Abstract:
One illustrative method disclosed herein includes performing a first plurality of epitaxial deposition processes to form a first plurality of semiconductor materials selectively above the N-active region while masking the P-active region, performing a second plurality of epitaxial deposition processes to form a second plurality of semiconductor materials selectively above the P-active region while masking the N-active region, forming an N-type transistor in and above the N-active region and forming a P-type transistor in and above the P-active region.
Abstract:
One illustrative method disclosed herein includes, among other things, forming a fin in a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate structure around the fin and, after forming the gate structure, forming a final source/drain cavity in the fin, wherein the source/drain cavity comprises an upper innermost edge and a lower innermost edge, both of which extend laterally under at least a portion of the gate structure, and wherein the lower innermost edge extends laterally further under the gate structure than does the upper innermost edge. The method also includes performing an epitaxial growth process to form an epi semiconductor material in the final source/drain cavity
Abstract:
A method includes forming a layer of silicon-carbon on an N-active region, performing a common deposition process to form a layer of a first semiconductor material on the layer of silicon-carbon and on the P-active region, masking the N-active region, forming a layer of a second semiconductor material on the first semiconductor material in the P-active region and forming N-type and P-type transistors. A device includes a layer of silicon-carbon positioned on an N-active region, a first layer of a first semiconductor positioned on the layer of silicon-carbon, a second layer of the first semiconductor material positioned on a P-active region, a layer of a second semiconductor material positioned on the second layer of the first semiconductor material, and N-type and P-type transistors.
Abstract:
An illustrative device includes a transistor including a first set of fins defined above a substrate, a second set of fins defined above the substrate, and a gate structure embedded in the substrate between the first set of fins and the second set of fins, wherein the first set of fins and the second set of fins are doped with a first dopant type and the substrate is doped with a second dopant type different than the first dopant type.
Abstract:
One illustrative method disclosed herein includes, among other things, forming a fin in a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate structure around the fin and, after forming the gate structure, forming a final source/drain cavity in the fin, wherein the source/drain cavity includes an upper innermost edge and a lower innermost edge, both of which extend laterally under at least a portion of the gate structure, and wherein the lower innermost edge extends laterally further under the gate structure than does the upper innermost edge. The method also includes performing an epitaxial growth process to form an epi semiconductor material in the final source/drain cavity.
Abstract:
A device includes a substrate having an N-active region and a P-active region, a layer of silicon-carbon positioned on an upper surface of the N-active region, a first layer of a first semiconductor material positioned on the layer of silicon-carbon, a second layer of the first semiconductor material positioned on an upper surface of the P-active region, and a layer of a second semiconductor material positioned on the second layer of the first semiconductor material. An N-type transistor is positioned in and above the N-active region and a P-type transistor is positioned in and above the P-active region.
Abstract:
In one aspect there is set forth herein a semiconductor device having a first field effect transistor formed in a substrate structure, and a second field effect transistor formed in the substrate structure. The first field effect transistor can include a first substrate structure doping, a first gate stack, and a first threshold voltage. The second field effect transistor can include the first substrate structure doping, a second gate stack different from the first gate stack, and a second threshold voltage different from the first threshold voltage.