摘要:
A composite high dielectric constant (high-k) gate dielectric includes a stack of a doped high-k gate dielectric and an undoped high-k gate dielectric. The doped high-k gate dielectric can be formed by providing a stack of a first high-k dielectric material layer and a dopant metal layer and annealing the stack to induce the diffusion of the dopant metal into the first high-k dielectric material layer. The undoped high-k gate dielectric is formed by subsequently depositing a second high-k dielectric material layer. The composite high-k gate dielectric can provide an increased gate-leakage oxide thickness without increasing inversion oxide thickness.
摘要:
A method of forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes: forming a dielectric region on a substrate; annealing the dielectric region in an environment including ammonia (NH3); monitoring a nitrogen peak of at least one of the substrate and the dielectric region during the annealing; and adjusting a parameter of the environment based on the monitoring of the nitrogen peak.
摘要:
A method of fabricating a silicon-containing oxide layer that includes providing a chemical oxide layer on a surface of a semiconductor substrate, removing the chemical oxide layer in an oxygen-free environment at a temperature of 1000° C. or greater to provide a bare surface of the semiconductor substrate, and introducing an oxygen-containing gas at a flow rate to the bare surface of the semiconductor substrate for a first time period at the temperature of 1000° C. The temperature is then reduced to room temperature during a second time period while maintaining the flow rate of the oxygen containing gas to provide a silicon-containing oxide layer having a thickness ranging from 0.5 Å to 10 Å.
摘要:
A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a substrate; and a gate structure disposed directly on the substrate, the gate structure including: a graded region with a varied material concentration profile; and a metal layer disposed on the graded region.
摘要:
A method of creating insulating layers on different semiconductor materials includes providing a substrate having disposed thereon a first material and a second material, the second material having a chemical composition different from the first material; non-epitaxially depositing a continuous sacrificial layer of approximately constant thickness onto the first material and the second material, and then converting the sacrificial layer into a layer consisting essentially of SiO2 without oxidizing more than 10 angstroms into the second material. A structure includes a silicon nitride film disposed conformally on a silicon layer and a silicon germanium layer; a SiO2 layer is disposed on the silicon nitride film.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure is provided that includes a substrate having disposed thereon a silicon layer and a silicon germanium layer. An insulator is disposed between the silicon layer and the silicon germanium layer. An optional silicon nitride film is disposed conformally on the silicon layer and the silicon germanium layer, and a SiO2layer disposed on the optional silicon nitride film or on the silicon layer and the silicon germanium layer, when the optional silicon nitride film is not present.
摘要:
A method includes providing an SOI substrate including a layer of silicon disposed atop a layer of an oxide, the layer of an oxide being disposed atop the semiconductor substrate; forming a deep trench having a sidewall extending through the layer of silicon and the layer of an oxide and into the substrate; depositing a continuous spacer on the sidewall to cover the layer of silicon, the layer of an oxide and a part of the substrate; depositing a first conformal layer of a conductive material throughout the inside of the deep trench; creating a silicide within the deep trench in regions extending through the sidewall into an uncovered part of the substrate; removing the first conformal layer from the continuous spacer; removing the continuous spacer; depositing a layer of a high k dielectric material throughout the inside of the deep trench, and depositing a second conformal layer of a conductive material onto the layer of a high-k dielectric material.
摘要:
The present invention provides a gate stack structure that has high mobilities and low interfacial charges as well as semiconductor devices, i.e., metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) that include the same. In the semiconductor devices, the gate stack structure of the present invention is located between the substrate and an overlaying gate conductor. The present invention also provides a method of fabricating the inventive gate stack structure in which a high temperature annealing process (on the order of about 800° C.) is employed. The high temperature anneal used in the present invention provides a gate stack structure that has an interface state density, as measured by charge pumping, of about 8×1010 charges/cm2 or less, a peak mobility of about 250 cm2V-s or greater and substantially no mobility degradation at about 6.0×1012 inversion charges/cm2 or greater.
摘要翻译:本发明提供具有高移动性和低界面电荷的栅叠层结构,以及包括其的半导体器件,即金属氧化物半导体场效应晶体管(MOSFET)。 在半导体器件中,本发明的栅极堆叠结构位于衬底和覆盖栅极导体之间。 本发明还提供一种制造本发明的栅叠层结构的方法,其中采用了高温退火工艺(大约800℃)。 本发明中使用的高温退火提供了具有大约8×10 10电荷/ cm 2或更小的电荷泵浦的界面状态密度,约250cm 2 / s以上的峰值迁移率和基本上没有 约6.0×10 12反相电荷/ cm 2以上的迁移率降解。