Abstract: A method for fabricating a MOS transistor is described. A gate dielectric layer, a first barrier layer, an interlayer, a work-function-dominating layer, a second barrier layer and a poly-Si layer are sequentially formed on a substrate. The interlayer is capable of adjusting the work function of the work-function-dominating layer and wetting the surface of the first barrier layer. The above layers are then patterned into a gate, and a source/drain is formed in the substrate beside the gate.

Abstract: A metal-gate complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device is disclosed. The CMOS device includes a PMOS transistor formed on a first area of a substrate and a NMOS transistor formed on a second area of the substrate and being coupled to the PMOS transistor. The PMOS transistor includes a first gate stack consisting of a first dielectric layer, a first single-layer metal directly stacked on the first dielectric layer, and a first conductive capping layer directly stacked on the first single-layer metal. The NMOS transistor includes a second gate stack consisting of a second dielectric layer, a second single-layer metal directly stacked on the second dielectric layer, and a second conductive capping layer directly stacked on the second single-layer metal.

Abstract: A MOS transistor including a substrate, a gate dielectric layer on the substrate, a stacked gate on the gate dielectric layer, and a source/drain in the substrate beside the stacked gate is provided. In particular, the stacked gate includes, from bottom to top, a first barrier layer, an interlayer, a work-function-dominating layer, a second barrier layer and a poly-Si layer, wherein the work-function-dominating layer includes a metallic material.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a MOS transistor is described. A gate dielectric layer, a first barrier layer, an interlayer, a work-function-dominating layer, a second barrier layer and a poly-Si layer are sequentially formed on a substrate. The interlayer is capable of adjusting the work function of the work-function-dominating layer and wetting the surface of the first barrier layer. The above layers are then patterned into a gate, and a source/drain is formed in the substrate beside the gate.

Abstract: A metal-gate complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device is disclosed. The CMOS device includes a PMOS transistor formed on a first area of a substrate and a NMOS transistor formed on a second area of the substrate and being coupled to the PMOS transistor. The PMOS transistor includes a first gate stack consisting of a first dielectric layer, a first single-layer metal directly stacked on the first dielectric layer, and a first conductive capping layer directly stacked on the first single-layer metal. The NMOS transistor includes a second gate stack consisting of a second dielectric layer, a second single-layer metal directly stacked on the second dielectric layer, and a second conductive capping layer directly stacked on the second single-layer metal.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a MOS transistor is described. A gate dielectric layer, a first barrier layer, an interlayer, a work-function-dominating layer, a second barrier layer and a poly-Si layer are sequentially formed on a substrate. The interlayer is capable of adjusting the work function of the work-function-dominating layer and wetting the surface of the first barrier layer. The above layers are then patterned into a gate, and a source/drain is formed in the substrate beside the gate.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a structure composed of a first inter-level-dielectric with an embedded first Cu dual damascene level. A dielectric is coated on a surface of the structure, and a patterned metal layer is coated on he dielectric. A patterned inter-level-dielectric is coated on the patterned metal layer, and a second Cu dual damascene level is embedded in the patterned inter-level-dielectric. The first Cu dual damascene level, second Cu dual damascene level, and patterned metal layer respectively define the bottom, top and middle plates of a stacked MIM capacitor.

Abstract: A parallel capacitor structure that can be fabricated using advanced processing techniques that employ, for example, copper interconnects and low k dielectrics is described. The parallel capacitor structure includes a first copper dual Damascene interconnection line, a first interconnection, a middle capacitor electrode, a dielectric layer, a second interconnection, an upper capacitor electrode, and a second interlayer dielectric layer. The existing first copper dual Damascene interconnection line is embedded in a first interlayer dielectric layer, and is utilized as a lower capacitor electrode. The middle capacitor electrode is on the first copper dual Damascene interconnection line. The dielectric layer is interposed between the first copper dual Damascene interconnection line and the middle capacitor electrode. The second interconnection can be directly connected to the middle capacitor electrode.

Abstract: A method of preparing a stacked metal-insulation-metal capacitor (MIMCap) in between Cu dual-damascene levels in a process of forming a semiconductor wafer to enable doubling of the capacitor's capacitance without the additional process steps utilized when an MIMCap is built in a Cu damascene level using Cu as a bottom plate and a top plate patterned on top of the dielectric, comprising: