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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gilbert Dewey, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Mark L. Doczy, Portland, OR (US);
Suman Datta, Beaverton, OR (US);
Justin K. Brask, Portland, OR (US);
Matthew V. Metz, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/51 (2006.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01); H01L 21/28 (2006.01); H01L 21/8238 (2006.01); H01L 29/49 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/513 (2013.01); H01L 21/28088 (2013.01); H01L 21/28194 (2013.01); H01L 21/823437 (2013.01); H01L 21/823462 (2013.01); H01L 21/823828 (2013.01); H01L 21/823857 (2013.01); H01L 29/4966 (2013.01); H01L 29/517 (2013.01); H01L 29/66545 (2013.01); H01L 29/78 (2013.01); H01L 29/665 (2013.01); H01L 29/6659 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a novel semiconductor device are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes sputtering a capping layer in-situ on a gate dielectric layer, before any high temperature processing steps are performed. Vacancies in the gate dielectric layer may be filled with capping layer material.