CAPACITANCE REDUCTION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES BASED ON WAFER BONDING

    公开(公告)号:US20200303238A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-24

    申请号:US16358520

    申请日:2019-03-19

    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for a semiconductor device including a carrier wafer, and an integrated circuit (IC) formed on a device wafer bonded to the carrier wafer. The IC includes a front end layer having one or more transistors at front end of the device wafer, and a back end layer having a metal interconnect coupled to the one or more transistors. One or more gaps may be formed by removing components of the one or more transistors. Furthermore, the IC includes a capping layer at backside of the device wafer next to the front end layer of the device wafer, filling at least partially the one or more gaps of the front end layer. Moreover, the IC includes one or more air gaps formed within the one or more gaps, and between the capping layer and the back end layer. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

    TRANSISTORS STACKED ON FRONT-END P-TYPE TRANSISTORS

    公开(公告)号:US20200006388A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-02

    申请号:US16024696

    申请日:2018-06-29

    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for an integrated circuit (IC). The IC may include a first transistor, an insulator layer above the first transistor, and a second transistor above the insulator layer. The first transistor may be a p-type transistor including a channel in a substrate, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode. A first metal contact may be coupled to the first source electrode, while a second metal contact may be coupled to the first drain electrode. The insulator layer may be next to the first metal contact, and next to the second metal contact. The second transistor may include a second source electrode, and a second drain electrode. The second source electrode may be coupled to the first metal contact, or the second drain electrode may be coupled to the second metal contact. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

    STACKED SOURCE-DRAIN-GATE CONNECTION AND PROCESS FOR FORMING SUCH

    公开(公告)号:US20230238436A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-27

    申请号:US18130824

    申请日:2023-04-04

    CPC classification number: H01L29/41741 H01L29/41775

    Abstract: A device is disclosed. The device includes a first epitaxial region, a second epitaxial region, a first gate region between the first epitaxial region and a second epitaxial region, a first dielectric structure underneath the first epitaxial region, a second dielectric structure underneath the second epitaxial region, a third epitaxial region underneath the first epitaxial region, a fourth epitaxial region underneath the second epitaxial region, and a second gate region between the third epitaxial region and a fourth epitaxial region and below the first gate region. The device also includes, a conductor via extending from the first epitaxial region, through the first dielectric structure and the third epitaxial region, the conductor via narrower at an end of the conductor via that contacts the first epitaxial region than at an opposite end.

    CONFORMAL LOW TEMPERATURE HERMETIC DIELECTRIC DIFFUSION BARRIERS

    公开(公告)号:US20220122881A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-21

    申请号:US17567762

    申请日:2022-01-03

    Abstract: Conformal hermetic dielectric films suitable as dielectric diffusion barriers over 3D topography. In embodiments, the dielectric diffusion barrier includes a dielectric layer, such as a metal oxide, which can be deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) techniques with a conformality and density greater than can be achieved in a conventional silicon dioxide-based film deposited by a PECVD process for a thinner contiguous hermetic diffusion barrier. In further embodiments, the diffusion barrier is a multi-layered film including a high-k dielectric layer and a low-k or intermediate-k dielectric layer (e.g., a bi-layer) to reduce the dielectric constant of the diffusion barrier. In other embodiments a silicate of a high-k dielectric layer (e.g., a metal silicate) is formed to lower the k-value of the diffusion barrier by adjusting the silicon content of the silicate while maintaining high film conformality and density.

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