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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2013
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Tsung-Liang Chen, Cohoes, NY (US);
Hsin-Neng Tai, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Huey-Ming Wang, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Puneet Khanna, Clifton Park, NY (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
Methods for opening polysilicon NFET and PFET gates for a replacement gate process are disclosed. Embodiments include providing a polysilicon gate with a nitride cap; defining PFET and NFET regions of the polysilicon gate, creating a nitride bump on the nitride cap; covering the nitride cap to a top of the nitride bump with a PMD; performing a 1:1 dry etch of the PMD and the nitride bump; and performing a second dry etch, selective to the nitride cap, down to the top surface of the polysilicon gate. Other embodiments include, after creating a nitride bump on the nitride cap, recessing the PMD to expose the nitride cap; covering the nitride cap and the nitride bump with a nitride fill, forming a planar nitride surface; and removing the nitride fill, nitride bump, and nitride cap down to the polysilicon gate.