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Method of forming a high density vertical stud titanium silicide for reachup contact applications
Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1985-06-12
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Granted: 1987-12-29
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Expires: 2005-06-12
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure relates to the formation of reachup contacts for VLSI integrated circuit interconnects wherein studs are formed of a conducting material which reaches up through subsequently applied insulating films or the like to contact metal patterns. The reachup contacts are fabricated using LPCVD polycrystalline silicon as a refill in etched apertures in an insulating layer with a titanium or other appropriate material over the silicon layer with subsequent reaction of the silicon layer and the titanium layer to form temperature resistant studs of titanium silicide.
Inventors
- 👤 Jeffrey M. Bridges
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:53
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/063; H10D; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/011; H10D64/0111; H10D64/0112
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of forming a contact for a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a semiconductor substrate; (b) forming an insulating layer on said substrate having an aperture therein extending to said substrate; (c) depositing a polycrystalline silicon layer in said aperture extending to said substrate and onto said insulating layer, said polycrystalline silicon layer having a depression therein extending into said aperture; (d) forming a first oxide layer on said polycrystalline silicon layer, said first oxide layer being thicker in said depression than elsewhere; (e) removing said first oxide layer and said polycrystalline silicon layer disposed over said insulating layer, retaining a portion of said first oxide layer in said depression; (f) removing said first oxide layer in said depression and a portion of said insulating layer; (g) depositing a layer of material taken from the class consisting of titanium, tantalum and molybdenum over said polycrystalline silicon layer; and (h) reacting said layer formed in step (g) with the polycrystalline silicon layer therebelow to form a reacted layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of forming a contact for a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a semiconductor substrate; (b) forming an insulating layer on said substrate having an aperture therein extending to said substrate; (c) depositing a polycrystalline silicon layer in said aperture extending to said substrate and onto said insulating layer, said polycrystalline silicon layer having a depression therein extending into said aperture; (d) forming a first oxide layer on said polycrystalline silicon layer, said first oxide layer being thicker in said depression than elsewhere; (e) removing said first oxide layer and said polycrystalline silicon layer disposed over said insulating layer, retaining a portion of said first oxide layer in said depression; (f) removing said first oxide layer in said depression and a portion of said insulating layer; (g) depositing a layer of material taken from the class consisting of titanium, tantalum and molybdenum over said polycrystalline silicon layer; and (h) reacting said layer formed in step (g) with the polycrystalline silicon layer therebelow to form a reacted layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein step (b) comprises a second oxide layer on said substrate and a glass layer on said second oxide layer and said portion of said insulating layer removed in step (f) is said glass layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said reacted layer extends above said substrate and the remaining portion of said insulating layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as set forth in claim 2 wherein said reacted layer extends above said substrate and the remaining portion of said insulating layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 further including the step of forming an additional layer over said substrate, said contact member extending therethrough.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as set forth in claim 2 further including the step of forming an additional layer over said substrate, said contact member extending therethrough.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as set forth in claim 3 further including the step of forming an additional layer over said substrate, said contact member extending therethrough.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as set forth in claim 4 further including the step of forming an additional layer over said substrate, said contact member extending therethrough.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of forming a contact for a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a semiconductor substrate, (b) forming an insulating layer on said substrate having an aperture therethrough extending to said substrate, (c) depositing a conformal polycrystalline silicon layer in said aperture and over said insulating layer whereby the polycrystalline layer over said aperture is thicker than over said insulating layer, said polycrystalline silicon layer having a depression therein extending into said aperture; (d) forming an etch retarding layer on said polycrystalline silicon layer only over said depression etchable at a rate substantially slower than said polycrystalline silicon layer, (e) removing a substantially equal depth of polycrystalline silicon from over said aperture and said insulating layer except beneath said etch retarding layer to leave polycrystalline silicon only in said aperture and along the entire exposed substrate therein, and (f) removing said insulating layer.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of forming a contact for a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a semiconductor substrate, (b) forming an insulating layer on said substrate having an aperture therethrough extending to said substrate, (c) depositing a conformal polycrystalline silicon layer in said aperture and over said insulating layer whereby the polycrystalline layer over said aperture is thicker than over said insulating layer, said polycrystalline silicon layer having a depression therein extending into said aperture; (d) forming an etch retarding layer on said polycrystalline silicon layer only over said depression etchable at a rate substantially slower than said polycrystalline silicon layer, (e) removing a substantially equal depth of polycrystalline silicon from over said aperture and said insulating layer except beneath said etch retarding layer to leave polycrystalline silicon only in said aperture and along the entire exposed substrate therein, and (f) removing said insulating layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 9 wherein, in step (c) the top of said polyscrystalline silicon layer over said aperture extends below the upper surface of said isolating layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 9, further including the step of depositing a layer of material taken from the class consisting of titanium, tantalum and molybdenum over said silicon layer and then reacting said deposited layer of material with said silicon to form a reacted layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 10, further including the step of depositing a layer of material taken from the class consisting of titanium, tantalum and molybdenum over said silicon layer and then reacting said deposited layer of material with said silicon to form a reacted layer.
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