Abstract:
The present invention relates to a wrapped-gate transistor including a substrate having an upper surface and first and second side surfaces opposing to each other. Source and drain regions (28) are formed in the substrate with a channel region therebetween. The channel region extends from the first side surface to the second side surfaces of the substrate. A gate dielectric layer (40) is formed on the substrate. A gate electrode (42) is formed on the gate dielectric layer (40) to cover the channel region from the upper surface and the first and second side surfaces with the gate dielectric (40) therebetween. The substrate is a silicon island (12) formed on an insulation layer of an SOI (silicon-on-insulator) substrate or a conventional non-SOI substrate, and has four side surfaces including the first and second side surfaces. The source and drain regions (28) are formed on the portions of the substrate adjoining the third and fourth side surfaces which are perpendicular to the first and second side surfaces. The wrapped-gate structure provides a better and quicker potential control within the channel area, which yields steep sub-threshold slope and low sensitivity to the 'body-to-source' voltage.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a trench capacitor structure suited for use in a semiconductor integrated circuit device and also provide a process sequence used for forming the structure. SOLUTION: A trench structure wherein a trench is demarcated in a semiconductor substrate 100 includes a trench wall, a silicon buried plate 14 doped with conductive species existing in part of the semiconductor substrate around the trench wall, and a silicon structure with texture formed along part of the trench wall. This trench capacitor has improved capacitance by including a capacitor plate constituted of semispherical silicons with texture.
Abstract:
An antifuse (100) having a link (125) including a region (150) of unsilicided semiconductor material may be programmed at reduced voltage and current and with reduced generation of heat by electromigration of metal or silicide from a cathode (120) into the region of unsilicided semiconductor material to form an alloy having reduced bulk resistance. The cathode (120) and anode (110) are preferably shaped to control regions from which and to which material is electrically migrated After programming, additional electromigration of material can return the antifuse to a high resistance state. The process by which the antifuse is fabricated is completely compatible with fabrication of field effect transistors and the antifuse may be advantageously formed on isolation structures
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a wrapped-gate transistor including a substrate having an upper surface and first and second side surfaces opposing to each other. Source and drain regions (28) are formed in the substrate with a channel region therebetween. The channel region extends from the first side surface to the second side surfaces of the substrate. A gate dielectric layer (40) is formed on the substrate. A gate electrode (42) is formed on the gate dielectric layer (40) to cover the channel region from the upper surface and the first and second side surfaces with the gate dielectric (40) therebetween. The substrate is a silicon island (12) formed on an insulation layer of an SOI (silicon-on-insulator) substrate or a conventional non-SOI substrate, and has four side surfaces including the first and second side surfaces. The source and drain regions (28) are formed on the portions of the substrate adjoining the third and fourth side surfaces which are perpendicular to the first and second side surfaces. The wrapped-gate structure provides a better and quicker potential control within the channel area, which yields steep sub-threshold slope and low sensitivity to the "body-to-source" voltage.
Abstract:
A wrapped-gate transistor includes a substrate having an upper surface and first and second side surfaces opposing to each other. Source and drain regions are formed in the substrate with a channel region therebetween. The channel region extends from the first side surface to the second side surfaces of the substrate. A gate dielectric layer is formed on the substrate. A gate electrode is formed on the gate dielectric layer to cover the channel region from the upper surface and the first and second side surfaces with the gate dielectric therebetween. The substrate is a silicon island formed on an insulation layer of an SOI (silicon-on-insulator) substrate or on a conventional non-SOI substrate, and has four side surfaces including the first and second side surfaces. The source and drain regions are formed on the portions of the substrate adjoining the third and fourth side surfaces which are perpendicular to the first and second side surfaces. The wrapped-gate structure provides a better and quicker potential control within the channel area, which yields steep sub-threshold slope and low sensitivity to the "body-to-source" voltage.
Abstract:
A WRAPPED-GATE TRANSISTOR INCLUDES A SUBSTRATE HAVING AN UPPER SURFACE AND FIRST AND SECOND SIDE SURFACES OPPOSING TO EACH OTHER.SOURCE AND DRAIN REGIONS (28) ARE FORMED IN THE SUBSTRATE WITH A CHANNEL REGION THEREBETWEEN. THE CHANNEL REGION EXTENDS FROM THE FIRST SIDE SURFACE TO THE SECOND SIDE SURFACES OF THE SUBSTRATE. A GATE DIELECTRIC LAYER (40) IS FORMED ON THE SUBSTRATE. A GATE ELECTRODE (42) IS FORMED ON THE GATE DIELECTRIC LAYER TO COVER THE CHANNEL REGION FROM THE UPPER SURFACE AND THE FIRST AND SECOND SIDE SURFACES WITH THE GATE DIELECTRIC THEREBETWEEN. THE SUBSTRATE IS A SILICON ISLAND FORMED ON AN INSULATION LAYER OF AN SOI (SILICON-ON-INSULATOR) SUBSTRATE OR ON A CONVENTIONAL NON-SOI SUBSTRATE, AND HAS FOUR SIDE SURFACES INCLUDING THE FIRST AND SECOND SIDE SURFACES. THE SOURCE AND DRAIN REGIONS ARE FORMED ON THE PORTIONS OF THE SUBSTRATE ADJOINING THE THIRD AND FOURTH SIDE SURFACES WHICH ARE PERPENDICULAR TO THE FIRST AND SECOND SIDE SURFACES. THE WRAPPEDGATE STRUCTURE PROVIDES A BETTER AND QUICKER POTENTIAL CONTROL WITHIN THE CHANNEL AREA, WHICH YIELDS STEEP SUB-THRESHOLD SLOPE AND LOW SENSITIVITY TO THE "BODY-TO-SOURCE" VOLTAGE.(FIG 18A)