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Granted Patent B2
US 9,953,836 · App. 14/607,971 · Granted Apr 24, 2018

Barrier layer above anti-punch through (APT) implant region to improve mobility of channel region of fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure

Inventors: Tsung-Yao Wen (Hsinchu, TW); Sheng-Chen Wang (Hsinchu, TW); Sai-Hooi Yeong (Zhubei, TW); Hsueh-Chang Sung (Zhubei, TW); Ya-Yun Cheng (Taichung, TW)
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
H01L21/26513H01L21/324H01L21/823431H01L21/823807H01L21/823821H01L21/845H01L27/0924H01L27/1211H01L29/045H01L29/0653H01L29/1033H01L29/1054H01L29/1083H01L29/161H01L29/6656H01L29/66795H01L29/7851H01L27/0886H01L29/785
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Patent No.
US 9,953,836
App. No.
14/607,971
Granted
Apr 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fin field device structure and method for forming the same are provided. The FinFET device structure includes a substrate and a fin structure extending from the substrate. The FinFET device structure also includes an anti-punch through implant (APT) region formed in the fin structure and a barrier layer formed on the APT region. The barrier layer has a middle portion and a peripheral portion, and the middle portion is higher than the peripheral portion. The FinFET device structure further includes an epitaxial layer formed on the barrier layer.

Claims (42)

1. A fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure, comprising:

a substrate;

a fin structure extending from the substrate;

an anti-punch through implant (APT) region formed in the fin structure;

a barrier layer formed on the APT region, wherein the barrier layer has a width in a horizontal direction, and the width gradually tapers from a bottom of the barrier layer to a top of the barrier layer; and

an epitaxial layer formed on the barrier layer.

2. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the barrier layer has convex structure.

3. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the barrier layer comprises silicon carbide (SiC) or silicon germanium carbide (SiGeC).

4. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the barrier layer is epitaxially grown along the (111) plane.

5. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

an isolation structure formed on the substrate, wherein the fin structure is embedded in the isolation structure, and the APT region is below a top surface of the isolation structure.

6. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a liner formed on the sidewalls of the fin structure.

7. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the epitaxial layer comprises silicon germanium (SiGe), germanium (Ge) or combinations thereof.

8. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the barrier layer has a middle portion having a raised height over a top surface of the APT region, and the raised height is in a range from about 5 nm to about 10 nm.

9. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the entire barrier layer is higher than a top surface of the first APT region.

10. A fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure, comprising:

a substrate;

a first fin structure and a second fin structure formed on the substrate;

a first anti-punch through implant (APT) region formed in the first fin structure;

a barrier layer formed on the first APT region, wherein the barrier layer has a convex structure, wherein the barrier layer has a horizontal width which gradually tapers from a bottom to a top of the barrier layer; and

an epitaxial layer formed on the barrier layer;

a second APT region formed in the second fin structure; and

an isolation structure formed on the substrate, wherein a top surface of the first APT region is below a top surface of the isolation structure.

11. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the barrier layer has a middle portion and a peripheral portion, and the middle portion is higher than the peripheral portion.

12. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first fin structure is configured to form a p-type FinFET, and the second fin structure is configured to form an n-type FinFET.

13. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the epitaxial layer comprises silicon germanium (SiGe), germanium (Ge) or combinations thereof.

14. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the second APT region is higher than the top surface of the isolation structure.

15. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the barrier layer is epitaxially grown along the (111) plane.

16. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:

a gate dielectric layer formed on the epitaxial layer; and

a gate electrode layer formed on the gate dielectric layer.

17. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the entire barrier layer is higher than a top surface of the first APT region.

18. A fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure, comprising:

a substrate;

a first fin structure and a second fin structure extending from the substrate;

an isolation structure formed over the substrate, wherein the first fin structure and the second fin structure are embedded in the isolation structure;

a first anti-punch through implant (APT) region formed in the first fin structure;

a barrier layer formed on the first APT region, wherein the barrier layer has a convex cross-sectional profile with two outer-most points which are level with a top surface of the isolation structure;

an epitaxial structure formed over the barrier layer, wherein the epitaxial structure has a curved bottom surface; and

a second APT region formed over the second fin structure, wherein a top surface of the second APT region is level with a top surface of the epitaxial structure.

19. The fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the first APT region is below a top surface of the isolation structure, and the second APT region is higher than the top surface of the isolation structure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2015
From: WEN, TSUNG-YAO; WANG, SHENG-CHEN; YEONG, SAI-HOOI; SUNG, HSUEH-CHANG; CHENG, YA-YUN
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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