Patent 7535046 was granted and assigned to Panasonic on May, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
As an oxygen diffusion prevention layer, a multilayer film formed by a metal nitride and a noble metal element. As an interlayer insulation film on the oxygen diffusion prevention layer, a plasma CVD oxide film is used. Moreover, as an interlayer insulation film on a capacitor, an ozone TEOS film is used.