Source/drain for gate-all-around devices
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJingyun Zhang, Alexander Reznicek, Takashi Ando, Choonghyun Lee
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Abstract
A method of forming a nanosheet device is provided. The method includes forming two amorphous source/drain fills on a substrate and one or more semiconductor nanosheet layers between the two amorphous source/drain fills. The method further includes forming a gate dielectric layer on exposed portions of the one or more semiconductor nanosheet layers. The method further includes forming a protective capping layer on the gate dielectric layer, and subjecting the two amorphous source/drain fills to a recrystallization treatment to cause a phase change from the amorphous state to a single crystal or poly-crystalline phase.
Claims15
A method of forming a nanosheet device, comprising:
- forming two amorphous source/drain fills on a substrate and one or more semiconductor nanosheet layers between the two amorphous source/drain fills;
- forming a gate dielectric layer on exposed portions of the one or more semiconductor nanosheet layers;
- forming a protective capping layer on the gate dielectric layer;
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- subjecting the two amorphous source/drain fills to a recrystallization treatment to cause a phase change from the amorphous state to a single crystal or poly-crystalline phase.
A method of forming long channel and short channel nanosheet devices on a substrate, comprising:
- forming at least two stacks of alternating sacrificial layers and semiconductor nanosheet layers on a substrate;
- forming a separate gate sidewall spacer and dummy gate structure across each of at least two of the at least two stacks of alternating sacrificial layers and semiconductor nanosheet layers;
- forming a separate amorphous source/drain fill on each of opposite sides of the at least two of the at least two stacks of alternating sacrificial layers and semiconductor nanosheet layers;
- forming a source/drain encapsulation layer on each of the amorphous source/drain fills;
- removing the at least two dummy gate structures;
- removing the sacrificial layers from the at least two of the at least two stacks of alternating sacrificial layers and semiconductor nanosheet layers;
- forming a gate dielectric layer on exposed portions of the semiconductor nanosheet layers of the at least two stacks of alternating sacrificial layers and semiconductor nanosheet layers;
- forming a protective capping layer on the gate dielectric layer;
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- subjecting the amorphous source/drain fills to a recrystallization treatment to cause a phase change from the amorphous state to a single crystal or poly-crystalline phase, wherein the semiconductor nanosheet layers of a first of the at least two of the at least two stacks form shorter device channels than the semiconductor nanosheet layers of a second of the at least two of the at least two stacks.
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