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Class 438/583 - Silicide


Subclass of Class 438 - Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Definition: Processes for forming a contact using the chemical combination
No. of patents: 143
Last issue date: 02/07/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8110489Process for forming cobalt-containing materials
Embodiments of the invention described herein generally provide methods and apparatuses for forming cobalt silicide layers, metallic cobalt layers, and other cobalt-containing materials. In one embodiment, a method for forming a cobalt silicide containing material o...
02/07/2012
7985668Method for forming a metal silicide having a lower potential for containing material defects
Generally, the present disclosure is directed to a method of removing “weakened” areas of a metal silicide layer during silicide layer formation, thereby reducing the likelihood that material defects might occur during subsequent device manufacturing. One illust...
07/26/2011
7781316Methods of manufacturing metal-silicide features
A method of manufacturing a microelectronic device including forming a dielectric layer surrounding a dummy feature located over a substrate, removing the dummy feature to form an opening in the dielectric layer, and forming a metal-silicide layer conforming to the ...
08/24/2010
7632743Method of manufacturing flash memory device
A method of manufacturing a flash memory device includes forming a first polysilicon layer over a semiconductor substrate to form a floating gate. A tunnel dielectric layer is formed over the first polysilicon layer. A second polysilicon layer and a tungsten silicid...
12/15/2009
7632744Semiconductor integrated circuit device and process for manufacturing the same
Formation of an WNx film 24 constituting a barrier layer of a gate electrode 7A having a polymetal structure is effected in an atmosphere containing a high concentration nitrogen gas, whereby release of N (nitrogen) from the WNx f...
12/15/2009
7504328Schottky barrier source/drain n-mosfet using ytterbium silicide
A method of fabricating an N-type Schottky barrier Source/Drain Transistor (N-SSDT) with ytterbium silicide (YbSi2-x) for source and drain is presented. The fabrication of YbSi2-x is compatible with the normal CMOS process but ultra-high vacuum...
03/17/2009
7485556Forming metal silicide on silicon-containing features of a substrate
A metal silicide layer is formed on silicon-containing features of a substrate in a chamber. A metal film is sputter deposited on the substrate and a portion of the sputter deposited metal film is silicided. In the process, sputtering gas is energized by applying an...
02/03/2009
7470605Method for fabrication of a MOS transistor
Disclosed is a method for fabricating a MOS transistor. The present method includes the steps of: (a) forming a gate electrode including a gate insulating layer and a polysilicon gate conductive layer on an active region in a semiconductor substrate; (b) forming a m...
12/30/2008
7459382Field effect device with reduced thickness gate
A semiconductor structure is fabricated with reduced gate capacitance by thinning of a gate electrode to provide a reduced thickness gate electrode. The gate electrode is thinned after forming a spacer layer adjoining the gate electrode. In addition, the height of t...
12/02/2008
7446025Method of forming vertical FET with nanowire channels and a silicided bottom contact
A vertical FET structure with nanowire forming the FET channels is disclosed. The nanowires are formed over a conductive silicide layer. The nanowires are gated by a surrounding gate. Top and bottom insulator plugs function as gate spacers and reduce the gate-source...
11/04/2008
7442606Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor substrate in which a floating gate pattern is formed. A dielectric layer, a conductive layer for a control gate, a tungsten silicide layer, a first silicon oxynitride layer, a hard m...
10/28/2008
7432180Method of fabricating a nickel silicide layer by conducting a thermal annealing process in a silane gas
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises the step of forming a nickel monosilicide layer selectively over a silicon region defined by an insulation film by a self-aligned process. The self-aligned process comprises the steps of forming a metallic nic...
10/07/2008
7432181Method of forming self-aligned silicides
A method of forming self-aligned silicides is described and applied to a substrate having an isolation area, which divides the substrate into a first area and a second area. A resist protective oxide layer is formed on the substrate, and subsequently a mask layer is...
10/07/2008
7429525Fabrication process of a semiconductor device
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a metallic nickel film on a silicon substrate such that the metallic nickel film covers an insulation film on the silicon substrate and a silicon surface of the silicon substrate, annealing...
09/30/2008
7396764Manufacturing method for forming all regions of the gate electrode silicided
The technology which can improve the performance of a MOS transistor in which all the regions of the gate electrode were silicided is offered. A gate insulating film and a gate electrode of an nMOS transistor are laminated and formed in this order on a semico...
07/08/2008
7390729Method of fabricating a semiconductor device
A method of fabricating semiconductor device is provided. A transistor is formed on a substrate, and a metal silicide layer is formed on the surface of a gate conductor layer and a source/drain region. Next, a surface treatment process is performed to selectively fo...
06/24/2008
7375013Semiconductor integrated circuit device and process for manufacturing the same
Formation of an WNX film 24 constituting a barrier layer of a gate electrode 7A having a polymetal structure is effected in an atmosphere containing a high concentration nitrogen gas, whereby release of N (nitrogen) from the WNX f...
05/20/2008
7371668Method for making a metal oxide semiconductor device
A method for making a MOS device includes: forming an insulator layer on a semiconductor substrate, the insulator layer including a titanium dioxide film that has a surface with hydroxyl groups formed thereon; and forming an aluminum cap film on the surface of the t...
05/13/2008
7348265Semiconductor device having a silicided gate electrode and method of manufacture therefor
The present invention provides a semiconductor device, a method of manufacture therefor, and an integrated circuit including the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device (100), among other possible elements, includes a gate oxide (140) located ov...
03/25/2008
7344985Nickel alloy silicide including indium and a method of manufacture therefor
The invention provides a semiconductor device, a method of manufacture therefore and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit including the same. The semiconductor device, among other elements, may include a gate structure located over a substrate, the gate ...
03/18/2008
7338888Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a silicided gate electrode and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit including the same
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit including the semiconductor device. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device (100), among other possible steps, ...
03/04/2008
7329604Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
The method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises the step of forming a Co film 72 on a gate electrode 30 having a gate length Lg of below 50 nm including 50 nm; the first thermal processing step of making thermal processing to rea...
02/12/2008
7323396Signal and/or ground planes with double buried insulator layers and fabrication process
The present invention describes a method including the steps of providing a single crystal semiconductor substrate, forming a layer of rare earth silicide on a surface of the semiconductor substrate, forming a first layer of insulating material on the layer of rare ...
01/29/2008
7323402Trench Schottky barrier diode with differential oxide thickness
A fabrication process for a trench Schottky diode with differential oxide thickness within the trenches includes forming a first nitride layer on a substrate surface and subsequently forming a plurality of trenches in the substrate including, possibly, a termination...
01/29/2008
7306983Method for forming dual etch stop liner and protective layer in a semiconductor device
The present invention provides a semiconductor device having dual nitride liners, a silicide layer, and a protective layer beneath one of the nitride liners for preventing the etching of the silicide layer. A first aspect of the invention provides a method for use i...
12/11/2007
7285491Salicide process
A salicide process is provided. A metal layer selected from a group consisting of nickel and an alloy thereof is formed on a silicon layer, the first step of the second thermal process is performed at 300˜400 degrees centigrade for 10˜60 seconds and the second ste...
10/23/2007
7262104Selective channel implantation for forming semiconductor devices with different threshold voltages
Multiple semiconductor devices are formed with different threshold voltages. According to one exemplary implementation, first and second semiconductor devices are formed and doped differently, resulting in different threshold voltages for the first and second semico...
08/28/2007
7259051Method of forming SI tip by single etching process and its application for forming floating gate
The invention provides a method of forming a silicon tip by a single etching process, as well as a method of forming a tip floating gate to increase erase speed. Etching gases comprising (1) chlorine and/or (2) oxygen/helium are performed to form a silicon tip witho...
08/21/2007
7211516Nickel silicide including indium and a method of manufacture therefor
The present invention provides a semiconductor device, a method of manufacture therefore and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit including the same. The semiconductor device, among other elements, may include a substrate (110), as well as a nicke...
05/01/2007
7208398Metal-halogen physical vapor deposition for semiconductor device defect reduction
The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a metal silicide electrode (100) for a semiconductor device (110). The method comprises depositing by physical vapor deposition, halogen atoms (120) and transition metal atoms (130)...
04/24/2007
7205234Method of forming metal silicide
A method of optimizing the formation of nickel silicide on regions of a MOSFET structure, has been developed. The method features formation of nickel silicide using an anneal procedure performed at a temperature below which nickel silicide instability and agglomerat...
04/17/2007
7202147Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes: a gate electrode formed on a silicon substrate; source/drain regions formed at both sides of the gate electrode in the silicon substrate; and a silicide layer formed on the source/drain regions. The silicide layer includes a first si...
04/10/2007
7157358Method for using a wet etch to manufacturing a semiconductor device having a silicided gate electrode and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit including the same
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit including the semiconductor device. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device, among other possible steps, forming a pol...
01/02/2007
7148143Semiconductor device having a fully silicided gate electrode and method of manufacture therefor
The present invention provides a semiconductor device, a method of manufacture therefor, and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit. The semiconductor device (100), among other possible elements, includes a silicided gate electrode (150) loca...
12/12/2006
7135386Process for fabricating a semiconductor device
By removing halogen atoms existing on the surface of the silicon layer and in the subsurface thereof so that the concentration of halogen atoms becomes 100 ppm or lower and forming an electrode on the resulting silicon layer, the electrode which has a low resistance...
11/14/2006
7135393Semiconductor device manufacture method capable of supressing gate impurity penetration into channel
A gate electrode is formed above an n-type well including an n-type threshold voltage adjustment region, ions of p-type impurity are implanted with a low acceleration energy to form extension regions in the n-type well on both sides of the gate electrode, side wall ...
11/14/2006
7129169Method for controlling voiding and bridging in silicide formation
A method for forming a metal silicide contact for a semiconductor device includes forming a refractory metal layer over a substrate, including active and non-active area of said substrate, and forming a cap layer over the refractory metal layer. A counter tensile la...
10/31/2006
7125787Method of manufacturing insulated gate semiconductor device
A gate electrode includes a first polysilicon film remaining on a first oxide film, a part of a second polysilicon layer 8 superimposed on the polysilicon layer, and a part of the second polysilicon layer partially extending over second gate oxide films. Thus...
10/24/2006
7113388Semiconductor capacitor with praseodymium oxide as dielectric
In accordance with the invention there is provided a semiconductor capacitor having a first semiconductor layer which forms a first capacitor electrode and which includes silicon, a second capacitor electrode and a capacitor dielectric including praseodymium oxide b...
09/26/2006
7098521Reduced guard ring in schottky barrier diode structure
Schottky barrier diodes use a dielectric separation region to bound an active region. The dielectric separation region permits the elimination of a guard ring in at least one dimension. Further, using a dielectric separation region in an active portion of the integr...
08/29/2006
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