IP Library Granted Patent US 8,921,171
Granted Patent B2
US 8,921,171 · App. 13/699,734 · Granted Dec 30, 2014

Method for forming gate structure, method for forming semiconductor device, and semiconductor device

Inventors: Hong Yang (Beijing, CN); Xueli Ma (Beijing, CN); Wenwu Wang (Beijing, CN); Kai Han (Beijing, CN); Xiaolei Wang (Beijing, CN); Huaxiang Yin (Beijing, CN); Jiang Yan (Newburg, NY)
Assignee: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
H01L21/8238H01L27/092H01L21/823842H01L21/823857
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Patent No.
US 8,921,171
App. No.
13/699,734
Granted
Dec 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for forming a gate structure, comprising: providing a substrate, where the substrate includes a nMOSFET area and a pMOSFET area, each of the nMOSFET area and the pMOSFET area has a gate trench, and each of the gate trenches is provided at a bottom portion with a gate dielectric layer; forming a gate dielectric capping layer on the substrate; forming an etching stop layer on the gate dielectric capping layer; forming an oxygen scavenging element layer on the etching stop layer; forming a first work function adjustment layer on the oxygen scavenging element layer; etching the first work function adjustment layer above the nMOSFET area; forming a second work function adjustment layer on the surface of the substrate; metal layer depositing and annealing to fill the gate trenches with a metal layer; and removing the metal layer outside the gate trenches.

Claims (50)

1. A method for forming a gate structure, comprising:

providing a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a nMOSFET area and a pMOSFET area, each of the nMOSFET area and the pMOSFET area has a gate trench, and each of the gate trenches is provided at a bottom portion with a gate dielectric layer;

forming a gate dielectric capping layer on a surface of the substrate;

forming an etching stop layer on the gate dielectric capping layer;

forming an oxygen scavenging element layer on the etching stop layer;

forming a first work function adjustment layer on the oxygen scavenging element layer;

etching the first work function adjustment layer above the nMOSFET area until the etching stop layer is exposed;

forming a second work function adjustment layer on the surface of the substrate;

performing metal layer deposition and annealing process to fill the gate trenches with a metal layer; and

removing the metal layer outside the gate trenches.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the gate dielectric capping layer has a thickness of 5 angstroms to 5 nanometers.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the gate dielectric capping layer has a material of TiN.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the oxygen scavenging element layer has a thickness of 5 angstroms to 50 angstroms.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the oxygen scavenging element layer has a material of Ti.

6. A method for forming a gate structure, comprising:

providing a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a nMOSFET area and a pMOSFET area, each of the nMOSFET area and the pMOSFET area has a gate trench, and each of the gate trenches is provided at a bottom portion with a gate dielectric layer;

forming a gate dielectric capping layer on a surface of the substrate;

forming an etching stop layer on the gate dielectric capping layer;

forming an oxygen scavenging element layer on the etching stop layer;

forming a second work function adjustment layer on the oxygen scavenging element layer;

etching the second work function adjustment layer above the pMOSFET area until the etching stop layer is exposed;

forming a first work function adjustment layer on the surface of the substrate;

performing metal layer deposition and annealing process to fill the gate trenches with a metal layer; and

removing the metal layer outside the gate trenches.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the gate dielectric capping layer has a thickness of 5 angstroms to 5 nanometers.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the gate dielectric capping layer has a material of TiN.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the oxygen scavenging element layer has a thickness of 5 angstroms to 50 angstroms.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the oxygen scavenging element layer has a material of Ti.

11. A method for forming a semiconductor device, comprising:

providing a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a nMOSFET area and a pMOSFET area, each of the nMOSFET area and the pMOSFET area has a gate trench, and each of the gate trenches is provided at a bottom portion with a gate dielectric layer; and

forming a gate structure on a surface of the substrate, comprising:

forming a gate dielectric capping layer on the surface of the substrate;

forming an etching stop layer on the gate dielectric capping layer;

forming an oxygen scavenging element layer on the etching stop layer;

forming a first work function adjustment layer on the oxygen scavenging element layer;

etching the first work function adjustment layer above the nMOSFET area until the etching stop layer is exposed;

forming a second work function adjustment layer on the surface of the substrate;

performing metal layer deposition and annealing process to fill the gate trenches with a metal layer; and

removing the metal layer outside the gate trenches.

12. A method for forming a semiconductor device, comprising:

providing a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a nMOSFET area and a pMOSFET area, each of the nMOSFET area and the pMOSFET area has a gate trench, and each of the gate trenches is provided at a bottom portion with a gate dielectric layer; and

forming a gate structure on a surface of the substrate, comprising:

forming a gate dielectric capping layer on the surface of the substrate;

forming an etching stop layer on the gate dielectric capping layer;

forming an oxygen scavenging element layer on the etching stop layer;

forming a second work function adjustment layer on the oxygen scavenging element layer;

etching the second work function adjustment layer above the pMOSFET area until the etching stop layer is exposed;

forming a first work function adjustment layer on the surface of the substrate;

performing metal layer deposition and annealing process to fill the gate trenches with a metal layer; and

removing the metal layer outside the gate trenches.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2012
From: YANG, HONG; MA, XUELI; WANG, WENWU; HAN, KAI; WANG, XIAOLEI; YIN, HUAXIANG; YAN, JIANG
To: INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Reel/Frame 029344/0209 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 2012 1 02465872 · Jul 16, 2012 · national
WO PCT/CN2012/079093 · Jul 24, 2012 · international
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140015063A1 · Jan 16, 2014