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Semiconductor apparatus having elevated source and drain structure and manufacturing method therefor
Assignee: Kioxia Corp
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Filing: 1999-05-28
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Granted: 2001-05-15
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Expires: 2019-05-28
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor apparatus on which a MOS transistor having an elevated source and drain structure is formed is arranged to have a gate electrode which is formed on the surface of a silicon substrate through an insulating film. An elevated source film and an elevated drain film each having at least a surface portion constituted by a metal silicide film, being conductive and elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate are formed on a source region and a drain region on the surface of the silicon substrate. Thus, a MOS transistor having a structure in which the surfaces of the source region and the drain region are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate is formed. A first gate-side-wall insulating film is formed on the side wall of the gate electrode of the MOS transistor and having a bottom surface formed apart from the surface of the silicon substrate. A second gate-side-wall insulating film is formed between the first gate-side-wall insulating film and the gate electrode and on the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film. The portion formed on the bottom surface exists in an inner bottom surface portion of the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film adjacent to the gate electrode. The elevated source film and the elevated drain film are free from any facet in portions made contact with the first gate-side-wall insulating film.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyotaka Miyano
- 👤 Ichiro Mizushima
- 👤 Yoshitaka Tsunashima
- 👤 Tomohiro Saito
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 03:34
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/027; H10D30/0275; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/017
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
253 words
A semiconductor apparatus on which a MOS transistor having an elevated source and drain structure is formed, comprising: a silicon substrate; a gate electrode formed on the surface of the silicon substrate through an insulating film; an elevated source film and an elevated drain film formed in a source region and a drain region of the surface of the silicon substrate and each having at least a surface made of a metal silicide film and conductivity such that the elevated source film and the elevated drain film are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate and the MOS transistor having a structure that the surfaces of the source region and the drain region are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate owning to the formation of the elevated source film and the elevated drain film; a first gate-side-wall insulating film formed on the side wall of a gate electrode of the MOS transistor and having a bottom surface formed apart from the surface of the silicon substrate; and a second gate-side-wall insulating film formed between the first gate-side-wall insulating film and the gate electrode and on the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film, made of a material which can be etched at an etching rate lower than that permitted for a material of the first gate-side-wall insulating film and having the portion which is formed on the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film and which exists in an inner bottom surface portion adjacent to the gate electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
253 words
A semiconductor apparatus on which a MOS transistor having an elevated source and drain structure is formed, comprising: a silicon substrate; a gate electrode formed on the surface of the silicon substrate through an insulating film; an elevated source film and an elevated drain film formed in a source region and a drain region of the surface of the silicon substrate and each having at least a surface made of a metal silicide film and conductivity such that the elevated source film and the elevated drain film are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate and the MOS transistor having a structure that the surfaces of the source region and the drain region are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate owning to the formation of the elevated source film and the elevated drain film; a first gate-side-wall insulating film formed on the side wall of a gate electrode of the MOS transistor and having a bottom surface formed apart from the surface of the silicon substrate; and a second gate-side-wall insulating film formed between the first gate-side-wall insulating film and the gate electrode and on the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film, made of a material which can be etched at an etching rate lower than that permitted for a material of the first gate-side-wall insulating film and having the portion which is formed on the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film and which exists in an inner bottom surface portion adjacent to the gate electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the elevated source film and the elevated drain film are free from any facet in the portions which are made contact with the first gate-side-wall insulating film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a gap exists between the silicon substrate and the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
97 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the gap allows facet of the elevated source film and the elevated drain film to exist therein, and assuming that the angle between the facet and the silicon substrate is θ, the distance from the silicon substrate and the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film is y and the length of the portion in which the second gate-side-wall insulating film does not exist in a direction of a channel of the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film is x, condition y/x<tan θ is satisfied.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
147 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the main surface of the silicon substrate is {100}, the longitudinal direction of the gate electrode is direction <110> of the silicon substrate, gaps exists between a portion in which the silicon substrate and the second gate-side-wall insulating film do not exist and the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film, facets of the elevated source film and the elevated drain film exist in the gaps, the angle between each facet and the silicon substrate is 25.23° and assuming that the distance between the silicon substrate and the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film is y and the length of the portion in which the second gate-side-wall insulating film does not exist in the direction of the channel of the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film is x, condition y/x<tan (25.23°) is satisfied.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the material of the first gate-side-wall insulating film is a silicon compound containing nitrogen, and the material of the second gate-side-wall insulating film is a silicon compound which does not contain nitrogen.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
248 words
A semiconductor apparatus on which a MOS transistor having an elevated source and drain structure is formed, comprising: a silicon substrate; a gate electrode formed on the surface of the silicon substrate through an insulating film; an elevated source film and an elevated drain film formed in a source region and a drain region of the surface of the silicon substrate and each having at least a surface made of a metal silicide film and conductivity such that the elevated source film and the elevated drain film are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate and the MOS transistor having a structure that the surfaces of the source region and the drain region are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate owning to the formation of the elevated source film and the elevated drain film; a first gate-side-wall insulating film formed on the side wall of a gate electrode of the MOS transistor, having a bottom surface formed apart from the surface of the silicon substrate and made of a silicon compound containing nitrogen; and a second gate-side-wall insulating film formed between the first gate-side-wall insulating film and the gate electrode and on the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film and made of a silicon compound which can be etched at an etching rate lower than that permitted for the silicon compound, which has a composition ratio of nitrogen/silicon which is lower than that of the first gate-side-wall insulating film and which contains nitrogen.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
248 words
A semiconductor apparatus on which a MOS transistor having an elevated source and drain structure is formed, comprising: a silicon substrate; a gate electrode formed on the surface of the silicon substrate through an insulating film; an elevated source film and an elevated drain film formed in a source region and a drain region of the surface of the silicon substrate and each having at least a surface made of a metal silicide film and conductivity such that the elevated source film and the elevated drain film are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate and the MOS transistor having a structure that the surfaces of the source region and the drain region are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate owning to the formation of the elevated source film and the elevated drain film; a first gate-side-wall insulating film formed on the side wall of a gate electrode of the MOS transistor, having a bottom surface formed apart from the surface of the silicon substrate and made of a silicon compound containing nitrogen; and a second gate-side-wall insulating film formed between the first gate-side-wall insulating film and the gate electrode and on the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film and made of a silicon compound which can be etched at an etching rate lower than that permitted for the silicon compound, which has a composition ratio of nitrogen/silicon which is lower than that of the first gate-side-wall insulating film and which contains nitrogen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the elevated source film and the elevated drain film are free from any facet in the portions which are made contact with the first gate-side-wall insulating film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
227 words
A semiconductor apparatus on which MOS transistor having an elevated source and drain structure is formed comprising: a silicon substrate; a gate electrode formed on the surface of the silicon substrate; an elevated source film and an elevated drain film formed in a source region and a drain region of the surface of the silicon substrate and each having at least a surface made of a metal silicide film and conductivity such that the elevated source film and the elevated drain film are elevated over the surface of the substrate and the MOS transistor having a structure that the surfaces of the source region and the drain region are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate owning to the formation of the elevated source film and the elevated drain film; a first gate-side-wall insulating film formed on the side wall of a gate electrode of the MOS transistor; and a second gate-side-wall insulating film formed between the first gate-side-wall insulating film and the gate electrode and on the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film, made of a material which is different from the first gate-side-wall insulating film and having the portion which is formed between the surface of the silicon substrate and the bottom of the first gate-side-wall insulating film and which exists in an inner bottom surface portion adjacent to the gate electrode.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
227 words
A semiconductor apparatus on which MOS transistor having an elevated source and drain structure is formed comprising: a silicon substrate; a gate electrode formed on the surface of the silicon substrate; an elevated source film and an elevated drain film formed in a source region and a drain region of the surface of the silicon substrate and each having at least a surface made of a metal silicide film and conductivity such that the elevated source film and the elevated drain film are elevated over the surface of the substrate and the MOS transistor having a structure that the surfaces of the source region and the drain region are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate owning to the formation of the elevated source film and the elevated drain film; a first gate-side-wall insulating film formed on the side wall of a gate electrode of the MOS transistor; and a second gate-side-wall insulating film formed between the first gate-side-wall insulating film and the gate electrode and on the bottom surface of the first gate-side-wall insulating film, made of a material which is different from the first gate-side-wall insulating film and having the portion which is formed between the surface of the silicon substrate and the bottom of the first gate-side-wall insulating film and which exists in an inner bottom surface portion adjacent to the gate electrode.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the elevated source film and the elevated drain film are free from any facet in the portions which are made contact with the first gate-side-wall insulating film.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the gate electrode is formed by laminating a polycrystal silicon and silicon nitride film.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
203 words
A semiconductor apparatus on which MOS transistor having an elevated source and drain structure is formed comprising: a silicon substrate; a gate electrode formed on the surface of the silicon substrate through an insulating film; an elevated source film and an elevated drain film formed in a source region and a drain region of the surface of the silicon substrate such that the elevated source film and the elevated drain film are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate and the MOS transistor having a structure that the surfaces of the source region and the drain region are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate owning to the formation of the elevated source film and the elevated drain film; a gate-side-wall insulating film formed on the side wall of the gate electrode and having a bottom surface, a portion of which is apart from the surface of the silicon substrate; a liner layer partially formed on the bottom surface of the gate-side-wall insulating film and the surface of the silicon substrate; and a gate insulating film formed between the bottom of the gate electrode and the surface of the silicon substrate and on the inner surface of the gate-side-wall insulating film.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
203 words
A semiconductor apparatus on which MOS transistor having an elevated source and drain structure is formed comprising: a silicon substrate; a gate electrode formed on the surface of the silicon substrate through an insulating film; an elevated source film and an elevated drain film formed in a source region and a drain region of the surface of the silicon substrate such that the elevated source film and the elevated drain film are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate and the MOS transistor having a structure that the surfaces of the source region and the drain region are elevated over the surface of the silicon substrate owning to the formation of the elevated source film and the elevated drain film; a gate-side-wall insulating film formed on the side wall of the gate electrode and having a bottom surface, a portion of which is apart from the surface of the silicon substrate; a liner layer partially formed on the bottom surface of the gate-side-wall insulating film and the surface of the silicon substrate; and a gate insulating film formed between the bottom of the gate electrode and the surface of the silicon substrate and on the inner surface of the gate-side-wall insulating film.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the elevated source film and the elevated drain film are free from any facet in the portions which are made contact with the gate-side-wall insulating film.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein further including a reaction preventing film interposed between the gate insulating film formed on the surface of the silicon substrate and the gate electrode.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the gate electrode is made of at least a single metal layer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the gate electrode is made of any one of tungsten, Al and Cu.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the reaction preventing film is made of any one of titanium nitride, tungsten nitride and tantalum nitride.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein a gap exists the silicon substrate and the gate-side-wall insulating film.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
92 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the gap allows facet of the elevated source film and the drain film to exist therein, and assuming that the angle between the facet and the silicon substrate is θ, the distance from the silicon substrate and the bottom surface of the gate-side-wall insulating film is y and the length of the portion in which the liner layer does not exist in a direction of a channel of the bottom surface of the gate-side-wall insulating film is x, condition y/X<tan θ is satisfied.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
145 words
A semiconductor apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the main surface of the silicon substrate is {100}, the longitudinal direction of the gate electrode is direction <110> of the silicon substrate, gaps exists between a portion in which the silicon substrate and the liner layer do not exist and the bottom surface of the gate-side-wall insulating film, facets of the elevated source film and the elevated drain film exist in the gaps, the angle between each facet and the silicon substrate is 25.23° and assuming that the distance between the silicon substrate and the bottom surface of the gate-side-wall insulating film is y and the length of the portion of the liner member in which the gate-side-wall insulating film does not exist in the direction of the channel of the bottom surface of the gate-side-wall insulating film is x, condition y/x<tan (25.23°) is satisfied.
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