摘要:
A method and arrangement for reducing the series resistance of the source and drain in a MOSFET device provides for epitaxially grown regions on top of the source and drain extensions to cover portions of the top surfaces of the silicide regions formed on the substrate. The epitaxial material provides an extra flow path for current to flow through to the silicide from the extension, as well as increasing the surface area between the source/drain and the silicide to reduce the contact resistance between the source/drain and the silicide.
摘要:
Methods are provided for the fabrication of abrupt and tunable offset spacers for improved transistor short channel control. The methods include the formation of a gate electrode within a dielectric layer, with only a top portion of the gate electrode exposed. Silicon is added on the top portion of the gate electrode, by selective epitaxial growth, for example. Etching of the dielectric layer is performed with added silicon at the top portion of the gate electrode serving as a silicon mask to prevent etching of the dielectric layer directly underneath the silicon mask, which includes overhangs over the gate electrode sidewalls. The etching creates offset spacers in a production-worthy manner, and can be used to form offset spacers that are asymmetrical in width. By running the methodology in a microloading regime, wider offset spacers may be created on narrower polysilicon gate features, thereby improving Vt roll-off.
摘要:
A method of producing an integrated circuit eliminates the need to re-oxidize polysilicon gate conductors and lines prior to removal of a hard mask used to form the gate conductors. A layer of polysilicon is provided above a semiconductor substrate. The layer of polysilicon is then doped. A mask material comprising amorphous carbon is provided above the layer of polysilicon, and the layer of mask material is patterned to form a mask. A portion of the layer of polysilicon is removed according to the mask, and the mask is removed.
摘要:
A process for forming a transistor having a gate width of less than 70 nm is disclosed herein. The process includes E-beam irradiation a gate patterned on a photoresist layer, trimming the gate patterned on the photoresist layer, and etching the gate patterned on the photoresist layer to a polysilicon layer disposed below the photoresist layer.
摘要:
A method of forming spaces between polysilicon lines can include patterning structures having top SiON layers and bottom amorphous carbon layers where the structures are located over a polysilicon layer and are separated by a first width, forming amorphous carbon spacers along lateral side walls of the patterned structures, etching apertures into the polysilicon layer not covered by the amorphous carbon spacers and the patterned structures where the apertures in the polysilicon layer between adjacent patterned structures have a second width, and ashing away the amorphous carbon spacers and the patterned structures. The second width is less than the first width.
摘要:
A method of forming an integrated circuit includes providing a buffer layer comprising a dielectric material above a layer of conductive material and providing a layer of mask material above the buffer layer. The mask material comprises amorphous carbon. The method also includes removing a portion of the buffer layer and the layer of mask material to form a mask. A feature is formed in the layer of conductive material according to the mask.
摘要:
A method of forming an integrated circuit includes providing a buffer layer comprising a dielectric material above a layer of conductive material and providing a layer of mask material above the buffer layer. The mask material comprises amorphous carbon. The method also includes removing a portion of the buffer layer and the layer of mask material to form a mask. A feature is formed in the layer of conductive material according to the mask.
摘要:
To reduce the width of a MOSFET gate, the gate is formed with a hardmask formed thereupon. An isotropic etch is then performed to trim the gate in order to reduce the width of the gate. The resulting gate may be formed with a width that is narrower than a minimum width achievable solely through conventional projection lithography techniques.
摘要:
A method for an integrated circuit includes the use of an amorphous carbon ARC mask. A layer of amorphous carbon material is deposited above a layer of conductive material, and a layer of anti-reflective coating (ARC) material is deposited over the layer of amorphous carbon material. The layer of amorphous carbon material and the layer of ARC material are etched to form a mask comprising an ARC material portion and an amorphous carbon portion. A feature may then be formed in the layer of conductive material by etching the layer of conductive material in accordance with the mask.
摘要:
A method of forming an integrated circuit includes providing a buffer layer comprising a dielectric material above a layer of conductive material and providing a layer of mask material above the buffer layer. The mask material comprises amorphous carbon. The method also includes removing a portion of the buffer layer and the layer of mask material to form a mask. A feature is formed in the layer of conductive material according to the mask.