摘要:
A technique is provided that allows the formation of contact etch stop layers having different intrinsic stress for different transistors, while substantially avoiding any device degradation owing to the partial removal of the contact etch stop layer. Hereby, an additional thin etch stop layer is provided prior to the formation of the contact etch stop layers, thereby substantially maintaining the integrity of metal silicide regions, when a portion of an initially deposited contact etch stop layer is removed.
摘要:
A technique is provided that allows the formation of contact etch stop layers having different intrinsic stress for different transistors, while substantially avoiding any device degradation owing to the partial removal of the contact etch stop layer. Hereby, an additional thin etch stop layer is provided prior to the formation of the contact etch stop layers, thereby substantially maintaining the integrity of metal silicide regions, when a portion of an initially deposited contact etch stop layer is removed.
摘要:
By performing a plasma treatment for efficiently sealing the surface of a stressed dielectric layer containing silicon nitride, an enhanced performance during the patterning of contact openings may be achieved, since nitrogen-induced resist poisoning may be significantly reduced during the selective patterning of stressed layers of different types of intrinsic stress.
摘要:
By performing a plasma treatment for efficiently sealing the surface of a stressed dielectric layer containing silicon nitride, an enhanced performance during the patterning of contact openings may be achieved, since nitrogen-induced resist poisoning may be significantly reduced during the selective patterning of stressed layers of different types of intrinsic stress.
摘要:
In sophisticated semiconductor devices, a contact structure may be formed on the basis of a void positioned between closely spaced transistor elements wherein disadvantageous metal migration along the void may be suppressed by sealing the voids after etching a contact opening and prior to filling in the contact metal. Consequently, significant yield losses may be avoided in well-established dual stress liner approaches while, at the same time, superior device performance may be achieved.
摘要:
By measuring an electric characteristic of a test pad that is connected to a plurality of test vias formed in accordance with a specified process flow for forming contacts and vias of a semiconductor device, one or more process specific parameters may quantitatively be estimated. Thus, a fast and precise measurement method for contacts and vias is provided in a non-destructive manner.
摘要:
By performing a wet chemical process after etching a via, contaminations may be removed and a thin passivation layer may be formed that may then be readily removed in a subsequent sputter etch process for forming a barrier/adhesion layer. In a particular embodiment, the wet chemical process may be performed on the basis of fluoric acid and triazole or a compound thereof.
摘要:
By performing a wet chemical process after etching a via, contaminations may be removed and a thin passivation layer may be formed that may then be readily removed in a subsequent sputter etch process for forming a barrier/adhesion layer. In a particular embodiment, the wet chemical process may be performed on the basis of fluoric acid and triazole or a compound thereof.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure comprises a transistor element formed in a substrate. A stressed layer is formed over the transistor element. The stressed layer has a predetermined tensile intrinsic stress of about 900 MPa or more. Due to this high intrinsic stress, the stressed layer exerts considerable elastic forces to the channel region of the transistor element. Thus, tensile stress is created in the channel region. The tensile stress leads to an increase of the electron mobility in the channel region.
摘要:
By appropriately designing the geometric configuration of a contact level of a sophisticated semiconductor device, the tensile stress level of contact elements in N-channel transistors may be increased, while the tensile strain component of contact elements caused in the P-channel transistor may be reduced.