| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20100134950 | CAPACITOR - A capacitor includes a substrate, a plurality of first storage electrodes, a plurality of second storage electrodes, a first supporting layer pattern, a dielectric layer and a plate electrode. A plurality of contact pads is formed I the substrate. The first storage electrodes are arranged along lines parallel with a first direction and electrically connected to the contact pads, respectively. The second storage electrodes are respectively stacked on the first storage electrodes. The first supporting layer pattern extends in a direction parallel with the first direction between adjacent second storage electrodes and makes contact with the adjacent second storage electrodes to support the second storage electrodes. The dielectric layer is formed on the first and second storage electrodes. The plate electrode is formed on the dielectric layer. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100190320 | METHODS OF REMOVING WATER FROM SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES AND METHODS OF DEPOSITING ATOMIC LAYERS USING THE SAME - Provided are methods of removing water adsorbed or bonded to a surface of a semiconductor substrate, and methods of depositing an atomic layer using the method of removing water described herein. The method of removing water includes applying a chemical solvent to the surface of a semiconductor substrate, and removing the chemical solvent from the surface of the semiconductor substrate. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110014770 | Methods of forming a dielectric thin film of a semiconductor device and methods of manufacturing a capacitor having the same - A method of forming a dielectric thin film of a semiconductor device, the method including supplying a first nuclear atom precursor source and a second nuclear atom precursor source having different thermal decomposition temperatures to a substrate and forming a chemical adsorption layer including first nuclear atoms and second nuclear atoms on the substrate. A reactant including oxygen atoms may be supplied to the substrate on which the chemical adsorption layer is formed. An atomic layer including an oxide of the first nuclear atoms and the second nuclear atoms may be formed on the chemical adsorption layer. | 01-20-2011 |
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| 20090124071 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes: forming a charge storage layer on a substrate on which a gate insulating layer is formed; forming a first metal oxide layer on the charge storage layer using a first reaction source including a metal oxide layer precursor and a first oxidizing agent and changing the first metal oxide layer to a second metal oxide layer using a second reaction source including a second oxidizing agent having larger oxidizing power than the first oxidizing agent and repeating the forming of the first metal oxide layer and the changing of the first metal oxide layer to the second metal oxide layer several times to form a blocking insulating layer; and forming an electrode layer on the blocking insulating layer. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090127611 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY CARD AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A non-volatile memory device includes a semiconductor layer including source and drain regions and a channel region between the source and drain regions; a tunneling insulating layer on the channel region of the semiconductor layer; a charge storage layer on the tunneling insulating layer; a blocking insulating layer on the charge storage layer and including a first oxide layer with a first thickness, a high-k dielectric layer, and a second oxide layer with a second thickness different from the first thickness that are stacked sequentially on the charge storage layer; and a control gate on the blocking insulating layer. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090258470 | Method of Manufacturing a Semiconductor Device Using an Atomic Layer Deposition Process - Methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device include forming an absorption layer on a surface of a substrate by exposing the surface of the substrate to a first reaction gas at a first temperature. A metal oxide layer is then formed on the surface of the substrate by exposing the absorption layer to a second reaction gas at a second temperature. The first reaction gas may include a precursor containing zirconium (e.g., tetrakis(ethylmethylamino)zirconium) and the second reaction gas may include an oxidizing agent. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090309187 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Fabricating the Same - Provided is a semiconductor device including a multi-layer dielectric structure and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device. According to one example embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a capacitor comprising: first and second electrodes facing each other; at least one first dielectric layer that is disposed between the first and second electrodes, the at least one first dielectric layer comprising a first high-k dielectric layer doped with silicon; and at least one second dielectric layer that is disposed between the at least one first dielectric layer and any of the first and second electrodes, the at least one second dielectric layer having a higher crystallization temperature than that of the first dielectric layer. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100117194 | METAL-INSULATOR-METAL CAPACITORS WITH A CHEMICAL BARRIER LAYER IN A LOWER ELECTRODE - A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor includes a lower electrode, a dielectric layer, and an upper electrode. The lower electrode includes a first conductive layer, a chemical barrier layer on the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer on the chemical barrier layer. The chemical barrier layer is between the first and second conductive layers and is a different material than the first and second conductive layers. The dielectric layer is on the lower electrode. The upper electrode is on the dielectric layer opposite to the lower electrode. The first and second conductive layers can have the same thickness. The chemical barrier layer can be thinner than each of the first and second conductive layers. Related methods are discussed. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100187655 | Integrated Circuit Capacitors Having Composite Dielectric Layers Therein Containing Crystallization Inhibiting Regions and Methods of Forming Same - Integrated circuit capacitors have composite dielectric layers therein. These composite dielectric layers include crystallization inhibiting regions that operate to increase the overall crystallization temperature of the composite dielectric layer. An integrated circuit capacitor includes first and second capacitor electrodes and a capacitor dielectric layer extending between the first and second capacitor electrodes. The capacitor dielectric layer includes a composite of a first dielectric layer extending adjacent the first capacitor electrode, a second dielectric layer extending adjacent the second capacitor electrode and an electrically insulating crystallization inhibiting layer extending between the first and second dielectric layers. The electrically insulating crystallization inhibiting layer is formed of a material having a higher crystallization temperature characteristic relative to the first and second dielectric layers. | 07-29-2010 |