公开(公告)号：US20230371233A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US17742628

申请日：2022-05-12

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Abhishek Anil Sharma ,  Travis W. Lajoie ,  Forough Mahmoudabadi ,  Shailesh Kumar Madisetti ,  Van H. Le ,  Timothy Jen ,  Cheng Tan ,  Jisoo Kim ,  Miriam R. Reshotko ,  Vishak Venkatraman ,  Eva Vo ,  Yue Zhong ,  Yu-Che Chiu ,  Moshe Dolejsi ,  Lorenzo Ferrari ,  Akash Kannegulla ,  Deepyanti Taneja ,  Mark Armstrong ,  Kamal H. Baloch ,  Afrin Sultana ,  Albert B. Chen ,  Vamsi Evani ,  Yang Yang ,  Juan G. Alzate-Vinasco ,  Fatih Hamzaoglu

IPC: H01L27/108 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/94

CPC classification number: H01L27/10805 ,  H01L23/5283 ,  H01L29/78696 ,  H01L29/94

Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for forming multi-tier memory structures with graded characteristics across different tiers. A given memory structure includes memory cells, with a given memory cell having an access device and a storage device. The access device may include, for example, a thin film transistor (TFT) structure, and the storage device may include a capacitor. Certain geometric or material parameters of the memory structures can be altered in a graded fashion across any number of tiers to compensate for process effects that occur when fabricating a given tier, which also affect any lower tiers. This may be done to more closely match the performance of the memory arrays across each of the tiers.

公开(公告)号：US20200152767A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16632856

申请日：2017-08-21

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Mark Armstrong ,  Biswajeet Guha ,  Jun Sung Kang ,  Bruce Beattie ,  Tahir Ghani

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/266 ,  H01L21/265

Abstract: A method comprising: forming a substrate; forming a first nanowire over the substrate; forming a second nanowire over the substrate; forming a gate over a portion of the first and second nanowires; implanting a dopant such that a region between the first and second nanowires under the gate does not receive the dopant while a region between the first and second nanowires away from the gate receives the dopant, wherein the dopant amorphize a material of the region between the first and second nanowires away from the gate; and isotopically etching of the region between the first and second nanowires away from the gate.

公开(公告)号：US10121856B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-06

申请号：US15859226

申请日：2017-12-29

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Seiyon Kim ,  Kelin J. Kuhn ,  Tahir Ghani ,  Anand S. Murthy ,  Mark Armstrong ,  Rafael Rios ,  Abhijit Jayant Pethe ,  Willy Rachmady

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/3105 ,  H01L21/3115 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/423 ,  B82Y40/00

Abstract: A nanowire device having a plurality of internal spacers and a method for forming said internal spacers are disclosed. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a nanowire stack disposed above a substrate, the nanowire stack having a plurality of vertically-stacked nanowires, a gate structure wrapped around each of the plurality of nanowires, defining a channel region of the device, the gate structure having gate sidewalls, a pair of source/drain regions on opposite sides of the channel region; and an internal spacer on a portion of the gate sidewall between two adjacent nanowires, internal to the nanowire stack. In an embodiment, the internal spacers are formed by depositing spacer material in dimples etched adjacent to the channel region. In an embodiment, the dimples are etched through the channel region. In another embodiment, the dimples are etched through the source/drain region.

公开(公告)号：US20230369506A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US17742649

申请日：2022-05-12

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Abhishek Anil Sharma ,  Miriam R. Reshotko ,  Van H. Le ,  Travis W. Lajoie ,  Mark Armstrong ,  Cheng Tan ,  Timothy Jen ,  Moshe Dolejsi ,  Deepyanti Taneja

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L23/528 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L27/108

CPC classification number: H01L29/78645 ,  H01L23/5283 ,  H01L23/5226 ,  H01L27/10814

Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for forming thin film transistor structures having a laterally recessed gate electrode. The gate electrode may be recessed such that it does not extend under one or both conductive contacts of the transistor. Recessing the lateral dimensions of the gate electrode can reduce gate leakage current and parasitic capacitance. According to an example, a given memory structure generally includes memory cells, with each memory cell having an access device and a storage device. According to some such embodiments, the memory cells are arranged in a two-dimensional array within one or more interconnect layers and stacked in a vertical direction such that multiple tiers of memory cell arrays are formed within the interconnect region. Any of the given TFT structures may include a gate electrode that is laterally recessed such that one or more of the contacts are not directly over the gate electrode.

公开(公告)号：US20230369444A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US17742656

申请日：2022-05-12

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Abhishek Anil Sharma ,  Albert B. Chen ,  Mark Armstrong ,  Afrin Sultana ,  Van H. Le ,  Travis W. Lajoie ,  Shailesh Kumar Madisetti ,  Timothy Jen ,  Cheng Tan ,  Moshe Dolejsi ,  Vishak Venkatraman ,  Christopher Ryder ,  Deepyanti Taneja

IPC: H01L29/51 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L23/522

CPC classification number: H01L29/513 ,  H01L27/10805 ,  H01L29/7869 ,  H01L29/41733 ,  H01L23/5226

Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for forming thin film transistor structures having a multilayer and/or concentration gradient gate dielectric. Such a gate dielectric can be used, to tune the performance and/or reliability of the transistor. According to some such embodiments, memory structures having thin film transistor (TFT) structures are arranged in a two-dimensional array within one or more interconnect layers and stacked in a vertical direction such that multiple tiers of memory structure arrays are formed within the interconnect region. Any of the given TFT structures may include a multilayer and/or graded gate dielectric that includes at least two or more different dielectric layers and/or a material concentration gradient through a thickness of the gate dielectric.

公开(公告)号：US11728335B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US16257855

申请日：2019-01-25

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Guannan Liu ,  Akm A. Ahsan ,  Mark Armstrong ,  Bernhard Sell

IPC: H01L27/07 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L21/8234

CPC classification number: H01L27/0705 ,  H01L21/823412 ,  H01L21/823431 ,  H01L21/823437 ,  H01L21/823456 ,  H01L21/823468 ,  H01L27/0886 ,  H01L29/0847 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/785

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are in the field of advanced integrated circuit structure fabrication and, in particular, buried channel structures integrated with non-planar structures. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first fin structure and a second fin structure above a substrate. A gate structure is on a portion of the substrate directly between the first fin structure and the second fin structure. A source region is in the first fin structure. A drain region is in the second fin structure.

公开(公告)号：US11164790B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US16632319

申请日：2017-08-17

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Leonard P Guler ,  Biswajeet Guha ,  Mark Armstrong ,  Tahir Ghani ,  William Hsu

IPC: H01L21/8234 ,  H01L21/308 ,  H01L27/088

Abstract: Fabrication of narrow and wide structures based on lithographic patterning of exclusively narrow mask structures. Multi-patterning may be employed to define narrow mask structures. Wide mask structures may be derived through a process-based merging of multiple narrow mask structures. The merge may include depositing a cap layer over narrow structures, filling in minimum spaces. The cap layer may be removed leaving residual cap material only within minimum spaces. Narrow and wide structures may be etched into an underlayer based on a summation of the narrow mask structures and residual cap material. A plug pattern may further mask portions of the cap layer not completely filling space between adjacent mask structures. The underlayer may then be etched based on a summation of the narrow mask structures, plug pattern, and residual cap material. Such methods may be utilized to integrate nanoribbon transistors with nanowire transistors in an integrated circuit (IC).

公开(公告)号：US20210167180A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

申请号：US16699566

申请日：2019-11-30

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Ayan Kar ,  Kalyan C. Kolluru ,  Nicholas A. Thomson ,  Mark Armstrong ,  Sameer Jayanta Joglekar ,  Rui Ma ,  Sayan Saha ,  Hyuk Ju Ryu ,  Akm A. Ahsan

IPC: H01L29/423 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/40

Abstract: Disclosed herein are transistor arrangements of field-effect transistors with dual thickness gate dielectrics. An example transistor arrangement includes a semiconductor channel material, a source region and a drain region, provided in the semiconductor material, and a gate stack provided over a portion of the semiconductor material that is between the source region and the drain region. The gate stack has a thinner gate dielectric in a portion that is closer to the source region and a thicker gate dielectric in a portion that is closer to the drain region, which may effectively realize tunable ballast resistance integrated with the transistor arrangement and may help increase the breakdown voltage and/or decrease the gate leakage of the transistor.

公开(公告)号：US20200176321A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-04

申请号：US16632319

申请日：2017-08-17

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Leonard P/ Guler ,  Biswajeet Guha ,  Mark Armstrong ,  Tahir Ghani ,  William Hsu

IPC: H01L21/8234 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L21/308

Abstract: Fabrication of narrow and wide structures based on lithographic patterning of exclusively narrow mask structures. Multi-patterning may be employed to define narrow mask structures. Wide mask structures may be derived through a process-based merging of multiple narrow mask structures. The merge may include depositing a cap layer over narrow structures, filling in minimum spaces. The cap layer may be removed leaving residual cap material only within minimum spaces. Narrow and wide structures may be etched into an underlayer based on a summation of the narrow mask structures and residual cap material. A plug pattern may further mask portions of the cap layer not completely filling space between adjacent mask structures. The underlayer may then be etched based on a summation of the narrow mask structures, plug pattern, and residual cap material. Such methods may be utilized to integrate nanoribbon transistors with nanowire transistors in an integrated circuit (IC).

公开(公告)号：US09825130B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-21

申请号：US13996845

申请日：2013-03-14

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Seiyon Kim ,  Kelin Kuhn ,  Rafael Rios ,  Mark Armstrong

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/265 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L29/78

CPC classification number: H01L29/0673 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L29/42392 ,  H01L29/66439 ,  H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/78696

Abstract: A nanowire device of the present description may include a highly doped underlayer formed between at least one nanowire transistor and the microelectronic substrate on which the nanowire transistors are formed, wherein the highly doped underlayer may reduce or substantially eliminate leakage and high gate capacitance which can occur at a bottom portion of a gate structure of the nanowire transistors. As the formation of the highly doped underlayer may result in gate inducted drain leakage at an interface between source structures and drain structures of the nanowire transistors, a thin layer of undoped or low doped material may be formed between the highly doped underlayer and the nanowire transistors.