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Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same

US7329604B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 2005
Grant dateFeb 12, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 28, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/601
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprises the step of forming a Co film 72 on a gate electrode 30 having a gate length Lg of below 50 nm including 50 nm; the first thermal processing step of making thermal processing to react the Co film 72 and the gate electrode 30 with each other to form a CoSi film 76a on the upper part of the gate electrode 30; the step of selectively etching off the unreacted part of the Co film 72; and the second thermal processing step of making thermal processing to react the CoSi film 76a and the gate electrode 30 with each other to form a CoSi2 film 42a on the upper part of the gate electrode 30, wherein in the first thermal processing step, the CoSi film 76a is formed so that the ratio h/w of the height h of the CoSi film 76a to the width w of the CoSi film 76a is below 0.7 including 0.7.

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