Silicon oxime spacer for preventing over-etching during local
interconnect formation
    2.
    发明授权
    Silicon oxime spacer for preventing over-etching during local interconnect formation 失效
    硅肟间隔物,用于在局部互连形成期间防止过蚀刻

    公开(公告)号:US5990524A

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-23

    申请号:US993868

    申请日:1997-12-18

    IPC分类号: H01L21/768 H01L29/78

    CPC分类号: H01L21/76897 H01L21/76895

    摘要: During damascene formation of local interconnects in a semiconductor wafer, a punch-through region can be formed into the substrate as a result of exposing the oxide spacers that are adjacent to a transistor gate to one or more etching plasmas that are used to etch one or more overlying dielectric layers. A punch-through region can damage the transistor circuit. Improved, multipurpose spacers are provided to reduce the chances of over-etching. The multipurpose spacers are made of silicon oxime. The etching plasmas that are used to etch one or more overlying dielectric layers tend to have a higher selectivity ratio to the multipurpose spacers than to the conventional oxide spacers. Additionally, the multipurpose spacers do not tend to degrade the hot carrier injection (HCI) properties as would a typical nitride spacer.

    摘要翻译: 在半导体晶片中局部互连的镶嵌形成期间,由于将与晶体管栅极相邻的氧化物间隔物暴露于用于蚀刻一个或多个蚀刻等离子体的一个或多个蚀刻等离子体,可以将穿透区域形成为衬底, 更重叠的电介质层。 穿通区域可能会损坏晶体管电路。 提供改进的多用途间隔件以减少过度蚀刻的机会。 多用途间隔件由硅肟制成。 用于蚀刻一个或多个上覆电介质层的蚀刻等离子体与常规氧化物间隔物相比往往具有比多用途间隔物更高的选择比。 此外,多用途间隔物不会像典型的氮化物间隔物一样降低热载流子注入(HCl)性质。

    Gate pattern formation using a bottom anti-reflective coating
    4.
    发明授权
    Gate pattern formation using a bottom anti-reflective coating 失效
    使用底部抗反射涂层的栅格图案形成

    公开(公告)号:US5963841A

    公开(公告)日:1999-10-05

    申请号:US924370

    申请日:1997-09-05

    IPC分类号: H01L21/3213 H01L21/302

    CPC分类号: H01L21/32139

    摘要: A gate is formed on a semiconductor substrate by using a bottom anti-reflective coating (BARC) to better control the critical dimension (CD) of the gate as defined via a deep-UV resist mask formed thereon. The wafer stack includes a gate oxide layer over a semiconductor substrate, a polysilicon gate layer over the gate oxide layer, a SiON BARC over the conductive layer, a thin oxide film over the SiON BARC. The resist mask is formed on the oxide film. The SiON BARC improves the resist mask formation process. The wafer stack is then shaped to form one or more polysilicon gates by sequentially etching through selected portions of the oxide film, the BARC, and the gate conductive layer as defined by the etch windows in the resist mask. Once properly shaped, the remaining portions of the resist mask, oxide film and SiON BARC are removed.

    摘要翻译: 通过使用底部抗反射涂层(BARC)在半导体衬底上形成栅极以更好地控制通过形成在其上的深UV抗蚀剂掩模所限定的栅极的临界尺寸(CD)。 晶片堆叠包括半导体衬底上的栅极氧化物层,栅极氧化物层上的多晶硅栅极层,导电层上的SiON BARC,SiON BARC上的薄氧化物膜。 在氧化物膜上形成抗蚀剂掩模。 SiON BARC改进了抗蚀剂掩模形成过程。 然后通过依次蚀刻通过抗蚀剂掩模中由蚀刻窗口限定的氧化膜,BARC和栅极导电层的选定部分,将晶片堆叠成形以形成一个或多个多晶硅栅极。 一旦适当成形,就去除了抗蚀剂掩模,氧化膜和SiON BARC的其余部分。

    Methods and arrangements for insulating local interconnects for improved alignment tolerance and size reduction
    6.
    发明授权
    Methods and arrangements for insulating local interconnects for improved alignment tolerance and size reduction 有权
    用于绝缘局部互连的方法和布置,以改善对准公差和减小尺寸

    公开(公告)号:US06399480B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-06-04

    申请号:US09515319

    申请日:2000-02-29

    IPC分类号: H01L714263

    CPC分类号: H01L21/76895 H01L21/76897

    摘要: At least one patterned dielectric layer is provided within a transistor arrangement to prevent a local interconnect from electrically contacting,the gate conductor due to misalignments during the damascene formation of etched openings used in forming local interconnects. By selectively etching through a plurality of dielectric layers during the local interconnect etching process, the patterned dielectric layer is left in place to prevent short-circuiting of the gate to an adjacent local interconnect that is slightly misaligned.

    摘要翻译: 在晶体管布置内提供至少一个图案化的介电层,以防止局部互连在形成局部互连的蚀刻开口的镶嵌层形成期间由于不对准导致栅极导体电接触。 通过在局部互连蚀刻工艺期间通过选择性蚀刻穿过多个电介质层,将图案化的介电层留在原位以防止栅极短路到相邻的局部互连,其稍微错位。

    Deposition control of stop layer and dielectric layer for use in the
formation of local interconnects
    9.
    发明授权
    Deposition control of stop layer and dielectric layer for use in the formation of local interconnects 失效
    用于形成局部互连的停止层和介电层的沉积控制

    公开(公告)号:US6060393A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-09

    申请号:US993888

    申请日:1997-12-18

    IPC分类号: H01L21/768 H01L21/304

    CPC分类号: H01L21/76895 H01L21/76801

    摘要: A deposition method allows for the forming of a uniform dielectric stop layer that is substantially void of defects caused by outgassing effects. The stop layer is deposited in a reactor chamber at a higher than normal temperature of at least 480.degree. C. The stop layer is then combined with an overlying dielectric layer to provide an inter-level dielectric structure through which a local interconnect can be formed to provide a conductive path to one or more regions of the underlying semiconductor devices.

    摘要翻译: 沉积方法允许形成基本上没有由除气效应引起的缺陷的均匀的电介质停止层。 停止层沉积在高于至少480℃的常温的反应器室中。然后将停止层与覆盖的介电层组合以提供层间电介质结构,通过该层间电介质结构可以形成局部互连 为下面的半导体器件的一个或多个区域提供导电路径。

    Process for forming bottom anti-reflection coating for semiconductor fabrication photolithography which inhibits photoresist footing
    10.
    发明授权
    Process for forming bottom anti-reflection coating for semiconductor fabrication photolithography which inhibits photoresist footing 失效
    用于形成抑制光致抗蚀剂底物的用于半导体制造光刻的底部抗反射涂层的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06903007B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-07

    申请号:US08857055

    申请日:1997-05-15

    摘要: An anti-reflective coating is formed between a material layer which is to be patterned on a semiconductor structure using photolithography, and an overlying photoresist layer. The anti-reflective coating suppresses reflections from the material layer surface into the photoresist layer that could degrade the patterning. The anti-reflective coating includes an anti-reflective layer of silicon oxime, silicon oxynitride, or silicon nitride, and a barrier layer which is grown on the anti-reflective layer using a nitrous oxide plasma discharge to convert a surface portion of the anti-reflective layer into silicon dioxide. The barrier layer prevents interaction between the anti-reflective layer and the photoresist layer that could create footing. The anti-reflective layer is deposited on the material layer using Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) in a reactor. The barrier layer is grown on the anti-reflective layer in-situ in the same reactor, thereby maximizing throughput.

    摘要翻译: 在使用光刻法在半导体结构上图案化的材料层和上覆的光致抗蚀剂层之间形成抗反射涂层。 抗反射涂层抑制从材料层表面到可能降解图案化的光致抗蚀剂层的反射。 抗反射涂层包括硅肟,氮氧化硅或氮化硅的抗反射层,以及阻挡层,其使用一氧化二氮等离子体放电在抗反射层上生长以将抗反射层转化成抗反射层, 反射层成二氧化硅。 阻挡层防止可产生基底的抗反射层和光致抗蚀剂层之间的相互作用。 在反应器中使用等离子体增强化学气相沉积(PECVD)将抗反射层沉积在材料层上。 阻挡层在同一反应器中原位生长在抗反射层上,从而最大化生产量。