Semiconductor device with improved narrow width effect and method of making thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10553701B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-04

    申请号:US16228797

    申请日:2018-12-21

    摘要: A device and a method for forming a device are disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate prepared with a device region. A device well having second polarity type dopants is formed in the substrate. A threshold voltage (VT) implant is performed with a desired level of second polarity type dopants into the substrate. The VT implant forms a VT adjust region to obtain a desired VT of a transistor. A co-implantation with diffusion suppression material is performed to form a diffusion suppression (DS) region in the substrate. The DS region reduces or prevents segregation and out-diffusion of the VT implanted second polarity type dopants. A transistor of a first polarity type having a gate is formed in the device region. First and second diffusion regions are formed adjacent to sidewalls of the gate.

    Reduced capacitance coupling effects in devices

    公开(公告)号:US10510859B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-17

    申请号:US16393028

    申请日:2019-04-24

    摘要: A semiconductor device with reduce capacitance coupling effect which can reduce the overall parasitic capacitances is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a gate sidewall spacer with a negative capacitance dielectric layer with and without a dielectric layer. The semiconductor device may also include a plurality of interlevel dielectric (ILD) with a layer of negative capacitance dielectric layer followed by a dielectric layer disposed in-between metal lines in any ILD and combinations. The negative capacitance dielectric layer includes a ferroelectric material which has calculated and selected thicknesses with desired negative capacitance to provide optimal total overlap capacitance in the circuit component which aims to reduce the overall capacitance coupling effect.

    Reliable passivation for integrated circuits

    公开(公告)号:US10438909B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-08

    申请号:US15429198

    申请日:2017-02-10

    摘要: Device and method for forming a device are presented. A substrate having circuit component and a back-end-of-line (BEOL) dielectric layer with interconnects is provided. A pad dielectric layer is formed over the BEOL dielectric layer. The pad dielectric layer includes a pad via opening which exposes a surface of one of the interconnects in the BEOL dielectric layer. A pad interconnect is formed on the pad dielectric layer and the pad interconnect is coupled to one of the interconnect in the BEOL dielectric by a pad via contact in the pad via opening. The pad interconnect comprises a pad interconnect pattern which is devoid of 90° angles and any angled structures contained in the pad interconnect pattern less than 90°. A passivation layer is formed on the substrate. The passivation layer lines the pad interconnect and covers an exposed surface of the pad dielectric layer.

    Integrated circuit devices including vertical and lateral hall elements, and methods for fabricating the same

    公开(公告)号:US10424616B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-24

    申请号:US16013715

    申请日:2018-06-20

    摘要: Integrated circuit devices including vertical Hall elements and lateral Hall elements and methods for fabricating integrated circuits are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an integrated circuit device includes a substrate including a lateral element region and a vertical element region. The integrated circuit device includes a well in the lateral element region and in the vertical element region of the substrate. Further, the integrated circuit device includes an insulating layer disposed over the substrate in the lateral element region, a semiconductor-over-insulator (SOI) semiconductor layer disposed over the insulating layer in the lateral element region, and lateral element conductive taps located in the semiconductor layer, wherein a lateral Hall element is defined in the lateral element region. Also, the integrated circuit device includes vertical element taps located in the well in the vertical element region, wherein a vertical Hall element is defined in the vertical element region.

    High speed waveguide integrated Ge-based photodiode design for silicon photonics

    公开(公告)号:US10418274B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-17

    申请号:US15657894

    申请日:2017-07-24

    摘要: Methods of increasing the optical path length and bandwidth of a Ge-based photodiode while reducing the diode area and capacitance without compromising the optical responsivity and the resulting devices are provided. Embodiments include providing a Si substrate having a BOX layer over the Si substrate and a Si layer over the BOX layer; forming an oxide layer over the Si layer; forming a trench in the oxide layer, the trench having a center strip and a plurality of opposing fins; epitaxially growing Ge in the trench and above the oxide layer; and removing the oxide layer, a Ge center strip and a plurality of opposing fins remaining.