IP Library Granted Patent US 11,114,544
Granted Patent B2
US 11,114,544 · App. 16/552,150 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

Integrated circuit device having fin-type active

Inventors: Dae-young Kwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Ji-ye Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jung-hwan Chun (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Min-chan Gwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Dong-hyun Roh (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jin-wook Lee (Seoul, KR); Sang-jin Hyun (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
H01L29/66515H01L21/823821H01L21/823871H01L27/0924H01L27/1104H01L29/45H01L29/66795H01L29/7851
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Patent No.
US 11,114,544
App. No.
16/552,150
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An integrated circuit device includes a fin-type active region protruding from a top surface of a substrate and extending in a first direction parallel to the top surface of the substrate, a gate structure intersecting with the fin-type active region and extending on the substrate in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a source/drain region on a first side of the gate structure, a first contact structure on the source/drain region, and a contact capping layer on the first contact structure. A top surface of the first contact structure has a first width in the first direction, a bottom surface of the contact capping layer has a second width greater than the first width stated above in the first direction, and the contact capping layer includes a protruding portion extending outward from a sidewall of the first contact structure.

Claims (72)

1. An integrated circuit device comprising:

a fin-type active region protruding from a top surface of a substrate and extending in a first direction that is parallel to the top surface of the substrate;

a gate structure on a top surface of the fin-type active region and extending on the substrate in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction;

a source/drain region on a first side of the gate structure and adjacent a side surface of the fin-type active region that protrudes from the top surface of the substrate;

a first contact structure on the source/drain region;

a contact capping layer on the first contact structure; and

a second contact structure on the gate structure,

wherein a top surface of the first contact structure has a first width in the first direction,

wherein a bottom surface of the contact capping layer has a second width that is greater than the first width of the top surface of the first contact structure in the first direction, and

wherein the contact capping layer comprises a protruding portion extending outward from a sidewall of the first contact structure, and

wherein a portion of a sidewall of the second contact structure is around the contact capping layer.

2. The integrated circuit device according to claim 1 , wherein a sidewall of the contact capping layer protrudes outwards from the sidewall of the first contact structure in the first direction and the second direction.

3. The integrated circuit device according to claim 1 , wherein a first width of the second contact structure at a same first height as the bottom surface of the contact capping layer relative to the substrate is less than a second width of the second contact structure at a same second height as a top surface of the contact capping layer relative to the substrate.

4. The integrated circuit device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an interlayer dielectric on the gate structure and the source/drain region,

wherein the contact capping layer and an upper portion of the first contact structure are in a first contact hole which penetrates the interlayer dielectric, and

wherein a sidewall of the contact capping layer is exposed at an inner wall of a second contact hole.

5. The integrated circuit device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an interlayer dielectric on the gate structure and the source/drain region,

wherein an upper portion of the first contact structure and the contact capping layer are in a first contact hole which penetrates the interlayer dielectric,

wherein the first contact hole comprises an enlarged upper region, and

wherein the contact capping layer is in the enlarged upper region.

6. The integrated circuit device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the contact capping layer comprises a first capping layer filling the enlarged upper region,

wherein a bottom surface of the first capping layer contacts the top surface of the first contact structure, and

wherein a top surface of the first capping layer is at a same height as a top surface of the interlayer dielectric relative to the substrate.

7. The integrated circuit device according to claim 5 , wherein the contact capping layer comprises:

a first capping layer conformally arranged on an inner wall of the enlarged upper region; and

a second capping layer on the first capping layer in the enlarged upper region.

8. The integrated circuit device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the first capping layer comprises silicon carbide comprising carbon in a first amount, and

wherein the second capping layer comprises silicon carbide comprising carbon in a second amount that is lower than the first amount.

9. The integrated circuit device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the contact capping layer comprises a second capping layer and a first capping layer, which are sequentially arranged on the first contact structure in the enlarged upper region, and

wherein a top surface of the first capping layer is coplanar with a top surface of the interlayer dielectric.

10. An integrated circuit device comprising:

first and second fin-type active regions protruding from a top surface of a substrate and extending in a first direction that is parallel to the top surface of the substrate;

first and second gate structures extending on the substrate in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction;

a first source/drain region on a first side of the first gate structure, wherein the first gate structure partially overlaps the first source/drain region in a direction perpendicular to the substrate;

a first contact structure on the first source/drain region;

a contact capping layer on the first contact structure, the contact capping layer including a protruding portion extending outward from a sidewall of the first contact structure; and

an interlayer dielectric on the first and second gate structures and the first source/drain region,

wherein the contact capping layer comprises a first capping layer and a second capping layer, which are sequentially arranged on the first contact structure,

wherein the first capping layer is arranged on the first contact structure and a sidewall of a first contact hole which penetrates the interlayer dielectric,

wherein the first capping layer is on a sidewall and a bottom surface of the second capping layer, and

wherein the second capping layer is not in contact with the interlayer dielectric.

11. The integrated circuit device according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a second source/drain region on a second side of the first gate structure, the second side being opposite to the first side; and

a second contact structure on the second source/drain region, the second contact structure including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion vertically overlapping the second source/drain region.

12. The integrated circuit device according to claim 10 , wherein an upper portion of the first contact structure has a first width that is greater than a second width of a bottom portion of the first contact structure.

13. The integrated circuit device according to claim 10 , wherein an upper portion of the first contact structure has a first width in the first direction that is less than a third width of a bottom portion of the contact capping layer in the first direction.

14. An integrated circuit device comprising:

a fin-type active region protruding from a top surface of a substrate and extending in a first direction that is parallel to the top surface of the substrate;

a gate structure intersecting with the fin-type active region and extending on the substrate in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction;

a source/drain region on a first side of the gate structure;

an interlayer dielectric on the gate structure and the source/drain region;

a first contact structure in a lower portion of a contact hole and connected to the source/drain region, the contact hole penetrating the interlayer dielectric; and

a contact capping layer in an upper portion of the contact hole and on the first contact structure,

wherein the contact capping layer comprises a protruding portion extending outward from a sidewall of the first contact structure, and

wherein the protruding portion is at least partially surrounded by the interlayer dielectric.

15. The integrated circuit device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the gate structure includes a gate line extending in the second direction and a gate spacer on a sidewall of the gate line, and

wherein the protruding portion vertically overlaps the gate spacer of the gate structure.

16. The integrated circuit device according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a second contact structure connected to the gate structure through the interlayer dielectric,

wherein a portion of a sidewall of the second contact structure is at least partially surrounded by the contact capping layer, and

wherein a first width of the second contact structure at a same first height as a bottom surface of the contact capping layer relative to the substrate is less than a second width of the second contact structure at a same second height as a top surface of the contact capping layer relative to the substrate.

17. The integrated circuit device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the contact capping layer comprises a first capping layer and a second capping layer, which are sequentially arranged on the first contact structure,

wherein a sidewall and a bottom surface of the first capping layer form the protruding portion of the contact capping layer, and

wherein a lowermost surface of the first capping layer is at a lower third height than a fourth height of the protruding portion relative to the substrate.

18. The integrated circuit device according to claim 16 , wherein a top surface of the second contact structure is at a same fifth height as the top surface of the contact capping layer relative to the substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2019
From: KWAK, DAE-YOUNG; KIM, JI-YE; CHUN, JUNG-HWAN; GWAK, MIN-CHAN; ROH, DONG-HYUN; LEE, JIN-WOOK; HYUN, SANG-JIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0146777 · Nov 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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