CARBON-BASED LINER TO REDUCE CONTACT RESISTANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20230402321A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US18447539

    申请日:2023-08-10

    IPC分类号: H01L21/768 H01L23/532

    摘要: A layer of carbon (e.g., graphite or graphene) at a metal interface (e.g., between an MEOL interconnect and a gate contact or a source or drain region contact, between an MEOL contact plug and a BEOL metallization layer, and/or between BEOL conductive structures) is used to reduce contact resistance at the metal interface, which increases electrical performance of an electronic device. Additionally, in some implementations, the layer of carbon may help prevent heat transfer from a second metal to a first metal when the second metal is deposited over the first metal. This results in more symmetric deposition of the second metal, which reduces surface roughness and contact resistance at the metal interface. As an alternative, in some implementations, the layer of carbon is etched before deposition of the second metal in order to reduce contact resistance at the metal interface.

    METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220319862A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17391660

    申请日:2021-08-02

    IPC分类号: H01L21/311 H01L21/033

    摘要: A method includes forming a dielectric layer over a substrate; forming a patterned amorphous silicon layer over a dielectric layer; depositing a first spacer layer over the patterned amorphous silicon layer; depositing a second spacer layer over the first spacer layer; forming a photoresist having an opening over the substrate; depositing a hard mask layer in the opening of the photoresist; after depositing the hard mask layer in the opening of the photoresist, removing the photoresist; and performing an etching process to etch the dielectric layer by using the patterned amorphous silicon layer, the first spacer layer, the second spacer layer, and the hard mask layer as an etch mask, in which the etching process etches the second spacer layer at a slower etch rate than etching the first spacer layer.

    METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH MULTI-LAYER ETCH STOP STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20220208603A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-30

    申请号:US17696393

    申请日:2022-03-16

    IPC分类号: H01L21/768 H01L23/532

    摘要: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes successively forming a first multi-layer etch stop structure and an insulating layer over a first conductive feature. The insulating layer and the first multi-layer etch stop structure are successively etched to form an opening substantially aligned to the first conductive feature. A second conductive feature is formed in the opening. The formation of the first multi-layer etch stop structure and the second multi-layer etch stop structure includes forming a first metal-containing dielectric layer, forming a silicon-containing dielectric layer over the first metal-containing dielectric layer, and forming a second metal-containing dielectric layer over the silicon-containing dielectric layer. The second metal-containing dielectric layer has a material that is different from the material of the first metal-containing dielectric layer.

    APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A THIN FILM AND A METHOD THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220181143A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17592091

    申请日:2022-02-03

    摘要: An apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a wafer transfer mechanism, a first gas source, a second gas source and a reuse gas pipe. The vacuum chamber is divided into at least three reaction regions including a first reaction region, a second reaction region and a third reaction region. The wafer transfer mechanism is structured to transfer a wafer from the first reaction region to the third reaction region via the second reaction region. The first gas source supplies a first gas to the first reaction region via a first gas pipe, and a second gas source supplies a second gas to the second reaction region via a second gas pipe. The reuse gas pipe is connected between the first reaction region and the third reaction region for supplying an unused first gas collected in the first reaction region to the third reaction region.