Title :
Impact of process parameters of TiN cap formation on threshold voltage and gate leakage in HKMG last integration
Author :
Erben, E. ; Hempel, K. ; Triyoso, D.H. ; Zhang, H. ; Metzger, J. ; Binder, R. ; Prindle, C. ; Carter, R. ; Wei, A.
Author_Institution :
Technol. Dev., GLOBALFOUNDRIES Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Abstract :
In this work factors influencing threshold voltage in replacement gate integration are investigated. Using DOE, the impact of TiN deposition parameters on Vt,lin and gate leakage is studied. 3D atom probe is used to determine the oxygen and nitrogen profiles within the gate stack.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; MOSFET; high-k dielectric thin films; titanium compounds; 3D atom probe; CMOS flow; DOE; HKMG last integration devices; NFET; PFET; TiN; cap layer deposition parameters; gate leakage; gate stack; high-k metal gate; nitrogen profiles; oxygen profiles; replacement gate integration; threshold voltage; Hafnium oxide; Nitrogen; Performance evaluation; Tin; 3D atom probe; DOE; PVD; TiN; replacement gate; threshold voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Conference Dresden-Grenoble (ISCDG), 2012 International
Conference_Location :
Grenoble
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1717-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISCDG.2012.6360028