TWI300622B - Method of forming gate electrode in semiconductor device - Google Patents
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1300622 玖、發明說明: 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係關於一種在一半導體元件中形成一閘電極之方 法,且詳言之,本發明係關於一種在一半導體元件中形成 以一多晶金屬矽化物結構構成之一閘電極之方法。 【先$技術】 由於半導體元件係高度集成者,因此閘電極主要以多晶 金屬矽化物結構構成,在該結構中,為了改良構成該閘電 極之多晶矽膜之低阻抗之標的,會將一金屬矽化物膜沈積 在一多晶矽膜之上表面上,藉此形成該閘電極。在以多晶 金屬矽化物結構形成閘電極之過程中,蝕刻該多晶矽膜及 一矽化鎢膜,即一金屬矽化物膜,藉此形成一具有垂直輪 廓之閘電極圖樣。 在蝕刻該矽化鎢膜之後,蝕刻該多晶矽膜。在蝕刻該矽 化鎢膜之% ’使該多晶矽膜之多個部分產生了凹痕。然後 進行另蝕刻製程,藉此在產生了凹痕之多晶矽膜上圖 樣化該閘電極。結果,針對該多晶矽膜進行了二次蝕刻製 程。由於該二次蝕刻製程,造成該多晶矽膜之輪廓具有一 凹形狀’此處該多晶矽較之其他膜更加凹陷。 由於該多晶石夕獏具有前述之輪廟,因此難於以-垂直輪 郛形成4閘包極’從而可能劣化該元件特性。 【發明内容】 為解決前述問, ’本發明針對一種在半導體元件中形成 O:\89\895l7.DOC4 1300622 一問電極之方法,該方法透過構成該閘電極之垂直輪廓, 俾能防止該元件特性之劣化。 本發明提供一種在一半導體内形成一閘電極之方法,該 方法包括下述步驟:在一半導體基底之上部上依次形成一 多晶矽膜及一金屬矽化物膜;進行一退火製程,藉此結晶 化該金屬矽化物膜,促使該經結晶化之金屬矽化物膜之姓 刻率相似於該多晶矽膜之蝕刻率;以及藉由使用該經結晶 化之金屬矽化物膜和該多晶矽膜的相似蝕刻率,同時針對 該金屬矽化物膜和該多晶矽膜進行一蝕刻製程來形成一閘 電極。 該退火製程較佳係一快速熱處理(RTP)退火製程和一爐 内退火製程之一,該等退火製程用於結晶化一非晶金屬矽 化物膜,藉此形成一結晶化金屬矽化物膜。此外,其中較 佳在N2或ΝΑ氣體環境中在9〇〇至i〇0〇〇c範圍内之溫度下持 續10至30秒來進行該RTP退火製程,且其中較佳在乂或1^% 氣體環境中在850至1 〇〇〇〇(:範圍内之溫度下持續5至3〇分鐘 來進行該爐内退火製程。 該金屬矽化物膜較佳係矽化鎢膜。此外,較佳在用於蝕 刻該多晶矽膜之一製程條件下來進行該蝕刻製程。 而且,該蝕刻製程較佳係一乾式蝕刻製程,這是在一引 入了-由C12氣體和0 2氣體組成之混合氣體之感應耦合電 漿反應室中進行該乾式製程。 【實施方式】 在下述之說明中將結合附圖對本發明之前述方面及 O:\89\89517.DOC4 -8- 1300622 特徵進行說明。 現在’將參照附圖對本發明之較佳實施例加以詳細說明 。不過’可用各種類型之形式變更本發明之較佳實施例, 本《月之範圍不應S忍為侷限於下述之具體實施例。本發 明之該等較佳實施例僅用於為熟習本發明之技術者較清楚 地解釋本發明。故而,®中之薄膜之厚度等均加以誇大, 以利於較清楚地說明,且圖中相似之參考數字係用於指示 相同或相似之部分。而且,在本說明書中,,,某一薄膜位於 另薄膜之上或一半導體基底之上"此種措詞之含義係該 某一薄膜可直接接觸該另一薄膜或該半導體基底,或另外 也可係於它們之間插入一第三薄膜。 圖1至圖4為用於說明根據本發明一實施例之在半導體元 件内形成閘電極之方法之截面圖。 參照圖1,於由矽製成之半導體基底1〇之整個上表面上依 次形成一隧道氧化膜12、一構成一浮閘電極之第一多晶矽 膜14、一構成該浮閘電極之第二多晶矽膜16、一介電膜18 構成控制閘電極之第二多晶♦膜20、一梦化鶴膜22a 及一硬光罩24。形成該隧道氧化膜12的方式為,於75〇至 80CTC溫度下之濕式氧化處理,然後於义氣體環境下以9⑼ 至910。(:溫度下持續20至30分鐘之熱處理。藉由低壓化學氣 肢沈積法(下文中稱為LP-CVD法),使用一如SiH4或SiH^等 Si源氣體及一 PH3氣體以500至550°C溫度於約⑴丨至]托之壓 力下,將該構成浮閘電極之第一多晶秒膜14形成為厚度約7〇 至150埃。可於相似於該第一多晶矽膜14之製程條件下,將 O:\89\89517.DOC4 -9- 1300622 該構成浮閘電極之該第二多晶矽膜16形成為厚度約600至 1400埃。較佳地,按照ΟΝΟ結構形成該介電膜18,即,依 次形成一第一氧化膜、一氮化膜及一第二氧化膜的堆疊結 構。此時,將第一氧化膜和第二氧化膜裝入一反應室中, 以約600至700。(:之溫度範圍内進行製程,藉由lP-cvD法在 低於1至3托之壓力下以約810至850〇c之溫度將該等氧化膜 形成為厚度約35至60埃,並使用SiH2Cl2(二氣矽烷:DCS) 氣體作為源氣體將該等氧化膜之一形成為一高溫氧化 (HTO)膜,並使用比〇氣體作為源氣體將另一氧化膜形成為 另一 HT0膜。藉由LP-CVD法,使用NH3氣體和SiH2Cl2氣體 作為反應氣體,在低於1至3托之壓力下以650至800°C之溫 度將該氮化氧化膜形成為厚度約5 〇至6 5埃。然後,在形成 介電膜18之後,為了改良介電膜1 8之特性及加固膜層間邊 界’藉濕式氧化方式在約750至800。(:之溫度下進行一蒸汽 退火製程。進行該蒸汽退火製程係用以在介電膜18之沈積 之後無時間延遲地形成一厚度為150至300埃之氧化膜,藉 此防止任一自然氧化膜及由雜質造成之污染。藉由LP-cvd 法,使用如SiHU或SiH6等Si源氣體以及ph3氣體在〇·ι至3托 之壓力下以500至550〇C之溫度,將該構成控制閘電極之該 弟二多晶石夕膜20形成為厚度70至150埃。該石夕化鎢膜22係一 非晶矽化鎢膜。藉由SiH4(曱矽烷:MS)或SiH2Cl2(二氯矽烷 :DCS)與WF6之反應,然後藉由在3〇〇至5〇〇〇c之溫度下調 節2.0至2.8之理想配比值,將該膜形成為具有⑼至 埃之厚度,藉此實現一良好階梯覆蓋並最小化該矽化鎢膜 O:\89\89517.DOC4 -10- 1300622 的表面阻抗。此時’形成厚度該刚⑴埃之碎化鶴膜 22係考慮了減少總厚度約2〇%之情形,即,在隨後退火製 程中減少總厚度約200埃。 參照圖2,針對該產生物進行一退火製程。藉由該退火製 程,使該非晶矽化鎢膜22a結晶為具有該膜之特性,即,與 第三多晶矽膜20相類似之蝕刻率。若該結晶化之矽化鎢膜 22b之蝕刻率相似於第三多晶矽膜2〇之蝕刻率,則可在用於 圖樣化閘電極之蝕刻製程中,藉由一次蝕刻作業同時蝕刻 該結晶化之矽化鎢膜22b及該第三多晶矽膜2〇。此時所使用 之退火製程係一 RTP退火製程或一爐内退火製程。此處,會 在N2或NH3氣體環境中以900至1〇〇〇<>c之溫度持續1〇至3〇秒 來進行該RTP退火製程係,而在乂或況札氣體環境中以85〇 至1000。(:之溫度持續5至30分鐘來進行該爐内退火製程係 。此外,在該退火製程中,總厚度為1〇〇〇至12〇〇埃之矽化 鎢膜22b的厚度減小了 200埃,即,總厚度之2〇%,並因此 使該石夕化鎢膜之厚度為8〇〇至1〇〇〇埃。 參照圖3 ’藉由使用作為光罩而形成於該産生物上之硬光 罩24進行蝕刻製程,藉此形成一閘電極圖樣G p·。首先,藉 由使用該硬光罩24以針對該結晶化之矽化鎢膜22b及該第 二多晶石夕膜20來進行蝕刻製程,藉此形成經圖樣化之矽化 鎢膜22P及經圖樣化之第三多晶矽膜2〇p。由於蝕刻製程所 處理的該經結晶化之鎢膜22b及該第三多晶矽膜20之蝕刻 率彼此相似,因此會同時蝕刻該等兩個膜。因此,為了形 成閘電極,需對該結晶化之矽化鎢膜22b及該第三多晶矽膜 O:\89\895l7.DOC4 -11- Ϊ300622 2〇進行一次姓刻製程,並因此,可防止該第三多晶矽膜20 幵> 成任何凹痕,而得以形成具有垂直輪廓之閘電極圖樣。 4餘刻製程係乾式蝕刻製程,這是在引入了混合比例為4:6 之Cl2和〇2之混合氣體之感應耦合電漿反應室中來進行該 乾式蝕刻製程。由於在該蝕刻製程中,認為該經結晶化之 夕化鎢膜22b及該第三多晶矽膜2〇之蝕刻率相似,因此在相 似於该第三多晶矽膜2〇上之蝕刻製程之製程條件下來進行 忒乾式蝕刻製程。下文中,若藉由利用已圖樣化為前述垂 直輪廓之第三多晶矽膜20p及矽化鎢膜22P來蝕刻下方膜, 則形成了經圖樣化之介電膜18p、第二多晶矽膜16p、第一 多晶石夕膜14P及隨道氧化膜12p,藉此完成了具有垂直輪摩 之閘電極圖樣G.P.之形成。 參照圖4,針對前述閘電極圖樣αρ·進行氧化製程。首先 、,為準備氧化製程,針對閘電極圖樣Gp·進行清洗製程。爲 進仃清洗製程,使用一種SC-1(NH4〇h/H2〇2/h2⑺清洗劑, 該清洗劑幾乎不會破壞㈣氧化膜12和介電㈣之氧化膜 ’從而不會降低具有前述垂直輪廓之閘電極圖樣以之側壁 之傾斜度。當針對該產生物之整體表面進行氧化製程時, 會在具有垂直輪,之閘電極圖樣Gp•上形成一均句氧化膜 %,而得以穩定側壁之粗糙度。此時,可藉由乾式氧化法 在750至95〇°C之溫度下進行該氧化製程,在〇2氣體為丨至 1〇Sim的製程條件下,該乾式氧化法易於控制氧化率。 化:=?明之該等較佳實施例,藉由-退火製程使财 b & m時間㈣該多晶石夕膜及該經結 O:\89\89517.DOC4 -12- 1300622 晶化之石夕化鶴膜,藉此防止該多晶矽膜形成任何凹痕,而 得以形成具有垂直輪廓之閘電極圖樣。 雖然前述實施例揭示了在一快閃記憶體裝置中具有一多 晶金屬石夕化物結構之閘電極,但本發明可適用於任何用於 形成具有多晶金屬矽化物結構之閘電極之製程。 如上述,按照本發明,藉由在退火製程中結晶化矽化鎢 膜,在同一時蝕刻該多晶矽膜和經結晶化之矽化鎢膜,藉 此防止多晶矽膜形成任何凹痕,而得以形成了具有垂直輪 廓之閘電極圖樣,俾能獲得防止元件性能劣化之效果。 雖然前面所做介紹係參照該等較佳實施例而做出者,但 應當瞭解,_ t此項技藝者可對本發明進行多種改變和修 改,而並不會超出本發明和所附申請專利範圍之精神及範 圍。 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1至圖4係根據本發明之一實施例,用於說明一種在半 導體元件内形成閘電極之方法之截面圖。 【圖式代表符號說明】 G.P. 閘電極圖樣 10 半導體基底 12,12P 隧道氧化膜 14,14P 第一多晶碎膜 16,16P 第二多晶矽膜 18 介電膜 18P 圖樣化介電膜 O:\89\89517.DOC4 -13- 1300622 20,20P 第三多晶矽膜 22a,22P 石夕化鶴膜 22b 結晶化碎化嫣膜 24 硬光罩 26 氧化膜 O:\89\89517.DOC4 -14-
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1300622 拾、申請專利範圍: 1. 一種在一半導體内形成一閘電極之方法,包括下述步驟: 在一半導體基底之上部上依次形成一多晶石夕膜及一金 屬矽化物膜; 進行一退火製程,藉此結晶化該金屬矽化物膜,促使 遠經結晶化之金屬矽化物膜之蝕刻率相似於該多晶矽膜 之蝕刻率;以及 藉由使用5亥經結晶化之金屬石夕化物膜和該多晶♦膜的 相似蝕刻率,同時針對該金屬矽化物膜和該多晶矽膜進 行一蝕刻製程來形成一閘電極。 2·如申請專利範圍第丨項之在一半導體内形成一閘電極之 方法,其中該退火製程係一快速熱處理(RTp)退火製程和 爐内退火製程之一,用以結晶化一非晶金屬梦化物膜 ’藉此形成一結晶化金屬矽化物膜。 3·如申請專利範圍第2項之在一半導體内形成一閘電極之 方法’其中在N2或NH3氣體環境中以9〇〇至i〇〇〇〇c範圍内 之溫度下持續10至30秒來進行該rtp退火製程,以及其中 在N2或NH3氣體環境中以850至1〇〇〇〇C範圍内之溫度下持 續5至30分鐘來進行該爐内退火製程。 4.如申請專利範圍第1項之在一半導體内形成一閘電極之 方法,其中該金屬矽化物膜係一矽化鎢膜。 5·如申請專利範圍第1項之在一半導體内形成一閘電極之 方法,其中在一用於|虫刻該多晶石夕膜之製程條件下來進 行該蝕刻製程。 O:\89\895l7.DOC5 1300622 6·如中請專利範圍第5項之在一丰導舻 ,^ 牛導體内形成〜Mg 方法’其令該蝕刻製程係一乾式蝕刻製程,$ :】極之 入了由體和〇2氣體組成之混合氣體之感應耦合電 漿反應室中來進行該乾式製程。 7.如申請專利範圍第1項之在-半導體内形成-閉電極之 方法’其中㈣刻製程係-乾式㈣製程,這是在一弓| 入了由Cl2氣體和〇2氣體組成之混合氣體之感應耦合電 衆反應室巾來進彳”乾式製p O:\89\895l7.DOC5 -2-
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