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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dual gate field-effect transistor (DGFET) structure, with a significantly reduced parasitic capacity in the source/drain region and its formation method. SOLUTION: This dual-gate field-effect transistor reduces the parasitic capacity in the DGFET structure by being provided with a self-aligned isolation region 44. Furthermore, the parasitic capacity of the structure is further reduced, by enabling substantial oxidization to occur at a back gate, which is made possible by coating a silicon contained channel 18. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high-density array of vertical semiconductor elements having pillars, and a method of forming it. SOLUTION: An array has a column of bit lines 220, and a row of word lines 225. The gate of a transistor functions as a word line, and a source region 215 or a drain region 240 functions as a bit line. The array also has a vertical pillar 230, each of which has a channel made between the source region and the drain region. Two transistors can be made per pillar. The source region is arranged under the pillar, being self-aligned. The source regions of the adjacent bit lines are separated from each other, without increasing the cell size. The array structure can be used as a DRAM, EEPROM, or a flash memory.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of forming an SOI MOSFET device. SOLUTION: The SOI MOSFET device has a polysilicon back gate 26 for controlling a threshold voltage of a polysilicon-containing front gate 50. The back gate 26 functions as a dynamic threshold voltage control system in the SOI MOSFET device. This is because the back gate 26 is suitable for use in a circuit/system active period and in a circuit/system idle period. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel structure in a semiconductor device to eliminate or reduce leakage current and junction capacitance. SOLUTION: A structure of a semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes first and second source/drain regions; a channel region disposed between the first and second source/drain regions; a buried well region in physical contact with the channel region; and buried barrier regions disposed between the buried well region and the first source/drain region and disposed between the buried well region and the second source/drain region, wherein the buried barrier regions are adapted for preventing current leakage and dopant diffusion between the buried well region and the first source/drain region, and current leakage and dopant diffusion between the buried well region and the second source/drain region. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for manufacturing a MOSFET device of 0.05 μm or smaller in size having a super halo doping profile, which provides an excellent short channel characteristic. SOLUTION: This technique utilizes a damascene gate process to obtain a MOSFET structure wherein the thickness of an oxide on source/drain regions is not related to the thickness of a gate oxide and a disposable spacer technique to form a super halo doping profile.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method to generate a FinFET with a back gate, which has dielectric layers whose thicknesses are different on its front gate side and back gate side. SOLUTION: Several steps are included to introduce impurities into at least one side of a fin of a FinFET to enable formation of dielectric layers with different thicknesses. Impurities that can be introduced through implantation may enhance or retard dielectric formation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a field effect transistor to be accurately specified in channel length, lessened in source and drain resistance, and minimized in overlap capacitance, by a method wherein a gate hole is demarcated on a dielectric stack, an attached side wall layer is removed from a horizontal plane, and the gate hole is filled up with a gate conductor. SOLUTION: An etching window which is nearly equal in lateral dimension to a gate pillar that is specified in dimensions by a resist mask is provided to a dielectric stack which comprises nitride layers 31 and 38. An RIE process for forming a gate hole is used for transferring the etching window to the dielectric stack. Then, the gate hole is demarcated-by an RIE method, a side wall layer is attached and then removed from a horizontal plane. By this setup, the gate hole is lessened in length by a residual side wall spacer 61. Then, polysilicon is deposited inside the gate hole and on a dielectric stack uppermost layer 38, and the dielectric stack uppermost layer 38 is exposed by flattening the deposited polysilicon.
Abstract:
A method for the formation of field effect transistors (FETs), and more particularly metal oxide field effect transistors (MOSFETs), comprising the steps of: forming a dielectric stack on a semiconductor structure; defining an etch window on the dielectric stack; defining a gate hole in the dielectric stack by transferring the etch window into the dielectric stack using a reactive ion etching (RIE) process; depositing a side wall layer; removing the side wall layer from horizontal surfaces of the dielectric stack and gate hole such that side wall spacers remain which reduce the lateral size of the gate hole; depositing a gate conductor such that it fills the gate hole; removing the gate conductor covering the portions of the semiconductor structure surrounding the gate hole; removing at least part of the dielectric stack; and removing the side wall spacers.