CA2023172A1 - Method to manufacture double-poly capacitors - Google Patents
Method to manufacture double-poly capacitorsInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
A method a manufacturing integrated circuits including transistors, capacitors, and resistors, comprises the steps of forming a first poly layer, which is heavily doped;
forming a dielectric layer over the first poly layer; forming a second poly layer over the dielectric layer, the second poly layer being lightly doped; and subsequently further doping the second poly layer at least in capacitor regions while masking the second poly layer in resistor regions so as to heavily dope the second poly layer in the capacitor regions and thereby improve capacitor linearity while substantially maintaining the resistivity of the lightly doped second poly layer in the resistor regions. In this way capacitors having good linearity can be fabricated at the same time as small area resistors with good contact resistance.
A method a manufacturing integrated circuits including transistors, capacitors, and resistors, comprises the steps of forming a first poly layer, which is heavily doped;
forming a dielectric layer over the first poly layer; forming a second poly layer over the dielectric layer, the second poly layer being lightly doped; and subsequently further doping the second poly layer at least in capacitor regions while masking the second poly layer in resistor regions so as to heavily dope the second poly layer in the capacitor regions and thereby improve capacitor linearity while substantially maintaining the resistivity of the lightly doped second poly layer in the resistor regions. In this way capacitors having good linearity can be fabricated at the same time as small area resistors with good contact resistance.
Description
This invention relates to integrated a method of manufacturing double poly capacitors in integrated circuits, and integrated circuits manufactured thereby.
Double poly capacitors, i.e. capacitors consisting a pair of opposed electrodes made of polycrystalline silicon, are widely used in integrated circuit manufacturing, especially in analog applications and for switched capacitor circuits.
The use of two poly layers to fabricate capacitors is well known and has been used since the first 5 micron process became known about ten years ago.
In a known process, the first poly layer is heavily doped, either with POC13, ion implantation, or during deposition (In-Situ Doped). An oxide is then thermally grown on top of the first poly layer (Poly I) to form the capacitor dielectric. A second poly layer is deposited to form the top electrode of the capacitor. If a resistive film is required to fabricate small resistors, this second layer is lightly doped .
The use of lightly doped poly II is advantageous in providing very linear resistors that are small, compared to other materials. However, the voltage coefficient of the double-poly capacitor produced by this method is large because of the difference in doping levels between the two poly layers.
When a voltage is applied across the capacitor, a depletion layer develops in the second poly film, which affects the capacitance. Lightly doped poly II also results in high contact resistance that can affect circuit performance.
The solution to the problem of high voltage coefficlent has been to use a heavily doped second poly layer. This results in a low resistance film, which does not permit fabrication of small area resistors and results in larger die sizes.
An object of the invention is to alleviate the aforementioned problem.
Accordingly the present invention provides a method of manufacturing integrated circuits including transistors, capacitors, and resistors, comprising the steps of forming a first poly layer, which is heavily doped; forming a dielectric layer over said first poly layer; forming a second poly layer over said dielectric layer, said second poly layer being lightly doped; and subsequently further doping said second poly layer at least in capacitor regions while masking said second poly layer in resistor regions so as to heavily dope said second poly layer in said capacitor regions and thereby improve capacitor linearity while substantially maintaining the resistivity of said lightly doped second poly layer in said resistor regions.
Typically the heavily doped Poly I layer has a sheet resistance Rs between 15 and 30 ohms/square for a thickness of 330 nm., and the lightly doped Poly II layer has a sheet resistance Rs at least 50 and up to 500 or more ohms/square for a thickness of 250 nm.
A layer of refractory metal silicide can be formed on top of the first poly layer. The dielectric is then grown and/or deposited on the refractory layer depending on the type of material used on top of the first poly layer.
Preferably, the subsequent doping takes place through a mask with windows opened in the capacitor regions, the mask being the same mask that is used to fabricate the source and drain regions of the integrated circuit.
The contact regions for the small area resistors can also be heavily doped in the same step to improve contact resistance r~
The invention allows the use of a second lightly doped poly layer, which gives a much improved voltage coefficient of the double poly capacitor and a much lower contact resistance for the resistors.
In another aspect the invention provides an integrated circuit including transistors, capacitors, and resistors, comprising a first poly layer, which is heavily doped; a dielectric layer on said first poly layer; a second poly layer on said dielectric layer, said second poly layer being lightly doped in resistor regions and heavily doped in capacitor regions; whereby capacitor linearity is improved while the resistivity of said lightly doped second poly layer in said resistor regions is substantially maintained.
The invention will now be described in more detail, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-Figures la to le show the various stages in the fabricationof in integrated circuit in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;
Figure 2 shows a portion of an integrated circuit forming a double poly capacitor; and Figure 3 shows a portion of an integrated circuit forming a poly resistor.
Referring to Figure la, a first poly layer 1 is deposited on an insulator (thick field oxide) 5 which has been previously grown or deposited on a silicon substrate (Filed oxide 5 is omitted in Figures lb to le). The layer 1 is normally heavily doped during deposition, or can be doped subsequently.
Double poly capacitors, i.e. capacitors consisting a pair of opposed electrodes made of polycrystalline silicon, are widely used in integrated circuit manufacturing, especially in analog applications and for switched capacitor circuits.
The use of two poly layers to fabricate capacitors is well known and has been used since the first 5 micron process became known about ten years ago.
In a known process, the first poly layer is heavily doped, either with POC13, ion implantation, or during deposition (In-Situ Doped). An oxide is then thermally grown on top of the first poly layer (Poly I) to form the capacitor dielectric. A second poly layer is deposited to form the top electrode of the capacitor. If a resistive film is required to fabricate small resistors, this second layer is lightly doped .
The use of lightly doped poly II is advantageous in providing very linear resistors that are small, compared to other materials. However, the voltage coefficient of the double-poly capacitor produced by this method is large because of the difference in doping levels between the two poly layers.
When a voltage is applied across the capacitor, a depletion layer develops in the second poly film, which affects the capacitance. Lightly doped poly II also results in high contact resistance that can affect circuit performance.
The solution to the problem of high voltage coefficlent has been to use a heavily doped second poly layer. This results in a low resistance film, which does not permit fabrication of small area resistors and results in larger die sizes.
An object of the invention is to alleviate the aforementioned problem.
Accordingly the present invention provides a method of manufacturing integrated circuits including transistors, capacitors, and resistors, comprising the steps of forming a first poly layer, which is heavily doped; forming a dielectric layer over said first poly layer; forming a second poly layer over said dielectric layer, said second poly layer being lightly doped; and subsequently further doping said second poly layer at least in capacitor regions while masking said second poly layer in resistor regions so as to heavily dope said second poly layer in said capacitor regions and thereby improve capacitor linearity while substantially maintaining the resistivity of said lightly doped second poly layer in said resistor regions.
Typically the heavily doped Poly I layer has a sheet resistance Rs between 15 and 30 ohms/square for a thickness of 330 nm., and the lightly doped Poly II layer has a sheet resistance Rs at least 50 and up to 500 or more ohms/square for a thickness of 250 nm.
A layer of refractory metal silicide can be formed on top of the first poly layer. The dielectric is then grown and/or deposited on the refractory layer depending on the type of material used on top of the first poly layer.
Preferably, the subsequent doping takes place through a mask with windows opened in the capacitor regions, the mask being the same mask that is used to fabricate the source and drain regions of the integrated circuit.
The contact regions for the small area resistors can also be heavily doped in the same step to improve contact resistance r~
The invention allows the use of a second lightly doped poly layer, which gives a much improved voltage coefficient of the double poly capacitor and a much lower contact resistance for the resistors.
In another aspect the invention provides an integrated circuit including transistors, capacitors, and resistors, comprising a first poly layer, which is heavily doped; a dielectric layer on said first poly layer; a second poly layer on said dielectric layer, said second poly layer being lightly doped in resistor regions and heavily doped in capacitor regions; whereby capacitor linearity is improved while the resistivity of said lightly doped second poly layer in said resistor regions is substantially maintained.
The invention will now be described in more detail, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-Figures la to le show the various stages in the fabricationof in integrated circuit in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;
Figure 2 shows a portion of an integrated circuit forming a double poly capacitor; and Figure 3 shows a portion of an integrated circuit forming a poly resistor.
Referring to Figure la, a first poly layer 1 is deposited on an insulator (thick field oxide) 5 which has been previously grown or deposited on a silicon substrate (Filed oxide 5 is omitted in Figures lb to le). The layer 1 is normally heavily doped during deposition, or can be doped subsequently.
2~23~ ~'2 After patterning with a resist (not shown) and etching, an oxide layer 2 is thermally grown on the first poly layer 1, as shown in Figure lb. The oxide layer serves a dielectric in the finished double poly capacitor.
As shown in Figure lc, a second poly layer 3 is then deposited undoped on the oxide layer 2. After deposition, the second poly layer is lightly doped by diffusion, ion implantation, or during deposition (in-situ doped) to yield a high final sheet resistance of about 100 ohms per square, or even greater.
The second poly layer 3 is then patterned, as shown in Figure ld, and resist ~ spun onto the wafer in preparation for N~
active area implantation to heavily dope the second poly layer 3.
The heavily doped N+ implantation is normally carried out to form the source and drain regions of the transistors.
However, in addition to the usual openings, windows are opened up on top of the second poly layer 3 at locations where it is desired to increase locally the doping level, that is over capacitor areas and where resistor contacts to the second poly layer 3 are to be made (Figure le). The resist is retained over the sma].l area resistors in order to mask them during the implantation process.
The N+ implantation can then be performed selectively to dope simultaneously the N+ active area and the upper plate of the double poly capacitors and the regions where metal contacts to the poly II layer are to be made.
Figure 2 shows a poly-poly capacitor fabricated in accordance with the method of the present invention.
In Figure 2, the second poly layer 3, forming one plate of the capacitor, lies above the first poly layer 1 and is ~ ~ ~ 3 Iq ~ 2 separated therefrom by the dielectric (not shown in Fig. 2).
During fabrication the second poly layer 3 is surrounded by window 3a in the source/drain mask (not shown) through which N+ ion implantation is carried out during formation of the source/drain of the integrated circuit. The doping of the second poly layer is enhanced, resulting in increased conductivity and therefore linearity.
In Figure 3 the second poly layer 3 forms serpentine resistor 3b. A window 3al is formed in the source/drain mask (not shown) through which N+ ion implantation is carried out during formation of the source/drain of the integrated circuit to increase the doping of end regions 3b', where metal contacts are to be made.
The invention allows double poly capacitors to be fabricated with good linearity without the need to employ an extra mask.
The additional benefits in terms of contact resistance can also be obtained without added cost.
The second poly layer 3 can be doped with, for example, phosphorous and/or arsenic to provide the light level of doping, and then an N+ diffusion implant, using phosphorus and/or arsenic, employed to locally increase the doping level. Alternatively, the second poly layer 3 can be doped with boron, and P+ diffusion implant, using boron, BF or BF2.
The dielectric layer can be a deposited layer (oxide, or nitrite), or a combination of thermally grown and deposited layers (thermal oxide/nitrite/oxide).
Rapid thermal processing treatment can be carried out on the thus fabricated wafer to further activate the implanted heavily doped regions in the second poly layer 3.
The invention has general application in the doping of poly films and integrated circuits, including MOS and bipolar transistors. It allows a lightly doped second poly layer c;
with high sheet resistance per square to be employed, while giving a low voltage coefficient of the double poly capacitor, a low metal to poly 2 contact resistance without the need for additional processing.
As shown in Figure lc, a second poly layer 3 is then deposited undoped on the oxide layer 2. After deposition, the second poly layer is lightly doped by diffusion, ion implantation, or during deposition (in-situ doped) to yield a high final sheet resistance of about 100 ohms per square, or even greater.
The second poly layer 3 is then patterned, as shown in Figure ld, and resist ~ spun onto the wafer in preparation for N~
active area implantation to heavily dope the second poly layer 3.
The heavily doped N+ implantation is normally carried out to form the source and drain regions of the transistors.
However, in addition to the usual openings, windows are opened up on top of the second poly layer 3 at locations where it is desired to increase locally the doping level, that is over capacitor areas and where resistor contacts to the second poly layer 3 are to be made (Figure le). The resist is retained over the sma].l area resistors in order to mask them during the implantation process.
The N+ implantation can then be performed selectively to dope simultaneously the N+ active area and the upper plate of the double poly capacitors and the regions where metal contacts to the poly II layer are to be made.
Figure 2 shows a poly-poly capacitor fabricated in accordance with the method of the present invention.
In Figure 2, the second poly layer 3, forming one plate of the capacitor, lies above the first poly layer 1 and is ~ ~ ~ 3 Iq ~ 2 separated therefrom by the dielectric (not shown in Fig. 2).
During fabrication the second poly layer 3 is surrounded by window 3a in the source/drain mask (not shown) through which N+ ion implantation is carried out during formation of the source/drain of the integrated circuit. The doping of the second poly layer is enhanced, resulting in increased conductivity and therefore linearity.
In Figure 3 the second poly layer 3 forms serpentine resistor 3b. A window 3al is formed in the source/drain mask (not shown) through which N+ ion implantation is carried out during formation of the source/drain of the integrated circuit to increase the doping of end regions 3b', where metal contacts are to be made.
The invention allows double poly capacitors to be fabricated with good linearity without the need to employ an extra mask.
The additional benefits in terms of contact resistance can also be obtained without added cost.
The second poly layer 3 can be doped with, for example, phosphorous and/or arsenic to provide the light level of doping, and then an N+ diffusion implant, using phosphorus and/or arsenic, employed to locally increase the doping level. Alternatively, the second poly layer 3 can be doped with boron, and P+ diffusion implant, using boron, BF or BF2.
The dielectric layer can be a deposited layer (oxide, or nitrite), or a combination of thermally grown and deposited layers (thermal oxide/nitrite/oxide).
Rapid thermal processing treatment can be carried out on the thus fabricated wafer to further activate the implanted heavily doped regions in the second poly layer 3.
The invention has general application in the doping of poly films and integrated circuits, including MOS and bipolar transistors. It allows a lightly doped second poly layer c;
with high sheet resistance per square to be employed, while giving a low voltage coefficient of the double poly capacitor, a low metal to poly 2 contact resistance without the need for additional processing.
Claims (10)
1. A method of manufacturing integrated circuits including transistors, capacitors, and resistors, comprising the steps of forming a first poly layer, which is heavily doped;
forming a dielectric layer over said first poly layer;
forming a second poly layer over said dielectric layer, said second poly layer being lightly doped: and subsequently further doping said second poly layer at least in capacitor regions while masking said second poly layer in resistor regions so as to heavily dope said second poly layer in said capacitor regions and thereby improve capacitor linearity while substantially maintaining the resistivity of said lightly doped second poly layer in said resistor regions.
forming a dielectric layer over said first poly layer;
forming a second poly layer over said dielectric layer, said second poly layer being lightly doped: and subsequently further doping said second poly layer at least in capacitor regions while masking said second poly layer in resistor regions so as to heavily dope said second poly layer in said capacitor regions and thereby improve capacitor linearity while substantially maintaining the resistivity of said lightly doped second poly layer in said resistor regions.
2. A method of manufacturing integrated circuits as claimed in claim 1, wherein said subsequent doping takes place through a mask with windows opened in said capacitor regions and said regions where metal contacts are to be made.
3. A method of manufacturing integrated circuits as claimed in claim 2, wherein said mask is also used to apply the source and drain regions of the transistors.
4. A method of manufacturing integrated circuits as claimed in claim 3, wherein said subsequent doping is applied by means of diffusion or ion implantation.
5. A method of manufacturing integrated circuits as claimed in claim 4, wherein the subsequently doped poly layer is further activated by rapid thermal processing.
6. A method a manufacturing integrated circuits as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5, wherein said subsequent further doping also takes place in said second poly layer in regions adjacent said resistors to which contacts are to be made to reduce contact resistance therewith.
7. A method a manufacturing integrated circuits as claimed in claim 1, wherein a layer of refractory metal silicide is formed on top of said first poly layer prior to formation of the dielectric layer.
8. An integrated circuit including transistors, capacitors, and resistors, comprising a first poly layer, which is heavily doped; a dielectric layer on said first poly layer; a second poly layer on said dielectric layer, said second poly layer being lightly doped in resistor regions and heavily doped in capacitor regions; whereby capacitor linearity is improved while the resistivity of said lightly doped second poly layer in said resistor regions is substantially maintained.
9. An integrated circuit as claimed in claim 8, wherein said second poly layer is also heavily doped regions where contacts are made.
10. An integrated circuit as claimed in claim 8, wherein the lightly doped portions of said second poly layer have a sheet resistance of at least 50 ohms/square.
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