18-12-2014 дата публикации
Номер: US20140370621A1
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An integrated circuit containing a ferroelectric capacitor, an underlying hydrogen barrier, and an overlying hydrogen barrier layer. A method for forming an integrated circuit containing a ferroelectric capacitor, an underlying hydrogen barrier, and an overlying hydrogen barrier layer. 1providing a partially processed integrated circuit having a PMD layer;depositing an underlying hydrogen barrier on said PMD layer; andforming a FeCap over said underlying hydrogen barrier.. A process of forming an integrated circuit, comprising: This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/485,068 filed May 31, 2012, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/890,219 filed Sep. 24, 2010 which claims priority, under U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application 61/249,478 (Texas Instruments docket number TI-67739 PS and entitled “Ferroelectric Capacitor Encapsulated with a Hydrogen Barrier”), filed Oct. 7, 2009).Moreover, this application is related to patent application Ser. No. 12/890,137 (Attorney Docket Number TI-68285, filed simultaneously with this application) entitled “Hydrogen Passivation of Integrated Circuits” and patent application Ser. No. 12/717,604 (Attorney Docket Number TI-67319, filed Mar. 4, 2010) entitled “Passivation of Integrated Circuits Containing Ferroelectric Capacitors and Hydrogen Barriers”. With their mention in this section, these patent applications are not admitted to be prior art with respect to the present invention.These embodiments relate to the field of integrated circuits. More particularly, these embodiments relate to protecting a ferroelectric capacitor from hydrogen degradation.The example embodiments are described with reference to the attached figures, wherein like reference numerals are used throughout the figures to designate similar or equivalent elements. The figures are not drawn to scale and they are provided merely to illustrate the example embodiments. Several aspects are described below ...
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