Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a characterization device for corrosion process monitoring aiming at the reliability problem of the integrated circuit.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows:
The characterization device comprises a substrate, a field oxygen dielectric layer, a gate oxygen dielectric layer, a pre-metal dielectric layer, anode polysilicon, cathode polysilicon, an anode contact hole, a cathode contact hole, anode metal, cathode metal, an anode and a cathode;
Four field oxide dielectric layers are uniformly arranged above the substrate at intervals, and gate oxide dielectric layers are arranged at three gaps of the four field oxide dielectric layers, so that the field oxide dielectric layers and the gate oxide dielectric layers are alternately distributed; seen from the overlooking direction of the characterization device, the area provided with the field oxide dielectric layer is divided into a field area, and the area of three gate oxide dielectric layers spaced in the middle of the field oxide dielectric layer is divided into a first active area, a second active area and a third active area;
The anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are in a long strip shape and are uniformly and alternately staggered on the upper surfaces of the gate oxide dielectric layer and the field oxide dielectric layer, the long sides of the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are perpendicular to the long sides of the field oxide dielectric layer and the gate oxide dielectric layer when the characterization device is seen from the overlooking direction, the long sides of the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon cross all the field oxide dielectric layers and the gate oxide dielectric layer, and the short sides of the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are arranged on the upper surfaces of the two edge field oxide dielectric layers; the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are arranged on the upper surfaces of the field oxide dielectric layer and the gate oxide dielectric layer, the upper surfaces of the field oxide dielectric layer and the gate oxide dielectric layer are not covered by the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon, the anode metal and the cathode metal are arranged on the upper surfaces of the metal front dielectric layer, the anode metal and the cathode metal are respectively arranged right above the two edge field oxide dielectric layers when viewed from the overlooking direction of the characterization device, the long side directions of the anode metal and the cathode metal are parallel to the long side direction of the field oxide dielectric layer, the anode contact hole is arranged at the edge of the anode metal, which is close to the short side, of the Fang Yangji polysilicon, the anode metal and the anode polysilicon are isolated by the metal front dielectric layer and are connected and led out by the anode contact hole to form an anode, the cathode contact hole is arranged at the edge of the cathode polysilicon, which is close to the short side, of the cathode metal is isolated by the metal front dielectric layer and is led out by the cathode contact hole to form a cathode.
Further, the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are arranged at intervals, are not connected with each other, and are at least two.
Further, the long sides of the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are not aligned with the field oxide dielectric layer when viewed from the top view of the characterization device.
The invention also provides another characterization device for corrosion process monitoring, which comprises a substrate, a field oxygen dielectric layer, a gate oxygen dielectric layer, anode polysilicon, cathode polysilicon, an anode, a cathode, anode second polysilicon and cathode second polysilicon;
Four field oxide dielectric layers are uniformly arranged above the substrate at intervals, gate oxide dielectric layers are arranged at three gaps of the four field oxide dielectric layers, so that the field oxide dielectric layers and the gate oxide dielectric layers are alternately distributed, the area provided with the field oxide dielectric layers is divided into field areas when seen from the overlooking direction of the characterization device, the area provided with the three gate oxide dielectric layers at intervals among the field oxide dielectric layers is divided into a first active area, a second active area and a third active area, the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are in strip shapes and are alternately staggered and arranged on the upper surfaces of the gate oxide dielectric layers and the upper surfaces of the gate oxide dielectric layers, the long sides of the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are perpendicular to the long sides of the field oxide dielectric layers and the gate oxide dielectric layers when seen from the overlooking direction of the characterization device, the long sides of the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon cross all the field oxide dielectric layers and the gate oxide dielectric layers, the short sides of the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are arranged on the upper surfaces of the two edge field oxide dielectric layers, the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are respectively arranged on the upper surfaces of the two edge field oxide dielectric layers, the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are not connected with the second polysilicon, and the long sides of the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are not connected with the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are led out, and the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are not connected with the second polysilicon, and the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon is not connected with the anode polysilicon and the second polysilicon.
Further, the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are arranged at intervals, are not connected with each other, and are at least two.
Further, the long sides of the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are not aligned with the field oxide dielectric layer when viewed from the top view of the characterization device.
The invention also provides another characterization device for corrosion process monitoring, which comprises a substrate, a field oxygen dielectric layer, a gate oxygen dielectric layer, a pre-metal dielectric layer, anode metal, cathode metal, anode second metal, cathode second metal, an anode and a cathode;
Four field oxide dielectric layers are uniformly arranged above the substrate at intervals, grid oxide dielectric layers are arranged at three gaps of the four field oxide dielectric layers, so that the field oxide dielectric layers and the grid oxide dielectric layers are alternately distributed, the area provided with the field oxide dielectric layers is divided into a field area when seen from the overlooking direction of the characterization device, the area of the three grid oxide dielectric layers at intervals among the field oxide dielectric layers is divided into a first active area, a second active area and a third active area, metal front dielectric layers are arranged on the upper surfaces of the field oxide dielectric layers and the grid oxide dielectric layers, anode metal, cathode metal, anode second metal and cathode second metal are arranged on the surfaces of the metal front dielectric layers, the anode second metal and the cathode second metal are uniformly staggered and distributed on the surfaces of the metal front dielectric layers, the long sides of the anode second metal and the cathode second metal are perpendicular to the long sides of the field oxide dielectric layers and the grid oxide dielectric layers when seen from the overlooking direction of the characterization device, the long sides of the anode second metal and the cathode second metal cross all the field oxide dielectric layers and the grid oxide dielectric layers, the short sides of the anode second metal and the cathode second metal are arranged on the edges of the two field oxide dielectric layers, the anode second metal and the cathode metal are not parallel to the anode metal and the cathode metal are led out of the two metal front surfaces of the anode metal and the cathode metal.
Further, the anode second metal and the cathode second metal are arranged at intervals and are not connected with each other, the anode second metal is at least two, and the cathode second metal is at least two.
Further, the long sides of the anode second metal and the cathode second metal are not aligned with the field oxide dielectric layer when viewed from the top view of the characterization device.
The characterization device for corrosion process monitoring has the beneficial effects that the characterization device for corrosion process monitoring is provided with the plurality of active areas which are not connected with each other, the active areas are isolated by the field, the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon are arranged on the active areas and the field at intervals, and a certain interval exists between the anode polysilicon and the cathode polysilicon and is used for characterizing the problems of polysilicon residue and field corrosion in the integrated circuit process manufacturing process, so that the optimization development of process technology is guided, and the reliability of an integrated circuit is improved. Meanwhile, the extraction ports are connected by polysilicon, so that the complexity of the corrosion process is increased, and the stability of the process is further characterized in another dimension.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a structure for corrosion process monitoring in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a top view of a structure for corrosion process monitoring in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the direction A1-A2 in fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the direction B1-B2 in fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the direction C1-C2 in fig. 2.
Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the direction D1-D2 in fig. 2.
Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along the direction E1-E2 in fig. 2.
Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction F1-F2 in fig. 2.
Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a structure for corrosion process monitoring in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a structure for corrosion process monitoring in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention.
The reference numerals illustrate 11-substrate, 21-field oxide dielectric layer, 22-gate oxide dielectric layer, 23-pre-metal dielectric layer, 101-first active region, 102-second active region, 103-third active region, 201-field region, 31-anode polysilicon, 32-cathode polysilicon, 33-anode second polysilicon, 34-cathode second polysilicon, 41-anode contact hole, 42-cathode contact hole, 51-anode metal, 52-cathode metal, 53-anode second metal, 54-cathode second metal, 301-anode, 302-cathode.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.
Example 1
The invention provides a characterization device for corrosion process monitoring, and a longitudinal three-dimensional structure schematic diagram is shown in fig. 1, wherein the characterization device comprises a substrate 11, a field oxygen dielectric layer 21, a gate oxygen dielectric layer 22, a pre-metal dielectric layer 23, anode polysilicon 31, cathode polysilicon 32, an anode contact hole 41, a cathode contact hole 42, anode metal 51, cathode metal 52, an anode 301 and a cathode 302.
Four field oxide dielectric layers 21 are uniformly arranged above the substrate 11 at intervals, and gate oxide dielectric layers 22 are arranged at three gaps of the four field oxide dielectric layers 21, so that the field oxide dielectric layers 21 and the gate oxide dielectric layers 22 are alternately distributed. As shown in fig. 2, the region where the field oxide dielectric layer 21 is provided is divided into a field region 201 as viewed from the top view of the characterization device, and the region of three gate oxide dielectric layers spaced apart in the middle of the field oxide dielectric layer 21 is divided into a first active region 101, a second active region 102, and a third active region 103. The anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 are in a long strip shape and are uniformly and alternately staggered on the upper surfaces of the gate oxide dielectric layer 22 and the field oxide dielectric layer 21, the long sides of the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 are perpendicular to the long sides of the field oxide dielectric layer 21 and the gate oxide dielectric layer 22 when viewed from the overlooking direction of the characterization device, the long sides of the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 cross all the field oxide dielectric layer 21 and the gate oxide dielectric layer 22 and are not in line with the field oxide dielectric layer, and the short sides of the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 are arranged on the upper surfaces of the two edge field oxide dielectric layers 21. The upper surfaces of the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32, and the upper surfaces of the field oxide dielectric layer 21 and the gate oxide dielectric layer 22 not covered by the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 are provided with a metal front dielectric layer 23. The anode metal 51 and the cathode metal 52 are disposed on the upper surface of the metal front dielectric layer 23, and the anode metal 51 and the cathode metal 52 are disposed directly above the two fringe field oxide dielectric layers 21, respectively, and the long side directions of the anode metal 51 and the cathode metal 52 are parallel to the long side direction of the field oxide dielectric layers 21, as viewed from the top view of the characterization device. The anode contact hole 41 is provided below the anode metal 51 at the edge of the anode polysilicon 31 near the short side. The anode metal 51 and the anode polysilicon 31 are isolated by the metal front dielectric layer 23 and are led out through the anode contact hole 41, so as to form an anode 301. The cathode contact hole 42 is arranged at the edge of the cathode polysilicon 32 below the cathode metal 52 near the short side, the cathode metal 52 and the cathode polysilicon 32 are isolated by the metal front dielectric layer 23, and are connected and led out through the cathode contact hole 42 to form a cathode 302.
As can be seen from a top view of the characterization device, the characterization device is divided into four areas, namely a first active area 101, a second active area 102, a third active area 103 and a field area 201, wherein the first active area 101, the second active area 102 and the third active area 103 respectively characterize different device active areas in process integration, and the field area 201 characterizes isolation areas among different devices.
The anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 cross the first active region 101, the second active region 102 and the third active region 103, the short sides of the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 overlap the field region 201, the anode contact hole 41 and the cathode contact hole 42 are disposed on the field region 201, the anode metal 51 and the cathode metal 52 are disposed on the field region 201, the anode metal 51 connects the anode polysilicon 31 together through the anode contact hole 41, the cathode metal 52 connects the cathode polysilicon 32 together through the cathode contact hole 42, and the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 are not connected to each other.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 are arranged at intervals, and are not connected to each other, and the number of the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 is at least 2.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of active regions are not connected to each other, and the plurality of active regions are separated by field regions 201, and the number of active regions is at least 2, for testing the polycrystalline residual structure in the process.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the anode contact hole 41 and the cathode contact hole 42 are both disposed on the field region 201, the anode metal 51 leads the anode polysilicon 31 out by using the anode contact hole 41, and the cathode metal 52 leads the cathode polysilicon 32 out by using the cathode contact hole 42.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the anode metal 51 and the cathode metal 52 are respectively used as an anode 301 and a cathode 302 of the monitoring structure for voltage bias test after the monitoring structure is subjected to flow sheet.
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction A1-A2 in the embodiment of fig. 2, where the device includes a first active region 101 and a field region 201, where a field oxide dielectric layer 21 is disposed on the field region, a gate oxide dielectric layer 22 is disposed on the substrate 11 in the area of the first active region 101, and an anode polysilicon 31 and a cathode polysilicon 32 are arranged on the upper surface of the gate oxide dielectric layer 22 at intervals, and adjacent anode polysilicon 31 and cathode polysilicon 32 are isolated by a pre-metal dielectric layer 23.
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction B1-B2 of the embodiment of fig. 2, in which a field region 201 of the device is formed, a field oxide dielectric layer 21 is disposed on a substrate 11, and anode polysilicon 31 and cathode polysilicon 32 are arranged on the upper surface of the field oxide dielectric layer 21 at intervals, and adjacent anode polysilicon 31 and cathode polysilicon 32 are isolated by a pre-metal dielectric layer 23.
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction C1-C2 in the embodiment of fig. 2, wherein the direction is the field region 201 of the device, the field oxide dielectric layer 21 is disposed on the substrate 11, a plurality of cathode polysilicon 32 are arranged on the upper surface of the field oxide dielectric layer 21 at intervals, and the cathode polysilicon 32 is led out through the cathode contact hole 42 and the cathode metal 52 to form the cathode 302 of the device.
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction D1-D2 in the embodiment of fig. 2, in which the device has a first active region 101, a second active region 102 and a third active region 103 spaced apart from each other by a field region 201, a field oxide dielectric layer 21 is disposed in the field region 201, a gate oxide dielectric layer 22 is disposed in the first active region 101, the second active region 102 and the third active region 103, and an anode metal 51 and a cathode metal 52 are disposed on the surface of the pre-metal dielectric layer 23.
Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction E1-E2 in the embodiment of fig. 2, where the device includes a first active region 101, a second active region 102, a third active region 103, and a field region 201, a field oxide dielectric layer 21 is disposed in the field region 201, gate oxide dielectric layers 22 are disposed in the first active region 101, the second active region 102, and the third active region 103, surfaces of the field oxide dielectric layer 21 and the gate oxide dielectric layer 22 cover an anode polysilicon 31, and the anode polysilicon 31 is led out through an anode contact hole 41 and an anode metal 51 to form an anode. The anode metal 51 and the anode polysilicon 31 are isolated by the pre-metal dielectric layer 23.
Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction F1-F2 in the embodiment of fig. 2, where the device includes a first active region 101, a second active region 102, a third active region 103, and a field region 201, a field oxide dielectric layer 21 is disposed in the field region 201, gate oxide dielectric layers 22 are disposed in the first active region 101, the second active region 102, and the third active region 103, surfaces of the field oxide dielectric layer 21 and the gate oxide dielectric layer 22 cover cathode polysilicon 32, and the cathode polysilicon 32 is led out through a cathode contact hole 42 and a cathode metal 52 to form a cathode. The cathode metal 52 and the cathode polysilicon 32 are isolated by the pre-metal dielectric layer 23.
Example 2
Fig. 9 is a schematic view of a longitudinal three-dimensional structure for an etch process monitoring structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention, the characterization device comprising a substrate 11, a field oxide dielectric layer 21, a gate oxide dielectric layer 22, an anode polysilicon 31, a cathode polysilicon 32, an anode 301, a cathode 302, an anode second polysilicon 33, and a cathode second polysilicon 34.
Four field oxide dielectric layers 21 are uniformly arranged above the substrate 11 at intervals, and gate oxide dielectric layers 22 are arranged at three gaps of the four field oxide dielectric layers 21, so that the field oxide dielectric layers 21 and the gate oxide dielectric layers 22 are alternately distributed. Viewed from the top view direction of the characterization device, the region where the field oxide dielectric layer 21 is arranged is divided into a field region 201, and the regions of three gate oxide dielectric layers spaced in the middle of the field oxide dielectric layer 21 are divided into a first active region 101, a second active region 102 and a third active region 103. The anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 are in a long strip shape and are alternately staggered on the upper surfaces of the gate oxide dielectric layer 22 and the field oxide dielectric layer 21, the long sides of the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 are perpendicular to the long sides of the field oxide dielectric layer 21 and the gate oxide dielectric layer 22 when seen from the overlooking direction of the characterization device, the long sides of the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 cross all the field oxide dielectric layer 21 and the gate oxide dielectric layer 22 and are not in line with the field oxide dielectric layer, and the short sides of the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 are arranged on the upper surfaces of the two edge field oxide dielectric layers 21. The anode second polysilicon 33 and the cathode second polysilicon 34 are respectively arranged on the upper surfaces of the two fringe field oxygen medium layers 21, the long side directions of the anode second polysilicon 33 and the cathode second polysilicon 34 are parallel to the long side direction of the field oxygen medium layer 21, the anode second polysilicon 33 is connected with the anode polysilicon 31 to be led out to form an anode 301, and the anode second polysilicon 33 is not connected with the cathode polysilicon 32. The cathode second polysilicon 34 is led out from the cathode polysilicon 32 to form a cathode 302, and the cathode second polysilicon 34 is disconnected from the anode polysilicon 31.
As can be seen from a top view of the characterization device, the characterization device is divided into four areas, namely a first active area 101, a second active area 102, a third active area 103 and a field area 201, wherein the first active area 101, the second active area 102 and the third active area 103 respectively characterize different device active areas in process integration, and the field area 201 characterizes isolation areas among different devices.
The anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 cross the first active region 101, the second active region 102 and the third active region 103, the short sides of the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 overlap the field region 201, the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 are not connected to each other, and the anode second polysilicon 33 and the cathode second polysilicon 34 are disposed on the field region 201.
Compared with embodiment 1, the embodiment does not need a contact hole and a metal structure, and the design is simpler. The anode second polysilicon 33 and the cathode second polysilicon 34 which are structurally arranged increase the influence of the etching process on the first active region 101 and the third active region 103 from the width direction, so that the complexity of the etching process is increased, and the accuracy of process monitoring is also increased.
Example 3
Fig. 10 is a schematic view of a longitudinal three-dimensional structure for an etch process monitoring structure according to a third embodiment of the present invention, the characterization device includes a substrate 11, a field oxide dielectric layer 21, a gate oxide dielectric layer 22, a pre-metal dielectric layer 23, an anode metal 51, a cathode metal 52, an anode second metal 53, a cathode second metal 54, an anode 301, and a cathode 302.
Four field oxide dielectric layers 21 are uniformly arranged above the substrate 11 at intervals, and gate oxide dielectric layers 22 are arranged at three gaps of the four field oxide dielectric layers 21, so that the field oxide dielectric layers 21 and the gate oxide dielectric layers 22 are alternately distributed. The field region 201 is divided by the region where the field oxide dielectric layer 21 is provided, and the region of the three gate oxide dielectric layers 22 spaced apart from each other in the middle of the field oxide dielectric layer 21 is divided into the first active region 101, the second active region 102, and the third active region 103 as viewed in the top view of the device. The upper surfaces of the field oxide dielectric layer 21 and the gate oxide dielectric layer 22 are provided with a metal front dielectric layer 23, and an anode metal 51, a cathode metal 52, an anode second metal 53 and a cathode second metal 54 are arranged on the surface of the metal front dielectric layer 23. The surfaces of the metal front dielectric layers 23 are uniformly and alternately staggered by the anode second metal 53 and the cathode second metal 54, the long sides of the anode second metal 53 and the cathode second metal 54 are perpendicular to the long sides of the field oxide dielectric layers 21 and the gate oxide dielectric layers 22 when seen from the overlooking direction of the characterization device, the long sides of the anode second metal 53 and the cathode second metal 54 cross all the field oxide dielectric layers 21 and the gate oxide dielectric layers 22 and are not aligned with the field oxide dielectric layers 21, and the short sides of the anode second metal 53 and the cathode second metal 54 are arranged on the upper surfaces of the two edge field oxide dielectric layers 21. The anode metal 51 and the cathode metal 52 are respectively arranged right above the two edge field oxide dielectric layers 21, and the long side directions of the anode metal 51 and the cathode metal 52 are parallel to the long side direction of the field oxide dielectric layers 21. The anode metal 51 is connected with the anode second metal 53 to form an anode 301, the anode metal 51 is not connected with the cathode second metal 54, the cathode metal 52 is connected with the cathode second metal 54 to form a cathode 302, and the cathode metal 52 is not connected with the anode second metal 53.
In contrast to example 1, this example replaces the anode polysilicon 31 and the cathode polysilicon 32 with the anode second metal 53 and the cathode second metal 54, respectively, for monitoring the metal etching process during the process manufacturing. The structure is a metal structure, the structural design and the process manufacturing are simple, and the process manufacturing cost is low.
It will be understood that the application has been described in terms of several embodiments, and that various changes and equivalents may be made to these features and embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the application without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the application not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but that the application will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.