Abstract:
A method of forming fins for a double-gate fin field effect transistor (FinFET) includes forming a second layer of semi-conducting material over a first layer of semi-conducting material and forming double caps in the second layer of semi-conducting material. The method further includes forming spacers adjacent sides of each of the double caps and forming double fins in the first layer of semi-conducting material beneath the double caps. The method also includes thinning the double fins to produce narrow double fins.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a first gate stack and a second gate stack, each gate stack corresponding to a gate of a FET formed on the semiconductor device. The first gate stack includes a gate material formed from one of poly-silicon, poly-SiGe, and amorphous silicon. The gate material is implanted with a dopant of a first conductivity type at a first concentration. A metal silicide layer is formed over the doped gate material. The second gate stack includes a gate material formed from one of poly-silicon, poly-Si—Ge, and amorphous silicon. The gate material of the second gate stack is implanted with a dopant of a second conductivity type at a second concentration.
Abstract:
A field effect transistor (FET) is formed on a silicon substrate, with a nitride gate insulator layer being deposited on the substrate and an oxide gate insulator layer being deposited on the nitride layer to insulate a gate electrode from source and drain regions in the substrate. The gate material is then removed to establish a gate void, and spacers are deposited on the sides of the void such that only a portion of the oxide layer is covered by the spacers. Then, the unshielded portion of the oxide layer is removed, thus establishing a step between the oxide and nitride layers that overlays the source and drain extensions under the gate void to reduce subsequent capacitive coupling and charge carrier tunneling between the gate and the extensions. The spacers are removed and the gate void is refilled with gate electrode material.
Abstract:
A method of performing tilted implantation for pocket, halo and source/drain extensions in ULSI dense structures. The method overcomes the process limit, due to shadowing effects, in dense structures, of using large angle tilted implant techniques in ULSI circuits. A gate opening in an oxide layer is defined and partially filled by insertion of nitride spacers to define an actual gate window opening. The small angle tilted implant technique has the equivalent doping effect of large angle tilted implants, and circumvents the maximum angle limit (&thgr;MAX) that occurs in the large angle implant method. The small angle tilted implant technique also automatically provides self alignment of the pocket/halo/extension implant to the gate of the device.
Abstract:
A double gate metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) includes a fin, a first gate and a second gate. The first gate is formed on top of the fin. The second gate surrounds the fin and the first gate. In another implementation, a triple gate MOSFET includes a fin, a first gate, a second gate, and a third gate. The first gate is formed on top of the fin. The second gate is formed adjacent the fin. The third gate is formed adjacent the fin and opposite the second gate.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a substrate and an insulating layer on the substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a fin structure formed on the insulating layer, where the fin structure includes first and second side surfaces, a dielectric layer formed on the first and second side surfaces of the fin structure, a first gate electrode formed adjacent the dielectric layer on the first side surface of the fin structure, a second gate electrode formed adjacent the dielectric layer on the second side surface of the fin structure, and a doped structure formed on an upper surface of the fin structure in the channel region of the semiconductor device.
Abstract:
A fin field effect transistor (FinFET) includes a reversed T-shaped fin. The FinFET further includes source and drain regions formed adjacent the reversed T-shaped fin. The FinFET further includes a dielectric layer formed adjacent surfaces of the fin and a gate formed adjacent the dielectric layer.
Abstract:
A method forms fin structures for a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a first fin structure including a dielectric material and including a first side surface and a second side surface; forming a second fin structure adjacent the first side surface of the first fin structure; and forming a third fin structure adjacent the second side surface of the first fin structure. The second fin structure and the third fin structure are formed of a different material than the first fin structure.
Abstract:
A thin filmed fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator (SOI) metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) utilizes a local insulation structure. The local insulative structure includes a buried silicon dioxide region under the channel region. The MOSFET body thickness is very small and yet silicon available outside of the channel region and buried silicon dioxide region is available for sufficient depths of silicide in the source and drain regions. The buried silicon dioxide region can be formed by a trench isolation technique or a LOCOS technique.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit is provided having an improved packing density due to an improved isolation structure between a plurality of devices on the substrate. An ultra shallow trench isolation structure is provided, typically having a trench depth just deeper than the doped regions of a transistor or other device placed thereon, but substantially shallower than the depth of a well associated with the transistor. A nitrogen ion implantation step is utilized to fabricate an implanted portion beneath the insulative portion, the implanted portion extending preferably below the depth of the well. Due to a shallower trench isolation structure, the structure may also be narrower, providing for improved packing density in a semiconductor device.