Stress inducing spacers
    1.
    发明授权
    Stress inducing spacers 有权
    应力诱导垫片

    公开(公告)号:US07374987B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-20

    申请号:US10935136

    申请日:2004-09-07

    IPC分类号: H01L21/336

    摘要: A substrate under tension and/or compression improves performance of devices fabricated therein. Tension and/or compression can be imposed on a substrate through selection of appropriate gate sidewall spacer material disposed above a device channel region wherein the spacers are formed adjacent both the gate and the substrate and impose forces on adjacent substrate areas. Another embodiment comprises compressive stresses imposed in the plane of the channel using SOI sidewall spacers made of polysilicon that is expanded by oxidation. The substrate areas under compression or tension exhibit charge mobility characteristics different from those of a non-stressed substrate. By controllably varying these stresses within NFET and PFET devices formed on a substrate, improvements in IC performance have been demonstrated.

    摘要翻译: 在张力和/或压缩下的基底改善了在其中制造的器件的性能。 可以通过选择设置在器件沟道区域上方的适当的栅极侧壁间隔物施加张力和/或压缩,其中间隔物邻近栅极和衬底形成,并且在邻近衬底区域上施加力。 另一个实施例包括使用通过氧化扩展的多晶硅制成的SOI侧壁间隔施加在沟道的平面中的压应力。 在压缩或张力下的衬底区域表现出不同于非应力衬底的电荷迁移率特性。 通过可控地改变在衬底上形成的NFET和PFET器件内的这些应力,已经证明了IC性能的提高。

    Stress inducing spacers
    3.
    发明授权
    Stress inducing spacers 有权
    应力诱导垫片

    公开(公告)号:US06825529B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-30

    申请号:US10318602

    申请日:2002-12-12

    IPC分类号: H01L2976

    摘要: A substrate under tension and/or compression improves performance of devices fabricated therein. Tension and/or compression can be imposed on a substrate through selection of appropriate gate sidewall spacer material disposed above a device channel region wherein the spacers are formed adjacent both the gate and the substrate and impose forces on adjacent substrate areas. Another embodiment comprises compressive stresses imposed in the plane of the channel using SOI sidewall spacers made of polysilicon that is expanded by oxidation. The substrate areas under compression or tension exhibit charge mobility characteristics different from those of a non-stressed substrate. By controllably varying these stresses within NFET and PFET devices formed on a substrate, improvements in IC performance have been demonstrated.

    摘要翻译: 在张力和/或压缩下的基底改善了在其中制造的器件的性能。 可以通过选择设置在器件沟道区域上方的适当的栅极侧壁间隔物施加张力和/或压缩,其中间隔物邻近栅极和衬底形成,并且在邻近衬底区域上施加力。 另一个实施例包括使用通过氧化扩展的多晶硅制成的SOI侧壁间隔施加在沟道的平面中的压应力。 在压缩或张力下的衬底区域表现出不同于非应力衬底的电荷迁移率特性。 通过可控地改变在衬底上形成的NFET和PFET器件内的这些应力,已经证明了IC性能的提高。

    Dual stressed SOI substrates
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US07262087B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-28

    申请号:US10905062

    申请日:2004-12-14

    IPC分类号: H01L21/84

    摘要: The present invention provides a strained-Si structure, in which the nFET regions of the structure are strained in tension and the pFET regions of the structure are strained in compression. Broadly the strained-Si structure comprises a substrate; a first layered stack atop the substrate, the first layered stack comprising a compressive dielectric layer atop the substrate and a first semiconducting layer atop the compressive dielectric layer, wherein the compressive dielectric layer transfers tensile stresses to the first semiconducting layer; and a second layered stack atop the substrate, the second layered stack comprising an tensile dielectric layer atop the substrate and a second semiconducting layer atop the tensile dielectric layer, wherein the tensile dielectric layer transfers compressive stresses to the second semiconducting layer. The tensile dielectric layer and the compressive dielectric layer preferably comprise nitride, such as Si3N4.

    Dual stressed SOI substrates
    6.
    发明授权
    Dual stressed SOI substrates 有权
    双重应力SOI衬底

    公开(公告)号:US07312134B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-25

    申请号:US11741441

    申请日:2007-04-27

    IPC分类号: H01L21/84

    摘要: The present invention provides a strained-Si structure, in which the nFET regions of the structure are strained in tension and the pFET regions of the structure are strained in compression. Broadly the strained-Si structure comprises a substrate; a first layered stack atop the substrate, the first layered stack comprising a compressive dielectric layer atop the substrate and a first semiconducting layer atop the compressive dielectric layer, wherein the compressive dielectric layer transfers tensile stresses to the first semiconducting layer; and a second layered stack atop the substrate, the second layered stack comprising an tensile dielectric layer atop the substrate and a second semiconducting layer atop the tensile dielectric layer, wherein the tensile dielectric layer transfers compressive stresses to the second semiconducting layer. The tensile dielectric layer and the compressive dielectric layer preferably comprise nitride, such as Si3N4.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种应变Si结构,其中该结构的nFET区域被拉紧并且该结构的pFET区域被压缩而变形。 广义上,应变Si结构包括基底; 所述第一层叠堆叠包括位于所述衬底顶部的压缩介电层和位于所述压缩介电层顶部的第一半导体层,其中所述压缩介电层将拉伸应力传递到所述第一半导体层; 以及在所述衬底顶部的第二层叠堆叠,所述第二层叠堆叠包括位于所述衬底顶部的拉伸介电层和位于所述拉伸介电层顶部的第二半导体层,其中所述拉伸介电层将压缩应力传递到所述第二半导体层。 拉伸介电层和压电介电层优选包括氮化物,例如Si 3 N 4 N 4。

    Structure and method to improve channel mobility by gate electrode stress modification
    7.
    发明授权
    Structure and method to improve channel mobility by gate electrode stress modification 失效
    通过栅电极应力改变来提高沟道迁移率的结构和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07750410B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-06

    申请号:US11175223

    申请日:2005-07-07

    IPC分类号: H01L29/72

    摘要: In producing complementary sets of metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) field effect transistors, including nFET and pFET), carrier mobility is enhanced or otherwise regulated through the reacting the material of the gate electrode with a metal to produce a stressed alloy (preferably CoSi2, NiSi, or PdSi) within a transistor gate. In the case of both the nFET and pFET, the inherent stress of the respective alloy results in an opposite stress on the channel of respective transistor. By maintaining opposite stresses in the nFET and pFET alloys or silicides, both types of transistors on a single chip or substrate can achieve an enhanced carrier mobility, thereby improving the performance of CMOS devices and integrated circuits.

    摘要翻译: 在制造包括nFET和pFET的互补金属氧化物半导体(CMOS)场效应晶体管的情况下,通过使栅电极的材料与金属反应来增强或调节载流子迁移率,以产生应力合金(优选CoSi 2 ,NiSi或PdSi)。 在nFET和pFET两者的情况下,各合金的固有应力对相应晶体管的沟道产生相反的应力。 通过在nFET和pFET合金或硅化物中保持相反的应力,单个芯片或衬底上的两种类型的晶体管可实现增强的载流子迁移率,从而提高CMOS器件和集成电路的性能。

    MOS transistor
    9.
    发明授权
    MOS transistor 有权
    MOS晶体管

    公开(公告)号:US06780694B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-24

    申请号:US10338930

    申请日:2003-01-08

    IPC分类号: H01L21338

    摘要: A method of fabricating a semiconductor transistor device comprises the steps as follows. Provide a semiconductor substrate with a gate dielectric layer thereover and a lower gate electrode structure formed over the gate dielectric layer with the lower gate electrode structure having a lower gate top. Form a planarizing layer over the gate dielectric layer leaving the gate top of the lower gate electrode structure exposed. Form an upper gate structure over the lower gate electrode structure to form a T-shaped gate electrode with an exposed lower surface of the upper gate surface and exposed vertical sidewalls of the gate electrode. Remove the planarizing layer. Form source/drain extensions in the substrate protected from the short channel effect. Form sidewall spacers adjacent to the exposed lower surface of the upper gate and the exposed vertical sidewalls of the T-shaped gate electrode. Form source/drain regions in the substrate. Form silicide layers on top of the T-shaped gate electrode and above the source/drain regions.

    摘要翻译: 制造半导体晶体管器件的方法包括以下步骤。 提供其上具有栅极介电层的半导体衬底和形成在栅极电介质层上的下部栅极电极结构,而下部栅电极结构具有较低的栅极顶部。 在栅极电介质层上形成平坦化层,离开下部栅电极结构的栅极顶部。 在下栅极电极结构上形成上栅极结构,形成具有上栅极表面的暴露下表面和暴露的栅电极垂直侧壁的T形栅电极。 取出平坦化层。 衬底中形成源/漏极扩展,防止短沟道效应。 形成邻近上部栅极的暴露的下表面和T形栅电极的暴露的垂直侧壁的侧壁间隔物。 在衬底中形成源/漏区。 在T形栅电极的顶部和源极/漏极区之上形成硅化物层。

    Damascene method for improved MOS transistor
    10.
    发明授权
    Damascene method for improved MOS transistor 失效
    改进MOS晶体管的镶嵌方法

    公开(公告)号:US06806534B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-19

    申请号:US10342423

    申请日:2003-01-14

    IPC分类号: H01L2976

    摘要: A MOSFET fabrication methodology and device structure, exhibiting improved gate activation characteristics. The gate doping that may be introduced while the source drain regions are protected by a damascene mandrel to allow for a very high doping in the gate conductors, without excessively forming deep source/drain diffusions. The high gate conductor doping minimizes the effects of electrical depletion of carriers in the gate conductor. The MOSFET fabrication methodology and device structure further results in a device having a lower gate conductor width less than the minimum lithographic minimum image, and a wider upper gate conductor portion width which may be greater than the minimum lithographic image. Since the effective channel length of the MOSFET is defined by the length of the lower gate portion, and the line resistance is determined by the width of the upper gate portion, both short channel performance and low gate resistance are satisfied simultaneously.

    摘要翻译: MOSFET制造方法和器件结构,表现出改进的栅极激活特性。 当源极漏极区域被镶嵌心轴保护以允许栅极导体中的非常高的掺杂而不会过度地形成深的源极/漏极扩散时,可以引入栅极掺杂。 高栅极导体掺杂最大限度地减小了栅极导体中载流子的电耗损的影响。 MOSFET制造方法和器件结构进一步导致具有小于最小光刻最小图像的较低栅极导体宽度的器件,以及可能大于最小光刻图像的较宽上部栅极导体部分宽度。 由于MOSFET的有效沟道长度由下栅极部分的长度限定,并且线路电阻由上部栅极部分的宽度决定,所以同时满足短沟道性能和低栅极电阻。