Abstract:
A semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) device. The SOI device includes a substrate having a buried oxide layer disposed thereon and an active layer disposed on the buried oxide layer. The active layer has an active region defined by isolation regions, the active region having a source and a drain with a body disposed therebetween. The source and the drain have a selectively grown silicon-germanium region disposed under an upper layer of selectively grown silicon. The silicon-geranium regions form heterojunction portions respectively along the source/body junction and the drain/body junction.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device is formed by providing a semiconductor substrate comprising a strained lattice semiconductor layer at an upper surface thereof and having a pre-selected amount of lattice therein, forming a thin buffer/interfacial layer of a low-k dielectric material on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, and forming a layer of a high-k dielectric material on the thin buffer/interfacial layer of a low-k dielectric material. Embodiments include forming the thin buffer/interfacial layer and high-k layer at a minimum temperature sufficient to effect formation of the respective dielectric layer without incurring, or at least minimizing, strain relaxation of the strained lattice semiconductor layer.
Abstract:
A semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) device. The SOi device includes a substrate, an insulator layer disposed on the substrate and an active region disposed on the insulator layer. The active region includes a source, a drain, and a body disposed therebetween. The source and body form an abrupt or hyperabrupt source/body junction. A gate is disposed on the body to operatively form a transistor. An implanted region forms an interface between the body and the drain, the implanted region formed by tilted atom implantation in a direction towards the active region and under the gate from an angle tilted towards the drain with respect to vertical, the implanted region resulting in the formation of a graded drain/body junction. Also disclosed is a method of fabricating the SOI device.
Abstract:
Semiconductor devices with reduced NiSi/Si interface contact resistance are fabricated by forming preamorphized regions in a substrate at a depth overlapping the subsequently formed NiSi/Si interface, ion implanting impurities to form deep source/drain implants overlapping the preamorphized regions deeper in the substrate and laser thermal annealing to activate the deep source/drain regions. Nickel silicide layers are then formed in a main surface of the substrate and on the gate electrode. Embodiments include forming deep source/drain regions with an activated impurity concentration of 1×1020 to 1×1021 atoms/cm3 at the NiSi/Si interface.
Abstract:
A method of forming a specialized channel region removes a sacrificial gate material and provides a semiconductor implant though the recess associated with the remove sacrificial gate material. The process can be utilized to form a silicon germanium layer in the channel region having a sharp profile in the vertical direction. Further, the silicon germanium layer can be ultra-thin. The silicon germanium channel region has increased charge mobility with respect to conventional channel regions.
Abstract:
MOSFETs are fabricated with accurately defined, high and uniformly concentrated source/drain regions and extensions employing plural, sequential pre-amorphizing, implanting and laser thermal annealing steps with intervening spacer removal. Embodiments include forming sidewall spacers on a gate electrode, sequentially pre-amorphizing, ion implanting and laser thermal annealing to form deep source/drain regions, removing the sidewall spacers, and then sequentially pre-amorphizing, ion implanting and laser thermal annealing to form shallow source/drain extensions.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device with reduced hot carrier injection and punch through is formed with a dual gate electrode comprising edge conductive portions, a central conductive portion, and dielectric sidewall spacers formed between the edge conductive portions and central conductive portion. The edge conductive portions provide high potential barriers against the active regions, thereby reducing threshold voltage roll off and leakage current.
Abstract:
A process for fabricating a semiconductor device having a high-K dielectric layer over a silicon substrate, including steps of growing on the silicon substrate an interfacial layer of a silicon-containing dielectric material; and depositing on the interfacial layer a layer comprising at least one high-K dielectric material, in which the interfacial layer is grown by laser excitation of the silicon substrate in the presence of oxygen, nitrous oxide, nitric oxide, ammonia or a mixture of two or more thereof. In one embodiment, the silicon-containing material is silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride or a mixture thereof.
Abstract:
A thin filmed fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator (SOI) metal oxide semiconductor field defect 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:
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit may include the steps of annealing a gate structure and a halo section disposed over a substrate using a first temperature, implanting dopants to form drain and source regions, and annealing drain and source regions at a second temperature. The second temperature is substantially less than the first temperature.