Abstract:
Provided is a method for forming a dielectric film in a semiconductor device, wherein the method can improve a dielectric characteristic and a leakage current characteristic. According to specific embodiments of the present invention, the method for forming a dielectric film includes: forming a zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) layer over a wafer in a predetermined thickness that does not allow continuous formation of the ZrO2 layer; and forming an aluminum oxide (AI2O3) layer over portions of the wafer where the ZrO2 layer is not formed, in a predetermined thickness that does not allow continuous formation of the Al2O3 layer.
Abstract translation:提供一种在半导体器件中形成电介质膜的方法,其中该方法可以改善介电特性和漏电流特性。 根据本发明的具体实施方案,形成电介质膜的方法包括:在不允许连续形成ZrO 2层的预定厚度的晶片上形成二氧化锆(ZrO 2)层; 并且在不形成ZrO 2层的晶片的部分上形成氧化铝(Al 2 O 3)层,其厚度不能连续地形成Al 2 O 3层。
Abstract:
The invention provides a carbon nanotube field effect transistor including a nanotube having a length suspended between source and drain electrodes. A gate dielectric material coaxially coats the suspended nanotube length and at least a portion of the source and drain electrodes. A gate metal layer coaxially coats the gate dielectric material along the suspended nanotube length and overlaps a portion of the source and drain electrodes, and is separated from those electrode portions by the gate dielectric material. The nanotube field effect transistor is fabricated by coating substantially the full suspended nanotube length and a portion of the source and drain electrodes with a gate dielectric material. Then the gate dielectric material along the suspended nanotube length and at least a portion of the gate dielectric material on the source and drain electrodes are coated with a gate metal layer.
Abstract:
A method of forming an aluminum containing film on a substrate includes providing a precursor having the chemical structure: AI(NR1R2)(NR3R4)(NR5R6); where each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and an alkyl group including at least two carbon atoms. The precursor is utilized to form a film on the substrate including at least one of aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride and aluminum oxy-nitride. Each of the R1 - R6 groups can be the same or different and can by straight or branched chain alkyls. An exemplary precursor that has is useful in forming aluminum containing films is tris diethylamino aluminum.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a substrate (1) comprising a conductor assembly (4, 41, 42) that is suitable for use at high frequencies, said substrate having improved high-frequency characteristics. The method comprises the following steps: deposition of a structured glass layer (9, 91, 92, 93, 13) comprising at least one opening (8) above a contact region (71 - 74) by vapour deposition on the substrate (1); and application of at least one conductor structure (100, 111, 112, 113) to the glass layer (9, 91 - 93), which is in electric contact with the contact region (71 - 74).
Abstract:
A method is provided for forming a microstructure with an interfacial oxide layer by using a diffusion filter layer to control the oxidation properties of a substrate associated with formation of a high-k layer into the microstructure. The diffusion filter layer controls the oxidation of the surface. The interfacial oxide layer can be formed during an oxidation process that is carried out following deposition of a highk layer onto the diffusion filter layer, or during deposition of a high-k layer onto the diffusion filter layer.
Abstract:
Methods are provided for treating germanium surfaces (200) in preparation for subsequent deposition, particularly gate dielectric deposition by atomic layer deposition (ALD). Prior to depositing, the germanium surface (200) is treated with plasma products or thermally reacted with vapor reactants. Examples of surface treatments leave oxygen bridges, nitrogen bridges, -OH, -NH and/or -NH 2 terminations that more readily adsorb ALD reactants. The surface treatments avoid deep penetration of the reactants into the germanium bulk but improve nucleation.
Abstract:
A ferrocapacitor device comprising a ferroelectric capacitor structure which includes a bottom electrode (5), a ferroelectric layer (7), and a top electrode (9), formed over a substructure (1). A first Al 2 0 3 cover layer (15) is deposited over the structure by a physical vapour deposition process (such as sputtering), and a second Al 2 0 3 cover layer (17) is deposited over the first Al 2 0 3 cover layer (15) by atomic layer deposition. The first Al 2 0 3 cover layer (15) protects the capacitor structure during the formation of the second Al 2 0 3 cover layer (17), and the second Al 2 0 3 cover layer (17) protects the capacitor structure during back end processes performed on the FeRAM device.
Abstract translation:一种铁电体器件,包括形成在子结构(1)上的包括底部电极(5),铁电体层(7)和顶部电极(9)的铁电电容器结构。 通过物理气相沉积工艺(例如溅射)在结构上沉积第一Al 2 O 3覆盖层(15),并且通过原子层沉积在第一Al 2 O 3覆盖层(15)上沉积第二Al 2 O 3覆盖层(17)。 第一Al 2 O 3覆盖层(15)在形成第二Al 2 O 3覆盖层(17)期间保护电容器结构,并且第二Al 2 O 3覆盖层(17)在对FeRAM器件执行的后端处理期间保护电容器结构。
Abstract:
In accordance with the present invention, a dielectric barrier layer is presented. A barrier layer according to the present invention includes a densified amorphous dielectric layer deposited on a substrate by pulsed-DC, substrate biased physical vapor deposition, wherein the densified amorphous dielectric layer is a barrier layer. A method of forming a barrier layer according to the present inventions includes providing a substrate and depositing a highly densified, amorphous, dielectric material over the substrate in a pulsed-dc, biased, wide target physical vapor deposition process. Further, the process can include performing a soft-metal breath treatment on the substrate. Such barrier layers can be utilized as electrical layers, optical layers, immunological layers, or tribological layers.
Abstract:
A dielectric structure (304) formed on a substrate (300) using a thin film deposition technique such as atomic layer deposition (ALD) includes at least one layer of current leakage inhibiting dielectric material (310), such as Al 2 O 3 , HfO 2 , or ZrO 2 , for example, in combination with niobium oxide (Nb 2 O 5 ). The Nb 2 O 5 is either incorporated into the dielectric structure as a dopant in a layer of the current leakage inhibiting material (310) or as one or more separate layers (320, 340) in addition to the layer or layers of current leakage inhibiting material (310). The dielectric structure (304) may be used in miniature capacitors for integrated circuit devices such as DRAM devices, for example. In some embodiments, one or more capacitor electrodes (300, 390) are formed around the dielectric structure (304) in the same ALD processing system. One or more of the electrodes (300, 390) may comprise a transition metal nitride, a noble metal, or a noble metal alloy.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a substrate (1) comprising a conductor assembly (4, 41, 42) that is suitable for use at high frequencies, said substrate having improved high-frequency characteristics. The method comprises the following steps: deposition of a structured glass layer (9, 91, 92, 93, 13) comprising at least one opening (8) above a contact region (71 - 74) by vapour deposition on the substrate (1); and application of at least one conductor structure (100, 111, 112, 113) to the glass layer (9, 91 - 93), which is in electric contact with the contact region (71 - 74).