JP2011502359A - 半導体デバイスのコンタクト層スタックにおいて高応力エッチストップ材料と層間絶縁膜を逐次的に提供することによる応力伝達 - Google Patents
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- 基板(201,301)の上に形成された第1のトランジスタ(220,320A)の上に、前記第1のトランジスタ(220,320A)のチャネル領域(224,324)内に第1の種類の歪みを発生させる第1の応力誘起層(230,330A)を形成するステップと、
前記第1の応力誘起層(230,330A)の上に第1の層間絶縁材料(250A,350A)を形成するステップと、
前記第1のトランジスタ(220,320A)の上に、前記第1のトランジスタ(220,320A)の前記チャネル領域(224,324)内に前記第1の種類の歪みを発生させる第2の応力誘起層(233,332)を形成するステップと、
前記第2の応力誘起層(233,333)の上に第2の層間絶縁材料(250B,350B)を形成するステップと、
前記第1の応力誘起層(230,330A)と前記第2の応力誘起層(233,333)をエッチストップ層として使用して、前記第1の層間絶縁材料(250A,350A)および前記第2の層間絶縁材料(250B,350B)にコンタクト開口(251)を形成するステップとを含む、方法。 - 前記第1の応力誘起層(230,330A)および第2の応力誘起層(233,333)は、第1のギャップフィル能を有する第1の堆積法によって形成され、少なくとも前記第1の層間絶縁材料(250A,350A)は、前記第1のギャップフィル能よりも高い第2のギャップフィル能を有する第2の堆積法によって形成される請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記第2の層間絶縁材料(250B,350B)の上に、前記チャネル領域(224,324)内に前記第1の種類の歪みを発生させる第3の応力誘起層(234,334)を形成するステップと、前記第3の応力誘起層(234,334)の上に第3の層間絶縁材料(250C)を形成するステップと、を更に含み、前記コンタクト開口(251)は、前記第3の応力誘起層(234,334)をエッチストップ層として使用して、前記第3の層間絶縁材料(250C)に形成される請求項1に記載の方法。
- 第2のトランジスタ(320B)の上に前記第2の応力誘起層(333)を形成するステップと、前記第2のトランジスタ(320B)の上の一部の上の前記第2の応力誘起層(333)の応力レベルを選択的に低下させるステップとを更に含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 第2のトランジスタ(320B)の上に前記第2の応力誘起層(333)を形成するステップと、前記第2のトランジスタ(320B)の上から前記第2の応力誘起層(333)を選択的に除去するステップと、前記第2のトランジスタ(320B)の上に、前記第2のトランジスタ(320B)のチャネル領域内に前記第1の種類の歪みとは異なる第2の種類の歪みを発生させる更に別の応力誘起層(333B)を形成するステップとを更に含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 第2のトランジスタの上に前記第1の応力誘起層(330A)を形成するステップと、前記第2のトランジスタ(320B)の上に存在する前記第1の応力誘起層(330B)の一部で応力レベルを選択的に低下させるステップとを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 第2のトランジスタ(320B)の上に前記第1の応力誘起層(330A)を形成するステップと、前記第2のトランジスタ(320B)の上から前記第1の応力誘起層(330A)を選択的に除去するステップと、前記第2のトランジスタ(320B)の上に、前記第2のトランジスタ(320B)内に前記第1の種類の歪みとは異なる第2の種類の歪みを発生させる別の応力誘起層(330B)を形成するステップとを更に含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記第1の層間絶縁材料(250A,350A)の平均膜厚は、前記第1の応力誘起層(230,330A)の膜厚および前記第2の応力誘起層(250B,350B)の膜厚よりも厚い、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 第1のトランジスタ(220,320A)の上に、前記第1のトランジスタ(220,320A)のチャネル領域(224,324)内に第1の種類の歪みを発生させる2層以上の第1の応力誘起層(230,330A,233,333,234,334)を形成するステップと、
前記2層以上の第1の応力誘起層(230,330A,233,333,234,334)のそれぞれの2層の間に層間絶縁材料(250A,350A,250B,350B)を形成するステップと、
前記第1のトランジスタ(220,320A)に接続するコンタクト開口(251)を形成するステップと、を含み、前記コンタクト開口(251)は、前記層間絶縁材料(250A,350A,250B,350B)と前記2層以上の第1の応力誘起層(230,330A,233,333,234,334)とを通って延びる方法。 - 第2のトランジスタ(320B)の上に、前記第2のトランジスタ(320B)のチャネル領域内に前記第1の種類の歪みとは異なる第2の種類の歪みを発生させる少なくとも1層の第2の応力誘起層(330B,333B)を形成するステップを更に含む、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 第2のトランジスタ(320B)の上に、前記2層以上の第1の応力誘起層(230,330A,233,333,234,334)の少なくとも1層を形成するステップと、前記第2のトランジスタ(320B)の上に存在する少なくとも1層の前記第1の応力誘起層(230,330A,233,333,234,334)の一部において応力レベルを選択的に低下させるステップとを更に含む、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記コンタクト開口(251)を形成するステップは、前記2層以上の第1の応力誘起層(230,330A,233,333,234,334)のそれぞれの2層の間に存在する前記層間絶縁材料(250A,350A,250B,350B)の個々の部分をパターニングするための2以上のエッチングプロセスを行うステップと、前記2層以上の応力誘起層(230,330A,233,333,234,334)のそれぞれをエッチストップ層として使用するステップとを含む、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 第1のトランジスタ(220,320A)の上に存在し、前記第1のトランジスタ(220,320A)のチャネル領域(224,324)内に第1の種類の歪みを発生させる第1の応力誘起層(230,330A)と、
前記第1の応力誘起層(230,330A)の上に形成された第1の層間絶縁材料(250A,350A)と、
前記第1の層間絶縁材料(250A,350A)の上に形成され、前記チャネル領域(224,324)内に前記第1の種類の歪みを発生させる第2の応力誘起層(233,333)と、
前記第2の応力誘起層(233,333)の上に形成された第2の層間絶縁材料(250B,350B)と、
前記第1の層間絶縁材料(250A,350A)、前記第2の層間絶縁材料(250B,350B)、前記第1の応力誘起層(230,330A)、および前記第2の応力誘起層(233,333)を通って延び、前記第1のトランジスタ(220,320A)のコンタクト領域に接続するコンタクト素子(251)とを備える、半導体デバイス(200,300)。 - 前記第1の層間絶縁材料(250A,350A)の平均膜厚は前記第1の応力誘起層(230,330A)の膜厚よりも厚く、前記第2の層間絶縁材料(250B,350B)の平均膜厚は、前記第2の応力誘起層(233,333)の膜厚よりも厚い、請求項13に記載の半導体デバイス(200,300)。
- 第2のトランジスタ(320B)を更に備え、前記第1の応力誘起層(330B)と前記第2の応力誘起層(333)が、低減された固有応力レベルを有して前記第2のトランジスタ(320B)の上に形成されている、請求項13に記載の半導体デバイス(200,300)。
- 第2のトランジスタ(320B)と少なくとも第3の応力誘起層(330B,333B)とを更に備え、前記第3の応力誘起層(330B,333B)は、前記第2のトランジスタ(320B)のチャネル領域内に前記第1の種類の歪みとは異なる第2の種類の歪みを発生させる、請求項13に記載の半導体デバイス(200,300)。
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