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A method utilizing a common gate electrode material with a single work function for both the pMOS and nMOS transistors where the magnitude of the transistor threshold voltages is modified by semiconductor band engineering and article made thereby.
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A sacrificial gate structure, including nitride and fill layers, may be replaced with a metal gate electrode. The metal gate electrode may again be covered with a nitride layer covered by a fill layer. The replacement of the nitride and fill layers may reintroduce strain and provide an etch stop.
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A method of fabricating a MOS transistor having a thinned channel region is described. The channel region is etched following removal of a dummy gate. The source and drain regions have relatively low resistance with the process.
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A method for making a semiconductor device is described. That method comprises forming a high-k gate dielectric layer on a substrate, forming a barrier layer on the high-k gate dielectric layer, and forming a fully silicided gate electrode on the barrier layer.
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A method for making a semiconductor device is described. That method comprises forming an oxide layer on a substrate, and forming a high-k dielectric layer on the oxide layer. The oxide layer and the high-k dielectric layer are then annealed at a sufficient temperature for a sufficient time to generate a gate dielectric with a graded dielectric constant.
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A method for fabricating a three-dimensional transistor is described. Atomic Layer Deposition of nickel, in one embodiment, is used to form a uniform silicide on all epitaxially grown source and drain regions, including those facing downwardly.
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In a metal gate replacement process, a cup-shaped gate metal oxide dielectric may have a vertical portion that may be exposed to a silicon ion implantation. As a result of the implantation, the dielectric constant of a vertical portion may be reduced, reducing fringe capacitance.
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A semiconductor device is described. That semiconductor device comprises a high-k gate dielectric layer that is formed over a channel that is positioned within a substrate, and a metal gate electrode that is formed on the high-k gate dielectric layer. The high-k gate dielectric layer has off-state leakage characteristics that are superior to those of a silicon dioxide based gate dielectric, and on-state mobility characteristics that are superior to those of a high-k gate dielectric that comprises an isotropic material.
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Complementary metal oxide semiconductor integrated circuits may be formed with NMOS and PMOS transistors having different gate dielectrics. The different gate dielectrics may be formed, for example, by a replacement process. The gate dielectrics may differ in material, thickness, or formation techniques, as a few examples.
摘要:
A method for making a semiconductor device is described. That method comprises forming a high-k gate dielectric layer on a substrate, and forming a sacrificial layer on the high-k gate dielectric layer. After etching the sacrificial layer, first and second spacers are formed on opposite sides of the sacrificial layer. After removing the sacrificial layer to generate a trench that is positioned between the first and second spacers, a metal layer is formed on the high-k gate dielectric layer.