摘要:
A semiconductor-on-insulator substrate and a related semiconductor structure, as well as a method for fabricating the semiconductor-on-insulator substrate and the related semiconductor structure, provide for a multiple order radio frequency harmonic suppressing region located and formed within a base semiconductor substrate at a location beneath an interface of a buried dielectric layer with the base semiconductor substrate within the semiconductor-on-insulator substrate. The multiple order radio frequency harmonic suppressing region may comprise an ion implanted atom, such as but not limited to a noble gas atom, to provide a suppressed multiple order radio frequency harmonic when powering a radio frequency device, such as but not limited to a radio frequency complementary metal oxide semiconductor device (or alternatively a passive device), located and formed within and upon a surface semiconductor layer within the semiconductor structure.
摘要:
Disclosed are embodiments of a lateral, extended drain, metal oxide semiconductor, field effect transistor (LEDMOSFET) having a high drain-to-body breakdown voltage. Discrete conductive field (CF) plates are adjacent to opposing sides of the drain drift region, each having an angled sidewall such that the area between the drain drift region and the CF plate has a continuously increasing width along the length of the drain drift region from the channel region to the drain region. The CF plates can comprise polysilicon or metal structures or dopant implant regions within the same semiconductor body as the drain drift region. The areas between the CF plates and the drain drift region can comprise tapered dielectric regions or, alternatively, tapered depletion regions within the same semiconductor body as the drain drift region. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method for forming an LEDMOSFET and embodiments of a silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) incorporating such LEDMOSFETs.
摘要:
Disclosed is semiconductor structure with an insulator layer on a semiconductor substrate and a device layer is on the insulator layer. The substrate is doped with a relatively low dose of a dopant having a given conductivity type such that it has a relatively high resistivity. Additionally, a portion of the semiconductor substrate immediately adjacent to the insulator layer can be doped with a slightly higher dose of the same dopant, a different dopant having the same conductivity type or a combination thereof. Optionally, micro-cavities are created within this same portion so as to balance out any increase in conductivity due to increased doping with a corresponding increase in resistivity. Increasing the dopant concentration at the semiconductor substrate-insulator layer interface raises the threshold voltage (Vt) of any resulting parasitic capacitors and, thereby reduces harmonic behavior. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method for forming such a semiconductor structure.
摘要:
A method of patterning which provides images substantially smaller than that possible by lithographic techniques is provided. In the method of the invention, a substrate has a memory layer and a sacrificial layer formed thereon. An image is patterned onto the memory layer by protecting an edge during an etching step using chemical oxide removal (COR) processes, for example. Another edge is memorized in the layer. The sacrificial layer is removed to expose another memorized edge, which is used to define a pattern in an underlying layer.
摘要:
A method of detecting local mechanical stress in integrated devices is provided, the method comprising: enabling the detection of a photovoltage difference between a scan probe device and a surface portion of an integrated device, the scan probe device being configured to deflect in response to the photovoltage difference; measuring the deflection of the scan probe device in response to the photovoltage difference between the scan probe device and the surface portion of the integrated device; and calculating a local stress level within the integrated device by determining a local work function of the surface portion of the integrated device based upon the deflection of the scan probe device.
摘要:
A method of forming a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate using a thermal annealing process to provide a semiconductor base wafer having a thin high resistivity surface layer that is positioned at the interface with the buried insulating layer is provided. Specifically, the inventive method fabricates an a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate having an SOI layer and a semiconductor base wafer that are separated, at least in part, by a buried insulating layer, wherein the semiconductor base wafer includes a high resistivity (HR) surface layer located on a lower resistivity semiconductor portion of the semiconductor base wafer, and the HR surface layer forms an interface with the buried insulating layer.
摘要:
A method for adjusting the flatness of a lithographic mask includes determining an initial mask flatness of the mask, determining an applied stress for bringing the mask to a desired mask flatness, and determining a mounting temperature of a pellicle frame to be mounted to the mask, the mounting temperature corresponding to the applied stress. The actual temperature of the pellicle frame is adjusted to the determined mounting temperature.
摘要:
A method for modulating the stress caused by bird beak formation of small width devices by a nitrogen plasma treatment. The nitrogen plasma process forms a nitride liner about the trench walls that serves to prevent the formation of bird beaks in the isolation region during a subsequent oxidation step. In one embodiment, the plasma nitridation process occurs after trench etching, but prior to trench fill. In yet another embodiment, the plasma nitridation process occurs after trench fill. In yet another embodiment, a block mask is formed over predetermined active areas of the etched substrate prior to the plasma nitridation process. This embodiment is used in protecting the PFET device area from the plasma nitridation process thereby providing a means to form a PFET device area in which stress caused by bird beak formation increases the device performance of the PFET.
摘要:
A method for forming a gas dielectric with support structure on a semiconductor device structure provides low capacitance and adequate support for a conductor of the semiconductor device structure. A conductive structure, such as via or interconnect, is formed in a wing-layer dielectric. A support is then formed that connects to the conductive structure, the support including an area thereunder. The wiring-layer dielectric is then removed from the area to form a gas dielectric.
摘要:
A micromechanical sensor probe for a scanned-probe tool includes a silicon cantilever and a silicon tip physically attached to the cantilever. The micromechanical sensor probe has a coating of a refractory metal silicide formed at least on the tip. Titanium silicide is preferred. The probe also has a layer of refractory metal nitride formed entirely over the refractory metal silicide.