Method of fabricating a ferroelectric memory cell

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PATENT NO 6548343
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09702985

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An embodiment of the instant invention is a method of fabricating a ferroelectric capacitor which is situated over a structure, the method comprising the steps of: forming a bottom electrode on the structure (124 of FIG. 1), the bottom electrode having a top surface and sides; forming a capacitor dielectric (126 of FIG. 1) comprised of a ferroelectric material on the bottom electrode, the capacitor dielectric having a top surface and sides; forming a top electrode (128 and 130 of FIG. 1) on the capacitor dielectric, the top electrode having a top surface and sides, the ferroelectric capacitor is comprised of the bottom electrode, the capacitor dielectric, and the top electrode; forming a barrier layer (118 and 120 of FIG. 1) on the side of the bottom electrode, the side of the capacitor dielectric, and the side of the top electrode; forming a dielectric layer on the barrier layer and the structure, the dielectric having a top surface and a bottom surface; and performing a thermal step for a duration at a temperature between 400 and 900 C. in an ambient comprised of a gas selected from the group consisting of: argon, nitrogen, and a combination thereof, the step of performing a thermal step being performed after the step of forming the barrier layer.

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BROADCOM INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD1 YISHUN AVENUE 7 SINGAPORE 768923

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Amano, Jun Hillsborough, CA 57 444
Colombo, Luigi Dallas, TX 171 5054
Gilbert, Stephen R San Francisco, CA 27 1417
Kavari, Rahim Campbell, CA 5 247
Loke, Alvin L S Singapore, SG 1 95
Ma, Shawming Sunnyvale, CA 70 771
Moise, Theodore S Los Altos, CA 31 934
Sakoda, Tomoyuki San Jose, CA 14 959
Summerfelt, Scott R Cupertino, CA 175 5803
Wills-Mirkarimi, Laura Sunol, CA 1 95
Xing, Guoqiang Plano, TX 54 1322

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