Abstract:
FINFET ICs and methods for their fabrication are provided. In accordance with one embodiment a FINFET IC is fabricated by forming in a substrate a region doped with an impurity of a first doping type. The substrate region is etched to form a recess defining a fin having a height and sidewalls and the recess adjacent the fin is filled with an insulator having a thickness less than the height. Spacers are formed on the sidewalls and a portion of the insulator is etched to expose a portion of the sidewalls. The exposed portion of the sidewalls is doped with an impurity of the first doping type, the exposed sidewalls are oxidized, and the sidewall spacers are removed. A gate insulator and gate electrode are formed overlying the fin, and end portions of the fin are doped with an impurity of a second doping type to form source and drain regions.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing semiconductor fins for a semiconductor device may begin by providing a bulk semiconductor substrate. The method continues by growing a layer of first epitaxial semiconductor material on the bulk semiconductor substrate, and by growing a layer of second epitaxial semiconductor material on the layer of first epitaxial semiconductor material. The method then creates a fin pattern mask on the layer of second epitaxial semiconductor material. The fin pattern mask has features corresponding to a plurality of fins. Next, the method anisotropically etches the layer of second epitaxial semiconductor material, using the fin pattern mask as an etch mask, and using the layer of first epitaxial semiconductor material as an etch stop layer. This etching step results in a plurality of fins formed from the layer of second epitaxial semiconductor material.
Abstract:
A tunneling field effect transistor (TFET) device includes a semiconductor substrate having a layer of relatively intermediate bandgap semiconductor material, a layer of relatively low bandgap semiconductor material overlying the layer of relatively intermediate bandgap semiconductor material, and a layer of relatively high bandgap semiconductor material overlying the layer of relatively low bandgap semiconductor material. The TFET device includes a source region, a drain region, and a channel region defined in the semiconductor substrate. The TFET device also has a gate structure overlying at least a portion of the channel region. The source region is highly doped with an impurity dopant having a first conductivity type, and the drain region is highly doped with an impurity dopant having a second conductivity type. The layer of relatively low bandgap semiconductor material promotes tunneling at a first junction between the source region and the channel region, and the layer of relatively high bandgap semiconductor material inhibits tunneling at a second junction between the source region and the channel region.