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    • 1. 发明授权
    • Method for controlling the silicon nitride profile during patterning
using a novel plasma etch process
    • 使用新颖的等离子体蚀刻工艺在图案化期间控制氮化硅轮廓的方法
    • US5989979A
    • 1999-11-23
    • US208920
    • 1998-12-10
    • Wen Jun LiuPei Ching LeeMei Sheng Zhou
    • Wen Jun LiuPei Ching LeeMei Sheng Zhou
    • H01L21/311H01L21/762H01L21/76
    • H01L21/31116H01L21/76202
    • A novel anisotropic plasma etching process for forming patterned silicon nitride (Si.sub.3 N.sub.4) layers with improved critical dimension (CD) control while minimizing the Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 footing at the bottom edge of the Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 pattern is achieved. A pad oxide/silicon nitride layer is deposited on a silicon substrate. A patterned photoresist layer is used as an etching mask for etching the silicon nitride layer. By this invention, a chlorine (Cl.sub.2) breakthrough plasma pre-etch forms a protective polymer layer on the sidewalls of the patterned photoresist and removes residue in the open areas prior to etching the Si.sub.3 N.sub.4. The Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 is then aniso-tropically plasma etched using an etch gas containing SF.sub.6. The polymer layer, formed during the Cl.sub.2 pre-etch, reduces the lateral recessing of the photoresist when the Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 is etched, and results in improved patterned Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 profiles with reduced CD bias, and minimizes Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 footings at the bottom edge of the Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 pattern.
    • 实现了一种新颖的各向异性等离子体蚀刻工艺,用于在Si 3 N 4图案的底部边缘处最小化Si 3 N 4基脚的同时,形成具有改进的临界尺寸(CD)控制的图案化氮化硅(Si 3 N 4)层。 衬垫氧化物/氮化硅层沉积在硅衬底上。 使用图案化的光致抗蚀剂层作为用于蚀刻氮化硅层的蚀刻掩模。 通过本发明,氯(Cl2)穿透等离子体预蚀刻在图案化光致抗蚀剂的侧壁上形成保护性聚合物层,并且在蚀刻Si 3 N 4之前去除开放区域中的残余物。 然后使用含有SF6的蚀刻气体对Si 3 N 4进行各向异性等离子体蚀刻。 在Cl2预蚀刻期间形成的聚合物层在蚀刻Si 3 N 4时减少了光致抗蚀剂的侧向凹陷,并且导致改善的图案化Si3N4分布,具有降低的CD偏压,并且使Si 3 N 4图案的底部边缘处的Si 3 N 4基底最小化。
    • 2. 发明授权
    • Method of making low-leakage architecture for sub-0.18 .mu.m salicided
CMOS device
    • 亚0.18微米水银CMOS器件制造低泄漏架构的方法
    • US6165871A
    • 2000-12-26
    • US356003
    • 1999-07-16
    • Eng Hua LimChong Wee LimSoh Yun SiahKong Hean LeePei Ching Lee
    • Eng Hua LimChong Wee LimSoh Yun SiahKong Hean LeePei Ching Lee
    • H01L21/336H01L21/762H01L21/8234
    • H01L29/665H01L21/76232H01L21/823481
    • A method for forming a stepped shallow trench isolation is described. A pad oxide layer is deposited on the surface of a semiconductor substrate. A first nitride layer is deposited overlying the pad oxide layer. The first nitride layer is etched through where it is not covered by a mask to provide an opening to the pad oxide layer. A first trench is etched through the pad oxide layer within the opening and into the semiconductor substrate. A second nitride layer is deposited overlying the first nitride layer and filling the first trench. Simultaneously, the second nitride layer is anisotropically etched to form nitride spacers on the sidewalls of the first trench and the semiconductor substrate is etched into where it is not covered by the spacers to form a second trench. Ions are implanted into the semiconductor substrate underlying the second trench. The first and second trenches are filled with an oxide layer. Thereafter, the first nitride and pad oxide layers are removed completing the formation of shallow trench isolation in the fabrication of an integrated circuit device. This nitride spacer STI architecture prevents STI corner oxide recess and enables borderless contact formation. This unique process reduces junction leakage and also reduces contact leakage.
    • 描述了形成阶梯式浅沟槽隔离的方法。 衬垫氧化物层沉积在半导体衬底的表面上。 沉积在衬垫氧化物层上的第一氮化物层。 蚀刻第一氮化物层,其中未被掩模覆盖,以提供衬垫氧化物层的开口。 通过开口内的衬垫氧化物层蚀刻第一沟槽并进入半导体衬底。 沉积第二氮化物层,覆盖第一氮化物层并填充第一沟槽。 同时,第二氮化物层被各向异性蚀刻以在第一沟槽的侧壁上形成氮化物间隔物,并且半导体衬底被蚀刻到不被间隔物覆盖的区域中以形成第二沟槽。 离子被注入到第二沟槽下面的半导体衬底中。 第一和第二沟槽填充有氧化物层。 此后,去除在制造集成电路器件时完成形成浅沟槽隔离的第一氮化物层和衬垫氧化物层。 该氮化物间隔物STI结构防止了STI拐角氧化物凹陷并且实现无边界接触形成。 这种独特的工艺可减少结漏电流并减少接触泄漏。
    • 4. 发明授权
    • Multiple-step plasma etching process for silicon nitride
    • 氮化硅多步等离子体蚀刻工艺
    • US06461969B1
    • 2002-10-08
    • US09442314
    • 1999-11-22
    • Pei Ching LeeWen Jun LiuMei Sheng Zhou
    • Pei Ching LeeWen Jun LiuMei Sheng Zhou
    • H01L21302
    • H01L21/31116
    • A method for dry plasma selective etching of a pattern in a silicon nitride dielectric layer formed over a semiconductor substrate employed within a microelectronics fabrication. There is provided a semiconductor substrate having formed thereupon a pad oxide layer over which is formed a silicon nitride dielectric layer. There is formed over the substrate a patterned photoresist etch mask layer. There is then selectively etched the pattern of the photoresist etch mask layer into the silicon nitride layer employing a four-step etching process with three plasma etching environments which include; (1) a “break-through” etching step; (2) a “bulk” etching step to remove a majority of the silicon nitride layer and a “buffer” etching step to remove the remainder of the silicon nitride layer; and (3) an “over-etch” step to complete removal of silicon nitride without excessive etching of underlying material. These steps comprise the selective etching of the patterned silicon nitride layer while maintaining control of critical dimensions, with attenuated microloading and over-etching of underlying material.
    • 一种干法等离子体选择性蚀刻形成在微电子学制造中所采用的半导体衬底上的氮化硅介电层中的图案。 提供了在其上形成有氧化硅电介质层的衬垫氧化层形成的半导体衬底。 在衬底上形成图案化的光致抗蚀剂蚀刻掩模层。 然后使用具有三个等离子体蚀刻环境的四步蚀刻工艺将光致抗蚀剂蚀刻掩模层的图案选择性地蚀刻到氮化硅层中,其包括: (1)“突破”蚀刻步骤; (2)去除大部分氮化硅层的“本体”蚀刻步骤和“缓冲”蚀刻步骤以去除其余的氮化硅层; 和(3)“过蚀刻”步骤,以完全去除氮化硅而不过度蚀刻下面的材料。 这些步骤包括对图案化的氮化硅层的选择性蚀刻,同时保持关键尺寸的控制,具有减弱的微负载和对下面的材料的过蚀刻。