Abstract:
Hybrid substrates characterized by semiconductor islands of different crystal orientations and methods of forming such hybrid substrates. The methods involve using a SIMOX process to form an insulating layer. The insulating layer may divide the islands of at least one of the different crystal orientations into mutually aligned device and body regions. The body regions may be electrically floating relative to the device regions.
Abstract:
A process for making complementary transistor devices - (11, 12) in an epitaxial layer (14) of a first conductivity type having a deep vertical isolation sidewall (21) between the N and P channel transistors by providing a backfilled cavity - (26) in the epitaxial layer, the sidewalls of the cavity being coated with layers of material, the first layer being a silicate doped with the same conductivity type as the epitaxial layer (14) and in contact with the epitaxial layer. The first layer is overcoated with an isolation and diffusion barrier layer (21). A second silicate layer is provided which is doped to a conductivity opposite to that of the first layer and isolated therefrom by said isolation and diffusion barrier material (21). The cavity (26) is backfilled with semiconductor material of a conductivity type opposite to that of the epitaxial layer (14) and during this backfilling operation the dopants in the first and second layer outdiffuse into the epitaxial layer and into the backfill material, respectively, to prevent the creation of oarasitic channels.
Abstract:
The method includes depositing a conductive first polysilicon layer on a semiconductor structure, co-depositing on said layer polysilicon and a silicide forming metal in stoichiometric proportions to form an intermetallic compound, and depositing on top of it a second polysilicon layer providing 30 to 100 % of the silicon required to form a silicon dioxide layer in a subsequent thermal oxidation step. … The method is used in fabricating integrated circuit structures e.g. silicon gate MOSFET devices with self-passivating, low resistivity interconnection electrodes where voids in the first polysilicon layer are substantially eliminated.
Abstract:
A silicon-on-insulator (SOI) device and structure having locally strained regions in the silicon active layer formed by increasing the thickness of underlying regions of a buried insulating layer separating the silicon active layer from the substrate. The stress transferred from the underlying thickened regions of the insulating layer to the overlying strained regions increases carrier mobility in these confined regions of the active layer. Devices formed in and on the silicon active layer may benefit from the increased carrier mobility in the spaced-apart strained regions.