Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dual-gate transistor having a relatively thin epitaxial growth channel. SOLUTION: The epitaxial growth channel is formed, and then a damascene gate is formed, thus forming a silicon-on-insulator(SOI) MOSFET of a dual gate. In the dual-gate MOSFET, a narrow channel should be provided, thus increasing a current drive per layout width, and achieving low out conductance.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for forming a series of field-effect transistors(FETs), each of which has the gate oxide layer of a single thickness on a silicon wafer but is driven by different operating voltage. SOLUTION: A plysilicon gate layer is formed on a gate dielectric layer (oxide) 138 on a silicon wafer. During the period when an ordinary NFET 120 and a PFET 124 are formed, the determined position of a high-voltage FET is shielded. After the formation of the ordinary FET, the shield of the high-voltage FET is removed. Recommendably, the dopant of boron (B) or phosphorus (P) is injected into a gate and a source/drain region with a specified concentration and a specified energy. As a result, the gate and the source/drain region is depleted. An effective gate dielectric layer 136, which is thicker than the ordinary NFET 120 and PFET 124, is obtained.
Abstract:
FinFET end-implanted-semiconductor structures and methods of manufacture are disclosed herein. The method includes forming at least one mandrel (14 in Fig. 5) on a silicon layer of a substrate (18') comprising an underlying insulator layer (10b). The method further includes etching the silicon layer to form at least one silicon island (18') under the at least one mandrel. The method further comprises ion- implanting sidewalls of the at least one silicon island to form doped regions (20) on the sidewalls. The method further includes forming a dielectric layer on the substrate, a top surface of which is planarized to be coplanar with a top surface of the at least one mandrel (14). The method further includes removing the at least one mandrel (14) to form an opening in the dielectric layer. The method further comprises etching the at least one silicon island to form at least one fin island having doped source and drain regions.
Abstract:
A structure and a method for forming the same. The structure includes (a) a substrate, (b) a semiconductor fin region on top of the substrate, (c) a gate dielectric region on side walls of the semiconductor fin region, and (d) a gate electrode region on top and on side walls of the semiconductor fin region. The gate dielectric region (i) is sandwiched between and (ii) electrically insulates the gate electrode region and the semiconductor fin region. The structure further includes a first spacer region on a first side wall of the gate electrode region. A first side wall of the semiconductor fin region is exposed to a surrounding ambient. A top surface of the first spacer region is coplanar with a top surface of the gate electrode region.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a FinFET device that has a first fin and a second fin. Each fin has a channel region and source and drain regions that extend from the channel region. The fins have different heights. The invention has a gate conductor positioned adjacent the fins. The gate conductor runs perpendicular to the fins and crosses the channel region of each of the first fin and second fin. The fins are parallel to one another. The ratio of the height of the first fin to the height of the second fin comprises a ratio of one to 2/3. The ratio is used to tune the performance of the transistor and determines the total channel width of the transistor.
Abstract:
A MUGFET and method of manufacturing a MUGFET is shown. The method of manufacturing the MUGFET includes forming temporary spacer gates (16 of FIG. 6) about a plurality of active regions and depositing a dielectric material (18a and in space 20) over the temporary spacer gates, including between the plurality of active regions. The method further includes etching portions of the dielectric material (20) to expose the temporary spacer gates (16) and removing the temporary spacer gates, leaving a space between the active regions and a remaining portion of the dielectric material (18a). The method additionally includes filling the space (20) between the active regions and above the remaining portion of the dielectric material (18a) with a gate material.
Abstract:
Therefore, disclosed above are embodiments of a multi-fin field effect transistor structure (300 or 400) (e.g., a multi-fin dual-gate FET or tri-gate FET) that provides low resistance strapping of the source/drain regions (41, 42) of the fins (60a-c), while also maintaining low capacitance to the gate (80) by raising the level of the straps (71, 72) above the level of the gate (80). Embodiments of the structure of the invention incorporate either conductive vias (31, 32) (see structure 300) or taller source/drain regions (see structure 400) in order to electrically connect the source/drain straps (71, 72) to the source/drain regions (41, 42) of each fin (60a-c). Also, disclosed are embodiments of associated methods of forming these structures.
Abstract:
A planar substrate device (100) integrated with fin field effect transistors (FinFETs) and a method of manufâcture comprises a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer (101) comprising a substrate (103); a buried insulator layer (105) over the substrate (103); and a semiconductor layer (115) over the buried insulator layer (105). The structure (100) further comprises a FinFET (130) over the buried insulator layer (105) and a field effect transistor (FET) (131) integrated in the substrate (103), wherein the FET (127) gate is planar to the FinFET gate (125). The structure (100) further comprises retrograde well regions (104, 106, 108, 110) configured in the substrate (103). In one embodiment, the structure (100) further comprises a shallow trench isolation region (111) configured in the substrate (103).
Abstract:
The invention provides a method of manufacturing a fin-type field effect transistor (FinFET) that begins by patterning a rectangular loop of semiconductor material (16) having two longer fins (21) and two shorter sections (22). The longer fins (21) are perpendicular to the shorter sections (22). The process continues by patterning a rectangular gate conductor (20) over central sections of the two longer fins (21), wherein the gate conductor (20) is perpendicular to the two longer fins (21). Next, the invention dopes portions of the semiconductor material (11) not covered by the gate conductor (20) to form source and drain regions in portions of the fins (21) that extend beyond the gate (20). Following this, the invention forms insulating sidewalls (31) along the gate conductor (20). Then, the invention covers the gate conductor (20) and the semiconductor material (11) with a conductive contact material (30) and forms a contact mask (40) over a portion of the conductive contact material (30) that is above source and drain regions of a first fin (42) of the two longer fins (21). The invention follows this by selectively etching regions of the conductive contact material (30) and the semiconductor material (11) not protected by the contact mask. This leaves the conductive contact material (30) on source and drain regions of the first fin (42) and removes source and drain regions of a second fin (41) of the two longer fins (21). This process forms a unique FinFET that has a first fin (42) with a central channel region (55) and source and drain regions (56) adjacent the channel region (55), a gate (20) intersecting the first fin (42) and covering the channel region (55), and a second fin (41) having only a channel region. The second fin is parallel to the first fin (42) and covered by the gate.
Abstract:
A field effect transistor (FET) and method of forming the FET comprises a substrate (101 ); a silicon germanium (SiGe) layer (103) over the substrate (103); a semiconductor layer (105) over and adjacent to the SiGe layer (103); an insulating layer (109a) adjacent to the substrate (101), the SiGe layer (103), and the semiconductor layer (105); a pair of first gate structures (111) adjacent to the insulating layer (1 09a); and a second gate structure (113) over the insulating layer (109a). Preferably, the insulating layer (109a) is adjacent to a side surface of the SiGe layer (103) and an upper surface of the semiconductor layer (105), a lower surface of the semiconductor layer (105), and a side surface of the semiconductor layer (105). Preferably, the SiGe layer (103) comprises carbon. Preferably, the pair of first gate structures (111) are substantially transverse to the second gate structure (113). Additionally, the pair of first gate structures (111) are preferably encapsulated by the insulating layer (109a).