摘要 |
A method of forming contacts to a transistor comprises depositing a dielectric layer on a substrate having the transistor, etching a first opening in the dielectric layer that contacts a gate stack of the transistor, depositing a sacrificial material in the first opening, and etching a second and a third opening in the dielectric layer that contact a source and a drain region of the transistor, wherein the second and third openings are etched after the first opening is etched. By etching the opening to the gate stack first, defects such as contact-to-gate shorts are reduced or eliminated.
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