公开(公告)号：US20060154442A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-13

申请号：US11031165

申请日：2005-01-07

申请人： Joel de Souza ,  John Ott ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Katherine Saenger

发明人： Joel de Souza ,  John Ott ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Katherine Saenger

IPC分类号： H01L21/46

CPC分类号： H01L21/187 ,  H01L21/76251

摘要： The present invention provides a method for removing or reducing the thickness of ultrathin interfacial oxides remaining at Si—Si interfaces after silicon wafer bonding. In particular, the invention provides a method for removing ultrathin interfacial oxides remaining after hydrophilic Si—Si wafer bonding to create bonded Si—Si interfaces having properties comparable to those achieved with hydrophobic bonding. Interfacial oxide layers of order of about 2 to about 3 nm are dissolved away by high temperature annealing, for example, an anneal at 1300°-1330° C. for 1-5 hours. The inventive method is used to best advantage when the Si surfaces at the bonded interface have different surface orientations, for example, when a Si surface having a (100) orientation is bonded to a Si surface having a (110) orientation. In a more general aspect of the invention, the similar annealing processes may be used to remove undesired material disposed at a bonded interface of two silicon-containing semiconductor materials. The two silicon-containing semiconductor materials may be the same or different in surface crystal orientation, microstructure (single-crystal, polycrystalline, or amorphous), and composition.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种在硅晶片接合之后去除或减少残留在Si-Si界面处的超薄界面氧化物的厚度的方法。 特别地，本发明提供了一种去除在亲水性Si-Si晶片接合之后残留的超薄界面氧化物以产生具有与通过疏水性接合实现的性能相当的特性的结合Si-Si界面的方法。 约2至约3nm的界面氧化物层通过高温退火（例如1300°-1330℃退火1-5小时）被溶解掉。 当粘合界面处的Si表面具有不同的表面取向时，例如当具有（100）取向的Si表面被结合到具有（110）取向的Si表面时，本发明的方法被用于最好的优点。 在本发明的更一般的方面中，类似的退火工艺可用于去除设置在两个含硅半导体材料的键合界面处的不期望的材料。 两种含硅半导体材料在表面晶体取向，微结构（单晶，多晶或无定形）和组成上可以相同或不同。

公开(公告)号：US20060024931A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-02

申请号：US10902557

申请日：2004-07-29

申请人： Kevin Chan ,  Joel de Souza ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Katherine Saenger

发明人： Kevin Chan ,  Joel de Souza ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Katherine Saenger

IPC分类号： H01L21/20 ,  H01L21/425 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/84

CPC分类号： H01L21/84 ,  H01L21/76243 ,  H01L21/76267 ,  H01L27/1203 ,  H01L27/1207

摘要： This invention provides a separation by implanted oxygen (SIMOX) method for forming planar hybrid orientation semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrates having different crystal orientations, thereby making it possible for devices to be fabricated on crystal orientations providing optimal performance. The method includes the steps of selecting a substrate having a base semiconductor layer having a first crystallographic orientation separated by a thin insulating layer from a top semiconductor layer having a second crystallographic orientation; replacing the top semiconductor layer in selected regions with an epitaxially grown semiconductor having the first crystallographic orientation; then using an ion implantation and annealing method to (i) form a buried insulating region within the epitaxially grown semiconductor material, and (ii) thicken the insulating layer underlying the top semiconductor layer, thereby forming a hybrid orientation substrate in which the two semiconductor materials with different crystallographic orientations have substantially the same thickness and are both disposed on a common buried insulator layer. In a variation of this method, an ion implantation and annealing method is instead used to extend an auxiliary buried insulator layer (initially underlying the base semiconductor layer) upwards (i) into the epitaxially grown semiconductor, and (ii) up to the insulating layer underlying the top semiconductor layer.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了通过注入氧（SIMOX）分离方法，用于形成具有不同晶体取向的平面杂化取向绝缘体上半导体（SOI）衬底，从而使得可以以提供最佳性能的晶体取向来制造器件。 该方法包括以下步骤：从具有第二晶体取向的顶部半导体层选择具有由薄绝缘层分离的第一晶体取向的基底半导体层的衬底; 用具有第一晶体取向的外延生长的半导体代替选定区域中的顶部半导体层; 然后使用离子注入和退火方法来（i）在外延生长的半导体材料内形成掩埋绝缘区，并且（ii）加厚顶部半导体层下面的绝缘层，从而形成混合取向基板，其中两个半导体材料 具有不同的晶体取向具有基本上相同的厚度并且均设置在公共掩埋绝缘体层上。 在该方法的变型中，替代地使用离子注入和退火方法将辅助掩埋绝缘体层（最初在基底半导体层下面）向上（i）延伸到外延生长的半导体中，以及（ii）直到绝缘层 在顶部半导体层下面。

公开(公告)号：US20070257315A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-08

申请号：US11417846

申请日：2006-05-04

申请人： Stephen Bedell ,  Joel De Souza ,  Zhibin Ren ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Katherine Saenger ,  Ghavam Shahidi

发明人： Stephen Bedell ,  Joel De Souza ,  Zhibin Ren ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Katherine Saenger ,  Ghavam Shahidi

IPC分类号： H01L21/8234

CPC分类号： H01L21/26513 ,  H01L21/2658 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/823814 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/1203 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/66628 ,  H01L29/66636 ,  H01L29/66772 ,  H01L29/7848 ,  H01L29/78618 ,  H01L29/78684 ,  Y10S438/909 ,  Y10S438/943

摘要： This invention teaches methods of combining ion implantation steps with in situ or ex situ heat treatments to avoid and/or minimize implant-induced amorphization (a potential problem for source/drain (S/D) regions in FETs in ultrathin silicon on insulator layers) and implant-induced plastic relaxation of strained S/D regions (a potential problem for strained channel FETs in which the channel strain is provided by embedded S/D regions lattice mismatched with an underlying substrate layer). In a first embodiment, ion implantation is combined with in situ heat treatment by performing the ion implantation at elevated temperature. In a second embodiment, ion implantation is combined with ex situ heat treatments in a “divided-dose-anneal-in-between” (DDAB) scheme that avoids the need for tooling capable of performing hot implants.

摘要翻译： 本发明教导了将离子注入步骤与原位或非原位热处理组合以避免和/或最小化植入物诱导的非晶化（对绝缘体层上的超薄硅中的FET中的源极/漏极（S / D）区域的潜在问题）的方法， 以及应变S / D区域的植入物诱导的塑性弛豫（对于其中通道应变由嵌入的S / D区域晶格与下面的基底层不匹配而提供的应变通道FET的潜在问题）。 在第一实施例中，通过在升高的温度下进行离子注入将离子注入与原位热处理组合。 在第二实施例中，离子注入与“分剂量退火中间”（DDAB）方案中的非原位热处理组合，避免了对能够进行热植入的加工的需要。

公开(公告)号：US20050116290A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-02

申请号：US10725850

申请日：2003-12-02

申请人： Joel de Souza ,  John Ott ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Katherine Saenger

发明人： Joel de Souza ,  John Ott ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Katherine Saenger

IPC分类号： H01L21/20 ,  H01L21/336 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/8238 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/092 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/04 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/01

CPC分类号： H01L21/02667 ,  H01L21/02609 ,  H01L21/2022 ,  H01L21/76251 ,  H01L21/76275 ,  H01L21/823807 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/1203 ,  H01L27/1207 ,  H01L29/045 ,  H01L29/1054 ,  H01L29/66772 ,  H01L29/78654 ,  H01L29/78696

摘要： A method utilizing localized amorphization and recrystallization of stacked template layers is provided for making a planar substrate having semiconductor layers of different crystallographic orientations. Also provided are hybrid-orientation semiconductor substrate structures built with the methods of the invention, as well as such structures integrated with various CMOS circuits comprising at least two semiconductor devices disposed on different surface orientations for enhanced device performance.

摘要翻译： 提供了利用层叠模板层的局部非晶化和重结晶的方法，用于制造具有不同晶体取向的半导体层的平面基板。 还提供了利用本发明的方法构建的混合取向半导体衬底结构，以及与各种CMOS电路集成的这种结构，其包括设置在不同表面取向上的至少两个半导体器件，用于增强器件性能。

公开(公告)号：US20070164356A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-19

申请号：US11332564

申请日：2006-01-13

申请人： Thomas Adam ,  Stephen Bedell ,  Joel de Souza ,  Keith Fogel ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Ghavam Shahidi

发明人： Thomas Adam ,  Stephen Bedell ,  Joel de Souza ,  Keith Fogel ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Ghavam Shahidi

IPC分类号： H01L27/12 ,  H01L21/84

CPC分类号： H01L21/76243 ,  H01L29/66772 ,  H01L29/7849 ,  H01L29/78654

摘要： A strained (tensile or compressive) semiconductor-on-insulator material is provided in which a single semiconductor wafer and a separation by ion implantation of oxygen process are used. The separation by ion implantation of oxygen process, which includes oxygen ion implantation and annealing creates, a buried oxide layer within the material that is located beneath the strained semiconductor layer. In some embodiments, a graded semiconductor buffer layer is located beneath the buried oxide layer, while in other a doped semiconductor layer including Si doped with at least one of B or C is located beneath the buried oxide layer.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种应变（拉伸或压缩）半导体绝缘体材料，其中使用单个半导体晶片和通过氧气工艺的离子注入分离。 通过离子注入氧气工艺的分离，其中包括氧离子注入和退火，产生位于应变半导体层之下的材料内的掩埋氧化物层。 在一些实施例中，渐变半导体缓冲层位于掩埋氧化物层的下方，而在其它掺杂半导体层中，包含掺杂有B或C中的至少一个的掺杂半导体层位于掩埋氧化物层的下方。

公开(公告)号：US20060003555A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-05

申请号：US10883887

申请日：2004-07-02

申请人： Thomas Adam ,  Stephen Bedell ,  Joel de Souza ,  Keith Fogel ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Ghavam Shahidi

发明人： Thomas Adam ,  Stephen Bedell ,  Joel de Souza ,  Keith Fogel ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Ghavam Shahidi

IPC分类号： H01L31/0328 ,  H01L31/0336 ,  H01L31/072 ,  H01L31/109 ,  C30B1/00 ,  H01L21/20 ,  H01L21/36

CPC分类号： H01L21/76259 ,  Y10S438/967

摘要： A cost efficient and manufacturable method of fabricating strained semiconductor-on-insulator (SSOI) substrates is provided that avoids wafer bonding. The method includes growing various epitaxial semiconductor layers on a substrate, wherein at least one of the semiconductor layers is a doped and relaxed semiconductor layer underneath a strained semiconductor layer; converting the doped and relaxed semiconductor layer into a porous semiconductor via an electrolytic anodization process, and oxidizing to convert the porous semiconductor layer into a buried oxide layer. The method provides a SSOI substrate that includes a relaxed semiconductor layer on a substrate; a high-quality buried oxide layer on the relaxed semiconductor layer; and a strained semiconductor layer on the high-quality buried oxide layer. In accordance with the present invention, the relaxed semiconductor layer and the strained semiconductor layer have identical crystallographic orientations.

公开(公告)号：US20070111463A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-17

申请号：US11620663

申请日：2007-01-06

申请人： Thomas Adam ,  Stephen Bedell ,  Joel de Souza ,  Keith Fogel ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Ghavam Shahidi

发明人： Thomas Adam ,  Stephen Bedell ,  Joel de Souza ,  Keith Fogel ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Ghavam Shahidi

IPC分类号： H01L21/337 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L21/76

CPC分类号： H01L21/76259 ,  Y10S438/967

摘要： A cost efficient and manufacturable method of fabricating strained semiconductor-on-insulator (SSOI) substrates is provided that avoids wafer bonding. The method includes growing various epitaxial semiconductor layers on a substrate, wherein at least one of the semiconductor layers is a doped and relaxed semiconductor layer underneath a strained semiconductor layer; converting the doped and relaxed semiconductor layer into a porous semiconductor via an electrolytic anodization process, and oxidizing to convert the porous semiconductor layer into a buried oxide layer. The method provides a SSOI substrate that includes a relaxed semiconductor layer on a substrate; a high-quality buried oxide layer on the relaxed semiconductor layer; and a strained semiconductor layer on the high-quality buried oxide layer. In accordance with the present invention, the relaxed semiconductor layer and the strained semiconductor layer have identical crystallographic orientations.

摘要翻译： 提供了制造应变半导体绝缘体（SSOI）衬底的成本有效和可制造的方法，其避免晶片接合。 该方法包括在衬底上生长各种外延半导体层，其中半导体层中的至少一个是在应变半导体层下面的掺杂和弛豫半导体层; 通过电解阳极氧化处理将掺杂和松弛的半导体层转化成多孔半导体，并氧化以将多孔半导体层转化为掩埋氧化物层。 该方法提供了在衬底上包括松弛半导体层的SSOI衬底; 在松弛的半导体层上形成高质量的掩埋氧化物层; 以及在高质量掩埋氧化物层上的应变半导体层。 根据本发明，松弛半导体层和应变半导体层具有相同的晶体取向。

公开(公告)号：US20080206965A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-28

申请号：US11679308

申请日：2007-02-27

申请人： Oleg Gluschenkov ,  Yaocheng Liu ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana

发明人： Oleg Gluschenkov ,  Yaocheng Liu ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana

IPC分类号： H01L21/20

CPC分类号： H01L29/4983 ,  H01L21/02529 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/02667 ,  H01L29/165 ,  H01L29/6656 ,  H01L29/66575 ,  H01L29/66636 ,  H01L29/78 ,  H01L29/7848

摘要： Disclosed herein is a method of preparing strained silicon comprising annealing a carbon-doped silicon-germanium (SiGe:C) alloy containing region disposed adjacent to a silicon region, wherein the lattice constant of the SiGe:C alloy after annealing is greater than that of the SiGe:C alloy prior to annealing. The method can be used to prepare articles including metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) devices.

摘要翻译： 本发明公开了一种制备应变硅的方法，包括退火邻近硅区的碳掺杂硅 - 锗（SiGe：C）合金含有区域，其中退火后SiGe：C合金的晶格常数大于 退火之前的SiGe：C合金。 该方法可用于制备包括金属氧化物半导体场效应晶体管（MOSFET）器件的制品。

公开(公告)号：US20080050887A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-28

申请号：US11924207

申请日：2007-10-25

申请人： Tze-chiang Chen ,  Guy Cohen ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Ghavam Shahidi

发明人： Tze-chiang Chen ,  Guy Cohen ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Ghavam Shahidi

IPC分类号： H01L21/30

CPC分类号： H01L21/76254 ,  H01L31/02327 ,  H01L31/028 ,  H01L31/1812 ,  Y02E10/547

摘要： A method for fabricating germanium-on-insulator (GOI) substrate materials, the GOI substrate materials produced by the method and various structures that can include at least the GOI substrate materials of the present invention are provided. The GOI substrate material include at least a substrate, a buried insulator layer located atop the substrate, and a Ge-containing layer, preferably pure Ge, located atop the buried insulator layer. In the GOI substrate materials of the present invention, the Ge-containing layer may also be referred to as the GOI film. The GOI film is the layer of the inventive substrate material in which devices can be formed.

摘要翻译： 提供了绝缘体上（锗）绝缘体（GOI）衬底材料的方法，通过该方法生产的GOI衬底材料和至少可以包括本发明的GOI衬底材料的各种结构。 GOI衬底材料至少包括衬底，位于衬底顶部的掩埋绝缘体层，以及位于掩埋绝缘体层顶部的优选纯Ge的Ge含有层。 在本发明的GOI基板材料中，Ge含有层也可以称为GOI膜。 GOI膜是可以形成器件的本发明的基底材料的层。

公开(公告)号：US20060275961A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-07

申请号：US11492271

申请日：2006-07-25

申请人： Kevin Chan ,  Meikei Ieong ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Leathen Shi ,  Min Yang

发明人： Kevin Chan ,  Meikei Ieong ,  Alexander Reznicek ,  Devendra Sadana ,  Leathen Shi ,  Min Yang

IPC分类号： H01L21/84

CPC分类号： H01L29/7842 ,  H01L21/2022 ,  H01L21/76275 ,  H01L21/823807 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L27/1203 ,  H01L29/045 ,  H01L29/78687

摘要： Methods of forming a strained Si-containing hybrid substrate are provided as well as the strained Si-containing hybrid substrate formed by the methods. In the methods of the present invention, a strained Si layer is formed overlying a regrown semiconductor material, a second semiconducting layer, or both. In accordance with the present invention, the strained Si layer has the same crystallographic orientation as either the regrown semiconductor layer or the second semiconducting layer. The methods provide a hybrid substrate in which at least one of the device layers includes strained Si.

摘要翻译： 提供了形成应变含Si的杂化基板的方法以及通过这些方法形成的应变的含Si杂化基板。 在本发明的方法中，形成覆盖重新生长的半导体材料，第二半导体层或两者的应变Si层。 根据本发明，应变Si层具有与再生长半导体层或第二半导电层相同的晶体取向。 该方法提供混合基板，其中至少一个器件层包括应变Si。