Third type of metal gate stack for CMOS devices
US10262996B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D86/201
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A third type of metal gate stack is provided above an isolation structure and between a replacement metal gate n-type field effect transistor and a replacement metal gate p-type field effect transistor. The third type of metal gate stack includes at least three different components. Notably, the third type of metal gate stack includes, as a first component, an n-type workfunction metal layer, as a second component, a p-type workfunction metal layer, and as a third component, a low resistance metal layer. In some embodiments, the uppermost surface of the first, second and third components of the third type of metal gate stack are all substantially coplanar with each other. In other embodiments, an uppermost surface of the third component of the third type of metal gate stack is non-substantially coplanar with an uppermost surface of both the first and second components of the third type of metal gate stack.
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