Patent 7635885 was granted and assigned to Fujitsu on December, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An interlayer insulating film (14) covering a ferroelectric capacitor is formed and a contact hole (19) reaching a top electrode (11a) is formed in the interlayer insulating film (14). An Al wiring (17) connected to the top electrode (11a) via the contact hole (19) is formed on the interlayer insulating film (14). A planar shape of the contact hole (19) is an ellipse.