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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshikazu Mizukoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Ikuo Kurachi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/18242 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/18242 ;
Abstract
A Si N film and a side wall are provided on an electrode to obtain a Cs capacitor capable of enlarging an area of a memory cell contact of a DRAM, and a hole if formed penetrating an inter-layer film by a selective etching process. The Si N film and the side wall are left without being etched, and an area of the hole through which a substrate is exposed, is smaller than an upper portion area of the hole.