GATE STACK AND GATE STACK ETCH SEQUENCE FOR METAL GATE INTEGRATION

摘要

The present invention provides, in one embodiment, a process for fabricating a metal gate stack (200) for a semiconductor device (205). The process includes depositing a metal layer (210) over a gate dielectric layer (215) located over a semiconductor substrate (220). The process further includes forming a polysilicon layer (225) over the metal layer (210) and creating a protective layer (230) over the polysilicon layer (225). The process also includes placing an inorganic anti-reflective coating (235) over the protective layer (230). Other embodiments include a metal gate stack precursor structure and a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit.