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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
May. 16, 1996
Henry Wei-Ming Chung, Cupertino, CA (US);
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Surface-channel NMOS and PMOS transistors are formed in a CMOS compatible process by implanting the substrate to form source and drain regions at the same time that the gate is implanted to set the conductivity of the gate. Following this, a layer of dielectric is deposited and baked to densify and reflow the dielectric. The baked dielectric is then etched to expose the top surface of the gates. Next, a metallic layer is formed over the top surface of the gates. In accordance with the present invention, by forming the metallic layer after the dielectric layer has been baked, the degradation of the metallic layer that results from the baking is eliminated.