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 method for increasing the level of stress for amorphous thin film stressors by means of modifying the internal structure of such stressors is provided. The method includes first forming a first portion of an amorphous film stressor material on at least a surface of a substrate, said first portion having a first state of mechanical strain defining a first stress value. After the forming step, the first portion of the amorphous film stressor material is densified such that the first state of mechanical strain is not substantially altered, while increasing the first stress value. In some embodiments, the steps of forming and densifying are repeated any number of times to obtain a preselected and desired thickness for the stressor.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for filling up a separation trench in a silicon integrated circuit having at least one p-n junction or a phase boundary of different materials before forming a separation structure. SOLUTION: This method relates to filling of the separation trench and a capacitor trench including a perpendicular field-effect transistor (FET) having aspect ratios up to a maximum of 60 (or p-n junction at an arbitrary front level or the phase boundary of the different materials) obtained through a process. The process comprises a step of coating a spin-on material based on silazane with low molecular weight, a step of performing prebake of the coated material at temperature less than about 450°C within oxygen atmosphere, a step of converting the stress of the material by heating within H 2 O atmosphere at intermediate temperature in the range from 450°C-800°C, a step of obtaining a material stable up to a maximum of 1000°C, which has compressive stress which can be adjusted by changing process parameters resulting from heating again within O 2 atmosphere at high temperature, and which has durability sufficiently resisting to CMP having an etching rate comparable to that of oxide dielectrics formed using the high-density plasma (HDP) technique. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide improved technology for forming high speed logical gate of a semiconductor device. SOLUTION: An FET (field effect transistor) has: a gate disposed between a source and a drain; a gate dielectric layer disposed under the gate; and spacers disposed on the sides of the gate. The gate dielectric layer is made of a conventional oxide, and the spacer has a reduced dielectric constant (k). The reduced dielectric constant (k) can be made smaller than 3.85, and can be made larger than 3.85 (approximately same as that of the oxide) and smaller than 7.0 (approximately same as that of nitride). The spacer consists preferably of a material which can be etched selectively in relation to the gate dielectric layer. The spacer can have porosity, and a thin layer which prevents moisture absorption is deposited on a surface of the porous spacer. The spacer can be made of a material which is chosen from the group consisting of Black Diamond, Coral, TERA and a Blok type material. A hole is formed into the material of the spacer by exposing the spacer to oxygen plasma. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device structure, includes: providing a substrate (1), providing an electrode (6) on the substrate (1), forming a recess (12) in the electrode (6), the recess having an opening, disposing a small grain semiconductor material (17) within the recess, covering the opening to contain the small grain semiconductor material, within the recess, and then annealing the resultant structure.
Abstract:
A method for increasing the level of stress for amorphous thin film stressors by means of modifying the internal structure of such stressors is provided. The method includes first forming a first portion of an amorphous film stressor material (14) on at least a surface of a substrate (12), said first portion (18) having a first state of mechanical strain defining a first stress value. After the forming step, the first portion of the amorphous film stressor material is densified (20) such that the first state of mechanical strain is not substantiaUydtered,\vhile increasing the first stress value. In some embodiments, the steps of forming and densifying are repeated any number of times (20, 2OA, 20B) to obtain a preselected and desired thickness for the stressor.
Abstract:
A dielectric cap (100) and related methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the dielectric cap (100) includes a dielectric material (108) having an optical band gap (e.g., greater than about 3.0 electron-Volts) to substantially block ultraviolet radiation during a curing treatment, and including nitrogen with electron donor, double bond electrons. The dielectric cap (100) exhibits a high modulus and is stable under post ULK UV curing treatments for, for example, copper low k back-end-of-line (BEOL) nanoelectronic devices, leading to less film and device cracking and improved reliability.
Abstract:
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SYSTEM HAVING STRAINED TRANSISTOR An integrated circuit system is provided including forming a circuit element on a wafer, forming a stress formation layer on the wafer, protecting a portion of the stress formation layer, and irradiating the wafer for modification of a stress value of an unprotected portion of the stress formation layer.