Abstract:
A transistor formed on a semi-conductor substrate, where the transistor includes a gate dielectric layer formed on the semi-conductor substrate. The gate dielectric layer includes a silicon oxynitride sub-layer formed on the semi-conductor substrate and a dielectric sub-layer having relatively high permitivity to an oxide formed on the silicon oxynitride sub-layer. The transistor also includes a barrier layer formed on the gate dielectric layer and a metal gate is formed on the barrier layer. The gate dielectric layer, the barrier layer and the metal gate combine to form a gate structure. Side walls spacers are formed on side walls of the gate structure, and extended source, drain junctions are formed under the side wall spacers in the semi-conductor substrate and adjacent to the gate structure. The transistor also includes source and drain junctions formed in the gate structure next to the extended source, drain junctions.
Abstract:
Following with the formation of pad insulator layer and a stacked layer stacked, a gate insulator is formed within the defined gate insulator space. A lightly doped region is doped and the stacked layer and the pad insulator layer is removed. A semiconductor layer is formed and a gate space is defined over the gate insulator through a spacer structure. An anti punchthrough region is formed followed by the formation of a first insulator layer. A gate filling is then formed to fill within the gate space. A portion of the first insulator layer is then removed. A step of doping a plurality of junction ions is applied. A second insulator layer is formed and a thermal process is then proceeded. Finally a metalization process is employed on the semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
An ultra-short channel MOSFET with the self-aligned silicided contact and the extended ultra-shallow source/drain junction is formed. An extremely short gate region can be defined without being limited with the bottleneck of the existed lithography technology. A good quality gate insulator layer forming from the regrowth of an oxynitride film is provided. A self aligned metal silicide process is performed to form the contacts. A disposable spacer structure is used to remove metal residue and thus the possible path for leakage is eliminated. An ultra shallow region is formed employing the metal silicide as a diffusion source. An extented source/drain region is provided.
Abstract:
A CMOS process with inverse-T gate LDD structure uses liquid phase deposition (LPD) processes to achieve a low thermal budget with only six photoresist-masks in a CMOS device. A first photoresist-mask is used to form field oxide regions. A second photoresist-mask is used to implant a P-well. Before the second photoresist-mask is removed, a first LPD oxide layer is used to cover the N-well. The second photoresist-mask is removed, and the first LPD oxide layer is used as a mask for implanting the N-well. The first LPD oxide layer is removed and a polysilicon layer is deposited on the substrate. A third photoresist-mask is used to etch the polysilicon layer to form gate-structures for the NMOS and PMOS devices. A conformal amorphous Si layer is formed on the gate-structures, followed by forming a fourth photoresist-mask over the N-well. A conformal LPD oxide layer is formed on the conformal polysilicon layer over the P-well. N-LDD regions are then implanted. An anisotropic etch is performed to form spacers on the sidewalls of the P-well gate-structure. N.sup.+ S/D regions are then implanted. Then, before the fourth photoresist-mask is removed, another LPD oxide layer is formed over the P-well to serve as a P-well mask. Spacers, P-LDD, P.sup.+ S/D regions, and an inverse-T gate are then similarly formed for the PMOS device. The N-well is covered with another LPD oxide layer, which is then covered with a BPSG layer. Fifth and sixth photoresist-masks are then formed to create contacts from the conductive layer.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a short-channel MOS device on a substrate is provided. First, stacked pad oxide/nitride layers are formed on the substrate. Then a patterned photoresist film is formed on the planned gate region which covers the gate region and its sidewall spacers. A LPD (Liquid Phase Deposition) oxide is selectively deposited on the pad nitride layer by a liquid phase deposition process, except on the pre-formed photoresist film. After removing the photoresist layer nitride spacers leaning against the LPD oxide layer are formed by lithography and etching. The width of the nitride spacers controls the channel length of the MOS device. After forming a gate structure laterally sandwiched by the nitride spacers on the exposed substrate, a two-stage salicide process, which can form shallow junctions and self-aligned contacts on the source and the drain, is performed to complete the MOS device.
Abstract:
A process for forming a shallow trench isolation is disclosed. Initially, a gate oxide layer is formed on a substrate, and a silicon nitride, which defines an active area, is then patterned on the gate oxide layer. Next, hemispherical grain silicon is formed on the silicon nitride, the sidewalls of the silicon nitride, and the exposed gate oxide layer. Portions of the gate oxide layer are removed to form oxide islands using the silicon nitride and the hemispherical grain silicon as mask. Thereafter, portions of the substrate are removed using the oxide islands as mask. Finally, the exposed substrate is thermally oxidized to form the field oxide structure of the present invention.
Abstract:
A method for forming a ring-shape capacitor in a dynamic random access memory is disclosed. The present invention includes forming a first dielectric layer on a substrate. After a silicon nitride layer is formed on the first dielectric layer, a first doped polysilicon layer is formed on the silicon nitride layer, and a second dielectric layer is formed on the first doped polysilicon layer. After removing portions of the second dielectric layer, the first doped polysilicon layer, the silicon nitride layer and the first dielectric layer by a first photoresist layer, a contact hole is formed. A second doped polysilicon layer is formed over the second dielectric layer, and the contact hole is thus filled by the second doped polysilicon layer. Thereafter, portions of the second doped polysilicon layer and the second dielectric layer are removed using a second photoresist layer as a mask, thereby exposing the first doped polysilicon layer. A third dielectric layer is formed on the second doped polysilicon layer, the first polysilicon layer, and on the sidewalls of the second dielectric layer. After etching back the third dielectric layer, a third doped polysilicon layer is formed. Further etching back the third doped polysilicon to expose the silicon nitride layer and the third dielectric layer, the third dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer, and the silicon nitride layer are removed, thereby forming a ring-shape polysilicon.
Abstract:
A power Schottky rectifier device and method of making the same are disclosed. The Schottky rectifier device includes a LOCOS structure grown on the bottom of the trenches by using nitride spacer on the sidewall of the trenches as a thermal oxidation mask. A polycrystalline silicon layer is then filled the first trenches. Under LOCOS structure, a p doped region is optionally formed to minimize the current leakage when the device undergoes a reverse biased. A Schottky barrier silicide layer formed by sputtering and annealing steps is formed on the upper surfaces of the epi-layer and the polycrystalline silicon layer. A top metal layer served as anode is then formed on the Schottky barrier silicide layer and extended to cover a portion of field oxide region of the termination trench. A metal layer served as a cathode electrode is then formed on the backside surface of the substrate opposite to the top metal layer.
Abstract:
A power Schottky rectifier device having pluralities of trenches are disclosed. The Schottky barrier rectifier device includes field oxide region having p-doped region formed thereunder to avoid premature of breakdown voltage and having a plurality of trenches formed in between field oxide regions to increase the anode area thereto increase forward current capacity or to shrinkage the planar area for driving the same current capacity. Furthermore, the trenches have rounded corners to alleviate current leakage and LOCOS region in the active region to relief stress during the bonding process. The processes for power Schottky barrier rectifier device including termination region formation need only three masks and thus can gain the benefits of cost down.
Abstract:
A power Schottky rectifier device and its fabrication method are disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: First, a semiconductor substrate having a relatively heavily doped n+ doped layer and a lightly doped is provided. A buried p region is then formed in the epi layer by ion implantation. Afterward, a first oxide layer and a nitride layer are then successively formed on the epi layer. The result structure is then patterned to form trenches. Subsequently, a thermal oxidation step is performed to recover etch damage. A wet etch is then performed to remove the thin oxide layer in the trench to expose the silicon in the sidewall. After that, a silicidation process is then performed to form silicide layer on the n-epi-layer in the trenches. After a removal of un-reacted metal layer, a top metal layer is then formed on the silicide layer and on the first oxide layer or nitride layer. The top metal layer on the termination region portion is then patterned to define anode. Finally, after backside layers formed on the rear surface of the substrate are removed, another cathode layer is formed on the rear surface.