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CMOSManufacturing

Process

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CMOS Process

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A Modern CMOS Process

p-well n-well

p+

p-epi

SiO2

AlCu

poly

n+

SiO2

p+

gate-oxide

Tungsten

TiSi2

DualDual--Well TrenchWell Trench--Isolated CMOS ProcessIsolated CMOS Process

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Circuit Under Design

This two-inverter circuit (of Figure 3.25 in the text) will bemanufactured in a twin-well process.

VDD VDD

VinVout

M1

M2

M3

M4

Vout2

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Circuit Layout

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The Manufacturing Process

For a great tour through the process and its different steps, checkhttp://www.fullman.com/semiconductors/semiconductors.html

http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Classes/IcBook

For a complete walk-through of the process (64 steps), check theBook web-page

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oxidation

opticalmask

processstep

photoresist coatingphotoresistremoval (ashing)

spin, rinse, dryacid etch

photoresist

stepper exposure

development

Typical operations in a single photolithographic cycle (from [Fullman]).

Photo-Lithographic Process

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Patterning of SiO2

Si-substrate

Si-substrate Si-substrate

(a) Silicon base material

(b) After oxidation and depositionof negative photoresist

(c) Stepper exposure

PhotoresistSiO2

UV-light

Patternedoptical mask

Exposed resist

SiO2

Si-substrate

Si-substrate

Si-substrate

SiO2

SiO2

(d) After development and etching of resist,chemical or plasma etch of SiO2

(e) After etching

(f) Final result after removal of resist

Hardened resist

Hardened resist

Chemical or plasmaetch

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CMOS Process at a GlanceDefine active areasEtch and fill trenches

Implant well regions

Deposit and patternpolysilicon layer

Implant source and drainregions and substrate contacts

Create contact and via windowsDeposit and pattern metal layers

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CMOS Process Walk-Through

p+

p-epi (a) Base material: p+ substrate with p-epi layer

p+

(c) After plasma etch of insulatingtrenches using the inverse of the active area mask

p+

p-epiSiO2

3SiN

4

(b) After deposition of gate-oxide andsacrificial nitride (acts as abuffer layer)

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CMOS Process Walk-ThroughSiO2

(d) After trench filling, CMPplanarization, and removal of sacrificial nitride

(e) After n-well and VTp adjust implants

n

(f) After p-well andVTn adjust implants

p

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CMOS Process Walk-Through

(g) After polysilicon depositionand etch

poly(silicon)

(h) After n+ source/drain andp+source/drain implants. These

p+n+

steps also dope the polysilicon.

(i) After deposition of SiO2insulator and contact hole etch.

SiO2

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CMOS Process Walk-Through

(j) After deposition and patterning of first Al layer.

Al

(k) After deposition of SiO 2insulator, etching of via’s,deposition and patterning ofsecond layer of Al.

AlSiO2

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Advanced Metalization

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Advanced Metalization

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Jan M. Rabaey

Design Rules

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3D Perspective

Polysilicon Aluminum

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Design Rules

l Interface between designer and process engineer

l Guidelines for constructing process masksl Unit dimension: Minimum line width

» scalable design rules: lambda parameter» absolute dimensions (micron rules)

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CMOS Process Layers

Layer

Polysilicon

Metal1

Metal2

Contact To Poly

Contact To Diffusion

Via

Well (p,n)

Active Area (n+,p+)

Color Representation

Yellow

Green

Red

Blue

Magenta

Black

Black

Black

Select (p+,n+) Green

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Layers in 0.25 µm CMOS process

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Intra-Layer Design Rules

Metal24

3

10

90

Well

Active3

3

Polysilicon2

2

Different PotentialSame Potential

Metal13

3

2

Contactor Via

Select2

or6

2Hole

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Transistor Layout

1

2

5

3

Tran

sist

or

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Vias and Contacts

1

2

1

Via

Metal toPoly ContactMetal to

Active Contact

1

2

5

4

3 2

2

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Select Layer

1

3 3

2

2

2

WellSubstrate

Select3

5

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CMOS Inverter Layout

A A’

np-substrate Field

Oxidep+n+

In

Out

GND VDD

(a) Layout

(b) Cross-Section along A-A’

A A’

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Layout Editor

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Design Rule Checker

poly_not_fet to all_diff minimum spacing = 0.14 um.

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Sticks Diagram

1

3

In Out

VDD

GND

Stick diagram of inverter

• Dimensionless layout entities• Only topology is important• Final layout generated by

“compaction” program