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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1997
Bo Jiang, Austin, TX (US);
Peter Zurcher, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Robert E Jones, Austin, TX (US);
Bruce E White, Round Rock, TX (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for forming an embedded DRAM structure along with tungsten plugged MOS transistor devices begins by forming capacitor tungsten plugs (46) and bit-line tungsten plugs (44). A bottom capacitor electrode (48b) is formed to protect the tungsten plug (46). Simultaneously, an optionally-removable barrier region (48a) is formed to protect the plug (44). A capacitor dielectric (52) is deposited and oxygen annealed to form a ferroelectric capacitor material. The barrier (48a) and the lower electrode (48b) protect all of the tungsten plugs (46 and 44) from being adversely oxidized by the oxygen anneal. A top electrode (54 and 56) of the ferroelectric capacitor is then deposited, lithographically patterned, and etched. The lithographic patterning and etching of the top electrode may also be further utilized to remove the barrier region (48a).