Patent Abstract:
A method of forming fins in a complimentary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device that includes a p-type field effect transistor device (pFET) and an n-type field effect transistor (nFET) device and a CMOS device are described. The method includes forming a strained silicon-on-insulator (SSOI) layer in both a pFET region and an nFET region, etching the strained silicon layer, the insulator, and a portion of the bulk substrate in only the pFET region to expose the bulk substrate, epitaxially growing silicon (Si) from the bulk substrate in only the pFET region, and epitaxially growing additional semiconductor material on the Si in only the pFET region. The method also includes forming fins from the additional semiconductor material and a portion of the Si grown on the bulk substrate in the pFET region, and forming fins from the strained silicon layer and the insulator in the nFET region.

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DOMESTIC BENEFIT/NATIONAL STAGE INFORMATION 
       [0001]    This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/618,397 filed Feb. 10, 2015, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    The present invention relates to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) structure, and more specifically, to a CMOS structure formed on a strained silicon-on-insulator (SSOI) wafer. 
         [0003]    A fin field effect transistor (finFET) is a type of metal-oxide-semiconductor FET (MOSFET) in which a conducting channel is wrapped by a silicon fin. A finFET device may be a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device that includes a p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (pMOS) finFET device or pFET and an n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) finFET device or nFET formed on a substrate. A typical silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer includes a substrate with a silicon layer having a neutral silicon lattice. When the silicon lattice is bigger than a neutral silicon lattice, the silicon is said to be under tensile strain. This is typically the strain experienced in an SSOI wafer. When the silicon lattice is smaller than a neutral silicon lattice, the silicon is said to be under compressive strain. As noted, a finFET (e.g., CMOS device) may include an n-channel region (nFET) and a p-channel region (pFET) with silicon (Si) and silicon germanium (SiGe) fins, respectively. While an SSOI substrate may improve performance in the nFET, the tensile strained SSOI substrate may cause mobility degradation in the pFET channel region. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0004]    According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of forming fins in a complimentary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device that includes a p-type field effect transistor device (pFET) and an n-type field effect transistor (nFET) device includes forming a strained silicon-on-insulator (SSOI) layer in both a pFET region and an nFET region, the SSOI layer including a strained silicon layer disposed on an insulator that is disposed on a bulk substrate; etching the strained silicon layer, the insulator, and a portion of the bulk substrate in only the pFET region to expose the bulk substrate; epitaxially growing silicon (Si) from the bulk substrate in only the pFET region; epitaxially growing additional semiconductor material on the Si in only the pFET region; forming one or more fins from the additional semiconductor material and a portion of the Si grown on the bulk substrate in the pFET region; and forming one or more fins from the strained silicon layer and at least a portion of the insulator in the nFET region. 
         [0005]    According to another embodiment, a complimentary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device includes an n-type field effect transistor (nFET) region, the nFET region including one or more fins comprised of strained silicon on an insulator; and a p-type field effect transistor (pFET) region, the pFET region including one or more fins comprised of silicon (Si) or silicon germanium (SiGe) on epitaxially grown silicon. 
         [0006]    Additional features and advantages are realized through the techniques of the present invention. Other embodiments and aspects of the invention are described in detail herein and are considered a part of the claimed invention. For a better understanding of the invention with the advantages and the features, refer to the description and to the drawings. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0007]    The subject matter which is regarded as the invention is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the claims at the conclusion of the specification. The forgoing and other features, and advantages of the invention are apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: 
           [0008]      FIGS. 1-13  show cross-sectional views of intermediate structures involved in processes to form Si fins on an insulator in the nFET region and SiGe fins on silicon in the pFET region according to an embodiment of the invention, in which: 
           [0009]      FIG. 1  shows a starting SSOI wafer prior to formation of any fins by the present embodiment; 
           [0010]      FIG. 2  shows the intermediate structure resulting from deposition of a hard mask layer, an under layer, and a patterned photoresist layer on the SSOI wafer of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0011]      FIG. 3  shows the intermediate structure that results from etching through the layers including a portion of the substrate in the pFET region; 
           [0012]      FIG. 4  shows the intermediate structure that results from epitaxial growth of silicon from the substrate and subsequent epitaxial growth of an SiGe layer in the pFET region; 
           [0013]      FIG. 5  shows the intermediate structure that results from stripping the hard mask layer from the nFET region of the structure shown in  FIG. 4 ; 
           [0014]      FIG. 6  shows the intermediate structure that results from deposition of the hard mask layer in both the pFET and nFET regions; 
           [0015]      FIG. 7  shows the intermediate structure that results from deposition of a mandrel layer and a patterned lithographic mask over the hard mask layer; 
           [0016]      FIG. 8  shows the intermediate structure that results from patterning the mandrel layer using the patterned lithographic mask and deposing a spacer material over the patterned mandrel layer; 
           [0017]      FIG. 9  shows the intermediate structure that results from an etch of the horizontally deposited portions of the spacer material; 
           [0018]      FIG. 10  shows the intermediate structure that results from pulling the patterned mandrel layer from the structure shown in  FIG. 9 , leaving spacers; 
           [0019]      FIG. 11  shows the intermediate structure resulting from etching fins in the pFET region and the nFET region using the spacers; 
           [0020]      FIG. 12  shows the intermediate structure resulting from deposition of a dielectric layer fill; and 
           [0021]      FIG. 13  shows the structure resulting from etching back the dielectric layer and stripping off the hard mask; 
           [0022]      FIGS. 14-22  show cross-sectional views of intermediate structures involved in processes to form Si fins on an insulator in the nFET region and SiGe fins on silicon in the pFET region according to another embodiment of the invention, in which: 
           [0023]      FIG. 14  shows a starting SSOI wafer prior to formation of any fins by the present embodiment; 
           [0024]      FIG. 15  shows the intermediate structure resulting from deposition of a hard mask layer, an under layer, and a patterned photoresist layer on the SSOI wafer of  FIG. 14 ; 
           [0025]      FIG. 16  shows the intermediate structure that results from etching through the layers including a portion of the substrate in the pFET region; 
           [0026]      FIG. 17  shows the intermediate structure that results from epitaxial growth of silicon from the substrate and subsequent epitaxial growth of an SiGe layer in the pFET region; 
           [0027]      FIG. 18  shows the intermediate structure that results from stripping the hard mask layer from the nFET region of the structure shown in  FIG. 17 ; 
           [0028]      FIG. 19  shows the intermediate structure that results from deposition of the hard mask layer in both the pFET and nFET regions; 
           [0029]      FIG. 20  shows the intermediate structure resulting from etching fins in the pFET region and the nFET region; 
           [0030]      FIG. 21  shows the intermediate structure resulting from deposition of a dielectric layer fill; and 
           [0031]      FIG. 22  shows the structure resulting from etching back the dielectric layer and stripping off the hard mask. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0032]    As noted above, an SSOI wafer or a wafer that includes strained silicon (typically tensile strained silicon) may prove advantageous for an nFET device but degrade performance in the pFET channel region. Embodiments of the systems and methods detailed herein relate to the release of pFET channel strain while maintaining (tensile) strained SOI in the nFET region. 
         [0033]      FIGS. 1-13  illustrate the processes involved in forming Si fins from (tensile) strained silicon on an insulator in the nFET region and forming SiGe fins on Si in the pFET region according to one embodiment.  FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional view of an SSOI wafer  100  used to define a PFET region and an nFET region according to the embodiment detailed below. The SSOI wafer  100  includes a strained silicon layer  110  on an insulator  120  (e.g., buried oxide (BOX)). The SSOI wafer  100  may be obtained through known fabrication methods that include, for example, growing a gradient SiGe layer on an Si wafer to form a relaxed SiGe layer, and epitaxially growing an Si layer above the SiGe layer. Because the relaxed SiGe has a larger lattice than Si crystal (neutral), the epitaxially grown Si layer will be tensile strained. Another Si wafer and with OX (as buried oxide) may be formed and then bonded with the strained Si/SiGe/Si substrate wafer on the BOX (via a wafer bonding technique, for example). Hydrogen (H+ ion) implantation may then be used to cut the SiGe and Si substrate off through a smart-cut technique, for example, and any remaining SiGe layer on strained Si may be etched off to form the SSOI wafer  100 . The insulator  120  is formed on a bulk substrate  130 . 
         [0034]      FIG. 2  shows the intermediate structure  200  that results from depositing a hard mask layer  115  on the strained silicon layer  110  of the SSOI wafer  100  followed by deposition of an under layer  125  and a patterned photoresist layer  135 . The hard mask layer  115  may be comprised of silicon nitride (SiN) for example. The under layer  125  may include an organic dielectric layer (ODL) and a silicon-containing antireflection coating (SiARC). The photoresist layer  135  is patterned to cover the under layer  125  in the nFET region  102  while leaving the under layer  125  exposed in the pFET region  101 .  FIG. 3  shows the intermediate structure  300  that results from a subsequent etch of the structure  200  shown in  FIG. 2 . The under layer  125  and photoresist layer  135  are etched through in the nFET region  102 . Based on the patterning of the photoresist layer  135  and by selectively controlling a depth of the etching process, the exposed area (the pFET region  101 ) is etched through all the layers, leaving only a portion of the substrate  130 . The SSOI wafer  100  and hard mask layer  115  remain intact in the nFET region  102 . 
         [0035]      FIG. 4  shows the intermediate structure  400  resulting from epitaxial growth of silicon ( 130 ) and a silicon germanium (SiGe) layer  140  over the remaining substrate  130  in the pFET region  101 . Epitaxial growth of the silicon begins from the substrate  130 , as shown. The SiGe layer  140  is then epitaxially grown on the epitaxially grown Si  130 . Alternately, additional Si rather than the SiGe layer  140  may be epitaxially grown to form Si fins in the pFET region  101  as well as in the nFET region  102 . However, the epitaxially grown silicon in the pFET region would have no strain (resulting in neutral fins in the pFET region  101 ). The SiGe layer  140  may be neutral or have compressive strain. The epitaxial growth of Si from the substrate  130  is controlled to be about the same height as the insulator  120 . The subsequent epitaxial growth of the SiGe layer  140  (or additional Si) is controlled such that the additional Si or SiGe layer  140  is about the same height as the strained silicon layer  110  in the nFET region  102 . The hard mask layer  115  is stripped from the nFET region  102  to result in the intermediate structure  500  shown in  FIG. 5 .  FIG. 6  shows the intermediate structure  600  that results from deposition of another hard mask layer  115  over both the pFET region  101  and the nFET region  102 . 
         [0036]      FIGS. 7-11  show some of the processes involved in forming fins in the pFET region  101  and nFET region  102 . The intermediate structure  700  shown in  FIG. 7  includes a mandrel layer  145  deposited on the hard mask layer  115  and a lithographic mask  150  patterned over the mandrel layer  145 . The mandrel layer  145  may be amorphous carbon or amorphous silicon, for example. The lithographic mask  150  may be comprised of SiARC, an optical planarization layer, and a photoresist layer, for example.  FIG. 8  shows the intermediate structure  800  that results from patterning the mandrel layer  145  using the lithographic mask  150  and then depositing a spacer material  155  over the patterned mandrel layer  145 .  FIG. 9  shows the structure  900  that results from an anisotropic (directional) reactive ion etch (RIE) process to etch the horizontally disposed portions of the spacer material  155  shown in the structure  800  of  FIG. 8  into sidewall spacers for the patterned mandrel layer  145 . Pulling the mandrel layer  145  from the structure  900  of  FIG. 9  results in the intermediate structure  1000  shown in  FIG. 10 . The remaining spacer material  155  acts as a pattern to etch the hard mask layer  115  and SSOI wafer  100  in the nFET region  102  and the hard mask layer  115 , SiGe layer  140 , and substrate  130  in the pFET region  101 , resulting in the structure  1100  shown in  FIG. 11 . The etching is accomplished by an RIE process and results in the Si fins  1110  and SiGe fins  1120  shown in  FIG. 11 . 
         [0037]    As  FIG. 11  indicates, the Si fins  1110  include the strained silicon layer  110  while the SiGe fins  1120  do not include any of the strained silicon layer  110 .  FIG. 12  shows the intermediate structure  1200  that results from a dielectric film  160  fill and chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process. The dielectric film  160  may be an oxide (e.g., SiO 2 ) and may be the same oxide as the buried oxide of the insulator  120 , for example. The dielectric film  160  is etched back via an RIE process and the hard mask layer  115  is stripped to result in the structure  1300  shown in  FIG. 13 . The fin reveal process to strip the hard mask layer  115  may include using a hot phosphoric acid (H 3 PO 4 ) (e.g., 160 degrees Celsius) to perform etching that is selective to the dielectric film  160 , and Si and SiGe material of the fins  1110 ,  1120 . Etch rate and etch time are controlled to selectively etch and reveal the Si and SiGe fins  1110 ,  1120 . At this stage, known processes may be performed to reveal the Si fins  1110  and SiGe fins  1120  and complete the formation of the CMOS device. 
         [0038]      FIGS. 14-22  illustrate the processes involved in forming Si fins from (tensile) strained silicon on an insulator in the nFET region and forming SiGe fins on Si in the pFET region according to another embodiment. The embodiment addressed by  FIGS. 14-22  involves a thicker insulator layer within the SSOI such that the Si fins in the nFET region are formed on fins formed from the insulator layer that extend above the insulator layer. That is, the fin etch does not completely extend through the entire thickness of the insulator such that the insulator layer is part of the fin structure as well as being a base of the fin structure in the nFET region. Generally, an insulator (e.g., BOX) with a thickness of 100 nanometers (nm) or less (e.g., 20 nm) may be considered “thin” while a thicker insulator (e.g., 140 nm to 200 nm) may be considered “thick.”  FIGS. 1-13  are directed to an embodiment with a “thin” insulator while  FIGS. 14-22  are directed to an embodiment with a “thick” insulator. 
         [0039]      FIG. 14  shows an SSOI wafer  1400 . Like the SSOI wafer  100  shown in  FIG. 1 , the SSOI wafer  1400  of  FIG. 14  includes a strained silicon layer  110  on an insulator  120  which is disposed on a bulk substrate  130 . The insulator  120  of the SSOI wafer  1400  shown in  FIG. 14  is thicker than the insulator  120  of the SSOI wafer  100  shown in  FIG. 1 . This leads to a difference in the resulting Si fins  2010 , as discussed with reference to  FIG. 20  below. 
         [0040]      FIG. 15  shows the intermediate structure  1500  that results from deposition of the hard mask layer  115  on the strained silicon layer  110  of the SSOI wafer  100  followed by deposition of the under layer  125  and the patterned photoresist layer  135 . As noted with reference to  FIG. 2 , the patterned photoresist layer  135  covers the under layer  125  in the nFET region  102  but not in the pFET region  101 . Performing an etch to remove all the layers in the pFET region  101 , including a portion of the substrate  130 , results in the structure  1600  shown in  FIG. 16 . The photoresist layer  135  prevents etching of the layers in the nFET region  102 .  FIG. 17  shows the structure  1700  resulting from epitaxial growth of silicon from the substrate  130  followed by epitaxial growth of an SiGe layer  140  (which may alternately be additional Si) in the pFET region  101 . As noted with reference to  FIG. 4  above, the epitaxial growth may be controlled such that the Si grows to about the height of the insulator  120  and the SiGe layer  140  (or additional Si) height is about that of the strained silicon layer  110  in the nFET region  102 .  FIG. 18  shows the structure  1800  resulting from stripping the hard mask layer  115  from the nFET region  102 .  FIG. 19  shows the structure  1900  resulting from deposition of the hard mask layer  115  over both the pFET region  101  and the nFET region  102 . 
         [0041]    A fin etch process similar to that shown and discussed with reference to  FIG. 7-11  is performed to obtain the structure  2000  shown in  FIG. 20 .  FIG. 20  indicates four fins  2010 ,  2020  in each of the pFET and nFET regions  101 ,  102 . The number of fins may be one or any number and is determined by the number of spacers used to pattern the fins (see e.g.,  FIG. 10 ). As a comparison of  FIG. 11  and  FIG. 20  indicates, the additional thickness of the insulator  120  layer according to the embodiment shown in  FIGS. 14-22  results in the insulator  120  being both a base on which fins  2010  are formed, as well as a part of the fins  2010  in the nFET region  102 . A dielectric film  160  fill followed by a CMP process is once again performed to provide the structure  2100  shown in  FIG. 21 , and the dielectric film  160  is etched back and the hard mask layer  115  is stripped (e.g., using a hot phosphorous solution as discussed with reference to  FIG. 13 ) in a fin reveal process to provide the structure  2200  shown in  FIG. 22 . At this stage, known processes are performed to complete the fabrication of the CMOS. Like the embodiment discussed with reference to  FIGS. 1-13 , the present embodiment results in fins  2020  in the pFET region  101  that do not include the strained silicon layer  110 , while the fins  2010  in the nFET region  102  include the strained silicon layer  110  and SSOI wafer  1400 . 
         [0042]    The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one more other features, integers, steps, operations, element components, and/or groups thereof. 
         [0043]    The corresponding structures, materials, acts, and equivalents of all means or step plus function elements in the claims below are intended to include any structure, material, or act for performing the function in combination with other claimed elements as specifically claimed. The description of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the invention in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. The embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. 
         [0044]    The flow diagrams depicted herein are just one example. There may be many variations to this diagram or the steps (or operations) described therein without departing from the spirit of the invention. For instance, the steps may be performed in a differing order or steps may be added, deleted or modified. All of these variations are considered a part of the claimed invention. 
         [0045]    While the preferred embodiment to the invention had been described, it will be understood that those skilled in the art, both now and in the future, may make various improvements and enhancements which fall within the scope of the claims which follow. These claims should be construed to maintain the proper protection for the invention first described. 
         [0046]    The descriptions of the various embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration, but are not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein was chosen to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application or technical improvement over technologies found in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Technology Classification (CPC): 7