Summary of the invention
According to the present invention, provide the technology that is used for producing the semiconductor devices.More specifically, the invention provides the slotting method and the structure thereof of carrying out chemico-mechanical polishing of fastening of the joint polysilicon in the dynamic random access memory integrated circuit (IC)-components.Here, for one of ordinary skill in the art, term " engage (landed) " is meant similar structure with " (landing) of joint ".But, should be realized that the present invention has applicability more widely.For example, the present invention can be applied to various other application, for example application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), microprocessor, microcontroller, other memory application etc.
In specific embodiment, this method provides the method that polysilicon is inserted the chemico-mechanical polishing of fastening that engages that is used to form.In specific embodiment, oxide lapping liquid rather than traditional polysilicon grinding liquid are used in chemico-mechanical polishing.Preferably, by the chemico-mechanical polishing of use oxide lapping liquid according to the present invention, obtain suitable grid silicon nitride critical size.The more important thing is that except other advantage, this method has also obtained lower cost, good material selectivity, the depression that reduces, lower corrosion and higher output is provided.
Preferably, this method provides a kind of method, and described method can be polished three different films simultaneously, and also obtains suitable grid silicon nitride critical size.We have found that traditional polysilicon grinding liquid has polysilicon and is commonly called selectivity between the boron-phosphorosilicate glass of " BPSG ", it is satisfactory that this makes that such traditional handicraft is difficult to.
According to the present invention, used oxide lapping liquid polishing according to the present invention such as three kinds of polysilicon, BPSG and silicon nitride different materials.The example of conventional art does not use oxide lapping liquid according to the present invention to polish.Referring to for example U.S. Patent No. 5,700,706, No.6,200,875 and No.6,524,906.
In a specific embodiment, this method provides a kind of method that is used for the integrated circuit (IC)-components of Production Example such as DRAM.This method comprises provides Semiconductor substrate, for example Silicon Wafer.This method comprises that formation is positioned at a plurality of MOS transistor devices on the described Semiconductor substrate.Each described MOS transistor device all has nitride and covers and nitride sidewall spacers.Each described transistor is spaced-apart by the preset width of for example 0.1 μ m.This method comprises that formation is positioned at the interlayer dielectric layer (for example BPSG) on described a plurality of MOS transistor device, and remove the part of described interlayer dielectric material, to expose certain part at least in three MOS transistor devices and to expose at least three zones (for example substrate surface) between the corresponding MOS transistor device.Preferably, described three zones are corresponding to the active region of MOS transistor device.This method is deposited on the trizonal top of described exposure and the top of described three MOS transistor devices with the polysilicon packing material.Then, this method is carried out chemical-mechanical planarization technology to described polycrystalline silicon material, and the thickness that reduces polycrystalline silicon material is to expose the part of described interlayer dielectric material.This method is proceeded described chemical-mechanical planarization technology to remove described interlayer dielectric material and described polysilicon film material, and the cover nitride layer on each described MOS transistor is exposed.This method uses the cover nitride layer that is positioned at each described MOS transistor top as polishing stop layer.
In optional another embodiment, this method provides a kind of method that is used for the integrated circuit (IC)-components of Production Example such as DRAM.This method comprises provides Semiconductor substrate, for example Silicon Wafer.This method comprises that formation is positioned at a plurality of MOS transistor devices on the described Semiconductor substrate.Each described MOS transistor device all has nitride and covers and nitride sidewall spacers.The scheduled width of each described transistor is spaced-apart.This method comprises that formation is positioned at the interlayer dielectric layer on described a plurality of MOS transistor device, and remove the part of described interlayer dielectric material, to expose the several portions at least in three MOS transistor devices and to expose at least three zones between the corresponding MOS transistor device.This method comprises the trizonal top that the polysilicon packing material is deposited on described exposure, and the top of described three MOS transistor devices, and using the oxide lapping liquid that described polycrystalline silicon material is carried out chemical-mechanical planarization technology, the thickness that reduces polycrystalline silicon material is to expose the part of described interlayer dielectric material.This method is proceeded described chemical-mechanical planarization technology to remove described interlayer dielectric material and described polysilicon film material, and the cover nitride layer on each described MOS transistor is exposed.This method uses the cover nitride layer that is positioned at each described MOS transistor top as polishing stop layer.
Obtained lot of advantages by the present invention than conventional art.For example, present technique provides a kind of use to depend on the straightforward procedure of the technology of conventional art.In certain embodiments, this method provides the higher device yield by tube core of each wafer.In addition, this method provides compatible and need not carry out the technology of substantial modification to legacy equipment and technology with conventional process techniques.The joint polysilicon that uses the oxide lapping liquid that provides on the other hand of this method is inserted the CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) process of fastening, with the homogeneity that obtains lower cost, suitable grid silicon nitride critical size, improvement, lower depression and the corrosion that engages polysilicon and BPSG.In another embodiment, this method provides a kind of technology that comprises etch-back technics, and it at first eat-backs after deposit spathic silicon, then carries out chemico-mechanical polishing.Also have, the invention provides the direct chemical mechanical polishing process, it engages polysilicon and inserts the chemico-mechanical polishing of fastening after deposit spathic silicon.Preferably, the invention provides a kind of technology, it uses the dilution of specific oxide lapping liquid, and has identical or close polysilicon and BPSG removal speed, and lower silicon nitride is removed speed.According to embodiment, can obtain one or more in these advantages.At this specification hereinafter, will these and other advantage be described more specifically in detail also.
Reference is detailed description and drawings hereinafter, can more fully understand various other purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage.
Embodiment
According to the present invention, provide the technology that is used for producing the semiconductor devices.More specifically, the invention provides the slotting method and the structure thereof of carrying out chemico-mechanical polishing of fastening of the joint polycrystalline in dynamic random access memory (" the DRAM ") integrated circuit (IC)-components.But, should be realized that the present invention has applicability more widely.For example, the present invention can be applied to various other application, for example application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), microprocessor, microcontroller, other memory application etc.
CMP (chemico-mechanical polishing) method can be summarized as follows according to an embodiment of the invention.
1. provide Semiconductor substrate, for example Silicon Wafer;
2. form a plurality of MOS transistor devices (each all has gate oxide, nitride covering and nitride spacer and source/drain region) that are positioned on the Semiconductor substrate;
3. form the interlayer dielectric layer (for example BPSG) that is positioned on a plurality of MOS transistor devices;
4. remove the part of interlayer dielectric material, to expose the several portions at least (for example grid structure) in three MOS transistor devices and to expose at least three zones (for example, source/drain region) between the corresponding MOS transistor device;
5. the polysilicon packing material is deposited on the trizonal top of the exposure that is used to electrically contact, and the top of three MOS transistor devices;
6. use the oxide lapping liquid,, reduce the part of the thickness of polycrystalline silicon material with dielectric material between exposed surface so that polycrystalline silicon material is carried out chemical-mechanical planarization technology;
7. proceed chemical-mechanical planarization technology to remove interlayer dielectric material and polysilicon film material, nitride layer on each MOS transistor covers and is exposed, and uses the nitride layer that is positioned at each MOS transistor top to cover as polishing stop layer simultaneously; And
8. carry out other step on demand.
The step of said sequence provides according to an embodiment of the invention being used for to insert the method for carrying out CMP of fastening to engaging polysilicon.Go out as shown, this method has been used and has been comprised that use oxide cmp lapping liquid is to engaging the slotting combination of fastening the step of carrying out the CMP method of polysilicon.Also have many other alternative methods equally, wherein under the situation of the scope that does not deviate from the claim here, add some step, remove one or more steps, perhaps one or more steps are carried out according to different orders.The further detailed description of the present invention can be found in this manual, hereinafter with for a more detailed description.
Fig. 1 is the simplification diagrammatic sketch according to the etch-back technics of the embodiment of the invention.This figure is only as example, and here it should not limit the scope of claim inadequately.Those of ordinary skill in the art can find a lot of variations, modification and substitute.As shown in the figure, the present invention includes the method for the integrated circuit (IC)-components that is used for Production Example such as DRAM.Still as shown in the figure, this method illustrates the transistor in unit area 102 and the outer peripheral areas 104.Outer peripheral areas can comprise logical circuit.The unit area comprises memory cell etc.Memory cell can be a dynamic random access storage unit etc.Certainly, those of ordinary skill in the art can find other variation, modification and substitute.
This method comprises provides Semiconductor substrate 100, for example Silicon Wafer.This method comprises that formation is positioned at a plurality of MOS transistor devices 101 of Semiconductor substrate top.Each MOS transistor device has nitride covering 103 and nitride sidewall spacers 105.Each device also comprises the area of grid of the source of being coupled to/drain region.In the transistor each is spaced from each other by for example preset width 107 of 0.1 μ m.In source/drain region and the area of grid each separates.
Preferably, this method comprises that formation is positioned at the interlayer dielectric layer 109 of a plurality of MOS transistor devices top.Preferably, interlayer dielectric is the doped glass layer such as BPSG, FSG etc.This method comprises a part of removing the interlayer dielectric material, to expose the several portions at least in three MOS transistor devices and to expose at least three zones between the corresponding MOS transistor device.Described three area exposed are the source/drain regions that are used for described MOS transistor device.
Then, this method is deposited on the trizonal top of described exposure and the top of described three MOS transistor devices with polysilicon packing material 111.Preferably, the polysilicon packing material can be the doped polycrystalline silicon materials, for example original position (in-situ) doped polycrystalline silicon materials.According to using, can deposit described material with noncrystalline state or polysilicon state.If be deposited with noncrystalline state, then it is crystallized into the polysilicon state after a while.According to using, dopant can be a phosphorus, has from about 1.4 * 10
20Cm
-3To about 1.4 * 10
21Cm
-3Concentration range.Preferably, the polysilicon packing material forms the good electrical contact with the source/drain region that exposes, and directly contacts with the source/drain region of these exposures.
Alternatively, go out as shown, this method is carried out etch-back technics 131.Etch-back technics can use any suitable etching technics, for example dry method or wet etching or their combination.Can use reactive ion etching (RIE) technology.Preferably, can eat-back, and the periphery of described structure has used masking layer to protect.Use the selective etch technology of removing dielectric substance layer between polysilicon and retaining layer to eat-back.Certainly, those of ordinary skill in the art can find other variation, modification and substitute.
Then, this method is carried out chemical-mechanical planarization technology 133 to polycrystalline silicon material, reduces the part of the thickness of polycrystalline silicon material with dielectric material between exposed surface.This method is proceeded chemical-mechanical planarization technology to remove interlayer dielectric material and polysilicon film material, and the nitride layer on each MOS transistor covers and is exposed.Preferably, polysilicon packing material and interlayer dielectric material are removed simultaneously.This method uses the nitride layer that is positioned at each MOS transistor top to cover as polishing stop layer.
Preferably, this method is used the oxide lapping liquid, to remove described packing material and interlayer dielectric layer simultaneously.The oxide lapping liquid can also provide the selectivity between polysilicon packing material and the interlayer dielectric material to nitride layer covering and nitride spacer.In a specific embodiment, the oxide lapping liquid can dilute with water.As just example, the oxide lapping liquid can be by CabotMicroelectronics Corporation of 870 Commons Drive, the SS-25 that Aurora IL 60564 makes, but also can be other.SS-25 can dilute with 10: 1 to 2: 1 (water with SS-25 ratio).Other variation, modification and replacement can be arranged certainly.In a specific embodiment, CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) process is carried out with the downforce of 44rpm and 3psi.
Fig. 2 inserts according to the direct joint polysilicon of the simplification of the embodiment of the invention to fasten CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) process.This figure is only as example, and here it should not limit the scope of claim inadequately.Those of ordinary skill in the art can find a lot of variations, modification and substitute.As shown in the figure, the present invention includes the method for the integrated circuit (IC)-components that is used for Production Example such as DRAM.Still as shown in the figure, this method illustrates the transistor in unit area and the periphery.Outer peripheral areas can comprise logical circuit.The unit area comprises memory cell etc.Memory cell can be a dynamic random access storage unit etc.Certainly, those of ordinary skill in the art can find other variation, modification and substitute.
This method comprises provides Semiconductor substrate, for example Silicon Wafer.This method comprises that formation is positioned at a plurality of MOS transistor devices 101 of Semiconductor substrate top.Each MOS transistor device has nitride and covers and nitride sidewall spacers.In the transistor each is spaced from each other by for example preset width of 0.1 μ m.
Preferably, this method comprises that formation is positioned at the interlayer dielectric layer of a plurality of MOS transistor devices top.Preferably, interlayer dielectric is the doped glass layer such as BPSG, FSG etc.This method comprises a part of removing the interlayer dielectric material, to expose the several portions at least in three MOS transistor devices and to expose at least three zones between the corresponding MOS transistor device.Come out from interlayer dielectric at least three zones between the transistor.Come out from interlayer dielectric in transistorized at least four zones.
Then, this method is deposited on the trizonal top of described exposure and the top of described three MOS transistor devices with polysilicon packing material 111.Preferably, the polysilicon packing material can be the doped polycrystalline silicon materials, for example in-situ doped polycrystalline silicon material.According to using, can deposit described material with noncrystalline state or polysilicon state.If with the noncrystalline state deposition, then it is crystallized into the polysilicon state after a while.According to using, dopant can be a phosphorus, has from about 1.4 * 10
20Cm
-3To about 1.4 * 10
21Cm
-3Concentration range.
Then, this method is carried out chemical-mechanical planarization technology to polycrystalline silicon material, reduces the part of the thickness of polycrystalline silicon material with dielectric material between exposed surface.This method is proceeded chemical-mechanical planarization technology to remove interlayer dielectric material and polysilicon film material, and the nitride layer on each MOS transistor covers and is exposed.Preferably, polysilicon packing material and interlayer dielectric material are removed simultaneously.This method uses the nitride layer that is positioned at each MOS transistor top to cover as polishing stop layer.Other variation, modification and replacement can be arranged certainly.
In a specific embodiment, this method provides the method for polishing polycrystalline silicon, BPSG and silicon nitride when using the oxide lapping liquid and stopping at the grid silicon nitride.After having formed grid and having used CMP polishing BPSG, connect the slotting pattern of fastening of polysilicon and be formed by exposure and etching.Doped polycrystalline silicon is deposited over BPSG and engages on slotting the fastening.Use etch-back technics, the etching doped polysilicon layer is exposed until bpsg film.Bpsg layer and joint polysilicon are polished and are stopped at the grid silicon nitride together.This method comprises excessive polishing time, is used for contact polishing part silicon nitride layer, forms the slotting pattern of fastening of final joint polysilicon.Preferably, a spot of silicon nitride film is removed at the pattern place, to obtain suitable grid silicon nitride critical size, reduces to cave in and reduces the corrosion of polysilicon and BPSG.
Use direct chemical mechanical polishing process, doped polycrystalline silicon is at first polished, and bpsg layer and joint polysilicon are polished then, and then the slotting BPSG that fastens pattern, engages between polysilicon and the grid of part joint polysilicon on the grid silicon nitride is removed.Described technology is removed a spot of grid silicon nitride at the pattern place then, to obtain suitable grid silicon nitride critical size, to obtain suitable grid silicon nitride critical size, reduces to cave in and reduces the corrosion of polysilicon and BPSG.
Engaging slotting the fastening of polysilicon usually is the critical process that is used for 0.13 μ m DRAM and DRAM of future generation, but it need insert the homogeneity of the top grid AEI critical size that keeps good after fastening CMP (poly CMP) step engaging polysilicon, and lower depression and corrosion, and this to utilize traditional polysilicon grinding liquid be what be difficult to realize.The present invention has so a kind of method, and this method uses oxide lapping liquid to come polishing polycrystalline silicon, BPSG and silicon nitride simultaneously, polysilicon is inserted fasten to work and obtain high yield.In addition, according to embodiment, comprise that etch-back technics also can not comprise etch-back technics.
Fig. 3 is rake angle cross-sectional scans Electronic Speculum figure (SEM) after inserting the chemico-mechanical polishing of fastening according to the joint polysilicon of the embodiment of the invention.This figure is only as example, and here it should not limit the scope of claim inadequately.Those of ordinary skill in the art can find a lot of variations, modification and substitute.
Fig. 4 is the cross section SEM of the simplification of pattern after inserting the chemico-mechanical polishing of fastening according to the joint polysilicon of the embodiment of the invention.This figure is only as example, and here it should not limit the scope of claim inadequately.Those of ordinary skill in the art can find a lot of variations, modification and substitute.As shown in the figure, originally illustrate depression and corrosion is very little, and show depression for about 100~400A, this expects just.By also finding out among the figure, wherein the polysilicon packing material forms a plug structure between each described MOS transistor device, and described plug structure has 0.06 micron to 0.15 micron width.
Fig. 5 engages the cross section SEM that polysilicon is inserted the simplification of fastening pattern after inserting the chemico-mechanical polishing of fastening according to the joint polysilicon of the embodiment of the invention.This figure is only as example, and here it should not limit the scope of claim inadequately.Those of ordinary skill in the art can find a lot of variations, modification and substitute.As shown in the figure, originally illustrate depression and corrode lessly, but they are greater than the active region, and this is because insert and fasten the higher silicon nitride removal amount in specific activity zone, pattern place engaging polysilicon.The polysilicon depression is about 200~400A, and the BSPG depression is about 300~600A.
Fig. 6 is according to the embodiment of the invention, has used the terminal point curve chart of optical end point system.This figure is only as example, and here it should not limit the scope of claim inadequately.Those of ordinary skill in the art can find a lot of variations, modification and substitute.Data show optical end point can play gratifying effect.According to embodiment, can be relevant for other details of the present invention.
In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a kind of slotting method of fastening chemico-mechanical polishing of polysilicon that is used to engage.This method comprises: form the grid that comprises thicker silicon nitride deposition; Insert to form after fastening photoetching and etching and engage the slotting pattern of fastening of polysilicon engaging polysilicon; The joint polysilicon is slotting fastens the dopant deposition polysilicon to form; Utilize chemico-mechanical polishing control grid silicon nitride critical size, and keep engaging lower depression and the corrosion of polysilicon plug and BPSG.Preferably, this method uses oxide lapping liquid rather than polysilicon grinding liquid to come polishing polycrystalline silicon, BPSG and silicon nitride.In addition, this method is used the lapping liquid of Cobat Microelectronics SS-55 by name and other suitable mixture any dilution as the oxide lapping liquid of oxide lapping liquid and all or some kinds.Preferably, the grid silicon nitride than in the past thicker 200 dust to 800 dusts.Alternatively, according to specific embodiment, this method can also comprise etch-back technics.
Preferably, this method is included in the identical or close removal speed between polysilicon and the BPSG, and to the lower removal speed of silicon nitride film, described silicon nitride film is used as polishing stop layer.According to embodiment, the removal speed of polysilicon and BPSG is about 1200A/min to 5000A/min, and silicon nitride removal speed is about 120A/min to 800A/min.Other variation, modification and replacement can be arranged certainly.
It is also understood that example as described herein and embodiment just for illustrative purposes, those of ordinary skill in the art can be according to the foregoing description modifications and variations of the present invention are.These modifications and variations are all in the application's spirit and scope, and also within the scope of the appended claims.