Abstract:
An LDMOS transistor (100) on a substrate (70a, 70b) of a first conductivity type, comprises a first source region (10a), a second source region (10b) both with a source portion (73) and a common drain region (112, 212). The source portions and common drain region are of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type. The source portions and the common drain region are mutually connected through respective channel region (28a, 28b) in the substrate over which respective gate electrodes (14a, 14b) extend. The common drain region is a compound drain region comprising a first drain region (112), a second drain region (212).An isolation region (130) separating the first drain region from the second drain region by a separating distance (S) is provided in said common drain region to allow decoupling of the output capacitance and the thermal properties.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for making complementary p and n MOSFET transistors (3, 4) with source (10, 24) and drain (12, 26) Schottky electrodes connected by a channel (20, 34) controlled by a gate electrode (14, 28), wherein said method includes: making source and drain electrodes from a single silicide for the two types of transistors; segregating first impurities (21) from groups II and III of the periodic table at the interface (22) between the silicide and the channel (20) of the p transistor (3), the n transistor (4) being masked; segregating second impurities (35) from groups V and VI of the periodic table at the interface (36) between the silicide and the channel (34) of the n transistor (4), the p transistor (3) being masked.
Abstract:
Enhanced hole mobility p-type JFET and fabrication methods. A p-type junction field effect transistor (200) including a substrate of n-type, a source region (204) and a drain region (206) formed in the substrate; wherein the source region and the drain region are p-type doped and at least one of the source region and the drain region is formed with silicon-germanium compound (Sil-xGex), a p-type channel (208) disposed between the source and the drain in the substrate; wherein compressive stress is induced in the p-type channel substantially along a channel length by the Sil-xGex, and an n-type gate region (210) within the p-type channel. The n-type gate region is electrically coupled to a gate contact (216) that is operable to modulate a depletion width of the p-type channel.
Abstract:
A scalable device structure and process for forming a normally off JFET with 45 NM linewidths or less. The contacts to the source, drain and gate areas are formed by forming a layer of oxide of a thickness of less than 1000 angstroms, and, preferably 500 angstroms or less on top of the substrate. A nitride layer is formed on top of the oxide layer and holes are etched for the source, drain and gate contacts. A layer of polysilicon is then deposited so as to fill the holes and the polysilicon is polished back to planarize it flush with the nitride layer. The polysilicon contacts are then implanted with the types of impurities necessary for the channel type of the desired transistor and the impurities are driven into the semiconductor substrate below to form source, drain and gate regions.
Abstract:
In order to form active sources and drains, a thick layer (24) of polysilicon or amorphous silicon is deposited over gate structure (10) formed on thin semiconductor layer (6) on insulating layer 4. The semiconductor layer (6) may already be lightly doped in regions (20) leaving channel region (21) under gate structure (10). An annealing step is then carried out to diffuse the dopants from the thick polysilicon or amorphous silicon layer (24) to form heavily doped source and drain regions.
Abstract:
A new class of high-density, vertical Fin-FET devices that exhibit low contact resistance is described. These vertical Fin-FET devices have vertical silicon "fins" (12A) that act as the transistor body. Doped source and drain regions (26A, 28A) are formed at the bottoms and tops, respectively, of the fins (12A). Gates (24A, 24B) are formed along sidewalls of the fins. Current flows vertically through the fins (12A) between the source and drain regions (26A, 28A) when an appropriate bias is applied to the gates (24A, 24B). An integrated process for forming pFET, nFET, multi-fin, single-fin, multi-gate and double-gate vertical Fin-FETs simultaneously is described.
Abstract:
A new class of high-density, vertical Fin-FET devices that exhibit low contact resistance is described. These vertical Fin-FET devices have vertical silicon “fins” (12A) that act as the transistor body. Doped source and drain regions (26A, 28A) are formed at the bottoms and tops, respectively, of the fins (12A). Gates (24A, 24B) are formed along sidewalls of the fins. Current flows vertically through the fins (12A) between the source and drain regions (26A, 28A) when an appropriate bias is applied to the gates (24A, 24B). An integrated process for forming pFET, nFET, multi-fin, single-fin, multi-gate and double-gate vertical Fin-FETs simultaneously is described.
Abstract:
A method is provided for forming a power semiconductor device. The method begins by providing a substrate of a first (2) or second conductivity (1) type and then forming a voltage sustaining region on the substrate (1). The voltage sustaining region is formed by depositing an epitaxial layer of a first conductivity type on the substrate (1) and forming at least one trench (520) in the epitaxial layer. A first layer of polysilicon (512) having a second dopant of the second conductivity type is deposited in the trench (520). The second dopant is diffused to form a doped epitaxial region adjacent to the trench (520) and in the epitaxial layer. A second layer of polysilicon (510) having a first dopant of the first conductivity type is subsequently deposited in the trench (520). The first and second dopants respectively located in the second and first layers of polysilicon (512) are interdiffused to achieve electrical compensation in the first and second layers of polysilicon (512). Finally, at least one region of the second conductivity type is formed over the voltage sustaining region to define a junction therebetween.
Abstract:
Silicon alloys and doped silicon films are prepared by chemical vapor deposition and ion implantation processes using Si-containing chemical precursors as sources for Group III and Group V atoms. Preferred dopant precursors include (H3Si)3-xMRx, (H3Si)3N, and (H3Si)4N2, wherein R is H or D, x = 0, 1 or 2, and M is selected from the group consisting of B, P, As, and Sb. Preferred deposition methods produce non-hydrogenated silicon alloy and doped Si-containing films, including crystalline films.
Abstract:
Chemical vapor deposition processes utilize higher order silanes and germanium precursors as chemical precursors. The processes have high deposition rates yet produce more uniform films, both compositionally and in thickness, than films prepared using conventional chemical precursors. In preferred embodiments, trisilane is employed to deposit SiGe-containing films that are useful in the semiconductor industry in various applications such as transistor gate electrodes.