Abstract:
A compound metal comprising HfSiN which is a n-type metal having a workfunction of about 4.0 to about 4.5, preferably about 4.3, eV which is thermally stable on a gate stack comprising a high k dielectric and an interfacial layer. Furthermore, after annealing the stack of HfSiN/high k dielectric/interfacial layer at a high temperature (on the order of about 1000°C), there is a reduction of the interfacial layer, thus the gate stack produces a very small equivalent oxide thickness (12 Å classical), which cannot be achieved using TaSiN.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a new barrier layer which fulfills all standards by forming an alpha phase tungsten barrier layer in a trench or a via, having a mutual bonding structure by using a chemical low temperature/low pressure air phase adhesion technology. SOLUTION: A dielectric 22 is formed on a semiconductor substrate 20 and a trench or a via having a mutual bonding structure is formed on the surface of the dielectric 22. An alpha phase tungsten barrier layer 24 is formed in the trench or the via through the use of chemical low temperature/low pressure air phase adhesion technology method and an arbitrarily selected metallic seed layer 26 is laminated and formed thereon. Additionally conductive material 28 is embedcred in the trench or the via and an alpha phase tungsten barrier layer 25, a dielectric 30 and an electrode 32 are successively formed thereon. In this case a barrier layer 36, made of such materials as alpha tungsten and so on which protects a contact of the conductor 28 with the dielectric 22, is formed.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved process for manufacturing a via applicable to a requirement in the latest scaling technique, and capable of manufacturing the appropriately operable via in a batch. SOLUTION: The via and its manufacturing technique are provided with the improved high aspect ratio. In one embodiment, the manufacturing method is provided for the copper-plated via of the improved high aspect ratio. The method includes a step of etching the via of the high aspect ratio into a dielectric layer, for depositing a diffusion barrier region in the via of the high aspect ratio and on one or a plurality of surfaces of the dielectric layer, for depositing a copper layer on the diffusion barrier layer, for depositing a ruthenium layer on the copper layer, and for filling the via of the high aspect ratio with the plated copper on the ruthenium layer. Also, the via of the high aspect ratio is provided as copper-plated according to the method. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A method (300) for increasing deposition rates of metal layers from metalcarbonyl precursors (52, 152) by mixing a vapor of the metal-carbonyl precursor (52, 152) with CO gas. The method (300) includes providing a substrate (25, 125) in a process chamber (10, 110) of a deposition system (1, 100), forming a process gas containing a metal-carbonyl precursor vapor and a CO gas, and exposing the substrate (25, 125, 400, 402) to the process gas to deposit a metal layer (440, 460) on the substrate (25, 125, 400, 402) by a thermal chemical vapor deposition process.
Abstract:
A method (300) for increasing deposition rates of metal layers from metalcarbonyl precursors (52, 152) by mixing a vapor of the metal-carbonyl precursor (52, 152) with CO gas. The method (300) includes providing a substrate (25, 125) in a process chamber (10, 110) of a deposition system (1, 100), forming a process gas containing a metal-carbonyl precursor vapor and a CO gas, and exposing the substrate (25, 125, 400, 402) to the process gas to deposit a metal layer (440, 460) on the substrate (25, 125, 400, 402) by a thermal chemical vapor deposition process.
Abstract:
A method for depositing metal layers on semiconductor substrates by a thermal chemical vapor deposition (TCVD) process includes introducing a process gas containing a metal carbonyl precursor in a process chamber and depositing a metal layer on a substrate. The TCVD process utilizes a short residence time for the gaseous species in the processing zone above the substrate to form a low-resistivity metal layer. In one embodiment of the invention, the metal carbonyl precursor can be selected from at least one of W(CO)6, Ni(CO)4, Mo(CO)6, Co2(CO)8, Rh4(CO)12, Re2(CO)10, Cr(CO)6, and Ru3(CO)12 precursors. In another embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for depositing low-resistivity W layers at substrate temperatures below about 500 C, by utilizing a residence time less than about 120 msec.
Abstract:
A compound metal comprising TiC which is a p-type metal having a workfunction of about 4.75 to about 5.3, preferably about 5, eV that is thermally stable on a gate stack comprising a high k dielectric and an interfacial layer is provided as well as a method of fabricating the TiC compound metal. Furthermore, the TiC metal compound of the present invention is a very efficient oxygen diffusion barrier at 1000°C allowing very aggressive equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) and inversion layer thickness scaling below 14 Å in a p-metal oxide semiconductor (pMOS) device.
Abstract:
A compound metal comprising HfSiN which is a n-type metal having a workfunction of about 4.0 to about 4.5, preferably about 4.3, eV which is thermally stable on a gate stack comprising a high k dielectric and an interfacial layer. Furthermore, after annealing the stack of HfSiN/high k dielectric/interfacial layer at a high temperature (on the order of about 1000°C), there is a reduction of the interfacial layer, thus the gate stack produces a very small equivalent oxide thickness (12 Å classical), which cannot be achieved using TaSiN.