Abstract:
In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, an asymmetric P-type field effect transistor includes: a source region coupled to a drain region via a channel; a gate structure overlying at least a portion of the channel; a halo implant disposed at least partially in the channel, where the halo implant is disposed closer to the source region than the drain region; and a body-tie coupled to the channel. In a further exemplary embodiment, the asymmetric P-type field effect transistor is operable to act as a symmetric P-type field effect transistor.
Abstract:
In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, an asymmetric N-type field effect transistor includes: a source region coupled to a drain region via a channel; a gate structure overlying at least a portion of the channel; a halo implant disposed at least partially in the channel, where the halo implant is disposed closer to the source region than the drain region; and a body-tie coupled to the channel. In a further exemplary embodiment, the asymmetric N-type field effect transistor is operable to act as a symmetric N-type field effect transistor.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nanowire mesh of a single gate inverter and a method of fabricating the same. SOLUTION: The field effect transistor (FET) includes a plurality of device layers disposed vertically in a stack, each device layer has a source region, a drain region and a plurality of nanowire channels 110 connecting the source region and the drain region, wherein the source and drain regions of one or more of the device layers are doped with an n-type dopant or a p-type dopant. The FET inverter further includes a common gate 150 surrounding the plurality of nanowire channels, a first contact 156 to the source regions of the one or more device layers doped with the n-type dopant, a second contact 158 to the source regions of the one or more device layers doped with the p-type dopant, and a common third contact 152 to the drain regions of each of the device layers. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integrated circuit having silicon on a stress liner, and its manufacturing method. SOLUTION: The method comprises a step of preparing a semiconductor substrate comprising an outer semiconductor layer and an embedded sacrifice layer under the outer semiconductor layer, and a step of removing at least a portion of the embedded sacrifice layer to form a void within the semiconductor substrate. The method further comprises a step of depositing a material in the void to form the stress liner, and a step of forming a transistor on the outer semiconductor layer of the semiconductor substrate. The outer semiconductor layer separates the transistor from the stress liner. The semiconductor substrate includes isolation regions, and the removing step includes a step of forming recesses in the isolation regions, and a step of removing at least a portion of the embedded sacrifice layer via these recesses. The depositing step includes a step of depositing a material in the void via the recesses 46. End caps 60 are formed in the recesses 46 contacting with ends of the stress liner. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A planarization method includes planarizing a semiconductor wafer in a first chemical mechanical polish step to remove overburden and planarize a top layer leaving a thickness of top layer material over underlying layers. The top layer material is planarized in a second chemical mechanical polish step to further remove the top layer and expose underlying layers of a second material and a third material such that a selectivity of the top layer material to the second material to the third material is between about 1:1:1 to about 2:1:1 to provide a planar topography.
Abstract:
Structure and method for fabricating a barrier layer that separates an electromechanical device and a CMOS device on a substrate. An example structure includes a protective layer encapsulating the electromechanical device, where the barrier layer may withstand an etch process capable of removing the protective layer, but not the barrier layer. The substrate may be silicon-on-insulator or a multilayer wafer substrate. The electromechanical device may be a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) or a nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS).
Abstract:
A field effect transistor device and method which includes a semiconductor substrate, a dielectric gate layer, preferably a high dielectric constant gate layer, overlaying the semiconductor substrate and an electrically conductive oxygen barrier layer overlaying the gate dielectric layer. Sn one embodiment, there is a conductive layer between the gate dielectric layer and the oxygen barrier layer, In another embodiment, there is a low resistivity metal layer on the oxygen barrier layer.
Abstract:
In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, an asymmetric N-type field effect transistor includes: a source region coupled to a drain region via a channel; a gate structure overlying at least a portion of the channel; a halo implant disposed at least partially in the channel, where the halo implant is disposed closer to the source region than the drain region; and a body-tie coupled to the channel. In a further exemplary embodiment, the asymmetric N-type field effect transistor is operable to act as a symmetric N-type field effect transistor.