摘要:
A field effect transistor is formed across one or more trenches (26) or bars (120), thereby increasing the effective width of the channel region and the current-carrying capacity of the device.
摘要:
A field effect transistor is formed across a one or more trenches (26) or bars (120), thereby increasing the effective width of the channel region and the current-carrying capacity of the device.
摘要:
A field effect transistor (FET) is formed on a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate in the thin silicon layer above the insulating buried oxide layer. The channel region is lightly doped with a first impurity to increase free carrier conductivity of a first type. The source region and the drain region are heavily dopes with the first impurity. A gate and a back gate are positioned along the side of the channel region and extending from the source region and is implanted with a second semiconductor with an energy gap greater than silicon and is implanted with an impurity to increase free carrier flow of a second type.
摘要:
A method of fabricating an integrated circuit can include performing a reactive ion etch (RIE) to form a via aperture in a dielectric layer where the via aperture exposes a portion of a conductive layer located under the dielectric layer, removing polymer residue from the RIE, and forming a nucleation layer over the exposed portion of the conductive layer using an alloy. The nucleation layer can be formed in an electroless process and can improve electromigration reliability, reduce via resistance, eliminate via corrosion, and eliminate copper resputtering on dielectric sidewalls.
摘要:
A method for preventing the thermal decomposition of a high-K dielectric layer of a gate electrode during the formation of a metal silicide on the gate electrode by using nickel as the metal component of the silicide.
摘要:
A field effect transistor (FET) is formed on a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate in the thin silicon layer above the insulating buried oxide layer. The channel region is lightly doped with a first impurity to increase free carrier conductivity of a first type. The source region and the drain region are heavily dopes with the first impurity. A gate and a back gate are positioned along the side of the channel region and extending from the source region and is implanted with a second semiconductor with an energy gap greater than silicon and is implanted with an impurity to increase free carrier flow of a second type.
摘要:
Multi-level semiconductor devices are formed with reduced parasitic capacitance without sacrificing structural integrity or electromigration performance by removing the inter-layer dielectrics and depositing a metal silicide to line the interconnection system. Embodiments include a semiconductor device comprising a dielectric sealing layer, e.g., silicon nitride, between the substrate and first patterned metal layer, tungsten silicide lining the interconnection system and dielectric protective layers, e.g., a silane derived oxide bottommost protective layer, on the uppermost metallization level.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure and method for making the same provides a metal gate on a silicon substrate. The gate includes a high dielectric constant on the substrate, and a physical vapor deposited (PVD) layer of amorphous silicon on the high k gate dielectric. The metal is then formed on the PVD amorphous silicon layer. Additional dopants are implanted into the PVD amorphous silicon layer. An annealing process forms silicide in the gate, with a layer of silicon remaining unreacted. The work function of the metal gate is substantially the same as a polysilicon gate due to the presence of the PVD amorphous silicon layer, while the additional doping of the PVD amorphous silicon layer lowers the resistivity of the gate electrode.
摘要:
A method of making a semiconductor device and a method of isolation of active islands on a silicon-on-insulator semiconductor device, comprising the steps of providing a silicon-on-insulator semiconductor wafer having a silicon active layer, a dielectric isolation layer and a silicon substrate, in which the silicon active layer is formed on the dielectric isolation layer and the dielectric isolation layer is formed on the silicon substrate; forming an isolation trench, the isolation trench defining an active island in the silicon active layer; rounding at least one corner in the active island by application of a high RF bias power high density plasma; and filling the isolation trench with a dielectric trench isolation material by application of a low RF bias power high density plasma. In one embodiment, the rounding step comprises application of a HDP under etching conditions, and the filling step comprises application of a HDP under deposition conditions.
摘要:
Work function control layers are provided in in-laid, metal gate electrode, Si-based MOS transistors and CMOS devices by a process which avoids deleterious dopant implantation processing resulting in damage to the thin gate insulator layer and undesirable doping of the underlying channel region. According to the invention, an amorphous Si layer is formed over the thin gate insulator layer by a low energy deposition process which does not adversely affect the gate insulator layer and subsequently doped by means of another low energy process, e.g., low sheath voltage plasma doping, which does not damage the gate insulator layer or dope the underlying channel region of the Si-based substrate. Subsequent thermal processing during device manufacture results in activation of the dopant species and conversion of the a-Si layer to a doped polycrystalline Si layer of substantially increased electrical conductivity.