Abstract:
The tops of the conductive polysilicon gates of a trench device have a layer of a silicide such as titanium silicide which is more conductive than the polysilicon gate, thereby reducing gate resistance.
Abstract:
A single rapid thermal anneal (RTA) process is used to form a low resistivity titanium silicide layer atop a polysilicon gate layer for a MOSgated device. The process employs an amorphous silicon layer formed atop the polysilicon layer, followed by forming a titanium layer atop the amorphous silicon. A single RTA process at a temperature below the temperature of contamination diffusion is carried out, preferably at about 650null C. for 30 seconds. The top of the annealed titanium silicide layer is then stripped, and the remaining layer has a sheet Rho of less than about 2 ohms per square.