Abstract:
The present invention provides a semiconductor device having dual nitride liners, which provide an increased transverse stress state for at least one FET (300) and methods for the manufacture of such a device. A first aspect of the invention provides a method for use in the manufacture of a semiconductor device comprising the steps of applying a first silicon nitride liner (360) to the device and applying a second silicon nitride liner (370) adjacent the fast silicon nitride liner, wherein at least one of the first and second silicon nitride liners induces a transverse stress in a silicon channel (330) beneath at least one of the first and second silicon nitride liner.
Abstract:
A semiconductor structure is provided that includes a semiconductor substrate 12 having a plurality of gate stacks 14' located on a surface of the semiconductor substrate. Each gate stack includes, from bottom to top, a high k gate dielectric layer 42, a work function metal layer 44 and a conductive metal 46. A spacer 22 is located on sidewalls of each gate stack and a self- aligned dielectric liner 30 is present on an upper surface of each spacer. A bottom surface of each self-aligned dielectric liner 30 is present on an upper surface of a semiconductor metal alloy 28. A contact metal 34 is located between neighboring gate stacks and is separated from each gate stack by the self-aligned dielectric liner 30. The structure also includes another contact metal 60 having a portion that is located on and in direct contact with an upper surface of the contact metal and another portion that is located on and in direct contact with the conductive metal of one of the gate stacks. Methods of forming the semiconductor structure using a replacement gate and a non-replacement gate scheme are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for increasing the level of stress for amorphous thin film stressors by means of modifying the internal structure of such stressors is provided. The method includes first forming a first portion of an amorphous film stressor material (14) on at least a surface of a substrate (12), said first portion (18) having a first state of mechanical strain defining a first stress value. After the forming step, the first portion of the amorphous film stressor material is densified (20) such that the first state of mechanical strain is not substantiaUydtered,\vhile increasing the first stress value. In some embodiments, the steps of forming and densifying are repeated any number of times (20, 2OA, 20B) to obtain a preselected and desired thickness for the stressor.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a complementary metal oxide semiconductor integration process whereby a plurality of silicided metal gates are fabricated atop a gate dielectric. Each silicided metal gate that is formed using the integration scheme of the present invention has the same silicide metal phase and substantially the same height, regardless of the dimension of the silicide metal gate. The present invention also provides various methods of forming a CMOS structure having silicided contacts in which the polySi gate heights are substantially the same across the entire surface of a semiconductor structure.
Abstract:
Eine globale Position eines observierten Objektes wird durch Beziehen einer ersten globalen Position eines observierten Objektes mit wenigstens einer Positionsbestimmungseinheit ermittelt. Es wird ein Ermitteln dahingehend durchgeführt, ob ein Satz an gespeicherten visuellen Eigenschaftsdaten wenigstens eines Wegepunktes mit einem Satz an visuellen Eigenschaftsdaten übereinstimmt, der anhand von wenigstens einem erfassten Bild bezogen wurde, das eine zu dem observierten Objekten gehörende Szene aufweist. In Reaktion auf den Satz an gespeicherten visuellen Eigenschaftsdaten, der mit dem Satz an bezogenen visuellen Eigenschaftsdaten übereinstimmt, wird eine zweite globale Position des observierten Objektes auf der Grundlage eines Satzes an gespeicherten Standortdaten ermittelt, der zu dem wenigstens einen Wegepunkt und der ersten globalen Position gehört.
Abstract:
A system, method, and computer program product are described for detecting anomalies in an image. In an example embodiment the method includes partitioning 304 each image of a set of images into a plurality of image local units. The method further includes clustering 308 all local units in the image set into clusters, and consequently assigning 310 a class label to each local unit based on the clustering results, wherein the local units with identical class labels have at least one substantially related image feature. Further, the method includes assigning 312 a weight to each of the local units based on a variation of the class labels across all images in a set of images. The method further includes performing a clustering over all images in the set, for example by using a distance metric that takes the learned weight of each local unit into account, then determining the images that belong to minorities of the clusters as anomalous.
Abstract:
Ein Verfahren zum Validieren der Identität eines fernen Benutzers weist auf: Abrufen eines Fotos des Benutzers und einer Unterschrift des Benutzers auf einem digitalen Ausweis; Anfordern eines in Echtzeit aufgenommenen Satzes Fotos, wobei der in Echtzeit aufgenommene Satz Fotos ein erstes Foto und ein zweites Foto enthält; Anfordern einer in Echtzeit geleisteten Unterschrift zusammen mit dem angeforderten, in Echtzeit aufgenommenen Satz Fotos; Unterschriftenvergleich zwischen der in Echtzeit geleisteten Unterschrift mit der Unterschrift des Benutzers auf dem digitalen Ausweis; Hintergrundvergleich zwischen dem Hintergrund auf dem ersten Foto des in Echtzeit aufgenommenen Satzes Fotos mit einem Hintergrund auf dem zweiten Foto des in Echtzeit aufgenommenen Satzes Fotos; Benutzervergleich zwischen einem Bild des Benutzers auf dem ersten Foto mit dem Foto des Benutzers auf dem digitalen Ausweis; und Validieren der Identität des Benutzers als Reaktion auf die Feststellung, dass beim Unterschriftenvergleich ein erster Schwellenwert erreicht wird, dass beim Hintergrundvergleich ein zweiter Schwellenwert erreicht wird und dass beim Benutzervergleich ein dritter Schwellenwert erreicht wird.
Abstract:
A system, method, and computer program product for detecting anomalies in an image. In an example embodiment the method includes partitioning each image of a set of images into a plurality of image local units. The method further includes clustering all local units in the image set into clusters, and consequently assigning a class label to each local unit based on the clustering results. The local units with identical class labels having at least one substantially related image feature. Further, the method includes assigning a weight to each of the local units based on a variation of the class labels across all images in a set of images. The method further includes performing a clustering over all images in the set by using a distance metric that takes the learned weight of each local unit into account, then determining the images that belong to minorities of the clusters as anomalies.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an SOI device on a bulk silicon layer which has an FET region, a body contact region and an STI region. The FET region is made of an SOI layer and an overlying gate. The STI region includes a first STI layer separating the SOI device from an adjacent SOI device. The body contact region includes an extension of the SOI layer, a second STI layer on the extension and a body contact in contact with the extension. The first and second STI layers are contiguous and of different thicknesses so as to form a split level STI.