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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/786 (2006.01); H01L 21/28 (2006.01); H01L 21/265 (2006.01); H01L 21/324 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/08 (2006.01); H01L 29/10 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01); H01L 29/49 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78696 (2013.01); H01L 21/26513 (2013.01); H01L 21/28088 (2013.01); H01L 21/28185 (2013.01); H01L 21/28202 (2013.01); H01L 21/28238 (2013.01); H01L 21/324 (2013.01); H01L 29/0653 (2013.01); H01L 29/0673 (2013.01); H01L 29/0847 (2013.01); H01L 29/1054 (2013.01); H01L 29/42364 (2013.01); H01L 29/42392 (2013.01); H01L 29/4966 (2013.01); H01L 29/66545 (2013.01); H01L 29/66636 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes following steps. A silicon germanium layer is formed on a substrate. A surface layer of the silicon germanium layer is oxidized to form an interfacial layer comprising silicon oxide and germanium oxide. The interfacial layer is nitridated. A metal gate structure is formed over the nitridated interfacial layer.