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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshihisa Nagano, Suita, JP;
Toru Nasu, Kyoto, JP;
Hajime Yasuoka, Takatsuki, JP;
Eiji Fujii, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/18242 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/18242 ;
Abstract
A contact plug is formed in a contact hole, which has been formed through a passivation film on a substrate, so that a recess is left over the contact plug. Then, the passivation film is dry-etched so that the opening of the recess is expanded or that the depth of the recess is reduced. After that, lower electrode, which will be connected to the contact plug, capacitive insulating film of an insulating metal oxide and upper electrode are formed in this order to make a capacitor.