Self-aligned silicide process utilizing ion implants for reduced silicon consumption and control of the silicide formation temperature and structure formed thereby

Abstract

A method (and resultant structure) for forming a metal silicide contact on a silicon-containing region having controlled consumption of said silicon-containing region, includes implanting Ge into the silicon-containing region, forming a blanket metal-silicon mixture layer over the silicon-containing region, reacting the metal-silicon mixture with silicon at a first temperature to form a metal silicon alloy, etching unreacted portions of the metal-silicon mixture layer, forming a blanket silicon layer over the metal silicon alloy layer, annealing at a second temperature to form an alloy of metal-Si , and selectively etching the unreacted silicon layer.