IP Library Granted Patent US 7,375,015
Granted Patent B2
US 7,375,015 · App. 11/367,435 · Granted May 20, 2008

Manufacturing method which prevents abnormal gate oxidation

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Patent No.
US 7,375,015
App. No.
11/367,435
Granted
May 20, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing a gate electrode structure for preventing abnormal oxidation of a refractory metal due to an oxidation process, includes forming an insulating film on a surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming an impurity diffused polysilicon film on the insulating film; forming an impurity diffusion preventing film on the impurity diffused polysilicon film; forming a refractory metal silicide film on the impurity diffusion preventing film; forming a first nitride film on the refractory metal silicide film; patterning the first nitride film, the refractory metal silicide film and the impurity diffusion preventing film on a gate electrode; forming a first spacer constituted by a second nitride film on side surfaces of the first gate electrode; performing anisotropic etching on the impurity diffused polysilicon film with the first and second nitride films as a mask; and performing an oxidation process.

Claims (12)

1. A method for manufacturing a gate electrode structure, comprising:

forming an insulating film on a surface of a semiconductor substrate;

forming an impurity diffused polysilicon film on the insulating film;

forming an impurity diffusion preventing film on the impurity diffused polysilicon film;

forming a refractory metal silicide film on the impurity diffusion preventing film;

forming a first nitride film on the refractory metal silicide film;

patterning the first nitride film, the refractory metal silicide film and the impurity diffusion preventing film on a first gate electrode;

forming a first spacer constituted by a second nitride film on side surfaces of the first gate electrode;

performing anisotropic etching on the impurity diffused polysilicon film with the first nitride film and the second nitride film as a mask; and

performing an oxidation process.

2. The method for manufacturing a gate electrode structure according to claim 1 , wherein a silicon-based film is formed after said forming an insulating film, and said forming an impurity diffused polysilicon film is then carried out.

3. The method for manufacturing a gate electrode structure according to claim 1 , wherein the impurity diffusion preventing film is a nitride film.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2014
From: OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD
To: LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032495/0483 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 26, 2009
From: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022343/0290 →