Abstract:
A semiconductor device can include a channel region with a first semiconductor material for a majority carrier in the channel region during operation (on state) of the device and a metal contact. A source/drain region can include a semiconductor material alloy including a second semiconductor material and at least one heterojunction located between the metal contact and the channel region, wherein the heterojunction forms a band-edge offset for the majority carrier that is less than or equal to about 0.2 eV.
Abstract:
A finFET device can include a source/drain contact recess having an optimal depth beyond which an incremental decrease in a spreading resistance value for a horizontal portion of a source/drain contact in the recess provided by increased depth may be less than an incremental increase in total resistance due to the increase in the vertical portion of the source/drain contact at the increased depth.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a trench isolation structure, a method of manufacture therefor and a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit including the same. The trench isolation structure (130), in one embodiment, includes a trench located within a substrate (110), the trench having a buffer layer (133) located on sidewalls thereof. The trench isolation structure (130) further includes a barrier layer (135) located over the buffer layer (133), and fill material (138) located over the barrier layer (135) and substantially filling the trench.
Abstract:
An anchor device for securing an object to a wall includes a body having first and second opposite facing surfaces, an adhesive material on the first surface, a pointed fastener extending outwardly from the second surface, and a protective cover positioned over a pointed end of the fastener. A center axis of the fastener may be laterally offset from a center axis of the body by an offset distance which is one-half to three quarters of a distance between the body center axis and a side edge of the body.
Abstract:
A mixed voltage circuit is formed by providing a substrate (12) having a first region (20) for forming a first device (106), a second region (22) for forming a second device (108) complementary to the first device (106), and a third region (24) for forming a third device (110) that operates at a different voltage than the first device (106). A gate layer (50) is formed outwardly of the first, second, and third regions (20, 22, 24). While maintaining a substantially uniform concentration of a dopant type (51) in the gate layer (50), a first gate electrode (56) is formed in the first region (20), a second gate electrode (58) is formed in the second region (22), and a third gate electrode (60) is formed in the third region (24). The third region (24) is protected while implanting dopants (72) into the first region (20) to form source and drain features (74) for the first device (106). The first region (20) is protected while implanting dopants (82) into the third region (24) to form disparate source and drain features (84) for the third device (110).
Abstract:
A transistor (30) and method for forming a transistor using an edge blocking material (24) is disclosed herein. The edge blocking material (24) may be located adjacent a gate (22) or disposable gate or may be part of a disposable gate. During an angled pocket implant, the edge blocking material (24) blocks some dopant from entering the semiconductor body (10) and the dopant (18) placed under the edge blocking material is located at a given distance below the surface of the semiconductor body (10).
Abstract:
A method for fabricating an integrated circuit having analog and digital core devices. Using a first masking layer (118), a p-type type dopant is implanted to form drain extension regions (126, 122, 124) in the pMOS digital core region (102), pMOS I/O region (104), and the pMOS analog core region (106). Using a second masking layer (132), a n-type dopant is implanted into at least a drain side of the nMOS analog core region (110) and the nMOS I/O region (108) to for drain extension regions (142, 144) and into the pMOS digital core region (102). This forms a pocket region (140) in the pMOS digital core region (102) but not the pMOS analog core region (106) or the pMOS I/O region (104).
Abstract translation:一种制造具有模拟和数字核心器件的集成电路的方法。 使用第一掩模层(118),注入p型掺杂剂以在pMOS数字核心区域(102),pMOS I / O区域(104)中形成漏极延伸区域(126,122,124),并且 pMOS模拟核心区域(106)。 使用第二掩模层(132),n型掺杂剂注入到nMOS模拟核心区域(110)和nMOS I / O区域(108)的至少漏极侧,以用于漏极延伸区域(142,144 )并进入pMOS数字核心区域(102)。 这在pMOS数字核心区域(102)中形成口袋区域(140),而不是pMOS模拟核心区域(106)或pMOS I / O区域(104)。
Abstract:
An embodiment of the instant invention is a method of making a transistor having a silicided gate structure insulatively disposed over a semiconductor substrate, the method comprising the steps of: forming the gate structure over the substrate (step 102 of FIG. 1); forming a source/drain regions and a channel region in the semiconductor substrate (step 108), the channel region situated between the source/drain regions and under the gate structure; forming a photoresist layer over the source/drain regions (step 110); amorphizing a portion of the gate structure by introducing an amorphizing substance into the gate structure (step 112); removing the photoresist layer after the step of amorphizing a portion of the gate structure step 114); forming a metal layer on the conductive structure, the metal layer interacts with the gate structure in the amorphized portion of the gate structure and the source/drain regions so as to form a lower resistivity silicide on the gate structure and the source/drain regions (step 116); and wherein the photoresist layer blocks the amorphizing substance from the source/drain regions and allows the amorphizing substance to enter the gate structure.
Abstract:
A MOSFET (100) having a heterostructure raised source/drain region and method of making the same. A two layer raised source drain region (106) is located adjacent a gate structure (112). The first layer (106a) is a barrier layer comprising a first material (e.g., SiGe, SiC). The second layer (106b) comprises a second, different material (e.g. Si). The material of the barrier layer (106a) is chosen to provide an energy band barrier between the raised source/drain region (106) and the channel region (108).
Abstract:
A method for forming a MOSFET transistor (100) using a disposable gate (120). A disposable gate (120) having at least two materials (122,124) that may be etched selectively with respect to each other is formed on a semiconductor substrate (102). Source/drain regions (104) are then formed adjacent the disposable gate. The source/drain regions may, for example, include raised source/drain regions (106). An insulator layer (114) is then deposited over the structure and then a portion of the insulator layer (114) over the disposable gate (120) is removed (e.g., using CMP or an etch-back). The composition of the insulator layer (114) is chosen such that the top layer (124) of the disposable gate (120) may be removed selectively with respect to the insulator layer (114). The disposable gate (120) is then removed and a channel implant may be performed that is self-aligned and only in the channel region. The gate dielectric (110) and gate electrode (112) are then formed.