Abstract:
A method for forming a semiconductor device including a DRAM cell structure comprising a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate with an embedded capacitor structure including providing a substrate comprising an overlying first electrically insulating layer; forming a first electrically conductive layer on the first electrically insulating layer to form a first electrode; forming a capacitor dielectric layer on the first electrode; forming a second electrically conductive layer on the capacitor dielectric layer to form a second electrode; forming a second electrically insulating layer on the second electrode; and, forming a monocrystalline silicon layer over the second electrode to form an SOI substrate comprising a first capacitor structure.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for forming a semiconductor device using strained silicon. After forming a first substrate material with a first natural lattice constant on a device substrate and a second substrate material with a second natural lattice constant on the first substrate material, a channel, source and drain regions of a field effective transistor are further defined using the first and second substrate materials. After implanting one or more impurity materials to the source and drain regions, and the transistor goes through an annealing process using a high speed heat source other than a Tungsten-Halogen lamp.
Abstract:
A strained silicon layer fabrication and a method for fabrication thereof employ a strained insulator material layer formed over a strained silicon layer in turn formed upon a strained silicon-germanium alloy material layer which is formed upon a relaxed material substrate. The strained insulator material layer provides increased fabrication options which provide for enhanced fabrication efficiency when fabricating the strained silicon layer fabrication.
Abstract:
A rotatable cutting tool for applications such as road resurfacing work includes a cutting bit insert and a tool body. The cutting bit insert includes an insert body and an inner tiered protrusion integrally formed from the insert body. The inner tiered protrusion has multiple tiers. The tool body has a tiered recess that corresponds to the inner tiered protrusion to hold the inner tiered protrusion. A combination of the inner tiered protrusion and the tiered recess provides a strong connection for the cutting bit insert and the tool body and keeps stress from concentrating at a single point.
Abstract:
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) chip includes a silicon layer of a predetermined thickness overlying an insulator layer. A multiple-gate fully-depleted SOI MOSFET including a strained channel region is formed on a first portion of the silicon layer. A planar SOI MOSFET including a strained channel region formed on another portion of the silicon layer. For example, the planar SOI MOSFET can be a planar fully-depleted SOI (FD-SOI) MOSFET or the planar SOI MOSFET can be a planar partially-depleted SOI (PD-SOI) MOSFET.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device or circuit is formed on a semiconductor substrate with first and second semiconductor materials having different lattice-constants. A first transistor includes a channel region formed oppositely adjacent a source and drain region. At least a portion of the source and drain regions are formed in the second semiconductor material thereby forming lattice-mismatched zones in the first transistor. A second component is coupled to the transistor to form a circuit, e.g., an inverter. The second component can be a second transistor having a conductivity type differing from the first transistor or a resistor.