摘要:
According to one exemplary embodiment, a FET which is situated over a substrate, comprises a channel situated in the substrate. The FET further comprises a first gate dielectric situated over the channel, where the first gate dielectric has a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The FET further comprises a first gate electrode situated over the first gate dielectric, where the first gate electrode has a second coefficient of thermal expansion, and where the second coefficient of thermal expansion is different than the first coefficient of thermal expansion so as to cause an increase in carrier mobility in the FET. The second coefficient of thermal expansion may be greater that the first coefficient of thermal expansion, for example. The increase in carrier mobility may be caused by, for example, a tensile strain created in the channel.
摘要:
According to one exemplary embodiment, a FET which is situated over a substrate, comprises a channel situated in the substrate. The FET further comprises a first gate dielectric situated over the channel, where the first gate dielectric has a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The FET further comprises a first gate electrode situated over the first gate dielectric, where the first gate electrode has a second coefficient of thermal expansion, and where the second coefficient of thermal expansion is different than the first coefficient of thermal expansion so as to cause an increase in carrier mobility in the FET. The second coefficient of thermal expansion may be greater that the first coefficient of thermal expansion, for example. The increase in carrier mobility may be caused by, for example, a tensile strain created in the channel.
摘要:
Strained silicon is grown on a dielectric material in a trench in a silicon germanium layer at a channel region of a MOSFET after fabrication of other MOSFET elements using a removable dummy gate process to form an SOI MOSFET. The MOSFET is fabricated with the dummy gate in place, the dummy gate is removed, and a trench is formed in the channel region. Dielectric material is grown in the trench, and strained silicon is then grown from the silicon germanium trench sidewalls to form a strained silicon layer that extends across the dielectric material. The silicon germanium sidewalls impart strain to the strained silicon, and the presence of the dielectric material allows the strained silicon to be grown as a thin fully depleted layer. A replacement gate is then formed by damascene processing.
摘要:
A method of forming a channel region for a transistor includes forming a layer of silicon germanium (SiGe) above a substrate, forming an oxide layer above the SiGe layer wherein the oxide layer includes an aperture in a channel area and the aperture is filled with a SiGe feature, depositing a layer having a first thickness above the oxide layer and the SiGe feature, and forming source and drain regions in the layer.
摘要:
A fabrication system utilizes a protocol for removing germanium from a top surface of a wafer. An exposure to a gas, such as a gas containing the hydrochloric acid can remove germanium from the top surface. The protocol can allow shared equipment to be used in both Flash product fabrication lines and strained silicon (SMOS) fabrication lines. The protocol allows better silicidation in SMOS devices.
摘要:
A silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate includes a layer of silicon carbide beneath an insulating layer on which semiconductor devices are formed. The silicon carbide layer has a high thermal conductivity and provides beneficial dissipation of thermal energy generated by the devices. The SOI substrate may be formed by a bonding method. SOI MOSFET devices using the SOI substrate are also disclosed.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit (IC) utilizes a shallow trench isolation (STI) technique. The shallow trench isolation technique is used in a strained silicon (SMOS) process. The liner for the trench is formed from a layer deposited in a low temperature process which reduces germanium outgassing. The low temperature process can be an LPCVD. An annealing step can be utilized to form the liner.
摘要:
A strained silicon layer is grown on a layer of silicon germanium and a layer of silicon germanium is grown on the strained silicon in a single continuous in situ deposition process with the strained silicon. Shallow trench isolations are formed in the lower layer of silicon germanium prior to formation of the strained silicon layer. The two silicon germanium layers effectively provide dual substrates at both surfaces of the strained silicon layer that serve to maintain the tensile strain of the strained silicon layer and resist the formation of misfit dislocations that might otherwise result from temperature changes during processing. Consequently the critical thickness of strained silicon that can be grown without significant misfit dislocations during later processing is effectively doubled for a given germanium content of the silicon germanium layers. The formation of shallow trench isolations prior to formation of the strained silicon layer avoids subjecting the strained silicon layer to extreme thermal stresses and further reduces the formation of misfit dislocations.
摘要:
An exemplary embodiment relates to a method of FinFET channel structure formation. The method can include providing a compound semiconductor layer above an insulating layer, providing a trench in the compound semiconductor layer, and providing a strained semiconductor layer above the compound semiconductor layer and within the trench. The method can also include removing the strained semiconductor layer from above the compound semiconductor layer, thereby leaving the strained semiconductor layer within the trench and removing the compound semiconductor layer to leave the strained semiconductor layer and form the fin-shaped channel region.
摘要:
A method of forming a finFET transistor using a sidewall epitaxial layer includes forming a silicon germanium (SiGe) layer above an oxide layer above a substrate, forming a cap layer above the SiGe layer, removing portions of the SiGe layer and the cap layer to form a feature, forming sidewalls along lateral walls of the feature, and removing the feature.