Abstract:
A semiconductor device structure includes a gate structure disposed on a portion of substrate, source and drain regions disposed adjacent to the portion so as to form a channel region in the portion, and trench isolation regions located immediately adjacent to the source and drain regions. At least portions of the trench isolation regions include stress materials such that the materials generate shear stresses in the channel region.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device structure, includes: providing a substrate, providing an electrode on the substrate, forming a recess in the electrode, the recess having an opening, disposing a small grain semiconductor material within the recess, covering the opening to contain the small grain semiconductor material, within the recess, and then annealing the resultant structure.
Abstract:
A stressed film applied across a boundary defined by a structure or a body (e.g. substrate or layer ) of semiconductor material provides a change from tensile to compressive stress in the semiconductor material proximate to the boundary and is used to modify boron diffusion rate during annealing and thus modify final boron concentrations and/or profiles/gradients. In the case of a field effect transistor, the gate structure may be formed with or without sidewalls to regulate the location of the boundary relative to source/drain, extension and/or halo implants. Different boron diffusion rates can be produced in the lateral and vertical directions and diffusion rates comparable to arsenic can be achieved. Reduction of junction capacitance of both nFETs and pFETs can be achieved simultaneously with the same process steps.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a FinFET including a gate electrode formed so as to cover a channel region of a semiconductor fin, and to provide a method of manufacturing the same. SOLUTION: This semiconductor fin has a crystallographic orientation and a piezoresistance coefficient intrinsic to an axial direction. The gate electrode is formed with an intrinsic stress determined to influence, and preferably optimize, charge carrier mobility within the channel region. For this purpose, the intrinsic stress preferably provides induced axial stresses within the gate electrode and semiconductor fin channel region which complement the piezoresistance coefficient intrinsic to the axial direction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor structure using a semiconductor substrate having a channel region, and to provide a manufacturing method thereof. SOLUTION: A gate electrode is arranged on the semiconductor substrate. A spacer is arranged adjacently to a sidewall of the gate electrode. This spacer is formed of a material having a modulus of about 10-50 GPa. The modulus provides enhanced stress within the channel region. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a field-effect transistor whose charge carrier mobility increases by the stress of an electric current channel 22. SOLUTION: The direction of the stress is that in which a current flows (vertical direction). For a PFET device, the stress is compressive stress, while the stress is tensile stress in an NFET device. The stress is produced by a compressive film 34 located in an area 32 under the channel. The compressive film pushes up the channel 22 which bends the channel. In the PFET device, the compressive film is arranged under the edge 31 of the channel (e.g., under a source or drain) which compresses the upper part 22A of the channel. In the NFET device, the compressive film is arranged under the center 40 of the channel (e.g., under the gate) which pulls the upper part 22A of the channel. Therefore, both the NFET device and the PFET device can be strengthened. A method for manufacturing these devices is included. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
An integrated circuit of embodiments of the invention comprises a hybrid orientation substrate (600), comprising first areas having a first crystalline orientation and second areas having a second crystalline orientation. The first crystalline orientation of the first areas is not parallel or perpendicular to the second crystalline orientation of the second areas. The integrated circuit further comprises first type devices (620) on the first areas and second type devices (630) on the second areas, wherein the first type devices (620) are parallel or perpendicular to the second type devices (630), and the first type devices (620) comprise a first current flow (621) and a second current flow (622) orthogonal to each other, wherein the carrier mobilities of the first (621) and second (622) current flows are equal to each other. Specifically, the first type devices comprise p-type field effect transistors (PFETs) and the second type devices comprise n-type field effect transistors (NFETs).
Abstract:
A structure and method are provided in which an n-type field effect transistor (NFET) and a p-type field effect transistor (PFET) each have a channel region disposed in a single-crystal layer of a first semiconductor and a stress is applied at a first magnitude to a channel region of the PFET but not at that magnitude to the channel region of the NFET. The stress is applied by a layer of a second semiconductor which is lattice-mismatched to the first semiconductor. The layer of second semiconductor is formed over the source and drain regions and extensions of the PFET at a first distance from the channel region of the PFET and is formed over the source and drain regions of the NFET at a second, greater distance from the channel region of the NFET, or not formed at all in the NFET.