CN106409662A - Silicide-damage-free stress approaching technology etching method - Google Patents

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CN106409662A
CN106409662A CN201610985909.6A CN201610985909A CN106409662A CN 106409662 A CN106409662 A CN 106409662A CN 201610985909 A CN201610985909 A CN 201610985909A CN 106409662 A CN106409662 A CN 106409662A
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Abstract

The invention provides a silicide-damage-free stress approaching technology etching method. The method comprises: step one, a source electrode and a drain electrode are formed in a substrate, a gate having a side wall 30 is formed on the substrate, and metal silicide is formed on the surfaces of the gate, the source electrode, and the drain electrode; step two, a protection layer film is deposited, wherein the protection layer film on the side wall is thinner than the protection layer film arranged on the metal silicide formed on the surfaces of the gate, the source electrode, and the drain electrode; step three, stress-approaching-technology-based etching is carried out with the etching time matching the thickness of the protection layer film and thus the protection layer film on the side wall is removed completely, wherein the side wall thickness is reduced; and the protection layer film on the metal silicide formed on the surfaces of the gate, the source electrode, and the drain electrode is thinned to form a reduced protection layer film; and step four, a high-stress film is deposited.

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The stress that no silicide damages closes on technology lithographic method
Technical field
A kind of the present invention relates to field of semiconductor manufacture, it is more particularly related to the stress that no silicide damages Close on technology lithographic method.
Background technology
The reducing of development with CMOS integrated circuit fabrication process and critical size, much new method is applied to In device fabrication, in order to improve device performance.
Heavily stressed contact through hole etching barrier layer (high stress CESL) is by applying stress, Neng Gouyou at raceway groove Effect improves the performance of device, has been widely used for below 65nm chip manufacturing process.And device performance lifting degree with thin The stress of film itself, thickness, and the degree of closeness of raceway groove has direct relation.Industry stress film be positioned over closer to The method of raceway groove is called stress and closes on technology (SPT:Stress Proximity Technology).Heavily stressed silicon nitride film Application include on the semiconductor device as contact through hole etching barrier layer.And so-called SPT technology, actually will Side wall between stress silicon nitride and grid becomes thinner, allows stress silicon nitride more with raceway groove closer to so having and become apparent from Device performance reinforced effects.
Traditional SPT techniqueflow, after metal silicide formation, performs etching to side wall sealing coat.In this process In, because metal silicide is exposed in the middle of etching atmosphere, so silicide certainly exists certain damage, final result is anti- Reflect on device is that resistance becomes big.It should be noted that in order to avoid the damage of silicide is too serious, the removal amount of side wall also will It is controlled.So be commonly seen is all that offside wall silicon nitride layer carries out partial etching, rather than remove completely.Although from increasing The angle of strong stress is said, the spacer medium of side wall is removed completely and is more beneficial for device performance.
Content of the invention
The technical problem to be solved is that there is drawbacks described above in prior art, provides one kind no silicide The stress damaging closes on technology lithographic method.
In order to realize above-mentioned technical purpose, according to the present invention, there is provided the stress that a kind of no silicide damages closes on technology Lithographic method, including:
First step:Form source electrode and drain electrode in the substrate, and form the grid with side wall 30 on substrate, and Form metal silicide on the surface of grid, source electrode and drain electrode;
Second step:Deposition protection layer film, the protection layer film on the wall of side wall side compares the table of grid, source electrode and drain electrode The protection layer film on metal silicide being formed on face is thinner;
Third step:Carry out stress close on technology etching, wherein etch period with protection layer film thickness cooperation so that Protection layer film on the wall of side wall side is completely removed, and side wall thicknesses are thinning, and on the surface of grid, source electrode and drain electrode Protection layer film on the metal silicide being formed is thinned to form thinning protection layer film;
Four steps:Deposit heavily stressed thin film.
Preferably, described side wall is the sidewall spacers comprising silicon oxide and silicon nitride film.
Preferably, protection layer film is deposited using high-density plasma silicon oxide deposition technique.
Preferably, protection layer film is deposited using flowable chemical vapor deposition method.
Preferably, heavily stressed thin film is heavily stressed silicon nitride film, the membrane stress of heavily stressed silicon nitride film between- Between 3.5Gpa to+2Gpa.
In order to realize above-mentioned technical purpose, according to the present invention, additionally provide a kind of stress of no silicide damage and close on skill Art lithographic method, including:
First step:Form source electrode and drain electrode in the substrate, and form the grid with side wall 30 on substrate, and Form metal silicide on the surface of grid, source electrode and drain electrode;
Second step:Deposition protection layer film, the protection layer film on the wall of side wall side compares the table of grid, source electrode and drain electrode The protection layer film on metal silicide being formed on face is thinner;
Third step:Carry out stress close on technology etching, wherein etch period with protection layer film thickness cooperation so that The protective layer on metal silicide being formed on the surface of the protection layer film on the wall of side wall side and grid, source electrode and drain electrode is thin Film is completely removed, and side wall thicknesses are thinning;
Four steps:Deposit heavily stressed thin film.
Preferably, described side wall is the sidewall spacers comprising silicon oxide and silicon nitride film.
Preferably, protection layer film is deposited using high-density plasma silicon oxide deposition technique.
Preferably, protection layer film is deposited using flowable chemical vapor deposition method.
Preferably, heavily stressed thin film is heavily stressed silicon nitride film, the membrane stress of heavily stressed silicon nitride film between- Between 3.5Gpa to+2Gpa.
The present invention proposes a kind of it can be avoided that the stress that metal silicide damages closes on technology, it can be avoided that or reducing side The damage to silicide for the wall etching process, and then improve the performance of semiconductor device.
Brief description
In conjunction with accompanying drawing, and by reference to detailed description below, it will more easily have more complete understanding to the present invention And its adjoint advantages and features are more easily understood, wherein:
The stress that Fig. 1 schematically shows no silicide damage according to the preferred embodiment of the invention closes on technology etching The first step of method.
The stress that Fig. 2 schematically shows no silicide damage according to the preferred embodiment of the invention closes on technology etching The second step of method.
The stress that Fig. 3 schematically shows no silicide damage according to the preferred embodiment of the invention closes on technology etching The third step of method.
The stress that Fig. 4 schematically shows no silicide damage according to the preferred embodiment of the invention closes on technology etching The four steps of method.
It should be noted that accompanying drawing is used for the present invention is described, and the unrestricted present invention.Note, represent that the accompanying drawing of structure can Can be not necessarily drawn to scale.And, in accompanying drawing, same or like element indicates same or like label.
Specific embodiment
In order that present disclosure is more clear and understandable, with reference to specific embodiments and the drawings in the present invention Appearance is described in detail.
The present invention proposes a kind of it can be avoided that the stress that metal silicide damages closes on technology, provides and has formed grid knot Structure simultaneously completes the substrate of silicification technics, has side wall sealing coat between grid and source drain silicide metals.Carrying out side wall Before sealing coat reduction process, first pass through specific thin film deposition processes and certain thickness protective film, institute are formed on wafer State protective film thicker in silicide regions thickness, thickness is thinner on side wall, then carry out side wall etching again.By above-mentioned side Method, it can be avoided that the damage to silicide for the side wall etching process, and then improve the performance of semiconductor device.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below.
<First embodiment>
The stress that Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 schematically shows the no silicide damage according to first preferred embodiment of the invention faces Each step of nearly technology lithographic method.
As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the stress that the no silicide according to first preferred embodiment of the invention damages closes on technology and carves Etching method includes:
First step:Form source electrode 10 and drain electrode 20 in substrate 100, and formation has side wall 30 on the substrate 100 Grid, and grid, source electrode 10 and drain electrode 20 surface formed metal silicide 40;
Typically, described side wall 30 is the sidewall spacers comprising silicon oxide and silicon nitride film.It is further preferred that it is described The overall width of side wall 30 is 200-500A.
Second step:Deposition protection layer film 50, the protection layer film on side wall 30 side wall compares grid, source electrode 10 and leakage The protection layer film on metal silicide 40 being formed on the surface of pole 20 is thinner;
Preferably, can be using HDP (high-density plasma) silicon oxide deposition technique and FCVD (flowable chemistry gas Phase depositing operation protects layer film 50 to deposit.For example, protection layer film 50 is silicon oxide film or silicon nitride film.With HDP work As a example skill, can be implemented in top portions of gates and the thickness of source drain by processing procedure regulation is 300-500A, but in side wall On thickness be less than 100A.
Third step:Carry out stress close on technology etching, wherein etch period with protection layer film thickness cooperation so that Protection layer film 50 on side wall 30 side wall is completely removed, and side wall 30 is thinned as thinning side wall 31, and grid, Protection layer film on the metal silicide 40 being formed on the surface of source electrode 10 and drain electrode 20 is thinned to form thinning protection Layer film 51;
For example, when the silicon oxide film on metal silicide consumes 300A, metal silicide does not also expose, but side The spacer medium layer of wall has consumed 200A.
Four steps:Deposit heavily stressed thin film 60.Typically, heavily stressed thin film 60 can be heavily stressed silicon nitride film, thin The change that membrane stress can pass through process parameter is adjusted between -3.5Gpa to+2Gpa.
If it is emphasized that the damage of metal silicide will be avoided completely, protection layer film is permissible in SPT etching Not exclusively remove, will remaining protection layer film be retained on final product.Can certainly select to remove it completely (seeing below continuous second embodiment), although so silicide layer can damage, for comparing traditional handicraft, this damage Almost can ignore.
<Second embodiment>
The stress that no silicide according to second preferred embodiment of the invention damages closes on technology lithographic method and includes:
First step:Form source electrode 10 and drain electrode 20 in substrate 100, and formation has side wall 30 on the substrate 100 Grid, and grid, source electrode 10 and drain electrode 20 surface formed metal silicide 40;
Typically, described side wall 30 is the sidewall spacers comprising silicon oxide and silicon nitride film.It is further preferred that it is described The overall width of side wall 30 is 200-500A.
Second step:Deposition protection layer film 50, the protection layer film on side wall 30 side wall compares grid, source electrode 10 and leakage The protection layer film on metal silicide 40 being formed on the surface of pole 20 is thinner;
Preferably, can be using HDP (high-density plasma) silicon oxide deposition technique and FCVD (flowable chemistry gas Phase depositing operation protects layer film 50 to deposit.For example, protection layer film 50 is silicon oxide film or silicon nitride film.With HDP work As a example skill, can be implemented in top portions of gates and the thickness of source drain by processing procedure regulation is 300-500A, but in side wall On thickness be less than 100A.
Third step:Carry out stress close on technology etching, wherein etch period with protection layer film thickness cooperation so that Protection layer film 50 on side wall 30 side wall is completely removed, and side wall 30 is thinned as thinning side wall 31;Real with first Apply unlike example, grid, source electrode 10 and drain electrode 20 surface on formed metal silicide 40 on protection layer film also by Remove completely;
For example, when the silicon oxide film on metal silicide consumes 300A, metal silicide does not also expose, but side The spacer medium layer of wall has consumed 200A.
Four steps:Deposit heavily stressed thin film 60.Typically, heavily stressed thin film 60 can be heavily stressed silicon nitride film, thin The change that membrane stress can pass through process parameter is adjusted between -3.5Gpa to+2Gpa.
The present invention proposes a kind of it can be avoided that the stress that metal silicide damages closes on technology, it can be avoided that or reducing side The damage to silicide for the wall etching process, and then improve the performance of semiconductor device.
Furthermore, it is necessary to explanation, unless stated otherwise or point out, otherwise the term in description " first ", " the Two ", " 3rd " etc. describes each assembly being used only in differentiation description, element, step etc., rather than is used for representing each Logical relation between assembly, element, step or ordering relation etc..
Although it is understood that the present invention is disclosed as above with preferred embodiment, but above-described embodiment being not used to Limit the present invention.For any those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing under technical solution of the present invention ambit, The technology contents that the disclosure above all can be utilized are made many possible variations and modification, or are revised as to technical solution of the present invention Equivalent embodiments with change.Therefore, every content without departing from technical solution of the present invention, according to the technical spirit pair of the present invention Any simple modification made for any of the above embodiments, equivalent variations and modification, all still fall within the scope of technical solution of the present invention protection Interior.
And it should also be understood that the present invention is not limited to specific method described herein, compound, material, system Make technology, usage and application, they can change.It should also be understood that term described herein be used merely to describe specific Embodiment, rather than be used for limiting the scope of the present invention.Must be noted that herein and claims used in Singulative " one ", " a kind of " and " being somebody's turn to do " include complex reference, unless context explicitly indicates that contrary.Therefore, example As the citation of " element " meaned with the citation to one or more elements, and including known to those skilled in the art Its equivalent.Similarly, as another example, the citation of " step " or " device " is meaned to one or Multiple steps or the citation of device, and potentially include secondary step and second unit.Should be managed with broadest implication All conjunctions that solution uses.Therefore, word "or" should be understood that the definition with logical "or", rather than logical exclusive-OR Definition, unless context explicitly indicates that contrary.Structure described herein will be understood as also quoting from the function of this structure Equivalent.Can be interpreted that approximate language should be understood like that, unless context explicitly indicates that contrary.
And, the method for the embodiment of the present invention and/or the realization of system may include manual, automatic or execute selected in combination Task.And, the real instrument of the embodiment of the method according to the invention and/or system and equipment, available operating system is led to Cross hardware, software or a combination thereof and realize several selected tasks.

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1. the stress that a kind of no silicide damages closes on technology lithographic method it is characterised in that including:
First step:Form source electrode and drain electrode in the substrate, and form the grid with side wall 30 on substrate, and in grid The surface of pole, source electrode and drain electrode forms metal silicide;
Second step:Deposition protection layer film, the protection layer film on the wall of side wall side is compared on the surface of grid, source electrode and drain electrode The protection layer film on metal silicide being formed is thinner;
Third step:Carry out stress and close on technology etching, wherein etch period and the thickness cooperation of protection layer film are so that side wall Protection layer film on the wall of side is completely removed, and side wall thicknesses are thinning, and is formed on the surface of grid, source electrode and drain electrode Metal silicide on protection layer film be thinned to form thinning protection layer film;
Four steps:Deposit heavily stressed thin film.
2. the stress that no silicide according to claim 1 damages closes on technology lithographic method it is characterised in that described side Wall is the sidewall spacers comprising silicon oxide and silicon nitride film.
3. the stress that no silicide according to claim 1 and 2 damages closes on technology lithographic method it is characterised in that adopting Deposit protection layer film with high-density plasma silicon oxide deposition technique.
4. the stress that no silicide according to claim 1 and 2 damages closes on technology lithographic method it is characterised in that adopting Deposit protection layer film with flowable chemical vapor deposition method.
5. the stress that no silicide according to claim 1 and 2 damages closes on technology lithographic method it is characterised in that height Stress film is heavily stressed silicon nitride film, and the membrane stress of heavily stressed silicon nitride film is between -3.5Gpa to+2Gpa.
6. the stress that a kind of no silicide damages closes on technology lithographic method it is characterised in that including:
First step:Form source electrode and drain electrode in the substrate, and form the grid with side wall 30 on substrate, and in grid The surface of pole, source electrode and drain electrode forms metal silicide;
Second step:Deposition protection layer film, the protection layer film on the wall of side wall side is compared on the surface of grid, source electrode and drain electrode The protection layer film on metal silicide being formed is thinner;
Third step:Carry out stress and close on technology etching, wherein etch period and the thickness cooperation of protection layer film are so that side wall The protection layer film quilt on metal silicide being formed on the surface of the protection layer film on the wall of side and grid, source electrode and drain electrode Remove completely, and side wall thicknesses are thinning;
Four steps:Deposit heavily stressed thin film.
7. the stress that no silicide according to claim 6 damages closes on technology lithographic method it is characterised in that described side Wall is the sidewall spacers comprising silicon oxide and silicon nitride film.
8. the stress that the no silicide according to claim 6 or 7 damages closes on technology lithographic method it is characterised in that adopting Deposit protection layer film with high-density plasma silicon oxide deposition technique.
9. the stress that the no silicide according to claim 6 or 7 damages closes on technology lithographic method it is characterised in that adopting Deposit protection layer film with flowable chemical vapor deposition method.
10. the stress that no silicide according to claim 6 or 7 damages closes on technology lithographic method it is characterised in that height Stress film is heavily stressed silicon nitride film, and the membrane stress of heavily stressed silicon nitride film is between -3.5Gpa to+2Gpa.
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