Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated contact silicide with tunable work functions
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Application No.: US17389772Application Date: 2021-07-30
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Publication No.: US11626288B2Publication Date: 2023-04-11
- Inventor: Raymond Hung , Mehul Naik , Michael Haverty
- Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Moser Taboada
- Main IPC: H01L21/285
- IPC: H01L21/285 ; H01L29/45 ; H01L29/47 ; H01L29/40 ; H01L29/417

Abstract:
Methods for reducing interface resistance of semiconductor devices leverage dual work function metal silicide. In some embodiments, a method may comprise selectively depositing a metal silicide layer on an Epi surface and adjusting a metal-to-silicon ratio of the metal silicide layer during deposition to alter a work function of the metal silicide layer based on whether the Epi surface is a P type Epi surface or an N type Epi surface to achieve a Schottky barrier height of less than 0.5 eV. The work function for a P type Epi surface may be adjusted to a value of approximately 5.0 eV and the work function for an N type Epi surface may be adjusted to a value of approximately 3.8 eV. The deposition of the metal silicide layer on the Epi surface may be performed prior to deposition of a contact etch stop layer and an activation anneal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230034058A1 INTEGRATED CONTACT SILICIDE WITH TUNABLE WORK FUNCTIONS Public/Granted day:2023-02-02
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