Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hybrid substrate, equipped with semiconductor layers, having different crystal orientations isolated by a conductive or an insulating interface. SOLUTION: A method of providing a hybrid substrate, equipped with semiconductor layers having different crystal orientations that are isolated by a conductive or an insulating interface formed by employing semiconductor-to-semiconductor direct wafer bonding, is disclosed. The hybrid substrate may also be yielded by a method, employing a direct bonding method which provides an integrated semiconductor structure, in which various CMOSs are constructed on plane directions which enhance the performance of a device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
Hybrid orientation substrates allow the fabrication of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuits in which the n-type field effect transistors (nFETs) are disposed in a semiconductor orientation which is optimal for electron mobility and the p-type field effect transistors (pFETs) are disposed in a semiconductor orientation which is optimal for hole mobility. This invention discloses that the performance advantages of FETs formed entirely in the optimal semiconductor orientation may be achieved by only requiring that the device's channel be disposed in a semiconductor with the optimal orientation. A variety of new FET structures are described, all with the characteristic that at least some part of the FET's channel has a different orientation than at least some part of the FET's source and/or drain. Hybrid substrates into which these new FETs might be incorporated are described along with their methods of making.
Abstract:
A hybrid substrate having a high-mobility surface for use with planar and/or multiple-gate metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) is provided. The hybrid substrate has a first surface portion that is optimal for n-type devices, and a second surface portion that is optimal for p-type devices. Due to proper surface and wafer flat orientations in each semiconductor layers of the hybrid substrate, all gates of the devices are oriented in the same direction and all channels are located on the high mobility surface. The present invention also provides for a method of fabricating the hybrid substrate as well as a method of integrating at least one planar or multiple-gate MOSFET thereon.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integrated circuit device which is formed on a SOI(silicon-on-insulator) substrate, which can realize highest performance of a specific device and has different crystal orientations. SOLUTION: The integrated circuit device includes at least the SOI substrate which has an upper semiconductor layer of a first crystal orientation and a semiconductor material of a second crystal orientation, the semiconductor material is substantially on the same plane surface and its thickness is the same to that of the upper semiconductor layer, and in an integrated circuit structure, the first crystal orientation is different from the second crystal orientation. The SOI substrate is formed by wafer bonding, ion implantation, and annealing. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integrated semiconductor circuit including at least one FinFET device and at least one planer single-gate FET device on a same SOI semiconductor substrate. SOLUTION: The integrated semiconductor circuit includes a FinFET and a planer single-gate FET located on an embedded insulating layer of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. The planer single FET is located on a surface of a patterned top semiconductor layer of the SOI substrate; and the FinFET has a vertical channel perpendicular to the planer single-gate FET. In a method for forming such an integrated circuit, when width of the FinFET active device region is trimmed, a formed resist image and a patterned hard mask are used, and after that the formed resist image and etching are used when thickness of the FET device region is reduced. The trimmed active FinFET device region is formed such that it is perpendicular to the planer single-gate FET device region whose thickness has been reduced. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
The present invention provides a semiconducting structure including a substrate having an SOI region and a bulk-Si region, wherein the SOI region and the bulk-Si region have a same or differing crystallographic orientation; an isolation region separating the SOI region from the bulk-Si region; and at least one first device located in the SOI region and at least one second device located in the bulk-Si region. The SOI region has an silicon layer atop an insulating layer. The bulk-Si region further comprises a well region underlying the second device and a contact to the well region, wherein the contact stabilizes floating body effects. The well contact is also used to control the threshold voltages of the FETs in the bulk-Si region to optimized the power and performance of circuits built from the combination of the SOI and bulk-Si region FETs.
Abstract:
A structure for conducting carriers and method for forming is described incorporating a single crystal substrate of Si or SiGe having an upper surface in the and a psuedomorphic or epitaxial layer of SiGe having a concentration of Ge different than the substrate whereby the psuedomorphic layer is under strain. A method for forming semiconductor epitaxial layers is described incorporating the step of forming a psuedomorphic or epitaxial layer in a rapid thermal chemical vapor deposition (RTCVD) tool by increasing the temperature in the tool to about 600ºC and introducing both a Si containing gas and a Ge containing gas. A method for chemically preparing a substrate for epitaxial deposition is described comprising the steps of immersing a substrate in a series of baths containing ozone, dilute HF, deionized water, HC1 acid and deionized water, respectively, followed by drying the substrate in an inert atmosphere to obtain a substrate surface free of impurities and with a RMS roughness of less than 0.1 nm.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a semiconductor material that has enhanced electron and hole mobilities that comprises a -containing layer having a 110 crystal orientation and a biaxial compressive strain. The term ''biaxial compressive stress'' is used herein to describe the net stress caused by longitudinal compressive stress and lateral stress that is induced upon the Si-containing layer during the manufacturing of the semiconductor material. Other aspect of the present invention relates to a method of forming the semiconductor material of the present invention. The method of the present invention includes the steps of providing a silicon-containing 110 layer; and creating a biaxial strain in the silicon-containing 110 layer.
Abstract:
A hybrid substrate having a high-mobility surface for use with planar and/or multiple-gate metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) is provided. The hybrid substrate has a first surface portion that is optimal for n-type devices, and a second surface portion that is optimal for p-type devices. Due to proper surface and wafer flat orientations in each semiconductor layers of the hybrid substrate, all gates of the devices are oriented in the same direction and all channels are located on the high mobility surface. The present invention also provides for a method of fabricating the hybrid substrate as well as a method of integrating at least one planar or multiple-gate MOSFET thereon.
Abstract:
A structure for conducting carriers and method for forming is described incorporating a single crystal substrate of Si or SiGe having an upper surface in the and a psuedomorphic or epitaxial layer of SiGe having a concentration of Ge different than the substrate whereby the psuedomorphic layer is under strain. A method for forming semiconductor epitaxial layers is described incorporating the step of forming a psuedomorphic or epitaxial layer in a rapid thermal chemical vapor deposition (RTCVD) tool by increasing the temperature in the tool to about 600ºC and introducing both a Si containing gas and a Ge containing gas. A method for chemically preparing a substrate for epitaxial deposition is described comprising the steps of immersing a substrate in a series of baths containing ozone, dilute HF, deionized water, HC1 acid and deionized water, respectively, followed by drying the substrate in an inert atmosphere to obtain a substrate surface free of impurities and with a RMS roughness of less than 0.1 nm.