Abstract:
A semiconductor structure is provided that includes a V t stabilization layer between a gate dielectric and a gate electrode. The V t stabilization layer is capable of stabilizing the structure's threshold voltage and flatband voltage to a targeted value and comprises a nitrided metal oxide, or a nitrogen-free metal oxide, with the provision that when the V t stabilization layer comprises a nitrogen-free metal oxide, at least one of the semiconductor substrate or the gate dielectric includes nitrogen. The present invention also provides a method of fabricating such a structure.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) structure including an intermediate layer between a Si-containing gate electrode and a high-k gate dielectric, so that a threshold voltage and a flat-band voltage of the structure are stabilized. SOLUTION: An insulating intermediate layer for use in the complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) is provided in order to prevent undesirable shifts of the threshold voltage and the flat-band voltage. The insulating intermediate layer is disposed between a gate dielectric having a dielectric constant of more than 4.0 and a Si-containing gate conductor. The insulating intermediate layer comprises metal nitride capable of containing oxygen, and stabilizes the threshold voltage and the flat-band voltage. For a preferred embodiment, the insulating intermediate layer comprises aluminum nitride or aluminum oxinitride, and the gate dielectric comprises a hafnium oxide, hafnium silicate, or hafnium oxinitride. The structure is especially useful for stabilizing the threshold voltage and the flat-band voltage of a p-type field effect transistor. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
A method of forming a CMOS structure, and the device produced therefrom, having improved threshold voltage and flatband voltage stability. The inventive method includes the steps of providing a semiconductor substrate having an nFET region and a pFET region; forming a dielectric stack atop the semiconductor substrate comprisisng an insulating interlayer atop a high k dielectric; removing the insulating interlayer from the nFET region without removing the insulating interlayer from the pFET region; and providing at least one gate stack in the pFET region and at least one gate stack in the nFET region. The insulating interlayer can be A1N or A1OxNY. The high k dielectric can be HfO2, hafnium silicate or hafnium silicon oxynitride. The insulating interlayer can be removed from the nFET region by a wet etch including a HC1/H2O2 peroxide solution.
Abstract:
A semiconductor structure is provided that includes a V t stabilization layer between a gate dielectric and a gate electrode. The V t stabilization layer is capable of stabilizing the structure's threshold voltage and flatband voltage to a targeted value and comprises a nitrided metal oxide, or a nitrogen-free metal oxide, with the provision that when the V t stabilization layer comprises a nitrogen-free metal oxide, at least one of the semiconductor substrate or the gate dielectric includes nitrogen. The present invention also provides a method of fabricating such a structure.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and structure for using a thin gate dielectric substance in a semiconductor device, such as a field effect transistor, etc. SOLUTION: The structure (for example, a field effect transistor) and a method for manufacturing the structure are provided with a substrate having a source region, a drain region, and a channel region provided between the source and drain regions, an insulating layer arranged on the channel region, and a gate electrode arranged on the insulating layer. The insulating layer includes an aluminum nitride-containing layer arranged on the channel region.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To emit an ultraviolet or blue light which can be converted efficiently into a visible light by applying a photoluminescence, in the form of an organic layer, onto an electroluminescence principally comprising inorganic GaN. SOLUTION: Al is deposited on a sapphire substrate 21 and subjected to a flow of excited nitrogen atoms and molecules in order to grow an AlN nucleus formation layer before Ga and Si are deposited thermally and an Si doped n-type GaN layer 12 is grown. Subsequently, Mg is deposited thermally and an Mg doped p-type GaN layer 14 is grown. Thereafter, an electric contact 16 to the p-type GaN layer 14 is formed by electron beam vacuum deposition of Ni/Au/Al and a part of the device structure is removed by etching thus exposing an n-type doped region 12 for second electric contact 18. Finally, the device is placed in a vacuum chamber and applied with a thin layer 20 of color conversion organic substance, i.e., Alq3 , by thermal deposition.