摘要:
Methods are disclosed for treating deposited gate dielectric materials, in which the deposited dielectric is subjected to one or more non-oxidizing anneals to densify the material, one or more oxidizing anneals to mitigate material defects, and to a nitridation process to introduce nitrogen into the gate dielectric. The annealing may be performed before and/or after the nitridation to mitigate deposition and/or nitridation defects and to densify the material while mitigating formation of unwanted low dielectric constant oxides at the interface between the gate dielectric and the semiconductor substrate.
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:
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:
The present invention pertains to methods for forming high quality thin interface oxide layers suitable for use with high-k gate dielectrics in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. An ambient that contains oxygen and a reducing agent is utilized to grow the layers. The oxygen facilitates growth of the layers, while the reducing agent simultaneously counteracts that growth. The rate of growth of the layers can thus be controlled by regulating the partial pressure of the reducing agent, which is the fraction of the reducing agent in the gas phase times the total pressure. Controlling and slowing the growth rate of the layers facilitates production of the layers to thicknesses of about 10 Angstroms or less at temperatures of about 850 degrees Celsius or more. Growing the layers at high temperatures facilitates better bonding and production of higher quality layers, which in turn yields better performing and more reliable resulting products.
摘要:
A MOSFET structure with high-k gate dielectric layer and silicon or metal gates, amorphizing treatment of the high-k gate dielectric layer as with a plasma or ion implantation.
摘要:
A MOSFSET structure with high-k gate dielecttrics for silicon or metal gates with gate dielectric liquid-based oxidation surface treatments prior to gate material desposition and gate formation.
摘要:
A dielectric layer (50) is formed over a semiconductor (10) that contains a first region (20) and a second region (30). A polysilicon layer is formed over the dielectric layer (50) and over the first region (20) and the second region (30). The polysilicon layer can comprise 0 to 50 atomic percent of germanium. A metal layer is formed over the polysilicon layer and one of the regions and reacted with the underlying polysilicon layer to form a metal silicide or a metal germano silicide. The polysilicon and metal silicide or germano silicide regions are etched to form transistor gate regions (60) and (90) respectively. If desired a cladding layer (100) can be formed above the metal gate structures.
摘要:
A method of forming a first and second transistors with differing work function gates by differing metals with a second metal selectively implanted or diffused into a first metal.