Abstract:
The present disclosure provides one embodiment of a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a front surface and a backside surface; integrated circuit features formed on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a polycrystalline silicon layer disposed on the backside surface of the semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
An exemplary structure for a gate structure of a field effect transistor comprises a gate electrode; a gate insulator under the gate electrode having footing regions on opposing sides of the gate electrode; and a sealing layer on sidewalls of the gate structure, wherein a thickness of lower portion of the sealing layer overlying the footing regions is less than a thickness of upper portion of the sealing layer on sidewalls of the gate electrode, whereby the field effect transistor made has almost no recess in the substrate surface.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to integrated circuit fabrication, and more particularly to an electronic device with an isolation structure having almost no divot. An exemplary method for fabricating an isolation structure, comprising: forming a pad oxide layer over a top surface of a substrate; forming an opening in the pad oxide layer, exposing a portion of the substrate; etching the exposed portion of the substrate, forming a trench in the substrate; filling the trench with an insulator; exposing a surface of the pad oxide layer and a surface of the insulator to a vapor mixture including at least an NH3 and a fluorine-containing compound; and heating the substrate at a temperature between 100° C. to 200° C.
Abstract:
A method for cleaning an etching chamber is disclosed. The method comprises providing an etching chamber; introducing a first gas comprising an inert gas into the etching chamber for a first period of time; and transporting a first wafer into the etching chamber after the first period of time, wherein the first wafer undergoes an etching process.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a first active region and a second active region, forming a high-k dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate, forming a capping layer over the high-k dielectric layer, forming a first metal layer over the capping layer, the first metal layer having a first work function, forming a mask layer over the first metal layer in the first active region, removing the first metal layer and at least a portion of the capping layer in the second active region using the mask layer, and forming a second metal layer over the partially removed capping layer in the second active region, the second metal layer having a second work function.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a patternable layer over a substrate. The method includes forming a first layer over the patternable layer. The method includes forming a second layer over the first layer. The second layer is substantially thinner than the first layer. The method includes patterning the second layer with a photoresist material through a first etching process to form a patterned second layer. The method includes patterning the first layer with the patterned second layer through a second etching process to form a patterned first layer. The first and second layers have substantially different etching rates during the second etching process. The method includes patterning the patternable layer with the patterned first layer through a third etching process.
Abstract:
An exemplary structure for a gate structure of a field effect transistor comprises a gate electrode; a gate insulator under the gate electrode having footing regions on opposing sides of the gate electrode; and a sealing layer on sidewalls of the gate structure, wherein a thickness of lower portion of the sealing layer overlying the footing regions is less than a thickness of upper portion of the sealing layer on sidewalls of the gate electrode, whereby the field effect transistor made has almost no recess in the substrate surface.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a gate layer over a substrate, forming a hard mask layer over a gate layer, forming a first material layer over the hard mask layer, forming a patterned photoresist layer having an opening over the first material layer, etching the first material layer through a cycle including forming a second material layer over the semiconductor device and etching the first and second material layers, repeating the cycle until the hard mask layer is exposed by a reduced opening, the reduced opening formed in a last cycle, etching the hard mask layer beneath the second opening to expose the gate layer, and patterning the gate layer using the hard mask layer. An etching selectivity of the first and second material layers is smaller than an etching selectivity of the second material layer and the photoresist layer.
Abstract:
A method for cleaning an etching chamber is disclosed. The method comprises providing an etching chamber; introducing a first gas comprising an inert gas into the etching chamber for a first period of time; and transporting a first wafer into the etching chamber after the first period of time, wherein the first wafer undergoes an etching process.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of semiconductor fabrication including process steps allowing for defining and/or modifying a gate structure height during the fabrication process. The gate structure height may be modified (e.g., decreased) at one or more stages during the fabrication by etching a portion of a polysilicon layer included in the gate structure. The method includes forming a coating layer on the substrate and overlying the gate structure. The coating layer is etched back to expose a portion of the gate structure. The gate structure (e.g., polysilicon) is etched back to decrease the height of the gate structure.