摘要:
FET devices (10) are manufactured using STI on a semiconductor substrate (11) coated with a pad (14) from which are formed raised active silicon device areas and dummy active silicon mesas (12) capped with pad structures on the doped silicon substrate and pad structure. A conformal blanket silicon oxide (22) layer is deposited on the device (10) with conformal projections above the mesas (12). Then a polysilicon film (24) on the blanket silicon oxide layer (22) is deposited with conformal projections above the mesas (12). The polysilicon film projections are removed in a CMP polishing step which continues until the silicon oxide layer (22) is exposed over the pad structures (14). Selective RIE partial etching of the conformal silicon oxide layer (22) over the mesas (12) is next, followed in turn by CMP planarization of the conformal blanket silicon oxide layer (22) which converts the silicon oxide layer into a planar silicon oxide layer, using the pad silicon nitride (14) as an etch stop.
摘要:
In preparation for etch processing a semiconductor chip having areas of little or no pattern and areas that are heavily patterned, adding non-operative patterns to the areas having little or no pattern so that the overall pattern density is about the same across the chip.
摘要:
A multi-layer test pad on a semiconductor wafer, which includes an underlying matrix of interconnected first pads, which are arranged in rows and columns. The multi-layer test pad includes an oxide layer disposed above the underlying matrix and in between the rows and columns. The multi-layer test pad further includes an overlying matrix of interconnected second pads disposed above the oxide layer. Each of the second pads completely overlaps at least nine of the first pads, including four oxide regions surrounding a center first pad of the nine of the first pads. The nine of the first pads are arranged as 3 X 3 block of the first pads.
摘要:
A multi-layer test pad on a semiconductor wafer, which includes an underlying matrix of interconnected first pads, which are arranged in rows and columns. The multi-layer test pad includes an oxide layer disposed above the underlying matrix and in between the rows and columns. The multi-layer test pad further includes an overlying matrix of interconnected second pads disposed above the oxide layer. Each of the second pads completely overlaps at least nine of the first pads, including four oxide regions surrounding a center first pad of the nine of the first pads. The nine of the first pads are arranged as 3 X 3 block of the first pads.
摘要:
In preparation for etch processing a semiconductor chip having areas of little or no pattern and areas that are heavily patterned, adding non-operative patterns to the areas having little or no pattern so that the overall pattern density is about the same across the chip.
摘要:
A process for fabricating a device including the step of forming a structure for facilitating the passivation of surface states is disclosed. The structure comprises a hydrogen-rich (H-R) silicon nitride layer formed as part of the device structure. The H-R layer, which is formed by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, comprises hydrogen in an amount greater than that of conventional PLCVD nitride layers.
摘要:
FET devices (10) are manufactured using STI on a semiconductor substrate (11) coated with a pad (14) from which are formed raised active silicon device areas and dummy active silicon mesas (12) capped with pad structures on the doped silicon substrate and pad structure. A conformal blanket silicon oxide (22) layer is deposited on the device (10) with conformal projections above the mesas (12). Then a polysilicon film (24) on the blanket silicon oxide layer (22) is deposited with conformal projections above the mesas (12). The polysilicon film projections are removed in a CMP polishing step which continues until the silicon oxide layer (22) is exposed over the pad structures (14). Selective RIE partial etching of the conformal silicon oxide layer (22) over the mesas (12) is next, followed in turn by CMP planarization of the conformal blanket silicon oxide layer (22) which converts the silicon oxide layer into a planar silicon oxide layer, using the pad silicon nitride (14) as an etch stop.