摘要:
CMOS gate dielectric made of high-k metal silicates by reaction of metal with silicon dioxide at the silicon surface. Optionally, a silicon dioxide monolayer may be preserved at the interface.
摘要:
A method for improving high-κ gate dielectric film (104) properties. The high-κ film (104) is subjected to a two step anneal sequence. The first anneal is performed in a reducing ambient (106) with low partial pressure of oxidizer to promote film relaxation and increase by-product diffusion and desorption. The second anneal is performed in an oxidizing ambient (108) with a low partial pressure of reducer to remove defects and impurities.
摘要:
The present invention pertains to formation of a transistor in a manner that mitigates parasitic capacitance, thereby facilitating, inter alia, enhanced switching speeds. More particularly, a sidewall spacer formed upon a semiconductor substrate adjacent a conductive gate structure includes a material having a low dielectric constant (low-k) to mitigate parasitic capacitance between the gate structure, the sidewall spacer and a conductive drain formed within the semiconductor substrate. The low-k sidewall spacer is encapsulated within a nitride material which is selective to etchants such that the spacer is not altered during subsequent processing. The spacer thus retains its shape and remains effective to guide dopants into desired locations within the substrate.
摘要:
Methods and systems are disclosed that facilitate semiconductor fabrication by fabricating transistor devices having gate dielectrics with selectable thicknesses in different regions of semiconductor devices. The thicknesses correspond to operating voltages of the corresponding transistor devices. Furthermore, the present invention also provides systems and methods that can fabricate the gate dielectrics with high-k dielectric material, which allows a thicker gate dielectric than conventional silicon dioxide.
摘要:
The instant invention is a method for forming a smooth interface between the upper surface of a silicon substrate and a dielectric layer. The invention comprises forming a thin amorphous region (180) on the upper surface (170) of a silicon substrate prior to forming the dielectric layer on the upper silicon surface.
摘要:
High-k transistor gate structures and fabrication methods therefor are provided, wherein a gate dielectric interface region near a semiconductor substrate is provided with very little or no nitrogen, while the bulk high-k dielectric is provided with a uniform nitrogen concentration.
摘要:
An embodiment of the present invention is a method of forming an ultra-thin dielectric layer, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate having a semiconductor surface; forming an oxygen-containing layer on the semiconductor surface; exposing the oxygen-containing layer to a nitrogen-containing plasma to create a uniform nitrogen distribution throughout the oxygen-containing layer; and re-oxidizing and annealing the layer to stabilize the nitrogen distribution, heal plasma-induced damage, and reduce interfacial defect density. This annealing step is selected from a group of four re-oxidizing techniques: Consecutive annealing in a mixture of H2 and N2 (preferably less than 20% H2), and then a mixture of O2 and N2 (preferably less than 20% O2); annealing by a spike-like temperature rise (preferably less than 1 s at 1000 to 1150° C.) in nitrogen-comprising atmosphere (preferably N2/O2 or N2O/H2); annealing by rapid thermal heating in ammonia of reduced pressure (preferably at 600 to 1000° C. for 5 to 60 s); annealing in an oxidizer/hydrogen mixture (preferably N2O with 1% H2) for 5 to 60 s at 800 to 1050° C.
摘要翻译:本发明的一个实施例是形成超薄介电层的方法,该方法包括以下步骤:提供具有半导体表面的基板; 在半导体表面上形成含氧层; 将含氧层暴露于含氮等离子体以在整个含氧层中产生均匀的氮分布; 并重新氧化和退火层以稳定氮分布,治愈等离子体诱导的损伤并降低界面缺陷密度。该退火步骤选自四种再氧化技术:在H2和N2的混合物中连续退火 (优选小于20%H 2),然后是O 2和N 2(优选小于20%O 2)的混合物;通过尖峰状升温(优选在1000至1150℃下优选小于1秒)在氮气中退火 (优选为N 2 / O 2或N 2 O / H 2);通过在减压的氨中快速热加热(优选在600至1000℃下5至60秒)进行退火;在氧化剂/氢气混合物(优选N 2 O 1%H 2)在800至1050℃下进行5至60秒。