Motorola Corporation

Freescale Semiconductors Inc.

Ricardo Garcia

Robert F Steimle

Kimberly Gay Reid

Tien Ying Luo

Yeong-Jyh Tom Lii

Hsing H Tseng

Marc A Rossow

Daniel Thanh-Khac Pham

Al T Koh

Anne Vandooren

James P Geren

A metal oxide high-k dielectric is deposited on a semiconductor wafer in a manner that reduces dangling bonds in the dielectric without significantly thickening interfacial oxide thickness. A metal oxide precursor and radical oxygen and/or radical nitrogen are co-flowed over the semiconductor wafer to form the high-k dielectric. The radicals bond to dangling bonds of the metal of the metal oxide during the deposition process that is performed at the regular deposition temperature of less than about 400 degrees Celsius. The radical oxygen and radical nitrogen do not require the higher temperatures generally required in an anneal in order to attach to the dangling bonds of the metal. Thus, a high temperature post deposition anneal, which tends to cause interfacial oxide growth, is not required. The dielectric is of higher quality than is typical because the dangling bonds are removed during deposition rather than after the dielectric has been deposited.

Radical oxidation and/or nitridation during metal oxide layer deposition process

A method for providing gates of transistors with at least two different work functions utilizes a silicidation of two different metals at different times, silicidation for one gate and polysilicon for the other, or silicidation using a single metal with two differently doped silicon structures. Thus the problem associated with performing silicidation of two different metals at the same time is avoided. If the two metals have significantly different silicidation temperatures, the one with the lower temperature silicidation will likely have significantly degraded performance as a result of having to also experience the higher temperature required to achieve silicidation with the other metal.

Method for forming a semiconductor device structure in a semiconductor layer

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