Methods of forming capacitor structures, and capacitor structures
First Claim
1. A method of forming a capacitor structure, comprising:
- forming a first electrical node;
forming a layer of metallic aluminum over the first electrical node;
transforming at least some the metallic aluminum within the layer of metallic aluminum to AlN or AlON;
wherein the listed compounds are described in terms of chemical constituents rather than stoichiometry;
the transformed layer being a dielectric material over the first electrical node; and
forming a second electrical node that is electrically separated from the first electrical node by at least the dielectric material;
the first electrical node, second electrical node and dielectric material together defining at least a portion of a capacitor structure.
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Abstract
The invention includes a method of forming a capacitor structure. A first electrical node is formed, and a layer of metallic aluminum is formed over the first electrical node. Subsequently, an entirety of the metallic aluminum within the layer is transformed into one or more of AlN, AlON, and AlO, with the transformed layer being a dielectric material over the first electrical node. A second electrical node is then formed over the dielectric material. The first electrical node, second electrical node and dielectric material together define at least a portion of the capacitor structure. The invention also pertAlNs to a capacitor structure which includes a first electrical node, a second electrical node, and a dielectric material between the first and second electrical nodes. The dielectric material consists essentially of aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of forming a capacitor structure, comprising:
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forming a first electrical node;
forming a layer of metallic aluminum over the first electrical node;
transforming at least some the metallic aluminum within the layer of metallic aluminum to AlN or AlON;
wherein the listed compounds are described in terms of chemical constituents rather than stoichiometry;
the transformed layer being a dielectric material over the first electrical node; and
forming a second electrical node that is electrically separated from the first electrical node by at least the dielectric material;
the first electrical node, second electrical node and dielectric material together defining at least a portion of a capacitor structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of forming a capacitor structure, comprising:
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forming a first electrical node;
forming a layer of metallic aluminum over the first electrical node;
transforming an entirety of the metallic aluminum within the layer of metallic aluminum to AlN, AlON, or AlO;
wherein the listed compounds are described in terms of chemical constituents rather than stoichiometry;
the transformed layer being a dielectric material over the first electrical node; and
forming a second electrical node that is electrically separated from the first electrical node by at least the dielectric material;
the first electrical node, second electrical node and dielectric material together defining at least a portion of a capacitor structure. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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27. A capacitor structure, comprising:
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a first electrical node;
a second electrical node; and
a capacitor dielectric region operatively positioned between the first and second electrical nodes, the dielectric region comprising a dielectric material which consists essentially of aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen;
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