# US 2013/0153989 A1 · Method for manufacturing semiconductor device and semiconductor device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0153989 A1 - Document ID: US20130153989A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/693,524 - Filed: 2012-12-04 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-19 - Assignees: Unisantis Electronics Singapore Pte. Ltd. - Inventors: Fujio MASUOKA; Hiroki NAKAMURA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130153989A1 ## CPC - H10D 30/6735: {having gates fully surrounding the channels, e.g. gate-all-around} - H10D 30/025: {of vertical IGFETs (of VDMOS H10D30/0291; of vertical TFTs H10D30/0318)} - H10D 30/63: Vertical IGFETs (H10D30/66 {, H10D30/6728, H10D30/689, H10D30/693} take precedence) - H10D 30/6728: {Vertical TFTs} - H10D 30/6744: {Monocrystalline silicon} - H10D 30/6757: {characterised by the structure of the channel, e.g. transverse or longitudinal shape or doping profile (TFTs having channel structures for preventing kink or snapback effects H10D30/6708; TFTs having lightly-doped source or drain extensions H10D30/6715)} - H10D 62/116: {adjoining the input or output regions of field-effect devices, e.g. adjoining source or drain regions} - H10D 84/016: {the components including vertical IGFETs} - H10D 84/0167: {Manufacturing their channels} - H10D 84/0195: {the components including vertical IGFETs} - H10D 84/038: {using silicon technology, e.g. SiGe} - H10D 84/837: {comprising vertical IGFETs} - H10D 84/85: Complementary IGFETs, e.g. CMOS - H10D 84/853: {comprising FinFETs} - H10D: INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES ## Abstract A CMOS SGT manufacturing method includes a step of forming first and second fin-shaped silicon layers on a substrate, forming a first insulating film around the first and second fin-shaped silicon layers, and forming first and second pillar-shaped silicon layers; a step of forming n-type diffusion layers; a step of forming p-type diffusion layers; a step of forming a gate insulating film and first and second polysilicon gate electrodes; a step of forming a silicide in upper portions of the diffusion layers in upper portions of the first and second fin-shaped silicon layers; and a step of depositing an interlayer insulating film, exposing the first and second polysilicon gate electrodes, etching the first and second polysilicon gate electrodes, and then depositing a metal to form first and second metal gate electrodes. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising: a first step of forming a first fin-shaped silicon layer and a second fin-shaped silicon layer on a substrate so that the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the second fin-shaped silicon layer are connected to each other at the ends thereof to form a closed loop, forming a first insulating film around the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the second fin-shaped silicon layer, forming a first pillar-shaped silicon layer on the first fin-shaped silicon layer, and forming a second pillar-shaped silicon layer on the second fin-shaped silicon layer, the width of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer being equal to the width of the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the width of the second pillar-shaped silicon layer being equal to the width of the second fin-shaped silicon layer; a second step of, after the first step, forming n-type diffusion layers by implanting impurities in an upper portion of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer, an upper portion of the first fin-shaped silicon layer, and a lower portion of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer and forming p-type diffusion layers by implanting impurities in an upper portion of the second pillar-shaped silicon layer, an upper portion of the second fin-shaped silicon layer, and a lower portion of the second pillar-shaped silicon layer; a third step of, after the second step, forming a gate insulating film, a first polysilicon gate electrode, a second polysilicon gate electrode, and a polysilicon gate line so that the gate insulating film covers the peripheries and the tops of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer and the second pillar-shaped silicon layer, the first polysilicon gate electrode and the second polysilicon gate electrode cover the gate insulating film, and after the first polysilicon gate electrode, the second polysilicon gate electrode, and the polysilicon gate line are formed, the top surface of polysilicon is higher than the gate insulating film on the n-type diffusion layer formed in the upper portion of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer and higher than the gate insulating film on the p-type diffusion layer formed in the upper portion of the second pillar-shaped silicon layer; a fourth step of, after the third step, forming a silicide in an upper portion of the n-type diffusion layer in the upper portion of the first fin-shaped silicon layer and in an upper portion of the p-type diffusion layer in the upper portion of the second fin-shaped silicon layer; a fifth step of, after the fourth step, depositing an interlayer insulating film, exposing the first polysilicon gate electrode, the second polysilicon gate electrode, and the polysilicon gate line, etching the first polysilicon gate electrode, the second polysilicon gate electrode, and the polysilicon gate line, and then depositing a metal to form a first metal gate electrode, a second metal gate electrode, and a metal gate line, the metal gate line being connected to the first metal gate electrode and the second metal gate electrode and extending in a direction perpendicular to the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the second fin-shaped silicon layer; and a sixth step of, after the fifth step, forming a first contact and a second contact so that the first contact is direct contact with the n-type diffusion layer in the upper portion of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer, and the second contact is direct contact with the p-type diffusion layer in the upper portion of the second pillar-shaped silicon layer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein in the first step, a second oxide film is deposited for forming a dummy pattern on the substrate, a first resist is formed for forming the dummy pattern, the second oxide film is etched to form the dummy pattern, the first resist is removed, a first nitride film is deposited and then etched to be left as a sidewall and to form a first nitride film sidewall around the dummy pattern, the dummy pattern is removed, the silicon substrate is etched using the first nitride film sidewall as a mask to form the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the second fin-shaped silicon layer which are connected to each other at the ends thereof to form a closed loop, the first insulating film is formed around the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the second fin-shaped silicon layer, the first nitride film sidewall is removed, the first insulating film is etched back to expose an upper portion of the first fin-shaped silicon layer and an upper portion of the second fin-shaped silicon layer, a second resist is formed to be perpendicular to the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the second fin-shaped silicon layer, the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the second fin-shaped silicon layer are etched, and the second resist is removed to form the first pillar-shaped silicon layer so that a portion where the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the second resist intersect at right angles becomes the first pillar-shaped silicon layer and to form the second pillar-shaped silicon layer so that a portion where the second fin-shaped silicon layer and the second resist intersect at right angles becomes the second pillar-shaped silicon layer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein in the second step after the first step, in the whole structure after the first step, a third oxide film is deposited, a second nitride film is formed and then etched to be left as a sidewall, a third resist is formed for forming the n-type diffusion layers, impurities are implanted to form the n-type diffusion layers in an upper portion of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer and in an upper portion of the first fin-shaped silicon layer, the third resist is removed, the second nitride film and the third oxide film are removed, heat treatment is performed, a fourth oxide film is deposited, a third nitride film is formed and then etched to be left as a sidewall, a fourth resist is formed for forming the p-type diffusion layers, impurities are implanted to form the p-type diffusion layers in an upper portion of the second pillar-shaped silicon layer and in an upper portion of the second fin-shaped silicon layer, the fourth resist is removed, the fourth oxide film and the third nitride film are removed, and heat treatment is performed. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein in the third step after the second step, the gate insulating film is formed to surround the pillar-shaped silicon layers, polysilicon is deposited and then planarized so that after planarization, the top surface of the polysilicon is higher than the gate insulating film on the n-type diffusion layer formed in the upper portion of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer and higher than the gate insulating film on the p-type diffusion layer formed in the upper portion of the second pillar-shaped silicon layer, a fourth nitride film is deposited, a fifth resist is formed for forming the first polysilicon gate electrode, the second polysilicon gate electrode, and the polysilicon gate line, the fourth nitride film is etched, the polysilicon is etched to form the first polysilicon gate electrode, the second polysilicon gate electrode, and the polysilicon gate line, the gate insulating film is etched, and the fifth resist is removed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein in the fourth step, in the whole structure after the third step, a fifth nitride film is deposited and then etched to be left as a sidewall, and a metal is deposited to form a silicide in upper portions of the n-type diffusion layer and the p-type diffusion layer in the upper portions of the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the second fin-shaped silicon layer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 5, wherein in the fifth step, in the whole structure after the fourth step, a sixth nitride film is deposited, the interlayer insulating film is deposited and then planarized by chemical mechanical polishing, the first polysilicon gate electrode, the second polysilicon gate electrode, and the polysilicon gate line are exposed by chemical mechanical polishing, the first polysilicon gate electrode, the second polysilicon gate electrode, and the polysilicon gate line are etched, a metal is deposited to be filled in portions from which the first polysilicon gate electrode, the second polysilicon gate electrode, and the polysilicon gate line have been removed, and the metal is etched to expose the gate insulating film on the n-type diffusion layer in the upper portion of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer and the gate insulating film on the p-type diffusion layer in the upper portion of the second pillar-shaped silicon layer, thereby forming the first metal gate electrode, the second metal gate electrode, and the metal gate line. ### Claim 7 A semiconductor device comprising: a first fin-shaped silicon layer formed on a substrate; a second fin-shaped silicon layer formed on the substrate, the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the second fin-shaped silicon layer being connected to each other at the ends thereof to form a closed loop; a first insulating film formed around the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the second fin-shaped silicon layer; a first pillar-shaped silicon layer formed on the first fin-shaped silicon layer; a second pillar-shaped silicon layer formed on the second fin-shaped silicon layer, the width of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer being equal to the width of the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the width of the second pillar-shaped silicon layer being equal to the width of the second fin-shaped silicon layer; an n-type diffusion layer formed in an upper portion of the first fin-shaped silicon layer and a lower portion of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer; an n-type diffusion layer formed in an upper portion of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer; a p-type diffusion layer formed in an upper portion of the second fin-shaped silicon layer and a lower portion of the second pillar-shaped silicon layer; a p-type diffusion layer formed in an upper portion of the second pillar-shaped silicon layer; a silicide formed in upper portions of the n-type diffusion layer and the p-type diffusion layer in the upper portions of the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the second fin-shaped silicon layer; a gate insulating film formed around the first pillar-shaped silicon layer; a first metal gate electrode formed around the gate insulating film; a gate insulating film formed around the second pillar-shaped silicon layer; a second metal gate electrode formed around the gate insulating film; a metal gate line connected to the first metal gate electrode and the second metal gate electrode and extending in a direction perpendicular to the first fin-shaped silicon layer and the second fin-shaped silicon layer; a first contact formed on the n-type diffusion layer formed in the upper portion of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer; and a second contact formed on the p-type diffusion layer formed in the upper portion of the second pillar-shaped silicon layer so that the first contact is in direct contact with the n-type diffusion layer formed in the upper portion of the first pillar-shaped silicon layer, and the second contact is in direct contact with the p-type diffusion layer formed in the upper portion of the second pillar-shaped silicon layer.