摘要:
A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the semiconductor structure are provided. The method for forming a semiconductor structure of the present invention may include the following steps. First, a substrate is provided, wherein a gate is formed over the substrate, and a plurality of offspacers are formed over a sidewall of the gate. Then, a source/drain trench is formed in the substrate at two sides of the gate respectively. Next, an outermost offspacer of the offspacers is removed to expose a flat surface on a surface of the substrate. Thereafter, the source/drain trenches are filled to form a source/drain region. Then, a lightly doped drain (LDD) region is formed in a portion of the substrate under the flat surface.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistor device is disclosed. A semiconductor substrate having a main surface is prepared. A gate dielectric layer is formed on the main surface. A gate electrode is patterned on the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode has vertical sidewalls and a top surface. A liner is formed on the vertical sidewalls of the gate electrode. A silicon nitride spacer is formed on the liner. The main surface is then ion implanted using the gate electrode and the silicon nitride spacer as an implantation mask, thereby forming a source/drain region of the MOS transistor device in the main surface. The silicon nitride spacer is removed. A silicon nitride cap layer that borders the liner is deposited. The silicon nitride cap layer has a specific stress status.
摘要:
A method of correcting a mask layout is provided. The mask layout includes a plurality of element patterns. An inspection program is executed to classify the element patterns of the mask layout into a plurality of element pattern types according to a pattern density of the element patterns. Following this, each of the element pattern types is corrected so as to prevent a plasma micro-loading effect.
摘要:
A structure of a Trapezoid-Triple-Gate Field Effect Transistor (FET) includes a plurality of trapezoid pillars being transversely formed on an crystalline substrate or Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) wafer. The trapezoid pillars can juxtapose with both ends connected each other. Each trapezoid pillar has a source, a channel region, and a drain aligned in longitudinal direction and a gate latitudinally superposes the channel region of the trapezoid pillar. The triple gate field effect transistor comprises a dielectric layer formed between the channel region and the conductive gate structure.
摘要:
A photolithography process with multiple exposures is provided. A photomask is placed and aligned above a wafer having a photoresist formed thereon at a predetermined distance. Multiple exposures are sequentially performed on the photoresist through the photomask. Each of the multiple exposures is provided with a respective illuminating setting that is optimized for one duty ratio of the photomask. Thereby, an optimum through-pitch performance for pattern transfer from the photomask unto the photoresist is obtained. Then, a development is performed on the photoresist.
摘要:
An optical proximity correction method for rectifying pattern on photoresist. Line pattern of integrated circuit is divided into L-shape regions or T-shaped regions. The L-shaped or T-shaped regions are further dissected into rectangular patches. Area of each rectangular patch is suitably reduced and reproduced onto a photomask. The photomask is used to form a corrected photoresist pattern.
摘要:
A wafer has a trench, a STI layer formed in the trench, an HfO2-containing gate dielectric covering the wafer and the STI layer, a gate electrode formed on the HfO2-containing gate dielectric, and at least a spacer formed beside the gate electrode. The wafer is preheated and a bromine-rich gas plasma is provided to remove portions of the HfO2-containing gate dielectric.
摘要:
A method of forming an opening in a wafer layer. At least two patterned photoresist layers are formed on a wafer layer. Using different photoresist layers, many openings are defined. The wafer layer is then etched to form the opening. Each photoresist layer has a parallel linear pattern such as parallel strips or an array of rectangular blocks. The photoresist layers are superposed in a way that spaces between the patterns for each photoresist layers overlapped with each other for form openings that expose the underlying wafer layers. The wafer layer exposed in the openings is then etched to form contact/via holes without rounded corners while the rounded profiles has been cancelled by the superposition of the photoresist layers.
摘要:
A method of correcting an optical mask pattern. A third pattern having a first strip-like pattern and a second strip-like pattern is provided. The first strip-like pattern attaches to the mid-section of the second strip-like pattern. A first modification step is conducted. A pair of assistant patterns is added to the respective sides of the first strip-like pattern to form a first modified pattern. A second modification step is conducted to shrink a portion of the first strip-like pattern to form a second modified pattern. Dimension in the reduced portion of the first strip-like pattern is a critical dimension of a main pattern. A third modification step is conducted using an optical proximity correction method. The second modified pattern is modified to a third modified pattern.
摘要:
A method of forming a contact opening. A substrate having a conductive structure and a dielectric layer thereon is provided. A first photoresist layer is formed over the dielectric layer. A first photo-exposure followed by a photoresist development is conducted so that an opening pattern on the photomask is transferred to the first photoresist layer. The first photoresist layer includes a first opening that exposes a portion of the dielectric layer. A second photoresist layer is formed over the patterned first photoresist layer. The photomask is shifted horizontally relative to the substrate. A second photo-exposure followed by a photoresist development is conducted so that the opening pattern on the photomask is transferred to the second photoresist layer. The second photoresist layer includes a second opening that exposes a portion of the first photoresist layer and a portion of the first opening. Thereafter, using the first and the second photoresist layer as a mask, a portion of the dielectric layer is removed until a contact opening that exposes a portion of the conductive structure is formed. The first and the second photoresist layer are then removed, followed by forming a glue layer over the substrate to conform with a profile of the contact opening. Finally, the contact opening is filled with a metal plug.