Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A process for the production of highly integrated circuits which p- and n-channel MOS transistors and gate electrodes consisting of double layers of a refractory metal silicide and polycrystalline silicon which comprises: providing a silicon substrate, forming gate oxide and field oxide layers on said substrate, depositing an undoped polycrystalline silicon layer over said gate oxide layer, applying a refractory metal silicide layer over said undoped polycrystalline silicon layer, applying a masking layer over the double layer of undoped polycrystalline silicon and refractory metal silicide, to thereby mask the source/drain implantation to be forme in the n-channel MOS transistors, introducing boron ions into said refractory metal silicide layer by ion implantation over the entire surface, subjecting the boron infiltrated material to a sufficiently high temperature and time to cause boron ions to diffuse out of the refractory metal silicide layer into said polycrystalline layer while causing crystalline of said double layer, and forming gate electrodes in said double layer through the use of said masking layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A process for the production of highly integrated circuits which p- and n-channel MOS transistors and gate electrodes consisting of double layers of a refractory metal silicide and polycrystalline silicon which comprises: providing a silicon substrate, forming gate oxide and field oxide layers on said substrate, depositing an undoped polycrystalline silicon layer over said gate oxide layer, applying a refractory metal silicide layer over said undoped polycrystalline silicon layer, applying a masking layer over the double layer of undoped polycrystalline silicon and refractory metal silicide, to thereby mask the source/drain implantation to be forme in the n-channel MOS transistors, introducing boron ions into said refractory metal silicide layer by ion implantation over the entire surface, subjecting the boron infiltrated material to a sufficiently high temperature and time to cause boron ions to diffuse out of the refractory metal silicide layer into said polycrystalline layer while causing crystalline of said double layer, and forming gate electrodes in said double layer through the use of said masking layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said refractory metal silicide is tantalum silicide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said masking layer is composed of SiO 2 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 3 wherein said SiO 2 is the thermal decomposition product of tetraethylorthosilicate, and said masking layer has a thickness of at least 100 nm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said double layer consists of a thickness of about 100 nm undoped polycrystalline silicon and a thickness of about 200 nm tantalum silicide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the implantation of boron ions takes place at a dosage of about 5×10 15 cm -2 and at an energy level of about 40 keV.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the high temperature treatment is carried out at a temperature of about 900° C. for a time of from 1 to 2 hours.