Abstract:
A method of forming a semiconductor device with uniform regular shaped gate contacts and the resulting device are disclosed. Embodiments include forming first and second gate electrodes adjacent one another on a substrate; forming at least one trench silicide (TS) on the substrate between the first and second gate electrodes; forming a gate contact on the first gate electrode, the gate contact having a regular shape; forming a source/drain contact on a trench silicide between the first and second gate electrodes, wherein an upper portion of the source/drain contact overlaps an upper portion of the gate contact.
Abstract:
Methods for utilizing metal segments of an additional metal layer as landing pads for vias and also as local interconnects between contacts in an IC device and resulting devices are disclosed. Embodiments include forming source/drain and gate contacts connected to transistors on a substrate in an integrated circuit device, each contact having an upper surface with a first area; forming metal segments in a plane at the upper surface of the contacts, each metal segment being in contact with one or more of the contacts and having a second area greater than the first area; and forming one or more vias between one or more of the metal segments and one or more first segments of a first metal layer.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to contacts for local connections and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: at least one contact electrically shorted to a gate structure and a source/drain contact and located below a first wiring layer; and gate, source and drain contacts extending from selected gate structures and electrically connecting to the first wiring layer.
Abstract:
A semiconductor memory structure includes adjacent cross-sectionally rectangular-shaped bottom source and drain electrodes, the electrodes including n-type electrode(s) and p-type electrode(s), and vertical channel transistors on one or more of the n-type electrode(s) and one or more of the p-type electrode(s); each vertical channel transistor including a vertical channel and a gate electrode wrapped therearound, some of the transistors including pull-up transistors. The semiconductor memory structure further includes a routing gate electrode for each gate electrode, and a shared contact having at least two parts, each part situated over the routing gate electrodes for the pull-up transistors. A unit semiconductor memory cell, the semiconductor memory structure and a corresponding method of forming the memory structure are also provided.
Abstract:
Methodology enabling a generation of fins having a variable fin pitch less than 40 nm, and the resulting device are disclosed. Embodiments include: forming a hardmask on a substrate; providing first and second mandrels on the hardmask; providing a first spacer on each side of each of the first and second mandrels; removing the first and second mandrels; providing, after removal of the first and second mandrels, a second spacer on each side of each of the first spacers; and removing the first spacers.
Abstract:
Methodology enabling a generation of an interconnection design utilizing an SIT process is disclosed. Embodiments include: providing a hardmask on a substrate; forming a mandrel layer on the hardmask including: first and second vertical portions extending along a vertical direction and separated by a horizontal distance; and a plurality of horizontal portions extending in a horizontal direction, wherein each of the horizontal portions is positioned between the first and second vertical portions and at a different position along the vertical direction; and forming a spacer layer on outer edges of the mandrel layer.