An embodiment of the FeRAM includes a ferroelectric capacitor including a
bottom electrode, a ferroelectric layer, and a top electrode. Strontium
ruthenium oxide is formed between the bottom electrode and the
ferroelectric layer and between the ferroelectric layer and the top
electrode. A diffusion barrier layer including strontium ruthenium oxide
and iridium is formed between the top electrode and a direct cell contact
plug coupled to a plate line interconnecting top electrodes of
ferroelectric capacitors. Thus, diffusion of nitrogen or metallic
materials produced in subsequent processes is suppressed to prevent
degradation of the ferroelectric layer.