Middle in-situ doped SiGe junctions for PMOS devices on 28 nm low power/high performance technologies using a silicon oxide encapsulation, early halo and extension implantations
View Patent ↗A HKMG device with PMOS eSiGe source/drain regions is provided. Embodiments include forming first and second HKMG gate stacks on a substrate, each including a SiO 2 cap, forming extension regions at opposite sides of the first HKMG gate stack, forming a nitride liner and oxide spacers on each side of HKMG gate stack; forming a hardmask over the second HKMG gate stack; forming eSiGe at opposite sides of the first HKMG gate stack, removing the hardmask, forming a conformal liner and nitride spacers on the oxide spacers of each of the first and second HKMG gate stacks, and forming deep source/drain regions at opposite sides of the second HKMG gate stack.
1. A device comprising:
first and second high-k dielectric metal gate (HKMG) stacks, each comprising a high-k dielectric, a work function metal, and polysilicon (poly-Si);
a nitride liner, oxide spacers, a conformal liner, and nitride spacers successively formed on each side of each of the first and second HKMG gate stacks;
extension regions at opposite sides of the first HKMG gate stack formed prior to the nitride liner;
embedded silicon germanium (eSiGe) at opposite sides of the first HKMG gate stack, formed prior to the conformal liner using a hardmask over the second gate stack; and
deep source/drain regions at opposite sides of the second gate HKMG gate stack formed using the nitride spacers as a soft mask.
2. The device according to claim 1 wherein the nitride liner and nitride spacers comprise silicon nitride (SiN).
3. The device according to claim 1 wherein the oxide spacers comprise silicon dioxide (SiO2).
4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the eSiGe is doped in-situ with boron.
5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the eSiGe has a graded doping profile.
6. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the eSiGe has a germanium content greater than 35%.
7. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
halo regions at opposite sides of the first HKMG stack, formed directly prior to the eSiGe; and
halo and extension regions at opposite sides of the second HKMG stack formed directly after the oxide spacers.
8. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a silicide on the eSiGe, the deep source/drain regions, and the first and second HKMG stacks.
9. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a channel SiGe region below the first HKMG stack.
10. A device comprising:
PMOS and NMOS high-k dielectric metal gate (HKMG) stacks, each comprising a high-k dielectric, a work function metal, and polysilicon (poly-Si);
an L-shaped nitride liner, oxide spacers, a conformal liner, and nitride spacers successively formed on each side of each of the PMOS and NMOS HKMG stacks;
extension regions at opposite sides of the PMOS HKMG stack formed prior to the nitride liner;
embedded silicon germanium (eSiGe) at opposite sides of the PMOS HKMG stack, formed prior to the conformal liner using a hardmask over the NMOS HKMG stack; and
deep source/drain regions at opposite sides of the NMOS HKMG gate stack formed using the nitride spacers as a soft mask.
11. The device according to claim 10 wherein the L-shaped nitride liner and nitride spacers comprise silicon nitride (SiN).
12. The device according to claim 10 wherein the oxide spacers comprise silicon dioxide (SiO2).
13. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the eSiGe is doped in-situ with boron.
14. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the eSiGe has a graded doping profile.
15. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the eSiGe has a germanium content greater than 35%.
16. The device according to claim 10 , further comprising:
halo regions at opposite sides of the PMOS HKMG stack, formed directly prior to the eSiGe; and
halo and extension regions at opposite sides of the NMOS HKMG stack formed directly after the oxide spacers.
17. The device according to claim 10 , further comprising a silicide on the eSiGe, the deep source/drain regions, and the PMOS and NMOS HKMG stacks.
18. The device according to claim 10 , further comprising a channel SiGe region below the PMOS HKMG stack.
19. A device comprising:
PMOS and NMOS high-k dielectric metal gate (HKMG) stacks, each comprising a high-k dielectric, a work function metal, and polysilicon (poly-Si);
an L-shaped silicon nitride (SiN) liner, silicon dioxide (SiO2) spacers, a conformal liner, and SiN spacers successively formed on each side of each of the PMOS and NMOS HKMG stacks, wherein the L-shaped nitride liner has a thickness of 3 nanometers (nm) to 6 nm, and the SiO2 spacers have a width of 6 nm to 11 nm;
extension regions at opposite sides of the PMOS HKMG stack formed prior to the nitride liner;
embedded silicon germanium (eSiGe), in-situ doped with boron and having a graded doping profile and a germanium content greater than 35%, formed in a sigma shaped cavity at opposite sides of the PMOS HKMG stack prior to the conformal liner using a hardmask over the second gate stack;
deep source/drain regions at opposite sides of the NMOS HKMG stack formed using the nitride spacers as a soft mask; and
a silicide on the eSiGe, the deep source/drain regions, and the PMOS and NMOS HKMG stacks.
20. The device according to claim 19 , further comprising a channel SiGe region below the PMOS HKMG stack.