Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device having dielectric stressor elements and a method for manufacturing the same. SOLUTION: There is provided a chip including an active semiconductor region and a field effect transistor (FET) having a channel region, a source region, and a drain region, all of which are arranged in the active semiconductor region. The FET has a lengthwise direction in the direction of the length of the channel region and a transverse direction in the direction of the width of the channel region. An embedded dielectric stressor element has an upper surface extending horizontally at a first depth below the main surface of a part of the active semiconductor region, such as an east edge portion of the active semiconductor region. Surface dielectric stressor elements are arranged adjacent to each other in the transverse direction in the active semiconductor region on the main surface of the active semiconductor region. The surface dielectric stressor element extends from the main surface to a second depth substantially not deeper than the first depth. The stresses applied by the embedded dielectric stressor element and the surface dielectric stressor element collaborate in applying shearing stress to the channel region of the FET. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transistor having a dielectric stressor for applying in-plane shear stress. SOLUTION: A chip is provided which includes an active semiconductor region and a field effect transistor ("FET") having a channel region, a source region, and a drain region all arranged within the active semiconductor region. The FET has a longitudinal direction in the lengthwise direction of the channel region, and a transverse direction in the widthwise direction of the channel region. A first dielectric stressor element having a horizontally extending upper surface extends below a portion of the active semiconductor region, such as a northwest portion of the active semiconductor region. A second dielectric stressor element having a horizontally extending upper surface extends below one second portion of the active semiconductor region, such as a southeast portion of the active semiconductor region. Each of the first and second dielectric stressor elements shares an edge with the active semiconductor region, and the edges extending in directions away from the upper surface. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for forming a transistor device with a dopant depth which is extended and increased so as to have no effect on a channel region of a transistor. SOLUTION: The method comprises: (a) a step of providing a substrate comprising a semiconductor-on-insulator structure ("SOI") layer separated from a bulk region in the substrate by an embedded dielectric layer; (b) a step of performing a first implantation to the SOI layer in order to attain a predetermined concentration of dopant in an interface of the SOI layer to the embedded dielectric layer; and (c) a step of performing a second implantation to the SOI layer in order to attain a predetermined concentration of dopant in a polycrystalline semiconductor gate conductor ("poly gate") as well as in a source region and a drain region which are arranged to be adjacent to the poly gate. The maximum depth of the first implantation is deeper than the maximum depth of the second implantation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transistor having a stress-producing dielectric element which underlies the entire undersurface of an active semiconductor region. SOLUTION: A compressive stress is applied to a channel region of a PFET by a structure including an independent stress-producing dielectric element that entirely underlies the bottom surface of an active semiconductor region in which a source, a drain and a channel region of the PFET are disposed. Specifically, the stress-producing dielectric element includes a region of a collapsed oxide which contacts the entire bottom surface of the active semiconductor region so that it has an area of the same spread as an area of the bottom surface. Bird beak-like oxide regions at the edges of the stress-producing dielectric element apply an upward force to the edges of the stress-producing dielectric element to provide a compressive stress to the channel region of the PFET. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for adding an effective stress without influencing the arrangement of an element separation region to improve characteristics of a field effect transistor having a channel region, a source region, and a drain region which are arranged in an active semiconductor region. SOLUTION: A buried dielectric stressor element 102 having a horizontally extending upper surface is arranged below one part of an active semiconductor region 104 separated by a trench separation region 106. This dielectric stressor consists of an oxide film by oxidation of a porous silicon, and generates a compression or extension stress based on the degree of porous formation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for forming a germanium-on-insulator semiconductor structure using a porous layer, and a semiconductor structure formed by the method. SOLUTION: This semiconductor structure comprises a layer containing a single crystal germanium which is preferably substantially pure germanium, a substrate and an embedded insulating layer for separating the layer containing germanium from the substrate. A porous layer which can be converted into a porous silicone layer is formed on the substrate and the layer containing germanium is formed on the porous silicone layer. By converting the porous layer into an oxide layer, an embedded insulating layer can be formed. Alternatively, the layer containing germanium on the porous layer can be moved to an insulating layer on another substrate. After moved, an insulating layer is embedded between the later substrate and the layer containing germanium. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Multiple types of gate stacks (100,..., 600) are formed on a doped semiconductor well. A high dielectric constant (high-k) gate dielectric (30L) is formed on the doped semiconductor well (22, 24). A metal gate layer (42L) is formed in one device area, while the high-k gate dielectric is exposed in other device areas (200, 400, 500, 600). Threshold voltage adjustment oxide layers having different thicknesses are formed in the other device areas. A conductive gate material layer (72L) is then formed over the threshold voltage adjustment oxide layers. One type of field effect transistors includes a gate dielectric including a high-k gate dielectric portion. Other types of field effect transistors include a gate dielectric including a high-k gate dielectric portion and a first threshold voltage adjustment oxide portions having different thicknesses. Field effect transistors having different threshold voltages are provided by employing different gate dielectric stacks and doped semiconductor wells having the same dopant concentration.