摘要:
In one embodiment of the invention, a method for forming a tungsten-containing layer on a substrate is provided which includes positioning a substrate containing a barrier layer disposed thereon in a process chamber, exposing the substrate to a first soak process for a first time period and depositing a nucleation layer on the barrier layer by flowing a tungsten-containing precursor and a reductant into the process chamber. The method further includes exposing the nucleation layer to a second soak process for a second time period and depositing a bulk layer on the nucleation layer. In one example, the barrier layer contains titanium nitride, the first and second soak processes independently comprise at least one reducing gas selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, silane, disilane, dichlorosilane, borane, diborane, derivatives thereof and combinations thereof and the nucleation layer may be deposited by an atomic layer deposition process or a pulsed chemical vapor deposition process while the bulk layer may be deposited by a chemical vapor deposition process or a physical vapor deposition process.
摘要:
A method and apparatus is provided for improving adherence of metal seed layers to barrier layers in electrochemical deposition techniques. The method includes depositing an adhesion layer continuously or semi-continuously without agglomeration onto a barrier layer prior to depositing a seed layer by controlling the substrate temperature, the chamber pressure, and/or the power delivered to a deposition chamber. Deposition of the adhesion layer prevents layer delamination which leads to agglomeration of the deposited layers and formation of voids in the high aspect ratio features.
摘要:
Provided are atomic layer deposition methods to deposit a tungsten film or tungsten-containing film using a tungsten-containing reactive gas comprising one or more of tungsten pentachloride, a compound with the empirical formula WCl5 or WCl6.
摘要:
Provided are films comprising aluminum, carbon and a metal, wherein the aluminum is present in an amount greater than about 16% by elemental content and less than about 50% carbon. Also provided are methods of depositing the same.
摘要:
Metal gate structures and methods for forming thereof are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for forming a metal gate structure on a substrate having a feature formed in a high k dielectric layer may include depositing a first layer within the feature atop the dielectric layer; depositing a second layer comprising cobalt or nickel within the feature atop the first layer; and depositing a third layer comprising a metal within the feature atop the second layer to fill the feature, wherein at least one of the first or second layers forms a wetting layer to form a nucleation layer for a subsequently deposited layer, wherein one of the first, second, or third layers forms a work function layer, and wherein the third layer forms a gate electrode.
摘要:
Methods for forming a contact metal layer in a contact structure in semiconductor devices are provided in the present invention. In one embodiment, a method for depositing a contact metal layer for forming a contact structure in a semiconductor device includes pulsing a deposition precursor gas mixture to a surface of a substrate disposed in a metal deposition processing chamber, pulsing a purge gas mixture to an edge of the substrate, wherein the purge gas mixture includes at least a hydrogen containing gas and an inert gas, and forming a contact metal layer on the substrate from the first deposition precursor gas mixture.
摘要:
Embodiments of the invention provide methods for forming materials on a substrate used for metal gate and other applications. In one embodiment, a method includes forming a cobalt stack over a barrier layer disposed on a substrate by depositing a cobalt layer during a deposition process, exposing the cobalt layer to a plasma to form a plasma-treated cobalt layer during a plasma process, and repeating the cobalt deposition process and the plasma process to form the cobalt stack containing a plurality of plasma-treated cobalt layers. The method further includes exposing the cobalt stack to an oxygen source gas to form a cobalt oxide layer from an upper portion of the cobalt stack during a surface oxidation process and heating the remaining portion of the cobalt stack to a temperature within a range from about 300° C. to about 500° C. to form a crystalline cobalt film during a thermal annealing crystallization process.
摘要:
Methods for forming a contact metal layer in a contact structure in semiconductor devices are provided in the present invention. In one embodiment, a method for depositing a contact metal layer for forming a contact structure in a semiconductor device includes pulsing a deposition precursor gas mixture to a surface of a substrate disposed in a metal deposition processing chamber, pulsing a purge gas mixture to an edge of the substrate, wherein the purge gas mixture includes at least a hydrogen containing gas and an inert gas, and forming a contact metal layer on the substrate from the first deposition precursor gas mixture.
摘要:
A method of depositing a bilayer of tungsten over tungsten nitride by a plasma sputtering process in which krypton is used as the sputter working gas during the tungsten deposition. Argon may be used as the sputtering working gas during the reactive sputtering deposition of tungsten nitride. The beneficial effect of reduction of tungsten resistivity is increased when the thickness of the tungsten layer is less than 50 nm and further increased when less than 35 nm. The method may be used in forming a gate stack including a polysilicon layer over a gate oxide layer over a silicon gate region of a MOS transistor in which the tungsten nitride acts as a barrier. A plasma sputter chamber in which the invention may be practiced includes gas sources of krypton, argon, and nitrogen.
摘要:
Substrate devices having tuned work functions and methods of forming thereof are provided. In some embodiments, forming devices on substrates may include depositing a dielectric layer atop a substrate having a conductivity well; depositing a work function layer comprising titanium aluminum or titanium aluminum nitride having a first nitrogen composition atop the dielectric layer; etching the work function layer to selectively remove at least a portion of the work function layer from atop the dielectric layer; depositing a layer comprising titanium aluminum or titanium aluminum nitride having a second nitrogen composition atop the work function layer and the substrate, wherein at least one of the work function layer or the layer comprises nitrogen; etching the layer and the dielectric layer to selectively remove a portion of the layer and the dielectric layer from atop the substrate; and annealing the substrate at a temperature less than about 1500 degrees Celsius.