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Granted Patent B2
US 9,196,546 · App. 14/025,833 · Granted Nov 24, 2015

Metal gate transistor

Inventors: Shih-Fang Tzou (Tainan, TW); Chien-Ming Lai (Tainan, TW); Yi-Wen Chen (Tainan, TW); Hung-Yi Wu (Keelung, TW); Tong-Jyun Huang (Tainan, TW); Chien-Ting Lin (Hsinchu, TW); Chun-Hsien Lin (Tainan, TW)
Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
H01L21/823864H01L21/823842
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Patent No.
US 9,196,546
App. No.
14/025,833
Granted
Nov 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A metal gate transistor is disclosed. The metal gate transistor includes a substrate, a metal gate on the substrate, and a source/drain region in the substrate. The metal gate further includes a high-k dielectric layer, a bottom barrier metal (BBM) layer on the high-k dielectric layer, a first work function layer on the BBM layer, a second work function layer between the BBM layer and the first work function layer, and a low resistance metal layer on the first work function layer. Preferably, the first work function layer includes a p-type work function layer and the second work function layer includes a n-type work function layer.

Claims (14)

1. A metal gate transistor, comprising:

a substrate;

a metal gate on the substrate, wherein the metal gate comprises:

a high-k dielectric layer;

a bottom barrier metal (BBM) layer on the high-k dielectric layer, wherein the BBM layer comprises TiSiN;

a first work function layer on the BBM layer;

a second work function layer between the BBM layer and the first work function layer, wherein the first work function layer comprises a p-type work function layer and the second work function layer comprises a n-type work function layer; and

a low resistance metal layer on the first work function metal layer;

a source/drain region in the substrate adjacent to the metal gate.

2. The metal gate transistor of claim 1 , further comprising a spacer around the metal gate.

3. The metal gate transistor of claim 1 , wherein the metal gate transistor comprises a PMOS transistor.

4. The metal gate transistor of claim 3 , wherein the first work function layer comprises a p-type work function layer.

5. The metal gate transistor of claim 1 , wherein the metal gate transistor comprises a NMOS transistor.

6. The metal gate transistor of claim 1 , wherein the high-k dielectric layer is U-shaped.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2013
From: TZOU, SHIH-FANG; LAI, CHIEN-MING; CHEN, YI-WEN; WU, HUNG-YI; HUANG, TONG-JYUN; LIN, CHIEN-TING; LIN, CHUN-HSIEN
To: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 031198/0053 →
Continuity (1)
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