Transistor structure having silicide source/drain extensions

Details Transistor structure having silicide source/drain extensions Transistor structure having silicide source/drain extensions

1999-06-30

2004-05-18

Thomas, Tom (Department: 2815)

Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode

Field effect device

Having insulated electrode

C257S383000, C257S384000, C257S412000, C257S413000, C257S576000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06737710

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to the field of semiconductor integrated circuits, and more particularly relates to metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) field effect transistors (FETs).
2. Background
For many years integrated circuits incorporating metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) have been manufactured with materials such as doped polycrystalline silicon to form the gate electrode, and doped crystalline silicon to form the source/drain terminals. Significant effort has been devoted to scaling down the physical dimensions of MOSFETs in order to increase the functionality of integrated circuits by including more transistors on each integrated circuit.
As devices were scaled down in size, there was a corresponding increase in the resistances associated with the source/drain terminals. Typically, as the linear dimensions of transistors were reduced, the depth of the source/drain terminals was reduced. The thickness of the source/drain terminals, i.e., junction depth, was reduced, as required for maintaining appropriate electrical characteristics in the scaled down MOSFETs. With thickness, that is, the junction depth, of the source/drain terminals reduced, the cross-sectional area of the source/drain terminals was reduced, which resulted in greater electrical resistance to signals propagating through the source/drain terminals.
What is needed are structures that provide low sheet resistivities for MOSFET source/drain terminals, and methods for making the same.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly, a MOSFET includes a double silicided source/drain structure wherein the source/drain terminals include a silicided source/drain extension, a deep silicided source/drain region, and a doped semiconductor portion that surrounds a portion of the source/drain structure such that the silicides are isolated from the MOSFET body node.
In a further aspect of the present invention, a barrier layer is formed around a gate electrode to prevent electrical shorts between a silicided source/drain extension and the gate electrode. A deep source/drain is then formed, self-aligned to sidewall spacers that are formed subsequent to the silicidation of the source/drain extension.


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