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Granted Patent B2
US 10,861,957 · App. 16/230,333 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

FinFET devices and methods of forming

Inventors: Chia-Cheng Chen (Hsinchu, TW); Huicheng Chang (Tainan, TW); Liang-Yin Chen (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
H01L29/66795H01L21/0214H01L21/0217H01L21/0228H01L21/0262H01L21/02178H01L21/02247H01L21/02532H01L29/1033H01L29/66545H01L29/7851H01L21/02255
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Patent No.
US 10,861,957
App. No.
16/230,333
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A finFET device and methods of forming a finFET device are provided. The method includes forming a capping layer over a fin of a fin field effect transistor (finFET), where the fin is formed of a material comprising germanium. The method also includes forming a dummy dielectric layer over the capping layer. The method also includes forming a dummy gate over the dummy dielectric layer. The method also includes removing the dummy gate.

Claims (35)

1. A structure, comprising:

a fin formed in a substrate, wherein the fin comprises a channel region, the channel region comprising germanium;

a gate stack over the fin, wherein the gate stack contacts the fin through a capping layer over the fin and a dummy dielectric layer over the capping layer, wherein the capping layer is interposed between the gate stack and the channel region, wherein the dummy dielectric layer is made of a different material than the capping layer; and

an electrical contact over the gate stack.

2. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein the capping layer comprises substantially pure silicon, SiON, Al 2 O 3 , or Si 3 N 4 .

3. The structure according to claim 2 , wherein the capping layer comprises substantially pure silicon, the electrical contact is configured to apply a voltage of 1.5V to the gate stack, and wherein a combined thickness of the capping layer and the dummy dielectric layer is about 25 Å to about 45 Å.

4. The structure according to claim 2 , wherein the capping layer comprises substantially pure silicon, the electrical contact is configured to apply a voltage of 1.8V to the gate stack, and wherein a combined thickness of the capping layer and the dummy dielectric layer is about 30 Å to about 50 Å.

5. The structure according to claim 2 , wherein the capping layer comprises SiON, the electrical contact is configured to apply a voltage of 1.5V to the gate stack, and wherein a combined thickness of the capping layer and the dummy dielectric layer is about 25 Å to about 45 Å.

6. The structure according to claim 2 , wherein the capping layer comprises SiON, the electrical contact is configured to apply a voltage of 1.8V to the gate stack, and wherein a combined thickness of the capping layer and the dummy dielectric layer is about 30 Å to about 50 Å.

7. The structure according to claim 2 , wherein the capping layer comprises Al 2 O 3 , the electrical contact is configured to apply a voltage of 1.5V to the gate stack, and wherein a combined thickness of the capping layer and the dummy dielectric layer is about 25 Å to about 45 Å.

8. The structure according to claim 2 , wherein the capping layer comprises Al 2 O 3 , the electrical contact is configured to apply a voltage of 1.8V to the gate stack, and wherein a combined thickness of the capping layer and the dummy dielectric layer is about 30 Å to about 50 Å.

9. The structure according to claim 2 , wherein the capping layer comprises Si 3 N 4 , the electrical contact is configured to apply a voltage of 1.5V to the gate stack, and wherein a combined thickness of the capping layer and the dummy dielectric layer is about 25 Å to about 45 Å.

10. The structure according to claim 2 , wherein the capping layer comprises Si 3 N 4 , the electrical contact is configured to apply a voltage of 1.8V to the gate stack, and wherein a combined thickness of the capping layer and the dummy dielectric layer is about 30 Å to about 50 Å.

11. A device, comprising:

a substrate;

a fin formed in the substrate, the fin comprising an epitaxy region, wherein the epitaxy region comprises germanium;

a capping layer overlying the epitaxy region of the fin, wherein the capping layer comprises substantially pure silicon, SiON, Al 2 O 3 , or Si 3 N 4 ;

a dummy dielectric overlying the capping layer, wherein a material composition of the dummy dielectric is different than a material composition of the capping layer;

a gate dielectric layer extending through the capping layer and the dummy dielectric to contact the epitaxy region of the fin, wherein a bottom surface of the gate dielectric layer is level with a bottom surface of the capping layer;

a gate electrode overlying the gate dielectric layer;

a gate spacer adjacent the gate dielectric layer, the dummy dielectric and the capping layer being interposed between the epitaxy region of the fin and the gate spacer; and

an electrical connector contacting the gate electrode.

12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the capping layer comprises substantially pure silicon, a concentration of germanium of the epitaxy region is 25% or more, and a thickness of the capping layer is in a range of about 10 Å to about 20 Å.

13. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the capping layer comprises SiON, a concentration of germanium of the epitaxy region is 25% or more, and a thickness of the capping layer is in a range of about 5 Å to about 15 Å.

14. The device according to claim 13 , wherein a surface nitrogen concentration of the capping layer has an atomic percentage in a range of about 2% to about 30%.

15. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the capping layer comprises Al 2 O 3 , the electrical connector is configured to apply a voltage of about 1.5V to the gate electrode, and a thickness of the capping layer is in a range of about 3 Å to about 42 Å.

16. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the capping layer comprises Si 3 N 4 , the electrical connector is configured to apply a voltage of about 1.8V to the gate electrode, a concentration of germanium of the epitaxy region is 25% or more, and a thickness of the capping layer is in a range of about 20 Å to about 50 Å.

17. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the capping layer comprises Si 3 N 4 , the electrical connector is configured to apply a voltage of about 1.5V to the gate electrode, and a thickness of the capping layer is in a range of about 20 Å to about 45 Å.

18. A fin field effect transistor (finFET), comprising:

a fin comprising an epitaxy region, wherein the epitaxy region comprises a channel region, and wherein the channel region is made of silicon germanium;

a capping layer over the channel region of the fin;

a dummy dielectric layer over the capping layer; and

a gate stack over the fin, wherein the gate stack contacts the fin through the capping layer and through the dummy dielectric layer, wherein the capping layer is interposed between the gate stack and the channel region such that the capping layer reduces diffusion of germanium ions from the channel region, and wherein the dummy dielectric layer is made of a different material than the capping layer.

19. The finFET according to claim 18 , wherein a germanium concentration of the silicon germanium is at least 25%.

20. The finFET according to claim 18 , wherein the capping layer comprises substantially pure silicon, SiON, Al 2 O 3 , or Si 3 N 4 .

Continuity (3)
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