摘要:
Channel carrier mobility is increased by reducing gate/gate dielectric interface roughness, thereby reducing surface scattering. Embodiments include depositing a layer of silicon by selective epitaxy prior to gate oxide formation to provide a substantially atomically smooth surface resulting in a smoother interface between the gate polysilicon and silicon oxide after oxidation.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a MOSFET (e.g., a PMOS FET) includes providing a semiconductor substrate having surface characterized by a (110) surface orientation or (110) sidewall surfaces, forming a gate structure on the surface, and forming a source extension and a drain extension in the semiconductor substrate asymmetrically positioned with respect to the gate structure. An ion implantation process is performed at a non-zero tilt angle. At least one spacer and the gate electrode mask a portion of the surface during the ion implantation process such that the source extension and drain extension are asymmetrically positioned with respect to the gate structure by an asymmetry measure.
摘要:
A stressed field effect transistor and methods for its fabrication are provided. The field effect transistor comprises a silicon substrate with a gate insulator overlying the silicon substrate. A gate electrode overlies the gate insulator and defines a channel region in the silicon substrate underlying the gate electrode. A first silicon germanium region having a first thickness is embedded in the silicon substrate and contacts the channel region. A second silicon germanium region having a second thickness greater than the first thickness and spaced apart from the channel region is also embedded in the silicon substrate.
摘要:
Semiconductor devices with embedded silicon germanium source/drain regions are formed with enhanced channel mobility, reduced contact resistance, and reduced silicide encroachment. Embodiments include embedded silicon germanium source/drain regions with a first portion having a relatively high germanium concentration, e.g., about 25 to about 35 at. %, an overlying second portion having a first layer with a relatively low germanium concentration, e.g., about 10 to about 20 at. %, and a second layer having a germanium concentration greater than that of the first layer. Embodiments include forming additional layers on the second layer, each odd numbered layer having relatively low germanium concentration, at. % germanium, and each even numbered layer having a relatively high germanium concentration. Embodiments include forming the first region at a thickness of about 400 Å to 28 about 800 Å, and the first and second layers at a thickness of about 30 Å to about 70 Å.
摘要:
An intermediate hybrid surface orientation structure may include a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate adhered to a bulk silicon substrate, the silicon of the SOI substrate having a different surface orientation than that of the bulk silicon substrate, and a reachthrough region extending through the SOI substrate to the bulk silicon substrate, the reachthrough region including a silicon nitride liner over a silicon oxide liner and a silicon epitaxially grown from the bulk silicon substrate, the epitaxially grown silicon extending into an undercut into the silicon oxide liner under the silicon nitride liner, wherein the epitaxially grown silicon is substantially stacking fault free.
摘要:
Methods are disclosed for providing stacking fault reduced epitaxially grown silicon for use in hybrid surface orientation structures. In one embodiment, a method includes depositing a silicon nitride liner over a silicon oxide liner in an opening, etching to remove the silicon oxide liner and silicon nitride liner on a lower surface of the opening, undercutting the silicon nitride liner adjacent to the lower surface, and epitaxially growing silicon in the opening. The silicon is substantially reduced of stacking faults because of the negative slope created by the undercut.
摘要:
By substantially amorphizing a selectively epitaxially grown silicon layer used for forming a raised drain and source region and a portion of the underlying substrate, or just the surface region of the substrate (prior to growing the silicon overlayer), the number of interface defects located between the grown silicon layer and the initial substrate surface may be significantly reduced. Consequently, deleterious effects such as charge carrier gettering or creating diffusion paths for dopants may be suppressed.
摘要:
A first gate structure and a second gate structure are formed overlying a semiconductor substrate. A first protective layer is formed overlying the first gate structure and an associate source drain region. A first epitaxial layer is formed overlying the second source drain prior to removal of the first protective layer.
摘要:
By substantially amorphizing a selectively epitaxially grown silicon layer used for forming a raised drain and source region and a portion of the underlying substrate, or just the surface region of the substrate (prior to growing the silicon overlayer), the number of interface defects located between the grown silicon layer and the initial substrate surface may be significantly reduced. Consequently, deleterious effects such as charge carrier gettering or creating diffusion paths for dopants may be suppressed.
摘要:
Methods of manufacturing are provided. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes forming first and second gate stacks on a substrate and forming an insulating layer on the substrate. The insulating layer has portions adjacent to the first stack and portions adjacent to the second gate stack. A first pair of insulating structures is formed adjacent to the first gate stack and a second pair of insulating structures is formed adjacent to the second gate stack. The first pair of insulating structures is removed. The portions of the insulating layer adjacent to the first gate stack are thickened while the second pair of insulating structures prevents thickening of the portions of the insulating film adjacent to the second gate stack. Differential insulating layer thickness for different gate devices is permitted to enable reduction in leakage currents for selected devices without harming speed performance for others.