Method of forming a semiconductor device by driving hydrogen into a dielectric layer from another dielectric layer
US12183581B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 2023 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D64/685
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiment described herein provide a thermal treatment process following a high-pressure anneal process to keep hydrogen at an interface between a channel region and a gate dielectric layer in a field effect transistor while removing hydrogen from the bulk portion of the gate dielectric layer. The thermal treatment process can reduce the amount of threshold voltage shift caused by a high-pressure anneal. The high-pressure anneal and the thermal treatment process may be performed any time after formation of the gate dielectric layer, thus, causing no disruption to the existing process flow.
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