摘要:
An improved field effect transistor and method of fabrication are disclosed. A barrier layer stack is formed in the base and sidewalls of a gate cavity. The barrier layer stack has a first metal layer and a second metal layer. A gate electrode metal is deposited in the cavity. The barrier layer stack is thinned or removed on the sidewalls of the gate cavity, to more precisely control the voltage threshold of the field effect transistor.
摘要:
One illustrative method disclosed herein includes forming a trench/via in a layer of insulating material, forming a barrier system comprised of at least one barrier material and at least two metallic elements, and performing a heating process to form a metal alloy comprised of the at least two metallic elements in the barrier system. Also disclosed is a device that comprises a trench/via in a layer of insulating material, a barrier system positioned in the trench/via, wherein the barrier system comprises at least one barrier material and a metal alloy comprised of at least two metallic elements that are comprised of materials other than the at least one barrier material, and a conductive structure positioned in the trench/via above the barrier system.
摘要:
A method includes providing a starting semiconductor structure, the starting semiconductor structure including a semiconductor substrate with active region(s) separated by isolation regions, the active region(s) including source/drain regions of epitaxial semiconductor material, dummy gate structures adjacent each source/drain region, the dummy gate structures including dummy gate electrodes with spacers adjacent opposite sidewalls thereof and gate caps thereover, and openings between the dummy gate structures. The method further includes filling the openings with a dielectric material, recessing the dielectric material, resulting in a filled and recessed structure, and forming a hard mask liner layer over the filled and recessed structure to protect against loss of the recessed dielectric material during subsequent removal of unwanted dummy gate electrodes. A resulting semiconductor structure formed by the method is also provided.
摘要:
One illustrative method disclosed includes, among other things, removing a portion of an initial gate cap layer and a portion of an initial sidewall spacer so as to thereby define a gate contact cavity that exposes a portion of a gate structure, completely forming a conductive gate contact structure (CB) in a gate contact cavity, wherein the entire conductive gate contact structure (CB) is positioned vertically above the active region. The method also comprises removing the remaining portion of the initial gate cap layer and to recess a vertical height of exposed portions of the initial sidewall spacer to thereby define a recessed sidewall spacer and a gate cap cavity and forming a replacement gate cap layer in the gate cap cavity so as to define an air space between an upper surface of the recessed sidewall spacer and a lower surface of the replacement gate cap layer.
摘要:
One illustrative method of forming a vertical transistor device disclosed herein includes, among other things, forming bottom source/drain (S/D) regions. A plurality of vertically oriented channel semiconductor structures is formed above the bottom source/drain (S/D) regions. A gate insulation layer is formed above the vertically oriented channel semiconductor structures. A conformal layer of conductive gate material is formed above the gate insulation layer. The conformal layer of conductive material is etched to define conductive gate spacers on sidewalls of the vertically oriented channel semiconductor structures. Top source/drain (S/D) regions are formed above the vertically oriented channel semiconductor structures.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure includes a strain-relaxed semiconductor substrate, fins on the strain-relaxed semiconductor substrate, the fins each having a bottom inactive region and an exposed top active region. The semiconductor structure further includes a liner layer along sidewalls of the bottom inactive region and adjacent surface areas of the strain-relaxed semiconductor substrate, a densified local fill layer surrounding the bottom inactive regions of the plurality of fins, a densified global fill layer adjacent outer sidewalls of the densified local fill layer, and a hard mask layer separating the densified global fill layer from the substrate and the densified local fill layer, a lack of voids in the densified local fill layer resulting in the bottom inactive regions of the fins being substantially free of oxidation defects. A method to realize the structure is also disclosed, the method preventing oxidation defects in strain-relaxed fins by reducing local gap fill voids.
摘要:
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to self aligned interconnect structures and methods of manufacture. The structure includes an interconnect structure which is self-aligned with an upper level via metallization, and both the interconnect structure and the upper level via metallization are composed of a Pt group material.
摘要:
Methods for a lithographic process used to pattern fins for fin-type field-effect transistors (FinFETs). A first plurality of hardmask sections may be formed, and sacrificial spacers may be formed on vertical sidewalls of the first plurality of hardmask sections. Each of the first plurality of hardmask sections is comprised of a first material. Gaps between the sacrificial spacers are filled with a second material, which is selected to etch selectively to the first material, in order to define a second plurality of hardmask sections each comprised of the second material.
摘要:
One illustrative method disclosed includes, among other things, completely forming a first conductive structure comprising one of a conductive gate contact structure (CB) or a conductive source/drain contact structure (CA), wherein the entire conductive gate contact structure (CB) is positioned vertically above a portion of an active region of a transistor device, and, after completely forming the first conductive structure, completely forming a second conductive structure comprising the other of the conductive gate contact structure (CB) or the conductive source/drain contact structure (CA).
摘要:
A novel method of processing and fabricating semiconductor devices is provided to reduce critical dimensions inherent in a given photolithography process. A patterned mask layer generated via transfer of the pattern to the masking layer (e.g., printing) has a given set of dimensions. The method or process forms multiple layers beneath a masking layer. The multiple layers are etched to form openings therein according to the original mask pattern. Thereafter, one of the multiple layers is etched along its sidewalls to increase the opening therethrough, and this layer is utilized as the mask layer for the underlying semiconductor substrate. This enables a reduction in the critical dimensions, at least a critical dimension related to spacing between two features.