公开(公告)号：US09105693B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US13614563

申请日：2012-09-13

申请人： Daniel C. Edelstein ,  David V. Horak ,  Elbert E. Huang ,  Satyanarayana V. Nitta ,  Takeshi Nogami ,  Shom Ponoth ,  Terry A. Spooner

发明人： Daniel C. Edelstein ,  David V. Horak ,  Elbert E. Huang ,  Satyanarayana V. Nitta ,  Takeshi Nogami ,  Shom Ponoth ,  Terry A. Spooner

IPC分类号： H01L29/40 ,  H01L21/4763 ,  H01L21/768

CPC分类号： H05K1/0216 ,  H01L21/7682 ,  H01L21/76832 ,  H01L21/76834 ,  H01L21/76849 ,  H01L21/76852 ,  H05K1/0298 ,  H05K1/03 ,  H05K2201/0707 ,  H05K2201/09063

摘要： A microelectronic structure and a method for fabricating the microelectronic structure provide a plurality of voids interposed between a plurality of conductor layers. The plurality of voids is also located between a liner layer and an inter-level dielectric layer. The voids provide for enhanced electrical performance of the microelectronic structure.

摘要翻译： 微电子结构和微电子结构的制造方法提供插入在多个导体层之间的多个空隙。 多个空隙也位于衬垫层和层间电介质层之间。 空隙提供了微电子结构的增强的电性能。

公开(公告)号：US08987070B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-24

申请号：US13611182

申请日：2012-09-12

申请人： Kangguo Cheng ,  Balasubramanian S. Haran ,  Shom Ponoth

发明人： Kangguo Cheng ,  Balasubramanian S. Haran ,  Shom Ponoth

IPC分类号： H01L21/00 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/786

CPC分类号： H01L27/1203 ,  H01L21/31144 ,  H01L21/76283 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/66772 ,  H01L29/78654

摘要： A semiconductor substrate having an isolation region and method of forming the same. The method includes the steps of providing a substrate having a substrate layer, a buried oxide (BOX), a silicon on insulator (SOI) layer, a pad oxide layer, and a pad nitride layer, forming a shallow trench region, etching the pad oxide layer to form ears and etching the BOX layer to form undercuts, depositing a liner on the shallow trench region, depositing a soft mask over the surface of the shallow trench region, filling the shallow trench region, etching the soft mask so that it is recessed to the top of the BOX layer, etching the liner off certain regions, removing the soft mask, and filling and polishing the shallow trench region. The liner prevents shorting of the semiconductor device when the contacts are misaligned.

摘要翻译： 具有隔离区域的半导体基板及其形成方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：提供具有衬底层，掩埋氧化物（BOX），绝缘体上硅（SOI）层，衬垫氧化物层和衬垫氮化物层的衬底，形成浅沟槽区，蚀刻衬垫 氧化层以形成耳朵并蚀刻BOX层以形成底切，在浅沟槽区域上沉积衬垫，在浅沟槽区域的表面上沉积软掩模，填充浅沟槽区域，蚀刻软掩模，使得它 凹陷到BOX层的顶部，在某些区域蚀刻衬垫，去除软掩模，以及填充和抛光浅沟槽区域。 当触点不对准时，衬垫防止半导体器件的短路。

公开(公告)号：US08877645B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-04

申请号：US13233064

申请日：2011-09-15

申请人： Chih-Chao Yang ,  David V. Horak ,  Charles W. Koburger, III ,  Shom Ponoth

发明人： Chih-Chao Yang ,  David V. Horak ,  Charles W. Koburger, III ,  Shom Ponoth

IPC分类号： H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L29/78

CPC分类号： H01L29/42372 ,  H01L21/28247 ,  H01L21/76834 ,  H01L21/7685 ,  H01L21/76856 ,  H01L21/76888 ,  H01L21/76897 ,  H01L29/495 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/78

摘要： Methods of forming an integrated circuit structure utilizing a selectively formed and at least partially oxidized metal cap over a gate, and associated structures. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a precursor structure including a transistor having a metal gate; forming an etch stop layer over an exposed portion of the metal gate; at least partially oxidizing the etch stop layer; and forming a dielectric layer over the at least partially oxidized etch stop layer.

摘要翻译： 在栅极上利用选择性地形成和至少部分氧化的金属盖形成集成电路结构的方法以及相关联的结构。 在一个实施例中，一种方法包括提供包括具有金属栅极的晶体管的前体结构; 在所述金属栅极的暴露部分上形成蚀刻停止层; 至少部分氧化所述蚀刻停止层; 以及在所述至少部分氧化的蚀刻停止层上形成介电层。

公开(公告)号：US08803321B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-12

申请号：US13490542

申请日：2012-06-07

申请人： Steven J. Holmes ,  David V. Horak ,  Charles W. Koburger, III ,  Shom Ponoth ,  Chih-Chao Yang

发明人： Steven J. Holmes ,  David V. Horak ,  Charles W. Koburger, III ,  Shom Ponoth ,  Chih-Chao Yang

IPC分类号： H01L23/535 ,  H01L21/283

CPC分类号： H01L21/76897 ,  H01L21/76807 ,  H01L21/76808 ,  H01L21/76811 ,  H01L21/76819 ,  H01L21/76831 ,  H01L21/76832 ,  H01L21/76834 ,  H01L21/76883 ,  H01L23/5226 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A stack of a first metal line and a first dielectric cap material portion is formed within a line trench of first dielectric material layer. A second dielectric material layer is formed thereafter. A line trench extending between the top surface and the bottom surface of the second dielectric material layer is patterned. A photoresist layer is applied over the second dielectric material layer and patterned with a via pattern. An underlying portion of the first dielectric cap material is removed by an etch selective to the dielectric materials of the first and second dielectric material layer to form a via cavity that is laterally confined along the widthwise direction of the line trench and along the widthwise direction of the first metal line. A dual damascene line and via structure is formed, which includes a via structure that is laterally confined along two independent horizontal directions.

摘要翻译： 在第一介电材料层的线沟槽内形成第一金属线和第一介电帽材料部分的堆叠。 此后形成第二电介质材料层。 在第二介电材料层的顶表面和底表面之间延伸的线沟槽被图案化。 将光致抗蚀剂层施加在第二介电材料层上并用通孔图案构图。 通过对第一和第二介电材料层的电介质材料的选择性蚀刻去除第一电介质盖材料的下部，以形成沿着线沟槽的宽度方向横向限制的通孔腔，并沿着宽度方向 第一条金属线。 形成双镶嵌线和通孔结构，其包括沿着两个独立的水平方向横向限制的通孔结构。

公开(公告)号：US08754483B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-17

申请号：US13169081

申请日：2011-06-27

申请人： Shom Ponoth ,  David V. Horak ,  Charles W. Koburger, III ,  Chih-Chao Yang

发明人： Shom Ponoth ,  David V. Horak ,  Charles W. Koburger, III ,  Chih-Chao Yang

IPC分类号： H01L29/788

CPC分类号： H01L21/76895 ,  H01L21/823475 ,  H04L45/58 ,  H04L49/15 ,  H04L49/45

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention provide a structure. The structure includes a plurality of field-effect-transistors having gate stacks formed on top of a semiconductor substrate, the gate stacks having spacers formed at sidewalls thereof; and one or more conductive contacts formed directly on top of the semiconductor substrate and interconnecting at least one source/drain of one of the plurality of field-effect-transistors to at least one source/drain of another one of the plurality of field-effect-transistors, wherein the one or more conductive contacts is part of a low-profile local interconnect that has a height lower than a height of the gate stacks.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例提供一种结构。 该结构包括多个场效应晶体管，其具有形成在半导体衬底顶部上的栅极叠层，该栅叠层具有形成在其侧壁上的隔离层; 以及直接形成在半导体衬底的顶部上并将多个场效应晶体管之一的至少一个源极/漏极互连到多个场效应中的另一个的至少一个源极/漏极的一个或多个导电触头 晶体管，其中所述一个或多个导电触点是具有低于所述栅极堆叠的高度的高度的低轮廓局部互连的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US20140070282A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-13

申请号：US13607856

申请日：2012-09-10

申请人： Su Chen Fan ,  David V. Horak ,  Shom Ponoth ,  David L. Rath ,  Muthumanickam Sankarapandian

发明人： Su Chen Fan ,  David V. Horak ,  Shom Ponoth ,  David L. Rath ,  Muthumanickam Sankarapandian

IPC分类号： H01L21/28 ,  H01L29/78

CPC分类号： H01L21/28088 ,  H01L21/76897 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/517 ,  H01L29/66545

摘要： Self-aligned contacts in a metal gate structure and methods of manufacture are disclosed herein. The method includes forming a metal gate structure having a sidewall structure. The method further includes recessing the metal gate structure and forming a masking material within the recess. The method further includes forming a borderless contact adjacent to the metal gate structure, overlapping the masking material and the sidewall structure.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了金属栅极结构中的自对准触点和制造方法。 该方法包括形成具有侧壁结构的金属栅极结构。 该方法还包括使金属栅极结构凹陷并在凹槽内形成掩模材料。 该方法还包括在金属栅极结构附近形成无边界接触，与掩模材料和侧壁结构重叠。

公开(公告)号：US20140061794A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-06

申请号：US13598080

申请日：2012-08-29

申请人： Kangguo Cheng ,  Balasubramanian S. Haran ,  Shom Ponoth ,  Theodorus E. Standaert ,  Tenko Yamashita

发明人： Kangguo Cheng ,  Balasubramanian S. Haran ,  Shom Ponoth ,  Theodorus E. Standaert ,  Tenko Yamashita

IPC分类号： H01L27/12 ,  H01L21/84

CPC分类号： H01L29/7851 ,  H01L29/0653 ,  H01L29/1083 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/66803 ,  H01L29/7848 ,  H01L29/7849

摘要： A finFET with self-aligned punchthrough stopper and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming spacers on sidewalls of a gate structure and fin structures of a finFET device. The method further includes forming a punchthrough stopper on exposed sidewalls of the fin structures, below the spacers. The method further includes diffusing dopants from the punchthrough stopper into the fin structures. The method further includes forming source and drain regions adjacent to the gate structure and fin structures.

摘要翻译： 公开了具有自对准穿通塞子的finFET和制造方法。 该方法包括在栅极结构的侧壁和finFET器件的翅片结构上形成间隔物。 该方法还包括在隔片的下方在翅片结构的暴露的侧壁上形成穿通止动件。 该方法还包括将穿透止动器的掺杂剂扩散到鳍结构中。 该方法还包括形成与栅极结构和鳍结构相邻的源区和漏区。

公开(公告)号：US08629511B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-14

申请号：US13471852

申请日：2012-05-15

申请人： Charles W. Koburger, III ,  Marc A. Bergendahl ,  David V. Horak ,  Shom Ponoth ,  Chih-Chao Yang

发明人： Charles W. Koburger, III ,  Marc A. Bergendahl ,  David V. Horak ,  Shom Ponoth ,  Chih-Chao Yang

IPC分类号： H01L27/088

CPC分类号： H01L29/401 ,  E21B43/305 ,  E21B47/122 ,  H01L21/823431 ,  H01L21/823456 ,  H01L21/845 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/0886 ,  H01L27/1211

摘要： In a replacement gate scheme, after formation of a gate dielectric layer, a work function material layer completely fills a narrow gate trench, while not filling a wide gate trench. A dielectric material layer is deposited and planarized over the work function material layer, and is subsequently recessed to form a dielectric material portion overlying a horizontal portion of the work function material layer within the wide gate trench. The work function material layer is recessed employing the dielectric material portion as a part of an etch mask to form work function material portions. A conductive material is deposited and planarized to form gate conductor portions, and a dielectric material is deposited and planarized to form gate cap dielectrics.

摘要翻译： 在替代栅极方案中，在形成栅极电介质层之后，功函数材料层完全填充窄栅极沟槽，同时不填充宽栅极沟槽。 介电材料层在功函数材料层上沉积并平面化，随后凹入以形成覆盖宽栅极沟槽内的功函数材料层的水平部分的介电材料部分。 使用介电材料部分作为蚀刻掩模的一部分来凹入功函数材料层以形成功函数材料部分。 将导电材料沉积并平坦化以形成栅极导体部分，并且沉积和平坦化介电材料以形成栅极盖电介质。

公开(公告)号：US20140001555A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-02

申请号：US13537141

申请日：2012-06-29

申请人： Kangguo Cheng ,  Bruce B. Doris ,  Balasubramanian S. Haran ,  Shom Ponoth ,  Theodorus E. Standaert ,  Tenko Yamashita

发明人： Kangguo Cheng ,  Bruce B. Doris ,  Balasubramanian S. Haran ,  Shom Ponoth ,  Theodorus E. Standaert ,  Tenko Yamashita

IPC分类号： H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/336

CPC分类号： H01L29/0649 ,  H01L21/76229 ,  H01L21/76232 ,  H01L21/76283 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/1203 ,  H01L29/0653 ,  H01L29/41766 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/7838

摘要： A method of making a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) semiconductor device includes etching an undercut isolation trench into an SOI substrate, the SOI substrate comprising a bottom substrate, a buried oxide (BOX) layer formed on the bottom substrate, and a top SOI layer formed on the BOX layer, wherein the undercut isolation trench extends through the top SOI layer and the BOX layer and into the bottom substrate such that a portion of the undercut isolation trench is located in the bottom substrate underneath the BOX layer. The undercut isolation trench is filled with an undercut fill comprising an insulating material to form an undercut isolation region. A field effect transistor (FET) device is formed on the top SOI layer adjacent to the undercut isolation region, wherein the undercut isolation region extends underneath a source/drain region of the FET.

摘要翻译： 制造绝缘体上硅（SOI）半导体器件的方法包括将底切隔离沟槽蚀刻成SOI衬底，所述SOI衬底包括底部衬底，形成在底部衬底上的掩埋氧化物（BOX）层，以及顶部 SOI层，其形成在BOX层上，其中底切隔离沟槽延伸穿过顶部SOI层和BOX层并进入底部衬底，使得底切绝缘沟槽的一部分位于BOX层下方的底部衬底中。 底切隔离槽填充有包括绝缘材料的底切填充物以形成底切隔离区域。 在与底切隔离区相邻的顶部SOI层上形成场效应晶体管（FET）器件，其中底切隔离区延伸在FET的源极/漏极区的下方。

公开(公告)号：US20130344677A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-26

申请号：US13531780

申请日：2012-06-25

申请人： Bruce B. Doris ,  Kangguo Cheng ,  Balasubramanian S. Haran ,  Ali Khakifirooz ,  Pranita Kulkarni ,  Arvind Kumar ,  Shom Ponoth

发明人： Bruce B. Doris ,  Kangguo Cheng ,  Balasubramanian S. Haran ,  Ali Khakifirooz ,  Pranita Kulkarni ,  Arvind Kumar ,  Shom Ponoth

IPC分类号： H01L21/762

CPC分类号： H01L29/0649 ,  H01L21/76224 ,  H01L21/76283

摘要： Shallow trench isolation structures are provided for use with UTBB (ultra-thin body and buried oxide) semiconductor substrates, which prevent defect mechanisms from occurring, such as the formation of electrical shorts between exposed portions of silicon layers on the sidewalls of shallow trench of a UTBB substrate, in instances when trench fill material of the shallow trench is subsequently etched away and recessed below an upper surface of the UTBB substrate.