US 12,408,352 B2
Advanced poly resistor and CMOS transistor
Mahalingam Nandakumar, Richardson, TX (US)
Assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/714,990.
Prior Publication US 2023/0326954 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. H10D 1/47 (2025.01); H01L 21/265 (2006.01); H01L 21/268 (2006.01)
CPC H10D 1/47 (2025.01) [H01L 21/26513 (2013.01); H01L 21/268 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of forming an integrated circuit, comprising:
first, forming a resistor body and a transistor gate from a semiconductor layer;
second, forming sidewall spacers adjacent the resistor body and the transistor gate;
third, performing a stabilized spike anneal including maintaining a temperature in a range from 500° C. to 600° C. for a period in a range from 20 s to 240 s, then increasing the temperature at a rate exceeding 100° C. per second;
fourth, forming a silicide blocking structure over at least a portion of the resistor body; and
fifth, concurrently millisecond annealing the resistor body and the transistor gate.