摘要:
An embodiment is a method comprising diffusing carbon through a surface of a substrate, implanting carbon through the surface of the substrate, and annealing the substrate after the diffusing the carbon and implanting the carbon through the surface of the substrate. The substrate comprises a first gate, a gate spacer, an etch stop layer, and an inter-layer dielectric. The first gate is over a semiconductor substrate. The gate spacer is along a sidewall of the first gate. The etch stop layer is on a surface of the gate spacer and over a surface of the semiconductor substrate. The inter-layer dielectric is over the etch stop layer. The surface of the substrate comprises a surface of the inter-layer dielectric.
摘要:
An embodiment is a method comprising diffusing carbon through a surface of a substrate, implanting carbon through the surface of the substrate, and annealing the substrate after the diffusing the carbon and implanting the carbon through the surface of the substrate. The substrate comprises a first gate, a gate spacer, an etch stop layer, and an inter-layer dielectric. The first gate is over a semiconductor substrate. The gate spacer is along a sidewall of the first gate. The etch stop layer is on a surface of the gate spacer and over a surface of the semiconductor substrate. The inter-layer dielectric is over the etch stop layer. The surface of the substrate comprises a surface of the inter-layer dielectric.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate; forming at least one gate structure over the substrate; forming a plurality of doped regions in the substrate; forming an etch stop layer over the substrate; removing a first portion of the etch stop layer, wherein a second portion of the etch stop layer remains over the plurality of doped regions; forming a hard mask layer over the substrate; removing a first portion of the hard mask layer, wherein a second portion of the hard mask layer remains over the at least one gate structure; and forming a first contact through the second portion of the hard mask layer to the at least one gate structure, and a second contact through the second portion of the etch stop layer to the plurality of doped regions.
摘要:
Various methods for protecting a gate structure during contact formation are disclosed. An exemplary method includes: forming a gate structure over a substrate, wherein the gate structure includes a gate and the gate structure interposes a source region and a drain region disposed in the substrate; patterning a first etch stop layer such that the first etch stop layer is disposed on the source region and the drain region; patterning a second etch stop layer such that the second etch stop layer is disposed on the gate structure; and forming a source contact, a drain contact, and a gate contact, wherein the source contact and the drain contact extend through the first etch stop layer and the gate contact extends through the second etch stop layer, wherein the forming the source contact, the drain contact, and the gate contact includes simultaneously removing the first etch stop layer and the second etch stop layer to expose the gate, source region, and drain region.
摘要:
Various methods for protecting a gate structure during contact formation are disclosed. An exemplary method includes: forming a gate structure over a substrate, wherein the gate structure includes a gate and the gate structure interposes a source region and a drain region disposed in the substrate; patterning a first etch stop layer such that the first etch stop layer is disposed on the source region and the drain region; patterning a second etch stop layer such that the second etch stop layer is disposed on the gate structure; and forming a source contact, a drain contact, and a gate contact, wherein the source contact and the drain contact extend through the first etch stop layer and the gate contact extends through the second etch stop layer, wherein the forming the source contact, the drain contact, and the gate contact includes simultaneously removing the first etch stop layer and the second etch stop layer to expose the gate, source region, and drain region.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate; forming at least one gate structure over the substrate; forming a plurality of doped regions in the substrate; forming an etch stop layer over the substrate; removing a first portion of the etch stop layer, wherein a second portion of the etch stop layer remains over the plurality of doped regions; forming a hard mask layer over the substrate; removing a first portion of the hard mask layer, wherein a second portion of the hard mask layer remains over the at least one gate structure; and forming a first contact through the second portion of the hard mask layer to the at least one gate structure, and a second contact through the second portion of the etch stop layer to the plurality of doped regions.