PRECISION POLYSILICON RESISTORS

Use of a replacement metal gate (RMG) process provides an opportunity to create precision polysilicon resistors alongside metal gate transistors. During formation of a sacrificial polysilicon gate, the precision polysilicon resistor can also be formed from the same polysilicon film. The polysilicon...

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Main Authors MILLER RODERICK MASON, MONTANINI PIETRO, ENGEL BRETT H, KIM JU YOUN, LEAKE, JR. GERALD
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 26.06.2014
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ELECTRICITY
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Summary:Use of a replacement metal gate (RMG) process provides an opportunity to create precision polysilicon resistors alongside metal gate transistors. During formation of a sacrificial polysilicon gate, the precision polysilicon resistor can also be formed from the same polysilicon film. The polysilicon resistor can be slightly recessed so that a protective insulating layer can cover the resistor during subsequent replacement of the sacrificial gate with a metal gate. The final structure of the precision polysilicon resistor fabricated using such a process is more compact and less complex than existing structures that provide metal resistors for integrated circuits having metal gate transistors. Furthermore, the precision polysilicon resistor can be freely tuned to have a desired sheet resistance by either implanting the polysilicon film with dopants, adjusting the polysilicon film thickness, or both.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213725837