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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
May. 06, 1999
Udo Schwalke, Heldenstein, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
In the manufacture of CMOS devices, the n+ gate is partially counterdoped with boron to produce a modified p-type FET that has improved short channel effects, reduced gate induced drain leakage and gate oxide fields for improved reliability. A doped polysilicon layer is formed over a silicon or silicon oxide substrate, and is counterdoped with boron to a level of about 1×10 /cm to 5×10 /cm to adjust the work function but without changing the essentially n-type character of the gate electrode. This single counterdoping step achieves improved results for sub-micron devices below 0.5 micron at low cost. For CMOS device manufacturing, the alternating n-type and p-type devices are made in similar manner but reversing the n-type and p-type dopants.