg, W, Fe and Co as a B-site element, wherein a radius of curvature of a side wall of the capacitor, when viewed from above or in a film thickness direction, is 250 [nm] or less, and a length of an arc with the radius of curvature is {250 [nm]×?/6 [rad]} or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising forming an element isolation trench in a semiconductor substrate, coating a polysilazane perhydride solution on the semiconductor substrate having the element isolation trench formed thereon to form a polysilazane perhydride film, the polysilazane perhydride solution comprising dibutyl ether having a butanol concentration of 30 ppm or less, and polysilazane perhydride dissolved in the dibutyl ether, subjecting the polysilazane perhydride film to oxidation in an atmosphere containing water vapor to form a silicon dioxide film, and selectively removing the silicon dioxide film to leave the silicon dioxide film in the element isolation trench to form an element isolating insulation film.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising forming an underlying region including an interlevel insulating film on a semiconductor substrate, forming an alumina film on the underlying region, forming a hole in the alumina film, filling the hole with a bottom electrode film, forming a dielectric film on the bottom electrode film, and forming a top electrode film on the dielectric film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has an element isolating region formed of an insulating film having etching rates different from each other in a side close to an inside wall and a center side of a trench formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a selective epitaxial layer formed in both sides of the element isolating region, wherein the element isolating region has a tip portion in a tapered shape or a stepwise shape of which a width becomes narrower at a side closer to the tip portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus comprises a discharge portion discharging a coating liquid onto a substrate; a gas supply tube supplying an inert gas into a liquid container that contains the coating liquid, and pressurizing an interior of the liquid container; a coating liquid supply tube airtightly supplying the coating liquid from the liquid container to the discharge portion using pressurization from the gas supply tube; a first connecting portion capable of attaching and detaching the liquid container to and from the coating liquid supply tube; a second connecting portion capable of attaching and detaching the liquid container to and from the gas supply tube; and a solvent supply tube supplying a solvent, which can dissolve the coating liquid, to the first connecting portion.

Abstract: In a capacitor and a method for its manufacture, a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer are formed such that a ferroelectric layer is situated between the first and second electrode layer. A first bilayer or multi-layer seed structure is formed between the ferroelectric layer and either the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and a dielectric film provided between the bottom electrode and the top electrode and made of a perovskite type ferroelectrics containing Pb, Zr, Ti and O, the dielectric film comprising a first portion formed of a plurality of crystal grains partitioned by grain boundaries having a plurality of directions.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed which comprises a chamber which holds a to-be-processed substrate having a film containing at least one kind of metal element which will become a component of a volatile metal compound, a heater which heats the substrate held in the chamber, and an adsorbent which is provided in the chamber and which adsorbs the volatile metal compound generated from the film by heating the substrate.