Abstract:
Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device structure are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate stack over a semiconductor substrate and a protection element over the gate stack. A top of the protection element is wider than a bottom of the protection element. The semiconductor device structure also includes a spacer element over a side surface of the protection element and a sidewall of the gate stack. The semiconductor device structure further includes a conductive contact electrically connected to a conductive feature over the semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a Fin FET transistor. The Fin FET transistor includes a first fin structure extending in a first direction, a gate stack and a source and a drain. The gate stack includes a gate electrode layer and a gate dielectric layer, covers a portion of the fin structure and extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each of the source and drain includes a stressor layer disposed over the fin structure. The stressor layer applies a stress to a channel layer of the fin structure under the gate stack. The stressor layer penetrates under the gate stack. A vertical interface between the stressor layer and the fin structure under the gate stack in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions includes a flat area, and the flat area extends in the second direction and the third direction.
Abstract:
A Fin FET semiconductor device includes a fin structure extending in a first direction and extending from an isolation insulating layer. The Fin FET device also includes a gate stack including a gate electrode layer, a gate dielectric layer, side wall insulating layers disposed at both sides of the gate electrode layer, and interlayer dielectric layers disposed at both sides of the side wall insulating layers. The gate stack is disposed over the isolation insulating layer, covers a portion of the fin structure, and extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A recess is formed in an upper surface of the isolation insulating layer not covered by the side wall insulating layers and the interlayer dielectric layers. At least part of the gate electrode layer and the gate dielectric layer fill the recess.
Abstract:
A fin-like field-effect transistor (Fin-FET) device includes a substrate, a fin structure disposed on the substrate, and an isolation structure disposed adjacent to the fin structure. The fin structure includes a recessed structure, which a bottom of the recessed structure is below a top surface of the isolation structure.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a Fin-FET device includes forming a plurality of fins in a substrate, which the substrate includes a center region and a periphery region surrounding the center region. A gate material layer is deposited over the fins, and the gate material layer is etched with an etching gas to form gates, which the etching gas is supplied at a ratio of a flow rate at the center region to a flow rate at the periphery region in a range from 0.33 to 3.
Abstract:
A device includes a substrate, a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure, an isolation structure, and a gate stack. The substrate has a semiconductor fin. The shallow trench isolation (STI) structure is over the substrate and laterally surrounding the semiconductor fin. The isolation structure is disposed on a top surface of the STI structure. The gate stack crosses the semiconductor fin, over the STI structure, and in contact with a sidewall the isolation structure, in which the gate stack includes a high-k dielectric layer extending from a sidewall of the semiconductor fin to the top surface of the STI structure and terminating prior to reaching the sidewall of the isolation structure, and the high-k dielectric layer is in contact with the top surface of the STI structure. The gate stack includes a gate electrode over the high-k dielectric layer and in contact with the sidewall of the isolation structure.
Abstract:
A device includes a semiconductive substrate, a semiconductive fin, a stop layer, a fin isolation structure, and a spacer. The semiconductive fin is over the substrate. The stop layer is between the semiconductive substrate and the semiconductive fin. The fin isolation structure is in contact with the semiconductor fin and over the stop layer. A topmost surface of the fin isolation structure is higher than a topmost surface of the semiconductive fin. The spacer at least partially extends along a sidewall of the fin isolation structure.
Abstract:
A first semiconductor fin and a second semiconductor fin are disposed over a substrate. The second semiconductor fin and the first semiconductor fin are aligned substantially along a same line and spaced apart from each other. The first semiconductor fin has a first end portion, the second semiconductor fin has a second end portion, and an end sidewall of the first end portion and is spaced apart from an end sidewall of the second end portion. The gate structure extends substantially perpendicularly to the first semiconductor fin. When viewed from above, the gate structure overlaps with the first end portion of the first semiconductor fin. When viewed from above, the end sidewall of the first end portion of the first semiconductor fin facing the end sidewall of the second end portion of the second semiconductor fin has a re-entrant profile.
Abstract:
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a dummy gate feature over a semiconductive fin; forming a first spacer around the dummy gate feature and a second spacer around the first spacer; replacing the dummy gate feature with a metal gate feature; after replacing the dummy gate feature with the metal gate feature, partially removing the second spacer such that a top of the second spacer is lower than a top of the first spacer; and depositing a capping layer over and in contact with the metal gate feature and the first spacer.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is provided including an opening in a gate electrode layer to form two spaced apart gate electrode layers. An oxidation or nitridation treatment is performed in a region between the two spaced apart gate electrode layers. A first insulating layer is formed in the opening between the two spaced apart gate electrode layers.