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Using polysilicon as a gate
contact instead of metal in CMOS
Al- Mustansiriya university
college of engineering
Computer Department
Eng.Ansam Hadi Rashed
October 2018
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CMOS Technology
Complementary metal oxide semiconductor
(CMOS technology) is used to construct ICs
and this technology is used in digital logic
circuits, microprocessors, microcontrollers
and static RAM.CMOS technology is also
used in several analog circuits like data
converters, image sensors and in highly
integrated transceivers. The main features of
CMOS technology are low static power
consumption and high noise immunity.
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The transistor draws significant power only
during switching between ON & OFF states.
So, MOS devices do not generate as much
waste heat as other forms of logic. Due to this
reason, this technology most widely used and
is implemented in VLSI chips
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Fabrication of CMOS
large-scale integration (VLSI) technology is
based on silicon, which has bulk electrical
resistance between that of a conductor and an
insulator, When n-type and p-type materials
are put together, CMOS is formed.
1-Start with blank wafer (typically p-type
where NMOS is created)
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2- Oxidation
3-Photoresist
4-Lithography
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5-Etch
6- Strip Photoresist
7-n-well
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8-Strip Oxide
9- Polysilicon (self-aligned gate technology)
10- Polysilicon Patterning
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11- Self-Aligned Process
12- N-diffusion/implantation
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13-Strip off oxide
14- P-Diffusion/implantation
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15-Contacts
16- Metallization
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Why is polysilicon used as a gate
contact instead of metal in CMOS??
1- Self-aligned Gate Process used in
fabrication process of polysilicon gate that
prevent parasitic overlap input capacitance
between gate-drain Cgd and capacitance
between gate-source Cgs. Therefore the
device with aligned gate will be faster
because the gate is 3 times smaller, and full
speed ,that will not happened in metal gate.
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2- The doping process of the drain and source
require very high temperature more than
(800°C) polysilicon would not melt under this
temperature ,but If Al is used as a gate
material, it would melt under such high
temperature. This is because the melting
point of Al is approximately 660°C.
3-Using metal as gate material resulted in
high threshold voltage compared to
polysilicon.
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4- Polysilicon is a semiconductor, its work
function can be modulated by adjusting the
level of doping.
5-Polysilicon cheapest also available.
6-Fabrication steps with polysilicon gate less
than in metal.
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Using polysilicon as a gate contact instead of metal in CMOS

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    Page 1 Using polysiliconas a gate contact instead of metal in CMOS Al- Mustansiriya university college of engineering Computer Department Eng.Ansam Hadi Rashed October 2018
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    Page 2 CMOS Technology Complementarymetal oxide semiconductor (CMOS technology) is used to construct ICs and this technology is used in digital logic circuits, microprocessors, microcontrollers and static RAM.CMOS technology is also used in several analog circuits like data converters, image sensors and in highly integrated transceivers. The main features of CMOS technology are low static power consumption and high noise immunity.
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    Page 3 The transistordraws significant power only during switching between ON & OFF states. So, MOS devices do not generate as much waste heat as other forms of logic. Due to this reason, this technology most widely used and is implemented in VLSI chips
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    Page 4 Fabrication ofCMOS large-scale integration (VLSI) technology is based on silicon, which has bulk electrical resistance between that of a conductor and an insulator, When n-type and p-type materials are put together, CMOS is formed. 1-Start with blank wafer (typically p-type where NMOS is created)
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    Page 6 5-Etch 6- StripPhotoresist 7-n-well
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    Page 7 8-Strip Oxide 9-Polysilicon (self-aligned gate technology) 10- Polysilicon Patterning
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    Page 8 11- Self-AlignedProcess 12- N-diffusion/implantation
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    Page 9 13-Strip offoxide 14- P-Diffusion/implantation
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    Page 11 Why ispolysilicon used as a gate contact instead of metal in CMOS?? 1- Self-aligned Gate Process used in fabrication process of polysilicon gate that prevent parasitic overlap input capacitance between gate-drain Cgd and capacitance between gate-source Cgs. Therefore the device with aligned gate will be faster because the gate is 3 times smaller, and full speed ,that will not happened in metal gate.
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    Page 12 2- Thedoping process of the drain and source require very high temperature more than (800°C) polysilicon would not melt under this temperature ,but If Al is used as a gate material, it would melt under such high temperature. This is because the melting point of Al is approximately 660°C. 3-Using metal as gate material resulted in high threshold voltage compared to polysilicon.
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    Page 13 4- Polysiliconis a semiconductor, its work function can be modulated by adjusting the level of doping. 5-Polysilicon cheapest also available. 6-Fabrication steps with polysilicon gate less than in metal.
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