公开(公告)号：US10593555B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US15925928

申请日：2018-03-20

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.

Inventor： Qun Gao ,  Naved Siddiqui ,  Ankur Arya ,  John R Sporre

IPC: H01L21/311 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/033 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/3105

Abstract: The manufacture of a FinFET device includes the formation of a composite sacrificial gate. The composite sacrificial gate includes a sacrificial gate layer such as a layer of amorphous silicon, and an etch selective layer such as a layer of silicon germanium. The etch selective layer, which underlies the sacrificial gate layer, enables the formation of a gate cut opening having a controlled critical dimension that extends through the composite sacrificial gate.

公开(公告)号：US10269932B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-23

申请号：US15874341

申请日：2018-01-18

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.

Inventor： Ankur Arya ,  Brian Greene ,  Qun Gao ,  Christopher Nassar ,  Junsic Hong ,  Vishal Chhabra

IPC: H01L27/01 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/08

Abstract: One illustrative method disclosed herein includes, among other things, forming a first fin having first and second opposing sidewalls and forming a first sidewall spacer positioned adjacent the first sidewall and a second sidewall spacer positioned adjacent the second sidewall, wherein the first sidewall spacer has a greater height than the second sidewall spacer. In this example, the method further includes forming epitaxial semiconductor material on the fin and above the first and second sidewall spacers.

公开(公告)号：US10832965B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US15868229

申请日：2018-01-11

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.

Inventor： Yiheng Xu ,  Haiting Wang ,  Qun Gao ,  Scott Beasor ,  Kyung Bum Koo ,  Ankur Arya

IPC: H01L21/8234 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/3105

Abstract: Integrated circuit devices include trenches in a material layer that divide the material layer into fins. With such devices, an insulator partially fills the trenches and contacts the material layer. The top surface of the insulator (e.g., the surface opposite where the insulator contacts the material layer) has a convex dome shape between at least two of the fins. The dome shape has a first thickness from (from the bottom of the trench) where the insulator contacts the fins, and a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness where the insulator is between the fins. Further, there is a maximum thickness difference between the first and second thicknesses at the midpoint between the fins (e.g., the highest point of the dome shape is at the midpoint between the fins). Also, the top surface of the first insulator has concave divots where the first insulator contacts the fins.

公开(公告)号：US20190214308A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US15868229

申请日：2018-01-11

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.

Inventor： Yiheng Xu ,  Haiting Wang ,  Qun Gao ,  Scott Beasor ,  Kyung Bum Koo ,  Ankur Arya

IPC: H01L21/8234 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/161 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/3105

Abstract: Integrated circuit devices include trenches in a material layer that divide the material layer into fins. With such devices, an insulator partially fills the trenches and contacts the material layer. The top surface of the insulator (e.g., the surface opposite where the insulator contacts the material layer) has a convex dome shape between at least two of the fins. The dome shape has a first thickness from (from the bottom of the trench) where the insulator contacts the fins, and a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness where the insulator is between the fins. Further, there is a maximum thickness difference between the first and second thicknesses at the midpoint between the fins (e.g., the highest point of the dome shape is at the midpoint between the fins). Also, the top surface of the first insulator has concave divots where the first insulator contacts the fins.