摘要:
A shallow isolating trench is formed in a semiconductor wafer between active component areas to electrically isolate the active components from each other. The isolating trench is primarily formed of an insulating material, such as an oxide, in a recess formed into the wafer. An etch resistant material, such as BTBAS nitride, is placed over the insulating material in the recess. The etch resistant material protects the insulating material from erosion due to subsequent semiconductor fabrication process steps, so the integrity of the isolating trench and the planarity of the wafer are generally maintained.
摘要:
A method of producing an antifuse includes introducing nitrogen by ion implantation means into the substrate. An oxide dielectric layer is then formed on the nitrided substrate in a wet oxidation ambient. The conditions of the ion implantation and the oxidation are controlled to generate a dielectric with uniform thickness and a low breakdown voltage when subjected to a high electric field.
摘要:
Provided are methods and composition for forming an isolation structure on an integrated circuit substrate. First, a trench is etched in the integrated circuit substrate. A lower dielectric layer is then formed in the trench such that the lower dielectric layer at least partially fills the trench. An upper dielectric layer is then formed over the lower dielectric layer to create an isolation structure, the upper dielectric layer and the lower dielectric layer together having an effective dielectric constant that is less than that of silicon dioxide, thereby enabling capacitance associated with the isolation structure to be reduced.
摘要:
Provided are methods and composition for forming an isolation structure on an integrated circuit substrate. First, a trench is etched in the integrated circuit substrate. A lower dielectric layer is then formed in the trench such that the lower dielectric layer at least partially fills the trench. An upper dielectric layer is then formed over the lower dielectric layer to create an isolation structure, the upper dielectric layer and the lower dielectric layer together having an effective dielectric constant that is less than that of silicon dioxide, thereby enabling capacitance associated with the isolation structure to be reduced.
摘要:
Embodiments of the invention include a method for blanket ion implanting a semiconductor substrate surface to induce uniform damage over desired portions of the surface thereby reducing non-uniform etch effects caused by the varying etch rates of surface materials and conditions during surface cleaning. The invention includes providing a semiconductor substrate having gate oxide regions and a sacrificial oxide layer of a predetermined thickness formed thereon. The surface of the substrate is pattern masked to reveal openings in the gate oxide regions and ion implanted through the openings in the pattern mask to form gate oxide regions. The pattern mask is removed from the substrate and a blanket implantation of the sacrificial oxide layer is performed. The substrate is then cleaned to remove the sacrificial oxide layer leaving the substrate in readiness for further processing.
摘要:
Provided are methods and composition for forming a multi-layer isolation structure on an integrated circuit substrate. A process can include selecting a lower dielectric material for the lower dielectric layer and selecting an upper dielectric material for the upper dielectric layer. A range of effective dielectric constants that correspond to the thicknesses the lower and upper dielectric materials are selected. A range of thicknesses for each of the lower and upper dielectric layers are determined from a range of acceptable dielectric constants using information indicating an effective dielectric constant corresponding to thicknesses of the materials for both the lower upper dielectric layers, enabling the formation of the multi-layer isolation structure.
摘要:
Dual trench depths are achieved on the same wafer by forming an initial trench having a depth corresponding to the difference in final depths of the shallow and deep trenches. A second mask is used to open areas for the deep trenches over the preliminary trenches and for the shallow trenches at additional locations. Etching of the shallow and deep trenches then proceeds simultaneously.
摘要:
Provided are methods and composition for forming an isolation structure on an integrated circuit substrate. A trench is etched in the integrated circuit substrate. A light barrier layer is then formed in the trench such that the light barrier layer at least partially fills the trench to create an isolation structure, the light barrier layer being adapted for absorbing laser light applied during laser thermal processing, thereby preventing damage to the integrated circuit substrate. For instance, the light barrier layer may be a conductive layer such as polysilicon. A dielectric layer is then formed over the isolation structure. The dielectric layer may be adapted for transferring heat generated by the laser thermal processing to the light barrier layer. For instance, the dielectric layer may be formed through oxidation of a top surface of the light barrier layer.
摘要:
A memory device can include a plurality of two terminal conductive bridging random access memory (CBRAM) type memory elements; at least one program transistor configured to enable a program current to flow through at least one memory element in response to the application of a program signal at its control terminal and a program bias voltage to the memory element; and an erase load circuit that includes at least one two-terminal diode-like load element, the erase load circuit configured to enable an erase current to flow through the load element and at least one memory element in a direction opposite to that of the program current.
摘要:
In an integrated circuit, a voltage level shifter transitions an input signal at a first voltage level to an output signal at a second voltage level. The voltage level shifter generally includes switching elements, such as transistors, that control switching the output signal between logical zero and logical one values. The switching elements have a maximum voltage below which they can operate. The maximum voltage is less than the second voltage level. The voltage across the switching elements is limited to less than the maximum voltage.