公开(公告)号：US07989902B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-02

申请号：US12487248

申请日：2009-06-18

申请人： Takashi Ando ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Martin M. Frank ,  Vijay Narayanan

发明人： Takashi Ando ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Martin M. Frank ,  Vijay Narayanan

IPC分类号： H01L29/76 ,  H01L29/94 ,  H01L31/062 ,  H01L31/113 ,  H01L31/119

CPC分类号： H01L21/28088 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/518 ,  H01L29/665 ,  H01L29/6659 ,  H01L29/7833

摘要： A stack of a high-k gate dielectric and a metal gate structure includes a lower metal layer, a scavenging metal layer, and an upper metal layer. The scavenging metal layer meets the following two criteria 1) a metal (M) for which the Gibbs free energy change of the reaction Si+2/y MxOy→2x/y M+SiO2 is positive 2) a metal that has a more negative Gibbs free energy per oxygen atom for formation of oxide than the material of the lower metal layer and the material of the upper metal layer. The scavenging metal layer meeting these criteria captures oxygen atoms as the oxygen atoms diffuse through the gate electrode toward the high-k gate dielectric. In addition, the scavenging metal layer remotely reduces the thickness of a silicon oxide interfacial layer underneath the high-k dielectric. As a result, the equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) of the total gate dielectric is reduced and the field effect transistor maintains a constant threshold voltage even after high temperature processes during CMOS integration.

摘要翻译： 高k栅极电介质和金属栅极结构的堆叠包括下部金属层，清除金属层和上部金属层。 清除金属层满足以下两个标准：1）反应Si + 2 / y MxOy→2x / y M + SiO2的吉布斯自由能变化为正的金属（M）2）具有更负的金属 每个氧原子吉布斯自由能用于形成氧化物，而不是下金属层的材料和上金属层的材料。 符合这些标准的清除金属层随着氧原子通过栅电极向高k栅极电介质扩散而捕获氧原子。 此外，清除金属层远远地降低了高k电介质下面的氧化硅界面层的厚度。 结果，即使在CMOS积分期间的高温处理之后，总栅极电介质的等效氧化物厚度（EOT）减小，并且场效应晶体管保持恒定的阈值电压。

公开(公告)号：US20130032886A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-07

申请号：US13195316

申请日：2011-08-01

申请人： Takashi Ando ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Martin M. Frank ,  Unoh Kwon ,  Vijay Narayanan

发明人： Takashi Ando ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Martin M. Frank ,  Unoh Kwon ,  Vijay Narayanan

IPC分类号： H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/8238

CPC分类号： H01L27/0922 ,  H01L21/823807 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L29/42364 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/517

摘要： A structure has a semiconductor substrate and an nFET and a pFET disposed upon the substrate. The pFET has a semiconductor SiGe channel region formed upon or within a surface of the semiconductor substrate and a gate dielectric having an oxide layer overlying the channel region and a high-k dielectric layer overlying the oxide layer. A gate electrode overlies the gate dielectric and has a lower metal layer abutting the high-k layer, a scavenging metal layer abutting the lower metal layer, and an upper metal layer abutting the scavenging metal layer. The metal layer scavenges oxygen from the substrate (nFET) and SiGe (pFET) interface with the oxide layer resulting in an effective reduction in Tinv and Vt of the pFET, while scaling Tiny and maintaining Vt for the nFET, resulting in the Vt of the pFET becoming closer to the Vt of a similarly constructed nFET with scaled Tinv values.

摘要翻译： 结构具有半导体衬底以及设置在衬底上的nFET和pFET。 pFET具有形成在半导体衬底的表面上或其表面上的半导体SiGe沟道区，以及覆盖沟道区的氧化物层和覆盖氧化物层的高k电介质层的栅极电介质。 栅电极覆盖在栅极电介质上，并且具有邻接高k层的下金属层，邻接下金属层的清除金属层和与清除金属层邻接的上金属层。 金属层清除了衬底（nFET）中的氧和与氧化物层的SiGe（pFET）界面，导致pFET的Tinv和Vt有效降低，同时缩小Tiny并维持nFET的Vt，导致Vt pFET变得更接近具有缩放Tinv值的类似构造的nFET的Vt。

公开(公告)号：US20100320547A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-23

申请号：US12487248

申请日：2009-06-18

申请人： Takashi Ando ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Martin M. Frank ,  Vijay Narayanan

发明人： Takashi Ando ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Martin M. Frank ,  Vijay Narayanan

IPC分类号： H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/314 ,  H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L21/28088 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/518 ,  H01L29/665 ,  H01L29/6659 ,  H01L29/7833

摘要： A stack of a high-k gate dielectric and a metal gate structure includes a lower metal layer, a scavenging metal layer, and an upper metal layer. The scavenging metal layer meets the following two criteria 1) a metal (M) for which the Gibbs free energy change of the reaction Si+2/y MxOy→2x/y M+SiO2 is positive 2) a metal that has a more negative Gibbs free energy per oxygen atom for formation of oxide than the material of the lower metal layer and the material of the upper metal layer. The scavenging metal layer meeting these criteria captures oxygen atoms as the oxygen atoms diffuse through the gate electrode toward the high-k gate dielectric. In addition, the scavenging metal layer remotely reduces the thickness of a silicon oxide interfacial layer underneath the high-k dielectric. As a result, the equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) of the total gate dielectric is reduced and the field effect transistor maintains a constant threshold voltage even after high temperature processes during CMOS integration.

摘要翻译： 高k栅极电介质和金属栅极结构的堆叠包括下部金属层，清除金属层和上部金属层。 清除金属层满足以下两个标准：1）反应Si + 2 / y MxOy→2x / y M + SiO2的吉布斯自由能变化为正的金属（M）2）具有更负的金属 每个氧原子吉布斯自由能用于形成氧化物，而不是下金属层的材料和上金属层的材料。 符合这些标准的清除金属层随着氧原子通过栅电极向高k栅极电介质扩散而捕获氧原子。 此外，清除金属层远远地降低了高k电介质下面的氧化硅界面层的厚度。 结果，即使在CMOS积分期间的高温处理之后，总栅极电介质的等效氧化物厚度（EOT）减小，并且场效应晶体管保持恒定的阈值电压。

公开(公告)号：US08367496B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-05

申请号：US13099790

申请日：2011-05-03

申请人： Takashi Ando ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Martin M. Frank ,  Vijay Narayanan

发明人： Takashi Ando ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Martin M. Frank ,  Vijay Narayanan

IPC分类号： H01L21/8238

CPC分类号： H01L21/28088 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/518 ,  H01L29/665 ,  H01L29/6659 ,  H01L29/7833

摘要： A stack of a high-k gate dielectric and a metal gate structure includes a lower metal layer, a scavenging metal layer, and an upper metal layer. The scavenging metal layer meets the following two criteria 1) a metal (M) for which the Gibbs free energy change of the reaction Si+2/y MxOy→2x/y M+SiO2 is positive 2) a metal that has a more negative Gibbs free energy per oxygen atom for formation of oxide than the material of the lower metal layer and the material of the upper metal layer. The scavenging metal layer meeting these criteria captures oxygen atoms as the oxygen atoms diffuse through the gate electrode toward the high-k gate dielectric. In addition, the scavenging metal layer remotely reduces the thickness of a silicon oxide interfacial layer underneath the high-k dielectric. As a result, the equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) of the total gate dielectric is reduced and the field effect transistor maintains a constant threshold voltage even after high temperature processes during CMOS integration.

摘要翻译： 高k栅极电介质和金属栅极结构的堆叠包括下部金属层，清除金属层和上部金属层。 清除金属层满足以下两个标准：1）反应Si + 2 / y MxOy→2x / y M + SiO2的吉布斯自由能变化为正的金属（M）2）具有更负的金属 每个氧原子吉布斯自由能用于形成氧化物，而不是下金属层的材料和上金属层的材料。 符合这些标准的清除金属层随着氧原子通过栅电极向高k栅极电介质扩散而捕获氧原子。 此外，清除金属层远远地降低了高k电介质下面的氧化硅界面层的厚度。 结果，即使在CMOS积分期间的高温处理之后，总栅极电介质的等效氧化物厚度（EOT）减小，并且场效应晶体管保持恒定的阈值电压。

公开(公告)号：US20110207280A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-25

申请号：US13099790

申请日：2011-05-03

申请人： Takashi Ando ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Martin M. Frank ,  Vijay Narayanan

发明人： Takashi Ando ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Martin M. Frank ,  Vijay Narayanan

IPC分类号： H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L21/28088 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/518 ,  H01L29/665 ,  H01L29/6659 ,  H01L29/7833

摘要： A stack of a high-k gate dielectric and a metal gate structure includes a lower metal layer, a scavenging metal layer, and an upper metal layer. The scavenging metal layer meets the following two criteria 1) a metal (M) for which the Gibbs free energy change of the reaction Si+2/y MxOy→2x/y M+SiO2 is positive 2) a metal that has a more negative Gibbs free energy per oxygen atom for formation of oxide than the material of the lower metal layer and the material of the upper metal layer. The scavenging metal layer meeting these criteria captures oxygen atoms as the oxygen atoms diffuse through the gate electrode toward the high-k gate dielectric. In addition, the scavenging metal layer remotely reduces the thickness of a silicon oxide interfacial layer underneath the high-k dielectric. As a result, the equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) of the total gate dielectric is reduced and the field effect transistor maintains a constant threshold voltage even after high temperature processes during CMOS integration.

摘要翻译： 高k栅极电介质和金属栅极结构的堆叠包括下部金属层，清除金属层和上部金属层。 清除金属层满足以下两个标准：1）反应Si + 2 / y MxOy→2x / y M + SiO2的吉布斯自由能变化为正的金属（M）2）具有更负的金属 每个氧原子吉布斯自由能用于形成氧化物，而不是下金属层的材料和上金属层的材料。 符合这些标准的清除金属层随着氧原子通过栅电极向高k栅极电介质扩散而捕获氧原子。 此外，清除金属层远远地降低了高k电介质下面的氧化硅界面层的厚度。 结果，即使在CMOS积分期间的高温处理之后，总栅极电介质的等效氧化物厚度（EOT）减小，并且场效应晶体管保持恒定的阈值电压。

公开(公告)号：US20090181505A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-16

申请号：US12013846

申请日：2008-01-14

申请人： Takashi Ando ,  Eduard A. Cartier ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Elizabeth A. Duch ,  Bruce B. Doris ,  Young-Hee Kim ,  Vijay Narayanan ,  James Pan ,  Vamsi K. Paruchuri

发明人： Takashi Ando ,  Eduard A. Cartier ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Elizabeth A. Duch ,  Bruce B. Doris ,  Young-Hee Kim ,  Vijay Narayanan ,  James Pan ,  Vamsi K. Paruchuri

IPC分类号： H01L21/8238

CPC分类号： H01L29/66545 ,  H01L21/28088 ,  H01L21/823842 ,  H01L21/823857 ,  H01L21/823871 ,  H01L27/1203 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/513 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/665

摘要： In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for fabricating a high-performance band-edge complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor device. One embodiment of a method for fabricating a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor device includes fabricating an n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor device using a gate first process, and fabricating a p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor device using a gate last process.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，本发明是用于制造高性能带边互补金属氧化物半导体器件的方法和装置。 用于制造互补金属氧化物半导体器件的方法的一个实施例包括使用栅极第一工艺制造n型金属氧化物半导体器件，以及使用栅极最后工艺制造p型金属氧化物半导体器件 。

公开(公告)号：US20110175147A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-21

申请号：US12690178

申请日：2010-01-20

申请人： Praneet Adusumilli ,  Alessandro Callegari ,  Josephine B. Chang ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Martin M. Frank ,  Michael A. Guillorn ,  Vijay Narayanan

发明人： Praneet Adusumilli ,  Alessandro Callegari ,  Josephine B. Chang ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Martin M. Frank ,  Michael A. Guillorn ,  Vijay Narayanan

IPC分类号： H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/28

CPC分类号： H01L29/4966 ,  H01L21/28088 ,  H01L29/513

摘要： A field effect transistor device and method which includes a semiconductor substrate, a dielectric gate layer, preferably a high dielectric constant gate layer, overlaying the semiconductor substrate and an electrically conductive oxygen barrier layer overlaying the gate dielectric layer. In one embodiment, there is a conductive layer between the gate dielectric layer and the oxygen barrier layer. In another embodiment, there is a low resistivity metal layer on the oxygen barrier layer.

摘要翻译： 一种场效应晶体管器件和方法，其包括覆盖半导体衬底的半导体衬底，介电栅极层，优选高介电常数栅极层和覆盖栅极电介质层的导电氧阻挡层。 在一个实施例中，在栅介质层和氧阻挡层之间存在导电层。 在另一个实施例中，在氧阻隔层上存在低电阻率金属层。

公开(公告)号：US09059314B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-16

申请号：US13602118

申请日：2012-09-01

申请人： Hemanth Jagannathan ,  Takashi Ando ,  Lisa F. Edge ,  Sufi Zafar ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Paul C. Jamison ,  Vamsi K. Paruchuri ,  Vijay Narayanan

发明人： Hemanth Jagannathan ,  Takashi Ando ,  Lisa F. Edge ,  Sufi Zafar ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Paul C. Jamison ,  Vamsi K. Paruchuri ,  Vijay Narayanan

IPC分类号： H01L21/00 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L29/51

CPC分类号： H01L29/42364 ,  H01L21/225 ,  H01L21/28088 ,  H01L21/28176 ,  H01L21/28185 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/477 ,  H01L21/823462 ,  H01L21/823835 ,  H01L21/823842 ,  H01L21/823857 ,  H01L29/1054 ,  H01L29/401 ,  H01L29/4958 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/513 ,  H01L29/517

摘要： Equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) scaled high k/metal gate stacks are provided in which the capacitance bottleneck of the interfacial layer is substantially eliminated, with minimal compromise on the mobility of carriers in the channel of the device. In one embodiment, the aforementioned EOT scaled high k/metal gate stacks are achieved by increasing the dielectric constant of the interfacial layer to a value that is greater than the originally formed interfacial layer, i.e., the interfacial layer prior to diffusion of a high k material dopant element therein. In another embodiment, the aforementioned scaled high k/metal gate stacks are achieved by eliminating the interfacial layer from the structure. In yet another embodiment, the aforementioned high k/metal gate stacks are achieved by both increasing the dielectric constant of the interfacial layer and reducing/eliminating the interfacial layer.

摘要翻译： 提供了相当于氧化物厚度（EOT）的高k /金属栅极叠层，其中基本上消除了界面层的电容瓶颈，对器件沟道中载流子的迁移率的影响最小。 在一个实施例中，通过将界面层的介电常数提高到大于原始形成的界面层的值，即高k扩散之前的界面层，可实现上述EOT缩放的高k /金属栅极堆叠 材料掺杂元素。 在另一个实施例中，通过从结构中消除界面层来实现上述缩放的高k /金属栅极堆叠。 在另一个实施方案中，上述高k /金属栅极堆叠是通过增加界面层的介电常数和减少/消除界面层来实现的。

公开(公告)号：US08343839B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-01

申请号：US12788454

申请日：2010-05-27

申请人： Takashi Ando ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Unoh Kwon ,  Vijay Narayanan

发明人： Takashi Ando ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Unoh Kwon ,  Vijay Narayanan

IPC分类号： H01L21/8236

CPC分类号： H01L21/823842 ,  H01L21/02164 ,  H01L21/02697 ,  H01L21/28229 ,  H01L21/823857 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/518

摘要： A method for forming a field effect transistor device includes forming an oxide layer on a substrate, forming a dielectric layer on the oxide layer, forming a first TiN layer on the dielectric layer, forming a metallic layer on the first layer, forming a second TiN layer on the metallic layer, removing a portion of the first TiN layer, the metallic layer, and the second TiN layer to expose a portion of the dielectric layer, forming a layer of stoichiometric TiN on the exposed portion of the dielectric layer and the second TiN layer, heating the device, and forming a polysilicon layer on the device.

摘要翻译： 一种形成场效应晶体管器件的方法包括在衬底上形成氧化物层，在氧化层上形成电介质层，在电介质层上形成第一TiN层，在第一层上形成金属层，形成第二TiN 去除一部分第一TiN层，金属层和第二TiN层以暴露介电层的一部分，在介电层的暴露部分上形成化学计量的TiN层，第二层 TiN层，加热器件，并在器件上形成多晶硅层。

公开(公告)号：US08304836B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-06

申请号：US12620234

申请日：2009-11-17

申请人： Hemanth Jagannathan ,  Takashi Ando ,  Lisa F. Edge ,  Sufi Zafar ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Paul C. Jamison ,  Vamsi K. Paruchuri ,  Vijay Narayanan

发明人： Hemanth Jagannathan ,  Takashi Ando ,  Lisa F. Edge ,  Sufi Zafar ,  Changhwan Choi ,  Paul C. Jamison ,  Vamsi K. Paruchuri ,  Vijay Narayanan

IPC分类号： H01L21/70

CPC分类号： H01L29/42364 ,  H01L21/225 ,  H01L21/28088 ,  H01L21/28176 ,  H01L21/28185 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/477 ,  H01L21/823462 ,  H01L21/823835 ,  H01L21/823842 ,  H01L21/823857 ,  H01L29/1054 ,  H01L29/401 ,  H01L29/4958 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/513 ,  H01L29/517

摘要： Equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) scaled high k/metal gate stacks are provided in which the capacitance bottleneck of the interfacial layer is substantially eliminated, with minimal compromise on the mobility of carriers in the channel of the device. In one embodiment, the aforementioned EOT scaled high k/metal gate stacks are achieved by increasing the dielectric constant of the interfacial layer to a value that is greater than the originally formed interfacial layer, i.e., the interfacial layer prior to diffusion of a high k material dopant element therein. In another embodiment, the aforementioned scaled high k/metal gate stacks are achieved by eliminating the interfacial layer from the structure. In yet another embodiment, the aforementioned high k/metal gate stacks are achieved by both increasing the dielectric constant of the interfacial layer and reducing/eliminating the interfacial layer.

摘要翻译： 提供了相当于氧化物厚度（EOT）的高k /金属栅极叠层，其中基本上消除了界面层的电容瓶颈，对器件沟道中载流子的迁移率的影响最小。 在一个实施例中，通过将界面层的介电常数提高到大于原始形成的界面层的值，即高k扩散之前的界面层，可实现上述EOT缩放的高k /金属栅极堆叠 材料掺杂元素。 在另一个实施例中，通过从结构中消除界面层来实现上述缩放的高k /金属栅极堆叠。 在另一个实施方案中，上述高k /金属栅极堆叠是通过增加界面层的介电常数和减少/消除界面层来实现的。