Gate air spacer for fin-like field effect transistor

    公开(公告)号:US12211922B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-28

    申请号:US18355073

    申请日:2023-07-19

    Abstract: Gates having air gaps therein, and methods of fabrication thereof, are disclosed herein. An exemplary gate includes a gate electrode and a gate dielectric. A first air gap is between and/or separates a first sidewall of the gate electrode from the gate dielectric, and a second air gap is between and/or separates a second sidewall of the gate electrode from the gate dielectric. A dielectric cap may be disposed over the gate electrode, and the dielectric cap may wrap a top of the gate electrode. The dielectric cap may fill a top portion of the first air gap and a top portion of the second air gap. The gate may be disposed between a first epitaxial source/drain and a second epitaxial source/drain, and a width of the gate is about the same as a distance between the first epitaxial source/drain and the second epitaxial source/drain.

    VERTICAL DRAM STRUCTURE AND METHOD
    33.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240389304A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-21

    申请号:US18788379

    申请日:2024-07-30

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a side-channel dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell and cell array that utilizes a vertical design with side channel transistors. A dielectric layer disposed over a substrate. A gate electrode is embedded in the dielectric layer. A channel layer wraps the gate electrode and a conductive structure is adjacent to the channel layer, with the channel layer interposed between the gate electrode and the conductive structure. The semiconductor structure also includes a dielectric structure disposed over the conductive structure and the gate electrode, the channel layer extending up through the dielectric structure.

    Memory array including epitaxial source lines and bit lines

    公开(公告)号:US11974441B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-30

    申请号:US17138152

    申请日:2020-12-30

    CPC classification number: H10B51/20 H01L29/0653 H01L29/0669 H10B51/10

    Abstract: A 3D memory array in which epitaxial source/drain regions which are horizontally merged and vertically unmerged are used as source lines and bit lines and methods of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a memory array includes a first channel region over a semiconductor substrate; a first epitaxial region electrically coupled to the first channel region; a second epitaxial region directly over the first epitaxial region in a direction perpendicular to a major surface of the semiconductor substrate; a dielectric material between the first epitaxial region and the second epitaxial region, the second epitaxial region being isolated from the first epitaxial region by the dielectric material; a gate dielectric surrounding the first channel region; and a gate electrode surrounding the gate dielectric.

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