IP Library Granted Patent US 12,652,816
Granted Patent B2
US 12,652,816 · App. 18/175,821 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Method for fabricating semiconductor device

Inventors: Kyu-Hee Han (Suwon-si, KR); Bong Kwan Baek (Suwon-si, KR); Sang Shin Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Koung Min Ryu (Suwon-si, KR); Jong Min Baek (Suwon-si, KR); Jung Hoo Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Jun Hyuk Lim (Suwon-si, KR); Jung Hwan Chun (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H10D30/024H10D84/013H10D84/0149H10D84/0158H10D84/038
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Patent No.
US 12,652,816
App. No.
18/175,821
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for fabricating semiconductor device may include forming a source/drain pattern on a fin-type pattern, forming an etch stop film and an interlayer insulating film on the source/drain pattern, forming a contact hole in the interlayer insulating film, forming a sacrificial liner along a sidewall and a bottom surface of the contact hole, performing an ion implantation process while the sacrificial liner is present, removing the sacrificial liner and forming a contact liner along the sidewall of the contact hole, and forming a source/drain contact on the contact liner. The ion implantation process may include implant impurities into the source/drain pattern. The source/drain contact may be connected to the source/drain pattern.

Claims (65)

1 . A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a source/drain pattern on a fin-type pattern;

forming an etch stop film and an interlayer insulating film on the source/drain pattern;

forming a contact hole in the interlayer insulating film;

forming a sacrificial liner along a sidewall and a bottom surface of the contact hole, the sacrificial liner being not in contact with the source/drain pattern;

performing an ion implantation process while the sacrificial liner is present, the ion implantation process including implanting impurities into the source/drain pattern;

removing the sacrificial liner and forming a contact liner along the sidewall of the contact hole; and

forming a source/drain contact on the contact liner, the source/drain contact being connected to the source/drain pattern.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming the contact liner comprises:

forming a pre-contact liner along the sidewall and the bottom surface of the contact hole; and

exposing the source/drain pattern by removing a part of the etch stop film and removing the pre-contact liner extending along the bottom surface of the contact hole.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the removing the sacrificial liner comprises:

exposing the source/drain pattern by removing a portion of the etch stop film and the sacrificial liner extending along the bottom surface of the contact hole; and

removing the sacrificial liner extending along the sidewall of the contact hole.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the contact liner comprises an insulating material including carbon and oxygen.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein

a concentration of carbon included in the contact liner at a first point of the contact liner differs from a concentration of carbon included in the contact liner at a second point of the contact liner, and

a height from an upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the first point is less than a height from an upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the second point.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein

a thickness of the contact liner at a first point of the contact liner is less than a thickness of the contact liner at a second point of the contact liner, and

a height from an upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the first point is less than a height from the upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the second point.

7 . The method of claim 4 , wherein

a thickness of the contact liner at a first point of the contact liner is equal to a thickness of the contact liner at a second point of the contact liner, and

a height from an upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the first point is less than a height from the upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the second point.

8 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the contact liner includes SiOC.

9 . The method of claim 4 , wherein a ratio of carbon to oxygen in the contact liner increases as the contact liner moves away from the source/drain contact.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a gate structure on the fin-type pattern before forming the contact hole,

wherein, after the forming the contact liner, the contact liner extends to an upper surface of the gate structure.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the ion implantation process comprises forming an impurity region in the source/drain pattern.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a plurality of sheet patterns on the fin-type pattern and connected to the source/drain pattern.

13 . A method for fabricating a semiconductor device,

forming a source/drain pattern on a fin-type pattern;

forming an etch stop film and an interlayer insulating film on the source/drain pattern;

forming a contact hole in the interlayer insulating film;

forming a sacrificial liner along a sidewall and a bottom surface of the contact hole, the sacrificial liner being not in contact with the source/drain pattern;

forming an impurity region in the source/drain pattern, the forming the impurity region being performed while the sacrificial liner is present;

removing the sacrificial liner and forming a contact liner along the sidewall of the contact hole, the contact liner including silicon, oxygen and carbon; and

forming a source/drain contact on the contact liner, the source/drain contact being connected to the source/drain pattern.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the forming the contact liner comprises exposing the impurity region by removing a portion of the etch stop film.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the sacrificial liner includes at least one of SIN, SiC, SiCN, SiO, SiOC, or SiOCN.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein

a ratio of carbon to oxygen at a first point of the contact liner is less than a ratio of carbon to oxygen at a second point of the contact liner, and

a height from an upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the first point is less than a height from the upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the second point.

17 . The method of claim 13 , wherein

a thickness of the contact liner at a first point of the contact liner is less than or equal to a thickness of the contact liner at a second point of the contact liner, and

a height from an upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the first point is less than a height from the upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the second point.

18 . A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a fin-type pattern and an upper pattern structure on a substrate, the upper pattern structure including a plurality of sacrificial patterns and a plurality of active patterns alternately stacked on each other;

forming a source/drain pattern in the upper pattern structure;

forming an etch stop film and an interlayer insulating film on the source/drain pattern;

forming a sheet pattern connected to the source/drain pattern, the forming the sheet pattern including removing the plurality of sacrificial patterns;

after the forming the sheet pattern, forming a contact hole in the interlayer insulating film;

forming a sacrificial liner along a sidewall and a bottom surface of the contact hole, the sacrificial liner being not in contact with the source/drain pattern;

performing an ion implantation process while the sacrificial liner is present, the ion implantation process including implanting impurities into the source/drain pattern;

removing the sacrificial liner and forming a pre-contact liner along the sidewall and the bottom surface of the contact hole, the pre-contact liner including a SiOC film;

forming a contact liner along the sidewall of the contact hole, the forming the contact liner including removing a portion of the etch stop film and the pre-contact liner; and

forming a source/drain contact on the contact liner, the source/drain contact being connected to the source/drain pattern.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein

a concentration of carbon included in the contact liner at a first point of the contact liner is less than or equal to a concentration of carbon included in the contact liner at a second point of the contact liner, and

a height from an upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the first point is less than a height from the upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the second point.

20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein

a thickness of the contact liner at a first point of the contact liner is less than or equal to a thickness of the contact liner at a second point of the contact liner, and

a height from an upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the first point is less than a height from the upper surface of the fin-type pattern to the second point.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2023
From: HAN, KYU-HEE; BAEK, BONG KWAN; JANG, SANG SHIN; RYU, KOUNG MIN; BAEK, JONG MIN; SHIN, JUNG HOO; LIM, JUN HYUK; CHUN, JUNG HWAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0074038 · Jun 17, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230411498A1 · Dec 21, 2023
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