Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a complementary metal oxide semiconductor integration process that allows a plurality of silicide metal gates to be prepared on a gate dielectric.SOLUTION: There is provided a CMOS silicide metal gate integration method capable of eliminating a demerit of generation of variations in the height of poly Si gate stock which varies a silicide metal gate phase. The integration method minimizes the complexity of the process, thereby restraining the manufacturing cost of a CMOS transistor from increasing.
Abstract:
A method for dynamically adjusting resources among a plurality of co-existing applications comprises the steps of : building a relation model (S101) between a request number and resource consumption of said plurality of applications; obtaining at multiple sampling moments a request number (S102) and resource consumption (S103) of each of said plurality of applications; calculating resource consumption ratio (S104) of each of said plurality of applications; and analyzing resource consumption of a plurality of currently co-existing applications (S106).
Abstract:
A method for dynamically adjusting resources among a plurality of co-existing applications comprises the steps of : building a relation model (S101) between a request number and resource consumption of said plurality of applications; obtaining at multiple sampling moments a request number (S102) and resource consumption (S103) of each of said plurality of applications; calculating resource consumption ratio (S104) of each of said plurality of applications; and analyzing resource consumption of a plurality of currently co-existing applications (S106).
Abstract:
A method for increasing the level of stress for amorphous thin film stressors by means of modifying the internal structure of such stressors is provided. The method includes first forming a first portion of an amorphous film stressor material on at least a surface of a substrate, said first portion having a first state of mechanical strain defining a first stress value. After the forming step, the first portion of the amorphous film stressor material is densified such that the first state of mechanical strain is not substantially altered, while increasing the first stress value. In some embodiments, the steps of forming and densifying are repeated any number of times to obtain a preselected and desired thickness for the stressor.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a semiconductor device having dual nitride liners, which provide an increased transverse stress state for at least one FET (300) and methods for the manufacture of such a device. A first aspect of the invention provides a method for use in the manufacture of a semiconductor device comprising the steps of applying a first silicon nitride liner (360) to the device and applying a second silicon nitride liner (370) adjacent the fast silicon nitride liner, wherein at least one of the first and second silicon nitride liners induces a transverse stress in a silicon channel (330) beneath at least one of the first and second silicon nitride liner.
Abstract:
A structure and method for a metal replacement gate of a high performance device is provided. A sacrificial gate structure (260) is first formed on an etch stop layer (250) provided on a semiconductor substrate (240). A pair of spacers (400) is provided on sidewalls of the sacrificial gate structure (300). The sacrificial gate structure (300) is then removed, forming an opening (600). Subsequently, a metal gate (1000) including an first layer (700) of metal such as tungsten, a diffusion barrier (800) such as titanium nitride, and a second layer (900) of metal such as tungsten is formed in the opening (600) between the spacers (400).
Abstract:
A structure and method for a metal replacement gate of a high performance device is provided. A sacrificial gate structure (260) is first formed on an etch stop layer (250) provided on a semiconductor substrate (240). A pair of spacers (400) is provided on sidewalls of the sacrificial gate structure (300). The sacrificial gate structure (300) is then removed, forming an opening (600). Subsequently, a metal gate (1000) including an first layer (700) of metal such as tungsten, a diffusion barrier (800) such as titanium nitride, and a second layer (900) of metal such as tungsten is formed in the opening (600) between the spacers (400).
Abstract:
Disclosed is an SOI device on a bulk silicon layer which has an FET region, a body contact region and an STI region. The FET region is made of an SOI layer and an overlying gate. The STI region includes a first STI layer separating the SOI device from an adjacent SOI device. The body contact region includes an extension of the SOI layer, a second STI layer on the extension and a body contact in contact with the extension. The first and second STI layers are contiguous and of different thicknesses so as to form a split level STI.