Abstract:
A semiconductor hybrid structure on an SOI substrate. A first portion of the SOI substrate containing a nanowire mesh device and a second portion of the SOI substrate containing a FINFET device. The nanowire mesh device including stacked and spaced apart semiconductor nanowires located on the substrate, each semiconductor nanowire having two end segments in which one of the end segments is connected to a source region and the other end segment is connected to a drain region; and a gate region over at least a portion of the stacked and spaced apart semiconductor nanowires, wherein each source region and each drain region is self-aligned with the gate region. The FINFET device including spaced apart fins on a top semiconductor layer on the second portion of the substrate; and a gate region over at least a portion of the fins.
Abstract:
Fin stacks including a silicon germanium alloy portion and a silicon portion are formed on a surface of a substrate. Sacrificial gate structures are then formed straddling each fin stack. Silicon germanium alloy portions that are exposed are oxidized, while silicon germanium alloy portions that are covered by the sacrificial gate structures are not oxidized. A dielectric material having a topmost surface that is coplanar with a topmost surface of each sacrificial gate structure is formed, and thereafter each sacrificial gate structure is removed. Non-oxidized silicon germanium alloy portions are removed suspending silicon portions that were present on each non-oxidized silicon germanium alloy portion. A functional gate structure is then formed around each suspended silicon portion. The oxidized silicon germanium alloy portions remain and provide stress to a channel portion of the suspended silicon portions.
Abstract:
A semiconductor apparatus includes a substrate structure including a silicon substrate layer, a conductive through-substrate via extending through the silicon substrate layer. The apparatus further includes a semiconductor device located in the substrate structure and a conductive wall located between the through-substrate via and the semiconductor device. The conductive wall is in electrical contact with the silicon substrate layer.
Abstract:
At least one semiconductor nanowire laterally abutted by a pair of semiconductor pad portions is formed over an insulator layer. Portions of the insulator layer are etched from underneath the at least one semiconductor nanowire such that the at least one semiconductor nanowire is suspended. A temporary fill material is deposited over the at least one semiconductor nanowire, and is planarized to physically expose top surfaces of the pair of semiconductor pad portions. Trenches are formed within the pair of semiconductor pad portions, and are filled with stress-generating materials. The temporary fill material is subsequently removed. The at least one semiconductor nanowire is strained along the lengthwise direction with a tensile strain or a compressive strain.
Abstract:
Techniques for quantifying ΔDfin in FINFET technology are provided. In one aspect, a method for quantifying ΔDfin between a pair of long channel FINFET devices includes the steps of: (a) obtaining Vth values for each of the long channel FINFET devices in the pair; (b) determining a ΔVth for the pair of long channel FINFET devices; and (c) using the ΔVth to determine the ΔDfin between the pair of long channel FINFET devices, wherein the ΔVth is a function of a difference in a Qbody and a gate capacitance between the pair of long channel FINFET devices, and wherein the Qbody is a function of Dfin and Nch for each of the long channel FINFET devices in the pair, and as such the ΔVth is proportional to the ΔDfin between the pair of long channel FINFET devices.
Abstract:
A method for forming a sensor includes forming a channel in substrate, forming a sacrificial layer in the channel, forming a sensor having a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, a graphene layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer disposed on the graphene layer, a source region, a drain region, and a gate region, wherein the gate region is disposed on the sacrificial layer removing the sacrificial layer from the channel.
Abstract:
At least one semiconductor fin is formed over an insulator layer. Portions of the insulator layer are etched from underneath the at least one semiconductor fin. The amount of the etched portions of the insulator is selected such that a metallic gate electrode layer fills the entire gap between the recessed surfaces of the insulator layer and the bottom surface(s) of the at least one semiconductor fin. An interface between the metallic gate electrode layer and a semiconductor gate electrode layer contiguously extends over the at least one semiconductor fin and does not underlie any of the at least one semiconductor fin. During patterning of a gate electrode, removal of the semiconductor material in the semiconductor gate electrode layer can be facilitated because the semiconductor gate electrode layer is not present under the at least one semiconductor fin.
Abstract:
A tapered fin field effect transistor can be employed to provide enhanced electrostatic control of the channel. A stack of a semiconductor fin and a dielectric fin cap having substantially vertical sidewall surfaces is formed on an insulator layer. The sidewall surfaces of the semiconductor fin are passivated by an etch residue material from the dielectric fin cap with a tapered thickness profile such that the thickness of the etch residue material decreased with distance from the dielectric fin cap. An etch including an isotropic etch component is employed to remove the etch residue material and to physically expose lower portions of sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. The etch laterally etches the semiconductor fin and forms a tapered region at a bottom portion. The reduced lateral width of the bottom portion of the semiconductor fin allows greater control of the channel for a fin field effect transistor.
Abstract:
In one aspect, a method of fabricating an electronic device includes the following steps. An alternating series of device and sacrificial layers are formed in a stack on an SOI wafer. Nanowire bars are etched into the device/sacrificial layers such that each of the device layers in a first portion of the stack and each of the device layers in a second portion of the stack has a source region, a drain region and a plurality of nanowire channels connecting the source region and the drain region. The sacrificial layers are removed from between the nanowire bars. A conformal gate dielectric layer is selectively formed surrounding the nanowire channels in the first portion of the stack which serve as a channel region of a nanomesh FET transistor. Gates are formed surrounding the nanowire channels in the first and second portions of the stack.
Abstract:
A semiconductor apparatus includes a substrate structure including a silicon substrate layer, a conductive through-substrate via extending through the silicon substrate layer. The apparatus further includes a semiconductor device located in the substrate structure and a conductive wall located between the through-substrate via and the semiconductor device. The conductive wall is in electrical contact with the silicon substrate layer.