Abstract:
Semiconductor device components and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device component includes a conductive segment having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. A first via is coupled to the second surface of the conductive segment at the first end. A second via is coupled to the first surface of the conductive segment at the second end, and a third via is coupled to the second surface of the conductive segment at the second end.
Abstract:
A semiconductor structure for dissipating heat away from a resistor having neighboring devices and interconnects. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a resistor disposed above the semiconductor substrate, and a thermal protection structure disposed above the resistor. The thermal protection structure has a plurality of heat dissipating elements, the heat dissipating elements having one end disposed in thermal conductive contact with the thermal protection structure and the other end in thermal conductive contact with the semiconductor substrate. The thermal protection structure receives the heat generated from the resistor and the heat dissipating elements dissipates the heat to the semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
A method for forming within a substrate employed within a microelectronics fabrication a field effect transistor with attenuated drain leakage current. There is provided a silicon substrate within which are fabricated nMOS field effect transistors (FET) with lightly-doped n-type drain regions (nLDD) employing arsenic (As) dopant. There is then implanted indium (In) dopant atoms adjacent to the As diffused junction to form a p-type pocket therein. There is then avoided the customary high temperature rapid thermal annealing (RTA) step and instead employed a thermal annealing for 2 hours at 750 degrees centigrade, whereupon the implanted indium atom undergo transient enhanced diffusion (TED) to form a graded junction profile, resulting in attenuated drain leakage current and no increased reverse short channel effect from the strong segregation of indium into silicon oxide.
Abstract:
Methods are disclosed for depositing an in situ polysilicon layer on the back of a semiconductor wafer to reduce the temperature at the edge of the wafer during rapid thermal annealing (RTA). The reduced temperature results in decreased boron penetration at the edge of the wafer and a more uniform silicide resistance and threshold voltage across the wafer.
Abstract:
A semiconductor structure for dissipating heat away from a resistor having neighboring devices and interconnects. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a resistor disposed above the semiconductor substrate, and a thermal protection structure disposed above the resistor. The thermal protection structure has a plurality of heat dissipating elements, the heat dissipating elements having one end disposed in thermal conductive contact with the thermal protection structure and the other end in thermal conductive contact with the semiconductor substrate. The thermal protection structure receives the heat generated from the resistor and the heat dissipating elements dissipates the heat to the semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
Semiconductor device components and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device component includes a conductive segment having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. A first via is coupled to the second surface of the conductive segment at the first end. A second via is coupled to the first surface of the conductive segment at the second end, and a third via is coupled to the second surface of the conductive segment at the second end.
Abstract:
A method for measuring a property of interconnections is provided. The method includes the following steps. A plurality of interconnection test patterns are provided. A pad to which the plurality of interconnection test patterns are parallelly connected is formed. At least one resistor is formed between at least one of the plurality of interconnection test patterns and the pad. The property of the plurality of interconnection test patterns is measured by applying a current, a voltage and/or a mechanical stress to the pad.
Abstract:
A method for measuring a property of interconnections is provided. The method includes the following steps. A plurality of interconnection test patterns are provided. A pad to which the plurality of interconnection test patterns are parallelly connected is formed. At least one resistor is formed between at least one of the plurality of interconnection test patterns and the pad. The property of the plurality of interconnection test patterns is measured by applying a current, a voltage and/or a mechanical stress to the pad.
Abstract:
A method for forming FET devices with attenuated gate induced drain leakage current. There is provided a silicon semiconductor substrate employed within a microelectronics fabrication. There is formed within the silicon substrate field oxide (FOX) dielectric isolation regions defining an active silicon substrate device area. There is formed over the substrate a silicon oxide gate oxide insulation layer employing thermal oxidation. There is then formed over the silicon oxide gate oxide insulation layer a patterned polycrystalline silicon gate electrode layer. There is then thermally oxidized the substrate and polycrystalline silicon gate electrode to form a thicker silicon oxide layer at the edge of the gate electrode and in the adjacent silicon substrate area. There is then etched back the thicker silicon oxide layer from the silicon substrate area adjacent to the gate electrode. There is then formed employing low energy ion implantation shallow junction source-drain extension regions adjacent to the gate electrode. There is then formed source-drain regions to complete the FET device, which exhibits attenuated drain leakage current. The present invention may be employed to fabricate complementary metal-oxide-silicon (CMOS) FET devices of either polarity with attenuated gate induced drain leakage (GIDL) current, short channel effect (SCE) and punch-through leakage current in integrated circuit microelectronics fabrications wherein low power drain is desired.