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Metal oxide semiconductor transistor and method of manufacturing the same

US8580625B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 22, 2011
Grant dateNov 12, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 22, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/685
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a MOS transistor is provided. A substrate has a high-k dielectric layer and a barrier in each of a first opening and a second opening formed by removing a dummy gate and located in a first transistor region and a second transistor region. A dielectric barrier layer is formed on the substrate and filled into the first opening and the second opening to cover the barrier layers. A portion of the dielectric barrier in the first transistor region is removed. A first work function metal layer is formed. The first work function metal layer and a portion of the dielectric barrier layer in the second transistor region are removed. A second work function metal layer is formed. The method can avoid a loss of the high-k dielectric layer to maintain the reliability of a gate structure, thereby improving the performance of the MOS transistor.

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