Manufacturing method of semiconductor device

1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising:

forming a cobalt film on a wafer including gate, source, and drain regions;

forming an initial protection metal film with an initial amount of a protection metal film material on the cobalt film;

thermally treating the wafer to form a cobalt silicide film; and

forming an additional protection metal film with an additional amount of the protection metal film material on the initial protection metal film,

wherein forming the additional protection metal film comprises:

measuring a resistance of the cobalt film and the initial protection metal film;

determining a thickness of the additional protection metal film to be formed based on the measured resistance;

determining a time for deposition of the additional amount of the protection metal film material based on the determined thickness; and

depositing the additional amount of the protection metal film material for the determined time.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

disposing the wafer to receive the additional amount of the protection metal film material in a chamber under conditions similar to conditions during which the cobalt film is formed.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein forming the cobalt film uses one of physical vapor deposition and chemical vapor deposition.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein forming the initial and additional protection metal film use TiN.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein one of forming the initial and additional protection metal film uses physical vapor deposition or chemical vapor deposition.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein thermally treating is performed from about 10 seconds to about 60 seconds, at a temperature from about 300° C. to 600° C., with a rapid thermal process.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein thermally treating is performed from about 20 seconds to about 60 seconds, at a temperature from about 300° C. to 600° C., with an electric furnace thermal process.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

removing the initial protection metal film and non-silicified cobalt film after forming the cobalt film; and

thermally treating the wafer to stabilize the cobalt silicide film.

9. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

plasma treating the cobalt film prior to forming the initial protection metal film.

10. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising:

step for forming a cobalt film on a wafer including gate, source, and drain regions;

step for forming an initial protection metal film with an initial amount of a protection metal film material on the cobalt film;

step for thermally treating the wafer to form a cobalt silicide film; and

step for forming an additional protection metal film with an additional amount of the protection metal film material on the initial protection metal film,

wherein the step for forming the additional protection metal film comprises:

step for measuring a resistance of the cobalt film and the initial protection metal film;

step for determining a thickness of the additional protection metal film to be formed based on the measured resistance;

step for determining a time for deposition of the additional amount of the protection metal film material based on the determined thickness; and

step for depositing the additional amount of the protection metal film material for the determined time.

11. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

step for disposing the wafer to receive the additional amount of the protection metal film material in a chamber under conditions similar to conditions during which the cobalt film is formed.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the step for forming the cobalt film uses one of physical vapor deposition and chemical vapor deposition.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the steps of forming the initial and additional protection metal film use TiN.

14. The method according to claim 10 , wherein one of the steps for forming the initial and additional protection metal film uses physical vapor deposition or chemical vapor deposition.

15. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the step for thermally treating is performed from about 10 seconds to about 60 seconds, at a temperature from about 300° C. to 600° C., with a rapid thermal process.

16. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the step for thermally treating is performed from about 20 seconds to about 60 seconds, at a temperature from about 300° C. to 600° C., with an electric furnace thermal process.

17. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

step for removing the initial protection metal film and non-silicified cobalt film after the step for forming the cobalt film; and

step for thermally treating the wafer to stabilize the cobalt silicide film.

18. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

step for plasma treating the cobalt film prior to the step for forming the initial protection metal film.