Abstract:
The present invention provides a semiconducting structure including a substrate having an SOI region and a bulk-Si region, wherein the SOI region and the bulk-Si region have a same or differing crystallographic orientation; an isolation region separating the SOI region from the bulk-Si region; and at least one first device located in the SOI region and at least one second device located in the bulk-Si region. The SOI region has an silicon layer atop an insulating layer. The bulk-Si region further comprises a well region underlying the second device and a contact to the well region, wherein the contact stabilizes floating body effects. The well contact is also used to control the threshold voltages of the FETs in the bulk-Si region to optimized the power and performance of circuits built from the combination of the SOI and bulk-Si region FETs.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a 6T-SRAM semiconductintg structure including a substrate having an SOI region and a bulk-Si region, wherein the SOI region and the bulk-Si region have a same or differing crystallographic orientation; an isolation region separating the SOI region from the bulk Si-region; and at least one first device located in the SOI region and at least one second device located in the bulk-Si region. The SOI region has a silicon layer atop an insulating layer. The bulk-Si region further comprises a well region underlying the second device and a contact to the well region, wherein the contact stabilizes floating body effects. The well contact is also used to control the threshold voltages of the FETs in the bulk-Si region to optimized the power and performance of the SRAM cell built from the combination of the SOI and bulk-Si region FETs.
Abstract:
A nanotubular MOSFET device and a method of fabricating the same are used to extend device scaling roadmap while maintaining good short channel effects and providing competitive drive current. The nanotubular MOSFET device includes a concentric tubular inner (61) and outer gate (50) separated from each other by a tubular shaped epitaxially grown silicon layer, and a source (35) and drain (31) respectively separated by spacers (51, 41) surrounding the tubular inner and outer gates. The method of forming the nanotubular MOSFET device includes: forming on a substrate a cylindrical shaped Si layer (30); forming an outer gate surrounding the cylindrical Si layer (30) and positioned between a bottom spacer (41) and a top spacer (51); growing a silicon epitaxial layer on the top spacer adjacent to a portion of the cylindrical shaped Si layer; etching an inner portion of the cylindrical shaped Si forming a hollow cylinder; forming an inner spacer at the bottom of the inner cylinder; forming an inner gate by filling a portion of the hollow cylinder; forming a sidewall spacer adjacent to the inner gate; and etching a deep trench for accessing and contacting the outer gate and drain.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a 6T-SRAM semiconductintg structure including a substrate having an SOI region and a bulk-Si region, wherein the SOI region and the bulk-Si region have a same or differing crystallographic orientation; an isolation region separating the SOI region from the bulk Si-region; and at least one first device located in the SOI region and at least one second device located in the bulk-Si region. The SOI region has a silicon layer atop an insulating layer. The bulk-Si region further comprises a well region underlying the second device and a contact to the well region, wherein the contact stabilizes floating body effects. The well contact is also used to control the threshold voltages of the FETs in the bulk-Si region to optimized the power and performance of the SRAM cell built from the combination of the SOI and bulk-Si region FETs.
Abstract:
In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, an asymmetric N-type field effect transistor includes: a source region coupled to a drain region via a channel; a gate structure overlying at least a portion of the channel; a halo implant disposed at least partially in the channel, where the halo implant is disposed closer to the source region than the drain region; and a body-tie coupled to the channel. In a further exemplary embodiment, the asymmetric N-type field effect transistor is operable to act as a symmetric N-type field effect transistor.
Abstract:
A chip includes a CMOS structure having a bulk device (20) disposed in a first region (24) of a semiconductor substrate (50) in conductive communication with an underlying bulk region (18) of the substrate, the first region (24) and the bulk region (20) having a first crystal orientation. A SOI device (10) is disposed in a semiconductor-on-insulator ("SOI") layer (14) separated from the bulk region of the substrate by a buried dielectric layer (16), the SOI layer having a different crystal orientation from the first crystal orientation. In one example, the bulk device includes a p-type field effect transistor ("PFET") and the SOI device includes an n-type field effect transistor ("NFET") device. Alternatively, the bulk device can include an NFET and the SOI device can include a PFET. When the SOI device has a gate conductor (11) in conductive communication with a gate conductor (21) of the bulk device, charging damage can occur to the SOI device, except for the presence of diodes in reverse-biased conductive communication with the bulk region. The diodes are operable to conduct a discharge current to the bulk region when either a voltage on the gate conductor or a voltage on the source or drain region of the SOI device exceeds a diode's breakdown voltage.
Abstract:
Es werden nichtplanare Halbleitereinheiten bereitgestellt, welche mindestens einen Halbleiter-Nanodraht 18'' umfassen, der über einer Halbleiteroxidschicht (26) aufgehängt ist, die auf einem ersten Abschnitt (100) eines massiven Halbleitersubstrats vorhanden ist. Ein Endsegment des mindestens einen Halbleiter-Nanodrahts ist an einer ersten Halbleiterkontaktzone (20A) befestigt und ein anderes Endsegment des mindestens einen Halbleiter-Nanodrahts ist an einer zweiten Halbleiterkontaktzone (20B) befestigt. Die erste und zweite Halbleiterkontaktzone sind über einem zweiten Abschnitt (102) des massiven Halbleitersubstrats angeordnet, welcher von dem ersten Abschnitt (100) vertikal versetzt ist, und stehen in direktem Kontakt mit diesem. Die Struktur umfasst ferner ein Gate (27), welches einen Mittelabschnitt (18C) des mindestens einen Halbleiter-Nanodrahts umgibt, eine Source-Zone (40, 50A), welche auf einer ersten Seite des Gates angeordnet ist, und eine Drain-Zone (40', 50B), welche auf einer zweiten Seite des Gates angeordnet ist, die der ersten Seite des Gates gegenüber liegt.
Abstract:
A static random access memory fabrication method includes forming a gate stack on a substrate, forming isolating spacers adjacent the gate stack, the isolating spacers and gate stack having a gate length, forming a source and drain region adjacent the gate stack, which generates an effective gate length, wherein the source and drain regions are formed from a low extension dose implant that varies a difference between the gate length and the effective gate length.
Abstract:
A chip includes a CMOS structure having a bulk device (20) disposed in a first region (24) of a semiconductor substrate (50) in conductive communication with an underlying bulk region (18) of the substrate, the first region (24) and the bulk region (20) having a first crystal orientation. A SOI device (10) is disposed in a semiconductor-on-insulator ("SOI") layer (14) separated from the bulk region of the substrate by a buried dielectric layer (16), the SOI layer having a different crystal orientation from the first crystal orientation. In one example, the bulk device includes a p-type field effect transistor ("PFET") and the SOI device includes an n-type field effect transistor ("NFET") device. Alternatively, the bulk device can include an NFET and the SOI device can include a PFET. When the SOI device has a gate conductor (11) in conductive communication with a gate conductor (21) of the bulk device, charging damage can occur to the SOI device, except for the presence of diodes in reverse-biased conductive communication with the bulk region. The diodes are operable to conduct a discharge current to the bulk region when either a voltage on the gate conductor or a voltage on the source or drain region of the SOI device exceeds a diode's breakdown voltage.