Background technology
Semiconductor integrated circuit technology maintains or improved transistor after the technology node of 90nm characteristic sizes is entered
Can be more and more challenging.After 90nm nodes, stress technique is gradually used to improve the performance of device.Concurrently,
In terms of manufacturing process, the high-K metal gate technology in rear grid technique (gate last) also is gradually used to tackle with device
The challenge for constantly reducing and bringing.In stress technique, double strain stresses layer (DSL, dual stress liner) technology with often
Advise processing compatibility height, cost relatively low, therefore, used by major semiconductor manufacturers.
DSL technologies, are referred in different types of MOSFET region, and formed has tensile stress and the stress of compression respectively
Layer, generally, in NMOS area formation tensile stress layer, in PMOS area formation compressive stress layer.Referring to accompanying drawing 1, figure is to employ DSL
A step in the CMOS manufacturing process of technology.Wherein, on substrate 1, NMOS 2 and PMOS3, different MOS crystal are formed with
Pipe is kept apart by sti structure 4.NMOS 2 includes NMOS dummy gate electrodes 6 and its dummy gate electrode insulating barrier 5, and PMOS 3 includes PMOS
Dummy gate electrode 8 and its dummy gate electrode insulating barrier 7, dummy gate electrode (dummy gate) and its dummy gate electrode insulating barrier are used for rear grid
Technique, dummy gate electrode is usually polysilicon or non-crystalline silicon grid, and dummy gate electrode insulating barrier is usually silicon oxide layer, completes crystal
After pipe miscellaneous part, dummy gate electrode and its dummy gate electrode insulating barrier are removed, gate recess is formed, then the shape in gate recess
Into high K gate insulation layers and metal gates.On NMOS 2 covered with tensile stress layer 9, PMOS 3 on covered with compressive stress layer 10,
Stress layer material is usually silicon nitride.Both stressor layers provide stress to NMOS and PMOS channel region respectively, to increase
The mobility of channel region carrier, it is ensured that performance of the transistor in deep-submicron field.Then in, thereafter the step of, need
Open dummy gate electrode.Current method is, after stressor layers are formed, deposition TEOS layers 20, and CMP is then carried out again, opens empty
If grid, referring to accompanying drawing 2, dummy gate electrode and dummy gate electrode insulating barrier are then removed, however, using asking that this method is faced
Topic is exactly:Dummy gate electrode insulating barrier is usually silica, and removing method is DHF wet etchings, specifically, and at room temperature (23
Degree Celsius), the speed of 1: 100 DHF corrosion oxidation silicon is 30 ± 1 angstrom mins, but at the same time tensile stress silicon nitride exists
Corrosion rate is 498 angstrom mins in the DHF of this condition, much larger than corrosion rate of the silica in DHF, due to being had after CMP
A part of tensile stress layer 9 is exposed and not covered by TEOS layers 20, referring to position shown in dotted line circle in Fig. 2, so, is removing
When illusory gate insulation layer, the tensile stress layer 9 exposed is corroded to form hole, referring to accompanying drawing 3, if not solving this
Individual problem may result in cause in follow-up high-K metal gate technique hafnium and metal gate material be filled into hole so as to
The deterioration of device performance is caused, simultaneously as stressor layers are lost, the integrated failures of DSL are result in.
Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a kind of integrated approach of the new double strain stresses for being applied to grid technique after CMOS layer, can
Overcome drawbacks described above.
The content of the invention
The present invention provides a kind of manufacture method of transistor, by the use of the material layer being additionally formed as protective layer, and uses
Gate lithography version carries out photoetching, it is to avoid the defect of tensile stress layer loss in the prior art.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a kind of method, semi-conductor device manufacturing method, in rear grid technique
Double strain stresses layer it is integrated, it comprises the following steps:
Semiconductor substrate is provided, sti structure is formed in the Semiconductor substrate, and carries out well region injection, nmos area is formed
Domain and PMOS area;
Nmos pass transistor and PMOS transistor are formed, the nmos pass transistor and the PMOS transistor include dummy gate electrode
With dummy gate electrode insulating barrier, the dummy gate electrode is by grid lines lithography layout case;
Tensile stress layer is formed on the nmos pass transistor, compressive stress layer is formed on the PMOS transistor;
CMP, the upper surface of the exposure dummy gate electrode are carried out, and makes the dummy gate electrode, tensile stress layer, institute
The upper surface for stating compressive stress layer is in same plane;
Comprehensive deposition protective layer;
Photoetching and etching are carried out to the protective layer with grid lines reticle, removes and is located at the dummy gate electrode upper surface
The protective layer, expose the dummy gate electrode upper surface;
The dummy gate electrode and the dummy gate electrode insulating barrier are removed successively, form gate recess;
In the gate recess, the nmos pass transistor and the high K gate insulation layers of the PMOS transistor are formed respectively
And metal gates.
According to an aspect of the present invention, form nmos pass transistor and PMOS transistor is specifically included:
Form the dummy gate electrode and the dummy gate electrode insulating barrier;
Form grid gap wall;
Form the source and drain areas of transistor.
According to an aspect of the present invention, tensile stress layer is formed on the nmos pass transistor to specifically include:
Deposited overall tensile stress silicon nitride film, is located at described in the nmos pass transistor with the photoresist layer protection of patterning
Tensile stress silicon nitride film, removes the tensile stress silicon nitride film positioned at the PMOS transistor, then removes photoresist layer, shape
Into tensile stress layer.
According to an aspect of the present invention, compressive stress layer is formed on the PMOS transistor to specifically include:
Deposited overall compression silicon nitride film, is located at described in the PMOS transistor with the photoresist layer protection of patterning
Compression silicon nitride film, removes the compression silicon nitride film positioned at the nmos pass transistor, then removes photoresist layer, shape
Into the compressive stress layer.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the protective layer is silica, compression silicon nitride or unstressed silicon nitride, thickness
Spend for 100 angstroms.
According to an aspect of the present invention, before CMP, comprehensive deposition TEOS layers.
The advantage of the invention is that:First in NMOS area formation tensile stress layer and in PMOS area formation compression
Layer, deposits TEOS and carries out planarization process, then deposited overall protective layer;Protective layer is carried out using grid lines mask
Photoetching and etching, open dummy gate electrode, due to completely covers protective layer on tensile stress layer and compressive stress layer, and protect
Corrosion rate very little of the layer in wet etching liquid, therefore tensile stress layer and compressive stress layer will not overcome by any damage
Defect of the prior art;Then, formed after gate recess, complete high K gate insulation layers and metal gates manufacture, realize rear grid
Technique and the technique of double strain stress layers are integrated.
Embodiment
Hereinafter, the present invention is described by the specific embodiment shown in accompanying drawing.However, it should be understood that these descriptions are
Exemplary, and it is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.In addition, in the following description, eliminate to known features and technology
Description, to avoid unnecessarily obscuring idea of the invention.
The present invention provides a kind of method, semi-conductor device manufacturing method, particularly a kind of transistor of utilization gap wall technique
Manufacture method, referring to accompanying drawing 4-9, will be described in detail the method, semi-conductor device manufacturing method that the present invention is provided.
First, referring to accompanying drawing 4, on semiconductor substrate 1, NMOS 2 and PMOS 3, different MOS transistor quilts are formed with
Sti structure 4 is kept apart.Wherein, monocrystalline substrate is employed in the present embodiment, alternatively, also can using germanium substrate or other
Suitable Semiconductor substrate.The method for forming sti structure 4 on semiconductor substrate 1 is specifically included, first in Semiconductor substrate 1
Upper coating photoresist, then makes the figure of sti structure 4 by lithography, and anisotropic etching acquisition shallow ridges is carried out to Semiconductor substrate 1
Groove, such as filled dielectric material in the shallow trench, SiO2, so as to form sti structure.After sti structure 4 is formed, trap is carried out
(being not shown) is injected in area, forms NMOS area and PMOS area.PMOS well region implanted dopant is N-type impurity, and
NMOS well region implanted dopant is p type impurity.
Then, NMOS dummy gate electrodes 6 and its dummy gate electrode insulating barrier 5 are formed, PMOS dummy gate electrodes 8 and its dummy gate electrode are exhausted
Edge layer 7.Specifically include:First one layer of dummy gate electrode insulating layer material, e.g. SiO are deposited on the surface of substrate 12, its thickness is preferred
For 0.5-10nm, depositing operation is, for example, CVD.Afterwards, dummy gate electrode material, after the present invention in grid technique, illusory grid are deposited
Pole material is, for example, polysilicon or non-crystalline silicon.In addition, being also formed with hard mask layer (not shown) on dummy gate electrode material layer.So
Afterwards, photoresist coating is carried out, photoetching is carried out with grid lines reticle, dummy gate electrode figure is defined, to dummy gate electrode material
And dummy gate electrode insulating layer material order is etched, so that the dummy gate electrode and its dummy gate electrode that form NMOS and PMOS simultaneously are exhausted
Edge layer.Dummy gate electrode (dummy gate) and its dummy gate electrode insulating barrier are used for rear grid technique, complete other portions of transistor
After part, dummy gate electrode and its dummy gate electrode insulating barrier are removed, gate recess is formed, high K grid is then formed in gate recess
Insulating barrier and metal gates.
Formed after dummy gate electrode lines, grid gap wall is formed, by the way of depositing and being etched back to.Afterwards, difference shape
Into NMOS and PMOS source and drain areas, it can also can be carried out by the way of ion implanting first by mask of dummy gate electrode
Self aligned source and drain areas etching, forms source and drain areas groove, source and drain areas epitaxial growth is then carried out, so as to form transistor
Source and drain areas.
Afterwards, tensile stress layer 9 is formed on NMOS 2.Specifically include:Deposited overall tensile stress silicon nitride film first, so
The tensile stress silicon nitride film in the regions of NMOS 2 is protected with the photoresist layer of patterning afterwards, the tensile stress nitridation in the regions of PMOS 3 is removed
Silicon fiml, then removes photoresist layer, forms tensile stress layer 9.The thickness of tensile stress layer 9 is h1。
Afterwards, compressive stress layer 10 is formed on PMOS 3.Specifically include:Deposited overall compression silicon nitride film first,
Then the compression silicon nitride film in the regions of PMOS 3 is protected with the photoresist layer of patterning, removes the compression nitrogen in the regions of NMOS 2
SiClx film, then removes photoresist layer, forms compressive stress layer 10.The thickness of compressive stress layer 10 is h2, wherein, h2With h1Preferably
It is equal, can also be unequal, but difference is no more than S0nm.
The formation sequencing of both the above stressor layers can be exchanged, and they are carried to NMOS and PMOS channel region respectively
Power is supplied, to increase the mobility of channel region carrier, it is ensured that performance of the transistor in deep-submicron field.
Then, it is comprehensive deposition TEOS layers (not shown), CMP is carried out, device architecture is planarized, dummy gate electrode is opened
Upper surface, referring to accompanying drawing 5.Also, walked at this in CMP, to make dummy gate electrode, tensile stress layer 9, the upper table of compressive stress layer 10
Face is in same plane.After this step, the upper surface of dummy gate electrode 6 and 8 is exposed.
Then, referring to accompanying drawing 6, comprehensive deposition protective layer 11, the material of protective layer 11 can be the corrosion rate in DHF
Relative to tensile stress 9 relatively low material of layer, specially silica, compression silicon nitride, unstressed silicon nitride etc., thickness is, for example,
100nm.Protective layer 11 is covered on whole device area simultaneously.
Then, referring to accompanying drawing 7, photoetching and etching are carried out to protective layer 11 with grid lines reticle, removed positioned at illusory
The protective layer 11 of gate upper surface.The purpose of this step is to open dummy gate electrode upper surface, because this figure corresponds to gate line
Bar, therefore photoetching can be carried out using grid lines reticle, dummy gate electrode upper surface can be exposed just.
Then, referring to accompanying drawing 8, dummy gate electrode and dummy gate electrode insulating barrier are removed successively, form gate recess 12.Specific bag
Include:First remove dummy gate electrode 6 and 8;Then, dummy gate electrode insulating barrier 5 and 7 is removed, removing method is DHF wet etchings.Due to
Protective layer 11 covers whole tensile stress layers 9 and compressive stress layer 10, due to tensile stress layer 9 and dummy gate electrode insulating barrier 5,7
Compare, DHF is to the corrosion rate of protective layer 11 and little, while the thickness having in view of protective layer 11, illusory removing
During gate insulator 5 and 7, protective layer 11 will not be completely removed, therefore, because the protection of protective layer 11, DHF is to opening
Stress silicon nitride can not be corroded, and tensile stress layer 9 and compressive stress layer 10 will not all have any loss, thus can be to raceway groove
Enough stress is provided.
Then, referring to accompanying drawing 9, NMOS 2 high K gate insulation layers 13 and metal gates is formed respectively in gate recess 12
14, PMOS 3 high K gate insulation layers 15 and metal gates 16.High K gate insulation layers 13 and high K gate insulation layers 15 are selected from following material
One or a combination set of constitute one or more layers:Al2O3, HfO2, including HfSiOx、HfSiON、HfAlOx、HfTaOx、HfLaOx、
HfAlSiOxAnd HfLaSiOxAt least one including hafnium base high K dielectric material, including ZrO2、La2O3、LaAlO3、TiO2Or
Y2O3At least one including rare-earth-based high K dielectric material.The thickness of high K gate insulation layers 13 and high K gate insulation layers 15 is 0.5-
100nm, preferably 1-10nm, depositing operation are, for example, CVD.The material of metal gates 14 and metal gates 16 is metal or metal
Compound, such as TiN, TaN, W.NMOS and PMOS grid and high-K gate insulating barrier formation order can be adjusted according to demand
Change.
So, high-K metal gate manufacture is completed, and realizes the rear grid technique and the integrated work of double strain stress layers of the present invention
Skill, can carry out the preparation of interlayer dielectric layer and interconnection line afterwards.
So far, the present invention proposes and rear grid technique is described in detail and the integrated semiconductor devices manufacture of double strain stress layers
Method.In the method for the invention, sunk first in NMOS area formation tensile stress layer and in PMOS area formation compressive stress layer
Product TEOS simultaneously carries out planarization process, then deposited overall protective layer;Photoetching is carried out to protective layer using grid lines mask
And etching, dummy gate electrode is opened, due to completely covers protective layer on tensile stress layer and compressive stress layer, and protective layer exists
Corrosion rate very little in wet etching liquid, thus tensile stress layer and compressive stress layer will not be overcome existing by any damage
Defect in technology;Then, formed after gate recess, complete high K gate insulation layers and metal gates manufacture, realize rear grid technique
Technique with double strain stresses layer is integrated.
The present invention is described above by reference to embodiments of the invention.But, these embodiments are used for the purpose of saying
Bright purpose, and be not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.The scope of the present invention is limited by appended claims and its equivalent.
The scope of the present invention is not departed from, those skilled in the art can make a variety of substitutions and modifications, and these substitutions and modifications should all fall
Within the scope of the present invention.