公开(公告)号：US20240355876A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18303932

申请日：2023-04-20

Applicant: Intel corporation

Inventor： Siddharth Gupta ,  Robin Chao ,  Jay Prakash Gupta ,  Aravind Killampalli ,  Biswajeet Guha

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/423

CPC classification number: H01L29/0665 ,  H01L21/823807 ,  H01L27/0922 ,  H01L29/42364

Abstract: Described herein are nanoribbon-based transistors with a highly uniform oxide layer around semiconductor nanoribbon channels, and a high-pressure steam process for growth the oxide layer. The high-pressure steam process is a self-limiting process that results in a more uniform oxide than standard deposition or implantation methods. The uniformity enables greater control over oxide thickness, with improved breakdown voltages and drive currents.

公开(公告)号：US20240321987A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18187990

申请日：2023-03-22

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Tao Chu ,  Guowei Xu ,  Robin Chao ,  Chiao-Ti Huang ,  Feng Zhang ,  Minwoo Jang ,  Chia-Ching Lin ,  Biswajeet Guha ,  Yue Zhong ,  Anand S. Murthy

IPC: H01L29/423 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/786

CPC classification number: H01L29/42392 ,  H01L27/0886 ,  H01L29/0673 ,  H01L29/66439 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/78696

Abstract: Described herein are integrated circuit devices that include both nanoribbon-based transistors and fin-shaped transistors. The nanoribbon transistors may have shorter channel lengths than the fin transistors. In addition, the nanoribbon transistors may have thinner gate dielectrics than the fin transistors.

公开(公告)号：US20250107212A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18471705

申请日：2023-09-21

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Yang Zhang ,  Guowei Xu ,  Tao Chu ,  Robin Chao ,  Chiao-Ti Huang ,  Feng Zhang ,  Ting-Hsiang Hung ,  Chia-Ching Lin ,  Anand Murthy

IPC: H01L29/49 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L21/78 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/775

Abstract: Techniques are provided to form an integrated circuit having an airgap spacer between at least a transistor gate structure and an adjacent source or drain contact. In one such example, a FET (field effect transistor) includes a gate structure that extends around a fin or any number of nanowires (or nanoribbons or nanosheets, as the case may be) of semiconductor material. The semiconductor material may extend in a first direction between source and drain regions while the gate structure extends over the semiconductor material in a second direction. Airgaps are provided in the regions between the gate structures and the adjacent source/drain contacts. The airgaps have a low dielectric constant (e.g., around 1.0) to reduce the parasitic capacitance between the conductive structures.

公开(公告)号：US20240321887A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18187801

申请日：2023-03-22

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Tao Chu ,  Yanbin Luo ,  Yusung Kim ,  Minwoo Jang ,  Paul Packan ,  Guowei Xu ,  Chiao-Ti Huang ,  Robin Chao ,  Feng Zhang ,  Yang Zhang ,  Zheng Guo

IPC: H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/49

CPC classification number: H01L27/0922 ,  H01L29/4966

Abstract: An IC device may have layout with reduced N-P boundary effect. The IC device may include two rows of transistors. The first row may include one or more P-type transistors. The second row may include N-type transistors. The gate electrode of a P-type transistor may include different conductive materials from the gate electrode of a N-type transistor. Each P-type transistor in the first row may be over a N-type transistor in the second row and contact the N-type transistor in the second row. For instance, the gate of the P-type transistor may contact the gate of the N-type transistor. Vacancy diffusion may occur at the boundary of the P-type transistor and the N-type transistor, causing N-P boundary effect. At least one or more other N-type transistors in the second row do not contact any P-type transistor, which can mitigate the N-P boundary effect in the IC device.

公开(公告)号：US20240321859A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18187782

申请日：2023-03-22

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Tao Chu ,  Minwoo Jang ,  Yanbin Luo ,  Paul Packan ,  Guowei Xu ,  Chiao-Ti Huang ,  Robin Chao ,  Feng Zhang ,  Anand S. Murthy ,  Tahir Ghani

IPC: H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/088

CPC classification number: H01L27/0207 ,  H01L27/088

Abstract: An IC device may include an array of transistors. The transistors may have separate gate electrodes. A gate electrode may include polysilicon. The gate electrodes may be separated from each other by one or more electrical insulators. The separated gate electrodes have shorter lengths, compared with connected gate electrodes, which can optimize the performance of the IC device due to local layout effect. Also, the IC device may include conductive structures crossing the support structures of multiple transistors. Such conductive structures may cause strain in the IC device, which can boost the local layout effect. The conductive structures may be insulated from a power plane. Alternatively or additionally, the IC device may include dielectric structures, which may be formed by removing gate electrodes in some of the transistors and providing a dielectric material into the openings. The presence of the dielectric structures can further boost the local layout effect.

公开(公告)号：US20240304621A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18181598

申请日：2023-03-10

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Chiao-Ti Huang ,  Tao Chu ,  Robin Chao ,  Guowei Xu ,  Feng Zhang ,  Biswajeet Guha ,  Stephen M. Cea

IPC: H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/775

CPC classification number: H01L27/092 ,  H01L21/823807 ,  H01L29/0673 ,  H01L29/42392 ,  H01L29/66439 ,  H01L29/775

Abstract: Fabrication method for nanoribbon-based transistors and associated transistor arrangements, IC structures, and devices are disclosed. An example fabrication method is based on patterning a foundation over which a superlattice is provided so that a single superlattice may be used to form both PMOS and NMOS stacks of nanoribbons. An example IC structure includes a support, an NMOS stack of nanoribbons stacked vertically above one another over the support, and a PMOS stack of nanoribbons stacked vertically above one another over the support, wherein at least one of the nanoribbons of the NMOS stack is vertically offset with respect to at least one of the nanoribbons of the PMOS stack.

公开(公告)号：US20240290835A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18174007

申请日：2023-02-24

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Chiao-Ti Huang ,  Guowei Xu ,  Tao Chu ,  Robin Chao ,  Jaladhi Mehta ,  Brian Greene ,  Chung-Hsun Lin

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/40 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/786

CPC classification number: H01L29/0673 ,  H01L21/823412 ,  H01L27/0886 ,  H01L29/401 ,  H01L29/42392 ,  H01L29/78696

Abstract: Fabrication methods that employ an etch stop layer to assist subfin removal during fabrication of nanoribbon-based transistors are disclosed. An example fabrication method includes providing a stack of nanoribbons above a subfin, where the nanoribbons and the subfin include one or more semiconductor materials; depositing an etch stop layer over a top of the subfin and around portions of the nanoribbons; removing the etch stop layer from around the portions of the nanoribbons; providing a gate dielectric material around the portions of the nanoribbons and over the etch stop layer over the top of the subfin; depositing a gate electrode material around the portions of the nanoribbons; and performing an etch to remove the subfin without substantially removing the etch stop layer.