摘要:
A method for manufacturing a transistor device comprising a germanium based channel layer, the method comprising : - providing a gate structure on the germanium comprising channel layer provided on a substrate, the gate structure being provided between a germanium based source area and a germanium based drain area at opposite sides of the germanium comprising channel layer; - providing a capping layer on the germanium based source and the germanium based drain area, the capping layer comprising Si and Ge; - depositing a metal layer on the capping layer; - performing a temperature step, thereby transforming at least part of the capping layer into a metal germano-silicide which is not soluble in a predetermined etchant adapted for dissolving the metal; - selectively removing non-consumed metal from the substrate by means of the predetermined etchant; - providing a premetal dielectric layer.
摘要:
The invention is related to a mask structure suitable for producing a defect free epitaxially grown structure of a crystalline material on substrate of another crystalline material, the two materials having difference lattice constants. The mask comprises two levels : a first level comprising a first layer provided with a first opening, for example of first trench, the bottom of which is formed by the substrate formed of the first material. The second level comprises at least a barrier placed on at least two opposite sides of the trench. According to a preferred embodiment, the second level comprises one or more second trenches arranged perpendicularly to the first trench. The depth and width of the first and second trenches is such that defects generated in the epitaxially grown layer of the second material at the substrate portion at the bottom of the first trench, and propagating in the direction of the second trenches are trapped in the first trench. In this way, in the larger portion of the second trenches, essentially defect free material can be grown.
摘要:
Method for forming vertical structures in a semiconductor target layer comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si and Ge, the said method comprising the steps of a) Providing a patterned hard mask layer on the semiconductor target layer; b) Dry plasma etching of the semiconductor target layer through said patterned hard mask, thereby forming said vertical structures. The said dry plasma etching comprises at least the steps of II. Halogen, with or without 02, based plasma etching or Fluorocarbon based plasma etching, III. Fluorocarbon based plasma etching when the step II. is a halogen based plasma etching or halogen based plasma etching when the step II. is a fluorocarbon based plasma etching, when the halogen based plasma etching is performed without 02, a step of 02 and/or N2 based passivation, step I. is performed before the plasma etching step II.
摘要:
A method for providing an nMOS device and a pMOS device on a silicon substrate, comprising: a. providing trenches in a dielectric layer on the silicon substrate, at least a first trench defining an nMOS region and a second trench defining a pMOS region, the trenches extending through the dielectric layer and abutting a surface of the substrate; b. growing a first seed layer in the first trench on the surface; c. growing a common strain relaxed buffer layer in the first and the second trench, the strain relaxed buffer layer comprising silicon germanium; d. growing a common channel layer comprising germanium (Ge) in the first trench and the second trench on the common strain relaxed buffer layer; wherein the properties of the first seed layer an the common strained relaxed buffer layer are predetermined such that the common channel layer comprises tensile strain or is unstrained in the nMOS region and comprises compressive strain in the pMOS region; and associated substrate.
摘要:
A process for creating a contact on a Ge-containing contact region (3) of a semiconductor structure (9), said process comprising the steps of: -Providing said semiconductor structure (9) comprising: i. A Ge-containing contact region (3), ii. Optionally, a SiO 2 layer (5) coating said Ge-containing contact region (3), iii. A Si 3 N 4 layer (6) coating said SiO 2 layer (5) if present or said Ge-containing contact region (3),
-Etching selectively the Si 3 N 4 layer (6) by means of an inductively coupled plasma, thereby exposing the underlying SiO 2 layer (5) if present or the Ge-containing contact region (3), -Etching selectively the SiO 2 layer (5) if present, thereby exposing the SiGe:B contact region (3), and -Creating said contact on said Ge-containing contact region (3).
摘要翻译:一种用于在半导体结构(9)的含Ge接触区域(3)上形成接触的方法,所述方法包括以下步骤: - 提供所述半导体结构(9),包括:i。 含锗接触区域(3),ii。 任选地,涂覆所述含Ge接触区域(3)的SiO 2层(5),iii。 涂覆所述SiO 2层(5)的Si 3 N 4层(6)或所述含锗接触区域(3),通过电感耦合等离子体选择性地选择性地形成Si 3 N 4层(6) 如果存在下面的SiO 2层(5)或Ge含有接触区域(3),则选择性地选择性地选择SiO 2层(5),从而暴露SiGe:B接触区域(3) 在所述含Ge接触区域(3)上形成所述接触。
摘要:
A method for providing an nMOS device and a pMOS device on a silicon substrate, comprising: a. providing trenches in a dielectric layer on the silicon substrate, at least a first trench defining an nMOS region and a second trench defining a pMOS region, the trenches extending through the dielectric layer and abutting a surface of the substrate; b. growing a first seed layer in the first trench on the surface; c. growing a common strain relaxed buffer layer in the first and the second trench, the strain relaxed buffer layer comprising silicon germanium; d. growing a common channel layer comprising germanium (Ge) in the first trench and the second trench on the common strain relaxed buffer layer; wherein the properties of the first seed layer an the common strained relaxed buffer layer are predetermined such that the common channel layer comprises tensile strain or is unstrained in the nMOS region and comprises compressive strain in the pMOS region; and associated substrate.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure, the method comprising providing a patterned substrate comprising a semiconductor region and a dielectric region. A conformal layer of a first dielectric material is deposited directly on the patterned substrate. A layer of a sacrificial material is deposited overlying the conformal layer of the first dielectric material. The sacrificial material is patterned, whereby a part of the semiconductor region remains covered by the patterned sacrificial material. A layer of a second dielectric material is deposited on the patterned substrate, thereby completely covering the patterned sacrificial material. A recess is formed in the second dielectric material by completely removing the patterned sacrificial material. The exposed conformal layer of the first dielectric material is removed selectively to the semiconductor region.
摘要:
A method for forming a transistor structure comprising a fin-shaped channel structure, comprising: - providing a layer stack embedded laterally in STI structures; - recessing the STI structures adjacent to the layer stack to thereby expose an upper portion of the layer stack, the upper portion comprising at least a channel portion; - providing one or more protection layers on the upper portion of the layer stack; - after providing one or more protection layers, further recessing the STI structures selectively to the protection layers and the layer stack, to thereby expose a central portion of the layer stack; - removing the central portion of the layer stack, resulting in a freestanding upper part and a lower part of the layer stack being physically separated from each other; wherein providing the layer stack comprises providing an etch stop layer at a position directly below the channel portion, such that the freestanding upper part of the layer stack comprises an etch stop layer at its lower surface after selectively removing the central portion.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a CMOS device, comprising providing a starting substrate, the starting substrate comprising a silicon substrate the surface of which is oriented along the (100) crystal plane; - forming shallow trench isolation structures in a first predetermined region, thereby defining channel areas in said substrate embodied as silicon protrusions extending from said silicon substrate and being isolated from each other by means of isolation structures; - removing said silicon protrusions, thereby creating trenches; - filling said trenches by epitaxially growing a III-V material in said trenches, to thereby form channel structures of transistors of a first type which are essentially defect-free; and associated substrate.