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Nitride spacer formation

US6803321B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 6, 2002
Grant dateOct 12, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/28247
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming a semiconductor structure comprises forming a nitride layer on a stack, and etching the nitride layer to form spacers in contact with sides of the stack. The stack is on a semiconductor substrate, the stack comprises (i) a gate layer, comprising silicon, (ii) a metallic layer, on the gate layer, and (iii) an etch-stop layer, on the metallic layer. The forming is by CVD with a gas comprising SixL2x, L is an amino group, and X is 1 or 2.

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