IP Library Granted Patent US 7,666,728
Granted Patent B2
US 7,666,728 · App. 12/028,593 · Granted Feb 23, 2010

Manufacturing method of semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 7,666,728
App. No.
12/028,593
Granted
Feb 23, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacture of a semiconductor device includes forming a gate insulating film and gate electrode made of polycrystalline silicon over a semiconductor substrate; implanting ions into the semiconductor substrate to form a semiconductor region as a source or drain; forming a cobalt film and a titanium nitride film over the semiconductor substrate to cover the gate electrode; carrying out annealing to cause a reaction between Co and Si and the semiconductor region to form a CoSi layer; carrying out wet cleaning to remove the titanium nitride film and unreacted cobalt film to leave the CoSi layer over the gate electrode and semiconductor region; carrying out annealing to cause a reaction between the CoSi layer and the gate electrode and semiconductor region to form a CoSi 2 layer; carrying out HPM cleaning; and forming over the semiconductor substrate a silicon nitride film by low-pressure CVD to cover the gate electrode.

Claims (66)

1. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device having a MISFET, comprising the steps of:

(a) forming a gate insulating film of the MISFET over a semiconductor substrate;

(b) forming a gate electrode of the MISFET over the gate insulating film;

(c) forming semiconductor regions as source and drain regions of the MISFET in the semiconductor substrate;

(d) forming a refractory metal film over the semiconductor substrate including upper surfaces of the gate electrode and the semiconductor regions;

(e) performing a first heat treatment to cause a reaction between the refractory metal film and the gate electrode or the semiconductor regions to form refractory metal silicide layers;

(f) after the step (e), removing an unreacted portion of the refractory metal film by a first wet cleaning;

(g) after the step (f), performing a second heat treatment to cause a reaction between the refractory metal silicide layers and the gate electrode or the semiconductor regions;

(h) after the step (g), performing a second wet cleaning by using a solution containing hydrochloric acid and aqueous hydrogen peroxide;

(i) after the step (h), forming a first insulating film over the MISFET, wherein the first insulating film is formed by a plasma CVD method; and

(j) after the step (i), forming a second insulating film over the first insulating film, wherein the second insulating film is formed by a low-pressure CVD method, and wherein the thickness of the second insulating film is larger than the thickness of the first insulating film.

2. A manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising steps:

(k) after the step (j), forming an interlayer insulating film over the second insulating film; and

(l) after the step (k), forming a contact hole connected to one of the semiconductor regions by etching the interlayer insulating film, the second insulating film and the first insulating film.

3. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the MISFET constitutes an n channel MISFET.

4. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the step (g) is performed at a higher temperature than the step (e).

5. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the refractory metal film is a cobalt film.

6. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second insulating films are silicon nitride films.

7. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first insulating film is a silicon oxide film, and wherein the second insulating film is a silicon nitride film.

8. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a channel formation region is provided, and is a region arranged under the gate electrode and arranged between the source and drain regions.

9. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein, in the step (j), the second insulating film is formed at a temperature of from 700 to 800° C.

10. A manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein, in the step (j), a silane-based gas is employed.

11. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device having a MISFET, comprising the steps of:

(a) forming a gate insulating film of the MISFET over a semiconductor substrate;

(b) forming a gate electrode of the MISFET over the gate insulating film;

(c) forming semiconductor regions as source and drain regions of the MISFET in the semiconductor substrate;

(d) forming a refractory metal film over the semiconductor substrate including upper surfaces of the gate electrode and the semiconductor regions;

(e) performing a first heat treatment to cause a reaction between the refractory metal film and the gate electrode or the semiconductor regions to form refractory metal silicide layers;

(f) after the step (e), removing an unreacted portion of the refractory metal film by a first wet cleaning;

(g) after the step (f), performing a second heat treatment to cause a reaction between the refractory metal silicide layers and the gate electrode or the semiconductor regions;

(h) after the step (g), performing a second wet cleaning by using a solution containing hydrochloric acid and aqueous hydrogen peroxide;

(i) after the step (h), forming a first insulating film over the MISFET, wherein the first insulating film is generating a compression stress in a channel formation region of the MISFET; and

(j) after the step (i), forming a second insulating film over the first insulating film, wherein the second insulating film is generating a tensile stress in the channel formation region of the MISFET, and wherein the thickness of the second insulating film is larger than the thickness of the first insulating film.

12. A manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 11 , further comprising steps:

(k) after the step (k), forming an interlayer insulating film over the second insulating film; and

(l) after the step (k), forming a contact hole connected to one of the semiconductor regions by etching the interlayer insulating film, the second insulating film and the first insulating film.

13. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the MISFET constitutes an n channel MISFET.

14. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the step (g) is performed at a higher temperature than the step (e).

15. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the refractory metal film is a cobalt film.

16. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the first and second insulating films are silicon nitride films.

17. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the first insulating film is a silicon oxide film, and wherein the second insulating film is a silicon nitride film.

18. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the channel formation region is a region arranged under the gate electrode and arranged between the source and drain regions.

19. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein, in the step (j), the second insulating film is formed at a temperature of from 700 to 800° C.

20. A manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein, in the step (j), a silane-based gas is employed.

21. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device having a MISFET, comprising the steps of:

(a) forming a gate insulating film of the MISFET over a semiconductor substrate;

(b) forming a gate electrode of the MISFET over the gate insulating film;

(c) forming semiconductor regions as source and drain regions of the MISFET in the semiconductor substrate;

(d) forming a refractory metal film over the semiconductor substrate including upper surfaces of the gate electrode and the semiconductor regions;

(e) performing a first heat treatment to cause a reaction between the refractory metal film and the gate electrode or the semiconductor regions to form refractory metal silicide layers;

(f) after the step (e), removing an unreacted portion of the refractory metal film by a first wet cleaning;

(g) after the step (f), performing a second heat treatment to cause a reaction between the refractory metal silicide layers and the gate electrode or the semiconductor regions;

(h) after the step (g), performing a second wet cleaning by using a solution containing hydrochloric acid and aqueous hydrogen peroxide;

(i) after the step (h), forming a first insulating film over the MISFET; and

(j) after the step (i), forming a second insulating film over the first insulating film, wherein the second insulating film is formed in the presence of more silane-based gas compared with the first insulating film, and wherein the thickness of the second insulating film is larger than the thickness of the first insulating film.

22. A manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 21 , further comprising steps:

(k) after the step (j), forming an interlayer insulating film over the second insulating film; and

(l) after the step (k), forming a contact hole connected to one of the semiconductor regions by etching the interlayer insulating film, the second insulating film and the first insulating film.

23. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein the MISFET constitutes an n channel MISFET.

24. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein the step (g) is performed at a higher temperature than the step (e).

25. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein the refractory metal film is a cobalt film.

26. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein the first and second insulating films are silicon nitride films.

27. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein the first insulating film is a silicon oxide film, and wherein the second insulating film is a silicon nitride film.

28. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein a channel formation region is provided, and is a region arranged under the gate electrode and arranged between the source and drain regions.

29. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein, in the step (j), the second insulating film is formed at a temperature of from 700 to 800° C.

30. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein the second insulating film is formed by using silane-based gas, and wherein the first insulating film is formed by not using silane-based gas.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044928/0001 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 30, 2010
From: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025204/0512 →