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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2014
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chih-Ta Wu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Jason Lee, Jhubei City, TW;
Chung Chien Wang, Shanhua Township, TW;
Hsing-Lien Lin, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yu-Jen Wang, Kaohsiung City, TW;
Yeur-Luen Tu, Taichung, TW;
Chern-Yow Hsu, Chu-Bei City, TW;
Yuan-Hung Liu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chi-Hsin Lo, Zhubei City, TW;
Chia-Shiung Tsai, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A capacitor and methods for forming the same are provided. The method includes forming a bottom electrode; treating the bottom electrode in an oxygen-containing environment to convert a top layer of the bottom electrode into a buffer layer; forming an insulating layer on the buffer layer; and forming a top electrode over the insulating layer.