IP Library Granted Patent US 7,439,118
Granted Patent B2
US 7,439,118 · App. 11/356,930 · Granted Oct 21, 2008

Method of manufacturing semiconductor integrated circuit

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Patent No.
US 7,439,118
App. No.
11/356,930
Granted
Oct 21, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit including a logic part and a memory array part, the logic part having N-type and P-type FETs, and the memory array part having N-type and P-type FETs, includes the steps of forming N-type and P-type FETs constituting the logic part and the memory array part, thereafter sequentially forming a first insulation film having a tensile stress and a second insulation film on the whole surface, selectively removing the second insulation film and the first insulation film present on the upper side of the region of the P-type FET constituting the logic part, then forming a third insulation film having a compressive stress on the whole surface, and thereafter selectively removing the third insulation film present on the upper side of the region of the N-type FET constituting the logic part and the third insulation film present on the upper side of the regions of the N-type and P-type FETs constituting the memory array part.

Claims (34)

1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit said method comprising the steps of:

(A) forming a logic part and a memory array part in a semiconductor substrate the logic part and the memory array part each including (1) an N channel type field effect transistor comprising gate parts, channel regions and source/drain regions, and (2) a P channel type field effect transistor comprising gate parts, channel regions and source/drain regions;

(B) forming a first insulation film having a tensile stress on an entire surface of the semiconductor substrate with said logic part and said memory array part formed therein and forming a second insulation film on said first insulation film;

(C) selectively removing said second insulation film and said first insulation film present on an upper side of a region of said P channel type field effect transistor in said logic part;

(D) forming a third insulation film having a compressive stress on a whole surface; and

(E) selectively removing said third insulation film present on an upper side of a region of said N channel type field effect transistor in said logic part and an upper side of a region of said N channel type field effect transistor in said memory array part and an upper side of a region of said P channel type field effect transistor in said memory array part;

(G) applying ion implantation for relaxation of tensile stress to said first insulation film on the region of said P channel type field effect transistor in said memory array subsequent to step (E).

2. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said first insulation film and said third insulation film are each comprised of a silicon nitride film, and said second insulation film is comprised of a silicon oxide film.

3. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit said method comprising the steps of:

(A) forming a logic part and a memory array part in a semiconductor substrate each including (1) an N channel type field effect transistor comprising gate parts, channel regions and source/drain regions, and (2) a P channel type field effect transistor comprising gate parts, channel regions and source/drain regions;

(B) forming a first insulation film having a tensile stress on an entire surface of the semiconductor substrate with said logic part and said memory array part formed therein and forming a second insulation film on said first insulation film;

(C) selectively removing said second insulation film and said first insulation film present on an upper side of a region of said P channel type field effect transistor in said logic part;

(D) forming a third insulation film having a compressive stress on a whole surface;

(E) applying ion implantation for relaxation of compressive stress to said third insulation film present on an upper side of a region of said N channel field effect transistor in said memory array part and selectively removing said third insulation film present on an upper side of a region of said N channel type field effect transistor in said logic part; and

(F) applying ion implantation for relaxation of tensile stress to said first insulation film on a region of said P channel type field effect transistor in said memory array part at any point between steps (B)-(D).

4. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said first insulation film and said third insulation film are each comprised of a silicon nitride film, and said second insulation film is comprised of a silicon oxide film.

5. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit, said method comprising the steps of:

(A) forming a logic part and a memory array part in a semiconductor substrate each including (1) an N channel type field effect transistor comprising gate parts, channel regions and source/drain regions, and (2) a P channel type field effect transistor comprising gate parts, channel regions and source/drain regions;

(B) forming a first insulation film having a tensile stress on an entire surface of the semiconductor substrate with said logic part and said memory array part formed therein and forming a second insulation film on said first insulation film;

(C) selectively removing said second insulation film present on an upper side of a region of said N channel type field effect transistor and said P channel type field effect transistor in said logic part;

(D) selectively removing said first insulation film present on said region of said P channel type field effect transistor constituting said logic part;

(E) forming a third insulation film having a compressive stress on a whole surface; and

(F) selectively removing said third insulation film present on the upper side of said region of said N channel type field effect transistor in said logic part and said third insulation film present on an upper side of a region of said N channel type field effect transistor and an upper side of a region of said P channel type field effect transistor in said memory array part;

(G) applying ion implantation for relaxation of tensile stress to said first insulation film on the region of said P channel type field effect transistor constituting said memory array subsequent to step (F).

6. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit as set forth in claim 5 , wherein said first insulation film and said third insulation film are each comprised of a silicon nitride film, and said second insulation film is comprised of a silicon oxide film.

7. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit said method comprising the steps of:

(A) forming a logic part and a memory part in a semiconductor substrate each including (1) an N channel type field effect transistor comprising gate parts, channel regions and source/drain regions, and (2) a P channel type field effect transistor comprising gate parts, channel regions and source/drain regions

(B) forming a first insulation film having a tensile stress on an entire surface of the semiconductor substrate with said logic part and said memory array part formed therein and forming a second insulation film on said first insulation film;

(C) selectively removing said second insulation film present on both an upper side of a region of said N channel type field effect transistor and an upper side of a region of said P channel type field effect transistor in said logic part;

(D) selectively removing said first insulation film present on the region of said P channel type field effect transistor constituting said logic part;

(E) forming a third insulation film having a compressive stress on a whole surface;

(F) applying ion implantation for relaxation of compressive stress to said third insulation film present on an upper side of a region of said N channel type field effect transistor in said memory array part, and selectively removing said third insulation film present on the upper side of the region of said N channel type field effect transistor constituting said logic part; and

(G) applying ion implantation for relaxation of tensile stress to said first insulation film on a region of said P channel type field effect transistor in said memory array part at any point between step (B) and step (D).

8. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit as set forth in claim 7 , wherein said first insulation film and said third insulation film are each comprised of a silicon nitride film, and said second insulation film is comprised of a silicon oxide film.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 19, 2025
From: TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 073635/0304 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2020
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
To: TESSERA, INC.; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (F/K/A ZIPTRONIX, INC.); FOTONATION CORPORATION (F/K/A DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION AND F/K/A DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION MEMS); INVENSAS CORPORATION; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC; DTS, INC.; DTS LLC; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052920/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.; VEVEO, INC.; INVENSAS CORPORATION; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053468/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2016
From: INVENSAS CORPORATION; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; ZIPTRONIX, INC.; DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION; DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION MEMS; DTS, LLC; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 040797/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 035430/0231 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2006
From: KANNO, MICHIHIRO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017587/0386 →