摘要:
MOS transistor and CMOS devices comprising a plurality of transistors including in-laid, metal-based gate electrodes of different composition are formed by a process comprising: depositing a first blanket layer of a first metal filling openings in an insulative layer at the bottom of which openings gate insulator layer segments of MOS transistor precursor regions formed in a semiconductor substrate are exposed; selectively forming at least one masking layer segment on the first blanket layer overlying selected ones of the MOS transistor precursor regions; depositing a second blanket layer of a second metal or silicon over the thus-formed structure, and effecting alloying or silicidation reaction between contacting portions of the first and second blanket layers overlying other ones of the MOS transistor precursor regions. Unnecessary layers remaining after alloying or silicidation reaction are then removed by performing planarization processing, e.g., by CMP. The invention also includes MOS and CMOS devices comprising differently composed in-laid, metal-based gate electrodes.
摘要:
Disadvantageous roughness of interfaces between electrically conductive NiSi layers and n-doped Si interfaces arising during conventional salicide processing for forming shallow-depth source and drain junction regions of NMOS transistors and/or CMOS devices is avoided, or at least substantially reduced, by substituting implanted non-As-containing n-type dopant ions, such as P and/or Sb ions, for the conventionally utilized implanted As n-type dopant ions. If desired, shallow-depth source and drain extensions may be formed by implantation of As-containing n-type dopant ions above the region comprising the non-As-containing dopant ions without causing roughness of the NiSi/n-doped Si interface.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure and method for making the same provides a metal gate on a silicon substrate. The gate includes a high dielectric constant on the substrate, and a physical vapor deposited (PVD) layer of amorphous silicon on the high k gate dielectric. The metal is then formed on the PVD amorphous silicon layer. The work function of the metal gate is substantially the same as a polysilicon gate due to the presence of the PVD amorphous silicon layer.
摘要:
A method for preventing the thermal decomposition of a high-K dielectric layer of a gate electrode during the formation of a metal silicide on the gate electrode by using nickel as the metal component of the silicide.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure and method for making the same provides a metal gate on a silicon substrate. The gate includes a high dielectric constant on the substrate, and a physical vapor deposited (PVD) layer of amorphous silicon on the high k gate dielectric. The metal is then formed on the PVD amorphous silicon layer. Additional dopants are implanted into the PVD amorphous silicon layer. An annealing process forms silicide in the gate, with a layer of silicon remaining unreacted. The work function of the metal gate is substantially the same as a polysilicon gate due to the presence of the PVD amorphous silicon layer, while the additional doping of the PVD amorphous silicon layer lowers the resistivity of the gate electrode.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure and method for making the same provides a metal gate on a silicon substrate. The gate includes a high dielectric constant on the substrate, and a chemical vapor deposited layer of amorphous silicon on the high k gate dielectric. A barrier is then deposited on the CVD amorphous silicon layer. A metal is then formed on the barrier. The work function of the metal gate is substantially the same as a polysilicon gate due to the presence of the CVD amorphous silicon layer. The work function is preserved by the barrier during subsequent high temperature processing, due to the barrier which prevents interaction between the CVD amorphous silicon layer and the metal, which could otherwise form silicide and change the work function.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure and method for making the same provides a metal gate on a silicon substrate. The gate includes a high dielectric constant on the substrate, and a physical vapor deposited (PVD) layer of amorphous silicon on the high k gate dielectric. A barrier layer is deposited on the PVD amorphous silicon layer. The metal is then formed on the barrier layer. The work function of the metal gate is substantially the same as a polysilicon gate due to the presence of the PVD amorphous silicon layer. The barrier layer prevents interaction between the PVD amorphous silicon layer and the metal, thereby allowing higher temperature subsequent processing while preserving the work function of the gate.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure and method for making the same provides a metal gate on a silicon substrate. The gate includes a high dielectric constant on the substrate, and a chemical vapor deposited layer of amorphous silicon on the high k gate dielectric. The metal is then formed on the CVD amorphous silicon layer. The work function of the metal gate is substantially the same as a polysilicon gate due to the presence of the CVD amorphous silicon layer.
摘要:
MOS transistors and CMOS devices comprising a plurality of transistors including metal-based gate electrodes of different composition are formed by a process comprising: depositing a first blanket layer of a first metal on a thin gate insulator layer extending over first and second active device (e.g., a MOS transistor) precursor regions of a semiconductor substrate; selectively forming at least one masking layer segment on the first blanket layer overlying selective ones of the MOS transistor precursor regions; depositing a second blanket layer of a second metal or semi-metal, or silicon, over the thus-formed structure; effecting alloying or silicidation reaction between contacting portions of the first and second blanket layers overlying the other ones of the transistor precursor regions; exposing and selectively removing the masking layer segment; and simultaneously patterning the alloyed and unalloyed/unsilicided portions of the first blanket layer to form metal-based gate electrodes of different composition. The invention also includes MOS and CMOS devices comprising differently composed metal-based gate electrodes.
摘要:
A method for implementing a self-aligned metal silicide gate is achieved by confining amorphous silicon within a recess overlying a channel and annealing to cause the amorphous silicon with its overlying metal to interact to form the self-aligned metal silicide gate. A gate dielectric layer formed of oxynitride or a nitride/oxide stack is formed on the bottom and sidewalls of the recess prior to depositing the silicon. The silicon is removed except for the portion of the silicon in the recess. The remaining portions of the metal are removed by manipulating the etch selectivity between the metal and the self-aligned metal silicide gate.