Dipole controlled metal gate with hybrid low resistivity cladding for gate-last CMOS with low Vt

Christopher L. Hinkle, Rohit V. Galatage, Richard A. Chapman, Eric M. Vogel, Husam N. Alshareef, Clive M. Freeman, Erich Wimmer, Hiroaki Niimi, Andrei V. Li-Fatou, Judy B. Shaw, James J. Chambers

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Abstract

In this contribution, NMOS and PMOS band edge effective work function (EWF) and correspondingly low Vt are demonstrated using standard fab materials and processes in a gate-last scheme. For NMOS, the use of an Al cladding layer results in Vt = 0.08 V consistent with NMOS EWF = 4.15 eV. Migration of the Al cladding into the TiN and a relatively low oxygen concentration near the TiN/HfO2 interface are responsible for the low EWF. For PMOS, employing a W cladding layer along with a post-TiN anneal in an oxidizing ambient results in elevated oxygen concentration near the TiN/HfO2 interface and Vt = -0.20 V consistent with a PMOS EWF = 5.05 eV. First-principles calculations indicate N atoms displaced from the TiN during the oxidizing anneal form dipoles at the TiN/HfO2 interface that play a critical role in determining the PMOS EWF. © 2010 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2010 Symposium on VLSI Technology
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages183-184
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9781424476374
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2010

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