IP Library Granted Patent US 7,517,746
Granted Patent B2
US 7,517,746 · App. 11/739,111 · Granted Apr 14, 2009

Metal oxide semiconductor transistor with Y shape metal gate and fabricating method thereof

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Patent No.
US 7,517,746
App. No.
11/739,111
Granted
Apr 14, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a metal oxide semiconductor transistor having a metal gate is provided. The method firstly includes a step of providing a substrate. A dummy gate is formed on the substrate, a spacer is formed around the dummy gate, and doped regions are formed in the substrate outside of the dummy gate. A bevel edge is formed on the spacer, and a trench is formed in the inner sidewall of the spacer. A barrier layer, and a metal gate are formed in the trench and on the bevel edge, and the barrier layer will not form poor step coverage.

Claims (25)

1. A method of manufacturing a metal oxide semiconductor transistor with a metal gate, comprising:

providing a substrate, a gate temporary layer formed on the substrate, a spacer surrounding the gate temporary layer, the substrate having two doping regions on two sides of the gate temporary layer respectively;

forming an insulating layer on the gate temporary layer, the spacer and the substrate forming a dielectric layer on the insulating layer;

removing the partial dielectric layer to expose the insulating layer;

removing the gate temporary layer and the insulating layer positioned on the gate temporary layer, and forming a bevel edge and a recess, the bevel edge covering the spacer, and the recess being surrounded by the spacer;

forming a barrier layer covering the inner sidewall of the recess, the bevel edge and the remaining dielectric layer;

forming a conductive layer in the recess, and on the bevel edge and the remaining dielectric layer; and

removing the barrier layer and the conductive layer positioned on the remaining dielectric layer to form a metal gate.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of removing the partial dielectric layer to expose the insulating layer utilizes either a chemical mechanical polishing process, an etching process, or a combination of the chemical mechanical polishing process and etching process.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the insulating layer and the dielectric layer, and the gate temporary layer and the spacer have high etching selectivity.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of forming the bevel edge is an ion bombard process, and the step of forming the recess is a dry etching process, and the two steps are performed at the same time.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the steps of forming the bevel edge and forming the recess are processed in the same instrument.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recess is formed after the step of forming the bevel edge.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the step of forming the bevel edge utilizes either a dry etching process or a wet etching process.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the step of forming the recess utilizes either a dry etching process or a wet etching process.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bevel edge is formed after the step of forming the recess.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of forming the recess utilizes either a dry etching process or a wet etching process.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of forming the bevel edge is an ion bombard process.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the insulating layer comprises a silicon nitride layer, the dielectric layer comprises an oxide layer, and the gate temporary layer comprises poly-silicon.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the insulating layer comprises a carbon or fluorine incorporated silicon-containing layer.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a high k material layer in the inner sidewall of the recess, on the bevel edge, and the remaining dielectric layer prior to the barrier layer formation.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a work function adjusting layer on the barrier layer after the barrier layer is formed.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of removing the barrier layer and the conductive layer on the remaining dielectric layer utilizes a chemical mechanical polishing process.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2021
From: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: MARLIN SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
Reel/Frame 056991/0292 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2007
From: LIN, CHIN-HSIANG; HSU, CHIA-JUNG; CHENG, LI-WEI
To: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 019197/0341 →