Patent classifications
H10D62/8162
BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS INCLUDING EMITTER-BASE AND BASE-COLLECTOR SUPERLATTICES
A bipolar junction transistor (BJT) may include a substrate defining a collector region therein. A first superlattice may be on the substrate including a plurality of stacked groups of first layers, with each group of first layers including a first plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a first base semiconductor portion, and at least one first non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent first base semiconductor portions. Furthermore, a base may be on the first superlattice, and a second superlattice may be on the base including a second plurality of stacked groups of second layers, with each group of second layers including a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a second base semiconductor portion, and at least one second non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent second base semiconductor portions. An emitter may be on the second superlattice.
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A SUPERLATTICE AND ENRICHED SILICON 28 EPITAXIAL LAYER
A semiconductor device may include a first single crystal silicon layer having a first percentage of silicon 28; a second single crystal silicon layer having a second percentage of silicon 28 higher than the first percentage of silicon 28; and a superlattice between the first and second single crystal silicon layers. The superlattice may include stacked groups of layers, with each group of layers including stacked base silicon monolayers defining a base silicon portion, and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base silicon portions.
METHOD FOR MAKING MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING A SUPERLATTICE GETTERING LAYER
A method for making a semiconductor device may include forming a superlattice gettering layer on a substrate. The superlattice may include a plurality of stacked groups of layers, with each group of layers comprising a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion, and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions. The method may also include forming a memory device above the superlattice gettering layer including a metal induced crystallization (MIC) channel adjacent the semiconductor substrate, and a gate associated with the MIC channel. The superlattice gettering layer may further include gettered metal particles from the MIC channel.
METHOD FOR MAKING LATERALLY-DIFFUSED METAL-OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR (LDMOS) DEVICES INCLUDING SUPERLATTICE TRENCH LINER
A method for making an LDMOS device may include forming a trench in a semiconductor layer, and forming a superlattice liner in the trench. The superlattice liner may include stacked groups of layers, with each group of layers comprising stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer, and each at least one non-semiconductor monolayer of each group of layers being constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions. The method may further include forming a drift region in the semiconductor layer surrounding the trench, forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) region within the trench and separated from the drift region by the superlattice liner, forming spaced-apart source and drain regions in the semiconductor layer on opposite sides of the trench, and forming a gate on the semiconductor layer between the source and drain regions.
LATERALLY-DIFFUSED METAL-OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR (LDMOS) DEVICES INCLUDING SUPERLATTICE TRENCH LINER AND RELATED METHODS
A laterally-diffused metal-oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device may include a semiconductor layer having a trench therein, and a superlattice liner in the trench. The superlattice liner may include stacked groups of layers, with each group of layers comprising stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer, and each at least one non-semiconductor monolayer of each group of layers being constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions. The LDMOS may further include a shallow trench isolation (STI) region within the trench, spaced-apart source and drain regions in the semiconductor layer on opposite sides of the trench, a gate on the semiconductor layer between the source and drain regions, and a drift region in the semiconductor layer surrounding the trench and separated from the STI region by the superlattice liner.
METHOD FOR MAKING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING AN ENRICHED SILICON 28 EPITAXIAL LAYER
A method for making a semiconductor device may include growing .sup.28Si on a semiconductor layer, intermixing the .sup.28Si in the semiconductor layer, and thinning the semiconductor layer after intermixing. The method may further include repeating growing, intermixing, and thinning until a concentration of .sup.28Si in the semiconductor layer reaches a target concentration.