IP Library Granted Patent US 7,834,404
Granted Patent B2
US 7,834,404 · App. 12/556,003 · Granted Nov 16, 2010

Semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 7,834,404
App. No.
12/556,003
Granted
Nov 16, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to the present invention includes the steps of introducing first impurities of a first conductivity type into a main surface of a semiconductor substrate 1 to form a first impurity region, introducing second impurities of a second conductivity type to form a second impurity region, forming a first nickel silicide film on the first impurity region and forming a second nickel silicide film on the second impurity region, removing an oxide film formed on each of the first and second nickel silicide films by using a mixed gas having an NH 3 gas and a gas containing a hydrogen element mixed therein, and forming a first conducting film on the first nickel silicide film and forming a second conducting film on the second nickel silicide film, with the oxide film removed.

Claims (22)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a first impurity region formed in a first portion of a main surface of a semiconductor substrate;

a second impurity region formed in a second portion of the main surface of said semiconductor substrate;

a first nickel silicide film formed on the first portion of the main surface of said semiconductor substrate, said first impurity region being located in the first portion;

a second nickel silicide film formed on the second portion of the main surface of said semiconductor substrate, said second impurity region being located in the second portion,

a first conducting film formed on said first nickel silicide film, and

a second conducting film formed on said second nickel silicide film, wherein

a difference between a thickness of said first nickel silicide film under a first contact portion between said first conducting film and said first nickel silicide film, and a thickness of said first nickel silicide film on a periphery of said first contact portion is set to be at most 10 nm, and

a difference between a thickness of said second nickel silicide film under a second contact portion between said second conducting film and said second nickel silicide film, and a thickness of said second nickel silicide film on a periphery of said second contact portion is set to be at most 10 nm

wherein

a difference between a thickness of said first nickel silicide film and a thickness of said second nickel silicide film is set to be at most 10 nm.

2. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a first gate electrode formed on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate and having first impurities of a first conductivity type introduced thereinto;

a second gate electrode formed on the main surface of said semiconductor substrate and having second impurities of a second conductivity type introduced thereinto, the second conductivity type being different from said first conductivity type;

a first nickel silicide film formed on said first gate electrode;

a second nickel silicide film formed on said second gate electrode;

a first conducting film formed on said first nickel silicide film; and

a second conducting film formed on said second nickel silicide film, wherein

a difference between a thickness of said first nickel silicide film and a thickness of said second nickel silicide film is set to be at most 10 nm

wherein

a difference between a thickness of said first nickel silicide film under a first contact portion between said first nickel silicide film and said first conducting film, and a thickness of said first nickel silicide film on a periphery of said first contact portion is set to be at most 10 nm, and

a difference between a thickness of said second nickel silicide film under a second contact portion between said second nickel silicide film and said second conducting film, and a thickness of said second nickel silicide film on a periphery of said second contact portion is set to be at most 10 nm.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044928/0001 →
MERGER Recorded Aug 31, 2010
From: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024906/0631 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 31, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024906/0667 →