Germanium phototransistor with floating body
    1.
    发明授权
    Germanium phototransistor with floating body 有权
    具有浮体的锗光电晶体管

    公开(公告)号:US07675056B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-09

    申请号:US11891574

    申请日:2007-08-10

    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。

    Floating body germanium phototransistor having a photo absorption threshold bias region
    2.
    发明授权
    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:US07351995B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-01

    申请号:US11894938

    申请日:2007-08-22

    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。

    Process integration of Si1-xGex CMOS with Si1-xGex relaxation after STI formation
    3.
    发明授权
    Process integration of Si1-xGex CMOS with Si1-xGex relaxation after STI formation 失效
    STI形成后Si1-xGex CMOS与Si1-xGex弛豫过程的整合

    公开(公告)号:US06583000B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-24

    申请号:US10072183

    申请日:2002-02-07

    IPC分类号: H01L218238

    摘要: A method of forming a CMOS device includes preparing a silicon substrate, including forming plural device regions on the substrate; epitaxially forming a strained SiGe layer on the substrate, wherein the SiGe layer has a germanium content of between about 20% and 40%; forming a silicon cap layer epitaxially on the SiGe layer; depositing a gate oxide layer; depositing a first polysilicon layer; implanting H+ ions to a depth below the SiGe layer; forming a trench by shallow trench isolation which extends into the substrate; annealing the structure at a temperature of between about 700° C. to 900° C. for between about five minutes to sixty minutes; depositing an oxide layer and a second polysilicon layer, thereby filling the trench; planarizing the structure to the top of the level of the portion of the second polysilicon layer which is located in the trench; and completing the CMOS device.

    摘要翻译: 形成CMOS器件的方法包括制备硅衬底,包括在衬底上形成多个器件区域; 在衬底上外延地形成应变SiGe层,其中SiGe层的锗含量在约20%和40%之间; 在SiGe层上外延地形成硅帽层; 沉积栅氧化层; 沉积第一多晶硅层; 将H +离子注入SiGe层以下的深度; 通过延伸到衬底中的浅沟槽隔离形成沟槽; 在约700℃至900℃的温度下退火结构约5分钟至60分钟; 沉积氧化物层和第二多晶硅层,从而填充沟槽; 将结构平面化到位于沟槽中的第二多晶硅层的部分的顶部的顶部; 并完成CMOS设备。

    Molecular hydrogen implantation method for forming a relaxed silicon germanium layer with high germanium content
    4.
    发明授权
    Molecular hydrogen implantation method for forming a relaxed silicon germanium layer with high germanium content 失效
    用于形成具有高锗含量的松弛硅锗层的分子氢注入方法

    公开(公告)号:US06562703B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-05-13

    申请号:US10099374

    申请日:2002-03-13

    IPC分类号: H01L21265

    摘要: A method is provided for forming a relaxed silicon germanium layer with a high germanium content on a silicon substrate. The method comprises: depositing a single-crystal silicon (Si) buffer layer overlying the silicon substrate; depositing a layer of single-crystal silicon germanium (Si1−xGex) overlying the Si buffer layer having a thickness of 1000 to 5000 Å; implanting the Si1−xGex layer with ionized molecular hydrogen (H2+) a projected range of approximately 100 to 300 Å into the underlying Si buffer layer; optionally, implanting the Si1−xGex layer with a species selected such as boron, He, or Si; annealing; and, in response to the annealing, converting the Si1−xGex layer to a relaxed Si1−xGex layer. Optionally, after annealing, an additional layer of single-crystal Si1−xGex having a thickness of greater than 1000 Å can be deposited overlying the relaxed layer of Si1−xGex.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种在硅衬底上形成具有高锗含量的松弛硅锗层的方法。 该方法包括:沉积覆盖硅衬底的单晶硅(Si)缓冲层; 沉积覆盖厚度为1000至5000的Si缓冲层的单晶硅锗层(Si1-xGex); 将具有离子化分子氢(H 2 +)的Si 1-x Ge x层投射到下面的Si缓冲层中约100至300埃的投影范围; 任选地,将Si1-xGex层用诸如硼,氦或硅的物质进行注入; 退火; 并且响应于退火,将Si1-xGex层转化为弛豫的Si1-xGex层。 任选地,在退火之后,可以沉积厚度大于的附加层的单晶Si1-xGex覆盖在Si1-xGex的松弛层上。

    Method of fabricating a low, dark-current germanium-on-silicon pin photo detector
    5.
    发明授权
    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:US07811913B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-12

    申请号:US11312967

    申请日:2005-12-19

    IPC分类号: H01L21/265

    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 boron-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; 在硼掺杂的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; 通过热退火来活化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。

    Ge short wavelength infrared imager
    6.
    发明授权
    Ge short wavelength infrared imager 有权
    Ge短波长红外成像仪

    公开(公告)号:US07651880B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-26

    申请号:US11592465

    申请日:2006-11-04

    IPC分类号: H01L25/00

    摘要: A germanium (Ge) short wavelength infrared (SWIR) imager and associated fabrication process are provided. The imager comprises a silicon (Si) substrate with doped wells. An array of pin diodes is formed in a relaxed Ge-containing film overlying the Si substrate, each pin diode having a flip-chip interface. There is a Ge/Si interface, and a doped Ge-containing buffer interposed between the Ge-containing film and the Ge/Si interface. An array of Si CMOS readout circuits is bonded to the flip-chip interfaces. Each readout circuit has a zero volt diode bias interface.

    摘要翻译: 提供锗(Ge)短波长红外(SWIR)成像器和相关制造工艺。 该成像器包括具有掺杂阱的硅(Si)衬底。 在位于Si衬底上的松弛的含Ge膜中形成一个pin二极管阵列,每个pin二极管具有倒装芯片接口。 存在Ge / Si界面和插入含Ge膜和Ge / Si界面之间的含掺杂Ge的缓冲层。 Si CMOS读出电路阵列结合到倒装芯片接口。 每个读出电路都具有零伏二极管偏置接口。

    Method of making CMOS devices on strained silicon on glass
    8.
    发明授权
    Method of making CMOS devices on strained silicon on glass 失效
    在玻璃上的应变硅上制造CMOS器件的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07470573B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-30

    申请号:US11060878

    申请日:2005-02-18

    IPC分类号: H01L21/30 H01L21/84

    摘要: A method of making CMOS devices on strained silicon on glass includes preparing a glass substrate, including forming a strained silicon layer on the glass substrate; forming a silicon oxide layer by plasma oxidation of the strained silicon layer; depositing a layer of doped polysilicon on the silicon oxide layer; forming a polysilicon gate; implanting ions to form a LDD structure; depositing and forming a spacer dielectric on the gate structure; implanting and activation ions to form source and drain structures; depositing a layer of metal film; annealing the layer of metal film to form salicide on the source, drain and gate structures; removing any unreacted metal film; depositing a layer of interlayer dielectric; and forming contact holes and metallizing.

    摘要翻译: 在玻璃上的应变硅上制造CMOS器件的方法包括制备玻璃衬底,包括在玻璃衬底上形成应变硅层; 通过应变硅层的等离子体氧化形成氧化硅层; 在氧化硅层上沉积掺杂多晶硅层; 形成多晶硅栅极; 注入离子以形成LDD结构; 在栅极结构上沉积和形成间隔电介质; 植入和激活离子以形成源和漏结构; 沉积一层金属膜; 退火金属膜层,在源极,漏极和栅极结构上形成硅化物; 去除任何未反应的金属膜; 沉积层间电介质层; 并形成接触孔和金属化。

    Method for isolating silicon germanium dislocation regions in strained-silicon CMOS applications
    9.
    发明授权
    Method for isolating silicon germanium dislocation regions in strained-silicon CMOS applications 有权
    在应变硅CMOS应用中分离硅锗位错区的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07384837B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-10

    申请号:US11073185

    申请日:2005-03-03

    IPC分类号: H01L21/8238

    摘要: A dual gate strained-Si MOSFET with thin SiGe dislocation regions and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The method forms a first layer of relaxed SiGe overlying a substrate, having a thickness of less than 5000 Å; forms a second layer of relaxed SiGe overlying the substrate and adjacent to the first layer of SiGe, having a thickness of less than 5000 Å; forms a layer of strained-Si overlying the first and second SiGe layers; forms a shallow trench isolation region interposed between the first SiGe layer and the second SiGe layer; forms an p-well in the substrate and the overlying first layer of SiGe; forming forms a p-well in the substrate and the overlying second layer of SiGe; forms channel regions, in the strained-Si, and forms PMOS and NMOS transistor source and drain regions.

    摘要翻译: 提供具有薄SiGe位错区域的双栅应变Si MOSFET及其制造方法。 该方法形成覆盖衬底的第一层松弛SiGe,厚度小于5000; 形成覆盖衬底并且邻近第一SiGe层的第二层松弛SiGe,其厚度小于5000; 形成层叠在第一和第二SiGe层上的应变层; 形成介于第一SiGe层和第二SiGe层之间的浅沟槽隔离区; 在衬底和SiGe的上覆第一层中形成p阱; 在衬底和SiGe的上覆第二层中形成p阱; 在应变Si中形成沟道区,并形成PMOS和NMOS晶体管的源极和漏极区。

    Method of fabricating local interconnects on a silicon-germanium 3D CMOS
    10.
    发明授权
    Method of fabricating local interconnects on a silicon-germanium 3D CMOS 有权
    在硅 - 锗3D CMOS上制造局部互连的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07378309B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-27

    申请号:US11376542

    申请日:2006-03-15

    IPC分类号: H01L21/8234

    摘要: A method of fabricating local interconnect on a silicon-germanium 3D CMOS includes fabricating an active silicon CMOS device on a silicon substrate. An insulator layer is deposited on the silicon substrate and a seed window is opened through the insulator layer to the silicon substrate and to a silicon CMOS device gate. A germanium thin film is deposited on the insulator layer and into windows, forming a contact between the germanium thin film and the silicon device. The germanium thin film is encapsulated in a dielectric material. The wafer is heated at a temperature sufficient to flow the germanium, while maintaining the other layers in a solid condition. The wafer is cooled to solidify the germanium as single crystal germanium and as polycrystalline germanium, which provides local interconnects. Germanium CMOS devices may be fabricated on the single crystal germanium thin film.

    摘要翻译: 在硅 - 锗3D CMOS上制造局部互连的方法包括在硅衬底上制造有源硅CMOS器件。 绝缘体层沉积在硅衬底上,并且晶种窗通过绝缘体层向硅衬底和硅CMOS器件栅极打开。 在绝缘体层和窗口上沉积锗薄膜,形成锗薄膜和硅器件之间的接触。 锗薄膜被封装在电介质材料中。 在足以使锗流动的温度下加热晶片,同时将其它层保持在固体状态。 将晶片冷却以将锗固化为单晶锗和作为多晶锗,其提供局部互连。 可以在单晶锗薄膜上制造锗CMOS器件。