公开(公告)号：US08350341B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-08

申请号：US12757323

申请日：2010-04-09

申请人： Michael P. Chudzik ,  William K. Henson ,  Unoh Kwon

发明人： Michael P. Chudzik ,  William K. Henson ,  Unoh Kwon

IPC分类号： H01L21/02

CPC分类号： H01L21/28176 ,  H01L21/28079 ,  H01L21/823857 ,  H01L29/495 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/6659

摘要： Adjustment of a switching threshold of a field effect transistor including a gate structure including a Hi-K gate dielectric and a metal gate is achieved and switching thresholds coordinated between NFETs and PFETs by providing fixed charge materials in a thin interfacial layer adjacent to the conduction channel of the transistor that is provided for adhesion of the Hi-K material, preferably hafnium oxide or HfSiON, depending on design, to semiconductor material rather than diffusing fixed charge material into the Hi-K material after it has been applied. The greater proximity of the fixed charge material to the conduction channel of the transistor increases the effectiveness of fixed charge material to adjust the threshold due to the work function of the metal gate, particularly where the same metal or alloy is used for both NFETs and PFETs in an integrated circuit; preventing the thresholds from being properly coordinated.

摘要翻译： 实现了包括包括Hi-K栅极电介质和金属栅极的栅极结构的场效应晶体管的开关阈值的调整，并且通过在与导电沟道相邻的薄界面层中提供固定的电荷材料来在NFET和PFET之间协调切换阈值 根据设计将Hi-K材料，优选氧化铪或HfSiON粘附到半导体材料上而不是将固定的电荷材料扩散到Hi-K材料中之后施加的晶体管。 固定电荷材料与晶体管的导通通道的接近程度增加了由于金属栅极的功函数而导致的固定电荷材料的调整阈值的有效性，特别是当相同的金属或合金用于NFET和PFET时 在集成电路中; 防止阈值正确协调。

公开(公告)号：US08241981B1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-14

申请号：US13017108

申请日：2011-01-31

申请人： Rishikesh Krishnan ,  Joseph F. Shepard, Jr. ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Christian Lavoie ,  Dong-Ick Lee ,  Oh-Jung Kwon ,  Unoh Kwon ,  Youngjin Choi

发明人： Rishikesh Krishnan ,  Joseph F. Shepard, Jr. ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Christian Lavoie ,  Dong-Ick Lee ,  Oh-Jung Kwon ,  Unoh Kwon ,  Youngjin Choi

IPC分类号： H01L21/8242

CPC分类号： H01L27/1203 ,  H01L27/10829 ,  H01L27/1087 ,  H01L28/40 ,  H01L29/66181

摘要： A method includes providing an SOI substrate including a layer of silicon disposed atop a layer of an oxide, the layer of an oxide being disposed atop the semiconductor substrate; forming a deep trench having a sidewall extending through the layer of silicon and the layer of an oxide and into the substrate; depositing a continuous spacer on the sidewall to cover the layer of silicon, the layer of an oxide and a part of the substrate; depositing a first conformal layer of a conductive material throughout the inside of the deep trench; creating a silicide within the deep trench in regions extending through the sidewall into an uncovered part of the substrate; removing the first conformal layer from the continuous spacer; removing the continuous spacer; depositing a layer of a high k dielectric material throughout the inside of the deep trench, and depositing a second conformal layer of a conductive material onto the layer of a high-k dielectric material.

摘要翻译： 一种方法包括提供包括设置在氧化物层顶上的硅层的SOI衬底，所述氧化物层设置在所述半导体衬底的顶部; 形成具有延伸穿过所述硅层和所述氧化物层的侧壁并进入所述衬底的深沟槽; 在所述侧壁上沉积连续间隔物以覆盖所述硅层，所述氧化物层和所述衬底的一部分; 在深沟槽的整个内部沉积导电材料的第一共形层; 在穿过侧壁延伸到衬底的未覆盖部分的区域中的深沟槽内产生硅化物; 从所述连续间隔件中去除所述第一共形层; 去除连续间隔物; 在深沟槽的整个内部沉积高k介电材料层，以及将高导电材料的第二保形层沉积到高k电介质材料的层上。

公开(公告)号：US20120184093A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-19

申请号：US13433659

申请日：2012-03-29

申请人： Michael P. Chudzik ,  Naim Moumen ,  Vijay Narayanan ,  Dae-Gyu Park ,  Vamsi K. Paruchuri

发明人： Michael P. Chudzik ,  Naim Moumen ,  Vijay Narayanan ,  Dae-Gyu Park ,  Vamsi K. Paruchuri

IPC分类号： H01L21/28

CPC分类号： H01L21/823857 ,  H01L21/823842 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/4975 ,  H01L29/517

摘要： Methods, IC and related transistors using capping layer with high-k/metal gate stacks are disclosed. In one embodiment, the IC includes a first type transistor having a gate electrode including a first metal, a second metal and a first dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer including oxygen; a second type transistor separated from the first type transistor by an isolation region, the second type transistor having a gate electrode including the second metal having a work function appropriate for the second type transistor and the first dielectric layer; and wherein the gate electrode of the first type transistor includes a rare earth metal between the first metal and the second metal and the gate electrode of the second type transistor includes a second dielectric layer made of an oxide of the rare earth metal.

摘要翻译： 公开了使用具有高k /金属栅极叠层的封盖层的IC和相关晶体管。 在一个实施例中，IC包括具有包括第一金属，第二金属和第一介电层的栅电极的第一类型晶体管，第一介电层包括氧; 通过隔离区与第一型晶体管分离的第二类型晶体管，第二类型晶体管具有包括具有适合于第二类型晶体管和第一介电层的功函数的第二金属的栅电极; 并且其中所述第一类型晶体管的栅极包括在所述第一金属和所述第二金属之间的稀土金属，并且所述第二类型晶体管的栅电极包括由所述稀土金属的氧化物制成的第二电介质层。

公开(公告)号：US20120119204A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-17

申请号：US12948031

申请日：2010-11-17

申请人： Keith Kwong Hon Wong ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Unoh Kwon

发明人： Keith Kwong Hon Wong ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Unoh Kwon

IPC分类号： H01L29/12 ,  H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L21/823842 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/518 ,  H01L29/665 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/6659 ,  H01L29/66636 ,  H01L29/7833 ,  H01L29/7843 ,  H01L29/7848

摘要： Replacement gate stacks are provided, which increase the work function of the gate electrode of a p-type field effect transistor (PFET). In one embodiment, the work function metal stack includes a titanium-oxide-nitride layer located between a lower titanium nitride layer and an upper titanium nitride layer. The stack of the lower titanium nitride layer, the titanium-oxide-nitride layer, and the upper titanium nitride layer produces the unexpected result of increasing the work function of the work function metal stack significantly. In another embodiment, the work function metal stack includes an aluminum layer deposited at a temperature not greater than 420° C. The aluminum layer deposited at a temperature not greater than 420° C. produces the unexpected result of increasing the work function of the work function metal stack significantly.

摘要翻译： 提供了替代栅极堆叠，这增加了p型场效应晶体管（PFET）的栅电极的功函数。 在一个实施例中，功函数金属堆叠包括位于下部氮化钛层和上部氮化钛层之间的氧化钛 - 氮化物层。 下部氮化钛层，钛氧化物 - 氮化物层和上部氮化钛层的堆叠产生显着增加功函数金属叠层功函数的意想不到的结果。 在另一个实施例中，功函数金属堆叠包括在不高于420℃的温度下沉积的铝层。在不高于420℃的温度下沉积的铝层产生增加工件功函数的意想不到的结果 功能金属堆叠显着。

公开(公告)号：US08138041B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-20

申请号：US12137745

申请日：2008-06-12

申请人： Michael P. Chudzik ,  Troy Graves-Abe ,  Rashmi Jha ,  Renee T. Mo ,  Keith Kwong Hon Wong

发明人： Michael P. Chudzik ,  Troy Graves-Abe ,  Rashmi Jha ,  Renee T. Mo ,  Keith Kwong Hon Wong

IPC分类号： H01L21/203

CPC分类号： H01L29/4966 ,  H01L21/28088 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L29/517

摘要： Structure and method of improving the performance of metal gate devices by depositing an in-situ silicon (Si) cap are disclosed. A wafer including a substrate and a dielectric layer is heated through a degas process, and then cooled to approximately room temperature. A metal layer is then deposited, and then an in-situ Si cap is deposited thereon. The Si cap is deposited without vacuum break, i.e., in the same mainframe or in the same chamber, as the heating, cooling and metal deposition processes. As such, the amount of oxygen available for interlayer oxide regrowth during subsequent processing is reduced as well as the amount oxygen trapped in the metal gate.

摘要翻译： 公开了通过沉积原位硅（Si）帽来改善金属栅极器件的性能的结构和方法。 将包括基板和电介质层的晶片通过脱气加热，然后冷却至约室温。 然后沉积金属层，然后在其上沉积原位Si盖。 在加热，冷却和金属沉积过程中，Si盖被沉积成没有真空断裂，即在相同的主框架或相同的室中。 因此，在随后的处理期间可用于层间氧化物再生长的氧气量以及金属栅极中捕获的氧量减少。

公开(公告)号：US20110298061A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-08

申请号：US12795962

申请日：2010-06-08

申请人： Shahab Siddiqui ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Carl J. Radens

发明人： Shahab Siddiqui ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Carl J. Radens

IPC分类号： H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L29/66575 ,  H01L21/28088 ,  H01L21/76897 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/518 ,  H01L29/66545

摘要： The present disclosure provides a method for forming a semiconductor device that includes forming a replacement gate structure overlying a channel region of a substrate. A mandrel dielectric layer is formed overlying source and drain regions of the substrate. The replacement gate structure is removed to provide an opening exposing the channel region of the substrate. A functional gate structure is formed over the channel region including a work function metal layer. A protective cap structure is formed over the functional gate structure. At least one via is etched through the mandrel dielectric layer selective to the protective cap structure to expose a portion of at least one of the source region and the drain region. A conductive fill is then formed in the vias to provide a contact to the at least one of the source region and the drain region.

摘要翻译： 本公开提供了一种用于形成半导体器件的方法，其包括形成覆盖在衬底的沟道区上的替代栅极结构。 在衬底的源极和漏极区域上形成心轴介电层。 去除替代栅极结构以提供暴露衬底的沟道区的开口。 在包括功函数金属层的沟道区域上形成功能栅极结构。 在功能栅极结构上形成保护帽结构。 通过对保护盖结构有选择性的心轴介质层蚀刻至少一个通孔，以暴露源极区域和漏极区域中的至少一个的一部分。 然后在通孔中形成导电填充物以提供与源极区域和漏极区域中的至少一个的接触。

公开(公告)号：US20110215409A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-08

申请号：US12717398

申请日：2010-03-04

申请人： Zhengwen Li ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Unoh Kwon ,  Filippos Papadatos ,  Andrew H. Simon ,  Keith Kwong Hon Wong

发明人： Zhengwen Li ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Unoh Kwon ,  Filippos Papadatos ,  Andrew H. Simon ,  Keith Kwong Hon Wong

IPC分类号： H01L27/12 ,  H01L21/762

CPC分类号： H01L23/485 ,  H01L21/28088 ,  H01L21/28202 ,  H01L21/76283 ,  H01L21/76877 ,  H01L21/823842 ,  H01L21/823871 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/513 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/518 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/6659 ,  H01L29/7848 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： An electrical device is provided with a p-type semiconductor device having a first gate structure that includes a gate dielectric on top of a semiconductor substrate, a p-type work function metal layer, a metal layer composed of titanium and aluminum, and a metal fill composed of aluminum. An n-type semiconductor device is also present on the semiconductor substrate that includes a second gate structure that includes a gate dielectric, a metal layer composed of titanium and aluminum, and a metal fill composed of aluminum. An interlevel dielectric is present over the semiconductor substrate. The interlevel dielectric includes interconnects to the source and drain regions of the p-type and n-type semiconductor devices. The interconnects are composed of a metal layer composed of titanium and aluminum, and a metal fill composed of aluminum. The present disclosure also provides a method of forming the aforementioned structure.

摘要翻译： 电气装置设置有具有第一栅极结构的p型半导体器件，其包括在半导体衬底的顶部上的栅极电介质，p型功函数金属层，由钛和铝构成的金属层，以及金属 填充铝。 n型半导体器件也存在于半导体衬底上，该半导体衬底包括第二栅极结构，其包括栅极电介质，由钛和铝构成的金属层以及由铝组成的金属填充物。 层间电介质存在于半导体衬底上。 层间电介质包括到p型和n型半导体器件的源区和漏区的互连。 互连由钛和铝构成的金属层和由铝组成的金属填充物构成。 本公开还提供了形成上述结构的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20110180880A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-28

申请号：US13080962

申请日：2011-04-06

申请人： Michael P. Chudzik ,  Wiliam K. Henson ,  Rashmi Jha ,  Yue Liang ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran ,  Richard S. Wise

发明人： Michael P. Chudzik ,  Wiliam K. Henson ,  Rashmi Jha ,  Yue Liang ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran ,  Richard S. Wise

IPC分类号： H01L27/092

CPC分类号： H01L29/517 ,  H01L21/28185 ,  H01L21/823842 ,  H01L21/823857 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L29/7833

摘要： The present invention, in one embodiment, provides a method of forming a semiconductor device that includes providing a substrate including a first conductivity type region and a second conductivity type region; forming a gate stack including a gate dielectric atop the first conductivity type region and the second conductivity type region of the substrate and a first metal gate conductor overlying the high-k gate dielectric; removing a portion of the first metal gate conductor that is present in the first conductivity type region to expose the gate dielectric present in the first conductivity type region; applying a nitrogen based plasma to the substrate, wherein the nitrogen based plasma nitrides the gate dielectric that is present in the first conductivity type region and nitrides the first metal gate conductor that is present in the second conductivity type region; and forming a second metal gate conductor overlying at least the gate dielectric that is present in the first conductivity type region.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，本发明提供一种形成半导体器件的方法，该半导体器件包括提供包括第一导电类型区域和第二导电类型区域的衬底; 在所述基板的第一导电类型区域和所述第二导电类型区域之上形成包括栅极电介质的栅极堆叠和覆盖所述高k栅极电介质的第一金属栅极导体; 去除存在于第一导电类型区域中的第一金属栅极导体的一部分以暴露存在于第一导电类型区域中的栅极电介质; 将氮基等离子体施加到所述基板，其中所述氮基等离子体氮化存在于所述第一导电类型区域中的所述栅极电介质，并且氮化所述第二导电类型区域中存在的所述第一金属栅极导体; 以及形成覆盖存在于第一导电类型区域中的至少栅极电介质的第二金属栅极导体。

公开(公告)号：US07943460B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-17

申请号：US12426457

申请日：2009-04-20

申请人： Renee T. Mo ,  Huiming Bu ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  William K. Henson ,  Mukesh V. Khare ,  Vijay Narayanan

发明人： Renee T. Mo ,  Huiming Bu ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  William K. Henson ,  Mukesh V. Khare ,  Vijay Narayanan

IPC分类号： H01L21/8238

CPC分类号： H01L21/823807 ,  H01L21/28097 ,  H01L21/28194 ,  H01L21/823842 ,  H01L21/823857 ,  H01L29/1054 ,  H01L29/495 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/66651 ,  H01L29/78

摘要： A method of forming a semiconductor device is provided that includes forming a Ge-containing layer atop a p-type device regions of the substrate. Thereafter, a first dielectric layer is formed in a second portion of a substrate, and a second dielectric layer is formed overlying the first dielectric layer in the second portion of the substrate and overlying a first portion of the substrate. Gate structures may then formed atop the p-type device regions and n-type device regions of the substrate, in which the gate structures to the n-type device regions include a rare earth metal.

摘要翻译： 提供一种形成半导体器件的方法，包括在基板的p型器件区域的顶部形成含Ge层。 此后，在衬底的第二部分中形成第一电介质层，并且在衬底的第二部分中覆盖第一介电层并覆盖衬底的第一部分上形成第二电介质层。 然后，栅极结构可以形成在衬底的p型器件区域和n型器件区域的顶部，其中n型器件区域的栅极结构包括稀土金属。

公开(公告)号：US07915115B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-29

申请号：US12132146

申请日：2008-06-03

申请人： Michael P. Chudzik ,  Rashmi Jha ,  Naim Moumen ,  Keith Kwong Hon Wong ,  Ying H. Tsang

发明人： Michael P. Chudzik ,  Rashmi Jha ,  Naim Moumen ,  Keith Kwong Hon Wong ,  Ying H. Tsang

IPC分类号： H01L29/72

CPC分类号： H01L21/31133 ,  H01L21/31127 ,  H01L21/31138

摘要： Methods for forming a front-end-of-the-line (FEOL) dual high-k gate using a photoresist mask and structures thereof are disclosed. One embodiment of the disclosed method includes depositing a high-k dielectric film on a substrate of a FEOL CMOS structure followed by depositing a photoresist thereon; patterning the high-k dielectric according to the photoresist; and removing the photoresist thereafter. The removing of the photoresist includes using an organic solvent followed by removal of any residual photoresist including organic and/or carbon film. The removal of residual photoresist may include a degas process, alternatively known as a bake process. Alternatively, a nitrogen-hydrogen forming gas (i.e., a mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen) (N2/H2) or ammonia (NH3) may be used to remove the photoresist mask. With the use of the plasma nitrogen-hydrogen forming gas (N2/H2) or a plasma ammonia (NH3), no apparent organic residual is observed.

摘要翻译： 公开了使用光致抗蚀剂掩模及其结构形成前端（FEOL）双高k栅极的方法。 所公开方法的一个实施例包括在FEOL CMOS结构的衬底上沉积高k电介质膜，然后在其上沉积光致抗蚀剂; 根据光致抗蚀剂图案化高k电介质; 之后除去光致抗蚀剂。 去除光致抗蚀剂包括使用有机溶剂，然后除去包括有机和/或碳膜的残留光致抗蚀剂。 去除残留的光致抗蚀剂可以包括脱气工艺，或称为烘烤工艺。 或者，可以使用形成氮气的气体（即，氮气和氢气的混合物）（N 2 / H 2）或氨（NH 3）以除去光致抗蚀剂掩模。 通过使用等离子体形成氮气的气体（N 2 / H 2）或等离子体氨（NH 3），没有观察到明显的有机残留。