JP2560639B2 - MIM capacitor - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a MIM (metal film / insulating film / metal film) capacitor used in semiconductor integrated circuit devices and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional MIM capacitor will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 (a) is a plan view showing a first example of a conventional MIM capacitor, and FIG. 2 (b) is A- of FIG. 2 (a).
2A is a sectional view taken along the line A ′, and FIG. 2C is a sectional view taken along the line BB ′ of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, a lower layer electrode 4 and a lower layer electrode lead wire 4a connected to the lower layer electrode 4 are formed on an insulating film 2 formed on a semiconductor substrate 1. The capacitor insulating film 6 is formed on the surface including these, and the upper layer electrode 7 facing the lower layer electrode 4 is formed on the capacitor insulating film 6 to form the MIM capacitor.

Here, the upper electrode 7 is often thickened in a plating process, and ion milling is usually used for patterning the upper electrode 7. As a result, an ion milling flaw 8 is formed along the peripheral edge of the upper layer electrode 7 in which the capacitive insulating film 6 is shallowly dug, and this ion milling flaw 8 is formed.
There is a problem that electric field concentration occurs in the device and dielectric breakdown easily occurs.

FIG. 3 (a) is a plan view showing a second example of the conventional MIM capacitor, and FIG. 3 (b) is C- of FIG. 3 (a).
It is a C'line sectional view.

As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), an upper layer electrode 7 including a region of the lower layer electrode 4 and covering a region wider than the lower layer electrode 4 is formed on the capacitive insulating film 6 and the upper layer electrode is formed. By forming the auxiliary insulating film 9 on the capacitive insulating film 6 at the portion where the peripheral edge of 7 intersects the lower electrode lead-out line 4a, the metal film provided on the capacitive insulating film 6 is patterned to form the upper electrode. This prevents the breakdown voltage with respect to the lower layer electrode 4 from decreasing due to the ion milling scratches 8 when forming 7.

[0008]

In this conventional MIM capacitor, the area of the upper layer electrode is increased so that the peripheral edge portion of the upper layer electrode is expanded further to the outer periphery than the peripheral edge of the lower layer electrode. Auxiliary insulation film is placed at the intersection of the lower electrode lead lines to prevent dielectric breakdown.
When the auxiliary insulating film is patterned, the surface of the capacitive insulating film is also etched, and the thickness of the capacitive electrode becomes uneven due to variations in the etching rate in the etching process, resulting in a variation in the capacitance value.

An object of the present invention is to provide an MIM capacitor having an improved dielectric breakdown voltage caused by ion milling scratches without variations in capacitance value.

[0010]

A MIM capacitor of the present invention is formed on a surface of an insulating film or a semi-insulating semiconductor substrate formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a groove formed on the insulating film or the semi-insulating semiconductor substrate. A lower layer electrode, and a lower layer electrode lead line formed across the groove and connected to the lower layer electrode,
A buried insulating film formed by being buried in the groove including the lower layer electrode lead line, a capacitor insulating film formed on a surface including the buried insulating film and the lower electrode, and provided on the capacitor insulating film. There is an upper-layer electrode that includes the lower-layer electrode and covers a region wider than the lower-layer electrode, and has a peripheral edge portion that intersects with the lower-layer electrode lead line in the groove.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1A to 1C are sectional views showing the order of steps for explaining a manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 1A, a depth of about 0.2 to 0.5 μm is formed on the surface of an insulating film (or a semi-insulating semiconductor substrate such as GaAs) 2 formed on a semiconductor substrate 1. To form the groove 3. Next, an aluminum film having a thickness of 0.1 to 0.2 μm is deposited on the insulating film 2 including the groove 3 and patterned, and the lower layer electrode 4 and the lower layer which is connected to the lower layer electrode 4 and traverses the groove 3 are formed. The electrode lead wire 4a is formed. Next, the SOG film 5 is formed on the surface including the lower layer electrode lead wire 4a in the groove 3 to flatten the surface.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the entire surface is etched back to expose the upper surface of the lower layer electrode 4 just to form a buried insulating film 5a in which the groove 3 is filled and buried.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1C, the lower layer electrode 4
A capacitive insulating film 6 made of a dielectric material such as SiO ₂ , Si ₃ N ₄ , Ta ₂ O ₅ or the like is formed to a thickness of about 0.1 μm on the surface including Pt, and then the capacitive insulating film 6 is sputtered or electroplated. To form an aluminum film having a thickness of 2 to 3 μm and patterning by ion milling so that the peripheral edge portion has a wide area wider than the peripheral edge of the lower layer electrode 4 and the peripheral edge portion is a lower layer in the groove 3. An upper layer electrode 7 is formed so as to cross over the electrode lead wire 4a.

In this way, the peripheral edge of the lower layer electrode 7 is formed in the groove 3
By intersecting on the lower electrode lead-out line 4a in the inside, the thickness of the insulating film at this portion is made smaller than that of the capacitive insulating film 6 and the buried insulating film 5a.
The thickness becomes a laminated thickness of and, and dielectric breakdown due to the ion milling scratch 8 can be prevented.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the embedded insulating film and the capacitive insulating film embedded on the lower electrode lead line crossing the groove provided on the surface of the insulating film (or the semi-insulating semiconductor substrate) are provided. By intersecting the lower-layer electrode lead-out line with the peripheral edge of the upper-layer electrode, the dielectric breakdown due to ion milling damage can be prevented and the withstand voltage characteristic can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A to 1C are cross-sectional views showing a manufacturing process of an embodiment of the present invention in the order of steps.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a first example of a conventional MIM capacitor, a sectional view taken along the line AA ′, and a sectional view taken along the line BB ′.

3A and 3B are a plan view and a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC ′ of a second example of a conventional MIM capacitor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Semiconductor Substrate 2 Insulation Film 3 Groove 4 Lower Layer Electrode 4a Lower Layer Electrode Lead Wire 5 SOG Film 5a Embedded Insulation Film 6 Capacitance Insulation Film 7 Upper Layer Electrode 8 Ion Milling Damage 9 Auxiliary Insulation Film

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A groove formed on a surface of an insulating film or a semi-insulating semiconductor substrate formed on a semiconductor substrate, a lower layer electrode formed on the insulating film or a semi-insulating semiconductor substrate, and a lower electrode connected to the lower layer electrode. And a lower layer electrode lead line formed across the groove, a buried insulating film formed by being buried in the groove including the lower layer electrode lead line, and a surface including the buried insulating film and the lower layer electrode. A formed capacitive insulating film and an upper electrode that is provided on the capacitive insulating film and includes a lower electrode, covers a wider area than the lower electrode, and has a peripheral edge portion crossing a lower electrode lead line in the groove. Characteristic MIM capacitor.