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Describe embodiments of the invention below in detail, the example of described embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein same or similar label represents same or similar element or has the element of identical or similar functions from start to finish.Below by the embodiment being described with reference to the drawings, be exemplary, only for explaining the present invention, and can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.
Disclosing below provides many different embodiment or example to be used for realizing different structure of the present invention.Of the present invention open in order to simplify, hereinafter the parts of specific examples and setting are described.Certainly, they are only example, and object does not lie in restriction the present invention.In addition, the present invention can be in different examples repeat reference numerals and/or letter.This repetition is in order to simplify and object clearly, itself do not indicate the relation between discussed various embodiment and/or setting.In addition, the various specific technique the invention provides and the example of material, but those of ordinary skills can recognize the property of can be applicable to of other techniques and/or the use of other materials.In addition, First Characteristic described below Second Characteristic it " on " structure can comprise that the first and second Characteristics creations are for the direct embodiment of contact, also can comprise the embodiment of other Characteristics creation between the first and second features, such the first and second features may not be direct contacts.
As Figure 1-3, be the semiconductor structure schematic diagram that the embodiment of the present invention proposes, wherein Fig. 1 is vertical view, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are respectively along the profile of AA ' in vertical view and BB '.This structure comprises: substrate 100, substrate 100 can preferably include a resilient coating 101, be formed on stacked structure 200,300He drain region, source region 400 and gate contact porose area 500 on resilient coating 101.Wherein, resilient coating 101 at least consists of the material that comprises a kind of III-V compounds of group.300He drain region, source region 400 is positioned at stacked structure 200 along the both sides of AA ' direction, and gate contact region 500 is positioned at stacked structure 200 along the both sides of BB ' direction.Between each gate contact porose area 500, by insulating material 109, isolated.Stacked structure 200 at least comprises a unit 001, preferably, comprises the repeatedly stacking of a plurality of unit, and source region, drain region and stacked structure are substantially equal, to realize the size of device in channel width dimension, dwindles.As shown in Figure 2, unit 001 comprise first grid 102-1, second grid 102-2 and be formed on first grid 102-1 and second grid 102-2 between raceway groove 103, between raceway groove 103 and first grid 102-1, be formed with respectively gate dielectric layer 104 between raceway groove 103 and second grid 102-2.First grid 102-1 and second grid 102-2 form double gate (dual gate), and the structure by double gate realizes the size of device in orientation and dwindles.For convenience of describing, comprise follow-up preparation method's part below, the orientation of device is defined as to first direction (AA ' direction in each figure), channel width dimension is defined as second direction (BB ' direction in each figure).First grid 102-1 and second grid 102-2 comprise the first insulating barrier 1 in a first direction, to isolate source region and drain region.Raceway groove 103 comprises the second insulating barrier 106 in second direction, with isolation channel with gate contact porose area 500.Should be noted, the orlop of stacked structure 200 and the superiors are gate dielectric layer 104, and the shared grid of two adjacent cells 001, and for example, the first grid of certain unit is the second grid of an adjacent cells on it simultaneously.In a preferred embodiment, the thickness of gate dielectric layer 104 is 1-3nm, and the thickness of grid layer 102 is 2-10nm, and the thickness of channel layer 103 is 2-10nm.
On the one hand, the thin channel layer structure between double gate and double gate can effectively reduce short-channel effect, thereby can realize device, along the size of orientation, dwindles; On the other hand, the effective width of device is to be determined by the developed width of channel region and stacking two factors of number of raceway groove, the present invention carries high drive current by increasing the stacking number of raceway groove, without the developed width that increases channel region, can obtain larger effective width, thereby can realize device, along the size of channel width dimension, dwindle.
Further, the present invention proposes to form the preparation method of above-mentioned semiconductor structure, as shown in Fig. 4-26, is the intermediate steps schematic diagram of the method.Below, with reference to these accompanying drawings, each step of the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail.
Steps A: Semiconductor substrate 100 is provided.In embodiments of the present invention, substrate 100 be take body silicon as example, but in practical application, substrate can comprise any applicable semiconductor substrate materials, can be specifically but be not limited to silicon, germanium, SiGe, SOI (silicon-on-insulator), carborundum, GaAs or any III/V compound semiconductor etc.For example, according to the known designing requirement of prior art (p-type substrate or N-shaped substrate), substrate 100 can comprise various doping configurations.In addition, substrate 100 can comprise epitaxial loayer alternatively, can be by stress changes to strengthen the property.
Preferably, substrate 100 surfaces comprise resilient coating 101.A kind of III-V compounds of group on resilient coating 101 comprises, as GaAS.Resilient coating can adopt conventional depositing technics to form, for example sputter, PLD, MOCVD, ALD, PEALD or other suitable methods.
Step B: form stacked structure 200 on substrate.Particularly, first on resilient coating 101 from deposit gate dielectric layer 104, grid layer 102, gate dielectric layer 104, channel layer 103, gate dielectric layer 104, grid layer 102, gate dielectric layer 104 successively on lower, so alternately repeat some unit, take gate dielectric layer 104 as stop-layer.As shown in Fig. 4-5, wherein Fig. 4 is vertical view, and Fig. 5 is the profile along AA ' in Fig. 4.Wherein, gate dielectric layer 104, grid layer 102, channel layer 103 include III-V compounds of group, and still, gate dielectric layer 104 is wide bandgap material, and as InAlAs, grid layer 102 and channel layer 103 are low bandgap material, as are respectively InAs, InGaAs.In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the thickness of gate dielectric layer 104 is 1-3nm, and the thickness of grid layer 102 is 2-10nm, and the thickness of channel layer 103 is 2-10nm.The deposit of layers of material can adopt conventional depositing technics to form, for example sputter, PLD, MOCVD, ALD, PEALD or other suitable methods.
Then graphical stacked structure 200, etches away the stack layer outside channel region.For example by photoetching and anisotropic rie (RIE), realize, the undermost gate dielectric layer 104 of take is stop-layer.As shown in Fig. 6-8, wherein Fig. 6 is vertical view, and Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 are respectively along the profile of AA ' in Fig. 6 and BB '.
Then selectivity over etching grid layer 102, makes it to form opening with the gate dielectric layer 104 of its levels, and as shown in Fig. 9-11, wherein Fig. 9 is vertical view, and Figure 10 and Figure 11 are respectively along the profile of AA ' in Fig. 9 and BB '.
Last deposition insulating material one, and carry out anisotropy RIE, the sidewall of gate dielectric layer 104 of take is stop-layer, makes insulating material one fill above-mentioned opening to form the first insulating barrier 105.As shown in Figure 12-14, wherein Figure 12 is vertical view, and Figure 13 and Figure 14 are respectively along the profile of AA ' in Figure 12 and BB '.Described insulating material comprises silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, for example silicon dioxide.Deposition insulating material can adopt ald (ALD) or molecular layer deposition (MLD) or other applicable method.
Step C: form 300He drain region, source region 400 on substrate.Particularly, can be by epitaxial growth metal or semiconductor layer 107, the InGaAs for example adulterating.Should be noted, this metal or semiconductor layer 107 form low ohm contact with raceway groove 103 sidewalls.Then carry out planarization, for example chemico-mechanical polishing (CMP), take gate dielectric layer 104 surfaces of the superiors is stop surface.As shown in Figure 15-17, wherein Figure 15 is vertical view, and Figure 16 and Figure 17 are respectively along the profile of AA ' in Figure 15 and BB '.
Then anisotropy RIE metal or semiconductor layer 107 are to form 300He drain region, patterned source region 400, simultaneously at BB ' direction over etching raceway groove 103, make raceway groove 103 darker than the over etching of grid layer 102 at the over etching of BB ' direction, as 5-20nm, thereby make raceway groove 103 and the gate dielectric layer 104 of its levels form opening, as shown in Figure 18-20, as shown in Figure 18-20, wherein Figure 18 is vertical view, and Figure 19 and Figure 20 are respectively along the profile of AA ' in Figure 18 and BB '.
Step D: form the second insulating barrier 106 along BB ' direction on the sidewall of each raceway groove 103.Comprise particularly: deposition insulating material two, then this insulating material is carried out to anisotropy RIE, make the opening forming in its filling step C to form insulating barrier 2 106.As shown in Figure 21-23, wherein Figure 21 is vertical view, and Figure 22 and Figure 23 are respectively along the profile of AA ' in Figure 21 and BB '.Insulating material two comprises silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, for example silicon nitride.Deposition insulating material two can adopt the applicable method of ALD or MLD or other.
Then, with respect to second insulating barrier 106 selective etch the first insulating barriers 105, follow epitaxial growth metal or semi-conducting material, the InAs for example adulterating, be connected to form grid extension area 108 with the grid layer 102 in stacked structure 200, then carry out planarization, for example chemico-mechanical polishing (CMP), take gate dielectric layer 104 surfaces of the superiors is stop surface.As shown in Figure 24-26, wherein Figure 24 is vertical view, and Figure 25 and Figure 26 are respectively along the profile of AA ' in Figure 24 and BB '.
Step e: along BB ' direction in formation gate contact region, the both sides of stacked structure 200 500, particularly, can anisotropy RIE grid extension area 108 to form gate contact region 500, then deposition insulating material 109, and carrying out planarization (as CMP), to take the superiors' gate dielectric layer 104 surfaces be stop-layer.Insulating material 109 comprises silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, for example silicon dioxide.As Figure 1-3, wherein Fig. 1 is vertical view, and Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are respectively along the profile of AA ' in Fig. 1 and BB '.
The present invention proposes semiconductor structure of a kind of stacked FET and preparation method thereof, on the one hand, by control and the thin channel layer Structure Decreasing short-channel effect of double gate, thereby the size that realizes orientation is dwindled; On the other hand, by multiple raceway groove stacked structure, increase the effective width of FET device, thereby the size that realizes channel width dimension is dwindled.And, by dual-gate structure, improve the raceway groove control ability of III-V family device, be that device dwindles ability, by stacked structure, increased effective width and reduced random fluctuation, these characteristics become the key of the high-speed 22nm of low energy consumption and following VLSI technological break-through of new generation.
Although illustrated and described embodiments of the invention, for the ordinary skill in the art, be appreciated that without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention and can carry out multiple variation, modification, replacement and modification to these embodiment, scope of the present invention is by claims and be equal to and limit.