Abstract:
By forming isolation trenches (102 A, 102B) of different types of intrinsic stress on the basis of separate process sequences, the strain characteristics of adjacent active semiconductor regions (105A, 105B) may be adjusted so as to obtain overall device performance. For example, highly stressed dielectric fill material (107A, 107B) including compressive and tensile stress may be appropriately provided in the respective isolation trenches (102A, 102B) in order to correspondingly adapt the charge carrier mobility of respective channel regions (121 A, 121B).
Abstract:
A vertical or three-dimensional non-planar configuration for a decoupling capacitor (240, 340, 440, 540) is provided, which significantly reduces the required die area for capacitors of high charge carrier storage capacity. The non-planar configuration of the decoupling capacitors (240, 340, 440, 540) also provides enhanced pattern uniformity during the highly critical gate patterning process.
Abstract:
A technique is provided that enables the formation of metal suicide individually for N-channel transistors and P-channel transistors, while at the same time a strain-inducing mechanism is also provided individually for each transistor type. In this way, a cobalt suicide (130, 230) having a reduced distance to the channel region of an NMOS transistor (120, 220) may be provided, while a P-channel transistor (140, 240) may receive a highly conductive nickel suicide (150, 250), without unduly affecting or compromising the characteristics of the N-channel transistor (120, 220).
Abstract:
The present invention allows the formation of sidewall spacers (217,218) adjacent a feature (206) on a substrate (201) without there being an undesirable erosion of the feature. The feature (206) is covered by one or more protective layers (220,207). A layer of a spacer material (211) is deposited over the feature (206) and etched anisotropically. An etchant used in the anisotropic etching is adapted to selectively remove the spacer material, whereas the one or more protective layers (220, 207) are substantially not affected by the etchant. Thus, the one or more protective layers (220, 207) protect the feature from being exposed to the etchant.
Abstract:
By forming isolation trenches (102 A, 102B) of different types of intrinsic stress on the basis of separate process sequences, the strain characteristics of adjacent active semiconductor regions (105A, 105B) may be adjusted so as to obtain overall device performance. For example, highly stressed dielectric fill material (107A, 107B) including compressive and tensile stress may be appropriately provided in the respective isolation trenches (102A, 102B) in order to correspondingly adapt the charge carrier mobility of respective channel regions (121 A, 121B).
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft einen Wandaufbau für eine gemauerte Gebäudeaußenwand, mit einem Hintermauerwerk und einer Vormauerschale, der dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass die Vormauerschale (2) mindestens teilweise aus Bauelementen (11), insbesondere Ziegelsteinen, Bausteinen oder dergleichen, aufgebaut ist, die an ihrer dem Hintermauerwerk (5) zugekehrten Seite wärmestrahlungssreflektierend ausgebildet sind. Die Erfindung hat ferner ein Bauelement, insbesondere Ziegelstein, Baustein oder dergleichen, zur Verwendung bei der Herstellung der Vormauerschale eines solchen Wandaufbaus zum Gegenstand, das an seiner im eingemauerten Zustand nach Innen weisenden Seite mit einer Wärmestrahlung reflektierenden Schicht (8) versehen ist.
Abstract:
The present invention allows the formation of sidewall spacers (217,218) adjacent a feature (206) on a substrate (201) without there being an undesirable erosion of the feature. The feature (206) is covered by one or more protective layers (220,207). A layer of a spacer material (211) is deposited over the feature (206) and etched anisotropically. An etchant used in the anisotropic etching is adapted to selectively remove the spacer material, whereas the one or more protective layers (220, 207) are substantially not affected by the etchant. Thus, the one or more protective layers (220, 207) protect the feature from being exposed to the etchant.