Patent classifications
H10D84/038
TUNNEL NANOSHEET FET FORMATION WITH INCREASED CURRENT
A Tunnel Field-Effect Transistor (TFET) device, an isolating layer over a substrate layer, a gate stack above the isolating layer, a source and a drain region over the isolating layer, a channel region underneath the gate stack, and a plurality of nanosheets in the channel region protruding from the source region. Each nanosheet of the plurality of nanosheets includes source region material encapsulated by a narrow band gap material.
N-TYPE TRANSISTOR FABRICATION IN COMPLEMENTARY FET (CFET) DEVICES
N-type gate-all-around (nanosheet, nanoribbon, nanowire) field-effect transistors (GAAFETs) vertically stacked on top of p-type GAAFETs in complementary FET (CFET) devices comprise non-crystalline silicon layers that form the n-type transistor source, drain, and channel regions. The non-crystalline silicon layers can be formed via deposition, which can provide for a simplified processing flow to form the middle dielectric layer between the n-type and p-type GAAFETs relative to processing flows where the silicon layers forming the n-type transistor source, drain, and channel regions are grown epitaxially.
SRAM FORMATION FOR VERTICAL FET TRANSISTOR WITH BACKSIDE CONTACT
A semiconductor device, includes a source and drain bottom epitaxial layer positioned on top of a dielectric substrate. A metal gate is positioned on top of the bottom epitaxial layer. A source and drain top epitaxial layer is positioned on top of the metal gate. A first and second semiconductor channel pass vertically from the source and drain top epitaxial layer through the metal gate to the source and drain bottom epitaxial layer. First and second metal contacts are conductively coupled to the first and second semiconductor channels. First and second metal vias are formed on a backside of the source and drain bottom epitaxial layer and arranged in conductive contact with the first and second semiconductor channels. A metal layer is formed on a backside of the first and second metal vias.
STACKED DEVICE WITH NITROGEN-CONTAINING INTERFACIAL LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
A method includes forming a fin structure including first and second sacrificial layers and first and second channel layers over a substrate; forming a dummy gate structure across the fin structure; forming gate spacers on opposite sides of the dummy gate structure; forming first source/drain epitaxial layers on opposite sides of the first channel layer; forming second source/drain epitaxial layers on opposite sides of the second channel layer; removing the dummy gate structure and the first and second sacrificial layers to form a gate trench defined by the gate spacers; forming an oxynitride layer in the gate trench to surround the first channel layer; forming a dipole layer to surround the oxynitride layer; performing an anneal process to drive dipole dopants into the oxynitride layer; and depositing a high-k gate dielectric layer and a work function metal layer in the gate trench to form a gate structure.
STACKED CMOS TRANSISTOR STRUCTURES WITH COMPLEMENTARY CHANNEL MATERIALS
A material stack comprising a plurality of bi-layers, each bi-layer comprising two semiconductor material layers, is fabricated into a transistor structure including a first stack of channel materials that is coupled to an n-type source and drain and in a vertical stack with a second stack of channel materials that is coupled to a p-type source drain. Within the first stack of channel material layers a first of two semiconductor material layers may be replaced with a first gate stack while within the second stack of channel materials a second of two semiconductor material layers may be replaced with a second gate stack.
SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT STRUCTURE WITH DIRECT DIE HEAT REMOVAL STRUCTURE
Semiconductor circuit structures with direct die heat removal structure are provided. The semiconductor circuit structure comprises a semiconductor substrate with an original semiconductor surface; a set of active regions within the semiconductor substrate; and a first shallow trench isolation (STI) region neighboring to the set of active regions and extending along a first direction. Wherein the first STI region includes a heat removing layer, and the material of the heat removing layer is different from SiO.sub.2.
FAIL-SAFE AND FAIL-TOLERANT INPUT/OUTPUT INTERFACE IMMUNE FROM LATCHUP
The present disclosure is directed to an input/output (I/O) interface that includes a set of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistors in a P-type substrate. A first N-type region is in the substrate and a second N-type region in the substrate spaced from the first N-type region, the second N-type region being a deep-NWELL (DNW). A first heavily doped P-type region is between the first and second N-type regions, the first heavily doped P-type region is coupled to ground. A second heavily doped P-type region in the first N-type region, the second heavily doped P-type region and is coupled to an output terminal. A first heavily doped N-type region is in the first N-type region, the first heavily doped N-type region is coupled to a floating-Well (FW) terminal. A second heavily is doped N-type region in the second N-type region. A resistor is coupled to the DNW and the resistor is coupled to a voltage supply terminal.
Backside Via and Dual Side Power Rail For Epitaxial Source/Drain Structure
An exemplary device includes a frontside power rail disposed over a frontside of a substrate, a backside power rail disposed over a backside of the substrate, an epitaxial source/drain structure disposed between the frontside power rail and the backside power rail. The epitaxial source/drain structure is connected to the frontside power rail by a frontside source/drain contact. The epitaxial source/drain structure is connected to the backside power rail by a backside source/drain via. The backside source/drain via is disposed in a substrate, and a dielectric layer is disposed between the substrate and the backside power rail. The backside source/drain via extends through the dielectric layer and the substrate. A frontside silicide layer may be between the frontside source/drain contact and the epitaxial source/drain structure, and a backside silicide layer may be between the backside source/drain contact and the epitaxial source/drain structure, such that the epitaxial source/drain structure between silicide layers.
TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSISTOR
A transistor and a manufacturing method. The transistor includes a semiconductor base substrate, an active structure, a dielectric structure, and a gate stack structure. The active structure is formed on the semiconductor base substrate. The active structure includes a source region, a drain region, and a channel region located between the source region and the drain region. The channel region includes at least two nanostructures stacked in a thickness direction of the semiconductor base substrate. In the channel region, a bottom nanostructure has a greater width than other nanostructures. The dielectric structure is formed between the semiconductor base substrate and the active structure. The dielectric structure is in contact with the bottom nanostructure. The gate stack structure is formed on a surface of the bottom nanostructure not in contact with the dielectric structure, and the gate stack surrounds a periphery of the other nanostructures.
SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE
A cell row includes an inverter cell having a logic function and a termination cell having no logic function. The termination cell is arranged at one of two ends of the cell row. A gate line and dummy gate lines are arranged in the same layer in a Z direction. Local interconnects are arranged in the same layer in the Z direction. Local interconnects are arranged in the same layer in the Z direction.