Abstract:
A process for forming dual gate oxides of improved oxide thickness uniformity for use in high performance DRAM systems or logic circuits, comprising:a) growing a sacrificial oxide layer on a substrate;b) implanting a dopant through the sacrificial oxide layer;c) implanting a first dosage of nitrogen ions in the absence of a photoresist to form a nitrided silicon layer; d) subjecting the substrate to a rapid thermal anneal for a sufficient time and at a sufficient temperature to allow nitrogen to diffuse to the silicon/oxide interface;e) masking the substrate with a photoresist to define the locations of the thin oxides of the dual gate oxide;f) implanting a second dosage of nitrogen ions through the photoresist;g) stripping the photoresist and the sacrificial oxide layers; and h) growing by oxidation gate oxide layers characterized by improved oxide thickness uniformity in the nitrogen ion implanted areas in the thin and thick oxides.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device and its manufacturing method of which a stress is adjusted for improved performance. SOLUTION: A gate electrode 104 is electrically insulated from a semiconductor substrate (bulk silicon substrate, SOI layer, or the like) 102. A first side wall spacer 110 is formed along the side wall of the gate electrode 104. A sacrifice side wall spacer is so formed as to adjoin the first side wall spacer 110. The sacrifice side wall spacer and the first side wall spacer 110 cover the semiconductor substrate 102. A flattened layer is formed to cover the semiconductor substrate 102 so that a part of the flattened layer adjoins the sacrifice side wall spacer. The sacrifice side wall spacer is removed, and a recess is formed in the semiconductor substrate 102 by etching. The recess is substantially arranged between the first side wall spacer 110 and a part of the flattened layer. A semiconductor material (SiGe, SiC, or the like) 116 is deposited in the recess. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of processing a semiconductor gate structure on a semiconductor wafer, the method comprising providing a semiconductor structure with an active device area capped with a pad oxide layer bounded by one or more isolation trenches, providing a sacrificial oxide layer by thickening said pad oxide layer to a desired oxide thickness, in using said thickened pad oxide layer as said sacrificial oxide layer for device implantation, stripping said sacrificial pad oxide layer after use, and capping said semiconductor gate with a final gate oxide layer.
Abstract:
Forming a vertical MOS transistor or making another three-dimensional integrated circuit structure in a silicon wafer exposes planes having at least two different crystallographic orientations. Growing oxide on different crystal planes is inherently at different growth rates because the inter-atomic spacing is different in the different planes. Heating the silicon in a nitrogen-containing ambient to form a thin layer of nitride and then growing the oxide through the thin nitrided layer reduces the difference in oxide thickness to less than 1%.
Abstract:
Semiconductor devices having deep trenches with fill material therein having low resistivity are provided along with methods of fabricating such semiconductor devices.
Abstract:
A trench capacitor memory cell structure is provided with includes a vertical collar region that suppresses current leakage of an adjacent vertical parasitic transistor that exists between the vertical MOSFET and the underlying trench capacitor. The vertical collar isolation, which has a vertical length of about 0.50 mum or less, includes a first portion that is present partially outside the trench and a second portion that is present inside the trench. The first portion of the collar oxide is thicker than said second portion oxide thereby reducing parasitic current leakage.
Abstract:
An improved capacitor is formed by a process where an improved node dielectric layer is formed with an improved dielectric constant by performing an Free Radical Enhanced Rapid Thermal Oxidation (FRE RTO) step during formation of the node dielectric layer. Use of an FRE RTO step instead of the conventional furnace oxidation step produces a cleaner oxide with a higher dielectric constant and higher capacitance. Other specific embodiments of the invention include improved node dielectric layer by one or more additional nitridation steps, done by either Remote Plasma Nitridation (RPN), Rapid Thermal Nitridation (RTN), Decoupled Plasma Nitridation (DPN) or other nitridation method; selective oxidation; use of a metal layer rather than a SiN layer as the dielectric base; and selective oxidation of the metal layer.
Abstract:
A semiconductor gate is capped with a pad oxide layer (20), which is bounded by one or more isolation trenches filled with silicon oxide. The pad oxide layer is thickened to a specified thickness to form a sacrificial oxide layer, then the sacrificial oxide layer is stripped and the semiconductor gate is capped with gate oxide layer. An Independent claim is also included for semiconductor structure.