摘要:
Die Erfindung betrifft Halbleiter-Supergitter, insbesondere Si-SiGe-Supergitter, in denen die Elektronenbeweglichkeit erheblich erhöht wird. Dieses wird erreicht durch eine selektive Sb-Dotierung der SiGe-Halbleiterschichten des Supergitters.
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This is a method of forming a vertical GaAs transistor device. The method comprises: forming a n-type source layer 12; forming a p+ carbon doped gate layer 14; forming a gate structure from the gate layer; and forming a n-type drain layer 16 over the gate structure to provide a buried carbon doped gate structure. Due to the small diffusibility of carbon in GaAs, the buried carbon doped gate structure provides a very small device with favorable on-resistance, junction capacitance, gate resistance, and gate driving voltage. Other devices and methods are also disclosed.
摘要:
A method of producing a bipolar transistor comprises the steps of forming a base region (41), forming a high-melting-point metal layer (42) of a base electrode on the base region (41), forming a first insulating layer (43) on the metal layer (42), and selectively etching the first insulating layer (43) and the metal layer (42) to form an opening (45). A second insulating layer (46) is formed on the sides of the first insulating layer (43) and the metal layer (42) within the opening (45), the second insulating layer (46) defining an emitter-providing region. impurities are introduced into the base region (41) by using the second insulating layer (43) as a mask to form an emitter region (49). An emitter electrode (51) and the base electrode (42) are arranged in a like multilayer structure.
摘要:
The phase transformation temperature of a metal silicide layer formed overlying a silicon layer on a semiconductor wafer is lowered. First, a refractory metal is disposed proximate to the surface of the silicon layer, a precursory metal is deposited in a layer overlying the refractory metal, and the wafer is heated to a temperature sufficient to form the metal silicide from the precursory metal. The precursory metal may be a refractory metal, and is preferably titanium, tungsten, or cobalt. The concentration of the refractory metal at the surface of the silicon layer is preferably less than about 10 atoms/cm . The refractory metal may be Mo, Co, W, Ta, Nb, Ru, or Cr, and more preferably is Mo or Co. The heating step used to form the silicide is performed at a temperature less than about 700 DEG C, and more preferably between about 600-700 DEG C. Optionally, the wafer is annealed following the step of disposing the refractory metal and prior to the step of depositing the precursory metal layer. Preferably, this annealing step is performed at a wafer temperature of at least about 900 DEG C.
摘要:
SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology has been touted as a promising approach for fabricating an advanced integrated circuits because of its advantage over bulk silicon circuits such as faster speed and improve radiation tolerance. One drawback to SOI is that parasitic bipolar induced latch-up/breakdown voltage levels severely limits the maximum supply voltage at which SOI circuits and devices can operate. When the parasitic device turns on, the SOI transistor cannot be switched off by changing the gate bias. What is described is a method whereby the operating voltage in which this effect occurs is significantly increased thus allowing circuit operation at reasonable power supply voltages. The method is to implant a neutral impurity ion such as krypton, xenon or germanium into the device (10) to form ion scattering centers. The size of the impurity atom must be much larger than the size of the silicon atom. The size difference generating a scattering center.
摘要:
The number of surface defects in semiconductor materials having a volatile species, particularly group-III nitride-based semiconductor devices, are reduced by first implanting species atoms (11) into the semiconductor sample (12) to fill some of the surface layer (18) species vacancies created by growth and device fabrication processes, and then rapid thermal annealing the sample (12) to repair broken bonds and crystalline defects and to move implanted species atoms (11) from interstitial to substitutional sites. An optional third step deposits a dummy layer (20) on the sample surface (16) prior to implantation, making possible an implantation profile that places a higher density of species atoms in the surface layer (18) than is attainable without the dummy layer (20) and to inhibit species atoms (11) from leaving the sample (12) during high-temperature processing steps that follow.
摘要:
The number of surface defects in semiconductor materials having a volatile species, particularly group-III nitride-based semiconductor devices, are reduced by first implanting species atoms (11) into the semiconductor sample (12) to fill some of the surface layer (18) species vacancies created by growth and device fabrication processes, and then rapid thermal annealing the sample (12) to repair broken bonds and crystalline defects and to move implanted species atoms (11) from interstitial to substitutional sites. An optional third step deposits a dummy layer (20) on the sample surface (16) prior to implantation, making possible an implantation profile that places a higher density of species atoms in the surface layer (18) than is attainable without the dummy layer (20) and to inhibit species atoms (11) from leaving the sample (12) during high-temperature processing steps that follow.
摘要:
SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology has been touted as a promising approach for fabricating an advanced integrated circuits because of its advantage over bulk silicon circuits such as faster speed and improve radiation tolerance. One drawback to SOI is that parasitic bipolar induced latch-up/breakdown voltage levels severely limits the maximum supply voltage at which SOI circuits and devices can operate. When the parasitic device turns on, the SOI transistor cannot be switched off by changing the gate bias. What is described is a method whereby the operating voltage in which this effect occurs is significantly increased thus allowing circuit operation at reasonable power supply voltages. The method is to implant a neutral impurity ion such as krypton, xenon or germanium into the device (10) to form ion scattering centers. The size of the impurity atom must be much larger than the size of the silicon atom. The size difference generating a scattering center.