发明名称 |
Structure for facilitating the simultaneous silicidation of a polysilicon gate and source/drain of a semiconductor device |
摘要 |
A method of simultaneously siliciding a polysilicon gate and source/drain of a semiconductor device, and related device. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising forming a gate stack over a semiconductor substrate (the gate stack comprising a first polysilicon layer, a first nitride layer, and a second polysilicon layer), forming a second nitride layer over an active region in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the gate stack, performing a chemical mechanical polishing that stops on the first nitride layer and on the second nitride layer, removing the first nitride layer and the second nitride layer, and performing a simultaneous silicidation of the first polysilicon layer and the active region. |
申请公布号 |
US9035399(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.05.19 |
申请号 |
US201012731932 |
申请日期 |
2010.03.25 |
申请人 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED |
发明人 |
Mehrad Freidoon;Yu Shaofeng;Vitale Steven A.;Tran Joe G. |
分类号 |
H01L29/78;H01L29/66;H01L21/28;H01L21/8238;H01L29/49 |
主分类号 |
H01L29/78 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
Keagy Rose Alyssa;Cimino Frank D. |
主权项 |
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a substrate; a gate stack on the substrate, the gate stack comprising a dielectric layer; a first polysilicon layer formed over the dielectric layer, a first nitride layer formed over the first polysilicon layer, the first nitride layer including a horizontal plane defined by a top surface of the first nitride layer; a spacer along a sidewall of the gate stack; an active region within the substrate adjacent to the spacer; a second nitride layer on the active region, the second nitride layer including a horizontal plane defined by a top surface of the second nitride layer, wherein the horizontal plane of the second nitride layer is substantially aligned with the horizontal plane of the first nitride layer. |
地址 |
Dallas TX US |