Abstract:
A semiconductor structure and a method for fabricating the semiconductor structure include a hybrid orientation substrate having a first active region having a first crystallographic orientation that is vertically separated from a second active region having a second crystallographic orientation different than the first crystallographic orientation. A first field effect device having a first gate electrode is located and formed within and upon the first active region and a second field effect device having a second gate electrode is located and formed within and upon the second active region. Upper surfaces of the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode are coplanar. The structure and method allow for avoidance of epitaxial defects generally encountered when using hybrid orientation technology substrates that include coplanar active regions.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to semiconductor devices and, more particularly, to semiconductor devices having field effect transistors (FETs) with a low body resistance and, in some embodiments, a self-balanced body potential where multiple transistors share same body potential. In one embodiment, the invention includes a field effect transistor (FET) comprising a source within a substrate, a drain within the substrate, and an active gate atop the substrate and between the source and the drain, an inactive gate structure atop the substrate and adjacent the source or the drain, a body adjacent the inactive gate, and a discharge path within the substrate for releasing a charge from the FET, the discharge path lying between the active gate of the FET and the body, wherein the discharge path is substantially perpendicular to a width of the active gate.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device including at least two fin structures on a substrate surface and a functional gate structure present on the at least two fin structures. The functional gate structure includes at least one gate dielectric that is in direct contact with at least the sidewalls of the two fin structures, and at least one gate conductor on the at least one gate dielectric. The sidewall of the gate structure is substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate surface, wherein the plane defined by the sidewall of the gate structure and a plane defined by an upper surface of the substrate surface intersect at an angle of 90°+/−5°. An epitaxial semiconductor material is in direct contact with the at least two fin structures.
Abstract:
A semiconductor structure includes an epitaxial insulator layer located on a substrate. A fin structure is located on the epitaxial insulator layer, where at least one epitaxial source-drain region having an embedded stressor is located on the epitaxial insulator layer and abuts at least one sidewall associated with the fin structure. The epitaxial source-drain region having the embedded stressor provides stress along the fin structure such that the provided stress is based on a lattice mismatch between the epitaxial source-drain region, and both the epitaxial insulator layer and the one side-wall associated with the fin structure.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a FinFET non-volatile memory device and a FinFET non-volatile memory device structure. A substrate is provided and a layer of semiconductor material is deposited over the substrate. A hard mask is deposited over the semiconductor material and the structure is patterned to form fins. A charge storage layer is deposited over the structure, including the fins and the portions of it are damaged using an angled ion implantation process. The damaged portions are removed and gate structures are formed on either side of the fin, with only one side having a charge storage layer.
Abstract:
A semiconductor structure including a semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer includes a gate structure, a first trench in the semiconductor wafer adjacent to a first side of the gate structure and a second trench adjacent to a second side of the gate structure, the first and second trenches filled with a doped epitaxial silicon to form a source in the filled first trench and a drain in the filled second trench such that each of the source and drain are recessed and have an inverted facet. In a preferred exemplary embodiment, the epitaxial silicon is doped with boron.
Abstract:
A method of forming a transistor device includes forming a patterned gate structure over a semiconductor substrate; forming a spacer layer over the semiconductor substrate and patterned gate structure; removing horizontally disposed portions of the spacer layer so as to form a vertical sidewall spacer adjacent the patterned gate structure; and forming a raised source/drain (RSD) structure over the semiconductor substrate and adjacent the vertical sidewall spacer, wherein the RSD structure has a substantially vertical sidewall profile so as to abut the vertical sidewall spacer and produce one of a compressive and a tensile strain on a channel region of the semiconductor substrate below the patterned gate structure.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide a relatively uniform width fin in a Fin Field Effect Transistors (FinFETs) and apparatus and methods for forming the same. A fin structure may be formed such that the surface of a sidewall portion of the fin structure is normal to a first crystallographic direction. Tapered regions at the end of the fin structure may be normal to a second crystal direction. A crystallographic dependent etch may be performed on the fin structure. The crystallographic dependent etch may remove material from portions of the fin normal to the second crystal direction relatively faster, thereby resulting in a relatively uniform width fin structure.
Abstract:
A field effect transistor and method of fabrication are provided. The field effect transistor comprises a plurality of elongated uniaxially-strained SiGe regions disposed on a silicon substrate, oriented such that they are in parallel to the direction of flow of electrical carriers in the channel. The elongated uniaxially-strained SiGe regions are oriented perpendicular to, and traverse through the transistor gate.
Abstract:
A device including a semiconductor on insulator (SOI) substrate including a semiconductor device region and a capacitor device region. A semiconductor device present in the semiconductor device region. The semiconductor device including a gate structure present on a semiconductor on insulator (SOI) layer of the SOI substrate, extension source and drain regions present in the SOI layer on opposing sides of the gate structure, and raised source and drain regions composed of a first portion of an epitaxial semiconductor material on the SOI layer. A capacitor is present in the capacitor device region, said capacitor including a first electrode comprised of a second portion of the epitaxial semiconductor material that has a same composition and crystal structure as the first portion of the epitaxial semiconductor material, a node dielectric layer present on the second portion of the epitaxial semiconductor material, and a second electrode comprised of a conductive material.