KR20040087310A - 저온 게이트 스택 - Google Patents
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- 반도체 기판상에 게이트 유전체를 형성하는 방법에 있어서,상기 기판 상에 계면 유전산화물층(interfacial dielectric oxide layer)을 형성하는 단계; 그리고상기 계면 유전산화물층의 상부에 high-k 층을 증착하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.여기서, 상기 high-k층의 증착은, 상기 high-k층의 증착동안에 상기 계면 유전산화물층의 두께가 실질적으로 증가하지 않는 조건에서 수행된다.
- 제 1항에 있어서,상기 high-k층이 증착되는 온도는 300℃이하인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 2항에 있어서,상기 증착은 산소 소스로서 물을 기판에 제공하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 1항에 있어서,상기 계면 유전산화물층의 두께는 약 15Å 이하인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 4항에 있어서,상기 계면 유전산화물층의 두께는 약 10Å 이하인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 5항에 있어서,상기 계면 유전산화물층의 두께는 약 5Å 이하인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 1항에 있어서,상기 계면 유전산화물층은 이산화 실리콘(SiO2)인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 7항에 있어서,상기 계면 유전산화물층은 상기 기판의 열적 산화에 의해 형성된 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 8항에 있어서,상기 열적 산화는 산화-완화 표면 종결(oxidation-moderating surface termination)을 통한 산화를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 1항에 있어서,상기 증착은 원자층증착(ALD)공정을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 10항에 있어서,상기 ALD 공정은,반응챔버내에서 기판과 제1반응물을 접촉시키는 단계;상기 반응챔버로부터 반응하지 않은 상기 제1반응물을 제거하는 단계;상기 기판과 제2반응물을 접촉시키는 단계;상기 반응챔버로부터 반응하지 않은 상기 제2반응물을 제거하는 단계를 포함하는 사이클을 복수 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 11항에 있어서,상기 제2반응물은 수증기인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 12항에 있어서,상기 ALD 공정은 300℃이하에서 수행되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 13항에 있어서,상기 high-k층은 Al2O3를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 14항에 있어서,상기 제1반응물은 트리메칠 알루미늄(TMA)이고 상기 제2반응물은 물인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 13항에 있어서,상기 high-k층은 ZrO2를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 16항에 있어서,상기 제1반응물은 ZrCl4이고 상기 제2반응물은 물인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 기판의 표면상에 화합물 유전체층을 형성하는 방법에 있어서,약 15Å이하 두께의 산화물층을 형성하는 단계;상기 산화물층의 추가적인 성장없이, 상기 산화물층의 상부에 high-k물질을 증착하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 18항에 있어서,상기 산화물층의 두께는 약 10Å 이하인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 19항에 있어서,상기 산화물층의 두께는 약 5Å 이하인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 18항에 있어서,상기 산화물층을 형성하기 전에 상기 기판을 세정하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 18항에 있어서,상기 기판은 실리콘 기판인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 22항에 있어서,상기 산화물층은 상기 실리콘 기판의 열적 산화에 의하여 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 18항에 있어서,상기 high-k물질은, 상기 기판이 제1금속포함 화합물과 제2산화 화합물에 순차적으로 그리고 교대적으로 노출되는 순차적 표면반응을 포함하는 ALD 타입 공정에 의해 증착되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 24항에 있어서,상기 제2산화 화합물은 금속 유기 화합물인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 24항에 있어서,상기 제1금속포함 화합물은 금속 할라이드이며, 상기 제2산화 화합물은 금속 알콕사이드인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 24항에 있어서,상기 제1금속포함 화합물과 상기 제2산화 화합물은 모두 금속 알콕사이드인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 24항에 있어서,상기 제1금속포함 화합물은 ZrO2, HfO2, Ta2O5, TiO2, BST, ST, SBT, Al2O3, Nb2O5, La2O3로 이루어진 군에서 선택되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 24항에 있어서,상기 제2산화 화합물은 수증기인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 24항에 있어서,온도는 300℃이하인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 18항에 있어서,상기 high-k물질은 금속 소스 화합물의 직접 분해에 의해 증착되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 18항에 있어서,상기 high-k물질은 CVD와 MOCVD로 이루어진 군 중에서 선택되는 공정에 의하여 증착되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 32항에 있어서,온도는 300℃이하인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 32항에 있어서,산화제로 수증기가 사용되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 18항에 있어서,상기 산화물층은 이산화 실리콘을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 35항에 있어서,상기 산화물층은 질소를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 18항에 있어서,상기 high-k물질의 증착 전에, 상기 산화물층 상의 표면종단(surface termination)을 변형하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 실리콘 기판에 유전층을 형성하는 방법에 있어서,상기 기판상에 약 15Å이하의 두께를 가지는 실리콘 산화물 계면층(silicon oxide interface layer)을 성장시키는 단계;상기 실리콘 산화물 계면층의 상부에 high-k물질을 증착하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.여기서, 상기 증착은 상기 기판을 약 300℃이하로 유지하는 단계와 산화제로서 수증기를 공급하는 단계를 포함한다.
- 제 38항에 있어서,상기 증착은 ALD 공정을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 39항에 있어서,상기 ALD공정은,상기 기판과 제1반응물을 접촉시키는 단계;반응챔버로부터 반응하지 않은 상기 제1반응물을 제거하는 단계;상기 기판을 수증기와 접촉시키는 단계; 그리고상기 반응챔버로부터 반응하지 않은 상기 수증기를 제거하는 단계를 포함하는 사이클을 다수 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 38항에 있어서,상기 실리콘 산화물 계면층은 상기 high-k물질의 증착 동안 약 15Å이하로 성장하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 41항에 있어서,상기 실리콘 산화물 계면층은 약 10Å이하로 성장하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제 42항에 있어서,상기 실리콘 산화물 계면층은 약 5Å이하로 성장하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
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