摘要:
Conductivity improvements in III-V semiconductor devices are described. A first improvement includes a barrier layer that is not coextensively planar with a channel layer. A second improvement includes an anneal of a metal/Si, Ge or SiliconGermanium/III-V stack to form a metal-Silicon, metal-Germanium or metal-SiliconGermanium layer over a Si and/or Germanium doped III-V layer. Then, removing the metal layer and forming a source/drain electrode on the metal-Silicon, metal-Germanium or metal-SiliconGermanium layer. A third improvement includes forming a layer of a Group IV and/or Group VI element over a III-V channel layer, and, annealing to dope the III-V channel layer with Group IV and/or Group VI species. A fourth improvement includes a passivation and/or dipole layer formed over an access region of a III-V device.
摘要:
A microelectronic device having a functional metal oxide channel may be fabricated on a microelectronic substrate that can be utilized in very large scale integration, such as a silicon substrate, by forming a buffer transition layer between the microelectronic substrate and the functional metal oxide channel. In one embodiment, the microelectronic device may be a microelectronic transistor with a source structure and a drain structure formed on the buffer transition layer, wherein the source structure and the drain structure abut opposing sides of the functional metal oxide channel and a gate dielectric is disposed between a gate electrode and the functional metal oxide channel. In another embodiment, the microelectronic device may be a two-terminal microelectronic device.
摘要:
Resistive memory cells, precursors thereof, and methods of making resistive memory cells are described. In some embodiments, the resistive memory cells are formed from a resistive memory precursor that includes a switching layer precursor containing a plurality of oxygen vacancies that are present in a controlled distribution therein, optionally without the use of an oxygen exchange layer. In these or other embodiments, the resistive memory precursors described may include a second electrode formed on a switching layer precursor, wherein the second electrode is includes a second electrode material that is conductive but which does not substantially react with oxygen. Devices including resistive memory cells are also described.
摘要:
Resistive memory cells are described. In some embodiments, the resistive memory cells include a switching layer having an inner region in which one or more filaments is formed. In some instances, the filaments is/are formed only within the inner region of the switching layer. Methods of making such resistive memory cells and devices including such cells are also described.
摘要:
Methods and associated structures of forming a microelectronic device are described. Those methods may include forming a contact opening in an inter layer dielectric (ILD) disposed on a substrate, wherein a source/drain contact area is exposed, forming a rare earth metal layer on the source/drain contact area, forming a transition metal layer on the rare earth metal layer; and annealing the rare earth metal layer and the transition metal layer to form a metal silicide stack structure.
摘要:
An interlayer is used to reduce Fermi-level pinning phenomena in a semiconductive device with a semiconductive substrate. The interlayer may be a rare-earth oxide. The interlayer may be an ionic semiconductor. A metallic barrier film may be disposed between the interlayer and a metallic coupling. The interlayer may be a thermal-process combination of the metallic barrier film and the semiconductive substrate. A process of forming the interlayer may include grading the interlayer. A computing system includes the interlayer.
摘要:
Methods and associated structures of forming a microelectronic device are described. Those methods may include forming a contact opening in an inter layer dielectric (ILD) disposed on a substrate, wherein a source/drain contact area is exposed, forming a rare earth metal layer on the source/drain contact area, forming a transition metal layer on the rare earth metal layer; and annealing the rare earth metal layer and the transition metal layer to form a metal silicide stack structure.
摘要:
Embodiments of an apparatus and methods for forming enhanced contacts using sandwiched metal structures are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
摘要:
A contact may be fabricated by a method including depositing a dielectric layer on a substrate having a transistor, etching a first opening in the dielectric layer that extends to a source region, forming an insulator on the source region, forming a contact metal on the insulator, the insulator separating the contact metal from the source region, and filling substantially all of the first opening, wherein the contact metal remains separated from the source region after the first opening is filled.
摘要:
An interlayer is used to reduce Fermi-level pinning phenomena in a semiconductive device with a semiconductive substrate. The interlayer may be a rare-earth oxide. The interlayer may be an ionic semiconductor. A metallic barrier film may be disposed between the interlayer and a metallic coupling. The interlayer may be a thermal-process combination of the metallic barrier film and the semiconductive substrate. A process of forming the interlayer may include grading the interlayer. A computing system includes the interlayer.