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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1999
Juin-Jie Chang, Tainan, TW;
Shih-Chi Lin, Taipei, TW;
Yen-Ming Chen, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yung-Lung Hsu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A method to form polysilicon resistors shielded from hydrogen intrusion is described. A semiconductor substrate is provided. Field oxide isolation regions are provided overlying the substrate. A polysilicon layer is deposited overlying the field oxide regions and the substrate. The polysilicon layer is etched away where it is not covered by a mask to form a polysilicon resistor. An interlevel dielectric layer is deposited overlying the polysilicon resistor. Nitrogen ions are implanted into the interlevel dielectric layer. The interlevel dielectric layer is annealed to form a silicon oxynitride shield layer in the interlevel dielectric layer. Contact openings are etched through the interlevel dielectric layer to the polysilicon resistor. The contact openings are filled with a metal layer. The metal layer is patterned. The patterned metal layer is covered with a passivation layer wherein the passivation layer contains hydrogen atoms and wherein the silicon oxynitride shield layer prevents hydrogen atoms from penetrating the polysilicon resistor. The integrated circuit is completed.