Floating body germanium phototransistor having a photo absorption threshold bias region
    2.
    发明申请
    Floating body germanium phototransistor having a photo absorption threshold bias region 有权
    具有光吸收阈值偏置区域的浮体锗光电晶体管

    公开(公告)号:US20070290288A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-20

    申请号:US11894938

    申请日:2007-08-22

    IPC分类号: H01L31/10

    CPC分类号: H01L31/1136

    摘要: A floating body germanium (Ge) phototransistor with a photo absorption threshold bias region, and an associated fabrication process are presented. The method includes: providing a p-doped Silicon (Si) substrate; selectively forming an insulator layer overlying a first surface of the Si substrate; forming an epitaxial Ge layer overlying the insulator layer; forming a channel region in the Ge layer; forming a gate dielectric, gate electrode, and gate spacers; forming source/drain (S/D) regions in the Ge layer; and, forming a photo absorption threshold bias region in the Ge layer, adjacent the channel region. In one aspect, the second S/D region has a length, longer than the first S/D length. The photo absorption threshold bias region underlies the second S/D region. Alternately, the second S/D region is separated from the channel by an offset, and the photo absorption threshold bias region is the offset in the Ge layer, after a light p-doping.

    摘要翻译: 提出了具有光吸收阈值偏置区域的浮体锗(Ge)光电晶体管,以及相关的制造工艺。 该方法包括:提供p掺杂硅(Si)衬底; 选择性地形成覆盖在所述Si衬底的第一表面上的绝缘体层; 形成覆盖绝缘体层的外延Ge层; 在Ge层中形成沟道区; 形成栅极电介质,栅电极和栅极间隔物; 在Ge层中形成源极/漏极(S / D)区域; 并且在Ge层中形成邻近沟道区的光吸收阈值偏置区域。 在一个方面,第二S / D区域具有比第一S / D长度更长的长度。 光吸收阈值偏置区域位于第二S / D区域的下方。 或者,第二S / D区域与沟道分离偏移,光吸收阈值偏置区域是在光p掺杂之后的Ge层中的偏移。

    Method of growing a germanium epitaxial film on insulator for use in fabrication of a CMOS integrated circuit
    3.
    发明申请
    Method of growing a germanium epitaxial film on insulator for use in fabrication of a CMOS integrated circuit 有权
    在绝缘体上生长用于制造CMOS集成电路的锗外延膜的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060281232A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-14

    申请号:US11149891

    申请日:2005-06-10

    IPC分类号: H01L21/84

    摘要: A method of fabricating a silicon-germanium CMOS includes preparing a silicon substrate wafer; depositing an insulating layer on the silicon substrate wafer; patterning and etching the insulating layer; depositing a layer of polycrystalline germanium on the insulating layer and on at least a portion of the silicon substrate wafer; patterning and etching the polycrystalline germanium; encapsulating the polycrystalline germanium with an insulating material; rapidly thermally annealing the wafer at a temperature sufficient to melt the polycrystalline germanium; cooling the wafer to promote liquid phase epitaxy of the polycrystalline germanium, thereby forming a single crystal germanium layer; and completing the CMOS device.

    摘要翻译: 制造硅 - 锗CMOS的方法包括制备硅衬底晶片; 在硅衬底晶片上沉积绝缘层; 图案化和蚀刻绝缘层; 在所述绝缘层和所述硅衬底晶片的至少一部分上沉积多晶锗层; 图案化和蚀刻多晶锗; 用绝缘材料封装多晶锗; 在足以熔化多晶锗的温度下快速热退火晶片; 冷却晶片以促进多晶锗的液相外延,从而形成单晶锗层; 并完成CMOS设备。

    Germanium infrared sensor for CMOS imagers
    4.
    发明申请
    Germanium infrared sensor for CMOS imagers 有权
    锗红外传感器用于CMOS成像器

    公开(公告)号:US20060194415A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-31

    申请号:US11069422

    申请日:2005-02-28

    IPC分类号: H01L21/30 H01L21/46

    摘要: A method of fabricating a germanium infrared sensor for a CMOS imager includes preparation a donor wafer, including: ion implantation into a silicon wafer to form a P+ silicon layer; growing an epitaxial germanium layer on the P+ silicon layer, forming a silicon-germanium interface; cyclic annealing; and implanting hydrogen ions to a depth at least as deep as the P+ silicon layer to form a defect layer; preparing a handling wafer, including: fabricating a CMOS integrated circuit on a silicon substrate; depositing a layer of refractory metal; treating the surfaces of the donor wafer and the handling wafer for bonding; bonding the handling wafer and the donor wafer to form a bonded structure; splitting the bonded structure along the defect layer; depositing a layer of indium tin oxide on the germanium layer; completing the IR sensor.

    摘要翻译: 制造用于CMOS成像器的锗红外传感器的方法包括制备施主晶片,其包括:离子注入到硅晶片中以形成P +硅层; 在P +硅层上生长外延锗层,形成硅 - 锗界面; 循环退火; 以及将氢离子注入至少与P +硅层一样深的深度以形成缺陷层; 制备处理晶片,包括:在硅衬底上制造CMOS集成电路; 沉积难熔金属层; 处理供体晶片的表面和用于结合的处理晶片; 结合处理晶片和施主晶片以形成结合结构; 沿着缺陷层分离粘结结构; 在锗层上沉积一层氧化铟锡; 完成IR传感器。

    Method of making relaxed silicon-germanium on insulator via layer transfer with stress reduction
    5.
    发明申请
    Method of making relaxed silicon-germanium on insulator via layer transfer with stress reduction 失效
    通过层压转移在绝缘体上制备松弛硅锗的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050070115A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-31

    申请号:US10677005

    申请日:2003-09-30

    CPC分类号: H01L21/76254

    摘要: A method of forming a silicon-germanium layer on an insulator includes depositing a layer of silicon-germanium on a silicon substrate to form a silicon/silicon-germanium portion; implanting hydrogen ions into the silicon substrate between about 500 Å to 1 μm below a silicon-germanium/silicon interface; bonding the silicon/silicon-germanium portion to an insulator substrate to form a couplet; thermally annealing the couplet in a first thermal annealing step to split the couplet; patterning and etching the silicon-germanium-on-insulator portion to remove portions of the silicon and SiGe layers; etching the silicon-germanium-on-insulator portion to remove the remaining silicon layer; thermally annealing the silicon-germanium-on-insulator portion in a second annealing step to relaxed the SiGe layer; and depositing a layer of strained silicon about the SiGe layer.

    摘要翻译: 在绝缘体上形成硅 - 锗层的方法包括在硅衬底上沉积硅 - 锗层以形成硅/硅 - 锗部分; 在硅 - 锗/硅界面之下的约500埃至1微米处将氢离子注入到硅衬底中; 将硅/硅锗部分接合到绝缘体基板上以形成对联体; 在第一热退火步骤中对联接件进行热退火以分离联接件; 图案化和蚀刻绝缘体上硅部分以去除部分硅和SiGe层; 蚀刻绝缘体上硅部分以除去剩余的硅层; 在第二退火步骤中对绝缘体上硅部分进行热退火以松弛SiGe层; 以及在SiGe层周围沉积一层应变硅。

    Liquid phase epitaxial GOI photodiode with buried high resistivity germanium layer
    7.
    发明申请
    Liquid phase epitaxial GOI photodiode with buried high resistivity germanium layer 审中-公开
    液相外延GOI光电二极管,埋置高电阻率锗层

    公开(公告)号:US20070170536A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-26

    申请号:US11339011

    申请日:2006-01-25

    IPC分类号: H01L31/00

    摘要: A device and associated method are provided for fabricating a liquid phase epitaxial (LPE) Germanium-on-Insulator (GOI) photodiode with buried high resistivity Germanium (Ge) layer. The method provides a silicon (Si) substrate, and forms a bottom insulator overlying the Si substrate with a Si seed access area. Then, a Ge P-I-N diode is formed with an n +-doped (n+) mesa, a p+-doped (p+) Ge bottom insulator interface and mesa lateral interface, and a high resistivity Ge layer interposed between the p+ Ge and n+ Ge. A metal electrode is formed overlying a region of the p+ Ge lateral interface, and a transparent electrode is formed overlying the n+ Ge mesa. In one aspect, the method deposits a silicon nitride layer temporary cap overlying the high resistivity Ge layer, and an annealing is performed to epitaxially crystallize the Ge bottom interface and high resistivity Ge layer.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于制造具有埋置的高电阻率锗(Ge)层的液相外延(LPE)绝缘体锗绝缘体(GOI)光电二极管的器件和相关方法。 该方法提供硅(Si)衬底,并且形成具有Si种子存取区域的覆盖Si衬底的底部绝缘体。 然后,形成具有n +掺杂(n +)台面,p +掺杂(p +)Ge底部绝缘体界面和台面侧面界面的Ge P-I-N二极管,以及插入在p + Ge和n + Ge之间的高电阻率Ge层。 在p + Ge侧面界面的区域上形成金属电极,形成覆盖n + Ge台面的透明电极。 在一个方面,该方法沉积覆盖高电阻率Ge层的氮化硅层临时盖,并进行退火以使Ge底界面和高电阻率Ge层外延结晶。

    Method of fabricating a low, dark-current germanium-on-silicon pin photo detector
    8.
    发明申请
    Method of fabricating a low, dark-current germanium-on-silicon pin photo detector 有权
    制造低,暗电流硅 - 硅引脚光电探测器的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070141744A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-21

    申请号:US11312967

    申请日:2005-12-19

    IPC分类号: H01L21/00

    摘要: A method of fabricating a low, dark-current germanium-on-silicon PIN photo detector includes preparing a P-type silicon wafer; implanting the P-type silicon wafer with boron ions; activating the boron ions to form a P+ region on the silicon wafer; forming a boron-doped germanium layer on the P+ silicon surface; depositing an intrinsic germanium layer on the born-doped germanium layer; cyclic annealing, including a relatively high temperature first anneal step and a relatively low temperature second anneal step; repeating the first and second anneal steps for about twenty cycles, thereby forcing crystal defects to the P+ germanium layer; implanting ions in the surface of germanium layer to form an N+ germanium surface layer and a PIN diode; activating the N+ germanium surface layer by thermal anneal; and completing device according to known techniques to form a low dark-current germanium-on-silicon PIN photodetector.

    摘要翻译: 制造低,暗电流锗硅PIN光检测器的方法包括制备P型硅晶片; 用硼离子注入P型硅晶片; 激活硼离子以在硅晶片上形成P +区; 在P +硅表面上形成硼掺杂锗层; 在天然掺杂锗层上沉积本征锗层; 循环退火,包括相对高温的第一退火步骤和相对低温的第二退火步骤; 重复第一和第二退火步骤约20个循环,由此迫使晶体缺陷到P +锗层; 在锗层表面注入离子以形成N +锗表面层和PIN二极管; 通过热退火激活N +锗表面层; 并根据已知技术完成器件以形成低暗电流锗硅PIN光电探测器。

    Floating body germanium phototransistor
    9.
    发明申请
    Floating body germanium phototransistor 有权
    浮体锗光电晶体管

    公开(公告)号:US20070001163A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-04

    申请号:US11174035

    申请日:2005-07-01

    IPC分类号: H01L31/00

    摘要: A floating body germanium (Ge) phototransistor and associated fabrication process are presented. The method includes: providing a silicon (Si) substrate; selectively forming an insulator layer overlying the Si substrate; forming an epitaxial Ge layer overlying the insulator layer using a liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) process; forming a channel region in the Ge layer; forming a gate dielectric, gate electrode, and gate spacers overlying the channel region; and, forming source/drain regions in the Ge layer. The LPE process involves encapsulating the Ge with materials having a melting temperature greater than a first temperature, and melting the Ge using a temperature lower than the first temperature. The LPE process includes: forming a dielectric layer overlying deposited Ge; melting the Ge; and, in response to cooling the Ge, laterally propagating an epitaxial growth front into the Ge from an underlying Si substrate surface.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种浮体锗(Ge)光电晶体管及其制造工艺。 该方法包括:提供硅(Si)衬底; 选择性地形成覆盖Si衬底的绝缘体层; 使用液相外延(LPE)工艺形成覆盖绝缘体层的外延Ge层; 在Ge层中形成沟道区; 形成覆盖所述沟道区的栅极电介质,栅电极和栅极间隔; 并且在Ge层中形成源/漏区。 LPE工艺包括用具有大于第一温度的熔化温度的材料包封Ge,并且使用低于第一温度的温度来熔化Ge。 LPE工艺包括:形成覆盖沉积Ge的介电层; 融化Ge; 并且响应于冷却Ge,将外延生长前沿从下面的Si衬底表面横向传播到Ge中。

    Method for forming an infrared photodetector with a vertical optical path
    10.
    发明申请
    Method for forming an infrared photodetector with a vertical optical path 审中-公开
    用于形成具有垂直光路的红外光电探测器的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060189151A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-24

    申请号:US11384121

    申请日:2006-03-17

    IPC分类号: H01L21/31 H01L21/469

    摘要: Provided are a SiGe vertical optical path and a method for selectively forming a SiGe optical path normal structure for IR photodetection. The method comprises: forming a Si substrate surface; forming a Si feature, normal with respect to the Si substrate surface, such as a trench, via, or pillar; and, selectively forming a SiGe optical path overlying the Si normal feature. In some aspects, the Si substrate surface is formed a first plane and the Si normal feature has walls (sidewalls), normal with respect to the Si substrate surface, and a surface in a second plane, parallel to the first plane. Then, selectively forming a SiGe optical path overlying the Si normal feature includes forming a SiGe vertical optical path overlying the normal feature walls.

    摘要翻译: 提供了SiGe垂直光路和用于选择性地形成用于IR光电检测的SiGe光路法线结构的方法。 该方法包括:形成Si衬底表面; 形成Si特征,相对于诸如沟槽,通孔或支柱的Si衬底表面是正常的; 并且选择性地形成覆盖Si正常特征的SiGe光路。 在一些方面,Si衬底表面形成第一平面,并且Si正常特征具有相对于Si衬底表面法线的壁(侧壁)和平行于第一平面的第二平面中的表面。 然后,选择性地形成覆盖Si正常特征的SiGe光路包括形成覆盖正常特征壁的SiGe垂直光路。