Method for salicide process using a titanium nitride barrier layer
 This invention provides a method for forming a self-aligned silicide with low sheet resistance in the N+ source and drain regions and the N+ polysilicon regions in a semiconductor device using a titanium nitride barrier layer to prevent nitridation of an underlying titanium layer during rapid thermal anneal. The process begins by providing a substrate structure having a gate thereon. A titanium layer is deposited over the substrate structure and the gate. Mixing ions are implanted through the titanium layer into source and drain regions adjacent to the gate. A titanium nitride barrier layer is deposited on the titanium layer. The substrate structure is rapid thermal annealed causing the titanium layer to react with the underlying silicon to form silicide. The substrate structure is selectively etched to remove the titanium nitride barrier layer and unreacted titanium. A second rapid thermal anneal is performed. 
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Bor-Zen Wen-Jye Chen-Cheng Tzong-Sheng
Tien Yue Chou Chang