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US 12,051,698 · App. 17/030,350 · Granted Jul 30, 2024

Fabrication of gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having molybdenum nitride metal gates and gate dielectrics with a dipole layer

Inventors: Daniel G. Ouellette (Portland, OR); Daniel B. O'Brien (Beaverton, OR); Jeffrey S. Leib (Beaverton, OR); Orb Acton (Portland, OR); Lukas Baumgartel (Portland, OR); Dan S. Lavric (Beaverton, OR); Dax M. Crum (Beaverton, OR); Oleg Golonzka (Beaverton, OR); Tahir Ghani (Portland, OR)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
H01L27/0924H01L29/0673H01L29/408H01L29/42392H01L29/4966H01L29/517H01L29/775
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Patent No.
US 12,051,698
App. No.
17/030,350
Granted
Jul 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having molybdenum nitride metal gates and gate dielectrics with a dipole layer are described. For example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, and a second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires. A first gate stack is over the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the first gate stack having a P-type conductive layer on a first gate dielectric. The P-type conductive layer includes molybdenum and nitrogen. A second gate stack is over the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the second gate stack having an N-type conductive layer on a second gate dielectric.

Claims (63)

1. An integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a first gate stack over the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the first gate stack having a P-type conductive layer on a first gate dielectric, the P-type conductive layer comprising molybdenum and nitrogen; and

a second gate stack over the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the second gate stack having an N-type conductive layer on a second gate dielectrics wherein the P-type conductive layer is further on the N-type conductive layer.

2. The integrated circuit structure of claim 1 , further comprising:

a conductive fill on the P-type conductive layer, the conductive fill comprising tungsten.

3. The integrated circuit structure of claim 2 , wherein the conductive fill has a direct interface with the P-type conductive layer.

4. The integrated circuit structure of claim 2 , wherein the conductive fill has an oxide interface with the P-type conductive layer.

5. The integrated circuit structure of claim 1 , wherein the P-type conductive layer comprises an atomic concentration of molybdenum and nitrogen of greater than 80%, with a ratio of molybdenum to nitrogen in a range of 6:1 to 1:1.

6. The integrated circuit structure of claim 5 , wherein the P-type conductive layer comprises oxygen with an atomic concentration in the range of 0-15%.

7. The integrated circuit structure of claim 5 , wherein the P-type conductive layer comprises carbon with an atomic concentration in the range of 0.1-10%.

8. An integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a first gate stack over the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the first gate stack having a P-type conductive layer on a first gate dielectric comprising a high-k dielectric layer on a first dipole material layer, the P-type conductive layer comprising molybdenum and nitrogen; and

a second gate stack over the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the second gate stack having an N-type conductive layer on a second gate dielectric comprising the high-k dielectric layer on a second dipole material layer, wherein the P-type conductive layer has a first portion surrounding the nanowires of the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires and a second portion extending laterally beside and spaced apart from the first portion, wherein the second portion of the P-type conductive layer is between the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires and the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, and wherein the N-type conductive layer has a first portion surrounding the nanowires of the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires and a second portion adjacent to and in contact with the second portion of the P-type conductive layer.

9. The integrated circuit structure of claim 8 , wherein the high-k dielectric layer is an HfO 2 layer.

10. The integrated circuit structure of claim 8 , wherein the first dipole layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of Al 2 O 3 , TiO 2 , ZrO 2 and HfO 2 , and the second dipole layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of La 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , MgO, SrO and Lu 2 O 3 .

11. The integrated circuit structure of claim 8 , wherein one of the first or the second dipole layer has a thickness in the range of 1-3 Angstroms.

12. The integrated circuit structure of claim 8 , wherein one of the first or the second dipole layer has a thickness in the range of 4-6 Angstroms.

13. The integrated circuit structure of claim 8 , further comprising:

a first pair of epitaxial source or drain structures at first and second ends of the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires; and

a second pair of epitaxial source or drain structures at first and second ends of the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires.

14. A computing device, comprising:

a board; and

a component coupled to the board, the component including an integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a first gate stack over the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the first gate stack having a P-type conductive layer on a first gate dielectric, the P-type conductive layer comprising molybdenum and nitrogen; and

a second gate stack over the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the second gate stack having an N-type conductive layer on a second gate dielectric, wherein the P-type conductive layer is further on the N-type conductive layer.

15. The computing device of claim 14 , further comprising:

a memory coupled to the board.

16. The computing device of claim 14 , further comprising:

a communication chip coupled to the board.

17. The computing device of claim 14 , wherein the component is a packaged integrated circuit die.

18. The computing device of claim 14 , wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of a processor, a communications chip, and a digital signal processor.

19. An integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a first gate stack over the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the first gate stack having a P-type conductive layer on a first gate dielectric, the P-type conductive layer comprising molybdenum and nitrogen;

a second gate stack over the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the second gate stack having an N-type conductive layer on a second gate dielectric; and

a conductive fill on the P-type conductive layer, the conductive fill comprising tungsten, wherein the conductive fill has an oxide interface with the P-type conductive layer.

20. An integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a first gate stack over the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the first gate stack having a P-type conductive layer on a first gate dielectric, the P-type conductive layer comprising molybdenum and nitrogen, wherein the P-type conductive layer comprises an atomic concentration of molybdenum and nitrogen of greater than 80%, with a ratio of molybdenum to nitrogen in a range of 6:1 to 1:1; and

a second gate stack over the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the second gate stack having an N-type conductive layer on a second gate dielectric.

21. An integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a first gate stack over the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the first gate stack having a P-type conductive layer on a first gate dielectric comprising a high-k dielectric layer on a first dipole material layer, the P-type conductive layer comprising molybdenum and nitrogen; and

a second gate stack over the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the second gate stack having an N-type conductive layer on a second gate dielectric comprising the high-k dielectric layer on a second dipole material layer, wherein one of the first or the second dipole layer has a thickness in the range of 1-3 Angstroms.

22. An integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a first gate stack over the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the first gate stack having a P-type conductive layer on a first gate dielectric comprising a high-k dielectric layer on a first dipole material layer, the P-type conductive layer comprising molybdenum and nitrogen; and

a second gate stack over the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the second gate stack having an N-type conductive layer on a second gate dielectric comprising the high-k dielectric layer on a second dipole material layer, wherein one of the first or the second dipole layer has a thickness in the range of 4-6 Angstroms.

23. An integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires;

a first gate stack over the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the first gate stack having a first conductive layer on a first gate dielectric, the first conductive layer comprising molybdenum and nitrogen, wherein the first conductive layer comprises an atomic concentration of molybdenum and nitrogen of greater than 80%, with a ratio of molybdenum to nitrogen in a range of 6:1 to 1:1; and

a second gate stack over the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires, the second gate stack having a second conductive layer on a second gate dielectric.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2021
From: OUELLETTE, DANIEL G.; O'BRIEN, DANIEL B.; LEIB, JEFFREY S.; ACTON, ORB; BAUMGARTEL, LUKAS; LAVRIC, DAN S.; CRUM, DAX M.; GOLONZKA, OLEG; GHANI, TAHIR
To: INTEL CORPORATION
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