Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an asymmetric multi gate transistor and its forming method. SOLUTION: The asymmetric multi gate transistor comprises a semiconductor fin having uneven doping profile in one embodiment. A first portion of the fin has a richer doping concentration, while a second portion of the fin has a thinner doping concentration. In another embodiment, such asymmetric multi gate transistor as comprises a gate dielectrics which is formed on the semiconductor fin and has a different thickness is disclosed. The asymmetric multi gate transistor comprises a thin gate dielectrics formed on the first side surface of the semiconductor fin and a thick gate dielectrics formed on the second side surface of the fin. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of recessing trenches to a target depth by using feed forward data. SOLUTION: A method of recessing trenches by using feed forward data is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises: a step of providing a region on a wafer, which includes a trench area 20 having trenches 22 and a field area 24 having no trenches, and over which a material is applied so as to fill the trenches in the trench area and to form difference in level between the trench area and the field area; a step of partially etching the trenches; a step of determining a target etch duration for etching to a target depth D T ; and a step of etching the trenches to the target depth D T for a period approximately equal to the target etch duration. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and structure of a vertical strained silicon device. SOLUTION: A trench capacitor vertical-transistor DRAM cell in an SiGe wafer compensates for overhang of a pad nitride, by forming an epitaxial strained silicon layer on trench walls that improves transistor mobility, removes voids from the polysilicon filling, and reduces resistance on the bit line contact. Another feature is that by forming a vertical strained silicon channel, the performance of the vertical device is improved. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of forming a FinFET which is improved in flatness of a gate.SOLUTION: The gate is arranged on a pattern of fins before unnecessary fins are removed. The unnecessary fins can be removed by using a lithography technique, an etching technique, or a combination of them. All or some of the remaining fins can be merged.
Abstract:
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:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a structure for a vertical DRAM device having a self-aligning function of shaping upper trench. SOLUTION: The method and the structure of a memory storage cell in a semiconductor substrate include forming of a dopant source material, covering a lower portion of a deep trench formed in the substrate. The upper portion of the trench is generally shaped into a rectangular form, and an embedded electrode plate of a trench capacitor by annealing the dopant source material. The embedded electrode plate is self-aligned, with respect to the shaped upper-portion of the trench. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for forming a buried plate in a trench capacitor, thereby overcoming limitation in the conventional method. SOLUTION: A dopant source material such as ASG is completely filled into a trench. Next, a recess is formed on this dopant source material, and a collar material is deposited thereon. Thus, a collar is formed on the upper side portion of the trench. After the buried plate is formed through drive-in of the dopant, the dopant source material is removed and the collar material may be removed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
A high-performance semiconductor structure and a method of fabricating such a structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes at least one gate stack (18), e.g., FET, located on an upper surface (14) of a semiconductor substrate (12). The structure further includes a first epitaxy semiconductor material (34) that induces a strain upon a channel (40) of the at least one gate stack. The first epitaxy semiconductor material is located at a footprint of the at least one gate stack substantially within a pair of recessed regions (28) in the substrate which are present on opposite sides of the at least one gate stack. A diffused extension region (38) is located within an upper surface of said first epitaxy semiconductor material in each of the recessed regions. The structure further includes a second epitaxy semiconductor material (36) located on an upper surface of the diffused extension region. The second epitaxy semiconductor material has a higher dopant concentration than the first epitaxy semiconductor material.
Abstract:
A structure and method of forming a body contact (215) for an semiconductor-on-insulator trench device. The method including: forming set of mandrels (190) on a top surface of a substrate, each mandrel of the set of mandrels arranged on a different corner of a polygon and extending above the top surface of the substrate, a number of mandrels in the set of mandrels equal to a number of corners of the polygon; forming sidewall spacers (195) on sidewalls of each mandrel of the set of mandrels, sidewalls spacers of each adjacent pair of mandrels merging with each other and forming a unbroken wall defining an opening (197) in an interior region of the polygon, a region of the substrate exposed in the opening; etching a contact trench (200) in the substrate in the opening; and filling the contact trench with an electrically conductive material (210) to form the contact.
Abstract:
A structure and a method for fabrication of the structure use a capacitor trench (CT) for a trench capacitor and a resistor trench (RT) for a trench resistor. The structure is typically a semiconductor structure. In a first instance, the capacitor trench (CT) has a linewidth dimension (LWC) narrower than the resistor trench (RT). The trench linewidth difference provides an efficient method for fabricating the trench capacitor and the trench resistor. In a second instance, the trench resistor comprises a conductor material (18a, 18b) at a periphery of the resistor trench (RT) and a resistor material (20) at a central portion of the resistor trench (RT).