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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
May. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Takashi Ando, Tuckahoe, NY (US);
Aritra Dasgupta, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Balaji Kannan, Fishkill, NY (US);
Unoh Kwon, Fishkill, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, INC., Grandy Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/11 (2006.01); H01L 21/8238 (2006.01); H01L 21/324 (2006.01); H01L 27/092 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01); H01L 29/49 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/823857 (2013.01); H01L 21/324 (2013.01); H01L 21/823842 (2013.01); H01L 27/0922 (2013.01); H01L 29/42372 (2013.01); H01L 29/4966 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a process that maintains a 'keep cap' metal nitride layer on PFET devices within a CMOS structure. The keep cap metal nitride layer is in place while an N-type work function metal is formed on the NFET devices within the CMOS structure. A sacrificial rare earth oxide layer, such as a lanthanum oxide layer is used to facilitate removal of the n-type work function metal selective to the keep cap metal nitride layer.