Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device comprising a dielectric film made of a high dielectric constant material, in which a leak current is reduced in the film and which exhibits improved device reliability. Specifically, a dielectric film 142 is a metal-compound film having a composition represented by the formula MOxCyNz wherein x, y and z meet the conditions: 0<x, 0.1?y?1.25, 0.01?z and x+y+z=2; and M comprises at least Hf or Zr.

Abstract: A first adjusting metal, capable of varying the threshold voltage of a first-conductivity-type transistor of a complementary transistor, is added to the first-conductivity-type transistor and a second-conductivity-type transistor at the same time, and a diffusion suppressive element, capable of suppressing diffusion of the first adjusting metal, is added from above a metal gate electrode of the second-conductivity-type transistor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including a P-type semiconductor region, and an N channel MOSFET formed in the P-type semiconductor region, the N channel MOSFET including an insulating film of silicon oxide film or silicon oxynitride film formed on the semiconductor substrate, a gate insulating film including hafnium and formed on the insulating film, a lanthanum oxide film having a film thickness not larger than a predetermined value and formed between the gate insulating film and insulating film, and a gate electrode including a titanium nitride film having a N/Ti atomic ratio less than 1.

Abstract: In a thin film transistor, each of an upper electrode and a lower electrode is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of a metal and a metal nitride, represented by TiN, Ti, W, WN, Pt, Ir, Ru. A capacitor dielectric film is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of ZrO2, HfO2, (Zrx, Hf1-x)O2 (0<x<1), (Zry, Ti1-y)O2 (0<y<1), (Hfz, Ti1-z)O2 (0<z<1), (Zrk, Til, Hfm)O2 (0<k, l, m<1, k+l+m=1), by an atomic layer deposition process. The thin film transistor thus formed has a minimized leakage current and an increased capacitance.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a logic section and a memory section that are formed on the same semiconductor chip, including: a first transistor formed in the logic section and having gate electrodes and source and drain regions, and a second transistor formed in the memory section having gate electrodes, source and drain regions and a capacitor, the capacitor being of a MIM structure and having an upper and a lower metal electrode and a capacitor dielectric film sandwiched therebetween, the capacitor dielectric film being formed of a dielectric material which is selected from the group consisting of ZrO2, Hf92, (Zrx, Hf1-x)O2 (0<x<1), (Zry, Ti1-y)o2 (0<y<1), (Hfz, Ti1-z)92 (0<z<1 and (Zrk, Til, Hfm)o2 (0<k, l, m<1, k+l+m?1), wherein each of the first and second transistors has a refractory metal silicide layer formed over each of the source and drain regions thereof and the lower metal electrode is connected through a metal plug to the refractory metal silicide layer formed over one o

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device comprising a dielectric film made of a high dielectric constant material, in which a leak current is reduced in the film and which exhibits improved device reliability. Specifically, a dielectric film 142 is a metal-compound film having a composition represented by the formula MOxCyNz wherein x, y and z meet the conditions: 0<x, 0.1?y?1.25, 0.01?z and x+y+z=2; and M comprises at least Hf or Zr.

Abstract: A capacitor is provided that is optimal for use in DRAM and has high dielectric constant, and allows leakage current flowing therethrough to be maintained at a low level, and further, permits dependence of the leakage current on temperatures to be small. That is, capacitor openings are formed in an inter layer silicon oxide layer and a TiN film is patterned so that TiN films are left only within the openings to form lower electrodes within the openings. Subsequently, a Zr- and/or Hf-containing oxide film (represented by the formula, multicomponent Zr.sub.x.Hf.sub.1-x.O.sub.2 film (0?x?1)) formed from a metal-containing organic compound as a reactant and a Ti-containing oxide film are laminated to form capacitor dielectrics.

Abstract: In a thin film transistor, each of an upper electrode and a lower electrode is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of a metal and a metal nitride, represented by TiN, Ti, W, WN, Pt, Ir, Ru. A capacitor dielectric film is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of ZrO2, HfO2, (Zrx, Hf1-x)O2 (0<x<1), (Zry, Ti1-y)O2 (0<y<1), (Hfz, Ti1-z)O2 (O<z<l), (Zrk, Til, Hfm)O2 (0<k, l, m<1, k+l+m=1), by an atomic layer deposition process. The thin film transistor thus formed has a minimized leakage current and an increased capacitance.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device comprising a dielectric film made of a high dielectric constant material, in which a leak current is reduced in the film and which exhibits improved device reliability. Specifically, a dielectric film 142 is a metal-compound film having a composition represented by the formula MOxCyNz wherein x, y and z meet the conditions: 0<x, 0.1≦y≦1.25, 0.01≦z and x+y+z=2; and M comprises at least Hf or Zr.

Abstract: A capacitor is provided that is optimal for use in DRAM and has high dielectric constant, and allows leakage current flowing therethrough to be maintained at a low level, andfurther, permits dependence of the leakage current on temperatures to besmall. Thatis, capacitor openings are formed in an inter layer silicon oxide layer and a TiN film is patterned so that TiN films are left only within the openings to form lower electrodes within the openings. Subsequently, a Zr- and/or Hf-containing oxide film (represented by the formula, multicomponent Zr.sub.x.Hf.sub.1-x.O.sub.2 film (0≦x≦1)) formed from a metal-containing organic compound as a reactant and a Ti-containing oxide film are laminated to form capacitor dielectrics.

Abstract: A barium strontium titanate is the ferroelectric substance with the perovskite structure available for a capacitor as a dielectric layer, and is crystallized through a high temperature heat treatment, in which the barium strontium titanate is further subjected to a low temperature heat treatment under the crystallizing temperature of the barium strontium titanate for eliminating impurities such as carbon and hydrogen therefrom so that the leakage current is drastically reduced.

Abstract: The method for fabricating a semiconductor device in accordance with the present invention has the steps of: forming a metal film as a lower electrode of a capacitor on a semiconductor substrate, followed by forming a capacity insulator film over the lower electrode by the ALCVD process; and forming an upper electrode of the capacitor on the capacity insulator film.

Abstract: In a thin film transistor, each of an upper electrode and a lower electrode is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of a metal and a metal nitride, represented by TiN, Ti, W, WN, Pt, Ir, Ru. A capacitor dielectric film is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of ZrO2, HfO2, (Zrx, Hf1−x)O2 (0<x<1), (Zry, Ti1−y)O2 (0<y<1), (Hfz, Ti1−z)O2 (0<z<1), (Zrk, Til, Hfm)O2 (0<k, l, m<1, k+l+m=1), by an atomic layer deposition process. The thin film transistor thus formed has a minimized leakage current and an increased capacitance.

Abstract: A DRAM includes a MOSFET and a stacked capacitor in each memory cell. The stacked capacitor includes a bottom electrode substantially of a cylindrical shape, a top electrode received in the cylindrical-shape bottom electrode, and a capacitor dielectric film for insulation therebetween. The cylindrical shape of the bottom electrode allows a larger deviation for alignment between the capacitor and the capacitor contact.

Abstract: A barium strontium titanate is the ferroelectric substance with the perovskite structure available for a capacitor as a dielectric layer, and is crystallized through a high temperature heat treatment, in which the barium strontium titanate is further subjected to a low temperature heat treatment under the crystallizing temperature of the barium strontium titanate for eliminating impurities such as carbon and hydrogen therefrom so that the leakage current is drastically reduced.

Abstract: The method for fabricating a semiconductor device in accordance with the present invention has the steps of: forming a metal film as a lower electrode of a capacitor on a semiconductor substrate, followed by forming a capacity insulator film over the lower electrode by the ALCVD process; and forming an upper electrode of the capacitor on the capacity insulator film.

Abstract: This invention provides a magnetic head device to be incorporated in a hard disc drive device which can minimize the fluctuations in the height of a floating head slider between the outer periphery and inner periphery of a magnetic disc and which has stable floating characteristics over the whole recording area thereof. The magnetic head device includes a head arm which is attached within a hard disc drive device in a rotatable/swingable manner and a head slider fixed on an end of a suspension member extending from the head arm, wherein the distance between the rotational center of the head arm to the center of the head slider and the position of the center of the rotation of the head arm are so determined to satisfy the relation, −0.1≦(D−L)≦0.6 W−4.

Abstract: In a semiconductor memory device production method for a semiconductor memory device having a capacitor formed by a high dielectric insulation film and a noble metal upper electrode successively formed on a noble metal lower electrode, the formation of the capacitor is followed by anneal in a gas mixture atmosphere of oxygen concentration of 0 to 5% and nitrogen at temperature of 300 to 400 degrees C. This enables to reduce the leak current at room temperature and suppress leak current increase during a high temperature operation.

Abstract: In a semiconductor memory device production method for a semiconductor memory device having a capacitor formed by a high dielectric insulation film and a noble metal upper electrode successively formed on a noble metal lower electrode, the formation of the capacitor is followed by anneal in a gas mixture atmosphere of oxygen concentration of 0 to 5% and nitrogen at temperature of 300 to 400 degrees C. This enables to reduce the leak current at room temperature and suppress leak current increase during a high temperature operation.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device such as a semiconductor memory device having a thin film capacitor. The thin film capacitor is formed by sequentially stacking a lower electrode of noble metal, a high dielectric constant insulating film and an upper electrode of noble metal. After forming said capacitor, a first annealing process is performed in an atmosphere including hydrogen and, thereafter, a second annealing process is performed in an atmosphere which does not include hydrogen at a temperature equal to or lower than a temperature of said first annealing process. The first annealing process is performed, for example, in a mixed gas including hydrogen and nitrogen. The second annealing process is performed, for example, in an atmosphere including at least one selected from a group consisting of nitrogen gas, inert gas and oxygen gas.