US5585302A
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Formation of polysilicon resistors in the tungsten strapped source/drain/gate process
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1995-08-10
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Granted: 1996-12-17
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Expires: 2015-08-10
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device having tungsten strapped gate electrodes and source/drain regions and a polysilicon resistor. The gate electrodes and the polysilicon resistors are all formed from the same layer of polysilicon by initially coating the deposited polysilicon layer with an insulating layer and subsequently a layer of phosphorus doped silicon glass. The electrodes and resistor areas are formed by selectively etching the silicon glass and the polysilicon. This leaves the electrode polysilicon and the resistor polysilicon coated with the phosphorous doped glass. Spacers are then provided along the electrode and the glass removed only from above the gate electrode polysilicon leaving the resistor coated with the phosphorus doped silicon glass and silicon nitride. Tungsten then can be selectively deposited upon the gate electrode and along adjacent source and drain regions. This takes advantage of the use of selectively deposited tungsten over gate electrodes and at the same time eliminates the need to deposit separate polysilicon layers for the resistors.
Inventors
- 👤 Jia Li
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 01:30
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/40; H10D1/47; H10D84/00; H10D84/80; H10D84/811; H10D84/817
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of forming a polysilicon resistor and tungsten strapped gate electrode on a substrate comprising coating said substrate with a layer of polysilicon, covering said polysilicon layer with an insulating layer, coating said insulating layer with a layer of phosphorous doped silicon glass and etching said phosphorous doped silicon glass, said insulating layer and said polysilicon layer to establish gate electrode polysilicon and resistor polysilicon both covered with a region of phosphorous doped silicon glass; removing said phosphorous doped silicon glass and said insulating layer on said gate electrode polysilicon; selectively depositing tungsten onto said gate electrode polysilicon without depositing said tungsten on said resistor.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of forming a polysilicon resistor and tungsten strapped gate electrode on a substrate comprising coating said substrate with a layer of polysilicon, covering said polysilicon layer with an insulating layer, coating said insulating layer with a layer of phosphorous doped silicon glass and etching said phosphorous doped silicon glass, said insulating layer and said polysilicon layer to establish gate electrode polysilicon and resistor polysilicon both covered with a region of phosphorous doped silicon glass; removing said phosphorous doped silicon glass and said insulating layer on said gate electrode polysilicon; selectively depositing tungsten onto said gate electrode polysilicon without depositing said tungsten on said resistor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method claimed in claim 1 wherein said resistor is coated with a layer of silicon nitride prior to the selective deposition of tungsten.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method claimed in claim 1 wherein a layer of silicon nitride is deposited and anisotropically etched to define spacers alongside said electrode and said region of phosphorous doped silicon glass and whereby said phosphorous doped silicon glass is subsequently removed using acid etching.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method claimed in claim 1 wherein a plurality of electrodes are established from said polysilicon layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method claimed in claim 4 further comprising establishing spacers along side said electrodes wherein a region of said phosphorus doped silicon glass and an insulating layer remains above said electrode polysilicon; selectively removing said region of phosphorus doped glass and said insulating layer to establish a channel above said electrode polysilicon; wherein said tungsten is deposited in said channel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method claimed in claim 1 where said insulating layer is silicon dioxide.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
193 words
A method of forming a polysilicon resistor and a tungsten strapped source/drain and gate electrode comprising coating a silicon substrate with a first insulating layer, a polysilicon layer and covering said polysilicon layer with a second insulating layer; coating said second insulating layer with a layer of phosphorus doped silicon glass and etching said phosphorus doped silicon glass, said second insulating layer and said polysilicon layer to establish gate electrode polysilicon and resistor polysilicon; selectively doping silicon substrate regions adjacent said gate electrode polysilicon to establish lightly doped source and drain regions; establishing spacers alongside said gate electrode polysilicon wherein phosphorus doped silicon glass and said insulating layer remain above said gate electrode polysilicon, selectively removing said phosphorus doped silicon glass, and selectively doping said gate electrode polysilicon to saturation and doping at the same time regions adjacent said gate electrode polysilicon to establish heavily doped source and drain regions, removing said first and second insulating layers above said gate electrode polysilicon and source and drain regions to expose polysilicon and silicon, selectively depositing tungsten onto said source and drain regions and said gate electrode polysilicon without depositing said tungsten on said resistor.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
193 words
A method of forming a polysilicon resistor and a tungsten strapped source/drain and gate electrode comprising coating a silicon substrate with a first insulating layer, a polysilicon layer and covering said polysilicon layer with a second insulating layer; coating said second insulating layer with a layer of phosphorus doped silicon glass and etching said phosphorus doped silicon glass, said second insulating layer and said polysilicon layer to establish gate electrode polysilicon and resistor polysilicon; selectively doping silicon substrate regions adjacent said gate electrode polysilicon to establish lightly doped source and drain regions; establishing spacers alongside said gate electrode polysilicon wherein phosphorus doped silicon glass and said insulating layer remain above said gate electrode polysilicon, selectively removing said phosphorus doped silicon glass, and selectively doping said gate electrode polysilicon to saturation and doping at the same time regions adjacent said gate electrode polysilicon to establish heavily doped source and drain regions, removing said first and second insulating layers above said gate electrode polysilicon and source and drain regions to expose polysilicon and silicon, selectively depositing tungsten onto said source and drain regions and said gate electrode polysilicon without depositing said tungsten on said resistor.
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