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公开(公告)号:US20200168509A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-28
申请号:US16201449
申请日:2018-11-27
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
Inventor: Hui Zang , Ruilong Xie , Jiehui Shu , Chanro Park , Laertis Economikos
IPC: H01L21/8234 , H01L21/311 , H01L29/66 , H01L21/3213 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/033 , H01L29/423 , H01L27/088
Abstract: Methods of forming a structure that includes field-effect transistor and structures that include a field effect-transistor. A dielectric cap is formed over a gate structure of a field-effect transistor, and an opening is patterned that extends fully through the dielectric cap to divide the dielectric cap into a first section and a second section spaced across the opening from the first surface. First and second dielectric spacers are respectively selectively deposited on respective first and second surfaces of the first and second sections of the dielectric cap to shorten the opening. A portion of the gate structure exposed through the opening between the first and second dielectric spacers is etched to form a cut that divides the gate electrode into first and second sections disconnected by the cut. A dielectric material is deposited in the opening and in the cut to form a dielectric pillar.
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公开(公告)号:US20200161190A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-21
申请号:US16196413
申请日:2018-11-20
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
Inventor: Hui Zang , Ruilong Xie
IPC: H01L21/8238 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/78 , H01L27/092 , H01L21/762
Abstract: One illustrative IC product disclosed herein includes an isolation structure that separates a fin into a first fin portion and a second fin portion, an epi semiconductor material positioned on the first fin portion in a source/drain region of a transistor device, wherein a lateral gap is present between a first sidewall of the epi semiconductor material and a second sidewall of the SDB isolation structure, and a conductive source/drain structure that is conductively coupled to the epi semiconductor material, wherein a gap portion of the conductive source/drain structure is positioned in the gap and physically contacts the first sidewall and the second sidewall.
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公开(公告)号:US20200152518A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-14
申请号:US16185675
申请日:2018-11-09
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
Inventor: Hui Zang , Ruilong Xie , Chanro Park , Laertis Economikos
IPC: H01L21/8234 , H01L29/78 , H01L29/417 , H01L29/423 , H01L21/768 , H01L29/40
Abstract: Methods of forming cross-coupling contacts for field-effect transistors and structures for field effect-transistors that include cross-coupling contacts. A dielectric cap is formed over a gate structure and a sidewall spacer adjacent to a sidewall of the gate structure. A portion of the dielectric cap is removed from over the sidewall spacer and the gate structure to expose a first portion of the gate electrode of the gate structure at a top surface of the gate structure. The sidewall spacer is then recessed relative to the gate structure to expose a portion of the gate dielectric layer at the sidewall of the gate structure, which is removed to expose a second portion of the gate electrode of the gate structure. A cross-coupling contact is formed that connects the first and second portions of the gate electrode of the gate structure with an epitaxial semiconductor layer adjacent to the sidewall spacer.
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公开(公告)号:US10651291B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-12
申请号:US15680467
申请日:2017-08-18
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
Inventor: Julien Frougier , Ruilong Xie
IPC: H01L29/20 , H01L29/16 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/78 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/10 , H01L29/08 , H01L21/223 , H01L21/311 , H01L29/775 , B82Y10/00 , H01L29/40 , H01L29/786
Abstract: Structures for a nanosheet field-effect transistor and methods for forming a structure for a nanosheet field-effect transistor. A body feature is formed that includes a sacrificial layer arranged vertically between the first and second nanosheet channel layers. The sacrificial layer is laterally recessed at a sidewall of the body feature to expose respective portions of the first and second nanosheet channel layers. A sacrificial spacer is formed by oxidizing a portion of the sacrificial layer at the sidewall of the body feature. Sections of a semiconductor material are epitaxially grown on the exposed portions of the first and second nanosheet channel layers to narrow a gap vertically separating the first and second nanosheet channel layers. The sacrificial spacer is removed to form a cavity between the sections of the semiconductor material and the sacrificial layer. A dielectric spacer is conformally deposited in the cavity.
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公开(公告)号:US20200135723A1
公开(公告)日:2020-04-30
申请号:US16170117
申请日:2018-10-25
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Inventor: Hui Zang , Haiting Wang , Chung Foong Tan , Guowei Xu , Ruilong Xie , Scott H. Beasor , Liu Jiang
IPC: H01L27/088 , H01L29/08 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/51 , H01L29/78 , H01L29/49 , H01L21/8234
Abstract: A FinFET structure having reduced effective capacitance and including a substrate having at least two fins thereon laterally spaced from one another, a metal gate over fin tops of the fins and between sidewalls of upper portions of the fins, source/drain regions in each fin on opposing sides of the metal gate, and a dielectric bar within the metal gate located between the sidewalls of the upper portions of the fins, the dielectric bar being laterally spaced away from the sidewalls of the upper portions of the fins within the metal gate.
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公开(公告)号:US20200111798A1
公开(公告)日:2020-04-09
申请号:US16152454
申请日:2018-10-05
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Inventor: Bipul C. Paul , Ruilong Xie
IPC: H01L27/11 , H01L23/528 , H01L21/768
Abstract: Disclosed are structures with a complementary field effect transistor (CFET) and a buried metal interconnect that electrically connects a source/drain region of a lower-level transistor of the CFET with another device. The structure can include a memory cell with first and second CFETs, where each CFET includes a pull-up transistor stacked on and having a common gate with a pull-down transistor and each pull-down transistor has a common source/drain region with a pass-gate transistor. The metal interconnect connects a lower-level source/drain region of the first CFET (i.e., the common source/drain region of first pass-gate and pull-up transistors) to the common gate of the second CFET (i.e., to the common gate of second pull-down and pull-up transistors). Formation methods include forming an interconnect placeholder during lower-level source/drain region formation. After upper-level source/drain regions and replacement metal gates are formed, the interconnect placeholder is exposed, removed and replaced with a metal interconnect.
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公开(公告)号:US10600914B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-24
申请号:US15869541
申请日:2018-01-12
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Inventor: Wei Zhao , Ming Hao Tang , Haiting Wang , Rui Chen , Yuping Ren , Hui Zang , Scott H. Beasor , Ruilong Xie
IPC: H01L29/78 , H01L21/762 , H01L21/265 , H01L21/28 , H01L21/3105 , H01L27/11 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/49 , H01L29/66
Abstract: A method of forming isolation pillars for a gate structure, the method including: providing a preliminary structure including a substrate having a plurality of fins thereon, an STI formed between adjacent fins, an upper surface of the STIs extending higher than an upper surface of the fins, and a hardmask over the upper surface of the fins and between adjacent STIs; forming a first trench in a first selected STI and between adjacent fins in a gate region, and forming a second trench in a second selected STI and between adjacent fins in a TS region; and filling the first and second trenches with an isolation fill thereby forming a first isolation pillar in the gate region and a second isolation pillar in the TS region, the first and second isolation pillars extending below the upper surface of the STIs.
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公开(公告)号:US10593593B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-17
申请号:US16047470
申请日:2018-07-27
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Inventor: Vimal Kamineni , Ruilong Xie , Mark Raymond
IPC: H01L21/768 , H01L21/285 , H01L21/82 , H01L29/417 , H01L21/8238 , H01L29/78 , H01L29/66
Abstract: Methods comprising forming a cobalt formation on an active feature of a semiconductor device, wherein the semiconductor device comprises an inactive feature above the cobalt formation; forming a cap on the cobalt formation; removing at least a portion of the inactive feature, wherein the cobalt formation is substantially not removed; forming a dielectric material above the cap; and forming a first contact to the cobalt formation. Systems configured to implement the methods. Semiconductor devices produced by the methods.
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公开(公告)号:US10566248B1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-18
申请号:US16047044
申请日:2018-07-27
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Inventor: Daniel Chanemougame , Ruilong Xie , Chanro Park , Guillaume Bouche
IPC: H01L21/8238 , H01L27/092 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/06
Abstract: A method includes forming an isolation pillar between first and second active nanostructures for adjacent FETs. When a first WFM surrounding the second active nanostructure is removed as part of a WFM patterning process, creating a discontinuity in the first metal. The pillar or the discontinuity in the first metal on the part of the pillar prevent the etching from reaching and removing the first WFM on the first active nanostructure. The isolation pillar creates a gate cut isolation in a selected gate region, and can be shortened in another gate region to allow for gate sharing between adjacent FETs.
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公开(公告)号:US20200052106A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-13
申请号:US16101162
申请日:2018-08-10
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Inventor: Laertis Economikos , Hui Zang , Ruilong Xie , Neal Makela , Pei Liu , Jiehui Shu , Chih-chiang Chang
IPC: H01L29/78 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/49 , H01L21/768 , H01L21/8234 , H01L21/28
Abstract: At least one method, apparatus, and system providing semiconductor devices comprising a first gate having a first width and comprising a first work function metal (WFM); a first liner disposed over the first WFM; a first gate metal having a first height; and a first pinch-off spacer over the first WFM, the first liner, and the first gate metal to above the first height; and a second gate having a second width greater than the first width, and comprising a second WFM; a second liner disposed over the second WFM; a second gate metal having substantially the first height; and a first conformal spacer over the second WFM and the second liner.
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