Image sensing device and manufacturing method thereof
Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a back side illuminated (BSI) image sensor. The back side illuminated (BSI) image sensor includes a semiconductive substrate and an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer at a front side of the semiconductive substrate. The ILD layer includes a dielectric layer over the semiconductive substrate and a contact partially buried inside the semiconductive substrate. The contact includes a silicide layer including a predetermined thickness proximately in a range from about 600 angstroms to about 1200 angstroms.
1. A method of manufacturing a back side illuminated (BSI) image sensor, comprising:
receiving a semiconductive substrate;
forming a dielectric layer on a front side of the semiconductive substrate;
forming a recess in the dielectric layer such to expose the front side;
forming a titanium layer inside the recess and on the front side of the semiconductive substrate by using a plasma ignition power in a predetermined range from about 600 watts to 900 watts;
performing a first thermal anneal;
performing a second thermal anneal; and
forming a barrier layer inside the recess;
wherein the performing the second thermal anneal comprises forming a silicide layer comprising a lattice structure, and the lattice structure comprising a {220} plane or a {311} plane configured to be measured with peaks on an X-ray diffraction pattern of the lattice structure.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming the titanium layer comprises using a first plasma power maintained substantially constant at a first predetermined range lesser than half of the predetermined range.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the forming the titanium layer comprises using a second plasma power maintained substantially constant at a second predetermined range proximately double the first predetermined range but lower than the predetermined range.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the second thermal anneal comprises forming a silicide layer comprising a predetermined thickness proximately in a range from about 600 angstroms to about 1200 angstroms.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing an unreacted titanium between the first thermal anneal and the second thermal anneal.
6. A method of manufacturing a back side illuminated (BSI) image sensor, comprising:
receiving a semiconductive substrate;
forming a dielectric layer on a front side of the semiconductive substrate;
forming a recess in the dielectric layer to expose the front side;
forming a titanium layer inside the recess and on the front side of the semiconductive substrate by using a plasma ignition power in a predetermined range;
performing a first thermal anneal; and
performing a second thermal anneal to form a silicide layer comprising a lattice structure, and the lattice structure comprising a {220} plane configured to be measured with peaks on an X-ray diffraction pattern of the lattice structure.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the receiving the semiconductive substrate comprises receiving the semiconductive substrate including a non-silicide portion.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the forming the titanium layer comprises using a first plasma power maintained substantially constant at a first predetermined range lesser than half of the predetermined range.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the forming the titanium layer comprises using a second plasma power maintained substantially constant at a second predetermined range proximately double the first predetermined range but lower than the predetermined range.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the performing the first thermal anneal comprises causing the titanium layer in a bottom portion of the recess to react with the non-silicide portion in the semiconductive substrate to form a silicide layer.
11. The method of claim 6 , wherein the performing the second thermal anneal comprises forming a silicide layer comprising a predetermined thickness proximately in a range from about 600 angstroms to about 1200 angstroms.
12. The method of claim 6 , further comprising removing an unreacted titanium between the first thermal anneal and the second thermal anneal.
13. A method of manufacturing a back side illuminated (BSI) image sensor, comprising:
receiving a semiconductive substrate including a non-silicide portion;
forming a dielectric layer on a front side of the semiconductive substrate;
forming a recess in the dielectric layer to expose the front side;
forming a titanium layer inside the recess and on the front side of the semiconductive substrate by using a plasma ignition power in a predetermined range;
performing a first thermal anneal to cause the titanium layer in a bottom portion of the recess to react with the non-silicide portion in the semiconductive substrate to form a silicide layer having a crystallographic structure of C 49 ; and
performing a second thermal anneal to change the crystallographic structure of the silicide layer from C 49 to C 54 ;
wherein the performing the second thermal anneal comprises forming the silicide layer having a lattice structure, including a {311} plane configured to be measured with a peak on an X-ray diffraction pattern of the lattice structure.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the forming the titanium layer comprises using a first plasma power maintained substantially constant at a first predetermined range lesser than half of the predetermined range.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the forming the titanium layer comprises using a second plasma power maintained substantially constant at a second predetermined range proximately double the first predetermined range but lower than the predetermined range.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the performing the second thermal anneal comprises forming the silicide layer comprising a predetermined thickness proximately in a range from about 600 angstroms to about 1200 angstroms.
17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising removing an unreacted titanium between the first thermal anneal and the second thermal anneal.
18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the performing the second thermal anneal comprises forming the silicide layer having a lattice structure, including a {220} plane configured to be measured with a peak on an X-ray diffraction pattern of the lattice structure.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the second thermal anneal comprises:
performing the second thermal anneal to form a silicide layer; and
planarizing the silicide layer such that a top of the silicide layer is coplanar with the front side of the semiconductive substrate.
20. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
planarizing the silicide layer such that a top of the silicide layer is coplanar with the front side of the semiconductive substrate.