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    • 51. 发明授权
    • Method for fabricating a metal structure with reduced length that is
beyond photolithography limitations
    • 用于制造超过光刻限制的具有减小的长度的金属结构的方法
    • US6133129A
    • 2000-10-17
    • US306875
    • 1999-05-07
    • Qi XiangScott A. BellChih-Yuh Yang
    • Qi XiangScott A. BellChih-Yuh Yang
    • H01L21/28H01L21/321H01L21/336H01L21/3205
    • H01L21/28123H01L21/28079H01L21/321H01L29/66575Y10S438/947
    • A metal structure is fabricated with a reduced length that is beyond that achievable from photolithography by using a silicidation anneal to control the reduced length. Generally, the present invention includes a step of forming a base metal structure on a semiconductor substrate. The base metal structure has a first predetermined length defined by sidewalls on ends of the first predetermined length of the base metal structure. The present invention also includes the step of depositing a layer of silicon on the sidewalls of the base metal structure, and this layer of silicon has a predetermined thickness. The layer of silicon reacts with the base metal structure at the sidewalls of the base metal structure in a silicidation anneal to form metal silicide comprised of the layer of silicon that has reacted with the base metal structure at the sidewalls of the base metal structure. The base metal structure has a second predetermined length that is reduced from the first predetermined length when the layer of silicon has consumed into the sidewalls of the base metal structure after the silicidation anneal. The second predetermined length depends on the predetermined thickness of the layer of silicon deposited on the sidewalls of the base metal structure before the silicidation anneal. After the silicidation anneal, the metal silicide is then removed from the sidewalls of the base metal structure. A remaining portion of the base metal structure, after the metal silicide is removed, forms the metal structure of the present invention having the reduced length that is substantially equal to the second predetermined length. The present invention may be used to particular advantage when the metal structure having the reduced length forms a gate electrode of a MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor).
    • 通过使用硅化退火来控制缩短的长度,制造出具有减小的长度的金属结构,其超过了通过光刻可以实现的结构。 通常,本发明包括在半导体衬底上形成贱金属结构的步骤。 贱金属结构具有由基体金属结构的第一预定长度的端部上的侧壁限定的第一预定长度。 本发明还包括在基底金属结构的侧壁上沉积硅层的步骤,并且该硅层具有预定的厚度。 硅层在贱金属结构的侧壁处与基体金属结构反应,以在硅化退火中形成金属硅化物,该金属硅化物由在贱金属结构的侧壁处与基体金属结构反应的硅层组成。 贱金属结构具有第二预定长度,当硅层在硅化退火之后消耗到基体金属结构的侧壁中时,该第一预定长度从第一预定长度减小。 第二预定长度取决于在硅化退火之前沉积在贱金属结构的侧壁上的硅层的预定厚度。 在硅化退火之后,然后从基体金属结构的侧壁去除金属硅化物。 在金属硅化物被除去之后,母体金属结构的剩余部分形成具有基本上等于第二预定长度的减小的长度的本发明的金属结构。 当具有减小的长度的金属结构形成MOSFET(金属氧化物半导体场效应晶体管)的栅电极时,本发明可以被用于特别的优点。
    • 52. 发明授权
    • Gate pattern formation using a BARC as a hardmask
    • 使用BARC作为硬掩模的栅格图案形成
    • US6121123A
    • 2000-09-19
    • US924573
    • 1997-09-05
    • Christopher F. LyonsScott A. BellOlov Karlsson
    • Christopher F. LyonsScott A. BellOlov Karlsson
    • G03F7/09H01L21/027H01L21/28H01L21/3213H01L21/3205H01L21/4763
    • G03F7/091H01L21/0276H01L21/28123H01L21/32139Y10S438/952
    • A gate is formed on a semiconductor substrate by using a SiON film as both a bottom anti-reflective coating (BARC) and subsequently as a hardmask to better control the critical dimension (CD) of the gate as defined via a deep-UV resist mask formed thereon. The wafer stack includes a gate oxide layer over a semiconductor substrate, a polysilicon gate layer over the gate oxide layer, and a SiON film over the conductive layer. The resist mask is formed on the SiON film. The SiON film improves the resist mask formation process and then serves as a hardmask during subsequent etching processes. Then the wafer stack is shaped to form one or more polysilicon gates by sequentially etching through selected portions of the SiON film and the gate conductive layer as defined by the etch windows in the original resist mask. Once the gate has been properly shaped, any remaining portions of either the resist mask or the SiON film are then removed.
    • 通过使用SiON膜作为底部抗反射涂层(BARC)并随后作为硬掩模在半导体衬底上形成栅极,以更好地控制通过深UV抗蚀剂掩模定义的栅极的临界尺寸(CD) 形成在其上。 晶片堆叠包括半导体衬底上的栅极氧化物层,栅极氧化物层上的多晶硅栅极层和导电层上的SiON膜。 在SiON膜上形成抗蚀剂掩模。 SiON膜改善了抗蚀剂掩模形成过程,然后在随后的蚀刻工艺中用作硬掩模。 然后通过依次蚀刻由原始抗蚀剂掩模中的蚀刻窗口所限定的SiON膜和栅极导电层的选定部分,将晶片堆叠成形以形成一个或多个多晶硅栅极。 一旦浇口已正确成型,然后除去抗蚀剂掩模或SiON膜的任何剩余部分。
    • 60. 发明授权
    • Ultra-thin resist shallow trench process using high selectivity nitride etch
    • 使用高选择性氮化物蚀刻的超薄抗蚀剂浅沟槽工艺
    • US06740566B2
    • 2004-05-25
    • US09398641
    • 1999-09-17
    • Christopher F. LyonsScott A. BellHarry J. LevinsonKhanh B. NguyenFei WangChih Yuh Yang
    • Christopher F. LyonsScott A. BellHarry J. LevinsonKhanh B. NguyenFei WangChih Yuh Yang
    • H01L2176
    • H01L21/76224
    • In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of forming a shallow trench, involving the steps of providing a semiconductor substrate comprising a barrier oxide layer over at the semiconductor substrate and a nitride layer over the barrier oxide layer; depositing an ultra-thin photoresist over the nitride layer, the ultra-thin photoresist having a thickness of about 2,000 Å or less; patterning the ultra-thin photoresist to expose a portion of the nitride layer and to define a pattern for the shallow trench; etching the exposed portion of the nitride layer with an etchant having a nitride:photoresist selectivity of at least about 10:1 to expose a portion of the barrier oxide layer; etching the exposed portion of the barrier oxide layer to expose a portion of the semiconductor substrate; and etching the exposed portion of the semiconductor substrate to provide the shallow trench. In another embodiment, the method further involves depositing an insulating filler material into the shallow trench to provide a shallow trench isolation region.
    • 在一个实施例中,本发明涉及一种形成浅沟槽的方法,包括以下步骤:在半导体衬底上提供包括阻挡氧化物层的半导体衬底,以及在阻挡氧化物层上方的氮化物层; 在所述氮化物层上沉积超薄光致抗蚀剂,所述超薄光致抗蚀剂具有约2,000或更小的厚度; 图案化超薄光致抗蚀剂以暴露氮化物层的一部分并且限定用于浅沟槽的图案; 用具有至少约10:1的氮化物:光致抗蚀剂选择性的蚀刻剂蚀刻氮化物层的暴露部分以暴露部分阻挡氧化物层; 蚀刻阻挡氧化物层的暴露部分以暴露半导体衬底的一部分; 并蚀刻半导体衬底的暴露部分以提供浅沟槽。 在另一个实施例中,该方法还包括将绝缘填充材料沉积到浅沟槽中以提供浅沟槽隔离区域。