Process for forming a low resistivity titanium silicide layer on a silicon semiconductor substrate and the resulting device
US6281556A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D30/0223
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process for forming a low resistivity titanium silicide layer on the surface of a silicon semiconductor substrate. In the process, an effective amount of a metallic element such as indium, gallium, tin, or lead is implanted or deposited on the surface of the silicon substrate. A titanium layer is deposited on the surface of the silicon substrate, and a rapid thermal annealing of the titanium-coated silicon substrate is performed to form low resistivity titanium silicide. In preferred processes, the metallic element is indium or gallium, and more preferably the metallic element is indium. A semiconductor device that has a titanium silicide layer on the surface of a silicon substrate is also provided.
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