US6518636B2
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Semiconductor MISFET
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSMC Ltd
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Filing: 2001-01-16
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Granted: 2003-02-11
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Expires: 2021-01-16
Abstract
Abstract A conductive film for gate electrode including a polysilicon film is deposited on a semiconductor substrate, and patterned to form gate electrodes. An oxide film is formed on each side face of at least the polysilicon film, and by nitriding at least the surface portion of the oxide film, a nitride oxide film is formed on each side face of the gate electrodes. An interlayer insulating film is then deposited, and contact holes are formed through the interlayer insulating film. The existence of the nitride oxide film suppresses variation and reduction in size due to oxidation and etching of the gate side faces during resist removal and washing.
Inventors
- 👤 Mizuki Segawa
- 👤 Takashi Uehara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:33
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/013; H10D64/01302; H10D64/01304; H10D64/01306; H10D64/01308; H10D64/01312; H10D64/01354; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0135; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate, the gate electrode being made of a polysilicon film; an oxide film formed on each side face of the polysilicon film; a nitride oxide film formed by nitriding only a surface portion of the oxide film; and an insulator side wall formed on the nitride oxide film on each side face of the gate electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate, the gate electrode being made of a polysilicon film; an oxide film formed on each side face of the polysilicon film; a nitride oxide film formed by nitriding only a surface portion of the oxide film; and an insulator side wall formed on the nitride oxide film on each side face of the gate electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
84 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode having a bottom gate electrode made of a polysilicon film and a top gate electrode made of a metal film formed on the bottom gate electrode on the semiconductor substrate; an oxide film formed on each side face of the bottom gate electrode; a nitride oxide film formed by nitriding at least a surface portion of the oxide film; and a metal nitride film formed on each side face of the top gate electrode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
84 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode having a bottom gate electrode made of a polysilicon film and a top gate electrode made of a metal film formed on the bottom gate electrode on the semiconductor substrate; an oxide film formed on each side face of the bottom gate electrode; a nitride oxide film formed by nitriding at least a surface portion of the oxide film; and a metal nitride film formed on each side face of the top gate electrode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 2 , further comprising a barrier metal film formed between the bottom gate electrode and the top gate electrode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
The device of claim 2 , further comprising: a gate top insulting film having an etching stopper function formed on a top surface of the gate electrode; and an insulator side wall having an etching stopper function formed on each side face of the gate electrode and each side face of the gate top insulating film.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
84 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode having a bottom gate electrode made of a polysilicon film and a top gate electrode made of a metal film formed on the bottom gate electrode on the semiconductor substrate; an oxide film formed on each side face of the bottom gate electrode; a nitride oxide film formed by nitriding at least a surface portion of the oxide film; and a metal nitride film formed on each side face of the top gate electrode.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
84 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode having a bottom gate electrode made of a polysilicon film and a top gate electrode made of a metal film formed on the bottom gate electrode on the semiconductor substrate; an oxide film formed on each side face of the bottom gate electrode; a nitride oxide film formed by nitriding at least a surface portion of the oxide film; and a metal nitride film formed on each side face of the top gate electrode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 5 , further comprising a barrier metal film formed between the bottom gate electrode and the top gate electrode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
The device of claim 5 , further comprising: a gate top insulating film having an etching stopper function formed on a top surface of the gate electrode; and an insulator side wall having an etching stopper function formed on each side face of the gate electrode and each side face of the gate top insulating film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 1 , wherein the insulator side wall is made of a silicon nitride film.
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