Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of protecting a semiconductor shallow trench isolation (STI) oxide from etching, the method comprising lowering, if necessary, the upper suface of said STI oxide to a level below that of adjacent silicon active areas, depositing a nitride liner upon said STI oxide and adjacent silicon active areas in a manner effective in defining a depression above said STI oxide, filling said depression with a protective film, and removing said nitride layer from said adjacent active areas.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a strained-Si structure, in which the nFET regions of the structure are strained in tension and the pFET regions of the structure are strained in compression. Broadly the strained-Si structure comprises a substrate; a first layered stack atop the substrate, the first layered stack comprising a compressive dielectric layer atop the substrate and a first semiconducting layer atop the compressive dielectric layer, wherein the compressive dielectric layer transfers tensile stresses to the first semiconducting layer, and a second layered stack atop the substrate, the second layered stack comprising an tensile dielectric layer atop the substrate and a second semiconducting layer atop the tensile dielectric layer, wherein the tensile dielectric layer transfers compressive stresses to the second semiconducting layer. The tensile dielectric layer and the compressive dielectric layer preferably comprise nitride, such as Si 3 N 4 .
Abstract translation:本发明提供一种应变Si结构,其中该结构的nFET区域被拉紧并且该结构的pFET区域被压缩而变形。 广义上,应变Si结构包括基底; 所述第一层叠堆叠包括位于所述衬底顶部的压缩介电层和位于所述压缩介电层顶部的第一半导体层,其中所述压缩介电层将拉伸应力传递到所述第一半导体层,以及第二层叠堆叠 所述第二层叠堆叠包括位于所述衬底顶部的拉伸电介质层和位于所述拉伸介电层顶部的第二半导体层,其中所述拉伸介电层将压缩应力传递到所述第二半导体层。 拉伸介电层和压电介电层优选包括氮化物,例如Si 3 N 4 N 4。
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to CMOS structures that include at least one nMOS device located on one region of a semiconductor substrate; and at least one pMOS device located on another region of the semiconductor substrate. In accordance with the present invention, the at least one nMOS device includes a gate stack comprising a gate dielectric, a low workfunction elemental metal having a workfunction of less than 4.2 eV, an in-situ metallic capping layer, and a polysilicon encapsulation layer and the at least one pMOS includes a gate stack comprising a gate dielectric, a high workfunction elemental metal having a workfunction of greater than 4.9 eV, a metallic capping layer, and a polysilicon encapsulation layer. The present invention also provides methods of fabricating such a CMOS structure.
Abstract:
A low-GIRL current MOSFET device (90) structure and a method of fabrication thereof which provides a low-GIRL current. The MOSFET device structure contains a central gate conductor (10) whose edges may slightly overlap the source/drain diffusions (88, 88), and left and right side wing gate conductors (70,70) which are separated from the central gate conductor by a thin insulating and diffusion barrier layer (50, 52).
Abstract:
A hybrid substrate having a high-mobility surface for use with planar and/or multiple-gate metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) is provided. The hybrid substrate has a first surface portion that is optimal for n-type devices, and a second surface portion that is optimal for p-type devices. Due to proper surface and wafer flat orientations in each semiconductor layers of the hybrid substrate, all gates of the devices are oriented in the same direction and all channels are located on the high mobility surface. The present invention also provides for a method of fabricating the hybrid substrate as well as a method of integrating at least one planar or multiple-gate MOSFET thereon.
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 manufacture a high performance processor by achieving device width control in a FinFET device so as to provide a field effect device which performs high current drive in a given layout area. SOLUTION: A field effect device, which has a body made of a crystalline semiconductor material and comprises at least one vertically oriented unit 11 and at least one horizontally oriented unit 12, is produced in an SOI layer through several etching steps. By providing a gate electrode 50, the segmented (unit type) field effect device can combine a FinFET type device, or a fully depleted silicon-on-insulator FET type device, and a fully depleted planar device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integrated semiconductor circuit including at least one FinFET device and at least one planer single-gate FET device on a same SOI semiconductor substrate. SOLUTION: The integrated semiconductor circuit includes a FinFET and a planer single-gate FET located on an embedded insulating layer of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. The planer single FET is located on a surface of a patterned top semiconductor layer of the SOI substrate; and the FinFET has a vertical channel perpendicular to the planer single-gate FET. In a method for forming such an integrated circuit, when width of the FinFET active device region is trimmed, a formed resist image and a patterned hard mask are used, and after that the formed resist image and etching are used when thickness of the FET device region is reduced. The trimmed active FinFET device region is formed such that it is perpendicular to the planer single-gate FET device region whose thickness has been reduced. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of preserving shallow trench isolation (STI) during an oxide-etching process. SOLUTION: The method of protecting the semiconductor shallow trench isolation (STI) oxide from etching includes steps of: lowering, if necessary, the upper surface of the STI oxide to a level below that of adjacent silicon active areas; depositing a nitride liner upon the STI oxide and adjacent silicon active areas in a manner effective in defining a depression above the STI oxide; filling the depression with a protective film; and removing the nitride liner from the adjacent active areas. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT