Abstract:
One illustrative method disclosed herein includes the steps of forming a masking layer that covers a P-type transistor and exposes at least a gate cap layer of an N-type transistor, performing a first etching process through the masking layer to remove a portion of the gate cap of the N-type transistor so as to thereby define a reduced thickness gate cap layer for the N-type transistor, removing the masking layer, and performing a common second etching process on the P-type transistor and the N-type transistor that removes a gate cap layer of the P-type transistor and the reduced thickness gate cap of the N-type transistor.
Abstract:
Methods for forming a semiconductor device are provided. In one embodiment, a gate structure having a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode structure formed on the gate insulating layer is provided. The methods provide reducing a dimension of the gate electrode structure relative to the gate insulating layer along a direction extending in parallel to a direction connecting the source and drain. A semiconductor device structure having a gate structure including a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode structure formed above the gate insulating layer is provided, wherein a dimension of the gate electrode structure extending along a direction which is substantially parallel to a direction being oriented from source to drain is reduced relative to a dimension of the gate insulating layer. According to some examples, gate structures are provided having a gate silicon length which is decoupled from the channel width induced by the gate structure.
Abstract:
A method comprises providing a semiconductor structure comprising a gate structure provided over a semiconductor region. An ion implantation process is performed. In the ion implantation process, a first portion of the semiconductor region adjacent the gate structure and a second portion of the semiconductor region adjacent the gate structure are amorphized so that a first amorphized region and a second amorphized region are formed adjacent the gate structure. An atomic layer deposition process is performed. The atomic layer deposition process deposits a layer of a material having an intrinsic stress over the semiconductor structure. A temperature at which at least a part of the atomic layer deposition process is performed and a duration of the at least a part of the atomic layer deposition process are selected such that the first amorphized region and the second amorphized region are re-crystallized during the atomic layer deposition process.
Abstract:
A method includes providing a semiconductor structure including a substrate and a transistor element. A layer of a spacer material is deposited over the substrate and the gate structure, wherein the deposited layer of spacer material has an intrinsic stress. Ions are implanted into the layer of spacer material. After the deposition of the layer of spacer material and the implantation of ions into the layer of spacer material, a sidewall spacer is formed at sidewalls of the gate structure from the layer of spacer material.
Abstract:
A structure comprises a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor-on-insulator region and a bulk region. The semiconductor-on-insulator region comprises a first semiconductor region, a dielectric layer provided between the semiconductor substrate and the first semiconductor region, and a first transistor comprising an active region provided in the first semiconductor region. The dielectric layer provides electrical isolation between the first semiconductor region and the semiconductor substrate. The bulk region comprises a second semiconductor region provided directly on the semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
In sophisticated semiconductor devices, the lateral electric field in fully depleted transistor elements operated at elevated supply voltages may be significantly reduced by establishing a laterally graded dopant profile at edge regions of the respective channel regions. In some illustrative embodiments to this end, one or more dopant species may be incorporated prior to completing the gate electrode structure.
Abstract:
A method includes forming a stack of semiconductor die. The stack includes a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die and a third semiconductor die. The first semiconductor die is stacked above the second semiconductor die and the third semiconductor die is stacked above the first semiconductor die. A first optical transmitter and a first optical receiver are provided in the first semiconductor die, a second optical transmitter is provided in the second semiconductor die, and a second optical receiver is provided in the third semiconductor die. A first optical signal is transmitted from the first optical transmitter in the first semiconductor die to the second optical receiver in the third semiconductor die. A second optical signal is transmitted from the second optical transmitter in the second semiconductor die to the first optical receiver in the first semiconductor die.
Abstract:
A method includes forming a first material stack above a first transistor region, a second transistor region, and a dummy gate region of a semiconductor structure, the first material stack including a high-k material layer and a workfunction adjustment metal layer. The first material stack is patterned to remove a first portion of the first material stack from above the dummy gate region while leaving second portions of the first material stack above the first and second transistor regions. A gate electrode stack is formed above the first and second transistor regions and above the dummy gate region, and the gate electrode stack and the remaining second portions of the first material stack are patterned to form a first gate structure above the first transistor region, a second gate structure above the second transistor region, and a dummy gate structure above the dummy gate region.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a fin positioned above the semiconductor substrate, wherein the fin includes a semiconductor material. Additionally, a ferroelectric high-k spacer covers sidewall surfaces of the fin and a non-ferroelectric high-k material layer covers the ferroelectric high-k spacer and the fin, wherein a portion of the non-ferroelectric high-k material layer is positioned on and in direct contact with the semiconductor material at the upper surface of the fin.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) wafer having a semiconductor substrate, a buried insulating layer positioned above the semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor layer positioned above the buried insulating layer. A shallow trench isolation (STI) structure is positioned in the SOI wafer and separates a first region of the SOI wafer from a second region of the SOI wafer, wherein the semiconductor layer is not present above the buried insulating layer in the first region, and wherein the buried insulating layer and the semiconductor layer are not present in at least a first portion of the second region adjacent to the STI structure. A dielectric layer is positioned above the buried insulating layer in the first region, and a conductive layer is positioned above the dielectric layer in the first region.