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公开(公告)号:US20220393007A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-08
申请号:US17340747
申请日:2021-06-07
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Leonard P. GULER , Mohit K. HARAN , Tahir GHANI , Charles H. WALLACE
IPC: H01L29/417 , H01L27/088
Abstract: Narrow conductive via structures for gate contact or trench contact are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a plurality of gate structures above a substrate. A plurality of conductive trench contact structures is alternating with the plurality of gate structures. The integrated circuit structure also includes a plurality of dielectric spacers, a corresponding one of the plurality of dielectric spacers between adjacent ones of the plurality of gate structures and the plurality of conductive trench contact structures. A dielectric liner is along the plurality of dielectric spacers over the plurality of gate structures. A plurality of conductive pin structures is between the dielectric liner, individual ones of the plurality of conductive pin structures on corresponding ones of the plurality of gate structures.
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公开(公告)号:US20220320275A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-06
申请号:US17848224
申请日:2022-06-23
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Travis W. LAJOIE , Abhishek A. SHARMA , Juan ALZATE-VINASCO , Chieh-Jen KU , Shem OGADHOH , Allen B. GARDINER , Blake LIN , Yih WANG , Pei-Hua WANG , Jack T. KAVALIEROS , Bernhard SELL , Tahir GHANI
IPC: H01L29/06 , H01L27/12 , H01L27/105 , H01L21/02 , H01L29/423 , H01L21/764 , H01L21/768
Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a base, a first transistor structure on or above the base, and a second transistor structure on or above the base, where the second transistor structure is spaced from the first transistor structure. An insulator material at least partially encapsulates an airgap or other gas pocket laterally between the first transistor structure and the second transistor structure. The gas pocket is at least 5 nm in height and at least 5 nm wide according to an embodiment, and in some cases is as tall or taller than active device layers of the transistor structures it separates.
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公开(公告)号:US20220246759A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-04
申请号:US17722142
申请日:2022-04-15
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Rishabh MEHANDRU , Stephen M. CEA , Biswajeet GUHA , Tahir GHANI , William HSU
IPC: H01L29/78 , H01L21/761 , H01L21/762 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/66
Abstract: Isolation schemes for gate-all-around (GAA) transistor devices are provided herein Integrated circuit structures including increased transistor source/drain contact area using a sacrificial source/drain layer are provided herein. In some cases, the isolation schemes include changing the semiconductor nanowires/nanoribbons in a targeted channel region between active or functional transistor devices to electrically isolate those active devices. The targeted channel region is referred to herein as a dummy channel region, as it is not used as an actual channel region for an active or functional transistor device. The semiconductor nanowires/nanoribbons in the dummy channel region can be changed by converting them to an electrical insulator and/or by adding dopant that is opposite in type relative to surrounding source/drain material (to create a p-n junction). The isolation schemes described herein enable neighboring active devices to retain strain in the nanowires/nanoribbons of their channel regions, thereby improving device performance.
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公开(公告)号:US20220208991A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-30
申请号:US17695744
申请日:2022-03-15
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Seung Hoon SUNG , Abhishek A. SHARMA , Van H. LE , Gilbert DEWEY , Jack T. KAVALIEROS , Tahir GHANI
IPC: H01L29/66 , H01L27/12 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/417 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/786
Abstract: Thin film transistor structures and processes are disclosed that include stacked nanowire bodies to mitigate undesirable short channel effects, which can occur as gate lengths scale down to sub-100 nanometer (nm) dimensions, and to reduce external contact resistance. In an example embodiment, the disclosed structures employ a gate-all-around architecture, in which the gate stack (including a high-k dielectric layer) wraps around each of the stacked channel region nanowires (or nanoribbons) to provide improved electrostatic control. The resulting increased gate surface contact area also provides improved conduction. Additionally, these thin film structures can be stacked with relatively small spacing (e.g., 1 to 20 nm) between nanowire bodies to increase integrated circuit transistor density. In some embodiments, the nanowire body may have a thickness in the range of 1 to 20 nm and a length in the range of 5 to 100 nm.
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公开(公告)号:US20220149209A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-12
申请号:US17580550
申请日:2022-01-20
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Gilbert DEWEY , Aaron LILAK , Van H. LE , Abhishek A. SHARMA , Tahir GHANI , Willy RACHMADY , Rishabh MEHANDRU , Nazila HARATIPOUR , Jack T. KAVALIEROS , Benjamin CHU-KUNG , Seung Hoon SUNG , Shriram SHIVARAMAN
IPC: H01L29/786 , H01L29/66
Abstract: Thin film transistors having U-shaped features are described. In an example, integrated circuit structure including a gate electrode above a substrate, the gate electrode having a trench therein. A channel material layer is over the gate electrode and in the trench, the channel material layer conformal with the trench. A first source or drain contact is coupled to the channel material layer at a first end of the channel material layer outside of the trench. A second source or drain contact is coupled to the channel material layer at a second end of the channel material layer outside of the trench.
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公开(公告)号:US20220093797A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-24
申请号:US17541199
申请日:2021-12-02
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Glenn A. GLASS , Anand S. MURTHY , Karthik JAMBUNATHAN , Cory C. BOMBERGER , Tahir GHANI , Jack T. KAVALIEROS , Benjamin CHU-KUNG , Seung Hoon SUNG , Siddharth CHOUKSEY
IPC: H01L29/78 , H01L29/167 , H01L29/417 , H01L29/423
Abstract: Integrated circuit transistor structures are disclosed that reduce n-type dopant diffusion, such as phosphorous or arsenic, from the source region and the drain region of a germanium n-MOS device into adjacent shallow trench isolation (STI) regions during fabrication. The n-MOS transistor device may include at least 75% germanium by atomic percentage. In an example embodiment, the structure includes an intervening diffusion barrier deposited between the n-MOS transistor and the STI region to provide dopant diffusion reduction. In some embodiments, the diffusion barrier may include silicon dioxide with carbon concentrations between 5 and 50% by atomic percentage. In some embodiments, the diffusion barrier may be deposited using chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD), or physical vapor deposition (PVD) techniques to achieve a diffusion barrier thickness in the range of 1 to 5 nanometers.
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公开(公告)号:US20220029025A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-27
申请号:US17496690
申请日:2021-10-07
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Abhishek A. SHARMA , Van H. LE , Jack T. KAVALIEROS , Tahir GHANI , Yih WANG
IPC: H01L29/786 , H01L23/528 , H01L27/108 , H01L29/417 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/49
Abstract: A thin-film transistor includes a gate electrode, a gate dielectric on the gate electrode, a first layer including a source region, a drain region, and a semiconductor region above and in direct contact with the gate dielectric and physically connecting the source and drain regions, and a second layer including an insulator material on the semiconductor region. The semiconductor region has less vertical thickness than the source and drain regions. In an embodiment, the thickness of the semiconductor region is no more than half that of the source and drain regions. In another embodiment, the second layer physically connects and electrically separates the source and drain regions. In yet another embodiment, a memory cell includes this transistor and a capacitor electrically connected to the drain region, the gate electrode being electrically connected to a wordline and the source region being electrically connected to a bitline.
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公开(公告)号:US20210296323A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-23
申请号:US16827570
申请日:2020-03-23
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Peng ZHENG , Varun MISHRA , Tahir GHANI
IPC: H01L27/11 , H01L29/08 , H01L29/10 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/36 , H01L29/167 , H01L27/092 , H01L21/8238 , H01L29/66 , H01L21/265 , H01L21/306
Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include transistor devices with depopulated channels. In an embodiment, the transistor device comprises a source region, a drain region, and a vertical stack of semiconductor channels between the source region and the drain region. In an embodiment, the vertical stack of semiconductor channels comprises first semiconductor channels, and a second semiconductor channel over the first semiconductor channels. In an embodiment, first concentrations of a dopant in the first semiconductor channels are less than a second concentration of the dopant in the second semiconductor channel.
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公开(公告)号:US20210202478A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-01
申请号:US16727336
申请日:2019-12-26
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Biswajeet GUHA , William HSU , Michael HARPER , Leonard P. GULER , Oleg GOLONZKA , Dax M. CRUM , Chung-Hsun LIN , Tahir GHANI
IPC: H01L27/088 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/786 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/08
Abstract: Gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having low aspect ratio isolation structures and subfins, and method of fabricating gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having low aspect ratio isolation structures and subfins, are described. For example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires above a first subfin. A second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires is above a second subfin laterally adjacent the first subfin. An isolation structure is laterally between the first subfin and the second subfin, the isolation structure having a maximum height and a maximum width with a maximum height to maximum width ratio of less than 3:1.
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公开(公告)号:US20210184014A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-17
申请号:US16716907
申请日:2019-12-17
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Biswajeet GUHA , William HSU , Chung-Hsun LIN , Kinyip PHOA , Oleg GOLONZKA , Tahir GHANI
IPC: H01L29/423 , H01L27/088 , H01L29/786 , H01L29/417
Abstract: Gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having adjacent structures for sub-fin electrical contact are described. For example, an integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor island on a semiconductor substrate. A vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires is above a fin protruding from the semiconductor substrate. A channel region of the vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires is electrically isolated from the fin. The fin is electrically coupled to the semiconductor island. A gate stack is over the vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires.
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