IP Library Granted Patent US 8,048,730
Granted Patent B2
US 8,048,730 · App. 12/540,681 · Granted Nov 1, 2011

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 8,048,730
App. No.
12/540,681
Granted
Nov 1, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes an isolation area formed on a semiconductor substrate to define NMOS and PMOS areas, a gate insulating layer and a gate formed on each of the NMOS and PMOS areas, a primary gate spacer formed at sides of the gate, LDD areas formed in the semiconductor substrate at sides of the gate, a secondary gate spacer formed at sides of the primary gate spacer, source and drain areas formed in the semiconductor substrate at sides of the gate of the PMOS area; and source and drain areas formed in the semiconductor substrate at sides of the gate of the NMOS area, wherein the source and drain areas of the NMOS area are deeper than the source and drain areas of the PMOS area.

Claims (40)

1. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:

forming an isolation area, defining an NMOS area and a PMOS area, on a semiconductor substrate, and forming a gate insulating layer and a gate on each of the NMOS and PMOS areas;

forming a primary gate spacer layer on the semiconductor substrate including the gates, and forming LDD areas at sides of the gates;

forming a primary gate spacer at both sides of the gate by etching the primary gate spacer layer after forming the LDD areas;

forming a secondary gate spacer layer on the semiconductor substrate including on the gates and the primary gate spacer, and forming source and drain areas at sides of the gate in the PMOS area;

forming a second gate spacer at sides of the gates by etching the secondary gate spacer layer after forming the source and drain areas in the PMOS area; and

forming source and drain areas at sides of the gate in the NMOS area using the second gate spacer as a mask.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein one of the primary and secondary gate spacers comprises SiN.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming of the LDD area includes forming a pocket area.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the pocket area of the NMOS area is formed by implanting at least one of BF 2 and In, and the pocket area of the PMOS area is formed by implanting at least one of As and Sb.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the LDD area and the pocket area are simultaneously formed through one ion implantation process.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the LDD area of the NMOS area is formed by implanting ions including at least one of As and Sb, and the LDD area of the PMOS area is formed by implanting ions including at least one of B and In.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the primary and secondary gate spacers is self-aligned through a blanket etching process.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secondary gate spacer layer has a thickness of two to four times a thickness of the primary gate spacer.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming of the source and drain areas in the PMOS area comprises:

forming the secondary gate spacer layer on the semiconductor substrate;

forming a photoresist pattern on the semiconductor device such that the NMOS area is covered;

forming the source and drain areas in the PMOS area by performing an ion implantation process through the secondary gate spacer layer using the photoresist pattern as a mask; and

removing the photoresist pattern.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the source and drain areas of the PMOS area are formed by implanting ions including at least one of B and In.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming of the source and drain areas in the NMOS area includes:

forming the secondary gate spacer at the sides of the gates;

forming a photoresist pattern on the semiconductor device such that the PMOS area is covered;

forming the source and drain areas in the NMOS area by performing an ion implantation process using the secondary gate spacer and the photoresist pattern as a mask; and

removing the photoresist pattern.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the source and drain areas of the NMOS area is formed by implanting ions including at least one of As and Sb.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the source and drain areas of the NMOS area are formed more deeply than the source and drain areas of the PMOS area.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising activating an active junction area through a spike anneal process, after forming the source and drain areas in the NMOS area.

15. A semiconductor device comprising:

an isolation area on a semiconductor substrate, defining NMOS and PMOS areas;

a gate insulating layer and a gate on each of the NMOS and PMOS areas;

a primary gate spacer at sides of the gates;

LDD areas at sides of the gates, including under the primary gate spacer;

a secondary gate spacer at sides of the primary gate spacer, wherein the secondary gate spacer is disposed on a sidewall of the primary gate spacer and the semiconductor substrate adjacent the primary gate spacer;

source and drain areas at sides of the gate of the PMOS area, including under the secondary gate spacer; and

source and drain areas at sides of the gate of the NMOS area, including under the secondary gate spacer,

wherein the source and drain areas of the NMOS area are deeper than the source and drain areas of the PMOS area.

16. The semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the primary and second gate spacer layers comprises SiN.

17. The semiconductor device of claim 15 , further comprising a pocket area including at least a portion of the LDD area.

18. The semiconductor device of claim 15 , wherein the secondary gate spacer has a thickness of two to four times a thickness of the primary gate spacer.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2021
From: CAVIUM INTERNATIONAL
To: MARVELL ASIA PTE LTD.
Reel/Frame 057336/0873 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2021
From: MARVELL TECHNOLOGY CAYMAN I
To: CAVIUM INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 057279/0519 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2021
From: INPHI CORPORATION
To: MARVELL TECHNOLOGY CAYMAN I
Reel/Frame 056649/0823 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2017
From: DONGBU HITEK, CO., LTD.
To: INPHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041465/0673 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT REMOVE PATENT NO. 878209 FROM EXHIBIT B PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 034009 FRAME: 0157. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 24, 2014
From: DONGBU HITEK, CO., LTD.
To: INPHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034087/0097 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2014
From: DONGBU HITEK, CO., LTD.
To: INPHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034009/0157 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2009
From: SHIN, EUN JONG
To: DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023097/0256 →