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Oxidation method for removing fluorine gas inside polysilicon during semiconductor manufacturing to prevent delamination of subsequent layer induced by fluorine outgassing dielectric

Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSMC Ltd
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Filing: 1996-07-15
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Granted: 1998-09-22
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Expires: 2016-07-15
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Abstract

Abstract A method for manufacturing integrated circuit semiconductor device is provided for doping polysilicon formed on an N-well in a semiconductor substrate. Form a silicon oxide layer on the N-well. Then form a blanket polysilicon layer over the silicon oxide layer and pattern the polysilicon layer into a structure. Form a sacrificial oxide layer over the polysilicon structure. Then ion implant 49 (BF 2 ) + ions into the N-well and the polysilicon layer forming the source/drain regions and doping the polysilicon layer with P-type dopant thereby forming a doped polysilicon layer from the polysilicon layer. Then etch the sacrificial oxide layer away from the device. Form a polyoxide layer over the polysilicon structure. Then form a silicon oxide layer over the polyoxide layer followed by forming a glass layer thereover.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yeh-Jye Wann
  • 👤 An-Min Chiang
  • 👤 Shaun-Tsung Yu
  • 👤 Pei-Hung Chen

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/0223; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 290 words
A method for manufacturing integrated circuit semiconductor device which comprises said steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate with an N-well therein, forming a field oxide and a gate oxide layer on said N-well, forming a blanket polysilicon layer over said field oxide and said gate oxide layer and patterning said polysilicon layer to form a polysilicon gate electrode, forming a blanket sacrificial silicon oxide layer over said polysilicon gate electrode and over said gate oxide layer, ion implanting boron difluoride 49 (BF 2 ) + ions into said polysilicon gate electrode and into said N-well self-aligned with said polysilicon gate electrode and to dope said polysilicon gate electrode with P-type dopant thereby forming doped regions in said N-well and in said polysilicon gate electrode, said boron fluoride 49 (BF 2 ) + dopant is ion implanted at an energy from about 60 keV to about 80 keV and a dose from about 1 E 15 ion/cm 2 to about 5 E 15 ions/cm 2 , said sacrificial silicon oxide layer preventing delamination of subsequent dielectric layers by removing fluorine gas from said polysilicon gate electrode, etching said blanket sacrificial silicon oxide layer away from said device, after etching said blanket sacrificial silicon oxide layer away from said device, forming a dielectric structure over said device by the steps as follows: form a first layer comprising a polyoxide layer on said polysilicon gate electrode, form a second layer comprising a blanket silicon nitride layer on said device covering said first layer, form a third layer comprising a blanket silicon oxide layer composed of O 3 -TEOS material on said device covering said second layer, and form a fourth layer comprising a blanket BPSG layer on said device covering said third layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 290 words
A method for manufacturing integrated circuit semiconductor device which comprises said steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate with an N-well therein, forming a field oxide and a gate oxide layer on said N-well, forming a blanket polysilicon layer over said field oxide and said gate oxide layer and patterning said polysilicon layer to form a polysilicon gate electrode, forming a blanket sacrificial silicon oxide layer over said polysilicon gate electrode and over said gate oxide layer, ion implanting boron difluoride 49 (BF 2 ) + ions into said polysilicon gate electrode and into said N-well self-aligned with said polysilicon gate electrode and to dope said polysilicon gate electrode with P-type dopant thereby forming doped regions in said N-well and in said polysilicon gate electrode, said boron fluoride 49 (BF 2 ) + dopant is ion implanted at an energy from about 60 keV to about 80 keV and a dose from about 1 E 15 ion/cm 2 to about 5 E 15 ions/cm 2 , said sacrificial silicon oxide layer preventing delamination of subsequent dielectric layers by removing fluorine gas from said polysilicon gate electrode, etching said blanket sacrificial silicon oxide layer away from said device, after etching said blanket sacrificial silicon oxide layer away from said device, forming a dielectric structure over said device by the steps as follows: form a first layer comprising a polyoxide layer on said polysilicon gate electrode, form a second layer comprising a blanket silicon nitride layer on said device covering said first layer, form a third layer comprising a blanket silicon oxide layer composed of O 3 -TEOS material on said device covering said second layer, and form a fourth layer comprising a blanket BPSG layer on said device covering said third layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 72 words
The method of claim 1 wherein: said first layer consisting of polyoxide has a thickness of about 70 Å; said second layer consisting of silicon nitride has a thickness of about 400 Å, said third layer consisting of an O 3 TEOS material, and said glass layer is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of BPSG and BPTEOS having a thickness of about 200 Å to about 600 Å.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 122 words
The method of claim 2 wherein: concentration of said boron dopant in said polysilicon gate electrode ranges from about 1.4 E 20 atoms/cm 3 to about 1.7 E 21 atoms/cm 3 and said concentration of said fluorine atoms in said polysilicon gate electrode ranges from about about 2.8 E 20 atoms/cm 3 to about 3.4 E 21 atoms/cm 3 , and before etching said sacrificial layer polysilicon oxide away said concentration of said boron dopant in said polysilicon oxide ranges from about 1.4 E 20 atoms/cm 2 to about 1.7 E 21 atoms/cm 3 and said concentration of said fluorine atoms in said polysilicon oxide layer ranges from about 2.8 E 20 atoms/cm 3 to about 3.4 E 21 atoms/cm 3 .

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