Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, apparatus and computer program for performing simulation of influence of a manufacturing process to electrical performance in the integrated circuit during design stage. SOLUTION: Methods, apparatus and computer program provide a fast and accurate model for simulating the effects of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) steps during fabrication of an integrated circuit by generating a design of an integrated circuit, using a simplified model while generating the design of the integrated circuit, predicting at least one physical characteristic of the integrated circuit which results from a processing step to be used during manufacture of the integrated circuit, wherein the simplified model is derived from simulations performed prior to the design generation activities using a comprehensive simulation program used to model the physical characteristic; predicting performance of the integrated circuit using the predicted physical characteristic; and adjusting the design of the integrated circuit in dependence on the performance prediction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method and system of forming an integrated circuit transistor having a reduced gate height. The method forms a laminated structure having a substrate, a gate conductor (13) above the substrate, and at least one sacrificial layer (14-16) above the gate conductor (13). The process patterns the laminated structure into at least one gate stack extending from the substrate, forms spacers (60) adjacent to the gate stack, dopes regions of the substrate not protected by the spacers to form source and drain regions (71) adjacent the gate stack, and removes the spacers (60) and the sacrificial layer (14-16).