摘要:
A method for forming a via includes forming a gate electrode over a semiconductor substrate, forming a source/drain region in the semiconductor substrate adjacent the gate electrode, forming a silicide region in the source/drain region, forming a post-silicide spacer adjacent the gate electrode after forming the silicide region, forming an interlayer dielectric layer over the gate electrode, the post-silicide spacer, and the silicide region, and forming a conductive via in the interlayer dielectric layer, extending to the silicide region.
摘要:
A method for forming a via includes forming a gate electrode over a semiconductor substrate, forming a source/drain region in the semiconductor substrate adjacent the gate electrode, forming a silicide region in the source/drain region, forming a post-silicide spacer adjacent the gate electrode after forming the silicide region, forming an interlayer dielectric layer over the gate electrode, the post-silicide spacer, and the silicide region, and forming a conductive via in the interlayer dielectric layer, extending to the silicide region.
摘要:
Insulating layers between transistors that are very close together may have voids. When contacts are formed in these areas between these close transistors, the contact hole is formed at the void location. These voids may extend between the contact locations that are close together so that the deposition of the conductive material into these contact holes may extend sufficiently into the void to short two such contacts. This is prevented by placing a liner in the contact hole, which constricts the void size in the contact hole, prior to depositing the conductive material. This restricts ingress of conductive material into the void. This prevents the void from being an unwanted conduction path between two contacts that are in close proximity. The bottoms of the contact holes are etched to remove the liner prior to depositing the conductive material.
摘要:
A gate dielectric is treated with a nitridation step and an anneal. After this, an additional nitridation step and anneal is performed. The second nitridation and anneal results in an improvement in the relationship between gate leakage current density and current drive of the transistors that are ultimately formed.
摘要:
A wafer having an SOI configuration and active regions having different surface orientations for different channel type transistors. In one example, semiconductor structures having a first surface orientation are formed on a donor wafer. Semiconductor structures having a second surface orientation are formed on a second wafer. Receptor openings are formed on the second wafer. The semiconductor structures having the first surface orientation are located in the receptor openings and transferred to the second wafer. The resultant wafer has semiconductor regions having a first surface orientation for a first channel type of transistor and semiconductor regions having a second surface orientation for a second channel type transistor.
摘要:
A semiconductor fabrication process includes patterning a first gate electrode layer overlying a gate dielectric. A second gate electrode layer is formed overlying the first gate electrode layer and the gate dielectric. Portions of the second gate electrode layer overlying the first gate electrode layer are removed until the first and second gate electrode layers have the same thickness. A third gate electrode layer may be formed overlying the first and second gate electrode layers. The first gate electrode layer may comprise TiN and reside primarily overlying PMOS regions while the second gate electrode layer may comprise TaC or TaSiN and primarily overlie NMOS regions. Removing portions of the second gate electrode layer may include performing a chemical mechanical process (CMP) without masking the second gate electrode layer or forming a resist mask and etching exposed portions of the second gate electrode layer.
摘要:
A method for forming a semiconductor device (10) creates a dielectric layer (18) with high dielectric constant. An interfacial layer (14) is formed over a semiconductor substrate (12). A dielectric layer (16) is formed over the interfacial layer, wherein the dielectric layer has a high dielectric constant (K). The dielectric layer is thinned, such as by etching or chemical mechanical polishing, wherein a thickness of the thinned dielectric layer is less than a thickness of the dielectric layer prior to thinning. In one form, the method is used to form a transistor having a gate electrode layer formed over the thinned dielectric layer and source/drain diffusions (24, 26) within the semiconductor substrate.
摘要:
One embodiment forms a gate dielectric layer over a substrate and then selectively deposits a first metal layer over portions of the gate dielectric layer in which a first device type will be formed. A second metal layer, different from the first metal layer, is formed over exposed portions of the gate dielectric layer in which a second device type will be formed. Each of the first and second device types will have different work functions because each will include a different metal in direct contact with the gate dielectric. In one embodiment, the selective deposition of the first metal layer is performed by ALD and with the use of an inhibitor layer which is selectively formed over the gate dielectric layer such that the first metal layer may be selectively deposited on only those portions of the gate dielectric layer which are not covered by the inhibitor layer.
摘要:
A semiconductor fabrication process includes forming first and second transistors over first and second well regions, respectively where the first transistor has a first gate dielectric and the second transistor has a second gate dielectric different from the first gate dielectric. The first transistor has a first gate electrode and the second transistor has a second gate electrode. The first and second gate electrodes are the same in composition. The first gate dielectric and the second gate dielectric may both include high-K dielectrics such as Hafnium oxide and Aluminum oxide. The first and second gate electrodes both include a gate electrode layer overlying the respective gate dielectrics. The gate electrode layer is preferably either TaSiN and TaC. The first and second gate electrodes may both include a conductive layer overlying the gate electrode layer. In one such embodiment, the conductive layer may include polysilicon and tungsten.
摘要:
A semiconductor device has a P channel gate stack comprising a first metal type and a second metal type over the first metal type and an N channel gate stack comprising the second metal type in direct contact with the a gate dielectric. The N channel gate stack and a portion of the P channel gate stack are etched by a dry etch. The etch of P channel gate stack is completed with a wet etch. The wet etch is very selective to the gate dielectric and to the second metal type so that the N channel transistor is not adversely effected by completing the etch of the P channel gate stack.