H01L21/02592

Three dimensional integrated circuit and fabrication thereof

An integrated circuit structure includes a first transistor, an interconnect structure, a first dielectric layer, polycrystalline plugs, a semiconductor structure and a second transistor. The first transistor is formed on a substrate. The interconnect structure is over the first transistor. The first dielectric layer is over the interconnect structure. The polycrystalline plugs extend from a top surface of the dielectric layer into the dielectric layer. The semiconductor structure is disposed over the first dielectric layer. The second transistor is formed on the semiconductor structure.

METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STACKED STRUCTURE
20230120346 · 2023-04-20 ·

A method for producing a stacked structure comprises: a) providing a carrier substrate and an initial substrate, each having a front face and a back face, b) forming a buried weakened plane in the carrier substrate or in the initial substrate, by implanting light ions through the front face of either of the substrates, c) joining the carrier substrate and the initial substrate via their respective front faces, d) thinning the initial substrate via its back face to form a donor substrate e) providing a receiver substrate having a front face and a back face, f) joining the donor substrate and the receiver substrate via their respective front faces, and g) separating along the buried weakened plane, so as to form the stacked structure comprising the receiver substrate and a surface film including all or part of a donor layer originating from the initial substrate.

AMORPHOUS METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

Methods for producing the amorphous metal oxide semiconductor layer where amorphous metal oxide semiconductor layer is formed by use of a precursor composition containing a metal salt, a primary amide, and a water-based solution. The methodology for producing the amorphous metal oxide semiconductor layer includes applying the precursor composition onto a substrate to form a precursor film, and firing the film at a temperature of 150° C. or higher and lower than 300° C.

CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD OF AMORPHOUS SILICON
20230119285 · 2023-04-20 · ·

A crystallization method of amorphous silicon includes forming amorphous silicon on a substrate; first-irradiating a laser beam on the amorphous silicon while moving the substrate in a first direction; moving a position of the substrate in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and second-irradiating a laser beam on the amorphous silicon while moving the substrate in an opposite direction to the first direction.

Metal loss prevention in conductive structures

The present disclosure describes a method for forming a barrier structure between liner-free conductive structures and underlying conductive structures. The method includes forming openings in a dielectric layer disposed on a contact layer, where the openings expose conductive structures in the contact layer. A first metal layer is deposited in the openings and is grown thicker on top surfaces of the conductive structures and thinner on sidewall surfaces of the openings. The method further includes exposing the first metal layer to ammonia to form a bilayer with the first metal layer and a nitride of the first metal layer, and subsequently exposing the nitride to an oxygen plasma to convert a portion of the nitride of the first metal layer to an oxide layer. The method also includes removing the oxide layer and forming a semiconductor-containing layer on the nitride of the first metal layer.

METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY DEPOSITING AN AMORPHOUS SILICON FILM ON A SUBSTRATE
20230160060 · 2023-05-25 ·

A method for selectively depositing an amorphous silicon film on a substrate comprising a metallic nitride surface and a metallic oxide surface is disclosed. The method may include; providing a substrate within a reaction chamber, heating the substrate to a deposition temperature, contacting the substrate with silicon iodide precursor, and selectively depositing the amorphous silicon film on the metallic nitride surface relative to the metallic oxide surface. Semiconductor device structures including an amorphous silicon film deposited by selective deposition methods are also disclosed.

LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

A light emitting display device includes: a light emitting element; a second transistor connected to a scan line; a first transistor which applies a current to the light emitting element; a capacitor connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor; and a third transistor connected to an output electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor. Channels of the second transistor, the first transistor, and the third transistor are disposed in a polycrystalline semiconductor layer, and a width of a channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 .Math.m to about 2 .Math.m, and a length of the channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 .Math.m to about 2.5 .Math.m.

Fabrication of non-planar IGZO devices for improved electrostatics

Embodiments of the invention include non-planar InGaZnO (IGZO) transistors and methods of forming such devices. In an embodiment, the IGZO transistor may include a substrate and source and drain regions formed over the substrate. According to an embodiment, an IGZO layer may be formed above the substrate and may be electrically coupled to the source region and the drain region. Further embodiments include a gate electrode that is separated from the IGZO layer by a gate dielectric. In an embodiment, the gate dielectric contacts more than one surface of the IGZO layer. In one embodiment, the IGZO transistor is a finfet transistor. In another embodiment the IGZO transistor is a nanowire or a nanoribbon transistor. Embodiments of the invention may also include a non-planar IGZO transistor that is formed in the back end of line stack (BEOL) of an integrated circuit chip.

Semiconductor structure formation

Methods, apparatuses, and systems related to semiconductor structure formation are described. An example method includes forming an opening through silicon (Si) material, formed over a semiconductor substrate, to a first depth to form pillars of Si material. The example method further includes depositing an isolation material within the opening to fill the opening between the Si pillars. The example method further includes removing a portion of the isolation material from between the pillars to a second depth to create a second opening between the pillars and defining inner sidewalls between the pillars. The example method further includes depositing an enhancer material over a top surface of the pillars and along the inner sidewalls of the pillars down to a top portion of the isolation material.

HELIUM-FREE SILICON FORMATION

Exemplary deposition methods may include delivering a silicon-containing precursor and an inert gas to a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include providing a hydrogen-containing precursor with the silicon-containing precursor and the inert gas. The methods may include forming a plasma of all precursors within the processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include depositing a silicon-containing material on a substrate disposed within the processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The processing region may be maintained free of helium delivery during the deposition method.