WO2023225155A1 - Sequential complimentary fet incorporating backside power distribution network through wafer bonding prior to formation of active devices - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates to microelectronic devices including semiconductor devices, transistors, and integrated circuits, and methods of microfabrication.
- various fabrication processes are executed such as film-forming depositions, etch mask creation, patterning, material etching and removal, and doping treatments. These processes are performed repeatedly to form desired semiconductor device elements on a substrate.
- transistors have been created in one plane, with wiring/metallization formed above the active device plane, and have thus been characterized as two-dimensional (2D) circuits or 2D fabrication.
- a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes bonding a first wafer to a second wafer via a first bonding dielectric layer.
- the first wafer includes a first bulk semiconductor material.
- the second wafer includes a first stack of alternating layers of epitaxially grown semiconductor layers formed over a second bulk semiconductor material.
- the second bulk semiconductor material is removed to uncover the first stack.
- a first tier of transistors is formed from the first stack.
- a third wafer is bonded to the second wafer via a second bonding dielectric layer.
- the third wafer includes a second stack of alternating layers of epitaxially grown semiconductor layers formed over a third bulk semiconductor material.
- the third bulk semiconductor material is removed.
- a second tier of transistors is formed from the second stack.
- the first bulk semiconductor material is removed to uncover the first bonding dielectric layer.
- a power delivery network in contact with the first bonding dielectric layer is formed.
- the power delivery network includes backside power rails in contact with vias that extend through the first bonding dielectric layer.
- the backside power rails are formed after forming the first tier of transistors and the second tier of transistors.
- local interconnect (LI) structures connected to source/drain (S/D) structures of the first tier of transistors are formed before the third wafer is bonded to the second wafer.
- At least one via is formed that connects to a respective LI structure and extends through the first bonding dielectric layer.
- a respective backside power rail in contact with the at least one via is formed.
- at least one via opening is formed to uncover the first bulk semiconductor material. The at least one via opening is partially filled with a filler material.
- LI openings are formed, which include a respective LI opening that connects to the at least one via opening.
- the filler material is removed.
- the LI openings and the at least one via opening are filled with a conductive material to form the LI structures and the at least one via.
- LI structures connected to S/D structures of the second tier of transistors are formed.
- At least one via is formed that connects to a respective LI structure and extends through the second bonding dielectric layer and the first bonding dielectric layer.
- a respective backside power rail in contact with the at least one via is formed.
- at least one via opening is formed to uncover the first bulk semiconductor material.
- the at least one via opening is partially filled with a filler material.
- LI openings are formed, which include a respective LI opening that connects to the at least one via opening.
- the filler material is removed.
- the LI openings and the at least one via opening are filled with a conductive material to form the LI structures and the at least one via.
- at least one via is formed that extends through the second bonding dielectric layer and is configured to electrically connect a first S/D structure of the first tier of transistors to a second S/D structure of the second tier of transistors.
- a signal wiring layer is formed over the second tier of transistors.
- vias are formed that connect the signal wiring layer to the first tier of transistors and the second tier of transistors.
- a carrier wafer is bonded to the third wafer.
- a carrier wafer is bonded to the backside power rails or forming a fourth bulk semiconductor material to cover the backside power rails.
- the semiconductor device includes backside power rails over a bulk semiconductor material, a first bonding dielectric layer over the backside power rails, a first tier of transistors over the first bonding dielectric layer, a second bonding dielectric layer over the first tier of transistors, and a second tier of transistors over the second bonding dielectric layer.
- the first tier of transistors includes first channel structures having a first epitaxially grown semiconductor material.
- the second tier of transistors includes second channel structures having a second epitaxially grown semiconductor material.
- the backside power rails are spaced apart from the first tier of transistors by the first bonding dielectric layer, and the first tier of transistors are spaced apart from the second tier of transistors by the second bonding dielectric layer.
- At least one backside power rail overlaps with a respective S/D structure of the first tier of transistors along a thickness direction of the bulk semiconductor material. [0020] In some embodiments, there is no semiconductor material between the backside power rails. [0021] In some embodiments, there is no semiconductor material between the first tier of transistors and the backside power rails. [0022] In some embodiments, the semiconductor device further includes a signal wiring layer over the second tier of transistors. [0023] In some embodiments, the semiconductor device further includes a first via that extends through the first bonding dielectric layer and is configured to electrically connect a first backside power rail to a respective S/D structure of the first tier of transistors.
- a second via extends through the first bonding dielectric layer and the second bonding dielectric layer and is configured to electrically connect a second backside power rail to a respective S/D structure of the second tier of transistors.
- the first tier of transistors includes gate-all-around transistors.
- Figures 1A and 1B show cross-sectional perspective views of a semiconductor device, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- Figure 1A shows a cross- sectional perspective orthogonal to a metal interconnect structure
- Figure 1B shows a cross- sectional perspective orthogonal to a metal gate structure.
- Figure 2A shows a cross-sectional perspective view of a semiconductor device in related examples.
- Figures 2B and 2C show cross-sectional perspective views of a semiconductor device in related examples.
- Figure 3 shows a flow chart of a process for manufacturing a semiconductor device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 4 shows a flow chart of a process for manufacturing a semiconductor device, in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 5 shows a flow chart of a process for manufacturing a semiconductor device, in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 6 shows a flow chart of a process for manufacturing a semiconductor device, in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 7 shows a flow chart of a process for manufacturing a semiconductor device, in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figures 8-70 show cross-sectional perspective views of a semiconductor device at various intermediate steps of manufacturing, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- Figure 12B shows an expanded view of Rectangle R12 in Figure 12, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 13B shows an expanded view of Rectangle R13 in Figure 13, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 14B shows an expanded view of Rectangle R14 in Figure 14, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 15B shows an expanded view of Rectangle R15 in Figure 15, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 22B shows an expanded view of Rectangle R22 in Figure 22, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 25B shows an expanded view of Rectangle R25 in Figure 25, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 30B shows an expanded view of Rectangle R30 in Figure 30, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 31B shows an expanded view of Rectangle R31 in Figure 31, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 32B shows an expanded view of Rectangle R32 in Figure 32, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 33B shows an expanded view of Rectangle R33 in Figure 33, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 40B shows an expanded view of Rectangle R40 in Figure 40, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 41B shows an expanded view of Rectangle R41 in Figure 41, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 52B shows an expanded view of Rectangle R52 in Figure 52, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0049] The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the provided subject matter. Specific examples of components and arrangements are described below to simplify the present disclosure.
- first and second features are formed in direct contact
- additional features may be formed between the first and second features, such that the first and second features may not be in direct contact
- present disclosure may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed.
- spatially relative terms such as “top,” “bottom,” “beneath,” “below,” “lower,” “above,” “upper” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature’s relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures.
- the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures.
- the apparatus may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein may likewise be interpreted accordingly.
- 3D integration i.e. the vertical stacking of multiple devices, aims to overcome scaling limitations experienced in planar devices by increasing transistor density in volume rather than area.
- device stacking has been successfully demonstrated and implemented by the flash memory industry with the adoption of 3D NAND, application to random logic designs is substantially more difficult.
- 3D integration for logic chips CPU (central processing unit), GPU (graphics processing unit), FPGA (field programmable gate array, SoC (System on a chip)
- CPU central processing unit
- GPU graphics processing unit
- FPGA field programmable gate array
- SoC System on a chip
- the buried power rail (BPR) technology may hold promise for being integrated into new CMOS technology nodes expected to come into high volume manufacturing within the next several years.
- the buried power rail technology does have some disadvantages, including: (1) width of the buried power rail is constrained by the presence of the residual FIN under the nanosheet stack, (2) metallization of the buried power through a fill and recess etch process leads to significant variability which can negatively impact device performance, (3) difficult to incorporate buried signal lines along with the buried power rails due to the presence of the substrate and residual FIN structures under the nanosheet stack, (4) with wafer backside formation of the buried power rails, making connections to the interconnects connecting to the source and drain contacts become very difficult, as any edge placement error (EPE) driven by misalignment of critical dimension (CD) variability can easily lead to the via unintentionally shorting to the transistor in said etch process.
- EPE edge placement error
- CD critical dimension
- Methods include bonding a wafer with a first layer stack of alternating epitaxial layers to another wafer with a dielectric layer via a first bonding dielectric layer, to form a composite wafer.
- a first tier of gate-all-around transistors is formed from the first layer stack.
- a third wafer is bonded to the composite wafer.
- the third wafer has a second layer stack of alternating epitaxial layers, and a second tier of gate-all-around transistors is formed from this second layer stack after wafer bonding, with the second tier of gate-all-around transistors being complimentary to those of the first tier of gate-all-around transistors.
- a power distribution network can then be formed at or adjacent to the first bonding dielectric layer, enabling wider power rails.
- US Patent No. 10,586,765 titled “Buried power rails”, described a method in which portions of the power distribution network (PDN) could be placed under the active device and transistor of CMOS logic and SRAM to provide significant area scaling in which the large VDD and VSS power rails could be removed from the traditional back-end-of-the-line (BEOL), thus reducing the heights of the standard cells as the power rails could now be accessed through the bottom of the active device and transistors.
- Figure 2A shows an illustration of buried power rails or backside power rails. “Buried power rails” as used herein generally refer to power rails that are formed during front- end-of-the-line (FEOL) integrations.
- Backside power rails generally refer to power rails that are formed after the wafer is flipped to reveal the wafer backside.
- power rails 241a and 241b are shown in black representing a high refractive and high conductivity metal such as ruthenium, tungsten, molybdenum, or other similar metals.
- These power rails can be used as buried VDD and VSS rails and can be formed either (1) during front- end-of-the-line (FEOL) integrations, in which case the metal choice will be critical given the number of high temperature processes incorporated this early in the conventional CMOS device manufacturing process, or (2) alternatively after the BEOL processing has been done (also called backside power rails), in which case the wafer is simply flipped over to reveal the wafer backside where the bulk silicon substrate can be grinded down to a point where the backside power rails can be formed. In the latter case, this allows for a greater selection of metals which do not have high thermal processing restrictions and potentially better conductivity at the given rail sizes, such as copper.
- FEOL front- end-of-the-line
- the power rails 241a and 241b need to connect to source and drain contacts (also referred to as source and drain structures or S/D structures) 213a and 213b of a CMOS device, and this can be accomplished through multiple techniques such as, but not limited to, (a) extending the metal interconnect down past the shallow trench isolation (STI) 206 to make direct contact to the buried power rails, (b) incorporation of vias 231a and 231b which will extend down from metal interconnects 219a and 219b down past the STI 206 to make direct contact to the power rails 241a and 241b, (c) or the inverse of (b) where the vias are formed as part of the back-side power rail formation process and the vias effectively are formed in a way where the power rails connect upward to either the contact directly or to an interconnect metal which is in contact with the source and drain contacts.
- source and drain contacts also referred to as source and drain structures or S/D structures
- the power rail (e.g.241a or 241b) is effectively constrained to a trench which has been transferred into a bulk substrate (e.g. 201).
- a bulk substrate e.g. 201
- the buried power rail e.g.241a or 241b
- the width of the buried power rails (e.g. 241a and 241b) will now impact what width of the nanosheets can be used as well as the minimum space between NMOS and PMOS.
- the (backside) power rails 241a and 241b can be increased in width to improve IR drop, however in this case the (backside) power rails 241a and 241b will need to be formed below the bottom of the residual silicon FIN 209a and 209b, meaning that the vias 231a and 231b connecting to interconnect metals (e.g. 219a and 219b) will now need to be much taller, leading to higher parasitic resistance.
- Buried or backside power rails may need to be well isolated from the transistors as well as the source and drain contacts which are pulling up to signal wires in the BEOL. This can be shown in Figures 2B and 2C.
- power rails 241c and 241d are filled with metal and then recessed down through, for example, a metal etch process or through a bottom-up metal filling process, and then the top of the power rails 241c and 241d are back- filled with either oxide or another dielectric or form a type of etch-selective dielectric cap (e.g. 202c and 202d) over the metallized power rails 241c and 241d.
- the buried power rail technology may hold promise for being integrated into new CMOS technology nodes expected to come into high volume manufacturing within the next several years.
- the buried power rail technology does have some disadvantages, including: (1) width of the buried power rail is constrained by the presence of the residual FIN under the nanosheet stack, (2) metallization of the buried power through a fill and recess etch process leads to significant variability which can negatively impact device performance, (3) difficult to incorporate buried signal lines along with the buried power rails due to the presence of the substrate and residual FIN structures under the nanosheet stack, (4) with wafer backside formation of the buried power rails, making connections to the interconnects connecting to the source and drain contacts become very difficult, as any edge placement error (EPE) driven by misalignment of critical dimension (CD) variability can easily lead to the via unintentionally shorting to the transistor in said etch process.
- EPE edge placement error
- CD critical dimension
- FIG. 1A and 1B show cross-sectional perspective views of a semiconductor device 100, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the semiconductor device 100 includes backside power rails 141 (for example as shown by 141a, 141b, 141c and 141d) over a bulk semiconductor material 147.
- a first bonding dielectric layer 105a is disposed over the backside power rails 141.
- a first tier 110 of transistors is disposed over the first bonding dielectric layer 105a.
- a second bonding dielectric layer 105b is disposed over the first tier 110 of transistors.
- a second tier 120 of transistors is disposed over the second bonding dielectric layer 105b.
- a signal wiring layer 107 having signal lines 108 is disposed over the second tier 120 of transistors.
- the backside power rails 141 are spaced apart from the first tier 110 of transistors by the first bonding dielectric layer 105a while the first tier 110 of transistors is spaced apart from the second tier 120 of transistors by the second bonding dielectric layer 105b.
- the backside power rails 141 can be separated from each other by a dielectric material 142.
- a backside power rail metal liner or barrier 144 may be disposed on top of and on sidewalls of the backside power rails 141.
- a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer is used, in which the first tier 110 of transistors can be made from a top portion of the SOI wafer.
- 105a represents an insulator of the SOI wafer.
- the benefit of the sequential bonding approach to the formation of the backside power distribution network over the incorporation of SOI wafers is that this can incorporate etch-stop layers (ESL) into the bonding dielectric which is not feasible for simple SOI wafers.
- ESL etch-stop layers
- the incorporation of the etch-stop layers (ESL) is important for advanced processing where it may be desirable to have an interconnect connect to the backside power directly under the actual source / drain contact.
- the backside power rails 141 herein can be wider than conventional buried power rails (e.g.241a and 241b) in the Y direction. For instance, while not shown, at least one backside power rail (e.g.
- the residual FIN structure 209a and 209b may overlap with a respective S/D structure (e.g. 113a) in the Z direction, which cannot be achieved in conventional devices such as the semiconductor device 220A where the residual FIN structure 209a and 209b preclude conventional buried power rails 241a and 242b from overlapping with the S/D structures 213a and 213b in the Z direction.
- the residual FIN structure 209a and 209b limit lateral dimensions of conventional buried power rails 241a and 242b.
- the semiconductor device 100 can also include vias 131 (for example as shown by 131a, 131b, 131c, 131d, 131e, 131f, 131g and 131h) that are configured to electrically connect transistors to the backside power rails 141 or the signal wiring layer 107.
- at least one first via e.g.131d
- a first backside power rail e.g.141c
- S/D source/drain
- At least one second via e.g.
- 131b and 131e extends through the first bonding dielectric layer 105a and the second bonding dielectric layer 105b and is configured to electrically connect a second backside power rail (e.g. 141b and 141d) to a respective S/D structure (e.g. 123b and 123c) of the second tier 120 of transistors.
- At least one third via extends through the second bonding dielectric layer 105b and is configured to electrically connect a respective S/D structure (e.g. 113b) of the first tier 110 of transistors to the signal wiring layer 107.
- At least one fourth via extends through the second bonding dielectric layer 105b and is configured to electrically connect a respective S/D structure (e.g. 113a) of the first tier 110 of transistors to a respective S/D structure (e.g.123a) of the second tier 120 of transistors.
- At least one fifth via extends through the second bonding dielectric layer 105b and is configured to electrically connect a respective gate structure (e.g. 115a) of the first tier 110 of transistors to the signal wiring layer 107.
- the semiconductor device 100 can further include local interconnect (LI) structures 119 and 129 (for example as shown by 119a, 129a and 129c) that are configured to electrically connect S/D structures of transistors to the vias 131.
- LI structure 119a is configured to electrically connect an S/D structure 113a to a via 131a.
- the first tier 110 of transistors includes first channel structures 111 (for example as shown by 111a, 111b and 111c) and first gate structures 115 (for example as shown by 115a).
- the first tier 110 of transistors may include one or more (e.g.
- Each of the first transistors may include one or more (e.g. three) first channel structures 111 stacked in the Z direction.
- each of the first set of channels / nanosheets e.g. 111a
- the metal gate metal e.g. 115a
- the second tier 120 of transistors includes second channel structures 121 (for example as shown by 121a) and second gate structures 125 (e.g. 125a).
- the second tier 120 of transistors may include one or more (e.g. three) second transistors, n-type or p-type, arranged in the Y direction.
- Each of the second transistors may include one or more (e.g. three) second channel structures 121 stacked in the Z direction.
- each of the second set of channels / nanosheets e.g. 121a
- the metal gate metal e.g. 125a
- the semiconductor device 100 can include any number of tiers of transistors (e.g.
- first channel structures 111 can be formed of a first epitaxially grown semiconductor material (e.g. silicon) while the second channel structures 121 can be formed of a second epitaxially grown semiconductor material.
- “Epitaxial growth”, “epitaxial deposition”, “epitaxially grown”, “epitaxially formed” or “epitaxy” as used herein generally refers to a type of crystal growth or material deposition in which a crystalline layer is formed over a seed layer that is crystalline. Crystalline characteristics (e.g. crystal orientation) of the crystalline layer are related to or dictated by crystalline characteristics of the seed layer.
- a semiconductor material can be epitaxially grown on a surface of another semiconductor layer that is crystalline.
- epitaxial growth can be selective such that a semiconductor material may only be epitaxially grown on another semiconductor surface and generally do not deposit on exposed surfaces of non-semiconductor materials, such as silicon oxide, silicon nitride, and the like.
- Epitaxial growth can be accomplished by molecular beam epitaxy, vapor-phase epitaxy, liquid-phase epitaxy, or the like.
- Si, SiGe, Ge and other semiconductor materials can be doped during epitaxial growth (in situ) by addition of dopants. For example in vapor-phase epitaxy, a dopant vapor can be added to the gas source.
- At least two channel structures can include different chemical compositions from one another. That is, at least two channel structures can include different semiconductor materials, different dopants and/or different dopant concentration profiles.
- the first channel structures 111 may include a different chemical composition from the second channel structures 121.
- the first channel structures 111 include ⁇ 100> silicon while the second channel structures 121 include ⁇ 110> silicon.
- the first channel structures 111 include silicon while the second channel structures 121 include silicon germanium.
- the first channel structures 111 and while the second channel structures 121 can have various shapes or geometry, e.g. nanosheets.
- the first gate structures 115 each include at least one gate dielectric 117 (for example as shown by 117a), such as a high-k dielectric, and at least one gate metal 118 (for example as shown by 118a, 118b and 118c), such as a work function metal (WFM).
- the second gate structures 125 each include at least one gate dielectric 127 (for example as shown by 127a), such as a high-k dielectric, and at least one gate metal 128 (for example as shown by 128a, 128b and 128c), such as a WFM.
- gate metals 118 and 128 which function as the gate conductors may be the same as or different from each other, and gate dielectrics 117 and 127 may also be the same as or different from each other, depending on respective channel structures (e.g. 111a and 121a), design requirements (e.g. gate threshold voltage), etc.
- the at least one gate metal 118 is disposed all around the first channel structures 111 while the at least one gate metal 128 is disposed all around the second channel structures 121. Therefore, the first gate structure 115 and the second gate structure 125 can both be configured to function as common gate structures for multiple channel structures.
- first gate structures 115 and/or the second gate structures 125 may each be disposed all around a single channel structure. While the gate metals 118 and 128 are both as shown by a single material, the gate metals 118 and 128 may each be made up of two or more layers of metals having different work functions. Similarly, gate dielectrics 117 and 127 may each be made up of two or more layers of dielectric materials. [0075] In some embodiments, a silicide (for example as shown by 114a, 114b, 124a and 124c) can be disposed all around a respective S/D structure to form a wrap-around S/D contact.
- a silicide for example as shown by 114a, 114b, 124a and 124c
- first S/D structures 113 e.g.113a, 113b and 113c
- second S/D structures 123 e.g.123a, 123b and 123c
- the semiconductor device 100 can include one or more single-channel transistors.
- the first bonding dielectric layer 105a is formed by fusion bonding of silicon oxide, or any other suitable bonding dielectrics, and may have one or more bonding defects (not shown) at a bonding interface.
- such bonding defects at the bonding interface can include, but are not limited to, a non-bonded area, a void (e.g. a vacuum or air bubble), a trapped particle, a crack, etc.
- Such bonding defects can be characteristic of the semiconductor device 100.
- the first bonding dielectric layer 105a may not be a unitary piece and thus can be different from a dielectric layer conventionally formed by a deposition technique as the bonding interface can be different from an interface between two layers where one layer is deposited or formed over the other layer.
- the first bonding dielectric layer 105a can be a unitary piece.
- the second bonding dielectric layer 105b may or may not have one or more bonding defects.
- the first bonding dielectric layer 105a is formed by fusion bonding, for example, of silicon oxide.
- the first bonding dielectric layer 105a can be bonded by another wafer bonding technique, such as surface- activated bonding, plasma-activated bonding, anodic bonding, eutectic bonding, glass frit bonding, adhesive bonding, thermocompression bonding, reactive bonding, transient liquid phase diffusion bonding or the like. Accordingly, the first bonding dielectric layer 105a may include one or more different dielectric bonding materials. Similarly, the second bonding dielectric layer 105b may include one or more different dielectric bonding materials. [0078] In some embodiments, the semiconductor device 100 can include dielectric materials, e.g.
- the dielectric materials may also be referred to as isolation structures, isolation layers, diffusion breaks, inner spacers, gate dielectrics, capping layers, bonding dielectrics, contact etch stop layers (CESL), liners, barriers, etc. depending on functions thereof.
- the dielectric material 143 can function as liners and as processing etch-stop layers.
- the dielectric material 133 can function as capping layers for the LI structures (e.g.119a and 129a).
- some of the dielectric materials may include identical materials or may include different materials.
- the dielectric materials 142 and 145 may include a same material such as silicon oxide.
- a shell structure (e.g. 112a) can be disposed all around a middle portion of a channel structure (e.g.111a), which will be further explained in Figures 32 and 32B.
- the shell structure (e.g.112a) can be formed of a semiconductor material having lattice mismatch with the first epitaxially grown semiconductor material, for example to form a strained channel.
- the semiconductor device 100 can include inner spacers (not shown) positioned between a respective gate structure and respective source/drain (S/D) structures, which will be shown and further explained in Figures 15 and 15B.
- Figure 1A shows a cross-sectional perspective view of a substrate segment perpendicular to the nanosheet and parallel along source and contact plane.
- Figure 1A illustrates many embodiments herein, including lack of any residual substrate (e.g. 201 in Figure 2A) or residual FIN structure (e.g.209a and 209b in Figure 2A) under the source and drain contacts (e.g.113a, 113b and 113c), relatively (very) wide backside power lines (e.g.
- Figure 1B shows the finished concept from the perspective of a cross-section perpendicular to the nanosheet and parallel along the transistor plane. From here many of the features of this disclosure are visible. Such features include removal of any residual substrate or residual FIN structure under the devices eliminate the need for any bottom dielectric isolation process (although one is shown in the image). Inter-tier vias (e.g. 131g) connecting complimentary transistors to form common NMOS / PMOS gates. Specific treatments to the PMOS channel to enhance hole mobility now that the strain effects from the substrate are negated due to the removal of the substrate.
- Inter-tier vias e.g. 131g
- the silicon germanium cladding (e.g.112a) over the PMOS silicon channel (e.g.111a) is shown, but likewise note that this can be replaced by a pure silicon germanium or even germanium channel, as well as placement of the PMOS channel on the upper device tier in which the final wafer bonding of the PMOS active device stack is composed of a bulk silicon wafer of preferred crystal orientation to promote hole mobility.
- Vias (e.g.131f and 131h) connecting BEOL input signal lines (e.g. 108) to bottom-tier transistors (e.g.110) can now likewise be oversized to improve resistance, in which these vias (e.g.
- FIG. 3 shows a flow chart of a process 300 for manufacturing a semiconductor device, such as the semiconductor device 100, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the process 300 begins with Step S310 by bonding a first wafer to a second wafer via a first bonding dielectric layer.
- the first wafer includes a first bulk semiconductor material.
- the second wafer includes a first stack of alternating layers of epitaxially grown semiconductor layers formed over a second bulk semiconductor material.
- the second bulk semiconductor material is removed to uncover the first stack.
- the process 300 then proceeds to Step S320 where a first tier of transistors is formed from the first stack.
- a third wafer is bonded to the second wafer via a second bonding dielectric layer.
- the third wafer can include a second stack of alternating layers of epitaxially grown semiconductor layers formed over a third bulk semiconductor material.
- the third bulk semiconductor material is removed.
- a second tier of transistors is formed from the second stack.
- the first bulk semiconductor material is removed to uncover the first bonding dielectric layer.
- FIG. 4 shows a flow chart of a process 400 for manufacturing a semiconductor device, such as the semiconductor device 100, in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the process 400 begins with Step S410 by forming a first tier of transistors and a second tier of transistors over the first tier of transistors.
- the first tier of transistors is formed on a first bonding dielectric layer on a first bulk semiconductor material.
- the second tier of transistors is formed on a second bonding dielectric layer.
- the second bonding dielectric layer separates the first tier of transistors from the second tier of transistors.
- the first tier of transistors and the second tier of transistors have gate-all-around transistors.
- first via openings are formed that extend through the first tier of transistors and the first bonding dielectric layer.
- first local interconnect (LI) openings are formed that connect with the first via openings.
- second via openings are formed that extend through the second tier of transistors, the second bonding dielectric layer, the first tier of transistors and the first bonding dielectric layer.
- second LI openings are formed that connect with the second via openings.
- FIG. 5 shows a flow chart of a process 500 for manufacturing a semiconductor device, such as the semiconductor device 100, in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the process 500 begins with Step S510 by forming a stack of epitaxially grown layers alternating between a first semiconductor material and a second semiconductor material that is etch selective to the first semiconductor material.
- fin structures are formed from the stack.
- the fin structures include channel structures formed of the first semiconductor material.
- source/drain (S/D) structures are formed on opposing ends of the channel structures by epitaxially growing a third semiconductor material.
- a silicide is formed around the S/D structures.
- FIG. 6 shows a flow chart of a process 600 for manufacturing a semiconductor device, such as the semiconductor device 100, in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the process 600 begins with Step S610 by forming a stack of epitaxially grown layers alternating between a first semiconductor material and a second semiconductor material that is etch selective to the first semiconductor material.
- Step S620 fin structures are formed from the stack.
- the fin structures include channel structures formed of the first semiconductor material.
- the channel structures have opposing ends that are uncovered.
- sidewall constraints are formed at the opposing ends of the channel structures.
- FIG. 7 shows a flow chart of a process 700 for manufacturing a semiconductor device, such as the semiconductor device 100, in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the process 700 begins with Step S710 by forming a stack of epitaxially grown layers alternating between a first semiconductor material and a second semiconductor material that is etch selective to the first semiconductor material.
- fin structures are formed from the stack.
- the fin structures include channel structures formed of the first semiconductor material.
- Step S730 cross-sections of the channel structures are shrunk.
- Step S740 a third semiconductor material is formed all around the channel structures.
- the third semiconductor material has lattice mismatch with the first semiconductor material.
- Figures 8-69 show cross-sectional perspective views of a semiconductor device 800 at various intermediate steps of manufacturing, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, a detailed integration can be shown for a sequential CFET device, however for the portions of this disclosure pertaining to only the backside power delivery network, it should be noted that this can be incorporated to monolithic CFET devices as well as conventional gate-all-around (GAA) devices.
- GAA gate-all-around
- the semiconductor device 800 may eventually become the semiconductor device 100.
- the semiconductor device 800 includes a wafer composite, for example provided by a third party or formed by bonding a first wafer W1 to a second wafer W2 via a first bonding dielectric layer 805a.
- the first wafer W1 includes a first bulk semiconductor material 801a.
- the second wafer W2 includes a first stack 851’ of alternating layers (e.g.811 and 853) of epitaxially grown semiconductor layers formed over a second bulk semiconductor material 801b.
- a silicon substrate e.g.
- a second silicon substrate e.g. 801b
- a gate-all-around nanosheet stack e.g. 851 (relatively small stack of layers/sheet to form into GAA devices) comprised of silicon (e.g.811) and various silicon germanium layers (e.g.853) is likewise deposited with a suitable liner such as SiCN or silicon nitride (e.g. 803), along with a layer of silicon oxide (e.g.
- the first wafer W1 and the second wafer W2 are bonded by fusion bonding.
- the first wafer W1 and the second wafer W2 can be bonded by another wafer bonding technique, such as surface-activated bonding, plasma- activated bonding, anodic bonding, eutectic bonding, glass frit bonding, adhesive bonding, thermocompression bonding, reactive bonding, transient liquid phase diffusion bonding or the like.
- the first bonding dielectric layer 105a may include one or more different dielectric bonding materials.
- SOI silicon-on-insulator
- the first stack 851’ of alternating semiconductor layers e.g.
- the fin structures 851 include a first semiconductor material 811 and a second semiconductor material 853 stacked alternatingly over each other in the Z direction.
- the first semiconductor material 811 will also be referred to as first channel structures 811.
- the silicon substrate e.g.
- an epitaxial layer 854 composed of high germanium content silicon germanium, or even germanium, may be used as an etch-stop to protect the active stack (e.g. 851) from damage during the removal of the bulk substrate (e.g.801b) from the upper wafer (e.g. W2).
- the nanosheet active stack e.g.851’
- the nanosheet active stack is then patterned into FIN structures (e.g.851) and etched such that the silicon (e.g. 811) / silicon germanium (e.g.
- FINs stop on either the liner (e.g.803) used for the wafer bonding process, or on another dielectric layer (e.g.852) over the bonding dielectric liner material (e.g. 803).
- some level of silicon oxide e.g. 852 is present on top of the SiCN liner (e.g. 803) protecting the silicon oxide bonding dielectric (e.g.805a).
- the FIN structures e.g.851 now terminate on a dielectric (e.g. 852), there is no longer any presence of any residual silicon FIN under the nanosheet stack (e.g. 851), as what exists in conventional gate-all-around (GAA) processing today.
- GAA gate-all-around
- a first tier 810 of transistors can be formed from the first stack 851’.
- a protective film 861 is formed over the fin structures 851.
- a dummy gate 863 is formed over the protective film 861.
- a hardmask material 865 is formed over the dummy gate 863.
- the hardmask material 865 and the dummy gate 863 are then patterned, for example in a direction (e.g. the Y direction) orthogonal to the fin structures, while the protective film 861 protects the fin structures 851.
- a chemical oxide or thermal oxide liner e.g.
- the dummy gate e.g. 863 is formed through the process of deposition of the dummy gate material, such as amorphous silicon, followed by the deposition of some type of hardmask material (e.g.865), which in this example is silicon nitride.
- the dummy gates are patterned orthogonal to the FIN structures (e.g.
- the pattern is then transferred through the silicon nitride hardmask (e.g. 865), which will now become a cap material overtop the dummy gate structure (e.g. 863), and transferred into the amorphous silicon (e.g.863) to form the actual dummy gate structure (e.g. 863).
- the presence of the oxide liner (e.g.861) over the FIN structures (e.g.851) prevents any etching of the silicon / silicon germanium FIN structures (e.g. 851) during the pattern transfer of the dummy gate through the amorphous silicon (e.g. 863).
- These FIN structures (e.g.851) will run continuous through all of the dummy gate structures (e.g.
- a constraint material 867 is formed to cover the fin structures 851.
- the constraint material 867 includes top constraints 868, which cover the fin structures 851 from above, and sidewall constraints 869, which cover the fin structures 851 from sides and defining future S/D regions.
- the constraint material 867 can be conformally deposited over the fin structures 851. Exposed portions of the protective film 861 may be removed before the formation of the constraint material 867.
- an initial low-k gate spacer material (e.g.867) is conformally deposited over the dummy gate structures (e.g.863) and possibly conformally over the surface of the silicon / silicon germanium FIN structures (e.g.851).
- the top constraints 868 of the constraint material 867 are removed to uncover the fin structures 851 in future S/D regions while the sidewall constraints 869 are kept at opposing ends of the first channel structures 811.
- each pair of the sidewall constraints (e.g.869a) laterally bounds a respective future S/D region at a respective end of the first channel structures (e.g.811a).
- the low-k spacer material (e.g. 867) can be opened to reveal the tops of the silicon / silicon germanium FIN structures (e.g. 851).
- an anisotropic etch process is used to open the low-k gate spacer material (e.g.867), no lateral consumption of the low-k gate spacer (e.g.867) is encountered; thus the low-k spacer thickness is set to maximize overall power/performance/area through the reduction of capacitance between metal gate and metal interconnects while minimizing the standard cell size to maintain needed contacted poly pitch (CPP) dimensions for needed area scaling.
- exposed portions of the fin structures 851 between each pair of the sidewall constraints e.g.
- the silicon / silicon germanium FIN (e.g.851) can be removed by an anisotropic etch process.
- the etch process should be very selective to the low-k gate spacer material (e.g. 867) such that the low-k gate spacer (e.g.867) leaves behind a preserved “shoulder” (e.g.869) which will later be used for the confined source and drain contact formation.
- recesses are formed in the second semiconductor material 853.
- the silicon germanium e.g.
- silicon germanium nanosheets in which the initial FIN composition is no longer silicon and silicon germanium, but instead composed of two silicon germanium materials with significantly different components of germanium. Hence, a silicon germanium nanosheet of 15-25% of germanium can be formed through the selective etching of silicon germanium of much higher germanium content such as 40% or greater.
- the limitations to the amount of germanium composition in the FIN structure e.g.
- inner spacers 862 are formed in the recesses.
- the recessed silicon germanium e.g. 853 needs to be filled in with an inner spacer dielectric material, which may or may not be the same as the low-k gate spacer material (e.g.867).
- the inner spacer material is the same as the low-k gate spacer (e.g.867) (both being SiOC), however multiple materials can be used for both materials, provided the dielectric constant of the different materials is adequate.
- native oxide in a non-limiting selective deposition process, native oxide (not shown) can be allowed to form on both the exposed silicon nanosheet (e.g.811) as well as the recessed silicon germanium (e.g.853). From here, selectively remove the SiGeO without disturbing the native oxide on the silicon nanosheets (e.g.811). After the selective removal of the SiGeO, deposit a self-aligned monolayer (SAM) material which will bind selectively to dielectric materials such as (a) the native oxide over the silicon nanosheet (e.g.811), (b) the low-k gate spacer material (e.g. 867), and (c) the bonding dielectric and bonding dielectric liner materials (e.g.
- SAM self-aligned monolayer
- end portions 811i (or ends, or opposing ends) of the first channel structures 811 are optionally recessed. For example, after the inner spacer (e.g.
- first S/D structures 813 are formed on the end portions 811i of the first channel structures 811 by epitaxially growing a third semiconductor material between the sidewall constraints 869 that laterally confine the third semiconductor material.
- the boron-doped silicon germanium source and drain e.g.
- the low-k gate spacer dielectric shoulders e.g. 869 will confine the shape of the contacts (e.g. 813) to be laterally the width of the nanosheets (e.g. 811) themselves, thus preserving significant room for the placement of complimentary vias which will be needed to connect upper-tier devices to back-side power.
- the uppermost portion of the source and drain contact e.g.813) does not protrude much beyond the top of the low-k gate spacer dielectric shoulder (e.g. 869), as the uppermost portion of the source and drain contact (e.g.
- the sidewall constraints 869 are removed.
- the low-k gate spacer shoulder e.g.869 is anisotropically removed. This spacer cannot be removed isotropically as it would remove the low-k gate spacer (e.g.867) covering the amorphous silicon dummy gate (e.g.863), which is needed to be preserved.
- the low-k gate spacer shoulder e.g.
- the 869 can be anisotropically etched away, which will simultaneously anisotropically remove the same height of the low-k gate spacer (e.g. 867) from the sidewall of the replacement gate (e.g. 863).
- the height of the initial dummy gate hardmask cap e.g.865
- the anisotropic etch used to remove the low-k gate spacer e.g. 867) will not recess the low-k gate spacer (e.g. 867) below the point at which the amorphous silicon dummy gate (e.g. 863) will be exposed.
- the selection of the initial silicon nitride cap e.g.
- the replacement gate cap (e.g.863) in this example is set to a relatively high aspect ratio to ensure that the shoulder (e.g.869) is removed.
- the low-k spacer shoulder (e.g. 869) could be preserved and etched away during subsequent interconnect trench etch processes. In this particular example, however, a novel wrap-around contact process is used. Therefore, the shoulder (e.g. 869) is removed, and the full lateral surface area of the contact (e.g.839) is exposed for this process.
- the selection of the dielectric bonding material e.g.
- a sacrificial film 871 can be optionally formed around the first S/D structures 813 by epitaxially growing a fourth semiconductor material that is etch selective to the third semiconductor material (e.g.813).
- a contact etch stop layer (CESL) film 872 may be optionally formed around the sacrificial film 871.
- the exposed source and drain contact e.g. 813
- a semiconductor material such as through a low- temperature CVD epitaxy process, where, for example, a silicon germanium film (e.g. 871) with a different germanium content relative to the PMOS boron-doped silicon germanium contact (e.g.813) can be grown on the surface of the source and drain contact (e.g. 813).
- a silicon germanium film e.g. 871
- the PMOS boron-doped silicon germanium contact e.g.813
- a selective deposition process can be used in which the contact is cleaned of any native oxide before deposition of a SAM material which would selectively attach to dielectrics and not to the surface of the cleaned contact (e.g.813), then an etch-selective film (e.g. 871) can be deposited selectively over the surface of the contact structure (e.g.813).
- an etch-selective film e.g. 871
- selective semiconductor liner e.g. 871
- This film (e.g.872) can likewise be formed using a selective deposition process, but to form a high quality CESL film (e.g.872) that would require plasma and high temperatures which would be detrimental to the SAM, and thus not preferred.
- an interlayer dielectric (ILD) film 873 is formed and optionally planarized to fill space.
- a via opening 878a is formed in the ILD film 873 to uncover the first bulk semiconductor material 801a.
- the via opening 878a is partially filled with a filler material 874 to protect at least the first bonding dielectric layer 805a.
- WAC wrap-around-contact
- the confined contact structure e.g. 813
- using a WAC process will also enable the interconnect to extend down vertically along the sidewall of the contact structure (e.g.813) to maximize interfacial surface area connection.
- the connection between contact and interconnect metal is limited to just the uppermost portions of the diamond-shaped contact as the rest of the contact structure below the maximum lateral width is thus shadowed by geometry of the diamond- shaped contact.
- a dielectric film e.g.872
- some type of interlayer dielectric e.g.873
- silicon nitride some type of interlayer dielectric
- a hardmask stack 876a is deposited on top of the planarized ILD film (e.g. 873) to memorize the eventual interconnect structure.
- the vias which will connect the bottom device tier to backside power will be patterned and transferred through the ILD oxide (e.g. 873) selective to the CESL (e.g. 872) and semiconductor liner (e.g. 872) over the contact (e.g.813).
- ILD oxide e.g. 873
- CESL e.g. 872
- semiconductor liner e.g. 872
- the source and drain silicidation and interconnect formation and metallization are executed first to show how this process would be done, with the understanding that there are options to at this point continue with the replacement metal gate module first as no metal at this point has yet to be introduced to the wafer processing.
- the via opening 878a connects down to backside power down past the bonding dielectric liner (e.g. 803) and into the bonding dielectric itself (e.g. 805a), with the etch terminating on the bottom-most silicon substrate (bulk silicon) (e.g.801a).
- a gap-fill of a spin-on material e.g.
- the interconnect trenches such as spin-on organic (SoC) is deposited into the formed via opening (e.g. 878a), and the gap-fill material (e.g.874) is recess-etched such that the bottom most silicon substrate (e.g. 801a) is fully covered.
- the sidewalls of the CESL liner (e.g. 872) protecting the contact structure (e.g.813c) can be covered by the SoC (e.g.874) as well.
- local interconnect (LI) openings 879 are formed in the ILD film 873 to uncover the CESL film 872.
- the interconnect trenches e.g.
- the CESL film 872 is removed to uncover the sacrificial film 871, and then the sacrificial film 871 is removed to uncover the first S/D structures 813.
- the CESL liner e.g. 872 covering the contact (e.g. 813) can be removed to reveal the surface of the conformal semiconductor liner (e.g.871) covering the contact structure (e.g. 813).
- the semiconductor liner (e.g.871) covering the contact (e.g.813) can be selectively etched away using an isotropic etch process such as the Tokyo Electron CERTAS etch process, without damaging to the contact structure (e.g.813) or surface itself.
- the isotropic removal of the conformal semiconductor liner (e.g. 871) will provide for an opening in the subsequent interconnect trench (e.g. 879) the width of the original conformal semiconductor liner thickness, thus allowing for the silicide formation and metallization to fully wrap around the full contact structure (e.g.813).
- a silicide material 814 (for example as shown by 814a, 814b and 814c) is formed all around the first S/D structures 813.
- the conformal semiconductor liner e.g. 871
- the source and drain contact e.g. 813
- any metal capping material e.g.814
- TiN metal capping material
- the filler material 874 is removed from the via opening 878a. Subsequently, a via 831d and LI structures 819 (for example as shown by 819a, 819b and 819c) are formed in the via opening 878a and LI openings 879.
- the gap-fill spin-on-carbon film e.g.
- the interconnect trenches e.g. 879a, 879b and 879c
- elongated via e.g. 878a
- This process can be done through a conventional metal fill followed by a metal polish step and subsequent etch-back recess selective only to the metal, or through a bottom-fill metal deposition process which removes the necessity of the metal CMP (chemical mechanical polishing/planarization) processing step.
- metal CMP chemical mechanical polishing/planarization
- the LI structures 819 are recessed, and capping layers 833 are formed over the LI structures 819.
- the metal e.g.819) is recessed selective to the dielectric materials exposed such as the ILD silicon oxide (e.g.873), the low-k gate spacer (e.g. 867), and the silicon nitride cap (e.g. 865) over the dummy gate (e.g. 863).
- the high aspect ratio silicon nitride dummy gate cap would be replaced by a much smaller silicon nitride cap over the actual transistor.
- an etch- selective dielectric capping material e.g.833 can be deposited either (a) selectively on top of the metal interconnect structure (e.g. 819), or (b) formed through a sequential deposition / polish / etch recess method.
- a material such as SiCN where the nitride component is reduced to provide for etch selectivity among the other dielectric materials present such as the low-k gate spacer (SiOC) (e.g.867), the ILD dielectric (silicon oxide) (e.g.873), and the dummy gate cap (silicon nitride) (e.g.865), or if the alternate integration is used where the replacement metal gate integration is done first, the metal gate cap (which would also be silicon nitride).
- the ILD film 873 is deposited to fill space before an etching, polishing and/or planarization process is executed to remove the hardmask material 865 down to a level of the dummy gate 863. That is, the contact region can be filled with ILD dielectric (e.g.873) such as silicon oxide, and then the wafer (e.g. 800) can be polished down to the dummy gate amorphous silicon (e.g.863).
- Figures 26 and 27 can show the semiconductor device 800 at the same step at different cross-sections. For example, Figure 26 can show a perspective of a cross-section taken along S/D structures while Figure 27 can show a perspective of a cross-section taken along transistors (e.g.
- the amorphous silicon dummy gate (e.g.863) is now shown.
- the dummy gate 863 is removed to uncover the protective film 861 covering the fin structures 851.
- the dummy gate amorphous silicon (e.g. 863) can then be removed with great selectivity relative to the surrounding dielectric materials as well as to the chemical oxide liner (e.g.861) which is protecting the silicon / silicon germanium FIN structures (e.g.851).
- the protective film 861 is removed to uncover the fin structures 851.
- the chemical oxide liner e.g.
- the second semiconductor material 853 is selectively removed relative to the first channel structures 811. For instance, after the chemical oxide liner (e.g. 861) protecting the silicon / silicon germanium FIN structures (e.g. 851) have been removed, the silicon germanium (e.g.
- the initial FIN structure e.g. 851
- the first channel structures 811 are shrunk with rectangular edges of the nanosheets being rounded in the process, for example by an isotropic etch process.
- middle portions 811ii of the first channel structures 811 which are exposed, are shrunk whereas the end portions 811i of the first channel structures 811, which are covered, are not etched.
- the middle portions 811ii when viewed from a current direction (e.g. the X direction) in the first channel structures 811, the middle portions 811ii have a smaller circumference than the end portions 811i.
- the removal of the bulk substrate (e.g. 801a) directly underneath the active area will have significant strain reduction on the silicon nanosheets (e.g. 811), thus negatively impacting hole mobility in the PMOS silicon channel (e.g. 811).
- the hole mobility can be increased through multiple methods as stated in a previous section such as: utilization of a different crystal orientation of the bulk silicon wafer for the PMOS device and transistor tier to have more preferential silicon crystal structure along the channel (e.g.811); incorporation of a dual silicon germanium FIN structure in which silicon germanium nanosheets can be formed which will have greater hole mobility compared to silicon; incorporation of a silicon germanium cladding process around a trimmed silicon nanosheet in which the benefit is in the formation of a binary silicon germanium / silicon channel as well as providing a strain along the channel due to the lattice mismatch between the silicon and silicon germanium. Any combination of the above can also be done to incrementally improve the hole mobility for the PMOS device.
- the silicon germanium cladding process is done on the silicon channel (e.g.811) for illustrative purposes.
- the first step is to isotropically trim the silicon channel (e.g.811).
- shell structures 812 are formed all around the middle portions 811ii of the first channel structures 811.
- the shell structures 812 are formed of a fifth semiconductor material that has lattice mismatch with the first channel structures 811.
- a CVD epitaxy growth of silicon germanium e.g.812 can be done on the silicon surface (e.g.811) to form the strained PMOS channel.
- an interlayer layer 816 of silicon oxide or silicon germanium oxide can be optionally formed around the shell structures 812. Then, at least one gate dielectric 817 can be formed around the interlayer layer 816. A capping material 875 can be optionally formed around the at least one gate dielectric 817.
- the conventional replacement metal gate processing can be done where the interlayer layer 816 of silicon oxide or silicon germanium oxide is grown from the channel (e.g. 811), followed by conformal or selective deposition of a high-k dielectric film (e.g.
- the typical process is (a) deposition of PMOS WFM on both NMOS and PMOS followed by (b) removal of PMOS WFM from NMOS channel, followed by (c) deposition of NMOS work function metals on both NMOS and PMOS channels, where the PMOS channel already has the PMOS WFM as the primary metal interfaced with the high-k dielectric.
- At least one gate metal 818 is formed around the at least one gate dielectric 817.
- the replacement metal gate is then filled with a high conductive metal such as tungsten and polished or etch-recessed down to form the metal gate.
- the at least one gate metal 818 is patterned and divided into gate metals 818a, 818b and 818c which are separated by a dielectric material 877. Consequently, gate structures 815 (for example as shown by 815a) are formed, and a first tier 810 of transistor is formed.
- a first transistor includes first channel structures 811a, shell structures 812a and a gate structure 815a which includes at least one gate dielectric 817a and at least one gate metal 818a.
- the PMOS metal gate e.g.
- a masking process is executed to form the HKMG cut, which is transferred down into the HKMG stack and then filled with dielectric (e.g.877) of choice such as silicon nitride, or a combination of silicon nitride and silicon oxide, which will separate the standard cells in the north-south orientation (e.g. the Y direction) from one another.
- dielectric e.g.877
- the dielectric material 877 is formed over the first tier 810 of transistors.
- the replacement metal gate metal stack e.g. 815) is then vertically recessed down to form a dielectric cap (e.g. 877) over the metal gate (e.g. 815).
- FIG. 37 shows a perspective view along the S/D structures.
- a bonding material 805b’ can be formed over the first tier 810 of transistors.
- the PMOS transistor and source and drain/interconnect are fully formed.
- a bonding liner e.g. 803 can be deposited overtop of the wafer (e.g.
- a bonding dielectric e.g. 805b’
- W2 wafer
- a bonding dielectric e.g. 805b’
- W3 is bonded to the second wafer W2 via a second bonding dielectric layer 805b.
- the third wafer W3 includes a second stack 855’ of alternating layers of epitaxially grown semiconductor layers (e.g. 821 and 857) formed over a third bulk semiconductor material 801c.
- an NMOS active stack e.g.
- the semiconductor 855’ can be grown on a separate wafer (e.g. W3) in which the silicon / silicon germanium device stack with a subsequent deposition of a bonding liner (e.g.803) and bonding dielectric (e.g.805b’).
- This wafer e.g. W3 is then flipped over on its axis and then bonded to the initial wafer (e.g. W1 and W2) with the PMOS transistor (e.g.810) and device.
- the third bulk semiconductor material 801c is removed to uncover the second stack 855’, which is then patterned to form independent fin structures 855 (for example as shown by 855a, 855b and 855c).
- the fin structures 855 include a sixth semiconductor material 821 and a seventh semiconductor material 857 stacked alternatingly over each other in the Z direction.
- the sixth semiconductor material 821 may be the same as or different from the first semiconductor material 811.
- the seventh semiconductor material 857 may be the same as or different from the second semiconductor material 853.
- the sixth semiconductor material 821 will also be referred to as second channel structures 821.
- the substrate (e.g.801c) of the NMOS device stack wafer e.g. W3
- the bulk silicon e.g.
- the bonding dielectric (e.g.805b) and liner (e.g.803) serve as suitable etch stops for the termination of the FIN etching processing, thus preventing the retention of any silicon FIN residual under the upper active device, much as what was done for the bottom tier (e.g. in Figure 9) when the PMOS active stack was created through a fusion bonding process to prevent any silicon FIN residual or substrate residual from being retained under the active device.
- the semiconductor device 800 can go through processes similar to what is shown in Figures 10, 11, 12 and 12B, e.g.
- each pair of the sidewall constraints laterally bounds a respective future S/D region at a respective end of the second channel structures (e.g.821a).
- an NMOS dummy gate is formed, similar to the PMOS dummy gate earlier in the process integration.
- a similar approach to the low-k gate spacer formation process is done for the NMOS transistor, where the conformal deposition also covers the protruding silicon / silicon germanium FIN structure (e.g.855).
- the low-k gate spacer e.g. 867) is opened using an anisotropic etch process to reveal the protruding silicon / silicon germanium FIN stack (e.g.855) without causing any lateral etching of the low-k gate spacer.
- exposed portions of the fin structures 855 between each pair of the sidewall constraints e.g.
- the native SiGeO is removed selective to the native oxide on the silicon nanosheet
- a SAM material is then deposited which will selectively attach to the dielectric materials (native oxide on silicon nanosheet, low-k gate spacer such as SiOC or SiCBN, as well as bonding dielectric material such as silicon oxide, and bonding dielectric liner, such as silicon nitride or SiCN).
- the SAM will not deposit on the silicon germanium surface (e.g. 857) which will allow of the selective deposition of the inner spacer directly within the recessed areas without causing any disturbance or additive deposition to low-k gate spacer shoulder (e.g. 869).
- the inner spacer material e.g.
- NMOS phosphorous or arsenic doped silicon epitaxy source and drain contact e.g.
- the source and drain width is effectively the same as the nanosheet width, without any protruding diamond-shaped growth from either the sides or the top of the source and drain contact (e.g. 823).
- the uppermost layer of silicon germanium within the active initial FIN structure can optionally be set to a thickness which ensures that the source and drain contact makes full connection to the uppermost nanosheet while not extending over the tops of the low- k gate spacer shoulder where the CVD epitaxy would generate a larger diamond shape which would be detrimental to the formation of inter-tier vias which will later be formed to connect either bottom-tier PMOS devices upward to signal of upper-tier NMOS devices downward to backside power.
- a sacrificial film 871 is formed around the second S/D structures 823 by epitaxially growing a ninth semiconductor material that is etch selective to the eighth semiconductor material, and a contact etch stop layer (CESL) film 872 may be formed around the sacrificial film 871, similar to Figures 18 and 19.
- the low-k gate spacer shoulders e.g. 869 are removed through an anisotropic etch process in which the lateral width of the low-k gate spacer covering the dummy gate will not be etched.
- the anisotropic etching process will consume the low-k gate spacer in the vertical direction, which is why a high aspect ratio silicon nitride cap is placed overtop of the amorphous silicon dummy gate structure such that the vertical recess of the low- k gate spacer will not reveal any amorphous silicon following the etch process.
- the bonding dielectric liner material selection will be co-optimized with the low-k gate spacer material such that the bonding dielectric liner material can be used as an effective etch-stop layer for this process, and the removal of the low-k gate spacer shoulders (e.g.
- a wrap-around process integration can likewise be applied to the NMOS source and drain contact, similarly to how this was accomplished for the PMOS source and drain contact through the growth or deposition of an etch-selective semiconductor layer (e.g. 871) overtop of the source and drain contact (e.g. 823) with the expectation that this conformal semiconductor material (e.g. 871) will later be able to be removed selective to the source and drain contact (e.g. 823).
- a contact etch stop layer (CESL) (e.g.
- the ILD film 873 is formed and optionally planarized to fill space.
- Via openings 878b and 878c are formed to uncover the first bulk semiconductor material 801a.
- the via openings 878b and 878c extend through the second bonding dielectric layer 805b, the first tier 810 of transistors and the first bonding dielectric layer 805a.
- the preference may be to focus on the replacement metal gate module and to build the transistor prior to formation of the metal interconnect for the source and drain contact.
- the decision to do the interconnect module first is purely arbitrary and is done for illustrative purposes; the module is already accessible in the integration modelling flow. It is important to note that the replacement metal gate (RMG) module may be more likely to start at this phase after the CESL liner has been deposited overtop of the contact.
- RMG replacement metal gate
- the source and drain region has been filled with an ILD material (e.g. 873) such as silicon oxide, and the expected NMOS interconnect trenches have been formed which have been memorized in some type of hardmask which deposited overtop the ILD (e.g. 873).
- ILD material e.g. 873
- the expected NMOS interconnect trenches have been formed which have been memorized in some type of hardmask which deposited overtop the ILD (e.g. 873).
- the via connections which will connect the upper NMOS interconnect to back-side power will be patterned, and then transferred through the ILD oxide (e.g. 873), through the bonding dielectric oxide (e.g.805b) and its associated liners (e.g.803), through the bottom tier ILD oxide (e.g.873), and finally through the bottom bonding dielectric (e.g.805a) and its associated liners (e.g. 803).
- the etch selective cap e.g. 833 that has been deposited overtop of the bottom interconnect metal (e.g.
- US Patent No. 10,770,479 provides an additional means by which this etch selective dielectric cap width can be extended through the initial recess of the ILD oxide (e.g. 873) to below the top of the metal interconnect (e.g. 819), such that any conformal or selective deposition of the etch-selective cap will effectively partially wrap-around the upper top of the interconnect metal.
- the extension of the cap width will thus be a function of the intended thickness of the dielectric cap.
- the benefit that this provides is to further maintain not only proper self-alignment to prevent shorting between complimentary devices in a CFET device, but to also define the minimum separation between vias of a discreet device coming into close proximity to its complimentary device; thus, preventing any potential for reliability failures such TDDB. Additionally, the ability to force any minimum separation between vias and complimentary devices will also allow for optimization of placement of vias to optimize for capacitance. [00172] As with the case of the vias connecting bottom-tier PMOS interconnects to backside power, the vias connecting the upper-tier NMOS devices to backside power can be sized much wider to provide for improved parasitic resistance. The self-alignment capability of the integration outlined above allows for the increase in width of the vias.
- the via openings 878b and 878c are filled, for example with the filler material 874.
- a via opening 878d is formed to uncover the LI structure 819a.
- a material e.g. 874 such as spin-on-organic (SoC) which will protect the vias (e.g. 878b and 878c) from any additional etching when additional vias (e.g.
- the vias making connections between complimentary devices is patterned and transferred into the upper ILD dielectric (e.g.873), through the bonding dielectric (e.g. 805b) and dielectric liner materials (e.g. 803) separating the complimentary device tiers, terminating on the etch selective dielectric cap (e.g.833) over the bottom PMOS interconnect (e.g. 819a).
- the etch selective cap (e.g. 833) can then be opened through a separate etch step with selectivity to the surrounding dielectric materials to open the bottom-tier PMOS interconnect metal (e.g.819a).
- the filler material 874 can be formed in the via opening 878d and recessed in the via openings 878b, 878c and 878d, for example to a bonding liner 803 over the second bonding dielectric layer 805b.
- the second bonding dielectric layer 805b is protected by the filler material 874 during subsequent etching and deposition.
- the vias e.g.878b, 878c and 878d
- a gap-filling material e.g.
- LI openings 879d, 879e and 879f are formed to uncover the CESL film 872.
- the LI openings 879d, 879e and 879f respectively connect with via openings 878d, 878b and 878c.
- the semiconductor device 800 can go through processes similar to what is shown in Figures 22, 22B, 23, 24, 25, 25B and 26.
- the CESL film 872 is removed to uncover the sacrificial film 871, and then the sacrificial film 871 is removed to uncover the second S/D structures 823.
- a silicide material 824 (for example as shown by 824a, 824b and 824c) is formed all around the second S/D structures 823.
- the filler material 874 is removed.
- vias 831a, 831b and 831e and LI structures 829 (for example as shown by 829a, 829b and 829c) are formed in via opening 878d, 878b and 878c and LI openings 879d, 879e and 879f.
- the vias 831a, 831b and 831e and LI structures 829 are recessed, and capping layers 833 are formed over the LI structures 829.
- the ILD film 873 is deposited to fill space before an etching, polishing and/or planarization process is executed to remove the hardmask material down to a level of the dummy gate.
- the contact etch stop layer (CESL) (e.g.872) is then selectively removed with respect to the surrounding dielectric materials. This is then followed by the removal of the conformal semiconductor liner (e.g.871) providing for the wrap-around contact.
- the removal of the conformal semiconductor liner material (e.g.871) will leave behind a tunnel within the ILD dielectric (e.g.873) which effectively wraps around the entire source and drain contact (e.g.823).
- a silicide e.g.
- NMOS source and drain contact e.g.823
- the choice of silicide material in this case can be optimized for NMOS and does not necessarily need to be the same as the silicide material (e.g.814) used for the PMOS contact (e.g.813).
- the gap-fill material e.g. 874) is then ashed away with great selectivity to the surrounding dielectric materials as well as to the silicide (e.g. 824) formed overtop of the NMOS source and drain contact (e.g.823).
- the vias (e.g.878d, 878b and 878c) and interconnect trenches (879d, 879e and 879f) are then metallized with a high conductive metal such as ruthenium, cobalt, or tungsten.
- the metal filling process can be either through a conventional method such as complete filling with subsequent metal CMP and recess etch, or the metal filling can be done through a bottom-up approach.
- an etch selective cap e.g.833 is then deposited (either conventionally or through a selective deposition process) overtop the metal interconnect (e.g.
- the intended via structures e.g. 878d, 878b and 878c
- the BEOL signal wiring This technique will allow for complete self-alignment and fixed separation between the discrete vias of one device and its complimentary device, effectively controlling reliability such as TDDB and allowing for optimization of the capacitance between vias and their complimentary devices.
- Figures 49 and 50 can show the semiconductor device 800 at different cross-sections.
- Figure 49 can show a perspective of a cross-section taken along S/D structures while Figure 50 can show a perspective of a cross-section taken along gate structures.
- Figure 50 shows the dummy gate 863 and the fin structures 855.
- the wafer e.g.
- the semiconductor device 800 can go through processes similar to what is shown in Figures 28, 29, 30 and 30B.
- the dummy gate 863 can be removed to uncover the protective film 861 covering the fin structures 855.
- the protective film 861 is removed to uncover the fin structures 851.
- the seventh semiconductor material 857 is selectively removed relative to the second channel structures 821.
- the amorphous silicon e.g.
- an interlayer layer 826 of silicon oxide or silicon germanium oxide can be optionally formed around the second channel structures 821.
- the conventional replacement metal gate processing can be done where the interlayer layer 826 of silicon oxide is grown from the channel (e.g. 821), followed by conformal or selective deposition of a high-k dielectric film (e.g.827) such as HfO2, followed by some type of capping material (e.g. 875) deposition such as TiN or amorphous silicon, followed by some type of reliability anneal process, followed by removal of the capping material (e.g.
- a second tier 820 of transistor is formed, similar to Figures 34 and 35.
- at least one gate metal 828 (for example as shown by 828a, 828b and 828c) can be formed around the at least one gate dielectric 827.
- the at least one gate metal 818 can then be patterned and divided into gate metals 818a, 818b and 818c which are separated by the dielectric material 877. Consequently, gate structures 825 (for example as shown by 825a) are formed.
- the NMOS work function metal stack has been conformally deposited around the channel (e.g.
- the replacement metal gate is then filled with a high conductive metal such as tungsten and polished or etch-recessed down to form the metal gate.
- a masking process to form the HKMG cut is transferred down into the HKMG stack and the filled with some type of dielectric (e.g.877) such as silicon nitride which will separate the standard cells in the north- south orientation (e.g. the Y direction) from one another.
- some type of dielectric e.g.877
- silicon nitride silicon nitride which will separate the standard cells in the north- south orientation (e.g. the Y direction) from one another.
- inter-gate via for common NMOS / PMOS gate connections, some type of inter-gate via (e.g.878e) needs to be patterned and transferred through the upper transistor metal (e.g.828) and then transferred down past the dielectric bonding oxide (e.g. 805b) and its associated liner materials (e.g. 803), and finally through the silicon nitride cap (e.g. 877) placed overtop the bottom PMOS transistor.
- SAGC self- aligned gate contact
- COAG contact-over-active-gate
- vias 831g are formed.
- the vias are metallized with some type of liner material followed by the filling with a gate metal such as tungsten.
- gate metals 828a and 828c are partially removed and filled with the dielectric material 877. As a result, the gate metals 828a and 828c have reduced dimensions in the Y direction, and more space is available for future metal hookup.
- a second HKMG cut process is done to reduce the size of the upper-tier NMOS transistors (e.g.820) so that an eventual input connection can be made to connect down to the bottom-tier PMOS transistor (e.g. 810) from the BEOL metal wiring stack.
- This cut structure will likewise be filled with some type of dielectric such as silicon nitride, with the objective to form some type of stair-case profile within the stacked gate structures as what exists with the stacked metal interconnects on the source and drain plane.
- the gate metals and HKMG stack can then be selectively recessed with respect to the surrounding dielectric materials to make room for the eventual upper-tier gate cap.
- a dielectric material e.g.877
- etch selectivity to the cap e.g. 833 overtop of the upper-tier NMOS interconnect structures
- Figure 57 shows a perspective view along the S/D structures.
- a via opening 878f is formed to uncover an LI structure 819b.
- the vias (e.g.878f) which will be used to connect BEOL signal down to the bottom tier interconnect (e.g. 819b) are patterned and transferred down thorough the upper ILD oxide film (e.g. 873), as well as through the bonding dielectric (e.g. 805b) and its associated liner films (e.g.
- this via (e.g. 878f) passing through the upper ILD oxide (e.g. 873) and wafer bonding dielectric (e.g. 805b) could have been formed in a patterning process during the initial upper-tier interconnect trench etch transfer process (e.g. Figure 48) to ensure that a minimum dielectric difference exists between any vias and their complimentary interconnect structure to minimize capacitance and maximize reliability performance.
- the via (e.g.878f) is done as a separate patterning step for illustrative purposes.
- the vias (e.g.878f) will have a much wider dimension relative to the M0 trench pattern, and this can be accomplished through incorporating a single damascene process in which the vias will be formed and metallized prior to the actual M0 patterns. This allows for the larger width of the vias connecting through multiple device tiers (e.g.810 and 820), which will offset the parasitic resistance penalty created by the larger depth of the vias, due to the vias needing to pass through a bonding dielectric (e.g. 805a and 805b) and associated liner stack (e.g. 803), which would not be necessary in a monolithic implementation of CFET.
- the vias (e.g.
- interconnect e.g. 819b
- interconnect e.g. 819b
- the via opening 878f can be filled with the filler material 874, and a via opening 879g is formed to uncover an IL structure 829a.
- a gap-filling material e.g.874 such as spin- on-carbon will be filled into the formed vias (e.g. 878f) to protect the interconnect metal (e.g.
- Figure 59 shows a perspective view along the gate structures.
- via openings 878h, 878i and 878j are formed to uncover gate metals 828a, 828b and 828c.
- the input vias (e.g.878h, 878i and 878j) connecting the upper-tier NMOS transistors (e.g. 820) can be patterned and transferred through the gate cap material (e.g. 877) to make connection to the BEOL.
- the vias (e.g. 878f and 878g) connecting BEOL signal to the interconnects e.g.
- the via openings 878h, 878i and 878j are filled with the filler material 874.
- Via openings 878k and 878l are formed to uncover gate metals 818a and 818c. For example, patterning of the input vias (e.g. 878k and 878l) connecting BEOL to the lower-tier PMOS transistors (e.g.810) will need to pass through the dielectric stair-case formation created in the replacement gate module.
- the filler material 874 is removed from via openings 878h, 878i, 878j, 878k and 878l before vias 831f, 831h, 832a, 832b and 832c are formed.
- the gap- fill spin-on-carbon material e.g. 874
- the input-to-gate e.g.832a, 832b and 832c
- signal-to- interconnect e.g.
- Figure 62 shows a perspective view along the S/D structures.
- the filler material 874 is removed from via openings 878f and 878g before vias 831c and 832d are formed.
- Figure 62 can show the vias (e.g. 831c and 832d) connecting the interconnect metals (e.g.819b and 829a) to BEOL signal to be fully metallized.
- Figures 61 and 62 can show the semiconductor device 800 at the same processing step.
- the filler material 874 can be removed from via openings 878f, 878g, 878h, 878i, 878j, 878k and 878l by a common etching process. Vias 831c, 832d, 831f, 831h, 832a, 832b and 832c can be formed simultaneously.
- a signal wiring layer 807 is formed over the second tier 820 of transistors, and a mask layer 809 is formed over the signal wiring layer 807. Note that the signal wiring layer 807 includes a dielectric material at this step, and signal lines 808 can be formed in the signal wiring layer 807 in Figure 64.
- the initial BEOL signal wiring layer e.g. 807 is then patterned and transferred down through the low-k oxide (e.g.807) to make contact to the wide gate vias (e.g. 832a, 832b, 832c, 831f and 831h) and contact vias (e.g. 832d and 831c).
- the etch selective cap e.g. 833 over the metal interconnect (e.g. 829) will self-align the landing of the initial metal etch process to only land on exposed metal (e.g.832d and 831c) and not inadvertently short to any device.
- the initial metal tracks are then metalized with a highly conductive material such as ruthenium or cobalt.
- a highly conductive material such as ruthenium or cobalt.
- a single BEOL metal layer e.g. 807 is shown, but it is understood that a plurality of metal layers (e.g.16 additional metal layers) can be formed over the initial metal layer in the BEOL.
- a single metal layer e.g. 807) is shown here for simplicity’s sake and illustrative purposes.
- a fourth bulk semiconductor material 801d can be formed over the second tier 820 of transistors.
- a dielectric bonding layer e.g.805c
- its associated liners e.g.803
- This carrier wafer W4 is then fusion bonded to the top-surface of the existing device wafer (e.g. W3).
- an etch stop layer e.g.
- the semiconductor device 800 is flipped, and the first bulk semiconductor material 801a is removed to uncover the first bonding dielectric layer 805a and vias 831.
- the device e.g.800
- the device is then flipped on its axis (e.g. along the Z axis) such that the bottom (e.g. 801a) of the device wafer (e.g. 800) is now exposed.
- the silicon substrate e.g.
- backside power rails 841 are patterned and formed. The backside power rails are separated from each other by a dielectric material 842.
- a liner or barrier 844 may be disposed on top of and on sidewalls of the backside power rails 841.
- an etch stop layer e.g.846
- a low- k or silicon oxide film e.g. 842
- the backside power lines e.g.841, which can also be considered as backside VDD and VSS power can be patterned.
- the benefit of this backside approach is that there is no longer any residual silicon FIN emanating from the base of the lower-tier PMOS source and drain contacts (e.g. 813) which can conflict with the sizing and placement of the backside metal lines (e.g. 841). Additionally, the lack of any residual FIN or residual silicon substrate extending into the wafer backside also allow for the use of not only backside power lines, but also the inclusion of backside signal lines which may connect to either source and drain contacts, or even directly to the gate metals themselves. For example, a cross-couple can now be formed on the backside of the wafer in between intended power lines; or a local wiring track can also be placed on the wafer backside in between power tracks.
- the backside power lines can then be transferred through the silicon oxide or low-k dielectric film (e.g.842) with stop on the etch stop layer (e.g. 846), which can also be formed of a dielectric material.
- the etch stop layer (e.g.846) is then opened to reveal the vias (e.g. 831) connecting to the backside power (e.g. 841).
- the benefit of this process is that no nano-TSV or micro- TSV (through-silicon vias) are required, and the connectivity is done directly between the vias (e.g.831) and the initial backside metal lines (e.g.841).
- the backside power lines e.g.
- VDD and VSS lines e.g. 841
- a ruthenium-based barrier e.g.
- a fifth bulk semiconductor material 847 can be formed over the backside power rails 841.
- an addition carrier wafer can be bonded to the finished wafer backside via a third bonding dielectric layer 845, optionally with a bonding liner 843, similar to Figure 65.
- the fourth bulk semiconductor material 801d can be deposited over the backside power rails 841.
- the semiconductor device 800 is flipped, and the fourth bulk semiconductor material 801d is removed.
- this wafer device e.g. 800
- the initial carrier wafer substrate e.g.
- a backside power distribution network (BSPDN) that is formed incorporating a wafer hybrid bonding process before any of the active devices are formed on the wafer. This can be achieved through taking a silicon substrate and depositing a suitable dielectric bonding material such as silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or other suitable dielectric materials overtop.
- the embodiment of #2 where the lack of residual substrate or residual silicon FIN structures allows for the up-sizing of the dimensions initial backside power distribution network in order to optimize IR drop as well as to allow for the placement of any connections being made to source and drain contacts to minimize total resistance, which would have otherwise been constrained by the presence of any residual substrate or residual silicon FIN structures.
- the embodiment of #2, where the lack of residual substrate or residual silicon FIN structures allows for the placement of not only backside power delivery network metal lines, but allows for the easy placement of backside signal metal wiring, which would have otherwise been constrained by the presence of any residual substrate or residual silicon FIN structures. [00234] 5.
- the embodiment of #8 where the initial bonding dielectric used to form the bottom termination of the initial nanosheet FIN stack can be used as a suitable etch stop layer for the confined source and drain growth process and subsequent removal of the dielectric confinement shoulder. [00239] 10. The claim of #8 where contact resistance can be improved through the incorporation of a wrap-around-contact to off-set the smaller size of the source and drain contact. [00240] 11. The embodiment of #10 where the wrap-around contact can be formed through the deposition or epitaxial growth of an etch-selective semiconductor material over the formed source and drain contact structure. [00241] 12.
- the embodiment of #10 in which an etch selective process can be used to selectively remove the semiconductor material surrounding the source and drain contact from the actual contact structure in order to leave a “tunnel” wrapping around the source and drain contact structures, which can be subsequently exposed to a silicide growth and metallization process which likewise encapsulates the source and drain contact.
- the embodiment of #1 where the semiconductor nanosheet stack can be replaced by a suitable two-dimensional channel material such as tungsten di-sulfide, molybdenum di- sulfide, phospherene, graphene, or any other suitable 2D channel material and transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD).
- TMD transition metal dichalcogenide
- the embodiment of #8 where said confined source and drain formation process can be achieved in an integration in which the inner-spacer formed is done through selective deposition of the inner-spacer material onto the recessed silicon germanium. [00244] 15. The embodiment of #14 where said process is used to prevent the removal or any distortion of the dielectric sidewall spacer which is necessary for the formation of the confined growth source and drain contact. [00245] 16. The embodiment of #14 where the selectively deposited inner spacer material can be of different composition as the low-k gate spacer which is also the material used for the dielectric sidewall spacer used to confine the source and drain epitaxy growth. [00246] 17.
- HKMG high-k metal gate
- the embodiment of #1 where having the bulk substrate removed will have negative strain influence on the PMOS channel which can be compensated for across multiple methods including (a) incorporation of silicon germanium channel, (b) silicon germanium cladding around the silicon PMOS channel, and (c) utilization of a different crystal orientation of the bulk silicon wafer for of the silicon or silicon germanium PMOS channel for the mobility of holes.
- the substrate may include any material portion or structure of a device, particularly a semiconductor or other electronics device, and may, for example, be a base substrate structure, such as a semiconductor wafer, reticle, or a layer on or overlying a base substrate structure such as a thin film.
- a base substrate structure such as a semiconductor wafer, reticle, or a layer on or overlying a base substrate structure such as a thin film.
- substrate is not limited to any particular base structure, underlying layer or overlying layer, patterned or un-patterned, but rather, is contemplated to include any such layer or base structure, and any combination of layers and/or base structures.
- the description may reference particular types of substrates, but this is for illustrative purposes only.
- the substrate can be any suitable substrate, such as a silicon (Si) substrate, a germanium (Ge) substrate, a silicon-germanium (SiGe) substrate, and/or a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate.
- the substrate may include a semiconductor material, for example, a Group IV semiconductor, a Group III-V compound semiconductor, or a Group II-VI oxide semiconductor.
- the Group IV semiconductor may include Si, Ge, or SiGe.
- the substrate may be a bulk wafer or an epitaxial layer.
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