IP Library Granted Patent US 9,312,376
Granted Patent B2
US 9,312,376 · App. 14/155,651 · Granted Apr 12, 2016

Semiconductor device, method for fabricating the same, and memory system including the semiconductor device

Inventors: Kook-Tae Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Young-Tak Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Ho-Sung Son (Hwaseong-si, KR); Seok-Jun Won (Seoul, KR); Ji-Hye Yi (Suwon-si, KR); Chul-Woong Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01L29/78H01L29/6656H01L29/66545H01L29/66795H01L29/785H01L29/7848
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Patent No.
US 9,312,376
App. No.
14/155,651
Granted
Apr 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Semiconductor device, method for fabricating the same and electronic devices including the semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device comprises an interlayer insulating layer formed on a substrate and including a trench, a gate electrode formed in the trench, a first gate spacer formed on a side wall of the gate electrode to have an L shape, a second gate spacer formed on the first gate spacer to have an L shape and having a dielectric constant lower than that of silicon nitride, and a third spacer formed on the second gate spacer.

Claims (34)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

an interlayer insulating layer formed on a substrate and including a trench;

a gate electrode formed in the trench and including a first metal layer and a second metal layer, the first metal layer formed along a side and a bottom surface of the trench and the second metal layer filling a space formed by the first metal layer;

a gate dielectric film formed between the substrate and the gate electrode;

a first gate spacer including silicon nitride formed on the sidewall of the gate electrode and the gate dielectric film;

a second gate spacer formed on the first gate spacer and having a dielectric constant lower than the dielectric constant of silicon nitride;

a third spacer formed on the second gate spacer; and

an elevated source/drain formed in a recess formed in the substrate and including SiGe,

wherein the first gate spacer directly contacts the gate dielectric film, and a top surface of the elevated source/drain is higher than a top surface of the gate dielectric film under the gate electrode.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the second gate spacer has a dielectric constant which is higher than that of silicon oxide.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein the second gate spacer includes SiOCN or SiOC.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein the dielectric constant of the second gate spacer has a value between 4 and 6, and the first and the second gate spacers have bottom portions respectively protrude away from the sidewall of the gate electrode and the gate dielectric film.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the third gate spacer includes silicon nitride.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the interlayer insulating layer and a top surface of the gate electrode are disposed on the same plane.

7. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the gate dielectric film includes hafnium oxide.

8. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first metal layer includes TiN.

9. The semiconductor device of claim 8 , wherein the second metal layer includes Al.

10. A semiconductor device, comprising:

an interlayer insulating layer formed on a substrate and including a trench;

a gate electrode formed in the trench and including a first metal layer and a second metal layer, the first metal layer formed along a side and a bottom surface of the trench and the second metal layer filling a space formed by the first metal layer;

a gate dielectric film formed between the substrate and the gate electrode;

a first gate spacer including silicon nitride formed on the sidewall of the gate electrode and the gate dielectric film, the first gate spacer having a bottom portion protruding away from the sidewall of the gate electrode;

a second gate spacer formed on the first gate spacer and having a dielectric constant lower than the dielectric constant of silicon nitride;

a third spacer formed on the second gate spacer; and

an elevated source/drain formed in a recess formed in the substrate and including SiGe,

wherein the first gate spacer directly contacts the gate dielectric film, and a top surface of the elevated source/drain is higher than a top surface of the gate dielectric film under the gate electrode.

11. The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the second gate spacer has a dielectric constant which is higher than that of silicon oxide.

12. The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein the second gate spacer includes SiOCN or SiOC.

13. The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the dielectric constant of the second gate spacer has a value between 4 and 6, and the first and the second gate spacers respectively have L shapes.

14. The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the third gate spacer includes silicon nitride.

15. The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein a top surface of the interlayer insulating layer and a top surface of the gate electrode are disposed on the same plane.

16. The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the gate dielectric film includes hafnium oxide.

17. The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein the first metal layer includes TiN.

18. The semiconductor device of claim 17 , wherein the second metal layer includes Al.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2014
From: KIM, KOOK-TAE; KIM, YOUNG-TAK; SON, HO-SUNG; WON, SEOK-JUN; YI, JI-HYE; LEE, CHUL-WOONG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0067855 · Jun 13, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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