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US 7,718,495 · App. 11/849,813 · Granted May 18, 2010

Methods of forming integrated circuitry, methods of forming memory circuitry, and methods of forming field effect transistors

Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,718,495
App. No.
11/849,813
Granted
May 18, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention includes methods of forming integrated circuitry, methods of forming memory circuitry, and methods of forming field effect transistors. In one implementation, conductive metal silicide is formed on some areas of a substrate and not on others. In one implementation, conductive metal silicide is formed on a transistor source/drain region and which is spaced from an anisotropically etched sidewall spacer proximate a gate of the transistor.

Claims (32)

1. A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

providing a silicon-comprising substrate comprising a first circuitry area and a second circuitry area, the first circuitry area comprising a first pair of spaced adjacent gate electrodes received over the silicon-comprising substrate in at least a first cross-section of the substrate, spaced and facing anisotropically etched electrically insulative sidewall spacers being provided in the first cross-section between the gate electrodes of the first pair, the second circuitry area comprising a second pair of spaced adjacent gate electrodes received over the silicon-comprising substrate in at least a second cross-section of the substrate, spaced and facing anisotropically etched insulative sidewall spacers being provided in the second cross-section between the gate electrodes of the second pair, the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers between the second pair being spaced further from one another in the second cross-section than are those received between the first pair in the first cross-section;

depositing a masking material between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between each of the first and second pairs of gate electrodes;

removing the masking material effective to expose silicon between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between the second pair in the second cross-section but not between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between the first pair in the first cross-section; and

after the removing, depositing metal over the substrate and annealing the substrate effective to react the metal with silicon of the substrate to form an electrically conductive metal silicide between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between the second pair in the second cross-section but not between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between the first pair in the first cross-section.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the removing of the masking material is selective relative to the sidewall spacers.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first circuitry area comprises a memory array and the second circuitry area comprises peripheral circuitry to the memory array.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the masking material comprises amorphous carbon.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the masking material comprises transparent carbon.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the masking material is semiconductive.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the removing comprises chemical etching.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said depositing metal and annealing the substrate occur simultaneously over at least some period of time.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said depositing metal and annealing the substrate occur over at least some non-simultaneous periods of time.

10. The method of claim 1 comprising after said depositing metal and annealing, removing all of said masking material in the first cross-section.

11. The method of claim 1 comprising after said depositing metal and annealing, removing all of said masking material from the substrate.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein said removing of the masking material effective to expose silicon occurs without any photolithographic patterning within the first and second cross-sections.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein said removing of the masking material effective to expose silicon occurs without any photolithographic patterning anywhere on the substrate.

14. A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

providing a silicon-comprising substrate comprising a first circuitry area and a second circuitry area, the first circuitry area comprising a first pair of spaced adjacent gate electrodes received over the silicon-comprising substrate in at least a first cross-section of the substrate, spaced and facing anisotropically etched electrically insulative sidewall spacers being provided in the first cross-section between the gate electrodes of the first pair, the second circuitry area comprising a second pair of spaced adjacent gate electrodes received over the silicon-comprising substrate in at least a second cross-section of the substrate, spaced and facing anisotropically etched insulative sidewall spacers being provided in the second cross-section between the gate electrodes of the second pair, the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers between the second pair being spaced further from one another in the second cross-section than are those received between the first pair in the first cross-section;

depositing electrically insulative masking material between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between each of the first and second pairs of gate electrodes;

removing the masking material effective to expose silicon between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between the second pair in the second cross-section but not between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between the first pair in the first cross-section; and

after the removing, depositing metal over the substrate and annealing the substrate effective to react the metal with silicon of the substrate to form an electrically conductive metal silicide between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between the second pair in the second cross-section but not between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between the first pair in the first cross-section.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the masking material comprises silicon nitride.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the masking material comprises silicon dioxide.

17. A method of forming integrated circuitry comprising:

providing a silicon-comprising substrate comprising a first circuitry area and a second circuitry area, the first circuitry area comprising a first pair of spaced adjacent gate electrodes received over the silicon-comprising substrate in at least a first cross-section of the substrate, spaced and facing anisotropically etched electrically insulative sidewall spacers being provided in the first cross-section between the gate electrodes of the first pair, the second circuitry area comprising a second pair of spaced adjacent gate electrodes received over the silicon-comprising substrate in at least a second cross-section of the substrate, spaced and facing anisotropically etched insulative sidewall spacers being provided in the second cross-section between the gate electrodes of the second pair, the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers between the second pair being spaced further from one another in the second cross-section than are those received between the first pair in the first cross-section;

depositing electrically conductive masking material between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between each of the first and second pairs of gate electrodes;

removing the masking material effective to expose silicon between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between the second pair in the second cross-section but not between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between the first pair in the first cross-section; and

after the removing, depositing metal over the substrate and annealing the substrate effective to react the metal with silicon of the substrate to form an electrically conductive metal silicide between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between the second pair in the second cross-section but not between the facing anisotropically etched sidewall spacers received between the first pair in the first cross-section.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the masking material comprises a metal nitride.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the masking material comprises tungsten nitride.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the masking material comprises titanium nitride.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2018
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2018
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REPLACE ERRONEOUSLY FILED PATENT #7358718 WITH THE CORRECT PATENT #7358178 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 038669 FRAME 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jun 8, 2017
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2016
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2016
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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Continuity (2)
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