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US 7,838,908 · App. 12/359,520 · Granted Nov 23, 2010

Semiconductor device having dual metal gates and method of manufacture

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,838,908
App. No.
12/359,520
Granted
Nov 23, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a PFET formed on the substrate, the PFET includes a SiGe layer disposed on the substrate, a high-K dielectric layer disposed on the SiGe layer, a first metallic layer disposed on the high-k dielectric layer, a first intermediate layer disposed on the first metallic layer, a second metallic layer disposed on the first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer disposed on the second metallic layer, and a third metallic layer disposed on the second intermediate layer; an NFET formed on the substrate, the NFET includes the high-k dielectric layer, the high-k dielectric layer being disposed on the substrate, the second intermediate layer, the second intermediate layer being disposed on the high-k dielectric layer, and the third metallic layer, the third metallic layer being disposed on the second intermediate layer. Alternatively, the first metallic layer is omitted. A method to fabricate the device includes providing SiO 2 and alpha-silicon layers or a dBARC layer.

Claims (44)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a PFET region including:

a SiGe layer disposed on a substrate portion doped for the PFET,

a high-K dielectric layer disposed on the SiGe layer,

a first metallic layer disposed on the high-k dielectric layer,

a first intermediate layer disposed on the first metallic layer,

a second metallic layer disposed on the first intermediate layer,

a second intermediate layer disposed on the second metallic layer; and

a third metallic layer disposed on the second intermediate layer;

an NFET region including:

the high-k dielectric layer, the high-k dielectric layer being disposed on a substrate portion doped for the NFET,

the second intermediate layer, the second intermediate layer being disposed on the high-k dielectric layer, and

the third metallic layer, the third metallic layer being disposed on the second intermediate layer.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , the high-k dielectric layer being a dielectric spacing material selected from the group consisting of hafnium oxide (HFO 2 ), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), lanthanum oxide (La 2 O 3 ), hafnium silicon oxide (HfSiOx), hafnium silicon oxynitride (HfSiON),zirconium oxide (ZrO), zirconium silicon oxide (ZrSiO), yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3 ) strontium oxide (SrO), and strontium titanium oxide (SrTio), and mixtures thereof.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , the first intermediate layer being a material selected from the group consisting of Al and Al 2 O 3 .

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , the first metallic layer consisting essentially of TiN.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1 , the second metallic layer consisting essentially of TiN.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1 , the second intermediate layer being a material selected from the group consisting of La and La 2 O 3 .

7. The device claimed in claim 1 , the third metallic layer consists essentially of TiN.

8. The device claimed in claim 2 , the high-k dielectric having a substantially uniform thickness in a range from approximately ten angstroms to approximately 35 angstroms.

9. The device as claimed in claim 3 , the first intermediate layer having a substantially uniform thickness in a range from approximately three angstroms to approximately 20 angstroms.

10. The device as claimed in claim 4 , the first metallic layer having a substantially uniform thickness in a range from approximately 15 angstroms to approximately 100 angstroms.

11. The device as claimed in claim 6 , the second intermediate layer having a substantially uniform thickness in a range from approximately three angstroms to approximately 20 angstroms.

12. A semiconductor device, comprising:

an NFET region and a PFET region disposed on semiconductor substrate, and

an isolation region disposed between the NFET and the PFET;

wherein the PFET region includes a gate stack, the gate stack comprising:

a first TiN layer disposed on a high-k dielectric layer,

an intermediate layer including aluminum being disposed on the TiN layer,

a second TiN layer, the second TiN layer being disposed on the intermediate layer, and

an La 2 O 3 layer, the La 2 O 3 layer being disposed on the second TiN layer.

13. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the NFET includes a La 2 O 3 layer disposed on the high-k dielectric layer.

14. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a PFET region including:

a SiGe layer disposed on a substrate portion doped for the PFET,

a high-k dielectric layer disposed on the SiGe layer,

a first intermediate layer including aluminum disposed on the high-k dielectric layer,

a TiN layer disposed on the intermediate layer,

a second intermediate layer including lanthanum disposed on the TiN layer, and

another TiN layer disposed on the second intermediate layer;

an NFET region including:

the high-k dielectric layer, the high-k dielectric layer being disposed on a substrate portion doped for the NFET,

the second intermediate layer, the second intermediate layer being disposed on the high-k dielectric layer, and

an additional TiN layer, the additional TiN layer being disposed on the second intermediate layer.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2021
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Reel/Frame 056987/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2020
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 054636/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2020
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Reel/Frame 054633/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 29, 2018
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 049490/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2015
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC; GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 036779/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2015
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC
Reel/Frame 036550/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2009
From: KWON, UNOH; KRISHMAN, SIDDARTH A.; ANDO, TAKASHI; CHUDZIK, MICHAEL P.; FRANK, MARTIN M.; HENSON, WILLIAM K.; JHA, RASHIM; LIANG, YUE; NARAYANAN, VIJAY; RAMACHANDRAN, RAVIKUMAR; WONG, KEITH KWONG HON
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022323/0240 →
Continuity (1)
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