US2013337622A1PendingUtilityA1
Semiconductor process
Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPPriority: Feb 7, 2012Filed: Aug 20, 2013Published: Dec 19, 2013
Est. expiryFeb 7, 2032(~5.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H10P 32/302H10P 30/226H10W 10/17H10W 10/014H10D 84/817H10D 1/47H10D 84/811H10D 1/474H01L 28/24
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Abstract
A semiconductor process is provided, including following steps. A polysilicon layer is formed on a substrate. An asymmetric dual-side heating treatment is performed to the polysilicon layer, wherein a power for a front-side heating is different from a power for a backside heating.
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1 . A semiconductor process, comprising:
forming a polysilicon layer on a substrate; cryo-implanting the polysilicon layer with at least two of a plurality of species comprising a germanium species, a carbon species and a p- or n-type species, at a temperature ranging between −40° C. and −120° C.; and performing an asymmetric dual-side heating treatment to the polysilicon layer, wherein a power for a front-side heating is different from a power for a backside heating.
2 . The semiconductor process according to claim 1 , wherein the power for the backside heating is greater than the power for the front-side heating.
3 . The semiconductor process according to claim 2 , wherein a power ratio of the front-side heating to the backside heating ranges between 0.1:1 and 0.5:1.
4 . The semiconductor process according to claim 3 , wherein the power ratio of the front-side heating to the backside heating is 0.2:1.
5 . A semiconductor process, comprising:
forming an isolation structure in a substrate; forming a polysilicon layer on the isolation structure; and cryo-implanting the polysilicon layer with at least two of a plurality of species comprising a germanium species, a carbon species and a p- or n-type species, at a temperature ranging between −40° C. and −120° C.
6 . The semiconductor process according to claim 5 , wherein the step of cryo-implanting the polysilicon layer is performed with liquid nitrogen or at a temperature of −100° C.
7 . The semiconductor process according to claim 5 , wherein the third species comprises a boron species.
8 . The semiconductor process according to claim 5 , wherein the third species is cryo-implanted into the polysilicon layer after cryo-implanting the first species and the second species.
9 . The semiconductor process according to claim 5 , after the polysilicon layer is cryo-implanted with the first species, the second species and the third species, further comprising: performing an asymmetric dual-side heating treatment to the substrate, wherein a power for a front-side heating is different from a power for a backside heating.
10 . The semiconductor process according to claim 9 , wherein the power for the backside heating is greater than the power for the front-side heating.
11 . The semiconductor process according to claim 10 , wherein a power ratio of the front-side heating to the backside heating ranges between 0.1:1 and 0.5:1.
12 . The semiconductor process according to claim 11 , wherein the power ratio of the front-side heating to the backside heating is 0.2:1.
13 . The semiconductor process according to claim 9 , wherein the asymmetric dual-side heating treatment comprises a spike annealing process.
14 . A semiconductor process, comprising:
forming an isolation structure in a substrate; forming a polysilicon stack on the isolation structure; forming a gate structure on the substrate; cryo-implanting the polysilicon stack with at least two of a plurality of species comprising a germanium species, a carbon species and a p- or n-type species, at a temperature ranging between −40° C. and −120° C.; forming doped regions in the substrate adjacent to respective sides of the gate structure; and performing an asymmetric dual-side heating treatment to the substrate for annealing the polysilicon stack and for activating the doped regions, wherein a power for a front-side heating is different from a power for a backside heating.
15 . The semiconductor process according to claim 14 , wherein the step of cryo-implanting the polysilicon stack is performed with liquid nitrogen or at a temperature of −100° C.
16 . The semiconductor process according to claim 14 , wherein the third species comprises a boron species.
17 . The semiconductor process according to claim 14 , wherein the third species is cryo-implanted into the polysilicon stack after cryo-implanting the first species and the second species.
18 . The semiconductor process according to claim 14 , wherein the power for the backside heating is greater than the power for the front-side heating.
19 . The semiconductor process according to claim 18 , wherein a power ratio of the front-side heating to the backside heating ranges between 0.1:1 and 0.5:1.
20 . The semiconductor process according to claim 19 , wherein the power ratio of the front-side heating to the backside heating is 0.2:1.
21 . The semiconductor process according to claim 14 , wherein the asymmetric dual-side heating treatment comprises a spike annealing process.
22 . The semiconductor process according to claim 14 , further comprising: performing a laser annealing process to the substrate after performing the asymmetric dual-side heating treatment.
23 . A semiconductor process, comprising:
forming an isolation structure in a substrate; forming a polysilicon stack on the isolation structure; forming a gate structure on the substrate, wherein the gate structure and the polysilicon stack are formed simultaneously; cryo-implanting the polysilicon stack with at least two of a plurality of species comprising a germanium species, a carbon species and a p- or n-type species, at a temperature ranging between −40° C. and −120° C.; forming doped regions in the substrate adjacent to respective sides of the gate structure; and performing an asymmetric dual-side heating treatment to the substrate for annealing the polysilicon stack and for activating the doped regions, wherein a power for a front-side heating is different from a power for a backside heating.
24 . The semiconductor process according to claim 23 , wherein the third species is cryo-implanted into the polysilicon stack after cryo-implanting the first species and the second species.
25 . The semiconductor process according to claim 23 , wherein the power for the backside heating is greater than the power for the front-side heating.
26 . The semiconductor process according to claim 25 , wherein a power ratio of the front-side heating to the backside heating ranges between 0.1:1 and 0.5:1.
27 . The semiconductor process according to claim 23 , wherein the asymmetric dual-side heating treatment comprises a spike annealing process.
28 . The semiconductor process according to claim 23 , further comprising: performing a laser annealing process to the substrate after performing the asymmetric dual-side heating treatment.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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