H01L29/78391

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, TRANSISTOR AND MEHTOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME

A transistor includes a gate electrode, a ferroelectric layer, a channel layer, a gas impermeable layer, a dielectric layer, a source line and a bit line. The ferroelectric layer is disposed on the gate electrode. The channel layer is disposed on the ferroelectric layer. The gas impermeable layer is disposed in between the channel layer and the gate electrode, and in contact with the ferroelectric layer. The dielectric layer is surrounding the ferroelectric layer and the channel layer, and in contact with the gas impermeable layer. The source line and the bit line are embedded in the dielectric layer and connected to the channel layer.

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF

A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a gate layer, a semiconductor layer and a ferroelectric layer disposed between the gate layer and the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first material containing a Group III element, a rare-earth element and a Group VI element, the ferroelectric layer includes a second material containing a Group III element, a rare-earth element and a Group V element and the gate layer includes a third material containing a Group III element and a rare-earth element. A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is also provided.

TRANSISTOR, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TRANSISTOR

A transistor includes an insulating layer, a source region, a drain region, a channel layer, a ferroelectric layer, an interfacial layer, and a gate electrode. The source region and the drain region are respectively disposed on two opposite ends of the insulating layer. The channel layer is disposed on the insulating layer, the source region, and the drain region. The ferroelectric layer is disposed over the channel layer. The interfacial layer is sandwiched between the channel layer and the ferroelectric layer. The gate electrode is disposed on the ferroelectric layer.

Negative capacitance transistor with a diffusion blocking layer

A semiconductor device includes a substrate. The semiconductor device includes a dielectric layer disposed over a portion of the substrate. The semiconductor device includes a diffusion blocking layer disposed over the dielectric layer. The diffusion blocking layer and the dielectric layer have different material compositions. The semiconductor device includes a ferroelectric layer disposed over the diffusion blocking layer.

Cocktail layer over gate dielectric layer of FET FeRAM

In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip that includes a gate electrode arranged over a substrate. A gate dielectric layer is arranged over the gate electrode, and an active structure is arranged over the gate dielectric layer. A source contact and a drain contact are arranged over the active structure. The active structure includes a stack of cocktail layers alternating with first active layers. The cocktail layers include a mixture of a first material and a second material. The first active layers include a third material that is different than the first and second materials. The bottommost layer of the active structure is one of the cocktail layers.

Ferroelectric tunnel junction devices with metal-FE interface layer and methods for forming the same

A memory device, transistor, and methods of making the same, the memory device including a memory device including: a ferroelectric (FE) structure including: a dielectric layer, an FE layer disposed on the dielectric layer, and an interface metal layer disposed on the FE layer, in which the interface metal layer comprises W, Mo, Ru, TaN, or a combination thereof to induce the FE layer to have an orthorhombic phase; and a top electrode layer disposed on the interface metal.

Improper ferroelectric active and passive devices

A capacitor is provided which comprises: a first structure comprising metal; a second structure comprising metal; and a third structure between the first and second structures, wherein the third structure comprises an improper ferroelectric material. In some embodiments, a field effect transistor (FET) is provided which comprises: a substrate; a source and drain adjacent to the substrate; and a gate stack between the source and drain, wherein the gate stack includes: a dielectric; a first structure comprising improper ferroelectric material, wherein the first structure is adjacent to the dielectric; and a second structure comprising metal, wherein the second structure is adjacent to the first structure.

Integrated circuit structure and method of forming the same

A structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure, a source/drain feature, a source/drain contact, a dielectric layer, and a ferroelectric random access memory (FERAM) structure. The gate structure is on the semiconductor substrate. The source/drain feature is adjacent to the gate structure. The source/drain contact lands on the source/drain feature. The dielectric layer spans the source/drain contact. The FeRAM structure is partially embedded in the dielectric layer and includes a bottom electrode layer on the source/drain contact and having an U-shaped cross section, a ferroelectric layer conformally formed on the bottom electrode layer, and a top electrode layer over the ferroelectric layer.

Integrated Assemblies and Methods of Forming Integrated Assemblies
20230010846 · 2023-01-12 · ·

Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having first and second pillars of semiconductor material laterally offset from one another. The pillars have source/drain regions and channel regions vertically offset from the source/drain regions. Gating structures pass across the channel regions, and extend along a first direction. An insulative structure is over regions of the first and second pillars, and extends along a second direction which is crosses the first direction. Bottom electrodes are coupled with the source/drain regions. Leaker-device-structures extend upwardly from the bottom electrodes. Ferroelectric-insulative-material is laterally adjacent to the leaker-device-structures and over the regions of the bottom electrodes. Top-electrode-material is over the ferroelectric-insulative-material and is directly against the leaker-device-structures. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ARRAY STRUCTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, NEUROMORPHIC CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, AND COMPUTING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE NEUROMORPHIC CIRCUIT
20230040335 · 2023-02-09 · ·

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer extending in a first direction and including a source region and a drain region, which are apart from each other in the first direction; an insulating layer surrounding the semiconductor layer; a first gate electrode layer surrounding the insulating layer; a ferroelectric layer provided on the first gate electrode layer; and a second gate electrode layer provided on the ferroelectric layer.