Phase change memory cell with vertical transistor
    1.
    发明授权
    Phase change memory cell with vertical transistor 有权
    具有垂直晶体管的相变存储单元

    公开(公告)号:US07932167B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-26

    申请号:US11771457

    申请日:2007-06-29

    IPC分类号: H01L21/44

    摘要: A memory cell in an integrated circuit is fabricated in part by forming a lower electrode feature, an island, a sacrificial feature, a gate feature, and a phase change feature. The island is formed on the lower electrode feature and has one or more sidewalls. It comprises a lower doped feature, a middle doped feature formed above the lower doped feature, and an upper doped feature formed above the middle doped feature. The sacrificial feature is formed above the island, while the gate feature is formed along each sidewall of the island. The gate feature overlies at least a portion of the middle doped feature of the island and is operative to control an electrical resistance therein. Finally, the phase feature is formed above the island at least in part by replacing at least a portion of the sacrificial feature with a phase change material. The phase change material is operative to switch between lower and higher electrical resistance states in response to an application of an electrical signal.

    摘要翻译: 部分地通过形成下电极特征,岛,牺牲特征,栅极特征和相变特征来制造集成电路中的存储单元。 岛形成在下电极特征上并具有一个或多个侧壁。 它包括下掺杂特征,形成在下掺杂特征之上的中掺杂特征,以及形成在中掺杂特征之上的上掺杂特征。 牺牲特征形成在岛上方,而栅极特征沿着岛的每个侧壁形成。 栅极特征覆盖岛的中间掺杂特征的至少一部分,并且可操作以控制其中的电阻。 最后,相位特征至少部分地通过用相变材料代替牺牲特征的至少一部分而在岛上方形成。 响应于电信号的应用,相变材料可操作以在较低和较高的电阻状态之间切换。

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ENHANCED STRESS BY GATES STRESS LINER
    2.
    发明申请
    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ENHANCED STRESS BY GATES STRESS LINER 审中-公开
    具有增强应力的半导体器件由盖茨应力衬片

    公开(公告)号:US20110042728A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-24

    申请号:US12542748

    申请日:2009-08-18

    摘要: In one embodiment, a method is provided for forming stress in a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device may include a gate structure on a substrate, wherein the gate structure includes at least one dummy material that is present on a gate conductor. A conformal dielectric layer is formed atop the semiconductor device, and an interlevel dielectric layer is formed on the conformal dielectric layer. The interlevel dielectric layer may be planarized to expose at least a portion of the conformal dielectric layer that is atop the gate structure, in which the exposed portion of the conformal dielectric layer may be removed to expose an upper surface of the gate structure. The upper surface of the gate structure may be removed to expose the gate conductor. A stress inducing material may then be formed atop the at least one gate conductor.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,提供了一种用于在半导体器件中形成应力的方法。 半导体器件可以在衬底上包括栅极结构,其中栅极结构包括存在于栅极导体上的至少一个虚拟材料。 在半导体器件顶部形成保形电介质层,并且在保形电介质层上形成层间电介质层。 层间电介质层可以被平坦化以暴露在栅极结构顶部的保形电介质层的至少一部分,其中共形介电层的暴露部分可被去除以暴露栅极结构的上表面。 可以去除栅极结构的上表面以露出栅极导体。 然后可以在至少一个栅极导体上方形成应力诱导材料。

    Well isolation trenches (WIT) for CMOS devices
    4.
    发明授权
    Well isolation trenches (WIT) for CMOS devices 失效
    用于CMOS器件的隔离沟槽(WIT)

    公开(公告)号:US07737504B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-15

    申请号:US11759981

    申请日:2007-06-08

    IPC分类号: H01L29/772

    摘要: A well isolation trenches for a CMOS device and the method for forming the same. The CMOS device includes (a) a semiconductor substrate, (b) a P well and an N well in the semiconductor substrate, (c) a well isolation region sandwiched between and in direct physical contact with the P well and the N well. The P well comprises a first shallow trench isolation (STI) region, and the N well comprises a second STI region. A bottom surface of the well isolation region is at a lower level than bottom surfaces of the first and second STI regions. When going from top to bottom of the well isolation region, an area of a horizontal cross section of the well isolation region is an essentially continuous function.

    摘要翻译: CMOS器件的良好隔离沟槽及其形成方法。 CMOS器件包括(a)半导体衬底,(b)半导体衬底中的P阱和N阱,(c)夹在P阱和N阱之间并与P阱和N阱直接物理接触的阱隔离区域。 P阱包括第一浅沟槽隔离(STI)区域,并且N阱包括第二STI区域。 阱隔离区域的底表面处于比第一和第二STI区域的底表面更低的水平面。 当从隔离区域的顶部到底部进行时,阱隔离区域的水平横截面的区域是基本上连续的函数。

    LAYER PATTERNING USING DOUBLE EXPOSURE PROCESSES IN A SINGLE PHOTORESIST LAYER
    8.
    发明申请
    LAYER PATTERNING USING DOUBLE EXPOSURE PROCESSES IN A SINGLE PHOTORESIST LAYER 有权
    在单个光电层中使用双重曝光过程的层状图

    公开(公告)号:US20090035708A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-05

    申请号:US11831099

    申请日:2007-07-31

    IPC分类号: G03F7/20

    摘要: A structure and a method for forming the same. The method includes providing a structure which includes (a) a to-be-patterned layer, (b) a photoresist layer on top of the to-be-patterned layer wherein the photoresist layer includes a first opening, and (c) a cap region on side walls of the first opening. A first top surface of the to-be-patterned layer is exposed to a surrounding ambient through the first opening. The method further includes performing a first lithography process resulting in a second opening in the photoresist layer. The second opening is different from the first opening. A second top surface of the to-be-patterned layer is exposed to a surrounding ambient through the second opening.

    摘要翻译: 一种结构及其形成方法。 该方法包括提供一种结构,其包括(a)待图案化层,(b)在待图案化层的顶部上的光致抗蚀剂层,其中光致抗蚀剂层包括第一开口,和(c)帽 区域在第一开口的侧壁上。 待图案化层的第一顶表面通过第一开口暴露于周围环境。 该方法还包括执行在光致抗蚀剂层中产生第二开口的第一光刻工艺。 第二个开口与第一个开口不同。 待图案化层的第二顶表面通过第二开口暴露于周围环境。

    Methods for forming a wrap-around gate field effect transistor
    9.
    发明授权
    Methods for forming a wrap-around gate field effect transistor 有权
    形成环绕栅场效应晶体管的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07435653B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-14

    申请号:US11735075

    申请日:2007-04-13

    IPC分类号: H01L21/336

    摘要: A field effect transistor is formed having wrap-around, vertically-aligned, dual gate electrodes. Starting with a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structure having a buried silicon island, a vertical reference edge is defined, by creating a cavity within the SOI structure, and used during two etch-back steps that can be reliably performed. The first etch-back removes a portion of an oxide layer for a first distance over which a gate conductor material is then applied. The second etch-back removes a portion of the gate conductor material for a second distance. The difference between the first and second distances defines the gate length of the eventual device. After stripping away the oxide layers, a vertical gate electrode is revealed that surrounds the buried silicon island on all four side surfaces.

    摘要翻译: 形成具有环绕,垂直排列的双栅电极的场效应晶体管。 从具有掩埋硅岛的绝缘体上硅(SOI)结构开始,通过在SOI结构内产生空腔并在可以可靠地执行的两个回蚀步骤期间使用垂直参考边缘。 第一次回蚀将氧化物层的一部分去除第一距离,然后施加栅极导体材料。 第二次回蚀将栅极导体材料的一部分移除第二距离。 第一和第二距离之间的差异定义了最终设备的栅极长度。 剥离氧化物层后,显示出在所有四个侧表面上包围掩埋硅岛的垂直栅电极。

    Wrap-around gate field effect transistor
    10.
    发明授权
    Wrap-around gate field effect transistor 有权
    环绕栅场效应晶体管

    公开(公告)号:US07271444B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-18

    申请号:US10732958

    申请日:2003-12-11

    IPC分类号: H01L29/76

    摘要: A field effect transistor is formed having wrap-around, vertically-aligned, dual gate electrodes. Starting with an silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structure having a buried silicon island, a vertical reference edge is defined, by creating a cavity within the SOI structure, and used during two etch-back steps that can be reliably performed. The first etch-back removes a portion of an oxide layer for a first distance over which a gate conductor material is then applied. The second etch-back removes a portion of the gate conductor material for a second distance. The difference between the first and second distances defines the gate length of the eventual device. After stripping away the oxide layers, a vertical gate electrode is revealed that surrounds the buried silicon island on all four side surfaces.

    摘要翻译: 形成具有环绕,垂直排列的双栅电极的场效应晶体管。 从具有掩埋硅岛的绝缘体上硅(SOI)结构开始,通过在SOI结构内产生空腔并在可以可靠地执行的两个回蚀步骤期间使用垂直参考边。 第一次回蚀将氧化物层的一部分去除第一距离,然后施加栅极导体材料。 第二次回蚀将栅极导体材料的一部分移除第二距离。 第一和第二距离之间的差异定义了最终设备的栅极长度。 剥离氧化物层后,显示出在所有四个侧表面上包围掩埋硅岛的垂直栅电极。