Abstract:
A field effect transistor (FET) (10) is provided which includes a gate stack (29), a pair of first spacers (32) disposed over sidewalls of the gate stack (29 and a pair of semiconductor alloy regions (39) disposed on opposite sides of and spaced a first distance from the gate stack (29). Source and drain regions (24) of the FET (10) are at least partly disposed in the semiconductor alloy regions (39; and spaced a second distance from the gate stack (29) by a corresponding spacer of the pair of first spacers (32), which may be different from the first distance. The FET (10) may also include second spacers (34) disposed on the first spacers (32), and silicide regions (40) at least partly overlying the semiconductor alloy regions (39), wherein the silicide regions (40) are spacec from the gate stack (29) by the first and second spacers (32, 34).
Abstract:
A structure and method are provided in which an n-type field effect transistor (NFET) and a p-type field effect transistor (PFET) each have a channel region disposed in a single-crystal layer of a first semiconductor and a stress is applied at a first magnitude to a channel region of the PFET but not at that magnitude to the channel region of the NFET. The stress is applied by a layer of a second semiconductor which is lattice-mismatched to the first semiconductor. The layer of second semiconductor is formed over the source and drain regions and extensions of the PFET at a first distance from the channel region of the PFET and is formed over the source and drain regions of the NFET at a second, greater distance from the channel region of the NFET, or not formed at all in the NFET.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for suppressing the formation of flat surface defects, such as stacking faults and microtwins in a relaxed SiGe alloy layer. SOLUTION: There is disclosed the method of manufacturing a substantially-relaxed SiGe alloy layer, in which flat surface defect density is decreased. The method comprises the steps of forming a strained Ge-containing layer on the front surface of an Si-containing substrate, implanting ions into the interface of the Ge-containing layer/the Si-containing substrate or under the interface, and forming the substantially-relaxed SiGe alloy layer, in which the flat surface defect density is decreased. Further, there are also provided a substantially relaxed SiGe-on-insulator, having an SiGe layer in which the flat surface defect density is decreased, and a heterostructure comprising the insulator. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high performance (surface channel) CMOS device provided with a mid gap work function metal gate. SOLUTION: An epitaxial layer is used for adjustment/reduction of a threshold voltage V t of PFET region and large amount of reduction in V t (up to 500 mV) which are required by a CMOS device provided with a mid gap metal gate. In this case, the counter doping using an in-site B (boron) doped epitaxial layer or B and C (carbon) codoped epitaxial layer is provided. Here, the doping of C is important to give a surface channel CMOS device provided with the mid gap metal gate while an excellent short channel effect is maintained by holding the shallow B profile through the additional degree of freedom to relaxing the diffusion of B (even in the case of the subsequent activation heat cycle). COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:提供一种具有中间间隙功能金属栅极的高性能(表面通道)CMOS器件。 解决方案:使用外延层来调整/降低PFET区域的阈值电压V t SB>,并且V T SB>的大量还原(高达500mV ),这是由设置有中间间隙金属栅极的CMOS器件所需要的。 在这种情况下,提供使用现场B(硼)掺杂外延层或B和C(碳)共掺杂外延层的反掺杂。 这里,C的掺杂对于提供具有中间间隙金属栅极的表面沟道CMOS器件而言是重要的,同时通过保持浅的B分布通过附加的自由度来放宽B的扩散(甚至 在随后的活化热循环的情况下)。 版权所有(C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a strained semiconductor-on-insulator (SSOI) substrate in which the strained semiconductor is a thin semiconductor layer having a thickness of less than 50 nm that is located directly atop an insulator layer of a preformed silicon-on-insulator substrate is provided. Wafer bonding is not employed in forming the SSOI substrate of the present invention.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for forming a semiconductor wafer having a strained Si or SiGe layer on an insulator layer. The method produces a structure having a SiGe buffer layer (43) between the insulator layer (45) and the strained Si/SiGe layer (42), but eliminates the need for Si epitaxy after bonding. The method also eliminates interfacial contamination between strained Si and SiGe buffer layer, and allows the formation of SVSiGe layers having a total thickness exceeding the critical thickness of the strained Si layer.
Abstract:
A p-type field effect transistor (PFET) (10) and an n-type field effect transistor (NFET) (12) of an integrated circuit are provided. A first strain is applied to the channel region (20) of the PFET (10) but not the NFET (12) via a lattice-mismatched semiconductor layer such as silicon germanium disposed in source and drain regions (111) of only the PFET (10) and not of the NFET.(12) A process of making the PFET (10) and NFET (12) is provided. Trenches are etched in the areas to become the source and drain regions (111) of the PFET and a lattice-mismatched silicon germanium layer (121) is grown epitaxially therein to apply a strain to the channel region of the PFET adjacent thereto. A layer of silicon (14) can be grown over the silicon germanium layer (121) and a salicide (68) formed from the layer of silicon to provide low-resistance source and drain regions (111).
Abstract:
A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes channels for a pFET and an nFET. A SiGe layer is selectively grown in the source and drain regions of the pFET channel and a Si:C layer is selectively grown in source and drain regions of the nFET channel. The SiGe and Si:C layer match a lattice network of the underlying Si layer to create a stress component. In one implementation, this causes a compressive component in the pFET channel and a tensile component in the nFET channel.