H01L21/8221

METHODS OF FORMING MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND RELATED MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
20230005854 · 2023-01-05 ·

A method of forming a microelectronic device comprises forming a first microelectronic device structure comprising a first semiconductor structure, control logic circuitry including transistors at least partially overlying the first semiconductor structure, and a first isolation material covering the first semiconductor structure and the control logic circuitry. A second microelectronic device structure comprising a second semiconductor structure and a second isolation material over the second semiconductor structure is formed. The second isolation material of the second microelectronic device structure is bonded to the first isolation material of the first microelectronic device structure to attach the second microelectronic device structure to the first microelectronic device structure. Memory cells comprising portions of the second semiconductor structure are formed after attaching the second microelectronic device structure to the first microelectronic device structure. Microelectronic devices, electronic systems, and additional methods are also described.

3D SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE WITH METAL LAYERS AND A CONNECTIVE PATH

A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including a single crystal silicon layer and a plurality of first transistors, the plurality of first transistors each including a single crystal channel; a first metal layer overlaying the plurality of first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer; a third metal layer overlaying the second metal layer; a second level is disposed above the third metal layer, where the second level includes a plurality of second transistors; a fourth metal layer disposed above the second level; and a connective path between the fourth metal layer and either the third metal layer or the second metal layer, where the connective path includes a via disposed through the second level, where the via has a diameter of less than 800 nm and greater than 5 nm, and where at least one of the plurality of second transistors includes a metal gate.

TERNARY INVERTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

Provided are an inverter including a first source and drain, an interlayer insulating film on the first source, a second source on the interlayer insulating film, a second drain on the first drain, a first channel between the first source and drain, a second channel over the first channel between the second source and drain, a gate insulating film covering outer surfaces of the first and second channel, a part of a surface of the first source in the direction to the first drain, a part of a surface of the second source in the direction to the second drain, a part of a surface of the first drain in the direction to the first source, and a part of a surface of the second drain in the direction to the second source, and a gate electrode between the first source and drain and between the second source and drain.

Techniques for wafer stack processing

The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a multi-dimensional integrated chip structure. The multi-dimensional integrated chip structure includes a first substrate having a first upper surface and a second upper surface above the first upper surface. A first outermost perimeter of the first upper surface is larger than a second outermost perimeter of the second upper surface. A second substrate is over the first substrate. The second substrate has a third upper surface above the second upper surface. A third outermost perimeter of the third upper surface is smaller than the second outermost perimeter of the second upper surface.

SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

A semiconductor memory device and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor memory device may include a substrate, a first lower wire pattern and a first upper wire pattern stacked on the substrate, and spaced apart from each other; a second lower wire pattern and a second upper wire pattern stacked on the substrate, spaced apart from each other, and spaced apart from the first lower and upper wire patterns; a first gate line surrounding the first lower wire pattern and the first upper wire pattern; a second gate line surrounding the second lower wire pattern and the second upper wire pattern and spaced apart from the first gate line; a first lower source/drain area; a first upper source/drain area; and a first overlapping contact that electrically connects the first lower source/drain area, the first upper source/drain area and the second gate line to each other.

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

A semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a first active pattern on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a second active pattern extending in the first direction spaced apart from the substrate, a gate electrode extending in a second direction surrounding the first and second active patterns, and a high dielectric film between the first and second active patterns and the gate electrode. The gate electrode includes first and second work function adjusting films surrounding the high dielectric film on the first and second active patterns, and a filling conductive film surrounding the first and second work function adjusting films. The first and second work function adjusting films include first and second work function conductive films, each of which includes a first metal film. A thickness of the first metal film of the first work function conductive film is greater than that of the second work function conductive film.

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

A semiconductor device includes a lower channel pattern and an upper channel pattern stacked on a substrate in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate, lower source/drain patterns on the substrate and at a first side and a second side of the lower channel pattern, upper source/drain patterns stacked on the lower source/drain patterns and at a third side and a fourth side of the upper channel pattern, a first barrier pattern between the lower source/drain patterns and the upper source/drain patterns, and a second barrier pattern between the first barrier pattern and the upper source/drain patterns. the first barrier pattern includes a first material and the second barrier pattern includes a second material, wherein the first material and the second material are different.

SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING STACKED GATES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF

Aspects of the present disclosure provide a method, which includes providing a semiconductor structure including a first lower semiconductor device and a first upper semiconductor device stacked vertically over the first lower semiconductor device. The first lower semiconductor device has one or more first lower channels. The first upper semiconductor device has one or more first upper channels. First work function metal (WFM) can cover the first lower channels and the first upper channels. The method can also include recessing the first WFM to uncover the first upper channels of the first upper semiconductor device, depositing a monolayer on uncovered dielectric surfaces of the semiconductor structure, depositing isolation dielectric on the first WFM of the first lower semiconductor device, and depositing second WFM to cover the first upper channels of the first upper semiconductor device. The isolation dielectric isolates the first lower semiconductor device from the first upper semiconductor device.

Structures and methods for memory cells

Disclosed herein are memory cells and memory arrays, as well as related methods and devices. For example, in some embodiments, a memory device may include: a support having a surface; and a three-dimensional array of memory cells on the surface of the support, wherein individual memory cells include a transistor and a capacitor, and a channel of the transistor in an individual memory cell is oriented parallel to the surface.

Stacked integration of III-N transistors and thin-film transistors

Disclosed herein are integrated circuit (IC) structures, packages, and devices that include thin-film transistors (TFTs) integrated on the same substrate/die/chip as III-N transistors. One example IC structure includes an III-N transistor in a first layer over a support structure (e.g., a substrate) and a TFT in a second layer over the support structure, where the first layer is between the support structure and the second layer. Another example IC structure includes a III-N semiconductor material and a TFT, where at least a portion of a channel material of the TFT is over at least a portion of the III-N semiconductor material.