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A method utilizing a common gate electrode material with a single work function for both the pMOS and nMOS transistors where the magnitude of the transistor threshold voltages is modified by semiconductor band engineering and article made thereby.
摘要:
A method of fabricating a MOS transistor having a thinned channel region is described. The channel region is etched following removal of a dummy gate. The source and drain regions have relatively low resistance with the process.
摘要:
A semiconductor device is described. That semiconductor device comprises a high-k gate dielectric layer that is formed over a channel that is positioned within a substrate, and a metal gate electrode that is formed on the high-k gate dielectric layer. The high-k gate dielectric layer has off-state leakage characteristics that are superior to those of a silicon dioxide based gate dielectric, and on-state mobility characteristics that are superior to those of a high-k gate dielectric that comprises an isotropic material.
摘要:
A method for making a semiconductor device is described. That method comprises forming on a substrate a dielectric layer and a sacrificial structure that comprises a first layer and a second layer, such that the second layer is formed on the first layer and is wider than the first layer. After the sacrificial structure is removed to generate a trench, a metal gate electrode is formed within the trench.
摘要:
A process capable of integrating both planar and non-planar transistors onto a bulk semiconductor substrate, wherein the channel of all transistors is definable over a continuous range of widths.
摘要:
An NMOS transistor may be formed with a biaxially strained silicon upper layer having a thickness of greater than 500 Angstroms. The resulting NMOS transistor may have good performance and may exhibit reduced self-heating. A PMOS transistor may be formed with both a biaxially and uniaxially strained silicon germanium layer. A source substrate bias applied to both NMOS and PMOS transistors can enhance their performance.
摘要:
A transistor may be formed of different layers of silicon germanium, a lowest layer having a graded germanium concentration and upper layers having constant germanium concentrations such that the lowest layer is of the form Si1-xGex. The highest layer may be of the form Si1-yGey on the PMOS side. A source and drain may be formed of epitaxial silicon germanium of the form Si1-zGez on the PMOS side. In some embodiments, x is greater than y and z is greater than x in the PMOS device. Thus, a PMOS device may be formed with both uniaxial compressive stress in the channel direction and in-plane biaxial compressive stress. This combination of stress may result in higher mobility and increased device performance in some cases.
摘要翻译:晶体管可以由不同层的硅锗形成,具有梯度锗浓度的最低层和具有恒定锗浓度的上层,使得最底层具有Si 1-x Ge Ge > x SUB>。 在PMOS侧,最高层可以是Si 1-y N y O y的形式。 源极和漏极可以由PMOS侧的Si 1-z N z z z的外延硅锗形成。 在一些实施例中,在PMOS器件中,x大于y且z大于x。 因此,PMOS器件可以在通道方向上具有单轴压应力和面内双轴压应力。 在某些情况下,应力的这种组合可能导致较高的移动性和增加的设备性能。
摘要:
Strained channel field effect transistors may have a threshold voltage shift. This threshold voltage shift may be compensated for by adjusting channel doping. But this also adversely affects mobility. The threshold voltage shift may be compensated, without adversely affecting mobility, by tailoring the workfunction of a metal gate electrode used in the transistor to adequately compensate for that threshold voltage shift. For example, in some embodiments, an appropriate metal may be selected with a slightly higher workfunction or, in other cases, the workfunction of a selected metal may be adjusted by, for example, doping the metal gate electrode with a material which increases the workfunction of the gate electrode.
摘要:
A method for making a semiconductor device is described. That method comprises forming a high-k gate dielectric layer that contacts a metal oxide layer. The metal oxide layer is generated by forming a metal layer, then oxidizing the metal layer.
摘要:
In a metal gate replacement process, strain may be selectively induced in the channels of NMOS and PMOS transistors. For example, a material having a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than the substrate may be used to form the gate electrodes of PMOS transistors. A material with a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than that of the substrate may be used to form the gate electrodes of NMOS transistors.