IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,754,942
Granted Patent B2
US 9,754,942 · App. 15/170,333 · Granted Sep 5, 2017

Single spacer for complementary metal oxide semiconductor process flow

Inventors: Marc A. Bergendahl (Troy, NY); Kangguo Cheng (Schenectady, NY); Jessica Dechene (Watervliet, NY); Fee Li Lie (Albany, NY); Eric R. Miller (Schenectady, NY); Jeffrey C. Shearer (Albany, NY); John R. Sporre (Albany, NY); Sean Teehan (Rensselaer, NY)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H01L27/0924H01L29/161H01L29/167
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Patent No.
US 9,754,942
App. No.
15/170,333
Granted
Sep 5, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of forming a semiconductor device that includes forming a high-k dielectric fin liner on the first plurality of fin structures in a first device region and a second plurality of fin structures in a second device region, and forming a gate structure including a low-k dielectric gate sidewall spacer on the channel region of the first and second plurality of fin structures. A first epitaxial semiconductor material on the first plurality of fin structures from which the high-k dielectric fin liner has been removed. The first epitaxial semiconductor material is then oxidized, and a remaining portion of the high-k dielectric fin liner is removed. A second epitaxial semiconductor material is formed on the second plurality of fin structures.

Claims (30)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

p-type FinFETs in a first device region and n-type FinFETs in a second device region of a substrate;

a gate structure present on a channel portion for each of the fin structures for each of the p-type and n-type FinFETs;

gate sidewall spacers of a low-k dielectric material present on the gate structures for each of the n-type FinFETs and the p-type FinFETs, wherein the gate sidewall spacers for each of the n-type and p-type FinFETs have substantially a same width; and

source and drain epitaxial semiconductor material on the fin structures for each of the p-type FinFETs and the n-type FinFETs, wherein an oxide surface liner is present on exterior surfaces of the source and drain epitaxial semiconductor material of the p-type FinFETs that is not present on exterior surfaces of the source and drain epitaxial semiconductor material of the n-type FinFETs.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the gate sidewall spacers for the n-type finFETs comprise a high-k dielectric fin liner material present at an interface of the gate sidewall spacers, and the fin structures.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the low-k dielectric material of the gate sidewall spacers is SiOCN.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the source and drain epitaxial semiconductor material for the p-type FinFETs are composed of a germanium containing material.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein the oxide surface liner is germanium oxide.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein the germanium oxide has a thickness ranging from 1 nm to 10 nm.

7. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the source and drain regions for the n-type FinFETs are composed of an epitaxial silicon material.

8. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the source and drain regions for the n-type FinFETs are composed of an epitaxial silicon doped with carbon material.

9. A semiconductor device comprising:

p-type FinFETs in a first device region and n-type FinFETs in a second device region of a substrate;

a gate structure present on a channel portion for each of the fin structures for each of the p-type and n-type FinFETs;

gate sidewall spacers of a low-k dielectric material present on the gate structures for each of the n-type FinFETs and the p-type FinFETs, wherein the gate sidewall spacers for each of the n-type and p-type FinFETs have substantially a same width, wherein the gate sidewall spacers for the n-type finFETs comprise a high-k dielectric fin liner material present at an interface of the gate sidewall spacers, and the fin structures; and

source and drain epitaxial semiconductor material on the fin structures for each of the p-type FinFETs and the n-type FinFETs, wherein an oxide surface liner is present on exterior surfaces of the source and drain epitaxial semiconductor material of the p-type FinFETs that is not present on exterior surfaces of the source and drain epitaxial semiconductor material of the n-type FinFETs.

10. The semiconductor device of claim 9 , wherein the low-k dielectric material of the gate sidewall spacers is SiOCN.

11. The semiconductor device of claim 9 , wherein the source and drain epitaxial semiconductor material for the p-type FinFETs is composed of an epitaxial germanium containing material.

12. The semiconductor device of claim 9 , wherein the oxide surface liner is germanium oxide.

13. The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the germanium oxide has a thickness ranging from 1 nm to 10 nm.

14. The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the germanium oxide has a thickness ranging from 1 nm to 10 nm.

15. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the source and drain epitaxial semiconductor material for the n-type FinFETs is composed of an epitaxial silicon material or epitaxial silicon doped with carbon material.

16. A semiconductor device comprising:

p-type FinFETs in a first device region and n-type FinFETs in a second device region of a substrate;

a gate structure present on a channel portion for each of the fin structures for each of the p-type and n-type FinFETs;

gate sidewall spacers of a low-k dielectric material present on the gate structures for each of the n-type FinFETs and the p-type FinFETs, wherein the gate sidewall spacers for each of the n-type and p-type FinFETs have substantially a same width, wherein the gate sidewall spacers for the n-type finFETs comprise a high-k dielectric fin liner material present at an interface of the gate sidewall spacers, and the fin structures; and

source and drain regions for the p-type FinFETs comprised of an epitaxial germanium containing material having an exterior surface that is oxidized, wherein an exterior surface of source and drains regions for the n-type FinFETs is not oxidized.

17. The semiconductor device of claim 16 , wherein the low-k dielectric material of the gate sidewall spacers is SiOCN.

18. The semiconductor device of claim 16 , wherein the exterior surface of the epitaxial germanium containing material is germanium oxide.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2016
From: BERGENDAHL, MARC A.; CHENG, KANGGUO; DECHENE, JESSICA; LIE, FEE LI; MILLER, ERIC R.; SHEARER, JEFFREY C.; SPORRE, JOHN R.; TEEHAN, SEAN
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Continuity (2)
Division 15015512 · Feb 4, 2016
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