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:
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:
A method is provided of fabricating complementary stressed semiconductor devices, e.g., an NFET having a tensile stressed channel and a PFET having a compressive stressed channel. In such method, a first semiconductor region having a lattice constant larger than silicon can be epitaxially grown on an underlying semiconductor region of a substrate. The first semiconductor region can be grown laterally adjacent to a second semiconductor region which has a lattice constant smaller than that of silicon. Layers consisting essentially of silicon can be grown epitaxially onto exposed major surfaces of the first and second semiconductor regions after which gates can be formed which overlie the epitaxially grown silicon layers. Portions of the first and second semiconductor regions adjacent to the gates can be removed to form recesses. Regions consisting essentially of silicon can be grown within the recesses to form embedded silicon regions. Source and drain regions then can be formed in the embedded silicon regions. The difference between the lattice constant of silicon and that of the underlying first and second regions results in tensile stressed silicon over the first semiconductor region and compressive stressed silicon over the second semiconductor region.
摘要:
The present invention relates to improved complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices with stressed channel regions. Specifically, each improved CMOS device comprises an field effect transistor (FET) having a channel region located in a semiconductor device structure, which has a top surface oriented along one of a first set of equivalent crystal planes and one or more additional surfaces oriented along a second, different set of equivalent crystal planes. Such additional surfaces can be readily formed by crystallographic etching. Further, one or more stressor layers with intrinsic compressive or tensile stress are located over the additional surfaces of the semiconductor device structure and are arranged and constructed to apply tensile or compressive stress to the channel region of the FET. Such stressor layers can be formed by pseudomorphic growth of a semiconductor material having a lattice constant different from the semiconductor device structure.
摘要:
The present invention relates to improved complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices with stressed channel regions. Specifically, each improved CMOS device comprises an field effect transistor (FET) having a channel region located in a semiconductor device structure, which has a top surface oriented along one of a first set of equivalent crystal planes and one or more additional surfaces oriented along a second, different set of equivalent crystal planes. Such additional surfaces can be readily formed by crystallographic etching. Further, one or more stressor layers with intrinsic compressive or tensile stress are located over the additional surfaces of the semiconductor device structure and are arranged and constructed to apply tensile or compressive stress to the channel region of the FET. Such stressor layers can be formed by pseudomorphic growth of a semiconductor material having a lattice constant different from the semiconductor device structure.
摘要:
A method is provided of fabricating complementary stressed semiconductor devices, e.g., an NFET having a tensile stressed channel and a PFET having a compressive stressed channel. In such method, a first semiconductor region having a lattice constant larger than silicon can be epitaxially grown on an underlying semiconductor region of a substrate. The first semiconductor region can be grown laterally adjacent to a second semiconductor region which has a lattice constant smaller than that of silicon. Layers consisting essentially of silicon can be grown epitaxially onto exposed major surfaces of the first and second semiconductor regions after which gates can be formed which overlie the epitaxially grown silicon layers. Portions of the first and second semiconductor regions adjacent to the gates can be removed to form recesses. Regions consisting essentially of silicon can be grown within the recesses to form embedded silicon regions. Source and drain regions then can be formed in the embedded silicon regions. The difference between the lattice constant of silicon and that of the underlying first and second regions results in tensile stressed silicon over the first semiconductor region and compressive stressed silicon over the second semiconductor region.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a semiconductor substrate that includes forming at least first and second device regions, wherein the first device region includes a first recess having interior surfaces oriented along a first set of equivalent crystal planes, and wherein the second device region includes a second recess having interior surfaces oriented along a second, different set of equivalent crystal planes. The semiconductor device structure formed using such a semiconductor substrate includes at least one n-channel field effect transistor (n-FET) formed at the first device region having a channel that extends along the interior surfaces of the first recess, and at least one p-channel field effect transistor (p-FET) formed at the second device region having a channel that extends along the interior surfaces of the second recess.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a semiconductor substrate comprising at least first and second device regions, wherein the first device region comprises a first recess having interior surfaces oriented along a first set of equivalent crystal planes, and wherein the second device region comprises a second recess having interior surfaces oriented along a second, different set of equivalent crystal planes. A semiconductor device structure can be formed using such a semiconductor substrate. Specifically, at least one n-channel field effect transistor (n-FET) can be formed at the first device region, which comprises a channel that extends along the interior surfaces of the first recess. At least one p-channel field effect transistor (p-FET) can be formed at the second device region, which comprises a channel that extends along the interior surfaces of the second recess.
摘要:
An improved semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate is provided, which contains a patterned buried insulator layer at varying depths. Specifically, the SOI substrate has a substantially planar upper surface and comprises: (1) first regions that do not contain any buried insulator, (2) second regions that contain first portions of the patterned buried insulator layer at a first depth (i.e., measured from the planar upper surface of the SOI substrate), and (3) third regions that contain second portions of the patterned buried insulator layer at a second depth, where the first depth is larger than the second depth. One or more field effect transistors (FETs) can be formed in the SOI substrate. For example, the FETs may comprise: channel regions in the first regions of the SOI substrate, source and drain regions in the second regions of the SOI substrate, and source/drain extension regions in the third regions of the SOI substrate.
摘要:
The present invention relates to high performance three-dimensional (3D) field effect transistors (FETs). Specifically, a 3D semiconductor structure having a bottom surface oriented along one of a first set of equivalent crystal planes and multiple additional surfaces oriented along a second, different set of equivalent crystal planes can be used to form a high performance 3D FET with carrier channels oriented along the second, different set of equivalent crystal planes. More importantly, such a 3D semiconductor structure can be readily formed over the same substrate with an additional 3D semiconductor structure having a bottom surface and multiple additional surfaces all oriented along the first set of equivalent crystal planes. The additional 3D semiconductor structure can be used to form an additional 3D FET, which is complementary to the above-described 3D FET and has carrier channels oriented along the first set of equivalent crystal planes.
摘要翻译:本发明涉及高性能三维(3D)场效应晶体管(FET)。 具体而言,可以使用具有沿着第一组等效晶面中的一个取向的底表面和沿着第二不同组的等效晶面取向的多个附加表面的3D半导体结构,以形成具有载体通道定向的高性能3D FET 沿着第二个不同组的等效晶面。 更重要的是,这种3D半导体结构可以容易地在具有底表面和多个附加表面的附加3D半导体结构的同一衬底上形成,所述另外的三维半导体结构全部沿着第一组等效晶面取向。 附加的3D半导体结构可以用于形成附加的3D FET,其与上述3D FET互补,并且具有沿着第一组等效晶面取向的载流子通道。