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Method of forming a contact plug for a semiconductor device
Est. expiryOct 8, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H10D 64/0113H10W 20/0698H10W 20/069H10D 64/011
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A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having the steps of forming an insulating layer on a silicon substrate, forming a contact hole on the insulating layer, forming a selective silicon layer in the contact hole, and forming a selective conductive plug on the selective silicon layer.
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1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of:
forming an insulating layer on a silicon substrate;
forming a contact hole on the insulating layer;
forming a selective silicon layer in the contact hole; and
forming a selective conductive plug on the selective silicon layer,
wherein the selective silicon layer is an episilicon layer formed in accordance with an UHVCVD process,
wherein, in applying the UHVCVD, SiH 2 Cl 2 gas and Cl 2 gas are supplied.
2. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of forming a gate on the silicon substrate prior to the step of forming the insulating layer.
3. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein the gate is formed by one or more of polycrystalline silicons having a thickness of between 500 and 1500 Å, or tungsten having a thickness of between 500 and 1500 Å.
4. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 2 , further comprising the step of forming a hard mask comprising nitride having a thickness of between 1000 and 3000 Å on the upper part of the gate.
5. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the hard mask comprising nitride is formed in accordance with an LPCVD process or a PECVD process.
6. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 2 , further comprising the step of forming an insulating layer spacer comprising nitride having a thickness of between 100 and 500 Å on the side of the gate.
7. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the insulating layer spacer of nitride is formed in accordance with an LPCVD process or a PECVD process.
8. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the selective silicon layer is an episilicon layer.
9. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 8 1, wherein the episilicon layer is formed to a thickness of between 1500 and 2000 Å in accordance with an LPCVD process or an UHVCVD process.
10. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein, in applying the LPCVD process, a H bake process is performed at a temperature of between 800 and 1000° C. for between 1 to 5 minutes.
11. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein, in applying the LPCVD process, SiH 2 Cl 2 gas and HCl gas are supplied at a rate between 10 and 500 sccm and at a pressure of between 5 and 300 Torr.
12. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein, in applying the UHVCVD process, a H bake process is performed at a temperature of between 400 and 800° C. and at a pressure of between 0.1 mTorr and 20 mTorr.
13. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein, in applying the UHVCVD, the SiH 2 Cl 2 gas and Cl 2 gas are supplied at a temperature of between 400 and 800° C. and a pressure of between 0.1 mTorr and 100 Torr.
14. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating layer is a BPSG oxide layer or an unmixed oxide layer, having a thickness of between 3000 and 7000 Å.
15. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the selectively conductive plug comprises a layer of a material selected from a group comprising episilicon, polycrystalline silicon, titanium, and conductive metals.
16. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein the selectively conductive plug has a thickness of between 1000 and 3000 Å.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the selectively conductive plug comprises a layer of titanium.
18. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of:
forming an insulating layer on a silicon substrate; forming a contact hole on the insulating layer; forming a selective silicon layer in the contact hole; and forming a selective conductive plug on the selective silicon layer, wherein the selective conductive plug comprises a layer of conductive metal; and wherein the selective silicon layer is an episilicon layer formed in accordance with an UHVCVD process, wherein, in applying the UHVCVD, SiH 2 Cl 2 gas and Cl 2 gas are supplied.
19. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 18, further comprising the step of forming a gate on the silicon substrate prior to the step of forming the insulating layer.
20. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 19, wherein the gate is formed by one or more of polycrystalline silicons having a thickness of between 500 and 1500 Å, or tungsten having a thickness of between 500 and 1500 Å.
21. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 19, further comprising the step of forming a hard mask comprising nitride having a thickness of between 1000 and 3000 Å on the upper part of the gate.
22. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 21, wherein the hard mask comprising nitride is formed in accordance with an LPCVD process or a PECVD process.
23. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 19, further comprising the step of forming an insulating layer spacer comprising nitride having a thickness of between 100 and 500 Å on the side of the gate.
24. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 23, wherein the insulating layer spacer of nitride is formed in accordance with an LPCVD process or a PECVD process.
25. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 18, wherein the episilicon layer is formed to a thickness of between 1500 and 2000 Å.
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