Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd (corporation)

Sang Yee Loong

Ting Cheong Ang

Shyue Fong Quek

Jun Song

Puay Ing Ong

Lap Chan

Chun Hui Low

Hong Lim Lee

Qiang Guo

Alex See

Bei Chao Zhang

Chua Chee Tee

Wye Boon Loh

Cher Liang Randall Cha

Shyue Pong Quek

Shyue-Fong Quek

Duay Ing Ong

Song Jun

Mei Sheng Zhou

Simon Yew-Meng Chooi

Ying Keung Leung

Beichao Zhang

Zainab Ismail

Yee Chong Wong

Vincent Sih

Ping Yu Ee

Shyuz Fong Quek

Swee Hong Choo

Puay Ink Ong

An integration approach to improve electromigration resistance in a semiconductor device is described. A via hole is formed in a stack that includes an upper dielectric layer, a middle TiN ARC, and a lower first metal layer and is filled with a conformal diffusion barrier layer and a second metal layer. A key feature is that the etch process can be selected to vary the shape and location of the via bottom. A round or partially rounded bottom is formed in the first metal layer to reduce mechanical stress near the diffusion barrier layer. On the other hand, a flat bottom which stops on or in the TiN ARC is selected when exposure of the first metal layer to subsequent processing steps is a primary concern. Electromigration resistance is found to be lower than for a via structure with a flat bottom formed in a first metal layer.

Via electromigration improvement by changing the via bottom geometric profile

A new method for forming a silicon-on-insulator MOSFET while eliminating floating body effects is described. A silicon-on-insulator substrate is provided comprising a silicon semiconductor substrate underlying an oxide layer underlying a silicon layer. A first trench is etched partially through the silicon layer and not to the underlying oxide layer. Second trenches are etched fully through the silicon layer to the underlying oxide layer wherein the second trenches separate active areas of the semiconductor substrate and wherein one of the first trenches lies within each of the active areas. The first and second trenches are filled with an insulating layer. Gate electrodes and associated source and drain regions are formed in and on the silicon layer in each active area. An interlevel dielectric layer is deposited overlying the gate electrodes. First contacts are opened through the interlevel dielectric layer to the underlying source and drain regions. A second contact opening is made through the interlevel dielectric layer in each of the active regions wherein the second contact opening contacts both the first trench and one of the second trenches. The first and second contact openings are filled with a conducting layer to complete formation of a silicon-on-insulator device in the fabrication of integrated circuits.

Method of body contact for SOI MOSFET

Method of body contact for SOI mosfet

A process for forming a high dielectric constant, (High K), layer, for a metal-oxide-metal, capacitor structure, featuring localized oxidation of an underlying metal layer, performed at a temperature higher than the temperature experienced by surrounding structures, has been developed. A first iteration of this process features the use of a laser ablation procedure, performed to a local region of an underlying metal layer, in an oxidizing ambient. The laser ablation procedure creates the desired, high temperature, only at the laser spot, allowing a high K layer to be created at this temperature, while the surrounding structures on a semiconductor substrate, not directly exposed to the laser ablation procedure remain at lower temperatures. A second iteration features the exposure of specific regions of an underlying metal layer, to a UV, or to an I line exposure procedure, performed in an oxidizing ambient, with the regions of an underlying metal layer exposed to the UV or I line procedure, via clear regions in an overlying photolithographic plate. This procedure also results in the formation of a high K layer, on a top portion of the underlying metal layer.

Method of forming a high K metallic dielectric layer

A semiconductor chip device package comprised of a semiconductor substrate having semiconductor devices formed on the semiconductor substrate. At least one dielectric layer is over the semiconductor substrate. At least one layer of interconnects is over the semiconductor devices and within the at least one respective dielectric layer with at least a portion of the interconnects being separated by voids having a vacuum or air therein. A passivation layer is over the uppermost of the at least one layer of interconnects. Wherein the semiconductor chip device is vacuum sealed within a semiconductor chip device package.

Method of vacuum packaging a semiconductor device assembly

A semiconductor device is provided having angled dopant implantation and vertical trenches in the silicon on insulator substrate adjacent to the sides of a semiconductor gate. A second dopant implantation is in the exposed the source/drain junctions. Contacts having inwardly curved cross-sectional widths in the semiconductor substrate connect vertically to the exposed source/drain junctions either directly or through salicided contact areas.

Vertical source/drain contact semiconductor

An integrated microelectronics semiconductor circuit fabricated on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) type substrate can be protected from unwanted current surges and excessive heat buildup during fabrication by means of a heat-dissipating, protective plasma-induced-damage (PID) diode. The present invention fabricates such a protective diode as a part of the overall scheme in which the transistor devices are formed.

Method of forming PID protection diode for SOI wafer

A new method of fabricating a rim phase shifting mask is achieved. An opaque layer is provided overlying a transparent substrate. A resist layer is deposited overlying the opaque layer. The resist layer is patterned. The opaque layer and the transparent substrate are etched. The resist layer masks this etching. The opaque layer is etched through during this etching. Notches are thereby etched into the transparent substrate at the edges of the opaque layer. These notches will cause a phase shift in incident light relative to incident light passing through regions in the transparent substrate adjacent to the notches. During this etching, an overetch is performed to remove any mask defects in the transparent substrate. Optionally, the notches may be etched into a phase shifting layer overlying the transparent substrate. An etch stopping layer may also be used in the phase shifting layer embodiment.

Simplified method of fabricating a rim phase shift mask

A method for completely removing dielectric layers formed selectively upon a substrate employed within a microelectronics fabrication from regions wherein closely spaced structures such as self-aligned metal silicide (or salicide) electrical contacts may be fabricated, with improved properties and with attenuated degradation. There is first provided a substrate with employed within a microelectronics fabrication having formed thereon patterned microelectronics layers with closely spaced features. There is then formed a salicide block layer employing silicon oxide dielectric material which may be selectively doped. There is then formed over the substrate a patterned photoresist etch mask layer. There is then etched the pattern of the patterned photoresist etch mask layer employing dry plasma reactive ion etching. An anhydrous etching environment is then employed to completely remove the silicon oxide dielectric salicide block layer with attenuated degradation of the microelectronics fabrication.

Method for selective oxide etching in pre-metal deposition

In accordance with the objectives of the invention a new package is provided that is provided with a cavity that is shaped such that more than one semiconductor device can in a vertical direction be mounted in the cavity of the package. The devices that are mounted inside the cavity of the package are separated by separate components of insulation, the overlying devices are electrically interconnected by horizontally positioned solder bumps and vertical interconnect plugs.

Chip scale packaging with multi-layer flip chip arrangement and ball grid array interconnection

Method of forming of high K metallic dielectric layer

A method for forming an electrostatic discharge device using silicon-on-insulator technology is described. An N-well is formed within a silicon semiconductor substrate. A P&plus; region is implanted within a portion of the N-well and an N&plus; region is implanted within a portion of the semiconductor substrate not occupied by the N-well. An oxide layer is formed overlying the semiconductor substrate and patterned to form openings to the semiconductor substrate. An epitaxial silicon layer is grown within the openings and overlying the oxide layer. Shallow trench isolation regions are formed within the epitaxial silicon layer extending to the underlying oxide layer. Gate electrodes and associated source and drain regions are formed in and on the epitaxial silicon layer between the shallow trench isolation regions. An interlevel dielectric layer is deposited overlying the gate electrodes. First contacts are opened through the interlevel dielectric layer to the underlying source and drain regions. The interlevel dielectric layer is covered with a mask that covers the first contact openings. Second contact openings are opened through the interlevel dielectric layer, shallow trench isolations, and the oxide layer to the N&plus; region and P&plus; region. The mask is removed. The first and second contact openings are filled with a conducting layer to complete formation of an ESD device.

ESD protection network used for SOI technology

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