公开(公告)号：US20190189794A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US16283756

申请日：2019-02-23

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： CHANDRA S. MOHAPATRA ,  ANAND S. MURTHY ,  GLENN A. GLASS ,  TAHIR GHANI ,  WILLY RACHMADY ,  JACK T. KAVALIEROS ,  GILBERT DEWEY ,  MATTHEW V. METZ ,  HAROLD W. KENNEL

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/12 ,  H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/205 ,  H01L29/10

CPC classification number: H01L29/785 ,  H01L21/02241 ,  H01L27/0886 ,  H01L29/1054 ,  H01L29/125 ,  H01L29/205 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/775

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for forming high mobility NMOS fin-based transistors having an indium-rich channel region electrically isolated from the sub-fin by an aluminum-containing layer. The aluminum aluminum-containing layer may be provisioned within an indium-containing layer that includes the indium-rich channel region, or may be provisioned between the indium-containing layer and the sub-fin. The indium concentration of the indium-containing layer may be graded from an indium-poor concentration near the aluminum-containing barrier layer to an indium-rich concentration at the indium-rich channel layer. The indium-rich channel layer is at or otherwise proximate to the top of the fin, according to some example embodiments. The grading can be intentional and/or due to the effect of reorganization of atoms at the interface of indium-rich channel layer and the aluminum-containing barrier layer. Numerous variations and embodiments will be appreciated in light of this disclosure.

公开(公告)号：US20190097055A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16081572

申请日：2016-04-01

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： GILBERT DEWEY ,  TAHIR GHANI ,  WILLY RACHMADY ,  JACK T. KAVALIEROS ,  MATTHEW V. METZ ,  ANAND S. MURTHY ,  CHANDRA S. MOHAPATRA

IPC: H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L21/8238

CPC classification number: H01L29/7853 ,  H01L21/823807 ,  H01L21/823821 ,  H01L21/823828 ,  H01L21/823864 ,  H01L21/823878 ,  H01L29/0847 ,  H01L29/1054 ,  H01L29/4236 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/6656 ,  H01L29/6681 ,  H01L29/66818

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for forming a beaded fin transistor. As will be apparent in light of this disclosure, a transistor including a beaded fin configuration may be formed by starting with a multilayer finned structure, and then selectively etching one or more of the layers to form at least one necked (or relatively narrower) portion, thereby forming a beaded fin structure. The beaded fin transistor configuration has improved gate control over a finned transistor configuration having the same top down area or footprint, because the necked/narrower portions increase gate surface area as compared to a non-necked finned structure, such as finned structures used in finFET devices. Further, because the beaded fin structure remains intact (e.g., as compared to a gate-all-around (GAA) transistor configuration where nanowires are separated from each other), the parasitic capacitance problems caused by GAA transistor configurations are mitigated or eliminated.

公开(公告)号：US20190043993A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US16076550

申请日：2016-03-11

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： CHANDRA S. MOHAPATRA ,  GLENN A. GLASS ,  ANAND S. MURTHY ,  KARTHIK JAMBUNATHAN ,  WILLY RACHMADY ,  GILBERT DEWEY ,  TAHIR GHANI ,  JACK T. KAVALIEROS

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/8252

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for forming transistors including one or more group III-V semiconductor material nanowires using sacrificial group IV semiconductor material layers. In some cases, the transistors may include a gate-all-around (GAA) configuration. In some cases, the techniques may include forming a replacement fin stack that includes group III-V material layer (such as indium gallium arsenide, indium arsenide, or indium antimonide) formed on a group IV material buffer layer (such as silicon, germanium, or silicon germanium), such that the group IV buffer layer can be later removed using a selective etch process to leave the group III-V material for use as a nanowire in a transistor channel. In some such cases, the group III-V material layer may be grown pseudomorphically to the underlying group IV material, so as to not form misfit dislocations. The techniques may be used to form transistors including any number of nanowires.

公开(公告)号：US20180374928A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US15776752

申请日：2015-12-24

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： GILBERT DEWEY ,  ASHISH AGRAWAL ,  BENJAMIN CHU-KUNG ,  VAN H. LE ,  MATTHEW V. METZ ,  WILLY RACHMADY ,  JACK T. KAVALIEROS ,  RAFAEL RIOS

IPC: H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/16

CPC classification number: H01L29/513 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/7851

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe semiconductor devices comprised of a semiconductor substrate with a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor having a channel including germanium or silicon-germanium, where a dielectric layer is coupled to the channel. The dielectric layer may include a metal oxide and at least one additional element, where the at least one additional element may increase a band gap of the dielectric layer. A gate electrode may be coupled to the dielectric layer. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20180047839A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15790907

申请日：2017-10-23

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： RAVI PILLARISETTY ,  JACK T. KAVALIEROS ,  WILLY RACHMADY ,  UDAY SHAH ,  BENJAMIN CHU-KUNG ,  MARKO RADOSAVLJEVIC ,  NILOY MUKHERJEE ,  GILBERT DEWEY ,  BEEN Y. JIN ,  ROBERT S. CHAU

IPC: H01L29/775 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  H01L29/778 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/267 ,  H01L29/15 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/76 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/165

CPC classification number: H01L29/775 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  H01L21/76 ,  H01L29/0653 ,  H01L29/1054 ,  H01L29/122 ,  H01L29/155 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/267 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/66431 ,  H01L29/66439 ,  H01L29/66477 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/66977 ,  H01L29/7782 ,  H01L29/7849 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/7851

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for forming a non-planar germanium quantum well structure. In particular, the quantum well structure can be implemented with group IV or III-V semiconductor materials and includes a germanium fin structure. In one example case, a non-planar quantum well device is provided, which includes a quantum well structure having a substrate (e.g. SiGe or GaAs buffer on silicon), a IV or III-V material barrier layer (e.g., SiGe or GaAs or AlGaAs), a doping layer (e.g., delta/modulation doped), and an undoped germanium quantum well layer. An undoped germanium fin structure is formed in the quantum well structure, and a top barrier layer deposited over the fin structure. A gate metal can be deposited across the fin structure. Drain/source regions can be formed at respective ends of the fin structure.

公开(公告)号：US20160172472A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-16

申请号：US15043935

申请日：2016-02-15

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： RAVI PILLARISETTY ,  JACK T. KAVALIEROS ,  WILLY RACHMADY ,  UDAY SHAH ,  BENJAMIN CHU-KUNG ,  MARKO RADOSAVLJEVIC ,  NILOY MUKHERJEE ,  GILBERT DEWEY ,  BEEN Y. JIN ,  ROBERT S. CHAU

IPC: H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/15

CPC classification number: H01L29/775 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  H01L21/76 ,  H01L29/0653 ,  H01L29/1054 ,  H01L29/155 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/267 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/66431 ,  H01L29/66439 ,  H01L29/66477 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/66977 ,  H01L29/7782 ,  H01L29/7849 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/7851

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for forming a non-planar germanium quantum well structure. In particular, the quantum well structure can be implemented with group IV or III-V semiconductor materials and includes a germanium fin structure. In one example case, a non-planar quantum well device is provided, which includes a quantum well structure having a substrate (e.g. SiGe or GaAs buffer on silicon), a IV or III-V material barrier layer (e.g., SiGe or GaAs or AlGaAs), a doping layer (e.g., delta/modulation doped), and an undoped germanium quantum well layer. An undoped germanium fin structure is formed in the quantum well structure, and a top barrier layer deposited over the fin structure. A gate metal can be deposited across the fin structure. Drain/source regions can be formed at respective ends of the fin structure.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于形成非平面锗量子阱结构的技术。 特别地，量子阱结构可以用IV或III-V族半导体材料实现，并且包括锗鳍结构。 在一个示例性情况下，提供了非平面量子阱器件，其包括具有衬底（例如硅上的SiGe或GaAs缓冲器），IV或III-V材料阻挡层（例如，SiGe或GaAs或 AlGaAs），掺杂层（例如，掺杂Δ/调制）和未掺杂的锗量子阱层。 在量子阱结构中形成未掺杂的锗鳍结构，以及沉积在鳍结构上的顶部势垒层。 栅极金属可以跨鳍片结构沉积。 排水/源极区域可以形成在翅片结构的相应端部处。

公开(公告)号：US20210288108A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US16326896

申请日：2016-09-23

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： ABHISHEK A. SHARMA ,  VAN H. LE ,  GILBERT DEWEY ,  RAFAEL RIOS ,  JACK T. KAVALIEROS ,  SHRIRAM SHIVARAMAN

IPC: H01L27/24 ,  H01L45/00

Abstract: Embodiments include a threshold switching selector. The threshold switching selector may include a threshold switching layer and a semiconductor layer between two electrodes. A memory cell may include the threshold switching selector coupled to a storage cell. The storage cell may be a PCRAM storage cell, a MRAM storage cell, or a RRAM storage cell. In addition, a RRAM device may include a RRAM storage cell, coupled to a threshold switching selector, where the threshold switching selector may include a threshold switching layer and a semiconductor layer, and the semiconductor layer of the threshold switching selector may be shared with the semiconductor layer of the RRAM storage cell.

公开(公告)号：US20200006340A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-02

申请号：US16024064

申请日：2018-06-29

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： AARON D. LILAK ,  RISHABH MEHANDRU ,  ANH PHAN ,  GILBERT DEWEY ,  WILLY RACHMADY ,  STEPHEN M. CEA ,  SAYED HASAN ,  KERRYANN M. FOLEY ,  PATRICK MORROW ,  COLIN D. LANDON ,  EHREN MANNEBACH

IPC: H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/423

Abstract: Stacked transistor structures and methods of forming same. In an embodiment, a stacked transistor structure has a wide central pedestal region and at least one relatively narrower channel region above and/or below the wider central pedestal region. The upper and lower channel regions are configured with a non-planar architecture, and include one or more semiconductor fins, nanowires, and/or nanoribbons. The top and bottom channel regions may be configured the same or differently, with respect to shape and/or semiconductor materials. In some cases, an outermost sidewall of one or both the top and/or bottom channel region structures, is collinear with an outermost sidewall of the wider central pedestal region. In some such cases, the outermost sidewall of the top channel region structure is collinear with the outermost sidewall of the bottom channel region structure. Top and bottom transistor structures (NMOS/PMOS) may be formed using the top and bottom channel region structures.

公开(公告)号：US20200006329A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-02

申请号：US16024058

申请日：2018-06-29

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： AARON D. LILAK ,  GILBERT DEWEY ,  CHENG-YING HUANG ,  CHRISTOPHER JEZEWSKI ,  EHREN MANNEBACH ,  RISHABH MEHANDRU ,  PATRICK MORROW ,  ANAND S. MURTHY ,  ANH PHAN ,  WILLY RACHMADY

IPC: H01L27/088 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/8258 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L23/00

Abstract: Stacked transistor structures having a conductive interconnect between source/drain regions of upper and lower transistors. In some embodiments, the interconnect is provided, at least in part, by highly doped epitaxial material deposited in the upper transistor's source/drain region. In such cases, the epitaxial material seeds off of an exposed portion of semiconductor material of or adjacent to the upper transistor's channel region and extends downward into a recess that exposes the lower transistor's source/drain contact structure. The epitaxial source/drain material directly contacts the lower transistor's source/drain contact structure, to provide the interconnect. In other embodiments, the epitaxial material still seeds off the exposed semiconductor material of or proximate to the channel region and extends downward into the recess, but need not contact the lower contact structure. Rather, a metal-containing contact structure passes through the epitaxial material of the upper source/drain region and contacts the lower transistor's source/drain contact structure.

公开(公告)号：US20180358440A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US15778863

申请日：2015-12-24

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： CHANDRA S. MOHAPATRA ,  GLENN A. GLASS ,  ANAND S. MURTHY ,  KARTHIK JAMBUNATHAN ,  WILLY RACHMADY ,  GILBERT DEWEY ,  TAHIR GHANI ,  JACK T. KAVALIEROS

IPC: H01L29/10 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/739 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/786

CPC classification number: H01L29/1054 ,  H01L21/823821 ,  H01L27/0924 ,  H01L29/42392 ,  H01L29/66356 ,  H01L29/66545 ,  H01L29/66795 ,  H01L29/7391 ,  H01L29/785 ,  H01L29/78696

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for forming transistor structures including tensile-strained germanium (Ge) channel material. The transistor structures may be used for either or both of n-type and p-type transistor devices, as tensile-strained Ge has very high carrier mobility properties suitable for both types. Thus, a simplified CMOS integration scheme may be achieved by forming n-MOS and p-MOS devices included in the CMOS device using the techniques described herein. In some cases, the tensile-strained Ge may be achieved by epitaxially growing the Ge material on a group III-V material having a lattice constant that is higher than that of Ge and/or by applying a macroscopic 3-point bending to the die on which the transistor is formed. The techniques may be used to form transistors having planar or non-planar configurations, such as finned configurations (e.g., finFET or tri-gate) or gate-all-around (GAA) configurations (including at least one nanowire).