Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a fin, a source region formed adjacent the fin and having a height greater than that of the fin, and a drain region formed adjacent the a second side of the fin and having a height greater than that of the fin. A metal gate region is formed at a top surface and at least one side surface of the fin. A width of the source and drain region may be greater than that of the fin. The semiconductor device may exhibit a reduced series resistance and an improved transistor drive current.
Abstract:
A method for forming a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) includes patterning a fin area, a source region, and a drain region on a substrate, forming a fin in the fin area, and forming a mask in the fin area. The method further includes etching the mask to expose a channel area of the MOSFET, etching the fin to thin a width of the fin in the channel area, forming a gate over the fin, and forming contacts to the gate, the source region, and the drain region.
Abstract:
A method of forming a fin field effect transistor includes forming a fin and forming a source region adjacent a first end of the fin and a drain region adjacent a second end of the fin. The method further includes forming a dummy gate over the fin and forming a dielectric layer around the dummy gate. The method also includes removing the dummy gate to form a trench in the dielectric layer and forming a metal gate in the trench.
Abstract:
A method for forming a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) includes patterning a fin area, a source region, and a drain region on a substrate, forming a fin in the fin area, and forming a mask in the fin area. The method further includes etching the mask to expose a channel area of the MOSFET, etching the fin to thin a width of the fin in the channel area, forming a gate over the fin, and forming contacts to the gate, the source region, and the drain region.
Abstract:
A method facilitates the formation of a stacked fin structure for a semiconductor device that includes a substrate. The method includes forming one or more oxide layers on the substrate and forming one or more amorphous silicon layers interspersed with the one or more oxide layers. The method further includes etching the one or more oxide layers and the one or more amorphous silicon layers to form a stacked fin structure and performing a metal-induced crystallization operation to convert the one or more amorphous silicon layers to one or more crystalline silicon layers.
Abstract:
A FinFet-type semiconductor device includes a fin structure on which a relatively thin amorphous silicon layer and then an undoped polysilicon layer is formed. The semiconductor device may be planarized using a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) in which the amorphous silicon layer acts as a stop layer to prevent damage to the fin structure.
Abstract:
A semiconductor structure includes a fin and a layer formed on the fin. The fin includes a first crystalline material having a rectangular cross section and a number of surfaces. The layer is formed on the surfaces and includes a second crystalline material. The first crystalline material has a different lattice constant than the second crystalline material to induce tensile strain within the first layer.
Abstract:
A method for forming a fin structure on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer that includes a silicon layer on an insulating layer that is formed over a semiconductor substrate includes etching the silicon layer using a first etch procedure, etching, following the first etch procedure, the silicon layer using a second etch procedure, and etching, following the second etch procedure, the silicon layer using a third etch procedure to form a T-shaped fin structure.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device and method of manufacture. A liner composed of a high-K material having a relative permittivity of greater than 10 is formed adjacent at least the sidewalls of a gate. Sidewall spacers are formed adjacent the gate and spaced apart from the gate by the liner. The liner can be removed using an etch process that has substantially no reaction with a gate dielectric of the gate.
Abstract:
A double gate germanium metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) includes a germanium fin, a first gate formed adjacent a first side of the germanium fin, and a second gate formed adjacent a second side of the germanium fin opposite the first side. A triple gate MOSFET includes a germanium fin, a first gate formed adjacent a first side of the germanium fin, a second gate formed adjacent a second side of the germanium fin opposite the first side, and a top gate formed on top of the germanium fin. An all-around gate MOSFET includes a germanium fin, a first sidewall gate structure formed adjacent a first side of the germanium fin, a second sidewall gate structure formed adjacent a second side of the germanium fin, and additional gate structures formed on and around the germanium fin.