公开(公告)号：US20240088217A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US17940195

申请日：2022-09-08

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Tao Chu ,  Minwoo Jang ,  Chia-Ching Lin ,  Yanbin Luo ,  Ting-Hsiang Hung ,  Feng Zhang ,  Guowei Xu

IPC: H01L29/06 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L29/78

CPC classification number: H01L29/0649 ,  H01L21/76224 ,  H01L29/7856

Abstract: Techniques are provided herein to form semiconductor devices that include a layer across an upper surface of a dielectric fill between devices and configured to prevent or otherwise reduce recessing of the dielectric fill. In this manner, the layer may be referred to as a barrier layer or recess-inhibiting layer. The semiconductor regions of the devices extend above a subfin region that may be native to the substrate. These subfin regions are separated from one another using a dielectric fill that acts as a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure to electrically isolate devices from one another. A barrier layer is formed over the dielectric fill early in the fabrication process to prevent or otherwise reduce the dielectric fill from recessing during subsequent processing. The layer may include oxygen and a metal, such as aluminum.

公开(公告)号：US20240113118A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US17956188

申请日：2022-09-29

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Tao Chu ,  Minwoo Jang ,  Yanbin Luo ,  Paul A. Packan

IPC: H01L27/092

CPC classification number: H01L27/0922 ,  H01L27/0924

Abstract: Integrated circuit dies, apparatuses, systems, and techniques, are described herein related to low and ultra-low threshold voltage transistor cells. A first transistor cell includes separate semiconductor bodies contacted by separate gate electrodes having a dielectric material therebetween. A second transistor cell includes separate semiconductor bodies contacted by a shared gate electrode that couples to both semiconductor bodies. Transistors of the second transistor cell may be operated at a lower threshold voltage than those of the first transistor cell due to increased strain on the semiconductor bodies from the shared gate electrode.

公开(公告)号：US20250006734A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18216493

申请日：2023-06-29

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Tao Chu ,  Minwoo Jang ,  Yanbin Luo ,  Paul Packan ,  Guowei Xu ,  Chiao-Ti Huang ,  Robin Chao ,  Feng Zhang ,  Ting-Hsiang Hung ,  Chia-Ching Lin ,  Yang Zhang ,  Chung-Hsun Lin

IPC: H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/775 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a stripe of material perpendicular to, and spanning between, semiconductor structures with multiple widths, and the stripe is between transistors with channel regions of differing widths in the semiconductor structures. The material stripes cover transition portions between different widths of the semiconductor structures. The semiconductor structures may be channel structures of different types, including groups of fins or nanoribbons. Channel regions of differing widths may include more or fewer fins or narrower or wider nanoribbons. The channel regions may have alternating conductivity types, n- and p-type.

公开(公告)号：US20240321887A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18187801

申请日：2023-03-22

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Tao Chu ,  Yanbin Luo ,  Yusung Kim ,  Minwoo Jang ,  Paul Packan ,  Guowei Xu ,  Chiao-Ti Huang ,  Robin Chao ,  Feng Zhang ,  Yang Zhang ,  Zheng Guo

IPC: H01L27/092 ,  H01L29/49

CPC classification number: H01L27/0922 ,  H01L29/4966

Abstract: An IC device may have layout with reduced N-P boundary effect. The IC device may include two rows of transistors. The first row may include one or more P-type transistors. The second row may include N-type transistors. The gate electrode of a P-type transistor may include different conductive materials from the gate electrode of a N-type transistor. Each P-type transistor in the first row may be over a N-type transistor in the second row and contact the N-type transistor in the second row. For instance, the gate of the P-type transistor may contact the gate of the N-type transistor. Vacancy diffusion may occur at the boundary of the P-type transistor and the N-type transistor, causing N-P boundary effect. At least one or more other N-type transistors in the second row do not contact any P-type transistor, which can mitigate the N-P boundary effect in the IC device.

公开(公告)号：US20240321859A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18187782

申请日：2023-03-22

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Tao Chu ,  Minwoo Jang ,  Yanbin Luo ,  Paul Packan ,  Guowei Xu ,  Chiao-Ti Huang ,  Robin Chao ,  Feng Zhang ,  Anand S. Murthy ,  Tahir Ghani

IPC: H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/088

CPC classification number: H01L27/0207 ,  H01L27/088

Abstract: An IC device may include an array of transistors. The transistors may have separate gate electrodes. A gate electrode may include polysilicon. The gate electrodes may be separated from each other by one or more electrical insulators. The separated gate electrodes have shorter lengths, compared with connected gate electrodes, which can optimize the performance of the IC device due to local layout effect. Also, the IC device may include conductive structures crossing the support structures of multiple transistors. Such conductive structures may cause strain in the IC device, which can boost the local layout effect. The conductive structures may be insulated from a power plane. Alternatively or additionally, the IC device may include dielectric structures, which may be formed by removing gate electrodes in some of the transistors and providing a dielectric material into the openings. The presence of the dielectric structures can further boost the local layout effect.

公开(公告)号：US20240105718A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17934251

申请日：2022-09-22

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Tao Chu ,  Guowei Xu ,  Minwoo Jang ,  Yanbin Luo ,  Feng Zhang ,  Ting-Hsiang Hung ,  Chia-Ching Lin

IPC: H01L27/088 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/778 ,  H01L29/786

CPC classification number: H01L27/0886 ,  H01L21/823412 ,  H01L21/823418 ,  H01L29/0673 ,  H01L29/0847 ,  H01L29/778 ,  H01L29/78696

Abstract: Methods for fabricating an integrated circuit (IC) device with a protection liner between doped semiconductor regions are provided. An example IC device includes a channel material having a first face and a second face opposite the first face, a first doped region and a second doped region in the channel material, extending from the second face towards the first face by a first distance; and an insulator structure in a portion of the channel material between the first and second doped regions, the insulator structure extending from the second face towards the first face by a second distance greater than the first distance. The insulator structure includes a first portion between the second face and the first distance and a second portion between first distance and the second distance. The insulator structure includes a liner material on sidewalls of the first portion but absent on sidewalls of the second portion.