Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provides a structure including a trench capacitor array at least part of which is arranged under an embedded oxide layer of an SOI substrate. SOLUTION: Each trench capacitor shares a common unitary embedded capacitor plate including at least part of a first unitary semiconductor region arranged under an embedded oxide layer. An upper boundary of the embedded capacitor plate defines a plane extending laterally over the whole trench capacitor array parallel to the major surface of a substrate. In a particular embodiment starting at an SOI substrate or a bulk substrate, the trench array and contact holes are formed at the same time such that the contact holes extend in the same depth as that of the trenches. Preferably, the width of the contact hole is substantially large compared with that of the trench, thereby forming conductive contact vias at the same time by processing used for forming a trench capacitor extending along the wall of the trench. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a PFET including a channel formed of SiGe, and including a metal gate and a high-k gate dielectric. SOLUTION: An SiGe layer 10 is epitaxially grown on an Si surface; a high-k dielectric and a metal are blanket-arranged on a SiGe layer; gatestacks are formed; thereafter a gate dielectric on an NFET side and the SiGe layer are removed; and a second high-k dielectric 53 and a second metal 52 are arranged. A PFET comprises a gate dielectric having a high-k dielectric on an SiGe channel 10, a gate containing a metal, and a source/drain having silicide. The NFET comprises the second high-k dielectric 53, a gate including the second metal 52, and a source/drain having silicide. An epitaxial SiGe layer on a substrate surface is formed only in a channel of the PFET. PFET and NFET device parameters can be separately optimized by compositions of the respective gate dielectrics and gatestacks. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a DRAM cell having a self-aligned gradient P well and a method for forming the same. SOLUTION: The DRAM cell includes: (a) a semiconductor substrate; (b) an electrically conductive region containing a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion; (c) a first doped semiconductor region insulated from the first portion by a capacitor dielectric layer, surrounding the first portion; and (d) a second doped semiconductor region insulated from the second portion by a collar dielectric layer, surrounding the second portion. The second portion is positioned on the first portion and is electrically connected to the first portion, the third portion is positioned on the second portion and is electrically connected to the second portion. The collar dielectric layer is directly contacted with a capacitor dielectric layer. If it departs from the collar dielectric layer, the doping concentration of a second doped semiconductor region decreases. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a structure for forming strained and non-strained areas on one substrate. SOLUTION: A disclosed method comprises: a process of forming a pattern of strained and relaxed materials on a substrate 101; a process of forming a strained device 129 in the strained material; and a process of forming a non-strained device 131 in the relaxed material. The strained material is silicon (Si) in a tensile or compressive state, and the relaxed material is Si in a normal state. A buffer layer 113 which is made of silicon germanium (SiGe), silicon carbon (SiC), or a similar material and has a different lattice constant/structure from that of the substrate, and a relaxed layer 111 are formed on the substrate 101. The strained material is placed in the tensile or compressive state. In another embodiment, carbon-doped silicon or germanium-doped silicon is used to form the strained material. The structure includes a multilayer substrate having strained and non-strained materials on which a pattern is formed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for forming a FinFET having a short fin having a uniform width. SOLUTION: There are provided a fin with a comparatively uniform width in a fin-type field effect transistor (FinFET) 100 and a device and a method for forming the same. A fin structure 110 can be formed so that the surface of a sidewall part of the fin structure is vertical with respect to a first crystal direction. A tapered region at the end portion of the fin structure can be vertical with respect to a second crystal direction. The fin structure can be subjected to a crystal-dependent etching. For a crystal-dependent etching, a material can be removed relatively quickly from the part of the fin vertical to the second crystal direction, and due to this, a fin structure with a comparatively uniform width can be brought about. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. SOLUTION: The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes an electrically insulating region on top of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes a first semiconductor region on top of and in direct physical contact with the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes a second semiconductor region on top of the insulating region. The semiconductor structure further includes a capacitor in the first semiconductor region and the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes a capacitor electrode contact in the second semiconductor region and the electrically insulating region. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide improved gain and cell and a method for manufacturing and using the same. SOLUTION: In a first embodiment, the memory cell of a substrate containing (1) a PFET having almost planar orientation to the surface of the substrate and (2) an NFET coupled to an almost planar PFET is provided. The orientation of the NFET inside the substrate is almost vertical to that of the PFET. The invention includes many other embodiments. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A semiconductor device having a tensile and/or compressive strain applied thereto and methods of manufacturing the semiconductor devices and design structure to enhance channel strain. The method includes forming a gate structure for an NFET and a PFET and forming sidewalls on the gate structure for the NFET and the PFET using a same deposition and etching process. The method also includes providing stress materials in the source and drain regions of the NFET and the PFET.
Abstract:
A method forms an anti-fuse structure comprises a plurality of parallel conductive fins positioned on a substrate, each of the fins has a first end and a second end. A second electrical conductor is electrically connected to the second end of the fins. An insulator covers the first end of the fins and a first electrical conductor is positioned on the insulator. The first electrical conductor is electrically insulated from the first end of the fins by the insulator. The insulator is formed to a thickness sufficient to break down on the application of a predetermined voltage between the second electrical conductor and the first electrical conductor and thereby form an uninterrupted electrical connection between the second electrical conductor and the first electrical conductor through the fins.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reliable process for achieving selectivity for selectively etching spacer/side wall material on fin against spacer/side wall material on a gate stack of finFET structure in an integrated circuit. SOLUTION: A spacer material is deposited in conformal manner on both fin and gate stack. Inclined impurity injection is performed almost parallel to the gate stack so that only the spacer material deposited on the fin is selectively damaged. Thus, such finFET is provided as covers a part of fin of the semiconductor material formed on a substrate and contains a spacer having substantially uniform profile along the length of the gate stack. By a damage caused by inclined injection, the spacer material on the fin can be so etched as has a higher selectivity than the spacer material on the gate stack. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT