摘要:
A method of patterning which provides images substantially smaller than that possible by lithographic techniques is provided. In the method of the invention, a substrate has a memory layer and a sacrificial layer formed thereon. An image is patterned onto the memory layer by protecting an edge during an etching step using chemical oxide removal (COR) processes, for example. Another edge is memorized in the layer. The sacrificial layer is removed to expose another memorized edge, which is used to define a pattern in an underlying layer.
摘要:
A field effect transistor employs a vertically oriented carbon nanotube as the transistor body, the nanotube being formed by deposition within a vertical aperture, with an optional combination of several nanotubes in parallel to produced quantized current drive and an optional change in the chemical composition of the carbon material at the top or at the bottom to suppress short channel effects.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a metal-oxide-semiconductor device structure. The method includes introducing a dopant species concurrently into a semiconductor active layer that overlies an insulating layer and a gate electrode overlying the semiconductor active layer by ion implantation. The thickness of the semiconductor active layer, the thickness of the gate electrode, and the kinetic energy of the dopant species are chosen such that the projected range of the dopant species in the semiconductor active layer and insulating layer lies within the insulating layer and a projected range of the dopant species in the gate electrode lies within the gate electrode. As a result, the semiconductor active layer and the gate electrode may be doped simultaneously during a single ion implantation and without the necessity of an additional implant mask.
摘要:
A process for forming a semiconductor device having an oxide beanie structure (an oxide cap overhanging an underlying portion of the device). An oxide layer is first provided covering that portion, with the layer having a top surface and a side surface. The top and side surfaces are then exposed to an oxide deposition bath, thereby causing deposition of oxide on those surfaces. Deposition of oxide on the top surface causes growth of the cap layer in a vertical direction and deposition of oxide on the side surface causes growth of the cap layer in a horizontal direction, thereby forming the beanie structure.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a metal-oxide-semiconductor device structure. The method includes introducing a dopant species concurrently into a semiconductor active layer that overlies an insulating layer and a gate electrode overlying the semiconductor active layer by ion implantation. The thickness of the semiconductor active layer, the thickness of the gate electrode, and the kinetic energy of the dopant species are chosen such that the projected range of the dopant species in the semiconductor active layer and insulating layer lies within the insulating layer and a projected range of the dopant species in the gate electrode lies within the gate electrode. As a result, the semiconductor active layer and the gate electrode may be doped simultaneously during a single ion implantation and without the necessity of an additional implant mask.
摘要:
The invention relates generally to a method for fabricating oxygen-implanted semiconductors, and more particularly to a method for fabricating oxygen-implanted silicon-on-insulation (“SOI”) type semiconductors by cutting-up regions into device-sized pieces prior to the SOI-oxidation process. The process sequence to make SOI is modified so that the implant dose may be reduced and relatively long and high temperature annealing process steps may be shortened or eliminated. This simplification may be achieved if, after oxygen implant, the wafer structure is sent to pad formation, and masking and etching. After the etching, annealing or oxidation process steps may be performed to create the SOI wafer.
摘要:
A method for forming a gas dielectric with support structure on a semiconductor device structure provides low capacitance and adequate support for a conductor of the semiconductor device structure. A conductive structure, such as via or interconnect, is formed in a wiring-layer dielectric. A support is then formed that connects to the conductive structure, the support including an area thereunder. The wiring-layer dielectric is then removed from the area to form a gas dielectric.
摘要:
Sublithographic contact apertures through a dielectric are formed in a stack of dielectric, hardmask and oxide-containing seed layer. An initial aperture through the seed layer receives a deposition of oxide by liquid phase deposition, which adheres selectively to the exposed vertical walls of the aperture in the seed layer. The sublithographic aperture, reduced in size by the thickness of the added material, defines a reduced aperture in the hardmask. The reduced hardmask then defines the sublithographic aperture through the dielectric.
摘要:
A method for synthesizing carbon nanotubes and structure formed thereby. The method includes forming carbon nanotubes on a plurality of synthesis sites supported by a first substrate, interrupting nanotube synthesis, mounting a free end of each carbon nanotube to a second substrate, and removing the first substrate. Each carbon nanotube is capped by one of the synthesis sites, to which growth reactants have ready access. As the carbon nanotubes lengthen during resumed nanotube synthesis, access to the synthesis sites remains unoccluded.
摘要:
A method for forming a gate for a FinFET uses a series of selectively deposited sidewalls along with other sacrificial layers to create a cavity in which a gate can be accurately and reliably formed. This technique avoids long directional etching steps to form critical dimensions of the gate that have contributed to the difficulty of forming FinFETs using conventional techniques. In particular, a sacrificial seed layer, from which sidewalls can be accurately grown, is first deposited over a silicon fin. Once the sacrificial seed layer is etched away, the sidewalls can be surrounded by another disposable layer. Etching away the sidewalls will result in cavities being formed that straddle the fin, and gate conductor material can then be deposited within these cavities. Thus, the height and thickness of the resulting FinFET gate can be accurately controlled by avoiding a long direction etch down the entire height of the fin.