Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a MOSFET semiconductor device includes forming a gate electrode over a substrate and a gate oxide between the gate electrode and the substrate. Inert dopants are then implanted within the substrate to form amorphized source/drain regions in the substrate extending to a first depth significantly greater than the intended junction depth. The amorphized source/drain regions are implanted with source/drain dopants such that the dopants extend into the substrate to a second depth less than the first depth, above and spaced apart from the end-of-range defect region created at the first depth by the amorphization process. Laser thermal annealing recrystallizes the amorphous regions, activates the source/drain regions and forms source/drain junctions. Because the recrystallization front velocity towards the substrate main surface is greater than the dopant atom velocity in the liquid substrate during laser thermal annealing, the junctions are not pushed down to the amorphous/crystalline silicon interface. Thus, end-of-range defects are located in a region below and spaced apart from the junctions, and the defects are not located in the activated source/drain regions. Junction leakage as a result of the end-of-range defects is thereby reduced.
Abstract:
For fabricating field effect transistors with a semiconductor substrate in SOI (semiconductor on insulator) technology, a first hardmask is formed on a first area of the semiconductor substrate, and a first dielectric forming dopant is implanted into a second area of the semiconductor substrate that is not covered by the first hardmask. The first hardmask is removed from the first area of the semiconductor substrate. A second hardmask is formed on the second area of the semiconductor substrate, and a second dielectric forming dopant is implanted into the first area of the semiconductor substrate that is not covered by the second hardmask. A thermal anneal is performed to form a first buried insulating structure from the second dielectric forming dopant reacting within the first area of the semiconductor substrate and to form a second buried insulating structure from the first dielectric forming dopant reacting within the second area of the semiconductor substrate. A first semiconductor structure remains on top of the first buried insulating structure and has a different thickness from a second semiconductor structure remaining on top of the second buried insulating structure.
Abstract:
A shallow trench isolation region formed in a layer of semiconductor material. The shallow trench isolation region includes a trench formed in the layer of semiconductor material, the trench being defined by sidewalls and a bottom; a liner within the trench formed from a high-K material, the liner conforming to the sidewalls and bottom of the trench; and a fill section made from isolating material, and disposed within and conforming to the high-K liner. A method of forming the shallow trench isolation region is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for forming a fin in a semiconductor device that includes a substrate, an insulating layer formed on the substrate, and a conductive layer formed on the insulating layer, includes forming a carbon layer over the conductive layer and forming a mask over the carbon layer. The method further includes etching the mask and carbon layer to form at least one structure, where the structure has a first width, reducing the width of the carbon layer in the at least one structure to a second width, depositing an oxide layer to surround the at least one structure, removing a portion of the oxide layer and the mask, removing the carbon layer to form an opening in a remaining portion of the oxide layer for each of the at least one structure, filling the at least one opening with conductive material, and removing the remaining portion of the oxide layer and a portion of the conductive layer to form the fin.
Abstract:
A MOSFET and method of fabrication. The MOSFET includes a metal containing source and a metal containing drain; a semiconductor body having a thickness of less than about 15 nm disposed between the source and the drain and on top of an insulating layer, the insulating layer formed on a substrate; a gate electrode disposed over the body and defining a channel interposed between the source and the drain; and a gate dielectric made from a high-K material and separating the gate electrode and the body.
Abstract:
A method and device for improving the channel doping profile of deep-submicron field effect transistors and MOSFETs. The method involves forming a multi-graded lateral channel doping profile by dual halo implants annealed at different temperatures to improve the threshold voltage roll-off characteristics of MOSFETs of 50 nm or less. The method includes forming a spacer on the sidewalls of a gate, followed by forming source/drain regions by epitaxial growth followed by a deep source/drain implant and anneal. After removal of the spacer, the first angled deep halo implant through the space formed by removal of the spacer and a second annealing at a temperature lower than the first anneal occurs. A second angled halo implant and a third anneal at a temperature less than the second anneal is performed. The microelectronic chip is then silicided and the MOSFET is further completed.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit may include the steps of forming a deep amorphous region and doping the deep amorphous region. The doping of the deep amorphous region can form source and drain regions with extensions. After doping, the substrate is annealed. The annealing can occur at a low temperature.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating an integrated circuit forming abrupt source/drain junctions. The process can be utilized for P-channel or N-channel metal oxide field semiconductor effect transistors (MOSFETs) on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. The source extension is more conductive than the drain extension. The transistor has reduced short channel effects and strong drive current and yet is reliable.
Abstract:
A MOSFET transistor and method of fabrication are described for engineering the channel dopant profile within a MOSFET transistor utilizing a single deep implantation step and solid-phase epitaxy. The method utilizes the formation of an L-shaped spacer having reduced height “cutouts” adjacent to the gate stack. The L-shaped spacer is preferably created by depositing two layers of insulating material, over which a third spacer is formed as a mask for removing unwanted portions of the first and second insulation layers. Amorphization and deep implantation is performed through the L-shaped spacer, wherein the junction contour is profiled in response to the geometry of the L-shaped spacer, such that a single deep implantation step may be utilized. Pocketed steps within the contoured junction reduce short-channel effects while allowing the formation of silicide to a depth which exceeds the junction depth implanted beneath the gate electrode.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a vertical transistor. The vertical transistor utilizes a deposited amorphous silicon layer to form a source region. The vertical gate transistor includes a double gate structure for providing increased drive current. A wafer bonding technique can be utilized to form the substrate.