IP Library Granted Patent US 8,252,657
Granted Patent B2
US 8,252,657 · App. 13/072,766 · Granted Aug 28, 2012

Metal gate transistor and resistor and method for fabricating the same

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Patent No.
US 8,252,657
App. No.
13/072,766
Granted
Aug 28, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for fabricating metal gate transistor and resistor is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a transistor region and a resistor region; forming a shallow trench isolation in the substrate of the resistor region; forming a tank in the shallow trench isolation of the resistor region; forming at least one gate in the transistor region and a resistor in the tank of the resistor region; and transforming the gate into a metal gate transistor.

Claims (28)

1. A method for fabricating metal gate transistor and resistor, comprising:

providing a substrate having a transistor region and a resistor region;

forming a shallow trench isolation in the substrate of the resistor region;

forming a tank in the shallow trench isolation of the resistor region;

forming at least one gate in the transistor region and a resistor in the tank of the resistor region; and

transforming the gate into a metal gate transistor.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming a stacked film on surface of the substrate to cover the transistor region and the resistor region before forming the tank.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the stacked film comprises a high-k dielectric layer, a cap layer, and a metal layer.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising removing a portion of the shallow trench isolation and a portion of the stacked film of the resistor region for forming the tank.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein after forming the tank further comprises:

forming a polysilicon layer on the tank of the resistor region and the stacked film of the transistor region;

forming a hard mask on the polysilicon layer; and

removing a portion of the hard mask, a portion of the polysilicon layer, and a portion of the stacked film to form the gate in the transistor region and the resistor in the tank of the resistor region.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising performing an etching process after forming the gate and the resistor for removing the remaining hard mask from surface of the resistor.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein after forming the gate and the resistor further comprises:

forming a salicide block on the gate and the resistor;

performing an etching process for simultaneously removing the salicide block on the resistor and the remaining hard mask on surface of the resistor.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein after forming the gate and the resistor further comprises:

forming a dielectric layer on the gate and the resistor;

performing a planarizing process for remove a portion of the dielectric layer until reaching the top of the gate;

removing the gate from the transistor region to expose the surface of the stacked film; and

forming a conductive layer on the dielectric layer and the stacked film for forming the metal gate transistor with metal gate in the transistor region.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein after performing the planarizing process further comprises:

removing the gate from the transistor region and forming a plurality of openings in the dielectric layer of the resistor region to expose the surface of the shallow trench isolation; and

depositing a conductive material in the openings for forming a plurality of dummy conductive patterns.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising forming an interlayer dielectric layer on the dielectric layer for covering the metal gate transistor.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising forming a plurality of contact plugs in the interlayer dielectric layer and the dielectric layer for connecting the resistor and the metal gate transistor.

12. The method of claim 5 , wherein after forming the polysilicon layer further comprises performing a patterning process to form the resistor a plurality of dummy polysilicon pattern on surface of the tank.

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 Mar 27, 2011
From: TSENG, CHIH-YU; LIN, CHIEN-TING; TSENG, KUN-SZU; FAN, CHENG-WEN; LIANG, VICTOR-CHIANG
To: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 026027/0771 →