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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/978 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/978 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate, and an electrode formed on the first insulating film. The first insulating film contains a halogen element and a combination of silicon and nitrogen or a combination of silicon, oxygen, and nitrogen. The maximum concentration of the halogen element in the first insulating film ranges from 10,atoms/cm,to 10,atoms/cm,inclusive. With this structure, the dielectric breakdown strength and the like of the insulating film increase, and the reliability of the insulating film improves.