公开(公告)号：US07943457B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-17

申请号：US12423236

申请日：2009-04-14

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： H01L21/336

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：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：US20100258881A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-14

申请号：US12423236

申请日：2009-04-14

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： H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/336

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：US08436427B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-07

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：US20100187610A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-29

申请号：US12359520

申请日：2009-01-26

申请人： Unoh Kwon ,  Siddarth A. Krishnan ,  Takashi Ando ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Martin M. Frank ,  William K. Henson ,  Rashmi Jha ,  Yue Liang ,  Vijay Narayanan ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran ,  Keith Kwong Hon Wong

发明人： Unoh Kwon ,  Siddarth A. Krishnan ,  Takashi Ando ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Martin M. Frank ,  William K. Henson ,  Rashmi Jha ,  Yue Liang ,  Vijay Narayanan ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran ,  Keith Kwong Hon Wong

IPC分类号： H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/3205

CPC分类号： H01L21/823842 ,  H01L21/28088 ,  H01L21/823807 ,  H01L21/823857 ,  H01L29/1054 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/517

摘要： A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a PFET formed on the substrate, the PFET includes a SiGe layer disposed on the substrate, a high-K dielectric layer disposed on the SiGe layer, a first metallic layer disposed on the high-k dielectric layer, a first intermediate layer disposed on the first metallic layer, a second metallic layer disposed on the first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer disposed on the second metallic layer, and a third metallic layer disposed on the second intermediate layer; an NFET formed on the substrate, the NFET includes the high-k dielectric layer, the high-k dielectric layer being disposed on the substrate, the second intermediate layer, the second intermediate layer being disposed on the high-k dielectric layer, and the third metallic layer, the third metallic layer being disposed on the second intermediate layer. Alternatively, the first metallic layer is omitted. A method to fabricate the device includes providing SiO2 and alpha-silicon layers or a dBARC layer.

摘要翻译： 半导体器件包括：半导体衬底; 形成在衬底上的PFET，PFET包括设置在衬底上的SiGe层，设置在SiGe层上的高K电介质层，设置在高k电介质层上的第一金属层，设置在第一中间层上的第一中间层 第一金属层，设置在第一中间层上的第二金属层，设置在第二金属层上的第二中间层和设置在第二中间层上的第三金属层; 形成在衬底上的NFET，NFET包括高k电介质层，高k电介质层设置在衬底上，第二中间层，第二中间层设置在高k电介质层上，并且 第三金属层，第三金属层设置在第二中间层上。 或者，省略第一金属层。 制造该器件的方法包括提供SiO 2和α-硅层或dBARC层。

公开(公告)号：US07838908B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-23

申请号：US12359520

申请日：2009-01-26

申请人： Unoh Kwon ,  Siddarth A. Krishnan ,  Takashi Ando ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Martin M. Frank ,  William K. Henson ,  Rashmi Jha ,  Yue Liang ,  Vijay Narayanan ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran ,  Keith Kwong Hon Wong

发明人： Unoh Kwon ,  Siddarth A. Krishnan ,  Takashi Ando ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Martin M. Frank ,  William K. Henson ,  Rashmi Jha ,  Yue Liang ,  Vijay Narayanan ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran ,  Keith Kwong Hon Wong

IPC分类号： H01L27/10

CPC分类号： H01L21/823842 ,  H01L21/28088 ,  H01L21/823807 ,  H01L21/823857 ,  H01L29/1054 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/517

摘要： A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a PFET formed on the substrate, the PFET includes a SiGe layer disposed on the substrate, a high-K dielectric layer disposed on the SiGe layer, a first metallic layer disposed on the high-k dielectric layer, a first intermediate layer disposed on the first metallic layer, a second metallic layer disposed on the first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer disposed on the second metallic layer, and a third metallic layer disposed on the second intermediate layer; an NFET formed on the substrate, the NFET includes the high-k dielectric layer, the high-k dielectric layer being disposed on the substrate, the second intermediate layer, the second intermediate layer being disposed on the high-k dielectric layer, and the third metallic layer, the third metallic layer being disposed on the second intermediate layer. Alternatively, the first metallic layer is omitted. A method to fabricate the device includes providing SiO2 and alpha-silicon layers or a dBARC layer.

摘要翻译： 半导体器件包括：半导体衬底; 形成在衬底上的PFET，PFET包括设置在衬底上的SiGe层，设置在SiGe层上的高K电介质层，设置在高k电介质层上的第一金属层，设置在第一中间层上的第一中间层 第一金属层，设置在第一中间层上的第二金属层，设置在第二金属层上的第二中间层和设置在第二中间层上的第三金属层; 形成在衬底上的NFET，NFET包括高k电介质层，高k电介质层设置在衬底上，第二中间层，第二中间层设置在高k电介质层上，并且 第三金属层，第三金属层设置在第二中间层上。 或者，省略第一金属层。 制造该器件的方法包括提供SiO 2和α-硅层或dBARC层。

公开(公告)号：US07498271B1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-03

申请号：US12145035

申请日：2008-06-24

申请人： Ricardo A. Donaton ,  Rashmi Jha ,  Siddarth A. Krishnan ,  Xi Li ,  Renee T. Mo ,  Naim Moumen ,  Wesley C. Natzle ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran ,  Richard S. Wise

发明人： Ricardo A. Donaton ,  Rashmi Jha ,  Siddarth A. Krishnan ,  Xi Li ,  Renee T. Mo ,  Naim Moumen ,  Wesley C. Natzle ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran ,  Richard S. Wise

IPC分类号： H01L21/31

CPC分类号： H01L21/31138 ,  H01L21/28202 ,  H01L21/31155 ,  H01L21/823828 ,  H01L21/823878 ,  H01L29/495 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/513 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/518

摘要： The present invention, in one embodiment, provides a method of forming a gate structure including providing a substrate including a semiconducting device region, a high-k dielectric material present atop the semiconducting device region, and a metal gate conductor atop the high-k dielectric material, applying a photoresist layer atop the metal gate conductor; patterning the photoresist layer to provide an etch mask overlying a portion of the metal gate conductor corresponding to a gate stack; etching the metal gate conductor and the high-k dielectric material selective to the etch mask; and removing the etch mask with a substantially oxygen free nitrogen based plasma.

摘要翻译： 本发明在一个实施例中提供了一种形成栅极结构的方法，该栅极结构包括提供包括半导体器件区域的衬底，在半导体器件区域顶部存在的高k电介质材料以及高k电介质顶部的金属栅极导体 材料，在金属栅极导体顶上施加光致抗蚀剂层; 图案化光致抗蚀剂层以提供覆盖对应于栅极堆叠的金属栅极导体的一部分的蚀刻掩模; 蚀刻对蚀刻掩模有选择性的金属栅极导体和高k电介质材料; 并用基本上不含氧的氮气等离子体去除蚀刻掩模。

公开(公告)号：US08629014B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-14

申请号：US12885592

申请日：2010-09-20

申请人： Unoh Kwon ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran

发明人： Unoh Kwon ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran

IPC分类号： H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/70

CPC分类号： H01L27/0922 ,  H01L21/823842

摘要： A stack of a barrier metal layer and a first-type work function metal layer is deposited in replacement metal gate schemes. The barrier metal layer can be deposited directly on the gate dielectric layer. The first-type work function metal layer is patterned to be present only in regions of a first type field effect transistor. A second-type work function metal layer is deposited directly on the barrier metal layer in the regions of a second type field effect transistor. Alternately, the first-type work function layer can be deposited directly on the gate dielectric layer. The barrier metal layer is patterned to be present only in regions of a first type field effect transistor. A second-type work function metal layer is deposited directly on the gate dielectric layer in the regions of the second type field effect transistor. A conductive material fill and planarization form dual work function replacement gate structures.

摘要翻译： 在替换金属栅极方案中沉积阻挡金属层和第一型功函数金属层的堆叠。 阻挡金属层可以直接沉积在栅极介电层上。 图案化第一型功函数金属层仅存在于第一类场效应晶体管的区域中。 第二类功函数金属层直接沉积在第二类场效应晶体管的区域中的势垒金属层上。 或者，第一类功函数层可以直接沉积在栅介电层上。 图案化阻挡金属层仅存在于第一类场效应晶体管的区域中。 第二类型功函数金属层直接沉积在第二类场效应晶体管的区域中的栅介质层上。 导电材料填充和平坦化形成双重功能替代栅极结构。

公开(公告)号：US20120068261A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-22

申请号：US12885592

申请日：2010-09-20

申请人： Unoh Kwon ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran

发明人： Unoh Kwon ,  Michael P. Chudzik ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran

IPC分类号： H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/8238

CPC分类号： H01L27/0922 ,  H01L21/823842

摘要： A stack of a barrier metal layer and a first-type work function metal layer is deposited in replacement metal gate schemes. The barrier metal layer can be deposited directly on the gate dielectric layer. The first-type work function metal layer is patterned to be present only in regions of a first type field effect transistor. A second-type work function metal layer is deposited directly on the barrier metal layer in the regions of a second type field effect transistor. Alternately, the first-type work function layer can be deposited directly on the gate dielectric layer. The barrier metal layer is patterned to be present only in regions of a first type field effect transistor. A second-type work function metal layer is deposited directly on the gate dielectric layer in the regions of the second type field effect transistor. A conductive material fill and planarization form dual work function replacement gate structures.

摘要翻译： 在替换金属栅极方案中沉积阻挡金属层和第一型功函数金属层的堆叠。 阻挡金属层可以直接沉积在栅极介电层上。 图案化第一型功函数金属层仅存在于第一类场效应晶体管的区域中。 第二类功函数金属层直接沉积在第二类场效应晶体管的区域中的势垒金属层上。 或者，第一类功函数层可以直接沉积在栅介电层上。 图案化阻挡金属层仅存在于第一类场效应晶体管的区域中。 第二类型功函数金属层直接沉积在第二类场效应晶体管的区域中的栅介质层上。 导电材料填充和平坦化形成双功能功能替代栅极结构。

公开(公告)号：US08193099B1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-05

申请号：US13049933

申请日：2011-03-17

申请人： Mukesh V. Khare ,  Renee T. Mo ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran ,  Richard S. Wise ,  Hongwen Yan

发明人： Mukesh V. Khare ,  Renee T. Mo ,  Ravikumar Ramachandran ,  Richard S. Wise ,  Hongwen Yan

IPC分类号： H01L21/302 ,  H01L21/461

CPC分类号： H01L21/32136 ,  H01L21/823437 ,  H01L21/823481 ,  H01L21/823828 ,  H01L21/823878

摘要： A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a transistor gate stack over a substrate having an active area and a shallow trench isolation (STI) region. First sidewall spacers are formed on the transistor gate stack, and an isotropic etch process is applied to isotropically remove an excess portion of a metal layer included within the transistor gate stack, the excess portion left unprotected by the first sidewall spacers. Second sidewall spacers are formed on the transistor gate stack, the second sidewall spacers completely encapsulating the metal layer of the transistor gate stack.

摘要翻译： 形成半导体器件的方法包括在具有有源区和浅沟槽隔离（STI）区的衬底上形成晶体管栅叠。 第一侧壁间隔物形成在晶体管栅极堆叠上，并且各向同性蚀刻工艺被应用于各向同性地去除包括在晶体管栅极叠层内的金属层的过剩部分，剩余部分未被第一侧壁间隔物保护。 第二侧壁间隔物形成在晶体管栅极叠层上，第二侧壁间隔物完全封装晶体管栅极叠层的金属层。