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公开(公告)号:US12094955B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-17
申请号:US18120920
申请日:2023-03-13
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Szuya S. Liao , Michael L. Hattendorf , Tahir Ghani
IPC: H01L29/66 , H01L21/8234 , H01L29/08 , H01L29/165 , H01L29/78
CPC classification number: H01L29/66795 , H01L21/823418 , H01L21/823431 , H01L29/0847 , H01L29/6656 , H01L29/7848 , H01L29/785 , H01L29/165
Abstract: Confined epitaxial regions for semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating semiconductor devices having confined epitaxial regions are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a plurality of parallel semiconductor fins disposed above and continuous with a semiconductor substrate. An isolation structure is disposed above the semiconductor substrate and adjacent to lower portions of each of the plurality of parallel semiconductor fins. An upper portion of each of the plurality of parallel semiconductor fins protrudes above an uppermost surface of the isolation structure. Epitaxial source and drain regions are disposed in each of the plurality of parallel semiconductor fins adjacent to a channel region in the upper portion of the semiconductor fin. The epitaxial source and drain regions do not extend laterally over the isolation structure. The semiconductor structure also includes one or more gate electrodes, each gate electrode disposed over the channel region of one or more of the plurality of parallel semiconductor fins.
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公开(公告)号:US11563081B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-24
申请号:US17000729
申请日:2020-08-24
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Milton Clair Webb , Mark Bohr , Tahir Ghani , Szuya S. Liao
IPC: H01L29/06 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/78 , H01L21/768 , H01L21/8238 , H01L23/535 , H01L27/092 , H01L29/417 , H01L21/8234
Abstract: Self-aligned gate edge and local interconnect structures and methods of fabricating self-aligned gate edge and local interconnect structures are described. In an example, a semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor fin disposed above a substrate and having a length in a first direction. A gate structure is disposed over the semiconductor fin, the gate structure having a first end opposite a second end in a second direction, orthogonal to the first direction. A pair of gate edge isolation structures is centered with the semiconductor fin. A first of the pair of gate edge isolation structures is disposed directly adjacent to the first end of the gate structure, and a second of the pair of gate edge isolation structures is disposed directly adjacent to the second end of the gate structure.
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公开(公告)号:US11282930B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-22
申请号:US17085857
申请日:2020-10-30
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Rishabh Mehandru , Pratik A. Patel , Thomas T. Troeger , Szuya S. Liao
IPC: H01L29/417 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/265 , H01L21/306 , H01L21/321 , H01L29/08 , H01L29/40 , H01L29/45 , H01L29/49 , H01L29/66
Abstract: Solid assemblies having a composite dielectric spacer and processes for fabricating the solid assemblies are provided. The composite dielectric spacer can include, in some embodiments, a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer having a mutual interface. The composite dielectric spacer can separate a contact member from a conductive interconnect member, thus reducing the capacitance between such members with respect to solid assemblies that include one of first dielectric layer or the second dielectric layer. The composite dielectric spacer can permit maintaining the real estate of an interface between the conductive interconnect and a trench contact member that has an interface with a carrier-doped epitaxial layer embodying or constituting a source contact region or a drain contact region of a field effect transistor. The trench contact member can form another interface with the conductive interconnect member, providing a satisfactory contact resistance therebetween.
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公开(公告)号:US11043492B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-22
申请号:US16098084
申请日:2016-07-01
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Szuya S. Liao , Biswajeet Guha , Tahir Ghani , Christopher N. Kenyon , Leonard P. Guler
IPC: H01L27/092 , H01L21/8238 , H01L29/78 , H01L29/66 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/535
Abstract: Self-aligned gate edge trigate and finFET devices and methods of fabricating self-aligned gate edge trigate and finFET devices are described. In an example, a semiconductor structure includes a plurality of semiconductor fins disposed above a substrate and protruding through an uppermost surface of a trench isolation region. A gate structure is disposed over the plurality of semiconductor fins. The gate structure defines a channel region in each of the plurality of semiconductor fins. Source and drain regions are on opposing ends of the channel regions of each of the plurality of semiconductor fins, at opposing sides of the gate structure. The semiconductor structure also includes a plurality of gate edge isolation structures. Individual ones of the plurality of gate edge isolation structures alternate with individual ones of the plurality of semiconductor fins.
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公开(公告)号:US10720508B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-21
申请号:US15750158
申请日:2015-09-25
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Van H. Le , Scott B. Clendenning , Martin M. Mitan , Szuya S. Liao
IPC: H01L29/66 , H01L21/02 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/78 , B82Y10/00 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/775 , H01L29/786 , H01L21/762
Abstract: Methods of selectively nitriding surfaces of semiconductor devices are disclosed. For example, a hardmask is formed on the top portion of the fins to create SOI structure. The hardmask may be formed by nitriding the top portion of the fin. In other embodiments, silicon nitride is grown on the top portion of the fin to form the hard masks. In another example, internal spacers are formed between adjacent nanowires in a gate-all-around structure. The internal spacers may be formed by nitriding the remaining interlayer material between the channel region and source and drain regions.
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公开(公告)号:US10453967B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-22
申请号:US15743575
申请日:2015-09-10
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Rishabh Mehandru , Szuya S. Liao , Stephen M. Cea
IPC: H01L29/786 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/66 , H01L27/092 , H01L21/8238 , B82Y10/00 , H01L29/775
Abstract: Semiconductor nanowire devices having cavity spacers and methods of fabricating cavity spacers for semiconductor nanowire devices are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of vertically stacked nanowires disposed above a substrate, each of the nanowires including a discrete channel region. A common gate electrode stack surrounds each of the discrete channel regions of the plurality of vertically stacked nanowires. A pair of dielectric spacers is on either side of the common gate electrode stack, each of the pair of dielectric spacers including a continuous material disposed along a sidewall of the common gate electrode and surrounding a discrete portion of each of the vertically stacked nanowires. A pair of source and drain regions is on either side of the pair of dielectric spacers.
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公开(公告)号:US12266536B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-01
申请号:US18216984
申请日:2023-06-30
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Mehmet O. Baykan , Anurag Jain , Szuya S. Liao
IPC: H01L21/308 , H01L21/8238 , H01L27/092 , H01L29/10 , H01L29/161 , H01L29/20
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for forming integrated circuit structures having a plurality of semiconductor fins, which in turn can be used to form non-planar transistor structures. The techniques include a mid-process removal of one or more partially-formed fins. The resulting integrated circuit structure includes a plurality of semiconductor fins having relatively uniform dimensions (e.g., fin width and trough depth). In an embodiment, the fin forming procedure includes partially forming a plurality of fins, using a selective etch stop built into the semiconductor structure in which the fins are being formed. One or more of the partially-formed fins are removed via sacrificial fin cut mask layer(s). After fin removal, the process continues by further etching trenches between the partially-formed fins (deep etch) to form portion of fins that will ultimately include transistor channel portion. A liner material may be deposited to protect the partially-formed fins during this subsequent deep trench etch.
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公开(公告)号:US12224326B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-11
申请号:US18378472
申请日:2023-10-10
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Rishabh Mehandru , Pratik A. Patel , Ralph T. Troeger , Szuya S. Liao
IPC: H01L29/417 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/265 , H01L21/306 , H01L21/321 , H01L29/08 , H01L29/40 , H01L29/45 , H01L29/49 , H01L29/66
Abstract: Solid assemblies having a composite dielectric spacer and processes for fabricating the solid assemblies are provided. The composite dielectric spacer can include, in some embodiments, a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer having a mutual interface. The composite dielectric spacer can separate a contact member from a conductive interconnect member, thus reducing the capacitance between such members with respect to solid assemblies that include one of first dielectric layer or the second dielectric layer. The composite dielectric spacer can permit maintaining the real estate of an interface between the conductive interconnect and a trench contact member that has an interface with a carrier-doped epitaxial layer embodying or constituting a source contact region or a drain contact region of a field effect transistor. The trench contact member can form another interface with the conductive interconnect member, providing a satisfactory contact resistance therebetween.
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公开(公告)号:US11984506B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-14
申请号:US16912103
申请日:2020-06-25
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Vishal Tiwari , Rishabh Mehandru , Dan S. Lavric , Michal Mleczko , Szuya S. Liao
CPC classification number: H01L29/7843 , H01L21/28176 , H01L29/401 , H01L29/513 , H01L29/517 , H01L29/0653
Abstract: Field effect transistors having field effect transistors having gate dielectrics with dipole layers and having gate stressor layers, and methods of fabricating field effect transistors having gate dielectrics with dipole layers and having gate stressor layers, are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor channel structure including a monocrystalline material. A gate dielectric is over the semiconductor channel structure, the gate dielectric including a high-k dielectric layer on a dipole material layer, and the dipole material layer distinct from the high-k dielectric layer. A gate electrode has a workfunction layer on the high-k dielectric layer, the workfunction layer including a metal. A first source or drain structure is at a first side of the gate electrode. A second source or drain structure is at a second side of the gate electrode opposite the first side.
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公开(公告)号:US11532724B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-20
申请号:US17154755
申请日:2021-01-21
Applicant: Intel Corporation
Inventor: Scott B. Clendenning , Szuya S. Liao , Florian Gstrein , Rami Hourani , Patricio E. Romero , Grant M. Kloster , Martin M. Mitan
IPC: H01L29/78 , H01L29/66 , H01L21/306 , H01L21/304 , H01L29/161 , H01L29/06 , H01L21/265 , H01L29/423 , H01L29/51 , H01L29/775 , H01L21/28 , H01L29/49 , H01L21/266
Abstract: Techniques related to forming selective gate spacers for semiconductor devices and transistor structures and devices formed using such techniques are discussed. Such techniques include forming a blocking material on a semiconductor fin, disposing a gate having a different surface chemistry than the blocking material on a portion of the blocking material, forming a selective conformal layer on the gate but not on a portion of the blocking material, and removing exposed portions of the blocking material.
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