Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes an active fin on a substrate, a gate structure on the active fin, a gate spacer structure on a sidewall of the gate structure, and a source/drain layer on at least a portion of the active fin adjacent the gate spacer structure. The gate spacer structure includes a wet etch stop pattern, an oxygen-containing silicon pattern, and an outgas sing prevention pattern sequentially stacked.
Abstract:
A method of forming a low-k layer includes forming a layer by providing a silicon source, a carbon source, an oxygen source, and a nitrogen source onto a substrate. The forming of the layer includes a plurality of main cycles, and each of the main cycles includes providing the silicon source, providing the carbon source, providing the oxygen source, and providing the nitrogen source, each of which is performed at least one time. Each of the main cycles includes sub-cycles in which the providing of the carbon source and the providing of the oxygen source are alternately performed.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes an active fin on a substrate, a gate structure on the active fin, a gate spacer structure on a sidewall of the gate structure, and a source/drain layer on at least a portion of the active fin adjacent the gate spacer structure. The gate spacer structure includes a wet etch stop pattern, an oxygen-containing silicon pattern, and an outgas sing prevention pattern sequentially stacked.
Abstract:
Disclosed are semiconductor devices including a field effect transistor and methods of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device comprises a device isolation layer in an upper portion of a substrate, first active patterns on a first region of the substrate and second active patterns on a second region of the substrate, gate structures extending in one direction and running across the first and second active patterns, and a blocking layer on a recessed region of the device isolation layer of the first region. Each of the first and second active patterns comprises a plurality of semiconductor patterns that are vertically stacked and spaced apart from each other. The semiconductor patterns of the first active patterns have conductivity different from that of the semiconductor patterns of the second active patterns. The blocking layer is limited on the first region.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a substrate including an active fin structure, a plurality of gate structures, a first spacer on sidewalls of each of the gate structures, and a second spacer on sidewalls of the first spacer. The active fin structure may extend in a first direction and including a plurality of active fins with adjacent active fins divided by a recess. Each of the plurality of gate structures may extend in a second direction crossing the first direction, and may cover the active fins. The first spacer may include silicon oxycarbonitride (SiOCN), and may have a first carbon concentration. The second spacer may include SiOCN and may have a second carbon concentration which is different from the first carbon concentration. The semiconductor device may have a low parasitic capacitance and good electrical characteristics.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a conductive line that extends in a first direction on a substrate, a first oxide semiconductor layer, including a first crystalline oxide semiconductor material containing a first metal element, on the conductive line, a second oxide semiconductor layer, which is in physical contact with the first oxide semiconductor layer and is connected to the conductive line, on the conductive line, a gate electrode that extends in a second direction, which crosses the first direction, on a side of the second oxide semiconductor layer, and a capacitor structure connected to the second oxide semiconductor layer on the second oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, wherein the second oxide semiconductor layer includes a second crystalline oxide semiconductor material containing the first metal element and second and third metal elements, which are different from the first metal element.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a fin structure on a substrate and extending in a first direction, a gate electrode crossing over the fin structure, source/drain regions on the fin structure at opposite sides of the gate electrode, and a barrier layer between the fin structure and each of the source/drain regions. The fin structure includes a material having a lattice constant different from that of the substrate, the fin structure, the source/drain regions, and the barrier layer include germanium, and a germanium concentration in the barrier layer is greater than that in the fin structure and less than a maximum germanium concentration in each of the source/drain regions.
Abstract:
Provided is a semiconductor device. In some examples, the semiconductor device includes an fin active region protruding from a substrate, gate patterns disposed on the fin active region, a source/drain region disposed on the fin active region between the gate patterns, and contact patterns disposed on the source/drain region. The source/drain region may have a protruding middle section, which may form a wave-shaped upper surface of the source/drain region.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a preliminary fin-type active pattern extending in a first direction, forming a device isolation pattern covering a lower portion of the preliminary fin-type active pattern, forming a gate structure extending in a second direction and crossing over the preliminary fin-type active pattern, forming a fin-type active pattern having a first region and a second region, forming a preliminary impurity-doped pattern on the second region by using a selective epitaxial-growth process, and forming an impurity-doped pattern by injecting impurities using a plasma doping process, wherein the upper surface of the first region is at a first level and the upper surface of the second region is at a second level lower than the first level.
Abstract:
A method of forming a low-k layer includes forming a layer by providing a silicon source, a carbon source, an oxygen source, and a nitrogen source onto a substrate. The forming of the layer includes a plurality of main cycles, and each of the main cycles includes providing the silicon source, providing the carbon source, providing the oxygen source, and providing the nitrogen source, each of which is performed at least one time. Each of the main cycles includes sub-cycles in which the providing of the carbon source and the providing of the oxygen source are alternately performed.