CN108511448A - The forming method of semiconductor structure - Google Patents

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CN108511448A
CN108511448A CN201810247065.4A CN201810247065A CN108511448A CN 108511448 A CN108511448 A CN 108511448A CN 201810247065 A CN201810247065 A CN 201810247065A CN 108511448 A CN108511448 A CN 108511448A
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Abstract

The present invention provides a kind of forming methods of semiconductor structure, the etching of mask layer on first grid layer is divided into and is carried out twice, after first time etching etching, there are residues when the mask layer, when then carrying out second of etching, the etching selection ratio of the mask layer and the first grid layer is increased, so that the loss of first grid layer caused by being etched due to mask layer is become smaller, so that remaining first grid layer thickness increases, when subsequently being etched to the oxide layer of first grid layer surface, since the thickness of first grid thickens, it can prevent from being just etched through first grid when etching the oxide layer of first grid layer surface, so as to avoid the damage of first grid layer bottom ONO layer film.

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The forming method of semiconductor structure
Technical field
The present invention relates to field of semiconductor manufacture, more particularly, to a kind of forming method of semiconductor structure.
Background technology
In semiconductor processing industry, ONO (oxide layer-nitride layer-oxide layer) is stacked in nonvolatile flash memory (NOR FLASH) as the interlayer electricity between floating boom (Floating Gate, FG) and control gate (Control Gate, CG) in memory Medium.ONO films damage caused by the online scanning electron microscope of EF90 finds the etching by control grid layer polysilicon, basic former Because being that control grid layer etching uses chlorine as gas breakdown, and easily etches complete natural oxide and heavily doped sundries control gate Polymer.
Due to hardware limitation, it is impossible that breakdown time when control grid layer etches, which is reduced, further, because of ONO Film damages, and etching shallow trenches isolating oxide layer and will make shallow trench followed by the etching of offset etching and floating gate oxide layers Separation loss is more, and then the silicon in bottom active area at floating gate layer etching will be damaged.
Invention content
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of forming methods of semiconductor structure, to solve in the prior art because of control gate The problem of etching of layer polysilicon causes ONO films to damage.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a kind of forming method of semiconductor structure, include the following steps:
Front-end architecture is provided, the front-end architecture includes the first grid layer and mask layer stacked gradually;
First time etching is carried out to the mask layer;And
The first grid layer is etched to expose out for the second time to the mask layer, second of etching is to described Mask layer high selectivity is in the selectivity to the first grid layer.
Optionally, when second of etching, the etching selection ratio ranging from 4 of the mask layer and the first grid layer ~6.
Optionally, when the first time etching, the etching selection ratio of the mask layer and the first grid layer is 1~2.
Optionally, the etching mode progress first time etching is stopped using arrival time and etched for described second.
Optionally, the altitude range of the first time etching is 2520~3080 angstroms, using gas CF4Or CHF3Etching.
Optionally, the height of second of etching is more than or equal to 650 angstroms, using gas CH3F etching agents.
Optionally, the mask layer is silicon nitride layer.
Optionally, the front-end architecture further includes substrate, and the oxide layer being located on the substrate is located in the oxide layer Second grid layer and the dielectric layer on the second grid layer, the first grid layer be located on the dielectric layer.
Optionally, after the completion of etching for described second, the first grid layer surface generates oxide layer, using etching work Skill removes the oxide layer.
Optionally, grid, the second grid layer are floating boom to the first grid layer in order to control, and the dielectric layer is ONO layer.
Optionally, the control grid layer is polysilicon layer.
Optionally, the thickness range of the mask layer is 3000~3630 angstroms, and the thickness range of the first grid layer is 540~660 angstroms, the thickness range of the ONO layer is 130~160 angstroms.
In conclusion in the forming method of semiconductor structure provided by the invention, front-end architecture, the front end knot are provided Structure includes the first grid layer and mask layer stacked gradually;First time etching is carried out to the mask layer;And to the mask Layer is etched to expose out the first grid layer for the second time, and second of etching is to the mask layer high selectivity in right The selectivity of the first grid layer.The etching of mask layer on first grid layer is divided into the present invention and being carried out twice, first There are residues after secondary etching etching, when the mask layer, when then carrying out second and etching, to the mask layer and described first The etching selection ratio of grid layer increases so that and first grid layer loss caused by being etched due to mask layer is become smaller, and remaining first Gate layer thickness increases.
Further, because the thickness of first grid is too thin, when the oxide layer to first grid layer surface etches, just hold Easily first grid is etched through.The present invention is exactly by the way that the thickness of first grid is thickened, to prevent in etching first grid Just first grid is etched through when the oxide layer of layer surface, so as to avoid first grid layer bottom ONO layer film Damage.
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Fig. 1 is the device architecture schematic diagram after control gate etching in existing method;
Fig. 2 is device architecture schematic diagram when floating boom etches in existing method;
Fig. 3 is the flow diagram of the forming method of semiconductor structure provided in an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the device architecture schematic diagram of formation before the mask layer etching provided in an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the device architecture schematic diagram formed when mask layer etches in existing method;
Fig. 6 is that mask layer etches the device architecture schematic diagram formed after the completion in existing method;
Fig. 7 is the device architecture schematic diagram after mask layer etches in step sl in method provided in an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is the device architecture schematic diagram after mask layer etches in step s3 in method provided in an embodiment of the present invention;
Wherein, 11- active areas, 12- floating booms, 13-ONO layers, 14- control gates, 15- shallow trench isolations, 21- substrates, 22- oxygen Change layer, 23- floating booms, 24- dielectric layers, 25- first grid layers, 26- mask layers.
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The specific implementation mode of the present invention is described in more detail below in conjunction with schematic diagram.According to following description and Claims, advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from.It should be noted that attached drawing is all made of very simplified form and Using non-accurate ratio, only for the purpose of facilitating and clarifying the purpose of the embodiments of the invention.
Refering to fig. 1 and Fig. 2, as described in the background art, ONO layer 13 is formed between floating boom 12 and control gate 14, When etching control gate 14 due to, as etching gas, easily etching complete natural oxide and again using chlorine in existing scheme Dopant control gate polymer, so as to cause the damage of 13 film of ONO layer, then can later offset etching and floating boom oxidation So that the oxide layer of the shallow trench isolation 17 in active area 11 is etched when layer etching and shallow trench isolation 15 made to lose more, So that 11 subregion of active area is exposed, when floating boom 12 etches, the region that active area 11 exposes can also be etched, This will cause the silicon of active area 11 to be damaged, the final performance for influencing semiconductor devices.
Therefore, when manufacturing semiconductor devices, to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a kind of semiconductor structures Forming method.
It is the flow diagram of the forming method of semiconductor structure provided in an embodiment of the present invention, such as Fig. 1 refering to Fig. 3 Shown, the forming method of the semiconductor structure includes the following steps:
Step S1:Front-end architecture is provided, the front-end architecture includes the first grid layer and mask layer stacked gradually;
Step S2:First time etching is carried out to the mask layer;And
Step S3:The first grid layer, second of quarter are etched to expose out for the second time to the mask layer Erosion is to the mask layer high selectivity in the selectivity to the first grid layer.
Refering to Fig. 4, before carrying out above-mentioned etching, a front-end architecture is provided, the front-end architecture includes a substrate 21, is located at Oxide layer 22 on the substrate 21, the second grid 23 being located in the oxide layer 22 are located on the second grid layer 23 Dielectric layer 26, be located at the dielectric layer 26 on first grid layer 25, be located at the first grid layer 25 on mask layer 26.
Specifically, in one embodiment, the thickness range of the oxide layer 22 is 80~100 angstroms, can be 80 angstroms, 90 Angstrom, 100 angstroms;The thickness range of the second grid layer 23 is 270~330 angstroms, can be 280 angstroms, 300 angstroms, 330 angstroms;It is described The thickness range of dielectric layer is 130~160 angstroms, can be 130 angstroms, 144 angstroms, 150 angstroms;The thickness model of the first grid layer 25 It is 540~660 angstroms to enclose, and can be 550 angstroms, 600 angstroms, 650 angstroms;The thickness range of the mask layer 26 is 3000~3630 angstroms, It can be 3300 angstroms, 3400 angstroms, 3500 angstroms.
It is disposably complete to the etching of mask layer 26 on the first grid layer 25 in current method refering to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 At in etching process, the etching selection ratio of the mask layer 26 and the first grid layer 25 is constant, specifically, the mask The etching selection ratio ranging from 1~2 of layer 26 and the first grid layer 25 is stopped using arrival time described in etching mode progress Etching, as shown in fig. 6, after the completion of the etching of the mask layer 26, can lose certain thickness first grid layer 26, pass through The online scanning electron microscope thickness measurement online of EF90 platforms, after the completion of the etching of the mask layer 26, the first grid of loss The thickness of pole layer 25 is close to 295 angstroms.
Refering to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, in method provided by the present invention, to the etching of dielectric layer 26 on the control grid layer 25 It is divided into and carries out twice, etch for the first time, select lower etching selection ratio, the mask layer 26 is performed etching but will not be described Mask layer 26 all etches away, and there are residues, carries out second later and etches, selects higher etching selection ratio, covered to described Film layer 26 performs etching, and exposes the first grid layer.Specifically, stopping etching mode using arrival time carries out described the Primary etching and second of etching, that is, limit etch period, reach required effect, further, select lower etching Select the etching selection than referring to the mask layer 26 and the first grid layer 25 relatively low, specifically, 26 He of the mask layer The etching selection ratio ranging from 1~2 of the first grid layer 25;Higher etching selection ratio is selected to refer to the mask layer 26 and institute The etching selection for stating first grid layer 25 is higher, specifically, the etching of the mask layer 26 and the first grid layer 25 is selected It selects than ranging from 4~6.Further, the second grid layer is floating boom, and the dielectric layer is ONO layer, the first grid Grid, the control grid layer 25 are preferably polysilicon layer to layer in order to control, and the mask layer 26 is preferably silicon nitride layer, then for the first time In etching, the etching selection ratio ranging from 1~2 of the silicon nitride and the polysilicon, in second etches, state silicon nitride and The etching selection ratio of the polysilicon ranging from 4~6, it is preferred that the altitude range of the first time etching is 2520~3080 Angstrom, and the first time etching height be less than the mask layer thickness, and for the first time etch after, the mask layer there are about 15% residue.Using gas CF4Or CHF3Etching, etch period ranging from 49.5~60.5s, preferred time are 55s, institute The height for stating second of etching is more than or equal to 650 angstroms, using gas CH3F is etched, etch period ranging from 54~66s, preferably Time is 60s, and the required height (converting according to etch rate) etched is reached particular by etch period is limited.
Further, by improving etching selection ratio so that the loss of first grid layer caused by being etched due to mask layer Reduce, specifically, by the online scanning electron microscope thickness measurement online of EF90 platforms, using on existing scheme etching control gate After mask layer, the residual thickness of the control gate is about 337 angstroms, using mask on method provided by the present invention etching control gate After layer, the residual thickness of the control gate is about 446 angstroms, compared with existing scheme, using method provided by the present invention, is being covered After film layer etching, the residual thickness of the control gate increases, specifically, the residual thickness gain of the control gate is close to 110 Angstrom.Further, it also shows the residual thickness gain of the control gate in PCM tests there are about 100 angstroms.
Further, it is completed in second of etching etching, after exposing the first grid layer, in natural conditions Under, the first grid layer surface can generate an oxide layer, when carrying out the etching of first grid layer, need first to its surface Oxide layer performs etching, since the thickness of first grid layer is too thin, and when etching the oxide layer, the oxide layer with it is described The etching selection of first grid layer is relatively low, specifically, using chlorine when etching the oxide layer, etches the first grid layer When use chlorine or hydrogen bromide, it is described be based on above-mentioned 2 reasons, be easy in etching oxidation layer first grid etching wear Thoroughly, and then the ONO laminate films of damage first grid layer bottom, the present invention pass through remaining first grid after mask layer is etched Thickness increase, then when subsequently being etched to the oxide layer of first grid layer surface, come prevent this step at the beginning when just First grid is etched through, to avoid the damage to first grid layer bottom ONO laminate films to a certain extent.
In conclusion in the forming method of semiconductor structure provided by the invention, front-end architecture, the front end knot are provided Structure includes the first grid layer and mask layer stacked gradually;First time etching is carried out to the mask layer;And to the mask Layer is etched to expose out the first grid layer for the second time, and second of etching is to the mask layer high selectivity in right The selectivity of the first grid layer.The etching of mask layer on first grid layer is divided into the present invention and being carried out twice, first There are residues after secondary etching etching, when the mask layer, when then carrying out second and etching, to the mask layer and described first The etching selection ratio of grid layer increases so that and first grid layer loss caused by being etched due to mask layer is become smaller, and remaining first Gate layer thickness increases.
Further, because the thickness of first grid is too thin, when the native oxide to first grid layer surface etches, It is easy for first grid to etch away, the present invention is exactly by thickening the thickness of first grid, to prevent in the etching first grid Just first grid is etched through when the oxide layer of pole layer surface, avoids the damage of first grid layer bottom ONO layer film It is bad.And then avoid because ONO films damage, caused by shallow trench isolation loss it is more, cause active region region to expose, When floating boom etches, the impaired problem of bottom active area, improves device performance.
The preferred embodiment of the present invention is above are only, does not play the role of any restrictions to the present invention.Belonging to any Those skilled in the art, in the range of not departing from technical scheme of the present invention, to the invention discloses technical solution and Technology contents make the variations such as any type of equivalent replacement or modification, belong to the content without departing from technical scheme of the present invention, still Within belonging to the scope of protection of the present invention.

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1. a kind of forming method of semiconductor structure, which is characterized in that including,
Front-end architecture is provided, the front-end architecture includes the first grid layer and mask layer stacked gradually;
First time etching is carried out to the mask layer;And
The first grid layer is etched to expose out for the second time to the mask layer, second of etching is to the mask Layer-selective is higher than the selectivity to the first grid layer.
2. the forming method of semiconductor structure as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that described when second of etching The etching selection ratio ranging from 4~6 of mask layer and the first grid layer.
3. the forming method of semiconductor structure as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that described when the first time etching The etching selection ratio of mask layer and the first grid layer is 1~2.
4. the forming method of semiconductor structure as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that stop etching side using arrival time Formula carries out the first time etching and described second etches.
5. the forming method of semiconductor structure as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the height model of the first time etching It is 2520~3080 angstroms to enclose, including using gas CF4Or CHF3Etching.
6. the forming method of semiconductor structure as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the height of second of etching is big In equal to 650 angstroms, including using gas CH3F is etched.
7. the forming method of semiconductor structure as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the mask layer is silicon nitride layer.
8. the forming method of semiconductor structure as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the front-end architecture further includes lining Bottom, the oxide layer being located on the substrate are located at the second grid layer in the oxide layer and on the second grid layer Dielectric layer, the first grid layer is located on the dielectric layer.
9. the forming method of semiconductor structure as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that completed in second of etching Afterwards, the first grid layer surface generates oxide layer, and the oxide layer is removed using etching technics.
10. the forming method of semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 8, which is characterized in that the first grid layer is in order to control Grid, the second grid layer are floating boom, and the dielectric layer is ONO layer.
11. the forming method of semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 10, which is characterized in that the control grid layer is polysilicon Layer.
12. the forming method of semiconductor structure as claimed in claim 10, which is characterized in that the thickness range of the mask layer It it is 3000~3630 angstroms, the thickness range of the first grid layer is 540~660 angstroms, and the thickness range of the ONO layer is 130 ~160 angstroms.
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