Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
An insulation film (24) having a gradual inclination of a surface is formed by a high density plasma CVD method, an atmospheric pressure CVD method or the like, after a ferroelectric capacitor (23) is formed. Thereafter, an alumina film (25) is formed on the insulation film (24). According to the method, low coverage of the alumina film (25) does not become a problem, and the ferroelectric capacitor (23) is reliably protected.
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This application is a divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/133,266 filed on May 20, 2005 which was a continuation of international application PCT/JP03/05223 filed on Apr. 24, 2003, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELDThe present invention relates to a semiconductor device enhanced in endurance against permeation of hydrogen and water from outside and a manufacturing method thereof.
BACKGROUND ARTA wiring rule in a ferroelectric memory (FeRAM) is 0.35 μm recently, and in formation of an interlayer insulation film, a plasma CVD method is mainly adopted.
In order to prevent hydrogen diffusion into a ferroelectric capacitor, an alumina film directly covering the ferroelectric capacitor is formed as a hydrogen diffusion prevention film in a ferroelectric memory.
However, miniaturization is also highly demanded of a ferroelectric memory recently, and with miniaturization, the specifications of the ferroelectric capacitor and wiring become rigid. Meanwhile, coverage of an alumina film is comparatively low. For the above reasons, it cannot be said that protection of the ferroelectric capacitor is sufficient, and deterioration of the ferroelectric capacitor becomes a problem.
Concerning an interlayer insulation film, a gap is sometimes generated in the interlayer insulation film between a ferroelectric capacitor and wiring or the like when a multilayered wiring structure is formed. Therefore, high reliability is difficult to obtain.
Further, high moisture endurance is the characteristic which is required in not only a ferroelectric memory but also most semiconductor devices.
Therefore, in a multilayered wiring structure, the one provided with an SiN film between two wiring layers is also proposed. However, such a structure does not have sufficient moisture resistance.
Patent document 1
Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2001-36026
Patent document 2
Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2001-15703
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAn object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device which can suppress deterioration of a semiconductor element such as a ferroelectric capacitor, and a manufacturing method thereof.
In a first semiconductor device according to the present invention, a semiconductor substrate, a ferroelectric capacitor formed above the semiconductor substrate, and an insulation film directly covering the ferroelectric capacitor and having an inclination of its surface more gradual than an inclination of a surface of the ferroelectric capacitor are provided. A hydrogen diffusion prevention film preventing diffusion of hydrogen to the ferroelectric capacitor is formed on the insulation film.
In a second semiconductor device according to the present invention, a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor element formed on the semiconductor substrate, a pad formed above the semiconductor substrate and connected to the semiconductor element, and one wiring layer, or two or more wiring layers formed between the semiconductor element and the pad are provided. A water permeation prevention film preventing permeation of water to a lower layer side is formed between an uppermost wiring layer located at an uppermost position of the one wiring layer or two or more wiring layers and the pad.
In a first manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to the present invention, after a ferroelectric capacitor is formed above a semiconductor substrate, an insulation film directly covering the ferroelectric capacitor and having an inclination of its surface more gradual than an inclination of a surface of the ferroelectric capacitor is formed. A hydrogen diffusion prevention film preventing diffusion of hydrogen to the ferroelectric capacitor is formed on the insulation film.
In a second manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to the present invention, after a semiconductor element is formed on a semiconductor substrate, one wiring layer, or two or more wiring layers is or are formed above the semiconductor element. Next, a water permeation prevention film preventing permeation of water to a lower layer side is formed above an uppermost wiring layer located at an uppermost position of the one wiring layer or two or more wiring layers. A pad connected to the semiconductor element is formed above the water permeation prevention film.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained in concrete with reference to the attached drawings.
This memory cell array is provided with a plurality of bit lines 3 extending in one direction, plurality of word lines 4 and plate lines 5 extending in the perpendicular direction to the direction in which the bit lines 3 extend. A plurality of memory cells of the ferroelectric memory according to the embodiments are disposed in an array form to match a grid constituted by these bit lines 3, word lines 4 and plate lines 5. Each memory cell is provided with a ferroelectric capacitor 1 and a MOS transistor 2.
A gate of the MOS transistor 2 is connected to the word line 4. One source/drain of the MOS transistor 2 is connected to the bit line 3, and the other source/drain is connected to one electrode of the ferroelectric capacitor 1. The other electrode of the ferroelectric capacitor 1 is connected to the plate line 5. Each of the word lines 4 and the plate lines 5 is shared by a plurality of MOS transistors 2 arranged in the same direction as the direction in which they extend. Similarly, each of the bit lines 3 is shared by a plurality of MOS transistors 2 arranged in the same direction as the direction in which it extends. The direction in which the word line 4 and the plate line 5 extend is sometimes called the row direction, and the direction in which the bit line 3 extends is sometimes called the column line.
In the memory cell array of the ferroelectric memory thus constituted, data is stored in accordance with the polarization state of the ferroelectric film provided on the ferroelectric capacitor 1.
First EmbodimentNext, a first embodiment of the present invention will be explained. Here, a structure of each memory cell is explained with its manufacturing method for convenience.
In the first embodiment, a well 12 is formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate 11 of the silicon substrate or the like first as shown in
Next, a silicon oxynitride film 21 is formed on the entire surface to cover the MOS transistor 20, and an SiO2 film 22 is further formed on the entire surface as an interlayer insulation film, and the SiO2 film 22 is flattened by CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) or the like. The silicon oxynitride film 21 is formed to prevent water deterioration of the gate insulation film 14 or the like on forming the SiO2 film 22.
Thereafter, as shown in
Subsequently, as shown in
It should be noted that, when the insulation film 24 is formed by the atmospheric pressure CVD method or the plasma CVD method, it is preferable to reduce water in the insulation film 24 and improve the film quality of the insulation film 24 by performing plasma treatment using plasma of N2 or N2O for the insulation film 24. It is preferable to set the treatment temperature at this time at 200° C. to 450° C.
When the insulation film 24 is formed by the atmospheric pressure CVD method, it is preferable to form an SiO2 film or an SiON film of about 300 Å to 1000 Å by a plasma CVD method. This is for enhancement of coverage and prevention of permeation of water into the ferroelectric capacitor 23.
Further, it is preferable to set the temperature of the semiconductor substrate 11 at the time of film forming at 175° C. to 350° C. This is because there is a possibility that the coverage becomes low if the temperature is lower than 175° C. and there is a possibility that the ferroelectric capacitor 23 already formed is broken if the temperature exceeds 350° C.
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It is preferable to perform annealing at 400° C. to 600° C. for the ferroelectric capacitor 23 in oxygen atmosphere, nitrogen atmosphere, or the atmosphere of the mixture gas of them, before formation of the wirings 29 and 30. By performing such annealing, the characteristic of the ferroelectric capacitor 23 which is deteriorated in the process steps so far is recovered.
Thereafter, formation of interlayer insulation films, formation of contact plugs, formation of wirings from the second layer onward and the like are performed. Subsequently, a passivation film composed of a silicon oxide film and an Si3N4 film, for example, is formed, and thereby, a ferroelectric memory having a ferroelectric capacitor is completed. On forming the upper wiring, a wiring (not shown) connected to the bottom electrode 23a is connected to the plate line (corresponding to the plate line 5 in
According to the first embodiment, coverage of the alumina film 25 does not become a problem, and therefore, permeation of hydrogen into the ferroelectric capacitor 23 can be reliably prevented. Namely, it becomes possible to reliably protect the ferroelectric capacitor 23.
Especially when a silicon oxynitride film is formed by a high density plasma CVD method as the insulation film 24, this insulation film 24 also functions as the water permeation prevention film, and therefore, the ferroelectric capacitor 23 can be protected more firmly.
It is preferable that the thickness of the hydrogen diffusion preventing film is 10 nm to 100 nm. This is because if the thickness is less than 10 nm, there is a possibility that diffusion of hydrogen cannot be prevented sufficiently, and if the thickness exceeds 100 nm, etching of the hydrogen diffusion preventing film becomes difficult.
As a hydrogen diffusion preventing film, an Al oxynitride film, a Ta oxide film, a Ti oxide film and the like may be formed other than the alumina film.
Second EmbodimentNext, a second embodiment of the present invention will be explained. Here, a structure of a semiconductor device will be explained with its manufacturing method for convenience.
In the second embodiment, after a semiconductor element (not shown) and the like are formed on a semiconductor substrate (not shown) as in the first embodiment, an interlayer insulation film 31 is formed above the semiconductor substrate as shown in
Next, a raw material film of a bottom electrode (bottom electrode film), a ferroelectric film and a raw material film of a top electrode (top electrode film) are sequentially deposited on the interlayer insulation film 31, and by patterning the top electrode film and the ferroelectric film, a top electrode 34 and a ferroelectric capacity insulation film 33 are formed. Next, an alumina film 35 is formed on an entire surface, and the alumina film 35 and the bottom electrode film are patterned, whereby a bottom electrode 32 is formed. Subsequently, an alumina film 36 is formed on the entire surface. The thickness of the alumina films 35 and 36 are, for example, about 50 nm and 20 nm respectively.
Thereafter, an interlayer insulation film 37 is formed on the entire surface, and a contact hole is formed in the interlayer insulation film 37, the alumina film 36 and the interlayer insulation film 31, and a W plug 38 is buried in the contact hole. Further, contact holes which respectively reach the top electrode 34 and the bottom electrode 32 are formed in the interlayer insulation film 37, the alumina film 36 and the alumina film 35. Then, an Al wiring 39 connected to the top electrode 34, an Al wiring 40 connected to the bottom electrode 32, and an Al wiring 41 connected to the W plug 38 are formed on the interlayer insulation film 37. Subsequently, an alumina film 42 of the thickness of about 20 nm is formed on the entire surface, and an interlayer insulation film 43 is formed thereon.
Next, a contact hole which reaches the Al wiring 41 and the like is formed in the interlayer insulation film 43 and the alumina film 42, and a W plug 44 is buried in this contact hole. Next, an Al wiring 45 is formed on the interlayer insulation film 43.
Thereafter, as shown in
Subsequently, as shown in
When the SiO2 film 46 is formed by an HDP (High Density Plasma) CVD method, and a void (pore) does not occur in the SiO2 film 46, after N2O plasma treatment is performed as necessary after flattening by CMP, and the alumina film 48 may be directly formed on the SiO2 film 46 without forming the SiO2 film 47.
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Thereafter, as shown in
According to the second embodiment, permeation of water into the semiconductor element (ferroelectric capacitor and the like) can be prevented more reliably. Namely, when a water permeation prevention film is formed to cover the ferroelectric capacitor, wiring and the like, there is a possibility that water permeates onto the water permeation prevention film and water concentrates thereon and thereafter, the water permeates into the semiconductor element, but if the water permeation prevention film (alumina film 48) is formed between the pad 54 and the wiring layer on the uppermost layer as in this embodiment, water hardly reaches the semiconductor element, and therefore, water permeation can be prevented more reliably.
The alumina film 48 used as the water permeation prevention film in the second embodiment also has a function of preventing diffusion of hydrogen. Therefore, it is also possible to suppress deterioration of the ferroelectric capacitor by hydrogen. Accordingly, it is preferable to use the water permeation prevention film which not only can prevent permeation of water but also can prevent diffusion of hydrogen, as the water permeation prevention film.
Here, the result of the moisture resistance test which the inventors of the present application actually made will be explained. In this moisture resistance test, the produced semiconductor devices were placed under the conditions of the predetermined temperature and humidity, and it was examined whether the semiconductor devices normally operated 72 hours later, 168 hours later and 336 hours later. The results are shown in Table 1 to Table 3. In example 1, the alumina film was formed as the water permeation prevention film between the uppermost wiring layer (wiring layer located at the uppermost position) and the pad as in the second embodiment. On the other hand, in the comparative example 2, such an alumina film as in example 1 was not formed. The denominators of “the number of failures” in Table 1 to Table 3 are the total numbers of specimens used in measurement, and the numerators are the total numbers of the specimens which were determined as fail because they did not operate normally. As shown in Table 1 to Table 3, example 1 according to the second embodiment was extremely excellent in moisture resistance for a long period of time.
After an insulation film is formed by a high density plasma CVD method so as to cover a wiring layer on the uppermost layer, a water permeation prevention film may be formed thereon.
It is preferable that the thickness of a water permeation prevention film is 10 nm to 100 nm. This is because if the thickness is less than 10 nm, permeation of water cannot be sufficiently prevented, and if the thickness exceeds 100 nm, it becomes difficult to etch the water permeation prevention film.
Further, as a water permeation prevention film, a silicon nitride film, a silicon oxynitride film, a tantalum oxide film, a titanium oxide film and the like may be formed other than an alumina film.
A pad is not limited to the use for wire-bonding, and a bump may be formed on, for example, the pad.
In any of the first and the second embodiments, a forming method of the alumina film is not specially limited. For example, the alumina film may be formed by a physical vapor deposition method, or an MOCVD method, or the alumina film may be formed with hydrolysis expressed by the following chemical formula.
—Chemical Formula—
2AlCl3+3H2O→Al2O3+6HCl↑
In formation of a passivation film, it is preferable to form a silicon oxide film under an Si3N4 film by a high density plasma CVD method, or it is preferable to form two silicon oxide films by a high density plasma CVD method, to form a hydrogen diffusion prevention film therebetween and to form an Si3N4 film on the upper silicon oxide film. A TEOS oxide film may be used as the silicon oxide film under the Si3N4 film.
Further, a wiring material is not limited to Al. For example, Cu wiring or Al—Cu alloy wiring may be used. In formation of the contact plug, it is preferable to form a barrier metal film composed of a TiN film and a Ti film sequentially formed, or a barrier metal film composed of only a TiN film in a contact hole before the W plug is buried.
As a capacity insulation film (ferroelectric film) of a ferroelectric capacitor, for example, a PZT (Pb(Zr, Ti)O3) film, a SBT (SrBi2Ta2O9) film, or the like can be used. The methods for forming these films are not specially limited, and, they can be formed by, for example, an MOCVD method.
Both effects can be obtained by applying the first embodiment and the second embodiment at the same time.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITYAs explained in detail thus far, according to the present invention, permeation of hydrogen or water can be prevented more reliably by the hydrogen diffusion prevention film or the water permeation prevention film. Therefore, reliability is enhanced, and yield and productivity are increased.
Claims
1. The semiconductor device, comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate;
- a ferroelectric capacitor formed above said semiconductor substrate;
- an insulation film directly covering said ferroelectric capacitor and having an inclination of its surface more gradual than an inclination of a surface of said ferroelectric capacitor;
- a hydrogen diffusion prevention film formed on said insulation film and preventing diffusion of hydrogen to said ferroelectric capacitor;
- a semiconductor element formed on said semiconductor substrate;
- a pad formed above said semiconductor substrate and connected to said semiconductor element;
- one wiring layer or two or more wiring layers formed between said semiconductor element and said pad; and
- a water permeation prevention film formed between an uppermost wiring layer located at an uppermost position of said one wiring layer or two or more wiring layers, and preventing permeation of water to a lower layer side thereof.
2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said water permeation prevention film is one selected from a group consisting of an aluminum oxide film, a silicon nitride film and a silicon oxynitride film.
3. A semiconductor device, comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate;
- a semiconductor element formed on said semiconductor substrate;
- a pad formed above said semiconductor substrate and connected to said semiconductor element;
- one wiring layer or two or more wiring layers formed between said semiconductor element and said pad; and
- a water permeation prevention film formed between an uppermost wiring layer located at an uppermost position of said one wiring layer or two or more wiring layers, and preventing permeation of water to a lower layer side thereof.
4. The semiconductor device according to claim 3, further comprising an insulation film formed to cover said uppermost wiring layer by a high density plasma CVD method.
5. The semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein said water permeation prevention film is one selected from a group consisting of an aluminum oxide film, a silicon nitride film and a silicon oxynitride film.
6. The semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein thickness of said water permeation prevention film is 10 nm to 100 nm.
7. The semiconductor device according to claim 3, further comprising a ferroelectric capacitor formed at any layer between said semiconductor substrate and said uppermost wiring layer.
8. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:
- forming a ferroelectric capacitor above a semiconductor substrate;
- forming an insulation film directly covering the ferroelectric capacitor and having an inclination of its surface more gradual than an inclination of a surface of the ferroelectric capacitor; and
- forming a hydrogen diffusion prevention film preventing diffusion of hydrogen to the ferroelectric capacitor on the insulation film.
9. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 8, wherein the insulation film is formed by a high density plasma CVD method.
10. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 9, wherein temperature of the semiconductor substrate on forming the insulation film is set at 175° C. to 350° C.
11. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 8, wherein one selected from a group consisting of a silicon oxide film doped with no impurity, a silicon oxynitride film, a silicon oxide film doped with fluorine, a silicon oxide film doped with phosphorus, and a silicon oxide film doped with boron and phosphorus is formed as the insulation film.
12. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 8, wherein one selected from a group consisting of an aluminum oxide film, an aluminum oxynitride film, a tantalum oxide film and a titanium oxide film is formed as the hydrogen diffusion prevention film.
13. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 8, wherein thickness of the hydrogen diffusion prevention film is made 10 nm to 100 nm.
14. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 8, wherein the insulation film is formed by an atmospheric pressure CVD method or a plasma CVD method with tetra-ethyl ortho-silicate as a raw material.
15. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 14, further comprising the step of performing plasma treatment using plasma of N2 (nitrogen) or N2O (dinitrogen monoxide) for the insulation film, after said step of forming the insulation film.
16. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 15, wherein in said step of performing the plasma treatment, temperature of an inside of a treatment chamber is set at 200° C. to 450° C.
17. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 12, wherein the aluminum oxide film is formed by a physical vapor deposition method, an MOCVD method or a hydrolysis method.
18. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 17, wherein a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxynitride film by a high density plasma CVD method or a plasma CVD method.
19. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 8, wherein said step of forming the insulation film comprises the steps of:
- forming a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxynitride film by a plasma CVD method, and
- forming a silicon oxide film doped with no impurity is formed by an atmospheric pressure CVD method with tetra-ethyl ortho-silicate as a raw material.
20. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 8, further comprising the step of
- forming a semiconductor element on the semiconductor substrate before said step of forming the ferroelectric capacitor, and
- further comprising the steps of, after said step of forming the hydrogen diffusion prevention film:
- forming one wiring layer or two or more wiring layers above the ferroelectric capacitor;
- forming a water permeation prevention film preventing permeation of water to a lower layer side above an uppermost wiring layer located at an uppermost position of the one wiring layer or two or more wiring layers; and
- forming a pad connected to the semiconductor element above the water permeation prevention film.
21. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 20, wherein one selected from a group consisting of an aluminum oxide film, a silicon nitride film and a silicon oxynitride film is formed as the water permeation prevention film.
22. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 8, further comprising the steps of, after said step of forming the hydrogen diffusion prevention film:
- forming an interlayer insulation film on the hydrogen diffusion prevention film;
- flattening the interlayer insulation film;
- forming a contact hole reaching a part of the ferroelectric capacitor in the interlayer insulation film, the hydrogen diffusion prevention film and the insulation film;
- performing annealing at 400° C. to 600° C. in atmosphere containing at least one kind of gas selected from a group consisting of oxygen and nitrogen for the ferroelectric capacitor; and
- forming a wiring connected to the ferroelectric capacitor via the contact hole.
23. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:
- forming a semiconductor element on a semiconductor substrate;
- forming one wiring layer or two or more wiring layers above the semiconductor element;
- forming a water permeation prevention film preventing permeation of water to a lower layer side above an uppermost wiring layer located at an uppermost position of the one wiring layer or two or more wiring layers; and
- forming a pad connected to the semiconductor element above the water permeation prevention film.
24. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 23, further comprising the step of forming an insulation film covering the uppermost wiring layer by a high density plasma CVD method, before said step of forming the water permeation prevention film.
25. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 23, wherein one selected from a group consisting of an aluminum oxide film, a silicon nitride film and a silicon oxynitride film is formed, as the water permeation prevention film.
26. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 23, wherein thickness of the water permeation prevention film is made 10 nm to 100 nm.
27. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 23, further comprising the step of forming an insulation film covering the uppermost wiring layer by a plasma CVD method with tetra-ethyl ortho-silicate as a raw material, before said step of forming the water permeation prevention film.
28. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 23, further comprising the steps of, before said step of forming the water permeation prevention film:
- forming a first insulation film covering the uppermost wiring layer by a plasma CVD method with tetra-ethyl ortho-silicate as a raw material;
- flattening the first insulation film;
- performing plasma treatment using plasma of N2O (dinitrogen monoxide) for the first insulation film;
- forming a second insulation film on the first insulation film by a plasma CVD method with tetra-ethyl ortho-silicate as a raw material; and
- performing plasma treatment using plasma of N2O (dinitrogen monoxide) for the second insulation film, and
- further comprising the steps of, before said step of forming the pad:
- forming a third insulation film on the water permeation prevention film by a plasma CVD method with tetra-ethyl ortho-silicate as a raw material; and
- performing plasma treatment using plasma of N2O (dinitrogen monoxide) for the third insulation film.
29. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 23, further comprising the step of forming a ferroelectric capacitor above the semiconductor substrate in parallel with said step of forming the one wiring layer or two or more wiring layers above the semiconductor element.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 24, 2009
Publication Date: Jun 25, 2009
Applicant: Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited (Tokyo)
Inventors: Kazutoshi Izumi (Kawasaki), Hitoshi Saito (Kawasaki), Naoya Sashida (Kawasaki), Kaoru Saigoh (Kawasaki), Kouichi Nagai (Kawasaki)
Application Number: 12/379,488
International Classification: H01L 29/92 (20060101); H01L 21/02 (20060101); H01L 23/58 (20060101); H01L 21/31 (20060101);