公开(公告)号：US11522060B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US16142036

申请日：2018-09-26

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Seung Hoon Sung ,  Justin Weber ,  Matthew Metz ,  Arnab Sen Gupta ,  Abhishek Sharma ,  Benjamin Chu-Kung ,  Gilbert Dewey ,  Charles Kuo ,  Nazila Haratipour ,  Shriram Shivaraman ,  Van H. Le ,  Tahir Ghani ,  Jack T. Kavalieros ,  Sean Ma

IPC: H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/205 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/267 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for a thin-film transistor (TFT) above a substrate. The transistor includes a contact electrode having a conductive material above the substrate, an epitaxial layer above the contact electrode, and a channel layer including a channel material above the epitaxial layer and above the contact electrode. The channel layer is in contact at least partially with the epitaxial layer. A conduction band of the channel material and a conduction band of a material of the epitaxial layer are substantially aligned with an energy level of the conductive material of the contact electrode. A bandgap of the material of the epitaxial layer is smaller than a bandgap of the channel material. Furthermore, a gate electrode is above the channel layer, and separated from the channel layer by a gate dielectric layer. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20220278227A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-01

申请号：US17745822

申请日：2022-05-16

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Cheng-Ying Huang ,  Jack Kavalieros ,  Ian Young ,  Matthew Metz ,  Willy Rachmady ,  Uygar Avci ,  Ashish Agrawal ,  Benjamin Chu-Kung

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/786

Abstract: Tunneling Field Effect Transistors (TFETs) are promising devices in that they promise significant performance increase and energy consumption decrease due to a steeper subthreshold slope (for example, smaller sub-threshold swing). In various embodiments, vertical fin-based TFETs can be fabricated in trenches, for example, silicon trenches. In another embodiment, vertical TFETs can be used on different material systems acting as a substrate and/or trenches (for example, Si, Ge, III-V semiconductors, GaN, and the like). In one embodiment, the tunneling direction in the channel of the vertical TFET can be perpendicular to the Si substrates. In one embodiment, this can be different than the tunneling direction in the channel of lateral TFETs.

公开(公告)号：US20220139823A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17087519

申请日：2020-11-02

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Kevin Lin ,  Noriyuki Sato ,  Tristan Tronic ,  Michael Christenson ,  Christopher Jezewski ,  Jiun-Ruey Chen ,  James M. Blackwell ,  Matthew Metz ,  Miriam Reshotko ,  Nafees Kabir ,  Jeffery Bielefeld ,  Manish Chandhok ,  Hui Jae Yoo ,  Elijah Karpov ,  Carl Naylor ,  Ramanan Chebiam

IPC: H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/532 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/3213

Abstract: IC interconnect structures including subtractively patterned features. Feature ends may be defined through multiple patterning of multiple cap materials for reduced misregistration. Subtractively patterned features may be lines integrated with damascene vias or with subtractively patterned vias, or may be vias integrated with damascene lines or with subtractively patterned lines. Subtractively patterned vias may be deposited as part of a planar metal layer and defined currently with interconnect lines. Subtractively patterned features may be integrated with air gap isolation structures. Subtractively patterned features may be include a barrier material on the bottom, top, or sidewall. A bottom barrier of a subtractively patterned features may be deposited with an area selective technique to be absent from an underlying interconnect feature. A barrier of a subtractively patterned feature may comprise graphene or a chalcogenide of a metal in the feature or in a seed layer.

公开(公告)号：US20220139772A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17087523

申请日：2020-11-02

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Christoper Jezewski ,  Jiun-Ruey Chen ,  Miriam Reshotko ,  James M. Blackwell ,  Matthew Metz ,  Che-Yun Lin

IPC: H01L21/768 ,  H01L27/06

Abstract: Integrated circuit interconnect structures including an interconnect metallization feature with a liner material of a greater thickness between a fill metal and dielectric material, and of a lesser thickness between the fill metal and a lower-level interconnect metallization feature. The liner material may be substantially absent from an interface between the fill metal and the lower-level interconnect metallization feature. Liner material of reduced thickness at a bottom of the via may reduce via resistance and/or facilitate the use of a highly resistive liner material that may enhance the scalability of interconnect structures. In some embodiments, liner material is deposited upon dielectric surfaces with an area selective atomic layer deposition process. For single damascene implementations, both a via and a metal line may include a selectively deposited liner material.

公开(公告)号：US10861939B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16326663

申请日：2016-09-30

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： Matthew Metz ,  Gilbert Dewey ,  Harold W. Kennel ,  Cheng-Ying Huang ,  Sean T. Ma ,  Willy Rachmady

IPC: H01L29/12 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L29/20

Abstract: Semiconductor devices, computing devices, and related methods are disclosed herein. A semiconductor device includes a seed material, an epitaxial material in contact with the seed material, and at least one quantum region including an elastic stiffness that is greater than an elastic stiffness of the epitaxial material. The epitaxial material has lattice parameters that are different from lattice parameters of the seed material by at least a threshold amount. Lattice parameters of the quantum region are within the threshold amount of the lattice parameters of the epitaxial material. A method includes disposing an epitaxial material on a seed material, disposing a quantum region on the epitaxial material, and disposing the epitaxial material on the quantum region.

公开(公告)号：US20160315153A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-27

申请号：US15197615

申请日：2016-06-29

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Han Wui Then ,  Robert Chau ,  Benjamin Chu-Kung ,  Gilbert Dewey ,  Jack Kavalieros ,  Matthew Metz ,  Niloy Mukherjee ,  Ravi Pillarisetty ,  Marko Radosavljevic

IPC: H01L29/15 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/20 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L23/66 ,  H01L29/04 ,  H01L29/205

CPC classification number: H01L29/158 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  H01L21/02603 ,  H01L23/66 ,  H01L27/0605 ,  H01L27/0886 ,  H01L29/045 ,  H01L29/0669 ,  H01L29/0673 ,  H01L29/0676 ,  H01L29/068 ,  H01L29/2003 ,  H01L29/205 ,  H01L29/42392 ,  H01L29/66431 ,  H01L29/66462 ,  H01L29/66469 ,  H01L29/66522 ,  H01L29/66742 ,  H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/778 ,  H01L29/7786 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/78618 ,  H01L29/78681 ,  H01L29/78696 ,  H01L2223/6677 ,  Y10S977/938

Abstract: A group III-N nanowire is disposed on a substrate. A longitudinal length of the nanowire is defined into a channel region of a first group III-N material, a source region electrically coupled with a first end of the channel region, and a drain region electrically coupled with a second end of the channel region. A second group III-N material on the first group III-N material serves as a charge inducing layer, and/or barrier layer on surfaces of nanowire. A gate insulator and/or gate conductor coaxially wraps completely around the nanowire within the channel region. Drain and source contacts may similarly coaxially wrap completely around the drain and source regions.

公开(公告)号：US20160079359A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-17

申请号：US14946718

申请日：2015-11-19

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Han Wui Then ,  Robert Chau ,  Benjamin Chu-Kung ,  Gilbert Dewey ,  Jack Kavalieros ,  Matthew Metz ,  Niloy Mukherjee ,  Ravi Pillarisetty ,  Marko Radosavljevic

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L21/283 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/225 ,  H01L21/3213 ,  H01L21/31 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/04

CPC classification number: H01L29/0673 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G05F3/02 ,  H01L21/02603 ,  H01L21/02636 ,  H01L21/225 ,  H01L21/283 ,  H01L21/30604 ,  H01L21/31 ,  H01L21/31116 ,  H01L21/32133 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L29/04 ,  H01L29/0676 ,  H01L29/068 ,  H01L29/2003 ,  H01L29/41725 ,  H01L29/42356 ,  H01L29/42392 ,  H01L29/66439 ,  H01L29/66462 ,  H01L29/66469 ,  H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/78696

Abstract: Transistors suitable for high voltage and high frequency operation. A nanowire is disposed vertically or horizontally on a substrate. A longitudinal length of the nanowire is defined into a channel region of a first semiconductor material, a source region electrically coupled with a first end of the channel region, a drain region electrically coupled with a second end of the channel region, and an extrinsic drain region disposed between the channel region and drain region. The extrinsic drain region has a wider bandgap than that of the first semiconductor. A gate stack including a gate conductor and a gate insulator coaxially wraps completely around the channel region, drain and source contacts similarly coaxially wrap completely around the drain and source regions.

公开(公告)号：US20150236100A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-20

申请号：US14702608

申请日：2015-05-01

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Robert S. Chau ,  Suman Datta ,  Jack Kavalieros ,  Justin K. Brask ,  Mark L. Doczy ,  Matthew Metz

IPC: H01L29/201 ,  H01L29/207 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/10

CPC classification number: H01L29/7848 ,  H01L29/0649 ,  H01L29/0847 ,  H01L29/1033 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L29/20 ,  H01L29/201 ,  H01L29/207 ,  H01L29/267 ,  H01L29/41783 ,  H01L29/4236 ,  H01L29/452 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/66522 ,  H01L29/66628 ,  H01L29/66636 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/7827 ,  H01L29/7836 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/78603 ,  H01L29/78618 ,  H01L29/78681

Abstract: A transistor having a narrow bandgap semiconductor source/drain region is described. The transistor includes a gate electrode formed on a gate dielectric layer formed on a silicon layer. A pair of source/drain regions are formed on opposite sides of the gate electrode wherein said pair of source/drain regions comprise a narrow bandgap semiconductor film formed in the silicon layer on opposite sides of the gate electrode.

公开(公告)号：US20240222441A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18091197

申请日：2022-12-29

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Mahmut Sami Kavrik ,  Carl Naylor ,  Chelsey Dorow ,  Chia-Ching Lin ,  Dominique Adams ,  Kevin O'Brien ,  Matthew Metz ,  Scott Clendenning ,  Sudarat Lee ,  Tristan Tronic ,  Uygar Avci

IPC: H01L29/40 ,  H01L21/04 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L21/3213 ,  H01L21/44 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/786

CPC classification number: H01L29/401 ,  H01L21/043 ,  H01L21/044 ,  H01L21/28264 ,  H01L21/32136 ,  H01L21/44 ,  H01L29/42384 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/454 ,  H01L29/78648 ,  H01L29/4908

Abstract: Devices, transistor structures, systems, and techniques, are described herein related to selective gate oxide formation on 2D materials for transistor devices. A transistor structure includes a gate dielectric structure on a 2D semiconductor material layer, and source and drain structures in contact with the gate dielectric structure and on the 2D semiconductor material layer. The source and drain structures include a metal material or metal nitride material and the gate dielectric structure includes an oxide of the metal material or metal nitride material.

公开(公告)号：US12027458B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17841551

申请日：2022-06-15

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Kevin Lin ,  Noriyuki Sato ,  Tristan Tronic ,  Michael Christenson ,  Christopher Jezewski ,  Jiun-Ruey Chen ,  James M. Blackwell ,  Matthew Metz ,  Miriam Reshotko ,  Nafees Kabir ,  Jeffery Bielefeld ,  Manish Chandhok ,  Hui Jae Yoo ,  Elijah Karpov ,  Carl Naylor ,  Ramanan Chebiam

IPC: H01L23/522 ,  H01L21/3213 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L23/532

CPC classification number: H01L23/5226 ,  H01L21/32139 ,  H01L21/76819 ,  H01L21/7682 ,  H01L21/76843 ,  H01L23/5283 ,  H01L23/53209

Abstract: IC interconnect structures including subtractively patterned features. Feature ends may be defined through multiple patterning of multiple cap materials for reduced misregistration. Subtractively patterned features may be lines integrated with damascene vias or with subtractively patterned vias, or may be vias integrated with damascene lines or with subtractively patterned lines. Subtractively patterned vias may be deposited as part of a planar metal layer and defined currently with interconnect lines. Subtractively patterned features may be integrated with air gap isolation structures. Subtractively patterned features may be include a barrier material on the bottom, top, or sidewall. A bottom barrier of a subtractively patterned features may be deposited with an area selective technique to be absent from an underlying interconnect feature. A barrier of a subtractively patterned feature may comprise graphene or a chalcogenide of a metal in the feature or in a seed layer.