Method for fabricating semiconductor device
US6150248A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/28518
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device including a silicon region and a cobalt silicide film, the cobalt silicide film being in contact with at least a part of the silicon region. The method includes the steps of: doping at least part of the silicon region with boron by setting a doping level of boron in the part at 1.times.10.sup.15 cm.sup.-3 or more; depositing a cobalt film over a surface of the silicon region; conducting a first heat treatment for producing a silicidation reaction in a contact region between the cobalt film and the silicon region and thereby forming the cobalt silicide film; selectively removing unreacted portions of the cobalt film that have not been turned into silicide; and conducting a second heat treatment at a temperature higher than a temperature set for the first heat treatment step, thereby inducing a phase transition in the cobalt silicide film. The first heat treatment step is performed within a reducing ambient gas, and the temperature set for the first heat treatment step is in the range from about 400.degree. C. to about 600.degree. C., both inclusive.
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