Embodiment
Fig. 1-Fig. 4 illustrates the generalized section of the semiconductor fabrication process of first embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 1, at first, provide a substrate 110.Substrate 110 for example is that a silicon base, contains that silicon base, one three five families are covered silicon base (for example GaN-on-silicon), a Graphene covers the semiconductor bases such as silicon base (graphene-on-silicon) or one silicon-coated insulated (silicon-on-insulator, SOI) substrate.One insulation system 10 can be formed between each transistor, so that each transistor is electrically insulated.Insulation system 10 can for example be a fleet plough groove isolation structure, but the present invention is not as limit.Form a grid structure G in substrate 110.Grid structure G can comprise one and stack structure example such as a resilient coating 122, a dielectric layer 124, a grid layer 126, a cap rock 128, and a clearance wall 129 is positioned in the substrate 110 of resilient coating 122, dielectric layer 124, grid layer 126 and cap rock 128 sides.Specifically, form the method for grid structure G, can comprise: sequentially cover a resilient coating (not illustrating), a dielectric layer (not illustrating), a grid layer (not illustrating) and a cap rock (not illustrating) in substrate 110 first comprehensively, again with these a little dielectric layer patternings, and form a resilient coating 122, a dielectric layer 124, a grid layer 126 and a cap rock 128.Then, conformably cover a clearance wall (not illustrating) in cap rock 128 and substrate 110, the recycling etching forms clearance wall 129.
Resilient coating 122 can comprise an oxide layer, dielectric layer 124 can comprise a dielectric layer with high dielectric constant, and it for example is a containing metal dielectric layer, can include hafnium (Hafnium) oxide, zirconium (Zirconium) oxide, but the present invention is not as limit.Further, optional autoxidation hafnium (hafnium oxide, HfO of dielectric layer with high dielectric constant
2), hafnium silicate oxygen compound (hafnium silicon oxide, HfSiO
4), hafnium silicate oxynitrides (hafnium silicon oxynitride, HfSiON), aluminium oxide (aluminum oxide, Al
2O
3), lanthana (lanthanum oxide, La
2O
3), tantalum oxide (tantalum oxide, Ta
2O
5), yittrium oxide (yttrium oxide, Y
2O
3), zirconia (zirconium oxide, ZrO
2), strontium titanates (strontium titanate oxide, SrTiO
3), zirconium silicate oxygen compound (zirconium silicon oxide, ZrSiO
4), zirconic acid hafnium (hafnium zirconium oxide, HfZrO
4), strontium bismuth tantalum pentoxide (strontium bismuth tantalate, SrBi
2Ta
2O
9, SBT), lead zirconate titanate (lead zirconate titanate, PbZr
xTi
1-xO
3, PZT) with barium strontium (barium strontium titanate, Ba
xSr
1-xTiO
3, the group that BST) forms.Grid layer 126 can comprise a polysilicon layer, and a perhaps sacrifice layer is replaced by metal level in follow-up manufacture craft and formed metal gates.Cap rock 128 can for example be a nitration case.Clearance wall 129 is such as being with single or multiple lift composite constructions that material was formed such as silicon nitride or silica.The material of resilient coating 122, dielectric layer 124, grid layer 126 and cap rock 128 is all enforcement aspect for example, is limited to this but the present invention is non-.
As shown in Figure 2, for example carry out again the wet etching manufacture craft to carry out first dry ecthing, form two recess R in the substrate 110 of grid structure G side.After cleaning step, as shown in Figure 3, carry out a selective epitaxial (SEG) manufacture craft, to form an epitaxial loayer 130 in the recess R of grid structure G side.And before forming recess R, form after the epitaxial loayer 130, when forming even epitaxial loayer 130, can carry out an Implantation manufacture craft or an in-situ doped manufacture craft, so that required doping is mixed epitaxial loayer 130, form the source/drain of transistor unit.In the present embodiment, the end face S1 of epitaxial loayer 130 is higher than the height of the end face S2 of substrate 110, the usefulness of exerting pressure for the grid channel C of grid structure G below to increase epitaxial loayer 130, but the present invention is not as limit.In a preferred embodiment, recess R has the cross-section structure of a diamondoid cross-section structure or other shapes.In other words, the sidewall that is positioned at the recess R of grid structure G below has at least one wedge angle, so that the epitaxial loayer 130 that is formed at wherein also has diamondoid cross-section structure, so can increase the stress that epitaxial loayer 130 applies for the grid channel C between it.In the present embodiment, epitaxial loayer 130 is a silicon germanium extension layer, and the concentration of its germanium can be greater than 36%, and in order to forming a P transistor npn npn, but in other embodiments, epitaxial loayer 130 also can be a silicon carbon epitaxial layer, in order to form a N-type transistor.Perhaps, epitaxial loayer 130 can only be a siliceous epitaxial loayer also, and perhaps it can comprise the epitaxial loayer of multiple layers of different materials, and for example epitaxial loayer 130 is comprised of lower floor's one silicon germanium extension layer and upper strata one siliceous epitaxial loayer.Perhaps, before carrying out selective epitaxial (SEG) manufacture craft, optionally in each recess R, form first an epitaxial loayer (not shown), and this epitaxial loayer is the silicon germanium extension layer of the low germanium concentration of a tool, the concentration of its germanium can be less than 25%, perhaps be a siliceous epitaxial loayer, degradation problem under and element start voltage that cause excessive in order to the junction lattice constant difference of avoiding epitaxial loayer 130 and substrate 110 occurs suddenly, but the present invention is not as limit.
As shown in Figure 4, carry out an extension manufacture craft, on epitaxial loayer 130, as the reacting environment of follow-up metal silicide production technique, metal forms the problem of luming with germanium in the metal silicide production technique in order to avoid with the siliceous epitaxial loayer 140a that forms the low germanium concentration of a tool.The epitaxial loayer 130 of present embodiment is a silicon germanium extension layer, and its contained germanium matter can upwards diffuse to the surperficial S of siliceous epitaxial loayer 140a, and then causes the surperficial S of siliceous epitaxial loayer 140a to have stain (black spot) to produce.
Therefore, below the problem of the second embodiment with the formed epitaxial structure of semiconductor fabrication process that improves the first embodiment proposed.Fig. 5-Figure 10 illustrates the generalized section of the semiconductor fabrication process of second embodiment of the invention.
As follows, forming epitaxial loayer 130 (such as Fig. 3) afterwards, form the SiGe cap rock 140b of a carbon containing on epitaxial loayer 130.The method that forms can be method one as shown in Figure 5, perhaps is method two such as Fig. 6-shown in Figure 7.
Method one:
As shown in Figure 5, carry out an original position (in-situ) extension manufacture craft P1, directly form the SiGe cap rock 140b of a carbon containing on epitaxial loayer 130.Specifically, original position (in-situ) extension manufacture craft P1 is when forming the SiGe cap rock with the extension manufacture craft, and doping carbon is in cap rock simultaneously.The manufacture craft gas that original position (in-situ) extension manufacture craft P1 passes into can comprise methyl-monosilane (monomethyl silane, MMS) or many methyl-monosilanes etc., and its chemical formula can comprise (CH3) xSi
4-x; X>1, doping carbon is in the SiGe cap rock 140b that wherein forms carbon containing simultaneously when forming the SiGe cap rock in extension, but the present invention is not as limit.
Method two:
As shown in Figure 6, form first a SiGe cap rock 140b ' on epitaxial loayer 130.Then, as shown in Figure 7, carry out a doping manufacture craft P2, doping carbon is in SiGe cap rock 140b ', and the SiGe cap rock 140b that forms a carbon containing is on epitaxial loayer 130.The manufacture craft gas of doping carbon comprises methyl-monosilane (monomethyl silane, MMS) or many methyl-monosilanes etc., and its chemical formula can comprise (CH3) xSi
4-x; X>1, in addition, doping carbon also can utilize an Implantation manufacture craft to implement, but the present invention is not as limit.
No matter method one or method two all can form the SiGe cap rock 140b of a carbon containing on epitaxial loayer 130.In the present embodiment, the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing is higher than the end face S2 of substrate 110.Because the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing contains carbonaceous, therefore can prevent the germanium matter of the SiGe cap rock 140b that is arranged in the germanium matter of epitaxial loayer 130 or is arranged in carbon containing, when for example forming nickel/silicon metal silicide, follow-up manufacture craft upwards diffuses to the surface of the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing, and the stain (black spot) of formation germanium matter, deteriorated formed transistorized electrical quality.Yet, when the carbon content of the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing too high, also can make the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon that the grid channel C is applied tensile stress, this stress can offset to apply compression stress for the grid channel C with original formation epitaxial loayer 130, reduces the effect that epitaxial loayer 130 puts on the grid channel C.Therefore, in a preferred embodiment, the chemical formula of the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing is SiGe
xC
z, SiGe
xC
zThe Z value be that 0.1%~1%, X value is more than or equal to 0%.Moreover the distribution of the carbon content among the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing can be from top to bottom a gradient and distribute.So, can be by the distribution of the carbon content among the SiGe cap rock 140b of fine setting carbon containing, the germanium matter of the SiGe cap rock 140b that effectively stops the germanium matter that is arranged in epitaxial loayer 130 or be positioned at carbon containing on the one hand diffuses to the surface; Can reduce again on the one hand the tensile stress that the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing produces for the grid channel C because containing carbon.For example, in one embodiment, the distribution of the carbon content among the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing can be a vertical gradient of from top to bottom successively decreasing and distribute.In addition, the distribution of the carbon content among the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing also may be horizontal gradient distribution of being successively decreased by grid structure G far away and proximad etc., and the present invention is not as limit.Moreover for the germanium matter among the SiGe cap rock 140b that prevents carbon containing diffuses to the surface, the distribution of its Ge content can be a gradient of from bottom to top successively decreasing and distribute.Perhaps, because the cause that the germanium matter of epitaxial loayer 130 upwards spreads, its germanium matter diffuses among the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing, also may be a gradient of from bottom to top successively decreasing and distribute.
As shown in Figure 8, form after the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing, optionally carry out a doping manufacture craft P3 with doped with boron in the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing, to form the SiGe cap rock 140c of a boracic and carbon.When forming the SiGe cap rock 140c of nickel/silicon metal silicide covering boracic and carbon, can consume wholly or in part the SiGe cap rock 140c of boracic and carbon.When the SiGe cap rock 140c that still has boracic and carbon was residual, the SiGe cap rock 140c that contains the boracic of boron and carbon can reduce the resistance of contact-making surface.In the present embodiment, when mixing manufacture craft P3, boron is doped among the SiGe cap rock 140b and epitaxial loayer 130 of carbon containing simultaneously.Epitaxial loayer 130 in the present embodiment is silicon germanium extension layer, and the boron that mixes is positioned at the inside of epitaxial loayer 130.Further, alternative utilizes a photoresist when the mask (not shown), make the boron that mixes only be positioned at the inside of epitaxial loayer 130, form an internal layer epi region 132, and forming an outer epi region 134 that is not doped with boron, its ectomesoderm epi region 134 coats sidewall S3 and the bottom surface S4 of internal layer epi region 132.In other embodiments, boron can only be doped among the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing.
In addition, when the SiGe cap rock 140b that forms carbon containing with method two is on epitaxial loayer 130, can (such as Fig. 6) afterwards on epitaxial loayer 130 forming SiGe cap rock 140b ', the manufacture craft of mixing first P3 with doped with boron in SiGe cap rock 140b ', to form the SiGe cap rock (not illustrating) of a boracic.Then, the manufacture craft of mixing again P2, doping carbon is in the SiGe cap rock (not illustrating) of boracic, and the SiGe cap rock 140c that forms a boracic and carbon is on epitaxial loayer 130.Certainly,, can simultaneously boron be doped in the epitaxial loayer 130 during in SiGe cap rock 140b ' in doped with boron.
In addition, the time point of doped with boron in cap rock or epitaxial loayer, can be before cap rock forms first doped with boron in epitaxial loayer, or treat cap rock form after again doped with boron in cap rock.As shown in Figure 9, after (as shown in Figure 3) forms epitaxial loayer 130, can carry out first a doping manufacture craft P4, with doped with boron in epitaxial loayer 130.As shown in the figure, alternative utilizes a photoresist when the mask (not shown), make the boron that mixes only be positioned at the inside of epitaxial loayer 130, form an internal layer epi region 132, its outside then forms an outer epi region 134 that is not doped with boron, and its ectomesoderm epi region 134 coats sidewall S3 and the bottom surface S4 of internal layer epi region 132.Then, as shown in figure 10, with aforesaid method one or method two, form the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing on epitaxial loayer 130.The SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing of this moment does not contain boron matter, therefore can be more in addition doped with boron in the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing.Perhaps because epitaxial loayer 130 contained boron, so again in the follow-up manufacture craft when carrying out hot manufacture craft, the boron in the epitaxial loayer 130 is diffused to the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing.Perhaps, when the SiGe cap rock 140b that forms carbon containing was on epitaxial loayer 130, doped with boron was in the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing, with the SiGe cap rock 140c of direct formation one boracic and carbon simultaneously.
In addition, no matter the present invention's employing method one or method two form the SiGe cap rock 140b of carbon containing (and boron), 140c is on epitaxial loayer 130, all can form in addition again the SiGe cap rock 140b that a siliceous cap rock (not illustrating) is positioned at carbon containing (and boron), on the 140c, with the further consumption when carrying out nickel/silicon metal silicide production technique, to keep the structural integrity of below.
In sum, the present invention proposes a kind of semiconductor structure and manufacture craft thereof, SiGe cap rock by forming a carbon containing avoids the germanium in epitaxial loayer or the cap rock to become to analyze in the cap rock surface on epitaxial loayer, and the stain (black spot) that suppresses the cap rock surface forms.Particularly, the SiGe cap rock of formation carbon containing can comprise in the method on the epitaxial loayer: (1) is carried out an original position (in-situ) extension manufacture craft and is directly formed the SiGe cap rock of a carbon containing on epitaxial loayer; Perhaps, (2) form first a SiGe cap rock on epitaxial loayer, carry out a doping manufacture craft again, and doping carbon is in the SiGe cap rock, and the SiGe cap rock that forms a carbon containing is on epitaxial loayer.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and all equalizations of doing according to claim of the present invention change and modify, and all should belong to covering scope of the present invention.