公开(公告)号：US08278165B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-02

申请号：US12577628

申请日：2009-10-12

Applicant: Rohit Pal ,  Janice Monzet

Inventor： Rohit Pal ,  Janice Monzet

IPC: H01L21/8238

CPC classification number: H01L21/823807 ,  H01L21/31111 ,  H01L21/823878

Abstract: Methods for fabricating semiconductor devices are provided. The methods include providing a semiconductor substrate having pFET and nFET regions, each having active areas and shallow trench isolation. A hardmask layer is formed overlying the semiconductor substrate. A photoresist layer is provided over the hardmask layer. The phoresist layer is patterned. An exposed portion of the hardmask layer is removed from one of the pFET region and nFET region with the patterned photoresist acting as an etch mask to define a masked region and an unmasked region. An epitaxial silicon layer is formed on the active area in the unmasked region. A protective oxide layer is formed overlying the epitaxial silicon layer. The hardmask layer is removed from the masked region with the protective oxide layer protecting the epitaxial silicon layer during such removal step. The protective oxide layer is removed from the epitaxial silicon layer.

Abstract translation: 提供制造半导体器件的方法。 所述方法包括提供具有pFET和nFET区域的半导体衬底，每个具有有源区和浅沟槽隔离。 形成覆盖半导体衬底的硬掩模层。 在硬掩模层上提供光致抗蚀剂层。 光刻胶层被图案化。 硬掩模层的暴露部分从pFET区域和nFET区域中的一个去除，图案化的光致抗蚀剂用作蚀刻掩模以限定掩蔽区域和未掩模区域。 在未掩模区域的有源区域上形成外延硅层。 形成覆盖在外延硅层上的保护性氧化物层。 在这种去除步骤期间，保护氧化层保护外延硅层，从屏蔽区域去除硬掩模层。 从外延硅层去除保护氧化物层。