IP Library Granted Patent US 10,879,242
Granted Patent B2
US 10,879,242 · App. 15/996,740 · Granted Dec 29, 2020

Method of manufacturing semiconductor device on hybrid substrate

Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Ching (Hsinchu County, TW); Ching-Wei Tsai (Hsinchu, TW); Kuan-Lun Cheng (Hsinchu, TW); Chih-Hao Wang (Hsinchu County, TW)
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H01L27/0924H01L21/823807H01L21/823821H01L21/823878H01L29/045H01L29/0642H01L29/161H01L29/66553
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Patent No.
US 10,879,242
App. No.
15/996,740
Granted
Dec 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes PMOS and NMOS FinFET devices disposed on a hybrid substrate including a first substrate and a second substrate, in which a fin of the PMOS FinFET device is formed on the first substrate having a top surface with a ( 100 ) crystal orientation, and another fin of the NMOS FinFET device is formed on the second substrate having a top surface with a ( 110 ) crystal orientation. The semiconductor device further includes a capping layer enclosing a buried bottom portion of the fin of the PMOS FinFET device, and another capping layer enclosing an effective channel portion of the fin of the PMOS FinFET device.

Claims (52)

1. A method, comprising:

bonding a first semiconductor substrate onto a second semiconductor substrate with an isolator layer between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate;

etching a first portion of the first semiconductor substrate and a first portion of the isolator layer until the second semiconductor substrate is exposed, wherein a second portion of the first semiconductor substrate and a second portion of the isolator layer remain over the second semiconductor substrate;

epitaxially growing an epitaxy layer over the exposed second semiconductor substrate;

etching the second portion of the first semiconductor substrate to form an upper portion of a first fin, etching the second portion of the isolator layer, etching the second semiconductor substrate to form a lower portion of the first fin, etching the epitaxy layer to form an upper portion of a second fin and etching the second semiconductor substrate to form a lower portion of the second fin under the upper portion of the second fin;

forming a first silicon liner layer over the first fin, the second fin and the second semiconductor substrate;

forming a nitride liner layer over the first silicon liner layer;

forming an isolation filler over the nitride liner layer; and

recessing the isolation filler, the first silicon liner layer, and the nitride liner layer such that the upper portion of the second fin has a first portion protruding from the recessed isolation filler, the first silicon liner layer, and the nitride liner layer and a second portion buried under the recessed isolation filler, the first silicon liner layer, and the nitride liner layer, wherein a top of the recessed isolation filler is higher than an interface between the upper portion and the lower portion of the second fin.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein recessing the first silicon liner layer is performed such that a width of the first portion of the upper portion of the second fin is smaller than a width of the second portion of the upper portion of the second fin.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

forming a second silicon liner layer over the first portion of the upper portion of the second fin after recessing the first silicon liner layer.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein forming the second silicon liner layer is performed such that the first silicon liner layer and the second silicon liner layer have different thicknesses.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first silicon liner layer and the second silicon liner layer comprises the same semiconductor material.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein forming the second silicon liner layer is performed such that the second silicon liner layer is formed over the recessed isolation filler.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

before epitaxially growing the epitaxy layer over the second semiconductor substrate, bonding the second semiconductor substrate onto the first semiconductor substrate having a top surface with a ( 110 ) crystal orientation with the isolator layer between the second semiconductor substrate and the first seimiconductor substrate.

8. A method, comprising:

bonding a first semiconductor substrate having a top surface with a crystal orientation onto a second semiconductor substrate having a top surface with a crystal orientation with an insulator layer between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate;

etching the first semiconductor substrate to form an upper fin, etching the insulator layer, and etching the second semiconductor substrate to form a lower fin under the upper fin, wherein the etched insulator layer is interposed between the upper fin and the lower fin;

forming an isolation filler over the upper fin, the etched insulator layer, and the lower fin;

recessing the isolation filler such that a top of the recessed isolation filler is higher than an interface between the etched insulator layer and the lower fin;

forming a gate structure across the upper fin;

etching the recessed isolation filler and the insulator layer to suspend a portion of the upper fin that is not covered by the gate structure; and

forming an epitaxy layer around the suspended portion of the upper fin.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

forming a first capping liner over the upper fin, the etched insulator layer, and the lower fin prior to forming the isolation filler.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

removing a first portion of the first capping liner over the top of the recessed isolation filler, wherein a second portion of the first capping liner under the top of the recessed isolation filler remains.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

forming a second capping liner over the upper fin after removing the first portion of the first capping liner.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein forming the second capping liner is performed such that a thickness of the first capping liner is greater than a thickness of the second capping liner.

13. A method, comprising:

bonding a first semiconductor substrate onto a second semiconductor substrate with an isolator layer between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate;

etching a first portion of the first semiconductor substrate and a first portion of the isolator layer until the second semiconductor substrate is exposed, wherein a second portion of the first semiconductor substrate and a second portion of the isolator layer remain over the second semiconductor substrate;

epitaxially growing an epitaxy layer over the exposed second semiconductor substrate;

etching the second portion of the first semiconductor substrate to form an upper portion of a first fin, etching the second portion of the isolator layer, etching the second semiconductor substrate to form a lower portion of the first fin, etching the epitaxy layer to form an upper portion of a second fin, and etching the second semiconductor substrate to form a lower portion of the second fin;

forming a capping liner over the first fin and the second fin;

forming an isolation filler over the capping liner; and

recessing the isolation filler such that a top of the recessed isolation filler is higher than an interface between the upper portion and the lower portion of the second fin.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

removing a first portion of the capping liner over the top of the recessed isolation filler, wherein the remaining capping liner has a second portion interposed between the upper portion of the second fin and the recessed isolation filler.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

forming a spacer over a sidewall of the second portion of the first semiconductor substrate and a sidewall of the second portion the isolator layer prior to epitaxially growing the epitaxy layer.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

etching the spacer after epitaxially growing the epitaxy layer; and

forming a semiconductor layer over the etched spacer.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein forming the semiconductor layer is performed such that a portion of the semiconductor layer is formed over a top surface of the epitaxy layer.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein forming the semiconductor layer is performed such that a portion of the semiconductor layer is formed over a top surface of the second portion of the first semiconductor substrate.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein a top surface of the first semiconductor substrate and a top surface of the second semiconductor substrate have different crystal orientations.

20. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

forming a conformal layer over the capping liner before forming the isolation filler.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2018
From: CHING, KUO-CHENG; TSAI, CHING-WEI; CHENG, KUAN-LUN; WANG, CHIH-HAO
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Division 15623499 · Jun 15, 2017
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