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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2004
Yoshinori Tanaka, Hyogo, JP;
Masahiro Shimizu, Hyogo, JP;
Hideaki Arima, Hyogo, JP;
Renesas Technology Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A high density semiconductor device is formed with a constant capacitor capacitance. The semiconductor device includes a memory cell region and a peripheral circuit region. An insulating film, having an upper surface, is formed on a major surface of a semiconductor substrate to extend from the memory cell region to the peripheral circuit region. A capacitor lower electrode is formed in the memory cell region to upwardly extend beyond the upper surface of the insulating film on the major surface of the semiconductor substrate. A capacitor upper electrode is formed on the capacitor lower electrode through a dielectric film, to extend onto the upper surface of the insulating film. The capacitor lower electrode includes a capacitor lower electrode part having a top surface and a bottom surface. The upper surface of the insulating film is located between the top surface and the bottom surface of the capacitor lower electrode part.