Abstract:
A method for chemical mechanical polishing a component includes providing an oxide layer and forming at least one via through the oxide layer. A tungsten layer is formed within the via and over the oxide layer. A first chemical mechanical polishing step is carried out on a polishing pad using a first slurry having an oxidizing component and having a pH of approximately 2 to approximately 4 to remove the tungsten layer from over the oxide layer. A second chemical mechanical polishing step is carried out on the polishing pad using a second slurry having a pH of approximately 2 to approximately 4 to polish scratches out of the oxide layer.
Abstract:
A method for forming a barrier layer comprising the steps of first providing a semiconductor substrate that has a conductive layer already formed thereon. Then, a dielectric layer such as an organic low-k dielectric layer is deposited over the conductive layer and the semiconductor substrate. Next, an opening in formed in the dielectric layer exposing the conductive layer. Thereafter, a first barrier layer is deposited into the opening and the surrounding area. The first barrier layer can be a silicon-contained layer or a doped silicon (doped-Si) layer formed by a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) method, a low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) method, an electron beam evaporation method or a sputtering method. Finally, a second barrier layer is formed over the first barrier layer. The second barrier layer can be a titanium/titanium nitride (Ti/TiN) layer, a tungsten nitride (WN) layer, a tantalum (Ta) layer or a tantalum nitride (TaN) layer.
Abstract:
Fabricating a DRAM device comprises: (a) forming a transistor (55) with a gate (53), a source/drain region (52) and a word line (54) on a silicon substrate (50); (b) covering the transistor with an oxide layer (56); (c) forming a contact opening (57) in the oxide layer to expose a surface of the source/drain region; (d) forming a conductive layer (58) in the contact opening and covering the oxide layer; (e) patterning the conductive layer to form at least one bottom electrode (59) which is coupled with the source/drain region (52) by way of the contact opening; (f) forming a dielectric layer (60) over a surface of the bottom electrode and the oxide layer; (g) covering the dielectric layer with a titanium nitride layer to form a top electrode (61); (h) forming a titanium layer (62) on the top electrode; and (i) forming an interlevel dielectric layer (63).
Abstract:
A method of making a MOS device comprising a self-aligned silicide layer 31 and an impurity diffusion region 29 in a lower part of the source/drain regions 23a adjacent to an isolating region 24, includes over-etching (Figure 2B) the isolating regions 24 to expose the surface of the source/drain regions. Ion implantation (Figure 2C) at a large tilt angle increases the junction depth of the source/drain regions and prevents the metallic silicide lying at the edge of the isolating region from getting too close to the source/drain junction and causing unwanted current leakages. The silicide layer can thus be formed over the exposed source/drain surfaces, resulting in more surface area for the formation of a wide border contact window 34, resulting in a lowering of both contact resistance and sheet resistance.
Abstract:
The method involves, on a substrate (21), depositing a first insulation layer (25), which is anisotropically over-etched to remove the layer and to form spacing elements (26) on corresponding side walls of the gate region (23) and for simultaneous removing a part of the top layer of the insulator regions (24). Second type ions are implanted with an inclination angle into the metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) component region (22), using the spacing elements and gate region as a mask to form several source/drain regions (27) in the substrate on each side of the gate region. A metal film is formed on a substrate surface, the MOS component region and the spacing elements. A rapid thermal treatment results in a metal-silicide layer (31), followed by specified process steps.
Abstract:
Making an integrated circuit with first (78) and second (76) level conductor structures comprises: (a) providing a substrate (50) with integrated circuit device(s); (b) providing an interlayer dielectric layer (52) over the substrate; (c) providing an etch stop layer (54) over it; (d) patterning the etch stop layer to define openings corresponding to positions where first level conductor structures are to be formed; (e) providing an intermetallic dielectric layer (58) over the patterned etch stop layer; (f) forming a second level mask over the intermetallic dielectric layer; this mask having openings corresponding to positions where second level conductor structures are to be formed; (g) etching through the openings in the second level mask to form second level conductor openings in the intermetallic dielectric layer; (h) etching through the openings in the patterned etch stop layer to form first level conductor openings in the interlayer dielectric layer; the edges of the openings have a tapered configuration; they provide for a step-free transition with the second level conductor openings; and (i) depositing metal into the first and second level conductor openings.
Abstract:
The infrared transmitter includes a transmission device with transmitter and receiver on a computer. A second transmission device includes a transmitter and receiver on a keyboard. A transmission angle adjustment mask is arranged on the first or second transmission device to adjust the transmission angle of the device. A spherical direction adjustment device is included.