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Silicide Contacts for Sub-0.25 μm Devices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

L. J. Chen ,
S. L. Cheng ,
S. M. Chang ,
Y. C. Peng ,
H. Y. Huang  and
L. W. Cheng
L. J. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
S. L. Cheng
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
S. M. Chang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
Y. C. Peng
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
H. Y. Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
L. W. Cheng
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Abstract

Low resistivity TiSi2, CoSi2 and NiSi are the three primary candidates for metal contacts in sub-0.25 μ m devices. In the present paper, we review recent progress in the investigations of lowresistivity contacts, which include enhanced formation of C54-TiSi2 on (001)Si by tensile stress, high temperature sputtering, and interposing Mo or TiN layer, improved thermal stability of C54-TiSi2 by the addition of N2 during Ti sputtering or N implantation in (001)Si, self-aligned formation of CoSi2 on the selective epitaxial growth silicon layer on (001)Si, effects of stress on the epitaxial growth of CoSi2 on (001 )Si, improvement of thermal stability of CoSi2 by nitrogen ion implantation or high temperature sputtering, and improvement of thermal stability of NiSi by nitrogen ion implantation or compressive stress.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 564: Symposium N – Advanced Interconnects and Contacts , 1999 , 123
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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