摘要:
A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof permitting the quality of gate insulating films to be prevented from deteriorating and thereby permitting electrical characteristics of the device to be prevented from deteriorating are provided. In a semiconductor device including a plurality of field effect transistors, an oxidation protection film 21 is formed on a side of one gate electrode 19.
摘要:
Gate electrodes (3) are formed on a semiconductor substrate (1), each with a gate insulating film (2) interposed therebetween. A pair of offset spacers (4) are respectively formed on opposite side faces of each of the gate insulating film (2) and the gate electrodes (3). Diffusion layers (5) are formed in the semiconductor substrate (1) on opposite sides of a portion of the semiconductor substrate (1) immediately under each of the gate electrodes (3), by ion implantation. While the gate electrodes (3) have various configurations such as a gate electrode having a rectangular section, an upwardly tapered gate electrode and a downwardly tapered gate electrode, respective configurations of the offset spacers (4) are adjusted so that lengths each obtained by adding the gate length of the gate electrode (3), which gate length extends on an interface between the gate insulating film (2) and the gate electrode (3), to a width of the pair of the offset spacers (4), which width extends on an interface between the offset spacers (4) and the semiconductor substrate (1), are substantially uniform.
摘要:
A semiconductor device including an interconnection structure having superior electrical characteristics and allowing higher speed of operation and lower power consumption even when miniaturized, manufacturing method thereof and a method of designing a semiconductor circuit used in the manufacturing method are provided. In the semiconductor device, a conductive region is formed on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate. A first interconnection layer is electrically connected to the conductive region, has a relatively short line length, and contains a material having relatively high electrical resistance. A first insulator is formed to surround the first interconnection layer and has a relatively low dielectric constant. A second interconnection layer is formed on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate, contains a material having low electrical resistance than the material contained in the first interconnection layer, and has longer line length than the first interconnection layer. A second insulator is formed to surround the second interconnection layer and has a dielectric constant higher than the first insulator.
摘要:
A gate insulating film is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a gate electrode is formed by deposition of semiconductor material on the gate insulating film. An amorphous layer is then formed along the surface of or inside the gate electrode, and side walls are formed on the gate electrode. Finally, impurities are implanted into the semiconductor substrate by ion implantation while the gate electrode and the side walls are used as masks.
摘要:
A semiconductor device of the invention has a plurality of resistor elements formed on an element isolating oxide film in predetermined regions on a surface of a semiconductor substrate. Active regions are furnished close to the resistor elements. This allows the element isolating oxide film near the resistor elements to be divided into suitable strips, forestalling a concave formation at the center of the element isolating oxide film upon polishing of the film by CMP and thereby enhancing dimensional accuracy of the resistor elements upon fabrication.
摘要:
A semiconductor device of the invention has a plurality of resistor elements formed on an element isolating oxide film in predetermined regions on a surface of a semiconductor substrate. Active regions are furnished close to the resistor elements. This allows the element isolating oxide film near the resistor elements to be divided into suitable strips, forestalling a concave formation at the center of the element isolating oxide film upon polishing of the film by CMP and thereby enhancing dimensional accuracy of the resistor elements upon fabrication.
摘要:
A structure is adopted for a layout of an SRAM cell which provides a local wiring 3a between a gate 2a and gate 2b and connects an active region 1a and an active region 1b. This eliminates the necessity for providing a contact between the gate 2a and the gate 2b. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of a memory cell region C in a short side direction. Furthermore, a structure whereby a left end of a gate 2c is retreated from the gate 2a and a local wiring 3b which connects the active region 1b and gate 2c disposed in a diagonal direction is adopted. This allows the gate 2a to be shifted toward the center of the memory cell region C.
摘要:
A structure is adopted for a layout of an SRAM cell which provides a local wiring 3a between a gate 2a and gate 2b and connects an active region 1a and an active region 1b. This eliminates the necessity for providing a contact between the gate 2a and the gate 2b. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of a memory cell region C in a short side direction. Furthermore, a structure whereby a left end of a gate 2c is retreated from the gate 2a and a local wiring 3b which connects the active region 1b and gate 2c disposed in a diagonal direction is adopted. This allows the gate 2a to be shifted toward the center of the memory cell region C.
摘要:
The semiconductor memory device includes two PMOS transistors that make the SRAM memory cell. The gate insulating films of these PMOS transistors are formed using a material that has a high permittivity. As a result, the capacitance of memory nodes is increased, and the probability of soft errors is lowered.
摘要:
A photoresist is provided with an opening as a dummy pattern in a space area, i.e., a dummy region, other than a pattern of elements and circuits in one chip, thereby increasing the number of openings in the photoresist and performing ion implantation. This reduces the number of ions entering into the photoresist. As a result, the area in which the photoresist hardens due to the entering ions can be reduced, resulting in improved removability of the photoresist. The occurrence of charge-up can also be reduced. With a reduction in the area of regions other than the openings in the photoresist, a location where strong surface tension is generated can hardly be present. This allows the dimensional accuracy of the photoresist to be improved without making the photoresist thin in film thickness.