Abstract:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is described. The method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises providing a fin formed to protrude from a substrate and a plurality of gate electrodes formed on the fin to intersect the fin; forming first recesses in the fin on at least one side of the respective gate electrodes; forming an oxide layer on the surfaces of the first recesses; and expanding the first recesses into second recesses by removing the oxide layer. Related devices are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Methods for fabricating a semiconductor device are provided wherein, in an embodiment, the method includes the steps of forming a gate electrode on a semiconductor substrate, forming a trench by recessing the semiconductor substrate in the vicinity of the gate electrode, doping an anti-diffusion ion into a portion of the semiconductor substrate in the trench, and growing an impurity-doped epitaxial layer on the semiconductor substrate doped with the anti-diffusion ion.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an upper surface, a plurality of active fins on the substrate, a gate electrode crossing the plurality of active fins, and at each side of the gate electrode, a source/drain region on the plurality of active fins. The source/drain region may include a plurality of first regions extending from the active fins, and a second region between each of the plurality of first regions. The second region may have a second germanium concentration greater than the first germanium concentration. The source/drain region may be connected to a contact plug, and may have a top surface that has a wave shaped, or curved surface. The top surface may have a larger surface area than a top surface of the contact plug.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device having an improved negative bias temperature instability lifetime characteristic is manufactured by forming a first insulating layer on a substrate, performing a first nitridation on the first insulating layer to form a second insulating layer, and sequentially performing a first and second anneal on the second insulating layer to form a third insulating layer, wherein the second anneal is performed at a higher temperature and with a different gas than the first anneal. A second nitridation is performed on the third insulating layer to form a fourth insulating layer, and a sequential third and fourth anneal on the fourth insulating layer forms a fifth insulating layer. The third anneal is performed at a higher temperature than the first anneal, and the fourth anneal is performed at a higher temperature than the second anneal and with a different gas than the third anneal.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device having an improved negative bias temperature instability lifetime characteristic is manufactured by forming a first insulating layer on a substrate, performing a first nitridation on the first insulating layer to form a second insulating layer, and sequentially performing a first and second anneal on the second insulating layer to form a third insulating layer, wherein the second anneal is performed at a higher temperature and with a different gas than the first anneal. A second nitridation is performed on the third insulating layer to form a fourth insulating layer, and a sequential third and fourth anneal on the fourth insulating layer forms a fifth insulating layer. The third anneal is performed at a higher temperature than the first anneal, and the fourth anneal is performed at a higher temperature than the second anneal and with a different gas than the third anneal.
Abstract:
A substrate treatment apparatus and a supporting unit are provided. The substrate treatment apparatus includes a chamber in which a substrate is processed; a supporting unit that is disposed in the chamber and is configured to support the substrate; and a heating member that is configured to apply heat to the substrate supported by the supporting unit. The supporting unit includes a plate; a plurality of supporting pins upwardly protruding from the plate; and at least one auxiliary pin upwardly protruding from the plate. A distance between a central point of the plate and the at least one auxiliary pin is different from a distance between the central point of the plate and the supporting pins.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is described. The method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises providing a fin formed to protrude from a substrate and a plurality of gate electrodes formed on the fin to intersect the fin; forming first recesses in the fin on at least one side of the respective gate electrodes; forming an oxide layer on the surfaces of the first recesses; and expanding the first recesses into second recesses by removing the oxide layer. Related devices are also disclosed.