Dual oxide stress liner
    6.
    发明授权
    Dual oxide stress liner 有权
    双重氧化应力衬垫

    公开(公告)号:US07863646B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-04

    申请号:US11956043

    申请日:2007-12-13

    IPC分类号: H01L31/111 H01L21/00

    摘要: A transistor structure includes a first type of transistor (e.g., P-type) positioned in a first area of the substrate, and a second type of transistor (e.g., N-type) positioned in a second area of the substrate. A first type of stressing layer (compressive conformal nitride) is positioned above the first type of transistor and a second type of stressing layer (compressive tensile nitride) is positioned above the second type of transistor. In addition, another first type of stressing layer (compressive oxide) is positioned above the first type of transistor. Further, another second type of stressing layer (compressive oxide) is positioned above the second type of transistor.

    摘要翻译: 晶体管结构包括位于衬底的第一区域中的第一类型的晶体管(例如,P型)和位于衬底的第二区域中的第二类型的晶体管(例如N型)。 第一类型的应力层(压缩共形氮化物)位于第一类型的晶体管上方,并且第二类型的应力层(压缩拉伸氮化物)位于第二类型晶体管之上。 此外,另一种第一类型的应力层(压缩氧化物)位于第一类型的晶体管之上。 此外,另一第二类型的应力层(压缩氧化物)位于第二类型晶体管的上方。

    Mobility enhanced CMOS devices
    7.
    发明授权
    Mobility enhanced CMOS devices 有权
    移动增强CMOS器件

    公开(公告)号:US07569848B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-04

    申请号:US11362773

    申请日:2006-02-28

    IPC分类号: H01L29/06

    摘要: Compressive or tensile materials are selectively introduced beneath and in alignment with spacer areas and adjacent to channel areas of a semiconductor substrate to enhance or degrade electron and hole mobility in CMOS circuits. A process entails steps of creating dummy spacers, forming a dielectric mandrel (i.e., mask), removing the dummy spacers, etching recesses into the underlying semiconductor substrate, introducing a compressive or tensile material into a portion of each recess, and filling the remainder of each recess with substrate material.

    摘要翻译: 压缩或拉伸材料被选择性地引入到间隔区域的下方并且与半导体衬底的通道区域相邻并且与CMOS电路中的电子和空穴迁移率相关联。 一个过程需要创建虚拟间隔物的步骤,形成介质心轴(即掩模),去除虚拟间隔物,将凹槽蚀刻到下面的半导体衬底中,将压缩或拉伸材料引入每个凹部的一部分中, 每个凹槽与基底材料。

    Oxidation method for altering a film structure and CMOS transistor structure formed therewith
    9.
    发明授权
    Oxidation method for altering a film structure and CMOS transistor structure formed therewith 失效
    用于改变由其形成的膜结构和CMOS晶体管结构的氧化方法

    公开(公告)号:US06982196B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-03

    申请号:US10605889

    申请日:2003-11-04

    IPC分类号: H01L21/8238

    摘要: A structure and method are provided in which a stress present in a film is reduced in magnitude by oxidizing the film through atomic oxygen supplied to a surface of the film. In an embodiment, a mask is used to selectively block portions of the film so that the stress is relaxed only in areas exposed to the oxidation process. A structure and method are further provided in which a film having a stress is formed over source and drain regions of an NFET and a PFET. The stress present in the film over the source and drain regions of either the NFET or the PFET is then relaxed by oxidizing the film through exposure to atomic oxygen to provide enhanced mobility in at least one of the NFET or the PFET while maintaining desirable mobility in the other of the NFET and PFET.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种结构和方法,其中通过供应到膜的表面的原子氧氧化膜来减小膜中存在的应力。 在一个实施例中,掩模用于选择性地阻挡膜的部分,使得应力仅在暴露于氧化过程的区域中松弛。 还提供了一种结构和方法,其中在NFET和PFET的源极和漏极区域上形成具有应力的膜。 然后在NFET或PFET的源极和漏极区域上存在于膜中的应力通过暴露于原子氧氧化膜而被松弛,以在至少一个NFET或PFET中提供增强的迁移率,同时保持理想的迁移率 另一个是NFET和PFET。

    Oxidation method for altering a film structure
    10.
    发明授权
    Oxidation method for altering a film structure 失效
    用于改变膜结构的氧化方法

    公开(公告)号:US07741166B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-22

    申请号:US11318818

    申请日:2005-12-27

    IPC分类号: H01L21/8238

    摘要: A method is provided in which a stress present in a film is reduced in magnitude by oxidizing the film through atomic oxygen supplied to a surface of the film. In an embodiment, a mask is used to selectively block portions of the film so that the stress is relaxed only in areas exposed to the oxidation process. A method is further provided in which a film having a stress is formed over source and drain regions of an NFET and a PFET. The stress present in the film over the source and drain regions of either the NFET or the PFET is then relaxed by oxidizing the film through exposure to atomic oxygen to provide enhanced mobility in at least one of the NFET or the PFET while maintaining desirable mobility in the other of the NFET and PFET.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种方法,其中通过供应到膜的表面的原子氧氧化膜来减小膜中存在的应力。 在一个实施例中,掩模用于选择性地阻挡膜的部分,使得应力仅在暴露于氧化过程的区域中松弛。 还提供了一种方法,其中在NFET和PFET的源极和漏极区域上形成具有应力的膜。 然后在NFET或PFET的源极和漏极区域上存在于膜中的应力通过暴露于原子氧氧化膜而被松弛,以在至少一个NFET或PFET中提供增强的迁移率,同时保持理想的迁移率 另一个是NFET和PFET。