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MOSFET with a high permitivity gate dielectric

Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSMC Ltd
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Filing: 1998-07-29
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Granted: 1999-03-09
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Expires: 2018-07-29
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Abstract

Abstract A transistor formed on a semi-conductor substrate, where the transistor includes a gate dielectric layer formed on the semi-conductor substrate. The gate dielectric layer includes a silicon oxynitride sub-layer formed on the semi-conductor substrate and a dielectric sub-layer having relatively high permitivity to an oxide formed on the silicon oxynitride sub-layer. The transistor also includes a barrier layer formed on the gate dielectric layer and a metal gate is formed on the barrier layer. The gate dielectric layer, the barrier layer and the metal gate combine to form a gate structure. Side walls spacers are formed on side walls of the gate structure, and extended source, drain junctions are formed under the side wall spacers in the semi-conductor substrate and adjacent to the gate structure. The transistor also includes source and drain junctions formed in the gate structure next to the extended source, drain junctions.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shye-Lin Wu

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/13; H10D62/149; H10D62/151; H10D30/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/0223; H10D30/0227; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/013; H10D64/01302; H10D64/01304; H10D64/01318; H10D64/01332; H10D64/01336; H10D64/0134; H10D64/01342; H10D64/01344; H10D64/60; H10D64/66; H10D64/667; H10D64/68; H10D64/681; H10D64/685; H10D64/691; H10D64/693; H10P; H10P32/00; H10P32/10; H10P32/12; H10P32/1204

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 129 words
A transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate, said transistor comprising: a gate dielectric layer formed on said semiconductor substrate, said gate dielectric layer including a silicon oxynitride sub-layer formed on said semiconductor substrate, a dielectric sub-layer having relatively high permitivity to an oxide formed on said silicon oxynitride sub-layer; a barrier layer formed on said gate dielectric layer; a metal gate formed on said barrier layer, said gate dielectric layer, said barrier layer and said metal gate forming a gate structure; side wall spacers formed on side walls of said gate structure; extended source, drain junctions formed under said side wall spacers, in said semiconductor substrate and adjacent to said gate structure; and source and drain junctions formed in said gate structure next to said extended source, drain junctions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 129 words
A transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate, said transistor comprising: a gate dielectric layer formed on said semiconductor substrate, said gate dielectric layer including a silicon oxynitride sub-layer formed on said semiconductor substrate, a dielectric sub-layer having relatively high permitivity to an oxide formed on said silicon oxynitride sub-layer; a barrier layer formed on said gate dielectric layer; a metal gate formed on said barrier layer, said gate dielectric layer, said barrier layer and said metal gate forming a gate structure; side wall spacers formed on side walls of said gate structure; extended source, drain junctions formed under said side wall spacers, in said semiconductor substrate and adjacent to said gate structure; and source and drain junctions formed in said gate structure next to said extended source, drain junctions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 16 words
The transistor of claim 1, further comprises a anti-refractive coating layer formed on said metal gate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 13 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said dielectric sub-layer comprises TiO 2 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 15 words
The transistor of claim 1, wherein said dielectric sub-layer comprises Ta 2 O 5 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 11 words
The transistor of claim 1, wherein said dielectric sub-layer comprises PZT.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 11 words
The transistor of claim 1, wherein said dielectric sub-layer comprises BST.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 11 words
The transistor of claim 1, wherein said barrier gate comprises TiN.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 11 words
The transistor of claim 1, wherein said metal gate comprises titanium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 11 words
The transistor of claim 1, wherein said metal gate comprises tungsten.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 11 words
The transistor of claim 2, wherein said anti-refractive coating comprises TiN.

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