Engineered metal gate electrode
    4.
    发明授权
    Engineered metal gate electrode 有权
    工程金属栅电极

    公开(公告)号:US07033888B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-25

    申请号:US10806117

    申请日:2004-03-23

    IPC分类号: H01L21/336

    摘要: A metal gate electrode is formed with an intrinsic electric field to modify its work function and the threshold voltage of the transistor. Embodiments include forming an opening in a dielectric layer by removing a removable gate, depositing one or more layers of tantalum nitride such that the nitrogen content increases from the bottom of the layer adjacent the gate dielectric layer upwardly. Other embodiments include forming the intrinsic electric field to control the work function by doping one or more metal layers and forming metal alloys. Embodiments further include the use of barrier layers when forming metal gate electrodes.

    摘要翻译: 形成具有固有电场的金属栅电极,以改变晶体管的功函数和阈值电压。 实施例包括通过去除可移除栅极来形成电介质层中的开口,沉积一层或多层氮化钽,使氮含量从邻近栅介质层的层的底部向上增加。 其他实施例包括通过掺杂一个或多个金属层并形成金属合金来形成本征电场以控制功函数。 实施例还包括在形成金属栅电极时使用阻挡层。

    Semiconductor device with metal gate and high-k tantalum oxide or tantalum oxynitride gate dielectric
    5.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor device with metal gate and high-k tantalum oxide or tantalum oxynitride gate dielectric 有权
    具有金属栅极和高k钽氧化物或氮氧化钽栅极电介质的半导体器件

    公开(公告)号:US07060571B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-13

    申请号:US10777138

    申请日:2004-02-13

    IPC分类号: H01L21/336

    摘要: Microminiaturized semiconductor devices are fabricated with a replacement metal gate and a high-k tantalum oxide or tantalum oxynitride gate dielectric with significantly reduced carbon. Embodiments include forming an opening in a dielectric layer by removing a removable gate, depositing a thin tantalum film, as by PVD at a thickness of 25 Å to 60 Å lining the opening, and then conducting thermal oxidation, as at a temperature of 100° C. to 500° C., in flowing oxygen or ozone to form a high-k tantalum oxide gate dielectric layer, or in oxygen and N2O or ozone and N2O ammonia to form a high-k tantalum oxynitride gate dielectric. Alternatively, oxidation can be conducted in an oxygen or ozone plasma to form the high-k tantalum oxide layer, or in a plasma containing N2O and oxygen or ozone to form the high-k tantalum oxynitride gate dielectric layer.

    摘要翻译: 微型半导体器件由具有显着降低的碳的替代金属栅极和高k钽氧化物或氮氧化钽栅极电介质制成。 实施例包括通过去除可移除栅极来形成电介质层中的开口,沉积薄的钽膜,如通过PVD覆盖厚度为25埃至60埃的开口,然后在100℃的温度下进行热氧化 在500℃下,在流动的氧气或臭氧中形成高k氧化钽栅极电介质层,或在氧和N 2 O或臭氧和N 2 O 3 > O氨形成高k钽氮氧化物栅极电介质。 或者,可以在氧气或臭氧等离子体中进行氧化以形成高k钽氧化物层,或者在含有N 2 O的氧化物或臭氧的等离子体中进行氧化以形成高k氮氧化钽栅极 电介质层。

    Method for preventing an increase in contact hole width during contact formation
    7.
    发明授权
    Method for preventing an increase in contact hole width during contact formation 失效
    防止接触形成时接触孔宽度增大的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07005387B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-28

    申请号:US10705631

    申请日:2003-11-08

    IPC分类号: H01L21/302 H01L21/461

    摘要: According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for forming a contact over a silicide layer situated in a semiconductor die comprises a step of depositing a barrier layer on sidewalls of a contact hole and on a native oxide layer situated at a bottom of the contact hole, where the sidewalls are defined by the contact hole in a dielectric layer. The step of depositing the barrier layer on the sidewalls of the contact hole and on the native oxide layer can be optimized such that the barrier layer has a greater thickness at a top of the contact hole than a thickness at the bottom of the contact hole. According to this exemplary embodiment, the method further comprises a step of removing a portion of the barrier layer and the native oxide layer situated at the bottom of the contact hole to expose the silicide layer.

    摘要翻译: 根据一个示例性实施例,用于在位于半导体管芯中的硅化物层上形成接触的方法包括在接触孔的侧壁和位于接触孔的底部的自然氧化物层上沉积阻挡层的步骤, 其中侧壁由电介质层中的接触孔限定。 可以优化将阻挡层沉积在接触孔的侧壁和自然氧化物层上的步骤,使得阻挡层在接触孔的顶部具有比接触孔底部的厚度更大的厚度。 根据该示例性实施例,该方法还包括去除位于接触孔底部的阻挡层和自然氧化物层的一部分以露出硅化物层的步骤。

    Integration scheme for non-feature-size dependent cu-alloy introduction
    8.
    发明授权
    Integration scheme for non-feature-size dependent cu-alloy introduction 有权
    非特征尺寸依赖的Cu合金介绍的集成方案

    公开(公告)号:US06518185B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-02-11

    申请号:US10127521

    申请日:2002-04-22

    IPC分类号: H01L2144

    CPC分类号: H01L21/76877

    摘要: In the present method of fabricating a semiconductor device, openings of different configurations (for example, different aspect ratios) are provided in a dielectric layer. Substantially undoped copper is deposited over the dielectric layer, filling the openings and extending above the dielectric layer, the different configurations of the openings providing an upper surface of the substantially undoped copper that is generally non-planar. A portion of the substantially undoped copper is removed to provide a substantially planar upper surface thereof, and a layer of doped copper is deposited on the upper surface of the substantially undoped copper. An anneal step is undertaken to difffuse the doping element into the copper in the openings.

    摘要翻译: 在本发明的半导体装置的制造方法中,在介质层中设置不同结构(例如不同的纵横比)的开口。 基本上未掺杂的铜沉积在电介质层上,填充开口并在电介质层上方延伸,开口的不同构型提供通常为非平面的基本未掺杂的铜的上表面。 去除基本上未掺杂的铜的一部分以提供其基本平坦的上表面,并且在基本未掺杂的铜的上表面上沉积掺杂的铜层。 进行退火步骤以将掺杂元素扩散到开口中的铜中。

    CU INTERCONNECTS WITH COMPOSITE BARRIER LAYERS FOR WAFER-TO-WAFER UNIFORMITY
    9.
    发明申请
    CU INTERCONNECTS WITH COMPOSITE BARRIER LAYERS FOR WAFER-TO-WAFER UNIFORMITY 有权
    具有复合阻挡层的CU互连用于波形到波长均匀性

    公开(公告)号:US20050224979A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-13

    申请号:US10811860

    申请日:2004-03-30

    CPC分类号: H01L21/76846

    摘要: A composite α-Ta/graded tantalum nitride/TaN barrier layer is formed in Cu interconnects with a structure designed for improved wafer-to-wafer uniformity, electromigration resistance and reliability, reduced contact resistance, and increased process margin. Embodiments include a dual damascene structure in a low-k interlayer dielectric comprising Cu and a composite barrier layer comprising an initial layer of TaN on the low-k material, a graded layer of tantalum nitride on the initial TaN layer and a continuous α-Ta layer on the graded tantalum nitride layer. Embodiments include forming the initial TaN layer at a thickness sufficient to ensure deposition of α-Ta, e.g., as at a thickness of bout 50 Å to about 100 Å. Embodiments include composite barrier layers having a thickness ratio of α-Ta and graded tantalum nitride: initial TaN of about 2.5:1 to about 3.5:1 for improved electromigration resistance and wafer-to-wafer uniformity.

    摘要翻译: 在Cu互连中形成复合α-Ta /分级氮化钽/ TaN阻挡层,其具有为提高晶片到晶片的均匀性,电迁移电阻和可靠性,降低的接触电阻和增加的工艺裕度而设计的结构。 实施例包括在包含Cu的低k层间电介质中的双镶嵌结构和在低k材料上包含TaN的初始层的复合势垒层,初始TaN层上的氮化钽梯度层和连续的α-Ta 层叠在梯度氮化钽层上。 实施方案包括以足以确保α-Ta沉积的厚度形成初始TaN层,例如在50至大约的厚度。 实施例包括厚度比为α-Ta和梯度氮化钽的复合阻挡层:初始TaN为约2.5:1至约3.5:1,以提高电迁移阻力和晶片与晶片的均匀性。

    Dual damascene integration scheme for preventing copper contamination of dielectric layer
    10.
    发明授权
    Dual damascene integration scheme for preventing copper contamination of dielectric layer 有权
    用于防止介电层铜污染的双镶嵌一体化方案

    公开(公告)号:US06939793B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-06

    申请号:US10422784

    申请日:2003-04-25

    摘要: A semiconductor device includes a first metallization layer, a first diffusion barrier layer, a second etch stop layer, a first dielectric layer, a first etch stop layer, a second dielectric layer, a trench extending through the second dielectric layer and the first etch stop layer, and a via extending through the first dielectric layer, the second etch stop layer, and the first diffusion barrier layer. The first diffusion barrier layer is disposed over the first metallization layer. The second etch stop layer is disposed over and spaced from the first diffusion barrier layer, and the first dielectric layer is disposed over the second etch stop layer. The via can also have rounded corners. A third etch stop layer can also be disposed between the first diffusion barrier layer and the second etch stop layer. A sidewall diffusion barrier layer can be disposed on sidewalls of the via and trench, and the sidewall diffusion barrier layer is formed from the same material as the first diffusion barrier layer. A method of manufacturing the semiconductor device is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 半导体器件包括第一金属化层,第一扩散阻挡层,第二蚀刻停止层,第一介电层,第一蚀刻停止层,第二介电层,延伸穿过第二介电层的沟槽和第一蚀刻停止层 层,以及延伸穿过第一介电层,第二蚀刻停止层和第一扩散阻挡层的通孔。 第一扩散阻挡层设置在第一金属化层上。 第二蚀刻停止层设置在第一扩散阻挡层之上并与第一扩散阻挡层隔开,并且第一介电层设置在第二蚀刻停止层上。 通孔也可以有圆角。 第三蚀刻停止层也可以设置在第一扩散阻挡层和第二蚀刻停止层之间。 侧壁扩散阻挡层可以设置在通孔和沟槽的侧壁上,并且侧壁扩散阻挡层由与第一扩散阻挡层相同的材料形成。 还公开了制造半导体器件的方法。