公开(公告)号：US20170294338A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-12

申请号：US15630546

申请日：2017-06-22

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.

Inventor： Min Gyu Sung ,  Ruilong Xie ,  Hoon Kim ,  Chanro Park ,  Sukwon Hong

IPC: H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/02

CPC classification number: H01L21/76224 ,  H01L21/02271 ,  H01L21/02337 ,  H01L21/31111 ,  H01L21/31116 ,  H01L29/0649 ,  H01L29/0653 ,  H01L29/1037 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/66818 ,  H01L29/785

Abstract: At least one method, apparatus and system are disclosed for forming a fin field effect transistor (finFET) while reducing oxidization and fin critical dimension loss. A plurality of fins of a transistor are formed. A hard mask layer is formed on top of the fins. A first liner layer is formed over the fins and the hard mask layer. A partial deposition process is performed for depositing a first insulation material in a first portion of a channel between the fins. A second liner layer is formed above the fins, the first insulation material, and the channel. A second insulation material is deposited above the second liner layer. A fin reveal process is performed for removing the second insulation material to a predetermined height. An etch process is performed for removing the hard mask layer and the first and second liner layers above the predetermined height.

公开(公告)号：US20170287785A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15624156

申请日：2017-06-15

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.

Inventor： Huiming Bu ,  Andrew M. Greene ,  Balasubramanian Pranatharthiharan ,  Ruilong Xie

IPC: H01L21/8234 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L27/088

CPC classification number: H01L21/823475 ,  H01L21/02167 ,  H01L21/0217 ,  H01L21/02274 ,  H01L21/31111 ,  H01L21/32139 ,  H01L21/76802 ,  H01L21/76837 ,  H01L21/823418 ,  H01L21/823425 ,  H01L21/823431 ,  H01L21/823437 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/41783 ,  H01L29/6653 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/66553 ,  H01L29/6656 ,  H01L29/66636 ,  H01L29/66795

Abstract: A method for filling gaps between structures includes forming a plurality of high aspect ratio structures adjacent to one another with gaps, forming a first dielectric layer on tops of the structures and conformally depositing a spacer dielectric layer over the structures. The spacer dielectric layer is removed from horizontal surfaces and a protection layer is conformally deposited over the structures. The gaps are filled with a flowable dielectric, which is recessed to a height along sidewalls of the structures by a selective etch process such that the protection layer protects the spacer dielectric layer on sidewalls of the structures. The first dielectric layer and the spacer dielectric layer are exposed above the height using a higher etch resistance than the protection layer to maintain dimensions of the spacer layer dielectric through the etching processes. The gaps are filled by a high density plasma fill.

公开(公告)号：US09780208B1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US15212755

申请日：2016-07-18

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.

Inventor： Ruilong Xie ,  Chanro Park ,  Min Gyu Sung ,  Hoon Kim

IPC: H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L21/28

CPC classification number: H01L29/7827 ,  H01L21/28088 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/823418 ,  H01L21/823437 ,  H01L21/823487 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/0847 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/6656 ,  H01L29/66666

Abstract: An intermediate semiconductor structure in fabrication includes a silicon semiconductor substrate, a hard mask of silicon nitride (SiN) over the substrate and a sacrificial layer of polysilicon or amorphous silicon over the hard mask. The sacrificial layer is patterned into sidewall spacers, each of the sidewall spacers having vertically tapered inner and outer sidewalls providing a rough triangular shape. The rough triangular sidewall spacers are used as a temporary hard mask to pattern the SiN hard mask.

公开(公告)号：US09773867B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-26

申请号：US14962015

申请日：2015-12-08

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. ,  International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： Ruilong Xie ,  Xiuyu Cai ,  Kangguo Cheng ,  Ali Khakifirooz

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/417

CPC classification number: H01L29/0649 ,  H01L21/76224 ,  H01L21/823431 ,  H01L27/0886 ,  H01L29/41791 ,  H01L29/42376 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/7851

Abstract: A device includes first and second fins defined in a semiconductor substrate and a raised isolation post structure positioned between the first and second fins, wherein an upper surface of the raised isolation post structure is at a level that is approximately equal to or greater than a level corresponding to an upper surface of each of the first and second fins. A first space is defined by a sidewall of the first fin and a first sidewall of the raised isolation post structure, a second space is defined by a sidewall of the second fin and a second sidewall of the raised isolation post structure, and a gate structure is positioned around a portion of each of the first and second fins and around a portion of the raised isolation post structure, wherein at least portions of the gate structure are positioned in the first and second spaces.

公开(公告)号：US09735242B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US14887927

申请日：2015-10-20

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.

Inventor： Ruilong Xie ,  Chanro Park ,  Min Gyu Sung ,  Hoon Kim

IPC: H01L29/41 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/02

CPC classification number: H01L29/41775 ,  H01L27/0207 ,  H01L27/0886 ,  H01L29/0649 ,  H01L29/0847 ,  H01L29/41 ,  H01L29/41766 ,  H01L29/41783 ,  H01L29/41791 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/785

Abstract: One illustrative device disclosed herein includes a stepped conductive source/drain structure with a cavity defined therein, the cavity being located vertically above an active region, a non-conductive structure positioned in the cavity, a layer of insulating material positioned above the gate structure, the stepped conductive source/drain structure and the non-conductive structure, a gate contact opening defined in the layer of insulating material and a conductive gate contact positioned in the gate contact opening that is conductively coupled to the gate structure, wherein at least a portion of the conductive gate contact is positioned vertically above the non-conductive structure.

公开(公告)号：US09735061B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US15014150

申请日：2016-02-03

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.

Inventor： Hoon Kim ,  Min-gyu Sung ,  Ruilong Xie ,  Chanro Park

IPC: H01L21/44 ,  H01L21/31 ,  H01L21/469 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L29/51

CPC classification number: H01L21/82345 ,  H01L21/28185 ,  H01L21/823462 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/517

Abstract: Methods to form multi Vt channels, including a single type of WF material, utilizing lower annealing temperatures and the resulting devices are disclosed. Embodiments include providing an interfacial-layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming a first high-k dielectric-layer on the interfacial-layer; forming a second high-k dielectric-layer and a first cap-layer, respectively, on the first high-k dielectric-layer; removing the second high-k dielectric and first cap layers in first and second regions; forming a second cap-layer on the first high-k dielectric-layer in the first and second regions and on the first cap-layer in a third region; performing an annealing process; removing the second cap-layer from all regions and the first cap-layer from the third region; forming a third high-k dielectric-layer over all regions; forming a work-function composition-layer and a barrier-layer on the third high-k dielectric-layer in all regions; removing the barrier-layer from the first region; and forming a gate electrode over all regions.

公开(公告)号：US09722053B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US15075557

申请日：2016-03-21

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.

Inventor： Min Gyu Sung ,  Ruilong Xie ,  Hoon Kim ,  Chanro Park ,  Sukwon Hong

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/10

CPC classification number: H01L21/76224 ,  H01L21/02271 ,  H01L21/02337 ,  H01L21/31111 ,  H01L21/31116 ,  H01L29/0649 ,  H01L29/0653 ,  H01L29/1037 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/66818 ,  H01L29/785

Abstract: At least one method, apparatus and system are disclosed for forming a fin field effect transistor (finFET) while reducing oxidization and fin critical dimension loss. A plurality of fins of a transistor are formed. A hard mask layer is formed on top of the fins. A first liner layer is formed over the fins and the hard mask layer. A partial deposition process is performed for depositing a first insulation material in a first portion of a channel between the fins. A second liner layer is formed above the fins, the first insulation material, and the channel. A second insulation material is deposited above the second liner layer. A fin reveal process is performed for removing the second insulation material to a predetermined height. An etch process is performed for removing the hard mask layer and the first and second liner layers above the predetermined height.

公开(公告)号：US20170207122A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-20

申请号：US15470006

申请日：2017-03-27

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.

Inventor： Chanro Park ,  Ruilong Xie ,  Min Gyu Sung ,  Hoon Kim

IPC: H01L21/768 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L29/66

CPC classification number: H01L21/76897 ,  H01L21/02164 ,  H01L21/0217 ,  H01L21/02362 ,  H01L21/31051 ,  H01L21/31055 ,  H01L21/31105 ,  H01L21/76802 ,  H01L21/76807 ,  H01L21/76816 ,  H01L21/76837 ,  H01L21/823437 ,  H01L21/823475 ,  H01L21/823821 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/0924 ,  H01L29/401 ,  H01L29/41758 ,  H01L29/41783 ,  H01L29/41791 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/66553 ,  H01L29/6656 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L2029/7858 ,  H01L2221/1026 ,  H01L2221/1036

Abstract: An integrated circuit product includes two laterally spaced-apart transistors, wherein each of the two laterally spaced-apart transistors includes a gate structure, a gate cap layer positioned above the gate structure, and a sidewall spacer positioned adjacent to sidewalls of the gate structure. A source/drain region is positioned between the two laterally spaced-apart transistors, and a conformal etch stop layer is positioned on and in contact with an upper surface of the source/drain region and on and in contact with a sidewall surface of the sidewall spacer of each of the two laterally spaced-apart transistors. A self-aligned conductive contact extends through an opening in the conformal etch stop layer and is conductively coupled to the source/drain region.

公开(公告)号：US20170154977A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-01

申请号：US15428312

申请日：2017-02-09

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.

Inventor： Ruilong Xie ,  Andreas Knorr

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L27/11 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/8238

Abstract: A tri-gate FinFET device includes a fin that is positioned vertically above and spaced apart from an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate, wherein the fin has an upper surface, a lower surface opposite of the upper surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface opposite of the first side surface. The axis of the fin in a height direction of the fin is oriented substantially parallel to the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the first side surface of the fin contacts an insulating material. A gate structure is positioned around the upper surface, the second side surface, and the lower surface of the fin, and a gate contact structure is conductively coupled to the gate structure.

公开(公告)号：US09659785B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14841951

申请日：2015-09-01

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation ,  GlobalFoundries, Inc.

Inventor： Kangguo Cheng ,  Ruilong Xie ,  Tenko Yamashita

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/31 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/3065 ,  H01L29/16

CPC classification number: H01L21/3086 ,  H01L21/02164 ,  H01L21/02233 ,  H01L21/02238 ,  H01L21/02255 ,  H01L21/30604 ,  H01L21/3065 ,  H01L21/3081 ,  H01L21/31 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L29/66795

Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor device includes patterning a fin in a substrate; performing a first etching process to remove a portion of the fin to cut the fin into a first cut fin and a second cut fin, the first cut fin having a first fin end and a second fin end and the second cut fin having a first fin end and a second fin end; forming an oxide layer along an endwall of the first fin end and an endwall of the second fin end of the first cut fin, and an endwall of the first fin end and an endwall of the second fin end of the second cut fin; disposing a liner onto the oxide layer disposed onto the endwall of the first fin end of the first cut fin to form a bilayer liner; and performing a second etching process to remove a portion of the second cut fin.