EP1412977A2 - Verfahren zur herstellung eines halbleiterprodukts mit einem speicher- und einem logikbereich - Google Patents
Verfahren zur herstellung eines halbleiterprodukts mit einem speicher- und einem logikbereichInfo
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- the invention is in the field of semiconductor technology and relates to a method for producing a semiconductor product with a memory and a logic area and a semiconductor product.
- FE transistors field effect transistors
- the FE transistors in the memory area which generally serve as selection transistors for assigned memory cells, must have a particularly low leakage current.
- Transistors in the logic area particularly depend on a high switching speed and a low threshold voltage.
- different, specially adapted manufacturing processes have been developed for FE transistors for logic and memory applications.
- CMOS transistors complementary FE transistors, so-called CMOS transistors, are required, in which the gate material is doped differently depending on the p or n channel.
- CMOS transistors complementary FE transistors, so-called CMOS transistors, are required, in which the gate material is doped differently depending on the p or n channel.
- CMOS transistors complementary FE transistors, so-called CMOS transistors, are required, in which the gate material is doped differently depending on the p or n channel.
- CMOS transistors complementary FE transistors
- only one gate material with a doping is used in memory applications.
- only one channel, typically the n-channel can be implemented as a surface channel
- the other channel typically the p-channel
- the "buried channel” turned out to be power-limited, so that for this reason, among other things, n- and p-transistors are used as surface transistors in a logic process and a higher performance can be achieved.
- N- and p-channel transistors with differently doped gate electrodes or with gate materials with different work functions for electrons are also referred to as “dual-work function devices" or “dual-gate devices”, usually the gate electrode of the n-channel transistor is n-doped and the gate electrode of the p-channel transistor is p-doped.
- dual-work function is used.
- a production method suitable for the production of such transistors is described, for example, in US Pat. No. 5,882,965.
- the gate dielectrics of the transistors are often of different thickness.
- a relevant procedure is e.g. is known from US Pat. No. 5,668,035, in which a thick gate dielectric and a polysilicon layer are first deposited on a silicon substrate both in the logic and in the memory region, then both layers are removed from the logic region and a comparatively thin gate dielectric is formed there and a polysilicon layer is deposited. It is thereby achieved that a gate dielectric which is thinner than the memory area is present in the logic area. The gate stack and the source and drain regions are then formed together in both the logic and the memory area.
- a gate oxide and a polysilicon layer are first applied to a semiconductor substrate. strat separated and subsequently structured. This creates gate electrodes of FE transistors both in the logic and in the memory area. This is followed by the simultaneous formation of source and drain areas in both areas.
- the disadvantage here is that the simultaneous production of the FE transistors in both areas cannot address the specific requirements of the FE transistors intended for logic and memory applications.
- US Pat. No. 6,087,225 describes the formation of a gate oxide and a first polysilicon layer in the memory area, formation of a gate oxide in the logic area and full-area deposition of a second polysilicon layer with subsequent structuring, in which gate electrodes are formed in the logic area and the second polysilicon layer in the memory area are removed, and the following Structuring of the first polysilicon layer to form gate electrodes in the memory area. This is followed by the production of source and drain areas both in the memory and in the logic area.
- a disadvantage of the previously known methods is that the method steps for producing the FE transistors in the memory or logic area are based on the respective other area. Have effects.
- the object of the present invention is therefore to specify a method for producing a semiconductor product in which the effects are largely excluded.
- a method for producing a semiconductor product which has a semiconductor substrate with at least one memory area and a logic area, with the steps: a) a dielectric serving as a gate dielectric is applied to a surface of the semiconductor substrate both in the memory area and in the logic area Layer (eg thick or thin oxide) and a semiconductor layer applied; b) the semiconductor layer is first structured in the memory area with the formation of gate electrodes; c) in the memory area adjacent to the gate electrodes formed there, dopants are introduced into the semiconductor substrate to form source and drain regions; d) the spaces between the gate electrodes in the memory area are largely completely filled with an insulation material; and e) in subsequent steps, the semiconductor layer is structured in the logic region to form gate electrodes and the gate electrodes formed there are doped, with some of these gate electrodes being n-doped and the other being p-doped.
- a dielectric serving as a gate dielectric is applied to a surface of the semiconductor substrate both in the memory area and in the logic area Layer (eg thick
- the gate electrodes and the gate oxide in both regions each result from a layer that is deposited or produced over the entire surface.
- the gate oxides are therefore the same thickness in both areas.
- the gate electrodes are first formed in the storage area from the semiconductor layer deposited over the entire surface, the associated source and drain areas are created there, and the intermediate spaces between the gate electrodes in the storage area are filled with an insulation material.
- the FE transistors and the necessary intermediate insulation on completely manufactured.
- the intermediate insulation formed by the insulation material is applied at high temperatures or thermally treated in order to be able to fill the relatively small spaces well.
- an insulating layer can therefore preferably be applied to the semiconductor layer in the logic region before formation of the gate electrodes in accordance with step b).
- a thin liner layer is sufficient for a large number of process steps, which can be deposited over the entire surface, for example after step c) and before step d).
- the insulating layer and the liner layer preferably consist of silicon nitride.
- the FE transistors in the memory area are formed completely prior to the manufacture of the FE transistors in the logic area. Therefore, mutual influencing of the process steps for the manufacture of the FE transistors in the memory and logic area is largely avoided.
- the semiconductor layer is preferably deposited as an undoped polycrystalline semiconductor layer and is initially doped only in the memory region before the gate electrodes are formed. This is preferably done by applying a doped semiconductor layer.
- Another suitable alternative for doping the semiconductor layer is an implantation, wherein in the logic area the insulating layer can serve as a protective layer before the implantation. The dopants can be removed from the doped material by suitable heat treatment
- the semiconductor layer consists of a first and a first partial layer either only in the logic layer or only in the second partial layer covering the memory area, so that the semiconductor layer is reinforced in one of the two areas by applying the second partial layer to the first partial layer.
- the second sub-layer is preferably applied in the logic area, so that the semiconductor layer is thicker in the logic area than in the memory area.
- the semiconductor layer which is of different thicknesses, enables the transistor properties in the logic and memory area to be adapted in a more targeted manner to the respectively desired requirements.
- the application in two sub-layers to form semiconductor layers of different thicknesses in the two areas also has the advantage that the dielectric layer serving as the gate dielectric remains completely covered by the first sub-layer during the entire manufacturing process and is therefore protected.
- the semiconductor layer is preferably formed from two sublayers by one - on the first sublayer deposited over the entire surface
- Etching stop layer is applied, which covers the first sub-layer only in the logic or in the memory area; further semiconductor material for forming the second partial layer is applied over the entire area to the etching stop layer and the area of the first partial layer not covered by the etching stop layer, so that the first and the second partial layer lie directly one above the other in the area left free by the etching stop layer; - A mask is applied to the second sub-layer in the area that is not covered by the etch stop layer; and using the mask, the second partial layer is removed from the etching stop layer by means of an etching process, so that the second partial layer is only on the first partial layer in the region covered by the mask. remains and both partial layers together form the material-reinforced semiconductor layer there.
- an etch stop layer applied to the first sublayer in one of the two areas is used.
- the second partial layer is applied to the etch stop layer and the area of the first partial layer not covered by the etch stop layer.
- An applied mask covers the second partial layer in the area not covered by the etch stop layer.
- the mask and the etch stop layer thus cover areas that are largely complementary to one another. During the subsequent etching of the second partial layer, the latter is removed from the etching stop layer.
- the etch stop layer serves to protect the first sub-layer.
- the thickness of the first sublayer which represents the semiconductor layer in the cell area, depends, among other things, on whether the doping in the cell area takes place by means of implantation or by means of an additionally applied doped semiconductor layer. In the first case, the first partial layer should be thinner than in the last case.
- the present invention is also based on the object of specifying a semiconductor product which is provided with FE transistors which are comparatively well adapted to the intended use and which has a semiconductor substrate with at least one memory area and at least one logic area, with an as Gate dielectric serving dielectric layer sit gate electrodes made of a semiconductor material, - the dielectric layer has the same thickness in both the logic and in the memory area, and part of the gate electrodes in the logic area is p-doped and the other part of the gate electrodes in the logic area is n-doped.
- Such a semiconductor product is known, for example, from US Pat. No. 6,107,154.
- the present invention solves the aforementioned Task with the above-mentioned semiconductor product in that the semiconductor material of the gate electrodes in the logic or in the memory area has a greater material thickness than in the other area.
- the different material thickness of the semiconductor material of the gate electrodes in the logic and memory area allows greater freedom with regard to the adaptation of the transistor properties to the respective intended use.
- the semiconductor material of the gate electrodes in the logic region preferably has a greater material thickness than the semiconductor material of the gate electrode memory region.
- the semiconductor product is preferably an embedded DRAM.
- the resistance of the gate lines is reduced by a greater material thickness.
- a particularly high conductivity is required in the cell area in order to be able to form gate lines as long as possible.
- a tungsten silicide layer (WSi x ), a tungsten layer (W) or a similar metallic layer is therefore applied there to the semiconductor material of the gate electrodes.
- WSi x tungsten silicide layer
- W tungsten layer
- such an additional layer is a hindrance since it limits the possibility of different gate doping.
- a greater material thickness of the semiconductor layer is therefore sought there.
- the semiconductor product according to the invention is characterized in that between the logic area and the memory area there is an intermediate space spaced apart from the gate electrodes in the logic and memory area and filled with an insulating material.
- the filled intermediate space can be surrounded by further insulating layers, for example silicon nitride layers, and can thus be separated from planarizing insulation materials.
- FIGS. 1A to IC show the basic sequence of the method according to the invention.
- a dielectric layer 2 and a semiconductor layer 4 are formed.
- the semiconductor layer 4 is formed thicker in the logic region 6 in the right half of the figure in FIG. 1A than in the memory region 8 in the left half of the figure.
- 10 denotes an insulating layer covering the semiconductor layer 4 in the logic region 6.
- a metal-containing layer 14 and a covering insulation layer 16 are deposited over the entire area.
- the troughs for the transistors to be formed are typically formed, in particular in the logic region 6, by implantation.
- the gate electrodes 12 are first produced in the storage area 8 and are laterally covered by insulating edge webs 18. Before the gaps between the gate electrodes 12 are filled with an insulation material 20 that ends with the upper edge of the gate electrodes 12, source and drain regions (not shown) are implanted in FIG. 1B. In principle, the transistors in the memory area 8 are thus completed. In contrast, the semiconductor layer 4 is still unstructured in the logic region 6. Only in subsequent steps are the gate electrodes 21 structured, p-doped or n-doped and the source and drain regions formed for the completion of the transistors. The structure thus obtained is shown in Figure IC.
- the advantage of this sequence is, in particular, that the formation of the insulating edge webs 18 and the filling of the gaps between the gate electrodes 12 takes place without influencing the semiconductor layer 4 in the logic region 6 and in particular the transistors to be formed there, since the latter at this time apart from Well implants are not yet formed.
- the insulating layer 10 is used to protect the semiconductor layer 4 in the logic area.
- Another advantage is the largely independent manufacture of the transistors in the memory and logic area, which permits a targeted adaptation of the transistor properties to the respective intended use.
- the transistors in the logic area are designed as dual-work function devices.
- a logic process section which in itself is optimized, can be installed or adopted in a quasi-modular manner following the structuring of the memory area in order to form the transistors in the logic area 6.
- the thermal steps in a logic process are generally lower than in the memory process, so that the influencing of the already structured memory area 8 is not critical.
- the process steps for the production of logic and memory areas interlock, and inevitably cuts have to be made in the optimization.
- FIGS. 2 to 28 The method will be described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 28.
- the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 1A to IC are used for the same structures.
- the layer thicknesses mentioned are exemplary.
- a dielectric layer 2 is first preferred on a semiconductor substrate 22 by thermal oxidation of the semiconductor substrate consisting of single-crystal silicon. strats 22 formed.
- the dielectric layer 2 serves as a gate dielectric both in the memory area 8 and in the logic area 6.
- a first partial layer 26 made of undoped polysilicon is deposited on the dielectric layer 2 by means of a CVD (chemical vapor deposition) method.
- the thickness of the first partial layer 26 is approximately 40 nm. In the event of a later doping of the first partial layer 26 by means of implantation, the thickness can be approximately 80 nm.
- An etching stop layer 28 made of silicon oxide subsequently applied by means of a CVD method covers the first partial layer 26 over the entire area. This is followed by the application of a photomask 30. This is formed by depositing and structuring a photoresist layer, only a lithography with medium resolution being required, since the structuring of the etching stop layer 28 by means of anisotropic etching 32 is relatively uncritical.
- the structured etch stop layer 28 can be seen in FIG. 3. After removal of the photomask 30, the exposed areas of the first partial layer 26 are cleaned by means of HF in order to completely remove oxide residues. The etch stop layer 28 can also be attacked during cleaning.
- the etching stop layer remains in a sufficient thickness after cleaning.
- An approximately 80 nm thick second partial layer 34 of undoped polysilicon is deposited on the partial layer 26 cleaned in this way.
- the two sublayers 26 and 34 are in direct contact in the logic area 6, while in the memory area 8 the two sublayers are separated from one another by the etch stop layer 28.
- the two sub-layers 26 and 34 form the semiconductor layer 4, while in the memory region 8 the semiconductor layer 4 is only formed by the first sub-layer 26.
- the semiconductor layer 4 thus has a greater material thickness in the logic area 6 than in the memory area 8. According to FIG.
- an insulating layer 10 made of CVD silicon nitride is deposited and covered in the logic region 6 with a photomask 36, which is also photolithographically uncritical.
- the insulating layer 10 is removed from the storage area 8 with a further anisotropic etching 38.
- the insulating layer 10 structured in this way subsequently serves as a mask when structuring the two partial layers by means of anisotropic etching 38.
- the anisotropic etching 38 is carried out selectively with respect to the material of the etching stop layer 28 and the material of the insulating layer 10.
- the insulation layer 16 (FIG. 7) should be made significantly thicker than the insulating layer 10, since both layers are etched in later process steps (FIG. 22), the insulation layer 16 not being to be removed completely. Suitable sizes are 200 nm for the insulating layer 16 and 50 nm for the insulating layer 10.
- a polysilicon layer 42 doped with phosphorus is applied for doping the first partial layer 26. This only covers the first sub-layer 26 in the memory area 8, whereas in the logic area 6 there is the insulating layer 10 between the semiconductor layer 4 formed from the two sub-layers 26 and 34 and the doped polysilicon layer 42. This causes a diffusion of phosphorus into the semiconductor layer 4 of the logic area 6 prevented.
- the approximately 40 nm thick and approximately 10 20 ./cm 3 doped polysilicon layer 42 remains on the first sub-layer 26 in the storage area 8, so that both together form the semiconductor layer 4 there. Together, the thickness of the semiconductor layer 4 in the memory area 8 is approximately 80 nm, while in the logic area 6 it is 120 nm.
- the metal-containing layer 14 preferably consists of a tungsten nitride layer 44 and a tungsten layer 46.
- layer 16 represents the so-called cap nitride and is deposited by means of a CVD process.
- the gate electrodes 12 are structured in the memory area 8.
- a photomask 48 produced with high-resolution lithography is first formed in the storage area 8 and the insulation layer 16 is first etched. This remains in the areas covered by the photomask 48 and can therefore subsequently be used as a hard mask.
- the anisotropic etching of the tungsten layer 46, the tungsten nitride layer 44 and the semiconductor layer 4 takes place selectively with respect to the material of the insulation layer 16 (here silicon nitride).
- gate electrodes 12 with the layered structure of n-doped poly silicon, tungsten nitride and tungsten with attached cap nitride are examples of the insulation layer 16 etched.
- the insulating layer 10 which is also made of silicon nitride, protects the semiconductor layer 4 in the logic region 6 during the etching.
- the situation after the etching is shown in FIG. 9. This is followed by the formation of insulating edge webs 18 by oxidation of the side walls of the gate electrodes 12.
- dopants for forming LDD regions 50 are introduced into the semiconductor substrate 22 exposed in the memory region 8 by means of oblique or vertical implantation.
- the semiconductor layer 4 in the logic region 6 is additionally protected with a photo mask 52.
- a thin LP-CVD (low pressure chemical vapor deposition) nitride layer 54 is deposited conformally and anisotropically etched back, so that edge webs 54 remain on the side walls of the gate electrodes 12.
- the source and drain regions 56 of the transistors in the memory region 8 are created by a further implantation of dopants in the semiconductor substrate 22 exposed in the memory region 8 and a subsequent annealing step for activating the dopants and for healing implantation damage (FIG. 12).
- a further thin nitride layer 58 is subsequently deposited, the spaces between the gate electrodes are filled with an insulation material 20 made of BPSG (P and B-doped silicon glass), the BPSG is compressed at 800 ° C. and then with a stop on the nitride layers 16 and 58 planarized. These steps are shown in FIGS. 13 to 15. This completes the process control in the memory area for the time being.
- BPSG P and B-doped silicon glass
- the gate oxide 2 between the gate electrodes 12 is also attacked or partially removed. This is e.g. possible when etching the gate stack (gate electrodes). A partial removal is not critical, however, since contacts to the doping regions 56 are usually created at these points in later method steps.
- the formation of the transistors in the logic area follows.
- a photomask 60 structured with high-resolution lithography is applied.
- a photoresist optimized for the formation of the transistors in the logic area is used as the material for the photomask 60. It can be z. B. is a negative photoresist.
- the nitride layer 58 and the insulating layer 10 are structured by means of the photomask 60, so that the etched nitride layers can be used as a hard mask.
- the insulation layer 16 made of silicon nitride in the storage area 8 is protected by the photomask 60.
- the semiconductor layer 4 is structured with an oxide and nitride-protecting polysilicon etching and cleaning with HF is carried out. It is essential that the gate oxide 2 between the gate electrodes 21 is not removed, since otherwise the so-called silicon pitting of the semiconductor substrate 22 can occur.
- the side walls of the gate electrodes 21 created in this way are then oxidized and, as in FIG. 17, isolating edge webs 62 are formed. During the oxidation, further oxide can arise on the semiconductor substrate 22 between the gate electrodes 21.
- n-doped LDD regions 66 for the n-channel transistors are introduced into the semiconductor substrate 22 by means of implantation.
- a thin LP-CVD nitride is deposited and anisotropically etched back, so that edge webs 68 made of nitride remain on the side walls of the gate electrodes 21.
- edge webs 68 made of nitride remain on the side walls of the gate electrodes 21.
- the n-channel transistors in the logic area and the entire memory area are covered by means of a further photomask 70 and p-doped LDD regions 72 for the p-channel transistors are implanted in the semiconductor substrate 22.
- the cap nitride 10 (insulating layer) is removed from the gate electrodes 21 in the logic region 6.
- the insulation layer 16 located on the gate electrodes 12 in the memory area is only partially etched back due to its significantly higher material thickness.
- the source and drain regions 82 and 84 as well as the p- and n-doped gate electrodes 21 of the n-channel transistors and p-channel transistors are implanted using further photomasks 78 and 80, respectively.
- an anneal step follows.
- a silicon nitride layer 86 and a masking layer are applied for a subsequent siliconization.
- the masking layer serves as a mask for etching the nitride layer 86, which is removed where the semiconductor substrate 22 and the semiconductor layer 4 are to be siliconized.
- a cobalt layer or titanium layer is applied to the exposed silicon surfaces by means of sputtering to remove residual oxide and is converted to cobalt silicide 88 or titanium silicide during a heat treatment under reaction with the exposed silicon. Unconverted cobalt or titanium is removed.
- a BPSG layer 90 is deposited, thermally compressed and planarized with a lower thermal budget (lower temperature) than in the cell area.
- Nitride layer / edge webs 56 source and drain regions
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