TW201301360A - Transistor having aluminum metal gate and method of making the same - Google Patents
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本發明係關於一種具有鋁金屬閘極之電晶體及其製作方法,尤指一種具有較均勻結晶大小分佈的鋁金屬閘極之電晶體及其製作方法。The invention relates to a crystal having an aluminum metal gate and a manufacturing method thereof, in particular to a crystal of an aluminum metal gate having a relatively uniform crystal size distribution and a manufacturing method thereof.
隨著金氧半導體(metal-oxide-semiconductor,MOS)電晶體元件尺寸持續地縮小,閘極介電層之厚度亦隨線寬而微縮,然而厚度漸減之閘極介電層若不足以支撐閘極電壓,將造成嚴重漏電流現象,此外,多晶矽(polysilicon)閘極亦容易因硼穿透(boron penetration)效應而導致元件效能降低。因此,半導體業界嘗試使用金屬閘極與高介電常數(High-K)材料取代傳統多晶矽(polysilicon)閘極與氧化物閘極介電層做為新的閘極組合。As the size of metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistor components continues to shrink, the thickness of the gate dielectric layer also shrinks with line width. However, if the thickness of the gate dielectric layer is insufficient to support the gate Extreme voltages can cause severe leakage currents. In addition, polysilicon gates are also susceptible to reduced device performance due to boron penetration effects. Therefore, the semiconductor industry has attempted to use a metal gate and a high dielectric constant (High-K) material to replace the conventional polysilicon gate and oxide gate dielectric layer as a new gate combination.
為搭配高介電常數(High-K)閘極介電層,金屬閘極可使用一功函數金屬層及一低電阻金屬層共同組合而成,其中低電阻金屬層之材料可包括鋁。因此,如何製作一品質良好的鋁金屬閘極以增加電晶體元件電性之可靠度即為相關技術者所欲改進之課題。In order to match the high dielectric constant (High-K) gate dielectric layer, the metal gate can be formed by a combination of a work function metal layer and a low resistance metal layer, wherein the material of the low resistance metal layer can include aluminum. Therefore, how to make a good quality aluminum metal gate to increase the reliability of the electrical component of the transistor is a problem that the related art desires to improve.
本發明之目的之一在於提供一種具有鋁金屬閘極之電晶體及其製作方法,以得到較佳電晶體元件電性之可靠度。One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a transistor having an aluminum metal gate and a method of fabricating the same to obtain electrical reliability of a preferred transistor component.
本發明之一較佳實施例是提供一種製造金屬閘極的方法,包括下列步驟。提供一基底,並於該基底上形成一犧牲閘極結構,再於該犧牲閘極結構中形成一開口。接著填入一鋁金屬層於該開口內,且其步驟包括:進行一預沉積步驟以形成一第一鋁金屬層於該開口上,以及進行一主沉積步驟以形成一第二鋁金屬層於該第一鋁金屬層上。A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a method of fabricating a metal gate comprising the following steps. A substrate is provided and a sacrificial gate structure is formed on the substrate, and an opening is formed in the sacrificial gate structure. And then filling an aluminum metal layer into the opening, and the step of: performing a pre-deposition step to form a first aluminum metal layer on the opening, and performing a main deposition step to form a second aluminum metal layer On the first aluminum metal layer.
本發明之另一較佳實施例是提供一種具有鋁金屬閘極之電晶體包括:一基底;一高介電常數閘極介電層,設置於基底上;一鋁金屬閘極,鋁金屬閘極包括一功函數金屬層以及一鋁金屬層依序配置於高介電常數閘極介電層上,其中鋁金屬層包括一第一鋁金屬層與一第二鋁金屬層;以及一源極/汲極區,設置於該鋁金屬閘極之兩側的該基底中。Another preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a transistor having an aluminum metal gate including: a substrate; a high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer disposed on the substrate; an aluminum metal gate, an aluminum metal gate The pole includes a work function metal layer and an aluminum metal layer sequentially disposed on the high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer, wherein the aluminum metal layer comprises a first aluminum metal layer and a second aluminum metal layer; and a source / drain region, disposed in the substrate on both sides of the aluminum metal gate.
本發明以兩段式製程形成鋁金屬閘極之鋁金屬層,包括預沉積步驟以生成第一鋁金屬層及主沉積步驟以生成第二鋁金屬層,其中預沉積步驟的一製程平均溫度實質上小於形成第二鋁金屬層之一製程平均溫度,且在形成第一鋁金屬層之預沉積步驟中不於基底背面通入氬氣等協助熱傳導的流體。此兩段式鋁金屬沉積製程可減少鋁金屬層之孔狀缺陷以改善鋁金屬層之結晶大小均勻度及增加電晶體元件電性之可靠度。The invention forms a aluminum metal layer of an aluminum metal gate in a two-stage process, comprising a pre-deposition step to form a first aluminum metal layer and a main deposition step to form a second aluminum metal layer, wherein a process average temperature of the pre-deposition step is substantially The upper portion is smaller than the average process temperature of forming the second aluminum metal layer, and in the pre-deposition step of forming the first aluminum metal layer, a fluid which assists heat conduction such as argon gas or the like is not introduced into the back surface of the substrate. The two-stage aluminum metal deposition process can reduce the hole-like defects of the aluminum metal layer to improve the crystal size uniformity of the aluminum metal layer and increase the reliability of the electrical properties of the transistor element.
為使熟習本發明所屬技術領域之一般技藝者能更進一步了解本發明,下文特列舉本發明之較佳實施例,並配合所附圖式,詳細說明本發明的構成內容及所欲達成之功效。The present invention will be further understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. .
為減少現行物理氣相沈積(physical vapor deposition,PVD)製程所製得之鋁金屬層因結晶大小不一而形成的孔狀缺陷,本發明提出以兩段式製程沉積均勻度較佳的鋁金屬層。請參考表1,表1列示了本發明之第一較佳實施例及第二較佳實施例之閘極填充(gate-fill)製程步驟。如表1所示,第一較佳實施例之製程步驟可分為三步驟包括:預熱、鋁金屬層沉積、回溫(reflow),而第二較佳實施例之製程步驟與第一較佳實施例之步驟相比,第二較佳實施例之製程步驟不進行預熱步驟,且將鋁金屬層沉積分為兩段式步驟,也就是說,第一較佳實施例係在一固定溫度下進行單一鋁金屬層沉積,而第二較佳實施例之鋁金屬層沉積可分為一預沉積步驟進行一第一鋁金屬層沉積以及一主沉積步驟進行一第二鋁金屬層沉積,其中形成第一鋁金屬層之預沉積步驟的製程平均溫度實質上小於形成第二鋁金屬層之製程平均溫度。此外,預定進行鋁金屬沉積之基底的背面設置有一控制製程溫度的加熱器(heater),為保持基底受熱均勻及製程溫度的穩定,製程中也可於基底的背面通入協助熱傳導的流體,例如:氬氣等。在第二較佳實施例形成第一鋁金屬層之預沉積的步驟中,不於預定進行鋁金屬層沉積之基底的背面通入協助熱傳導的流體,例如:不在晶圓背面通入氬氣。此外,第二較佳實施例也可藉由與第一較佳實施例不同的回溫步驟時間,調整製程之熱預算(thermal budget),例如:為補償不進行預熱步驟的熱預算損失,而增加回溫步驟的時間。In order to reduce the hole-like defects formed by the current physical vapor deposition (PVD) process of the aluminum metal layer due to different crystal sizes, the present invention proposes to deposit aluminum alloy with better uniformity by a two-stage process. Floor. Please refer to Table 1. Table 1 shows the gate-fill process steps of the first preferred embodiment and the second preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Table 1, the process steps of the first preferred embodiment can be divided into three steps including: preheating, aluminum metal layer deposition, and reflow, while the process steps of the second preferred embodiment are compared with the first step. Compared with the steps of the preferred embodiment, the process steps of the second preferred embodiment do not perform the preheating step, and the aluminum metal layer deposition is divided into two steps, that is, the first preferred embodiment is fixed at a fixed A single aluminum metal layer deposition is performed at a temperature, and the aluminum metal layer deposition of the second preferred embodiment can be divided into a pre-deposition step for performing a first aluminum metal layer deposition and a main deposition step for performing a second aluminum metal layer deposition. The process average temperature of the pre-deposition step in which the first aluminum metal layer is formed is substantially smaller than the process average temperature at which the second aluminum metal layer is formed. In addition, a heater for controlling the process temperature is disposed on the back surface of the substrate for which aluminum metal deposition is scheduled, in order to keep the substrate heated uniformly and the process temperature is stable, and a fluid for assisting heat conduction may be introduced into the back surface of the substrate during the process, for example, : Argon and so on. In the second preferred embodiment of the step of forming the first aluminum metal layer, the back side of the substrate on which the aluminum metal layer is deposited is not subjected to a fluid for assisting heat conduction, for example, argon gas is not introduced into the back surface of the wafer. In addition, the second preferred embodiment can also adjust the thermal budget of the process by using a different temperature recovery step time than the first preferred embodiment, for example, to compensate for the thermal budget loss without performing the preheating step. And increase the time of the warming step.
值得說明的是,將第一較佳實施例的鋁金屬層與第二較佳實施例的鋁金屬層相比,以第一較佳實施例之製程所製得的鋁金屬有結晶大小(grain size)不一,而形成具有孔狀缺陷(pin hole)的粗糙表面,且此鋁金屬結晶大小分佈情形在不同電晶體元件之間亦有所不同。而以第二較佳實施例之製程所製得的鋁金屬層表面孔狀缺陷(pin hole)數較少且折射率較大,也就是說,使用第二較佳實施例的兩段式鋁金屬層沉積製程可得到結晶大小(grain size)均勻度較佳的鋁金屬層,而能提供更佳的電晶體元件電性之可靠度。It is to be noted that the aluminum metal layer of the first preferred embodiment has a crystal size (grain) obtained by the process of the first preferred embodiment as compared with the aluminum metal layer of the second preferred embodiment. The size is different, and a rough surface having a pin hole is formed, and the aluminum metal crystal size distribution is different between different transistor elements. However, the aluminum metal layer obtained by the process of the second preferred embodiment has a small number of surface pin holes and a large refractive index, that is, the two-stage aluminum of the second preferred embodiment is used. The metal layer deposition process can obtain an aluminum metal layer having a better grain size uniformity, and can provide better reliability of the electrical characteristics of the transistor element.
本發明可應用於各式半導體製程,例如金屬內連線與金屬閘極等製程中。現以整合於後閘極(gate last)製程之先閘極介電層(high-K first)製程並搭配前述之第二較佳實施例鋁金屬層兩段式沉積製程為例做說明,請參考第1圖至第6圖,第1圖至第6圖為本發明較佳實施例之製作一具有鋁金屬閘極之電晶體的示意圖。如第1圖所示,首先提供一基底11,例如一矽基底或一絕緣層上覆矽(silicon-on-insulator;SOI)基底等,且於基底上形成複數個淺溝渠隔離(shallow trench isolation,STI)12。接著,於基底11上全面沉積一介質層(interfacial layer)13、一高介電常數閘極介電層14、一蝕刻停止層15、一犧牲閘極材料層16以及一蓋層17。形成的方法可以用習知的各種沈積製程,例如是化學氣相沈積(chemical vapor deposition,CVD)、物理氣相沈積(physical vapor deposition,PVD)等,但不以此為限。其中,介質層13選擇性設置於基底11上,提供高介電常數閘極介電層14於基底11上具有較佳的附著能力,其材質可為二氧化矽或是含氮的二氧化矽層(nitridation silicon dioxide)或低介電常數之材料,但不以此為限。高介電常數閘極介電層14可為一金屬氧化物層,例如一稀土金屬氧化物層。高介電常數閘極介電層14可選自氧化鉿(hafnium oxide,HfO2)、矽酸鉿氧化合物(hafnium silicon oxide,HfSiO4)、矽酸鉿氮氧化合物(hafnium silicon oxynitride,HfSiON)、氧化鋁(aluminum oxide,Al2O3)、氧化鑭(lanthanum oxide,La2O3)、氧化鉭(tantalum oxide,Ta2O5)、氧化釔(yttrium oxide,Y2O3)、氧化鋯(zirconium oxide,ZrO2)、鈦酸鍶(strontium titanate oxide,SrTiO3)、矽酸鋯氧化合物(zirconium silicon oxide,ZrSiO4)、鋯酸鉿(hafnium zirconium oxide,HfZrO4)、鍶鉍鉭氧化物(strontium bismuth tantalate,SrBi2Ta2O9,SBT)、鋯鈦酸鉛(lead zirconate titanate,PbZrxTi1-xO3,PZT)與鈦酸鋇鍶(barium strontium titanate,BaxSr1-xTiO3,BST)所組成之群組。蝕刻停止層15可為氮化鈦(TiN)或氮化鉭(TaN)構成,但不以此為限,選擇性設置於高介電常數閘極介電層14與犧牲閘極材料層16之間,做為一阻障層(barrier layer),保護下方高介電常數閘極介電層14。犧牲閘極材料層16可由不具有任何摻質(undoped)的多晶矽材料或由具有N+摻質的多晶矽材料所構成,而蓋層17設置於犧牲閘極材料層16上,可由二氧化矽(SiO2)、氮化矽或氮氧化矽(SiON)等材料所構成,構成材料皆不以此為限。The invention can be applied to various semiconductor processes, such as metal interconnects and metal gates. Now, the high-k first process integrated in the gate last process and the two-stage deposition process of the aluminum metal layer of the second preferred embodiment are taken as an example. Referring to Figures 1 through 6, Figures 1 through 6 are schematic views of a transistor having an aluminum metal gate in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a substrate 11 is first provided, such as a germanium substrate or a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate, and a plurality of shallow trench isolations are formed on the substrate. , STI) 12. Next, an interfacial layer 13, a high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 14, an etch stop layer 15, a sacrificial gate material layer 16, and a cap layer 17 are deposited on the substrate 11. The formation method can be carried out by various conventional deposition processes, such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), etc., but not limited thereto. The dielectric layer 13 is selectively disposed on the substrate 11 to provide a high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 14 having better adhesion to the substrate 11. The material may be cerium oxide or nitrogen-containing cerium oxide. Nitridation silicon dioxide or low dielectric constant material, but not limited to this. The high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 14 can be a metal oxide layer, such as a rare earth metal oxide layer. The high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 14 may be selected from the group consisting of hafnium oxide (HfO 2 ), hafnium silicon oxide (HfSiO 4 ), and hafnium silicon oxynitride (HfSiON). , aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), lanthanum oxide (La 2 O 3 ), tantalum oxide (Ta 2 O 5 ), yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3 ), oxidation Zirconium oxide (ZrO 2 ), strontium titanate oxide (SrTiO 3 ), zirconium silicon oxide (ZrSiO 4 ), hafnium zirconium oxide (HfZrO 4 ), yttrium Oxide (strontium bismuth tantalate, SrBi 2 Ta 2 O 9 , SBT), lead zirconate titanate (PbZr x Ti 1-x O 3 , PZT) and barium strontium titanate (Ba x Sr) a group consisting of 1-x TiO 3 , BST). The etch stop layer 15 may be formed of titanium nitride (TiN) or tantalum nitride (TaN), but is not limited thereto, and is selectively disposed on the high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 14 and the sacrificial gate material layer 16. As a barrier layer, the lower high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 14 is protected. The sacrificial gate material layer 16 may be composed of a polycrystalline germanium material having no undoped or polycrystalline germanium material having an N+ dopant, and the cap layer 17 is disposed on the sacrificial gate material layer 16, which may be made of cerium oxide (SiO). 2 ), tantalum nitride or bismuth oxynitride (SiON) and other materials, the constituent materials are not limited to this.
然後,如第2圖所示,形成一圖案化光阻層(圖未示)在蓋層上,並利用圖案化光阻層當作遮罩進行一圖案轉移製程,以單次蝕刻或逐次蝕刻步驟,去除部分的蓋層17、部分的犧牲閘極材料層16、部分的蝕刻停止層15、部分的高介電常數閘極介電層14及部分的介質層13,並剝除此圖案化光阻層,以形成一由圖案化介質層13、圖案化高介電常數閘極介電層14、圖案化蝕刻停止層15、圖案化犧牲閘極材料層16及圖案化蓋層17所構成的犧牲閘極結構18。此時可進一步於犧牲閘極結構18的兩側的基底中分別形成一輕摻雜源極/汲極區19。Then, as shown in FIG. 2, a patterned photoresist layer (not shown) is formed on the cap layer, and a pattern transfer process is performed using the patterned photoresist layer as a mask to perform single or successive etching. The step of removing a portion of the cap layer 17, a portion of the sacrificial gate material layer 16, a portion of the etch stop layer 15, a portion of the high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 14 and a portion of the dielectric layer 13, and stripping the patterning The photoresist layer is formed to form a patterned dielectric layer 13, a patterned high-k gate dielectric layer 14, a patterned etch stop layer 15, a patterned sacrificial gate material layer 16, and a patterned cap layer 17. The sacrificial gate structure 18. At this time, a lightly doped source/drain region 19 may be further formed in the substrate on both sides of the sacrificial gate structure 18.
接著,如第3圖所示,在犧牲閘極結構18的周圍側壁形成一側壁子20,側壁子20可為單一層或多層結構,或可包括襯層(liner)(圖未示)等一起組成。側壁子20之材料可包括高溫氧化矽層(high temperature oxide,HTO)、氮化矽、氧化矽或使用六氯二矽烷(hexachlorodisilane,Si2Cl6)形成的氮化矽(HCD-SiN),但不以此為限。形成側壁子20的方法為習知技術,在此不加以贅述。然後以側壁子20及蓋層17為遮罩,進行一離子佈植製程,摻入適當的摻質,摻質可包括N型或P型摻質,以於犧牲閘極結構18兩側的基底11中分別形成一源極/汲極區21,並搭配一退火製程以活化源極/汲極區21。Next, as shown in FIG. 3, a sidewall 20 is formed on the sidewall of the sacrificial gate structure 18. The sidewall 20 may be a single layer or a multilayer structure, or may include a liner (not shown) and the like. composition. The material of the sidewall 20 may include a high temperature oxide (HTO), tantalum nitride, hafnium oxide or tantalum nitride (HCD-SiN) formed using hexachlorodisilane (Si 2 Cl 6 ). But not limited to this. The method of forming the side wall 20 is a conventional technique and will not be described herein. Then, using the sidewall 20 and the cap layer 17 as a mask, an ion implantation process is performed, and a suitable dopant is doped, and the dopant may include an N-type or P-type dopant to sacrifice the substrate on both sides of the gate structure 18. A source/drain region 21 is formed in each of 11 and is combined with an annealing process to activate the source/drain regions 21.
此外,本發明的電晶體仍可包含其他半導體結構(圖未示),例如一金屬矽化物層(silicide)位於源極/汲極區21上、以一矽基底回蝕製程並搭配一選擇性磊晶成長(selective epitaxial growth,SEG)製程而形成具有矽與其他材料的磊晶層於源極/汲極區21或是其他保護層。而於一實施例中,在完成源極/汲極區21或金屬矽化物層(圖未示)後,可進一步將側壁子20部份或完全移除,使得後續形成的接觸洞蝕刻停止層(contact etch stop layer,CESL)對於電晶體具有較佳應力,接觸洞蝕刻停止層的材料可包括例如氮化矽。另外需注意的是,雖然本實施例較佳依序形成輕摻雜源極/汲極區19、側壁子20及源極/汲極區21,但不侷限於此,本發明又可依據製程上的需求任意調整上述形成側壁子及掺雜區的順序,此均屬本發明所涵蓋的範圍。In addition, the transistor of the present invention may still comprise other semiconductor structures (not shown), such as a metal silicide layer on the source/drain region 21, with a substrate etch back process and a selective A selective epitaxial growth (SEG) process is performed to form an epitaxial layer having germanium and other materials in the source/drain regions 21 or other protective layers. In an embodiment, after the source/drain region 21 or the metal telluride layer (not shown) is completed, the sidewall spacers 20 may be further partially or completely removed, so that the subsequently formed contact hole etch stop layer is formed. (Contact etch stop layer, CESL) has better stress for the transistor, and the material of the contact hole etch stop layer may include, for example, tantalum nitride. In addition, although the present embodiment preferably forms the lightly doped source/drain region 19, the sidewall spacer 20, and the source/drain region 21 in sequence, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention may be further in accordance with the process. The above requirements arbitrarily adjust the order in which the sidewalls and the doped regions are formed, which are all covered by the present invention.
如第4圖所示,接著依序沉積一接觸洞蝕刻停止層22與一內層介電層(inter-layer dielectric,ILD)23覆蓋犧牲閘極結構18,並進行一平坦化製程,例如一化學機械平坦化(chemical mechanical polish,CMP)製程或者一回蝕刻製程,以依序移除部份的內層介電層23、部份的接觸洞蝕刻停止層22、部份的側壁子20,並完全移除圖案化蓋層17,直到暴露出犧牲閘極材料層16。接下來,如第5圖所示,利用蝕刻停止層15作為高介電常數閘極介電層14的保護層來移除犧牲閘極材料層16,以於犧牲閘極結構18中形成一開口24,此可藉由例如蝕刻製程達成,蝕刻製程包括乾蝕刻或濕蝕刻,例如於一實施例中係先以氯氣做為蝕刻氣體對犧牲閘極材料層16進行乾蝕刻,然後使用氫氧化四甲基銨(tetra methyl ammonium hydroxide,TMAH)溶液作為蝕刻液移除剩餘的犧牲閘極材料層16,但不以此為限。As shown in FIG. 4, a contact hole etch stop layer 22 and an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) 23 are sequentially deposited to cover the sacrificial gate structure 18, and a planarization process is performed, for example, a chemical mechanical polish (CMP) process or an etch process to sequentially remove portions of the inner dielectric layer 23, a portion of the contact hole etch stop layer 22, and a portion of the sidewall spacers 20, The patterned cap layer 17 is completely removed until the sacrificial gate material layer 16 is exposed. Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the sacrificial gate material layer 16 is removed using the etch stop layer 15 as a protective layer of the high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 14 to form an opening in the sacrificial gate structure 18. 24, this can be achieved by, for example, an etching process including dry etching or wet etching. For example, in one embodiment, the sacrificial gate material layer 16 is dry etched with chlorine gas as an etching gas, and then four hydroxides are used. The tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH) solution is used as an etchant to remove the remaining sacrificial gate material layer 16, but is not limited thereto.
然後,如第6圖所示,並請一併參考第5圖,於開口24內形成一功函數金屬層25及填入一鋁金屬層26以完成一鋁金屬閘極27。功函數金屬層25設置於高介電常數閘極介電層14上方及開口24的側壁上,可調整之後形成的鋁金屬閘極27之功函數,使其適用於N型電晶體(NMOS)或P型電晶體(PMOS)。若電晶體為N型電晶體,功函數金屬層25可選用功函數為3.9電子伏特(eV)~4.3 eV的金屬材料,如鋁化鈦(TiAl)、鋁化鋯(ZrAl)、鋁化鎢(WAl)、鋁化鉭(TaAl)或鋁化鉿(HfAl)等,但不以此為限;若電晶體為P型電晶體,功函數金屬層25可選用功函數為4.8 eV~5.2 eV的金屬材料,如氮化鈦(TiN)、氮化鉭(TaN)或碳化鉭(TaC)等,但不以此為限。Then, as shown in FIG. 6, and referring to FIG. 5 together, a work function metal layer 25 is formed in the opening 24 and an aluminum metal layer 26 is filled to complete an aluminum metal gate 27. The work function metal layer 25 is disposed on the high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 14 and on the sidewall of the opening 24, and the work function of the aluminum metal gate 27 formed thereafter can be adjusted to make it suitable for an N-type transistor (NMOS). Or P-type transistor (PMOS). If the transistor is an N-type transistor, the work function metal layer 25 may be selected from a metal material having a work function of 3.9 eV to 4.3 eV, such as titanium aluminide (TiAl), zirconium aluminide (ZrAl), and tungsten aluminide. (WAl), tantalum aluminide (TaAl) or hafnium aluminide (HfAl), etc., but not limited thereto; if the transistor is a P-type transistor, the work function metal layer 25 may have a work function of 4.8 eV to 5.2 eV. Metal materials such as titanium nitride (TiN), tantalum nitride (TaN) or tantalum carbide (TaC), etc., but not limited thereto.
值得說明的是,本發明之鋁金屬層26填入開口24的沉積方法為第二較佳實施例之兩段式製程。如前所述,此兩段式製程可為預沉積步驟及主沉積步驟,預沉積步驟中,因基底11剛進入反應機台時,反應艙(chamber)中溫度會略為下降,且為縮短回溫時間及避免熱預算(thermal budget)的增加,此時不於基底11的背面通入協助熱傳導均勻的流體例如:氬氣,此階段所進行的為第一鋁金屬層28之沉積。待第一鋁金屬層28沉積至一預定厚度後,再進行主沉積步驟。主沉積步驟中,反應艙中溫度已穩定,可於定溫條件下進行鋁沉積,並於基底11的背面通入協助熱傳導均勻的流體以穩定基底11的溫度,此階段所進行的為第二鋁金屬層29之沉積。換句話說,在本較佳實施例中,形成第一鋁金屬層28之預沉積步驟的平均製程溫度實質上小於形成第二鋁金屬層29之主沉積步驟的平均製程溫度,且在形成第一鋁金屬層28之預沉積步驟中不通入氬氣等協助熱傳導的流體於基底11的背面。因此本發明之兩段式製程可提供結晶大小均勻度較佳且表面折射率較大的鋁金屬層26。另外,在形成功函數金屬層25及鋁金屬層26後,可再進行一平坦化製程,例如一化學機械平坦化(chemical mechanical polish,CMP)製程,去除部分之功函數金屬層25及部分之鋁金屬層26至內層介電層23之頂面,至此完成一具有鋁金屬閘極27之電晶體30。It should be noted that the deposition method of the aluminum metal layer 26 of the present invention filled in the opening 24 is the two-stage process of the second preferred embodiment. As mentioned above, the two-stage process can be a pre-deposition step and a main deposition step. In the pre-deposition step, the temperature in the reaction chamber is slightly decreased when the substrate 11 first enters the reaction stage, and is shortened. The temperature time and the increase of the thermal budget are avoided, at which time a fluid that assists in heat conduction, such as argon, is not introduced into the back side of the substrate 11, and the deposition of the first aluminum metal layer 28 is performed at this stage. After the first aluminum metal layer 28 is deposited to a predetermined thickness, the main deposition step is performed. In the main deposition step, the temperature in the reaction chamber is stabilized, and aluminum deposition can be performed under constant temperature conditions, and a fluid that assists heat conduction is applied to the back surface of the substrate 11 to stabilize the temperature of the substrate 11, and the second stage is performed at this stage. Deposition of the aluminum metal layer 29. In other words, in the preferred embodiment, the average process temperature of the pre-deposition step of forming the first aluminum metal layer 28 is substantially less than the average process temperature of the main deposition step of forming the second aluminum metal layer 29, and in forming In the pre-deposition step of the aluminum metal layer 28, a fluid such as argon gas or the like which assists heat conduction is not introduced to the back surface of the substrate 11. Therefore, the two-stage process of the present invention can provide an aluminum metal layer 26 having a uniform crystal size uniformity and a large surface refractive index. In addition, after the success function metal layer 25 and the aluminum metal layer 26, a planarization process, such as a chemical mechanical polish (CMP) process, removing part of the work function metal layer 25 and portions may be performed. The aluminum metal layer 26 is on the top surface of the inner dielectric layer 23, and thus a transistor 30 having an aluminum metal gate 27 is completed.
本實施例的具有鋁金屬閘極之電晶體中,第一鋁金屬層之厚度較佳為實質上小於第二鋁金屬層之厚度,亦即第一鋁金屬層之厚度實質上小於鋁金屬閘極所需之鋁金屬層總厚度的二分之一,在鋁金屬兩段式製程中,預沉積步驟及主沉積步驟根據上述說明在平均製程溫度及是否於基底背面通入協助熱傳導的流體的條件有所不同。此外,本實施例可在維持相同反應物濃度及其他相同反應條件下,藉由改變鋁金屬沉積時間以控制兩段式製程之鋁金屬層之生成厚度,其中改變厚度的方式不以調整沉積時間為限。更詳細地說明,鋁金屬閘極中第一鋁金屬層之厚度為實質上大於等於鋁金屬閘極之鋁金屬層預定總厚度的八分之一,且第一鋁金屬層之厚度小於第二鋁金屬層之厚度,也就是說,當鋁金屬閘極之鋁金屬層預定總厚度為4000埃(angstrom)時,第一鋁金屬層之厚度可實質上介於500埃至2000埃之間。另外,鋁金屬閘極之折射率正比於鋁金屬閘極中第一鋁金屬層之厚度,也就是說,當第一鋁金屬層之厚度越大時,可提供鋁金屬閘極更平整的表面以偵測到較大折射率,因此,於其他實施例中,第一鋁金屬層之厚度較佳為實質上大於等於鋁金屬閘極之鋁金屬層預定總厚度的五分之一或更佳為實質上大於等於鋁金屬閘極之鋁金屬層預定總厚度的三分之一,且第一鋁金屬層之厚度需小於第二鋁金屬層之厚度。In the transistor having the aluminum metal gate of the embodiment, the thickness of the first aluminum metal layer is preferably substantially smaller than the thickness of the second aluminum metal layer, that is, the thickness of the first aluminum metal layer is substantially smaller than the aluminum metal gate. One-half of the total thickness of the aluminum metal layer required. In the aluminum-metal two-stage process, the pre-deposition step and the main deposition step are based on the above description at the average process temperature and whether a fluid for assisting heat conduction is introduced at the back of the substrate. Conditions vary. In addition, the present embodiment can control the thickness of the aluminum metal layer formed by the two-stage process by changing the aluminum metal deposition time while maintaining the same reactant concentration and other identical reaction conditions, wherein the thickness is changed in such a manner that the deposition time is not adjusted. Limited. In more detail, the thickness of the first aluminum metal layer in the aluminum metal gate is substantially equal to or greater than one eighth of a predetermined total thickness of the aluminum metal layer of the aluminum metal gate, and the thickness of the first aluminum metal layer is less than the second The thickness of the aluminum metal layer, that is, when the aluminum metal layer of the aluminum metal gate has a predetermined total thickness of 4000 angstroms, the thickness of the first aluminum metal layer may be substantially between 500 angstroms and 2000 angstroms. In addition, the refractive index of the aluminum metal gate is proportional to the thickness of the first aluminum metal layer in the aluminum metal gate, that is, when the thickness of the first aluminum metal layer is larger, a flat surface of the aluminum metal gate can be provided. In order to detect a larger refractive index, in other embodiments, the thickness of the first aluminum metal layer is preferably substantially one-fifth or better than a predetermined total thickness of the aluminum metal layer of the aluminum metal gate. It is substantially one third of a predetermined total thickness of the aluminum metal layer of the aluminum metal gate, and the thickness of the first aluminum metal layer needs to be smaller than the thickness of the second aluminum metal layer.
本發明之具有鋁金屬閘極之電晶體並不以上述實施例為限。下文將介紹本發明之其它較佳實施例之具有鋁金屬閘極之電晶體,例如本發明亦可整合於後閘極(gate last)製程之後閘極介電層(high-K last)製程,並搭配前述之第二較佳實施例鋁金屬層兩段式沉積製程,且為了便於比較各實施例之相異處並簡化說明,在下文之各實施例中使用相同的符號標注相同的元件,且主要針對各實施例之相異處進行說明,而不再對重覆部分進行贅述。請參考第7圖,並請一併參考第3圖。第7圖為本發明之另一較佳實施例之具有鋁金屬閘極之電晶體的示意圖。如第7圖所示,不同於上一實施例,本實施例完全移除犧牲閘極結構18中之線型高介電常數閘極介電層14、蝕刻停止層15、犧牲閘極材料層16及圖案化蓋層17,以形成一暴露部分基板11的開口(圖未示),並重新於基板11上的此開口內形成一金屬之閘極結構31,閘極結構31包括一剖面為U形狀的高介電常數閘極介電層32以及鋁金屬閘極27。形成U形狀高介電常數閘極介電層32的方法為習知技術者所知悉,在此不加以贅述。鋁金屬閘極27包括功函數金屬層25及鋁金屬層26。值得說明的是,本實施例之鋁金屬層26包括兩段式製程製得的第一鋁金屬層28及第二鋁金屬層29,第一鋁金屬層28之厚度h1小於第二鋁金屬層29之厚度h2,且第一鋁金屬層28之厚度h1實質上大於等於鋁金屬閘極27之鋁金屬層26厚度h的八分之一,於其他實施例中,第一鋁金屬層28之厚度h1較佳為實質上大於等於鋁金屬閘極27之鋁金屬層26厚度h的五分之一,或更佳為實質上大於等於鋁金屬閘極27之鋁金屬層26厚度h的三分之一。源極/汲極區21係設置於鋁金屬閘極27之兩側的基底11中。此外,一介質層可選擇性設置於基底11與U形狀的高介電常數閘極介電層32之間,以提供U形狀的高介電常數閘極介電層32較佳的附著能力,介質層之材質可為二氧化矽或是含氮的二氧化矽層(nitridation silicon dioxide),但不以此為限。The transistor having the aluminum metal gate of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Hereinafter, a transistor having an aluminum metal gate according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described. For example, the present invention can also be integrated into a gate-high-K last process after a gate last process. And in conjunction with the second preferred embodiment of the foregoing aluminum metal layer two-stage deposition process, and in order to facilitate the comparison of the various embodiments and simplify the description, the same symbols are used in the following embodiments to mark the same components. The description of the differences between the embodiments will be mainly made, and the repeated parts will not be described again. Please refer to Figure 7, and please refer to Figure 3 together. Figure 7 is a schematic view of a transistor having an aluminum metal gate in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, unlike the previous embodiment, the present embodiment completely removes the linear high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 14, the etch stop layer 15, and the sacrificial gate material layer 16 in the sacrificial gate structure 18. And patterning the cap layer 17 to form an opening (not shown) exposing a portion of the substrate 11, and re-forming a metal gate structure 31 in the opening on the substrate 11, the gate structure 31 including a cross section U A high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 32 and an aluminum metal gate 27 are formed. The method of forming the U-shaped high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 32 is known to those skilled in the art and will not be described herein. The aluminum metal gate 27 includes a work function metal layer 25 and an aluminum metal layer 26. It should be noted that the aluminum metal layer 26 of the present embodiment includes a first aluminum metal layer 28 and a second aluminum metal layer 29 prepared by a two-stage process, and the first aluminum metal layer 28 has a thickness h1 smaller than that of the second aluminum metal layer. The thickness h2 of 29, and the thickness h1 of the first aluminum metal layer 28 is substantially greater than or equal to one eighth of the thickness h of the aluminum metal layer 26 of the aluminum metal gate 27. In other embodiments, the first aluminum metal layer 28 The thickness h1 is preferably substantially one-fifth or more of the thickness h of the aluminum metal layer 26 of the aluminum metal gate 27, or more preferably three or more of the thickness h of the aluminum metal layer 26 of the aluminum metal gate 27. one. The source/drain regions 21 are disposed in the substrate 11 on both sides of the aluminum metal gate 27. In addition, a dielectric layer can be selectively disposed between the substrate 11 and the U-shaped high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 32 to provide better adhesion of the U-shaped high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer 32. The material of the dielectric layer may be cerium oxide or nitrogen-containing nitridation silicon dioxide, but not limited thereto.
綜上所述,本發明以兩段式製程進行鋁金屬閘極之鋁金屬層沉積,包括預沉積步驟以生成第一鋁金屬層及主沉積步驟以生成第二鋁金屬層,其中預沉積步驟的製程平均溫度實質上小於形成第二鋁金屬層之製程平均溫度,且在形成該第一鋁金屬層之預沉積步驟中不於基底背面通入如氬氣等之協助熱傳導的流體。此兩段式鋁金屬沉積製程可減少鋁金屬層之孔狀缺陷及改善結晶大小分布均勻度以增加電晶體元件電性之可靠度。In summary, the present invention performs aluminum metal layer deposition of an aluminum metal gate in a two-stage process, including a pre-deposition step to form a first aluminum metal layer and a main deposition step to form a second aluminum metal layer, wherein the pre-deposition step The average process temperature is substantially less than the process average temperature at which the second aluminum metal layer is formed, and in the pre-deposition step of forming the first aluminum metal layer, a fluid such as argon gas or the like which assists heat conduction is not introduced into the back surface of the substrate. The two-stage aluminum metal deposition process can reduce the hole-like defects of the aluminum metal layer and improve the uniformity of the crystal size distribution to increase the reliability of the electrical properties of the transistor element.
以上所述僅為本發明之較佳實施例,凡依本發明申請專利範圍所做之均等變化與修飾,皆應屬本發明之涵蓋範圍。The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.
11...基底11. . . Base
12...淺溝渠隔離12. . . Shallow trench isolation
13...介質層13. . . Dielectric layer
14...高介電常數閘極介電層14. . . High dielectric constant gate dielectric layer
15...蝕刻停止層15. . . Etch stop layer
16...犧牲閘極材料層16. . . Sacrificial gate material layer
17...蓋層17. . . Cover
18...犧牲閘極結構18. . . Sacrificial gate structure
19...輕摻雜源極/汲極區19. . . Lightly doped source/drain region
20...側壁子20. . . Side wall
21...源極/汲極區twenty one. . . Source/bungee area
22...接觸洞蝕刻停止層twenty two. . . Contact hole etch stop layer
23...內層介電層twenty three. . . Inner dielectric layer
24...開口twenty four. . . Opening
25...功函數金屬層25. . . Work function metal layer
26...鋁金屬層26. . . Aluminum metal layer
27...鋁金屬閘極27. . . Aluminum metal gate
28...第一鋁金屬層28. . . First aluminum metal layer
29...第二鋁金屬層29. . . Second aluminum metal layer
30...電晶體30. . . Transistor
31...閘極結構31. . . Gate structure
32...U形狀的高介電常數閘極介電層32. . . U-shaped high dielectric constant gate dielectric layer
h,h1,h2...厚度h, h1, h2. . . thickness
第1圖至第6圖為本發明較佳實施例之製作一具有鋁金屬閘極之電晶體的示意圖。1 to 6 are schematic views showing the fabrication of a transistor having an aluminum metal gate in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
第7圖為本發明之另一較佳實施例之具有鋁金屬閘極之電晶體的示意圖。Figure 7 is a schematic view of a transistor having an aluminum metal gate in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
11...基底11. . . Base
12...淺溝渠隔離12. . . Shallow trench isolation
13...介質層13. . . Dielectric layer
14...高介電常數閘極介電層14. . . High dielectric constant gate dielectric layer
15...蝕刻停止層15. . . Etch stop layer
19...輕摻雜源極/汲極區19. . . Lightly doped source/drain region
20...側壁子20. . . Side wall
21...源極/汲極區twenty one. . . Source/bungee area
22...接觸洞蝕刻停止層twenty two. . . Contact hole etch stop layer
23...內層介電層twenty three. . . Inner dielectric layer
25...功函數金屬層25. . . Work function metal layer
26...鋁金屬層26. . . Aluminum metal layer
27...鋁金屬閘極27. . . Aluminum metal gate
28...第一鋁金屬層28. . . First aluminum metal layer
29...第二鋁金屬層29. . . Second aluminum metal layer
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