Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Having magnetic or ferroelectric component
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-14
2006-03-14
Whitehead, Jr., Carl (Department: 2813)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Having magnetic or ferroelectric component
C438S393000, C438S396000, C438S243000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07011978
ABSTRACT:
The invention includes a capacitor construction. A capacitor electrode has a perovskite-type dielectric material thereover. The perovskite-type dielectric material has an edge region proximate the electrode, and a portion further from the electrode than the edge region. The portion has a different amount of crystallinity than the edge region. The invention also includes a method of forming a capacitor construction. A capacitor electrode is provided, and a perovskite-type dielectric material is chemical vapor deposited over the first capacitor electrode. The depositing includes flowing at least one metal organic precursor into a reaction chamber and forming a component of the perovskite-type dielectric material from the precursor. The precursor is exposed to different oxidizing conditions during formation of the perovskite-type dielectric material so that a first region of the dielectric material has more amorphous character than a second region of the dielectric material.
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