In a complete CMOS SRAM having a memory cell composed of six MISFETs formed over
a substrate, a capacitor element having a stack structure is formed of a lower
electrode covering the memory cell, an upper electrode, and a capacitor insulating
film (dielectric film) interposed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode.
One electrode (the lower electrode) of the capacitor element is connected to one
storage node of a flip-flop circuit, and the other electrode (the upper electrode)
is connected to the other storage node. As a result, the storage node capacitance
of the memory cell of the SRAM is increased to improve the soft error resistance.