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Reduction of Whisker-Originated Short between W Polymetal and Contact Plug

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Yasushi Akasaka ,
Hiroshi Suzuki ,
Yuji Yokoyama ,
Nobuaki Yasutake ,
Hitomi Yasutake ,
Susumu Yoshikawa ,
Yusuke Kohyama ,
Yoshio Ozawa ,
Katsuhiko Hieda  and
Kyoichi Suguro
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Yasushi Akasaka
Affiliation:
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Shinsugita-cho 8, Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235-8522, Japan
Hiroshi Suzuki
Affiliation:
Fujitsu Limited, Shinsugita-cho 8, Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235-8522, Japan
Yuji Yokoyama
Affiliation:
Fujitsu/ Toshiba/ Winbond DRAM development project Semiconductor Company, Toshiba Corporation, Shinsugita-cho 8, Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235- 8522, Japan
Nobuaki Yasutake
Affiliation:
Fujitsu/ Toshiba/ Winbond DRAM development project Semiconductor Company, Toshiba Corporation, Shinsugita-cho 8, Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235- 8522, Japan
Hitomi Yasutake
Affiliation:
Fujitsu/ Toshiba/ Winbond DRAM development project Semiconductor Company, Toshiba Corporation, Shinsugita-cho 8, Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235- 8522, Japan
Susumu Yoshikawa
Affiliation:
Fujitsu/ Toshiba/ Winbond DRAM development project Semiconductor Company, Toshiba Corporation, Shinsugita-cho 8, Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235- 8522, Japan
Yusuke Kohyama
Affiliation:
Fujitsu/ Toshiba/ Winbond DRAM development project Semiconductor Company, Toshiba Corporation, Shinsugita-cho 8, Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235- 8522, Japan
Yoshio Ozawa
Affiliation:
Fujitsu/ Toshiba/ Winbond DRAM development project Semiconductor Company, Toshiba Corporation, Shinsugita-cho 8, Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235- 8522, Japan
Katsuhiko Hieda
Affiliation:
Fujitsu/ Toshiba/ Winbond DRAM development project Semiconductor Company, Toshiba Corporation, Shinsugita-cho 8, Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235- 8522, Japan
Kyoichi Suguro
Affiliation:
Fujitsu/ Toshiba/ Winbond DRAM development project Semiconductor Company, Toshiba Corporation, Shinsugita-cho 8, Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235- 8522, Japan
Toshihiro Nakanishi
Affiliation:
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Shinsugita-cho 8, Isogo-ku, Yokohama 235-8522, Japan
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Abstract

Whisker-originated short in the self-aligned contact (SAC) W polymetal gate was directly observed for the first time. Short points between gate electrodes and poly-Si plugs in the test structure were identified by emission microscope and cross-sectional TEM samples of those points were made by using focused ion beam (FIB).

Whiskers are formed during high-temperature processing such as LP-CVD SiN. We have proposed that NH3 de-oxidation step inserted in the SiN deposition sequence is effective for suppressing whisker growth. [1] In this study it was also confirmed that 600°C NH 3 pre-flow improved leakage current between gate electrode and contact plugs.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 670: Symposium K – Gate Stack and Sillicide Issues in Silicon , 2001 , K5.6
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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