摘要:
A semiconductor device (10) is formed having an SRAM array with a plurality of SRAM cells. In forming the access and latch transistors, two different gate electrode compositions are used to form the access and latch transistors. More specifically, a dielectric layer (22) is formed between two conductive layers (26 and 28) within the gate electrode (52) for the access transistors while the dielectric layer is not formed between the two conductive layers (26 and 28) for the latch transistors. This structure allows an increase in the beta ratio for the SRAM cell thereby making a more stable SRAM cell without having to use diffused resistors between the access transistors in storage nodes or by having to form a differential thickness between the gate dielectric layers for the latch transistors and the access transistors.
摘要:
A method for processing a conductive layer, such as a doped polysilicon layer (14) of a gate stack, provides a degas step after precleaning to reduce particle count and defectivity. The conductive layer is provided on a substrate (10), e.g., a silicon wafer. The substrate (10) and conductive layer are subjected to an elevated temperature, under a vacuum, whereby certain species are liberated. The substrate having the conductive layer formed thereon is then removed from the chamber, and moved to a second, separate chamber, in which a second conductive layer (20) is deposited. By switching chambers, the liberated species are largely prevented from contributing to particle count at the interface between the conductive layers. Alternatively, the second conductive layer is formed in the same chamber, provided that the liberated species are removed from the chamber prior to deposition of the second conductive layer.
摘要:
A metal-semiconductor layer (26) is formed over an insulating layer (20) such that the metal-semiconductor layer (26) is graded to have varying amounts of the semiconductor and metal throughout the layer. In one embodiment, the metal-semiconductor layer (26) has relatively higher silicon content near the layer's lower and upper surfaces. At the midpoint, the layer is close to stoichiometric tungsten silicide. In another embodiment, a metal-semiconductor-nitrogen layer is formed having nitrogen nearer the lower surface and essentially no nitrogen near the upper surface. The layer (26) can be formed using chemical vapor deposition or sputtering.
摘要:
A transistor structure (10) has a substrate (12). A first transistor is formed within the substrate (12) having a source region (38), a drain region (30), and a gate electrode formed by a first spacer (26a). A second transistor is formed within the substrate (12) by the source region (38), a drain region (28), and a gate electrode formed by a second spacer (26a). A third transistor is formed overlying the first transistor. The third transistor has a source region (34a), a drain region (34c), a channel region (34b), and a gate electrode formed by the first spacer (26a). A fourth transistor is formed overlying the second transistor. The fourth transistor has a source region (34a), a drain region (34c), a channel region (34b), and a gate electrode formed by the second spacer (26a). The first, second, third, and fourth transistors may be interconnected to form a portion of a compact static random access memory (SRAM) cell.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory device is formed having a substrate (12). A diffusion (14) is formed within the substrate (12). A first vertical transistor stack (122) is formed. A second vertical transistor stack (124) is formed. The first vertical transistor stack (122) has a transistor (100) underlying a transistor (104). The second vertical transistor stack (124) has a transistor (102) underlying a transistor (106). The transistors (100 and 104) are connected in series, and the transistors (102 and 106) are connected in series. In a preferred form, transistors (100 and 102) are electrically connected as latch transistors for a semiconductor memory device and transistors (106 and 104) are connected as pass transistors. Two vertical stacks (126 and 128) form electrical interconnections (118 and 120) and resistive devices (134 and 138) for the semiconductor memory device.
摘要:
An SRAM cell is formed such that pass channel-stop regions, which are adjacent to the pass transistors, have a higher doping concentration compared to the latch channel-stop regions that are adjacent to the latch transistors. In one embodiment, the pass channel-stop regions are formed using two channel-stop doping steps, whereas the latch channel-stop regions are formed during only one channel-stop doping step. The doping steps may be performed before or after field isolation is formed. The higher doping concentration causes the dopant from the pass channel-stop regions to extend laterally further from the edge of the field isolation compared to the latch channel-stop regions. The process can be adapted for use in almost any type of field isolation process.
摘要:
The present invention includes a static random access memory cell and a method of forming the memory cell, wherein the memory cell may comprise an active region and a first layer. The active region including a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment, wherein 1) the first segment has an adjacent end and a distal end; 2) the second segment is generally parallel to the first segment, and has an adjacent end and a distal end; and 3) the third segment is generally perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the adjacent end of the first segment lies near one end of the third segment, wherein the adjacent end of the second segment lies near the other end of the third segment. The first layer has the a shape similar to the active region except that the first layer does not lie over the first and second segments near the distal ends. The present invention also includes a static random access memory cell and a method of forming the memory cell, wherein the memory cell may comprise shared gate electrodes that overlap one another without electrically contacting each other.
摘要:
A transistor is formed as either a bipolar transistor (10) or an MOS transistor (11). Each transistor (10 or 11) has a substrate (12). Bipolar transistor (10) has a first current electrode (26) underlying a control electrode (28), and a second current electrode (32) overlying the control electrode (28). MOS transistor (11) has a first current electrode (54) underlying a channel region (56), and a source lightly doped region (58) and a source heavily doped region (60) overlying the channel region (56). A control electrode conductive layer (40) is laterally adjacent a sidewall dielectric layer (48), and sidewall dielectric layer (48) is laterally adjacent channel region (56). Conductive layer (40) functions as a gate electrode for transistor (11). Each of the transistors (10 and 11) is vertically integrated such as in a vertically integrated BiMOS circuit. Transistors (10 and 11) can be electrically isolated by isolation ( 64 and 66).
摘要:
A thin-film transistor and SRAM memory cell include thin-film source and drain regions (12, 14) separated by an opening (22) and overlying and insulating layer (11). A thin-film channel layer (16) overlies the thin-film source and drain regions (12, 14) and a portion of the insulating layer (11) exposed by the opening (22). A thin-film gate electrode (20) is positioned in the opening (22) and defines a thin-film channel region (24) in the thin-film channel layer (16). The thin-film gate electrode (20) is separated from the thin-film channel region (24) by a gate dielectric layer (18). The thin-film channel region (24) extends along vertical wall surfaces (26, 28) of the thin-film source and drain regions (12, 14) providing an extended channel length for the thin-film transistor.
摘要:
An under-gated thin film transistor (54) having low leakage current and a high on/off current ratio is formed using a composite layer (40) of semiconducting material. In one embodiment a composite layer (40) of semiconducting layer is formed by depositing two distinct layers (34, 38) of semiconducting material over the transistor gate electrode (18). The composite layer (40) is then patterned and implanted with ions to form a source region (46) and a drain region (48) within the composite layer (40), and to define a channel region (50) and an offset drain region (52) within the composite layer (40).