Growth structure for strained channel, and strained channel using the same and method of manufacturing device using the same
12218238 ยท 2025-02-04
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Abstract
Disclosed are a growth structure for a strained channel, and a strained channel using the same and a method of manufacturing a device using the same. The growth structure for a strained channel includes a support substrate, a strain-relaxed buffer (SRB) layer disposed on a support substrate, a base growth layer grown to have one composition on the SRB layer, and a strained channel layer grown to have another composition on the base growth layer. The strained channel layer may include at least one of a tensile-strained channel layer or a compressively strained channel layer.
Claims
1. A growth structure for a strained channel, comprising: a support substrate; a strain-relaxed buffer (SRB) layer disposed on a support substrate; a base growth layer grown to have a first composition on the SRB layer, wherein the base growth layer comprises: a buffer layer disposed on the SRB layer and a p-type layer disposed on the buffer layer, a first strained channel layer grown to have a second composition on the base growth layer; a first etch-stop layer adjacent to the first strained channel layer; and a second strained channel layer grown to have a third composition on the first etch-stop layer, wherein the second strained channel layer is adjacent to the first strained channel layer.
2. The growth structure of claim 1, wherein the first strained channel layer comprises at least one of a tensile-strained channel layer or a compressively strained channel layer.
3. The growth structure of claim 2, wherein the tensile-strained channel layer and the compressively strained channel layer are disposed on the base growth layer.
4. The growth structure of claim 1, wherein the base growth layer and the first strained channel layer are made of at least one of silicon or germanium and are grown based on different etch rates.
5. The growth structure of claim 3, wherein the first strained channel layer further comprises an insulating member interposed between the tensile-strained channel layer and the compressively strained channel layer.
6. The growth structure of claim 2, wherein the first strained channel layer further comprises a second etch-stop layer interposed between the base growth layer and the compressively strained channel layer.
7. The growth structure of claim 1, further comprising an insulating member interposed between the first strained channel layer and the first etch stop layer, and between the first strained channel layer and the second strained channel layer on the base growth layer.
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(1) The foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will become more readily appreciated as the same become better understood by reference to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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(9) While illustrative embodiments have been illustrated and described, it will be appreciated that various changes can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
(10) Hereinafter, various embodiments of this document are described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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(13) The support substrate 110 may support the SRB layer 120, the base growth layer 130 and 140, and the strained channel layer 150. For example, the support substrate 110 may be made of silicon (Si).
(14) The SRB layer 120 may be disposed on the support substrate 110. In this case, the SRB layer 120 may be a lattice mismatch with the strained channel layer 150. In other words, a lattice constant of the SRB layer 120 may be different from a lattice constant of the strained channel layer 150. Accordingly, a stain may be applied to the strained channel layer 150 through the SRB layer 120.
(15) The base growth layer 130 and 140 and the strained channel layer 150 may be grown on the SRB layer 120 by using a hetero-epitaxy method. For example, the base growth layer 130 and 140 and the strained channel layer 150 may be made of a silicon (Si)-germanium (Ge) material. In this case, the base growth layer 130 and 140 and the strained channel layer 150 may be grown on the SRB layer 120 based on different etch rates.
(16) The base growth layer 130 and 140 may be disposed on the SRB layer 120. In this case, the base growth layer 130 and 140 may be grown to have a first composition (e.g., y) on the SRB layer 120. For example, the base growth layer 130 and 140 may be made of at least one of silicon (Si.sub.1-y) or germanium (Ge.sub.y). Furthermore, the base growth layer 130 and 140 may include a plurality of layers. For example, the base growth layer 130 and 140 may include a buffer layer 130 and a p-type layer 140. The buffer layer 130 may be disposed on the SRB layer 120, and the p-type layer 140 may be disposed on the buffer layer 130. For example, the buffer layer 130 may be denoted as a germanium (Ge)-rich silicon-germanium (Si.sub.1-yGe.sub.y) buffer layer. The p-type layer 140 may be denoted as a p-type germanium (Ge)-rich silicon-germanium (Si.sub.1-yGe.sub.y) material layer.
(17) The strained channel layer 150 may be disposed on the base growth layer 130 and 140. In this case, the strained channel layer 150 may be grown as a single channel structure. That is, as a strain is applied to the strained channel layer 150 by the SRB layer 120, the strained channel layer 150 may be grown to have a second composition (e.g., z) on the base growth layer 130 and 140. In this case, the strained channel layer 150 may be denoted as a tensile-strained channel layer. For example, the strained channel layer 150 may be made of at least one of silicon (Si.sub.1-z) or germanium (Ge.sub.z).
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(19) First, after the growth structure 100 for a strained channel, such as that illustrated in
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(23) Finally, the base growth layer 130 and 140, the SRB layer 120, and the support substrate 110 may be removed from the top of the strained channel layer 150. In this case, the base growth layer 130 and 140, the SRB layer 120, and the support substrate 110 may be removed from the top of the strained channel layer 150 by using at least one of an anodizing technique, a grinding technique or an etching technique. According to an embodiment, as illustrated in
(24) According to the first embodiments, as illustrated in
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(27) The support substrate 310 may support the SRB layer 320, the base growth layer 330 and 340, the etch-stop layer 360, and the strained channel layer 370. For example, the support substrate 310 may be made of silicon (Si).
(28) The SRB layer 320 may be disposed on the support substrate 310. In this case, the SRB layer 320 may be a lattice mismatch with the strained channel layer 370. In other words, a lattice constant of the SRB layer 320 may be different from a lattice constant of the strained channel layer 370. Accordingly, a strain may be applied to the strained channel layer 370 through the SRB layer 320.
(29) The base growth layer 330 and 340 and the strained channel layer 370 may be grown on the SRB layer 320 by using a hetero-epitaxy method. For example, the base growth layer 330 and 340 and the strained channel layer 370 may be made of a silicon (Si)-germanium (Ge) material. In this case, the base growth layer 330 and 340 and the strained channel layer 370 may be grown on the SRB layer 320 based on different etch rates.
(30) The base growth layer 330 and 340 may be disposed on the SRB layer 320. In this case, the base growth layer 330 and 340 may be grown to have a first composition (e.g., y) on the SRB layer 320. For example, the base growth layer 330 and 340 may be made of at least one of silicon (Si.sub.1-y) or germanium (Ge.sub.y). Furthermore, the base growth layer 330 and 340 may include a plurality of layers. For example, the base growth layer 330 and 340 may include a buffer layer 330 and a p-type layer 340. The buffer layer 330 may be disposed on the SRB layer 320. The p-type layer 340 may be disposed on the buffer layer 330. For example, the buffer layer 330 may be denoted as a germanium (Ge)-rich silicon-germanium (Si.sub.1-yGe.sub.y) buffer layer. The p-type layer 340 may be denoted as a p-type germanium (Ge)-rich silicon-germanium (Si.sub.1-yGe.sub.y) material layer.
(31) The etch-stop layer 360 may be disposed on the base growth layer 330 and 340.
(32) The strained channel layer 370 may be disposed on the etch-stop layer 360. In this case, the strained channel layer 370 may be grown as a single channel structure. That is, as a strain is applied to the strained channel layer 370 by the SRB layer 320, the strained channel layer 370 may be grown to have a third composition (e.g., x) on the etch-stop layer 360. In this case, the strained channel layer 370 may be denoted as a compressively-strained channel layer. For example, the strained channel layer 370 may be made of at least one of silicon (Si.sub.1-x) or germanium (Ge.sub.x).
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(34) First, after the growth structure 300 for a strained channel, such as that illustrated in
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(38) Finally, the etch-stop layer 360, the base growth layer 330 and 340, the SRB layer 320, and the support substrate 310 may be removed from the top of the strained channel layer 370. In this case, the base growth layer 330 and 340, the SRB layer 320, and the support substrate 310 may be removed from the top of the etch-stop layer 360 by using at least one of an anodizing technique, a grinding technique or an etching technique. According to an embodiment, as illustrated in
(39) According to the second embodiments, as illustrated in
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(42) The support substrate 510 may support the SRB layer 520, the base growth layer 530 and 540, and the strained channel layer 550, 560, 570, and 580. For example, the support substrate 510 may be made of silicon (Si).
(43) The SRB layer 520 may be disposed on the support substrate 510. In this case, the SRB layer 520 may be a lattice mismatch with the strained channel layer 570. In other words, a lattice constant of the SRB layer 520 may be different from a lattice constant of the strained channel layer 570. Accordingly, a strain may be applied to the strained channel layer 570 through the SRB layer 520.
(44) The base growth layer 530 and 540 and the strained channel layer 570 may be grown on the SRB layer 520 by using a hetero-epitaxy method. For example, the base growth layer 530 and 540 and the strained channel layer 570 may be made of a silicon (Si)-germanium (Ge) material. In this case, the base growth layer 530 and 540 and the strained channel layer 570 may be grown on the SRB layer 520 based on different etch rates.
(45) The base growth layer 530 and 540 may be disposed on the SRB layer 520. In this case, the base growth layer 530 and 540 may be grown to have a first composition (e.g., y) on the SRB layer 520. For example, the base growth layer 530 and 540 may be made of at least one of silicon (Si.sub.1-y) or germanium (Ge.sub.y). Furthermore, the base growth layer 530 and 540 may include a plurality of layers. For example, the base growth layer 530 and 540 may include a buffer layer 530 and a p-type layer 540. The buffer layer 530 may be disposed on the SRB layer 520. The p-type layer 540 may be disposed on the buffer layer 530. For example, the buffer layer 530 may be denoted as a germanium (Ge)-rich silicon-germanium (Si.sub.1-yGe.sub.y) buffer layer. The p-type layer 540 may be denoted as a p-type germanium (Ge)-rich silicon-germanium (Si.sub.1-yGe.sub.y) material layer.
(46) The strained channel layer 550, 560, 570, and 580 may be disposed on the base growth layer 530 and 540. In this case, the strained channel layer 550, 560, 570, and 580 may be grown as a dual channel structure. That is, as a strain is applied to the strained channel layer 550, 560, 570, and 580 by the SRB layer 220, the strained channel layer 550, 560, 570, and 580 may be grown to have a second composition (e.g., z) and a third composition (e.g., x) on the base growth layer 530 and 540. The strained channel layer 550, 560, 570, and 580 may include a first strained channel layer 550, an etch-stop layer 560, and a second strained channel layer 570. In some embodiments, the strained channel layer 550, 560, 570, and 580 may further include an insulating member 580.
(47) The first strained channel layer 550 may be disposed on some area of the base growth layer 530 and 540. In this case, the first strained channel layer 550 may be grown to have a second composition (e.g., z) on some area of the base growth layer 530 and 540. In this case, the first strained channel layer 550 may be denoted as a tensile-strained channel layer. For example, the first strained channel layer 550 may be made of at least one of silicon (Si.sub.1-z) or germanium (Ge.sub.z).
(48) The etch-stop layer 560 may be disposed on another area of the base growth layer 530 and 540. The second strained channel layer 570 may be disposed on the etch-stop layer 560. In this case, the second strained channel layer 570 may be grown to have a third composition (e.g., x) on the etch-stop layer 560. In this case, the second strained channel layer 570 may be denoted as a compressively strained channel layer. For example, the second strained channel layer 570 may be made of at least one of silicon (Si.sub.1-x) or germanium (Ge.sub.x).
(49) The insulating member 580 may be interposed between the first strained channel layer 550 and the etch-stop layer 560 and between the first strained channel layer 550 and the second strained channel layer 570 on the base growth layer 530 and 540.
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(51) First, after the growth structure 500 for a strained channel, such as that illustrated in
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(55) Finally, the etch-stop layer 560, the base growth layer 530 and 540, the SRB layer 520 and the support substrate 510 may be removed from the top of the strained channel layer 550, 560, 570, and 580. In this case, the base growth layer 530 and 540, the SRB layer 520, and the support substrate 510 may be removed from the top of the strained channel layer 550, 560, 570, and 580 by using at least one of an anodizing technique, a grinding technique or an etching technique. According to an embodiment, as illustrated in
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(58) As in the aforementioned embodiments, after a strained channel substrate 720 (e.g., 220 in
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(62) According to various embodiments, the device 700 having the strained channel layer 727 may be fabricated using a monolithic integration method. That is, as the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580 is grown on the support substrate 110, 310, 510 by using the hetero-epitaxy method, the growth structure 100, 300, 500 for a strained channel is implemented. Accordingly, the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580 can be easily bonded to the top of the base substrate 220, 420, 620 based on the growth structure 100, 300, 500. Moreover, the device 700 having the strained channel layer 727 can be easily fabricated using the growth structure 100, 300, 500. Accordingly, the device 700 having improved operating performance can be fabricated.
(63) The growth structure 100, 300, 500 for a strained channel according to various embodiments may include the support substrate 110, 310, 510, the SRB layer 120, 320, 520 disposed on the support substrate 110, 310, 510, the base growth layer 130, 140, 330, 340, 530, 540 grown to have one composition on the SRB layer 120, 320, 520, and the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 570 grown to have another composition on the base growth layer 130, 140, 330, 340, 530, 540.
(64) According to various embodiments, the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 570 may include at least one of a tensile-strained channel layer or a compressively strained channel layer.
(65) According to various embodiments, the tensile-strained channel layer and the compressively strained channel layer may be disposed on the base growth layer 130, 140, 330, 340, 530, 540.
(66) According to various embodiments, the base growth layer 130, 140, 330, 340, 530, 540 and the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580 may be made of at least one of silicon or germanium, and may be grown based on different etch rates.
(67) According to various embodiments, the strained channel layer 550, 560, 570, and 580 may further include the insulating member 580 interposed between the tensile-strained channel layer and the compressively strained channel layer.
(68) According to various embodiments, the strained channel layer 370, 550, 560, 570, 580 may further include the etch-stop layer 360, 560 interposed between the base growth layer 330, 340, 530, 540 and the compressively strained channel layer.
(69) According to various embodiments, the base growth layer 130, 140, 330, 340, 530, 540 may include the buffer layer 130, 330, 430 disposed on the SRB layer 120, 320, 520 and the p-type layer 140, 340, 440 disposed on the buffer layer 130, 330, 430.
(70) A method of fabricating a strained channel according to various embodiments may include steps of preparing the growth structure 100, 300, 500 for a strained channel and the base substrate 220, 420, 620, rotating the growth structure 100, 300, 500 and bonding the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580 to the top of the base substrate 220, 420, 620, and removing the base growth layer 130, 140, 330, 340, 530, 540, the SRB layer 120, 320, 520, and the support substrate 110, 310, 510 from the top of the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580 by leaving the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580 on the base substrate.
(71) According to various embodiments, the step of bonding the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580 to the top of the base substrate 220, 420, 620 may include steps of forming the first insulating layer 210, 410, 610 on the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580 of the growth structure 100, 300, 500, and rotating the growth structure 100, 300, 500 so that the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580 and the first insulating layer 210, 410, 610 are inverted and bonding the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580 to the top of the base substrate 220, 420, 620 through the first insulating layer 210, 410, 610.
(72) According to various embodiments, the base substrate 220, 420, 620 may include the second insulating layer 223, 423, 623 exposed to the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580.
(73) According to various embodiments, the step of bonding the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580 to the top of the base substrate 220, 420, 620 through the first insulating layer 210, 410, 610 may include the step of bonding the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580 to the top of the base substrate 220, 420, 620 by combining the first insulating layer 210, 410, 610 with the second insulating layer 223, 423, 623.
(74) According to various embodiments, the step of forming the first insulating layer 210, 410, 610 may include forming the first insulating layer 210, 410, 610 by using a thin film deposition technique.
(75) According to various embodiments, the step of removing the base growth layer 130, 140, 330, 340, 530, 540, the SRB layer 120, 320, 520, and the support substrate 110, 310, 510 may be performed by using at least one of an anodizing technique, a grinding technique or an etching technique.
(76) According to various embodiments, the base growth layer 130, 140, 330, 340, 530, 540 may include the buffer layer 130, 330, 530 disposed on the SRB layer 120, 320, 520, and the p-type layer 140, 340, 540 disposed on the buffer layer 130, 330, 530.
(77) According to various embodiments, the step of removing the base growth layer 130, 140, 330, 340, 530, 540, the SRB layer 120, 320, 520, and the support substrate 110, 310, 510 may include removing the p-type layer 140, 340, 540 by using the anodizing technique so that the buffer layer 130, 330, 530, the SRB layer 120, 320, 520, and the support substrate 110, 310, 510 are separated from the strained channel layer 150, 370, 550, 560, 570, 580.
(78) A method of fabricating the device 700 according to various embodiments may include a step of forming the electrodes 740, 770, and 780 on the strained channel layer 727 remained on the base substrate 721 and 725.
(79) According to various embodiments, the step of forming the electrodes 740, 770, and 780 may include steps of forming the gate 740 on the strained channel layer 727, and forming the source 770 and the drain 780 on the strained channel layer 727 so that the source 770 and the drain 780 are isolated from the gate 740.
(80) According to various embodiments, the strained channel layer 727 may be divided into a first area for the gate 740 and a second area for the remainder.
(81) According to various embodiments, the step of forming the gate 740 may include steps of forming the insulating material layer 730 on the strained channel layer 727, forming the gate 740 on the insulating material layer 730 in accordance with the first area, and forming, on the insulating material layer 730, the spacer 750 surrounding the side of the gate 740.
(82) According to various embodiments, the step of forming the source 770 and the drain 780 may include steps of forming, in the second area, recesses isolated from each other, forming the contact material layers 761 and 763 within the recesses, respectively, and forming the source 770 and the drain 780 on the contact material layers 761 and 763, respectively.
(83) According to various embodiments, the step of forming the contact material layers 761 and 763 may include forming the contact material layers 761 and 763 by using at least one of ion implantation and an activation technique or an embedded technique.
(84) According to various embodiments, the step of forming the contact material layers 761 and 763 may include forming at least some of the contact material layers 761 by using the ion implantation and the activation technique if the strained channel layer 727 includes a tensile-strained channel layer, and forming at least some of the contact material layers 763 by using the embedded technique if the strained channel layer 727 includes a compressively strained channel layer.
(85) Various embodiments of this document and the terms used in the embodiments are not intended to limit the technology described in this document to a specific embodiment, but should be construed as including various changes, equivalents and/or alternatives of a corresponding embodiment. Regarding the description of the drawings, similar reference numerals may be used in similar elements. An expression of the singular number may include an expression of the plural number unless clearly defined otherwise in the context. In this document, an expression, such as A or B, at least one of A and/or B, A, B or C or at least one of A, B and/or C, may include all of possible combinations of listed items together. Expressions, such as a first, a second, the first and the second, may modify corresponding elements regardless of the sequence and/or importance, and are used to only distinguish one element from the other element and do not limit corresponding elements. When it is described that one (e.g., a first) element is (operatively or communicatively) connected to or coupled with the other (e.g., a second) element, one element may be directly connected to the other element or may be connected to the other element through another element (e.g., a third element).
(86) According to various embodiments, each (e.g., module or program) of the described elements may include a single entity or a plurality of entities. According to various embodiments, one or more elements or operations of the aforementioned elements may be omitted or one or more other elements or operations may be added. Alternatively or additionally, a plurality of elements (e.g., modules or programs) may be integrated into a single element. In such a case, the integrated element may perform a function performed by a corresponding one of the plurality of elements before at least one function of each of the plurality of elements is integrated identically or similarly. According to various embodiments, operations performed by a module, a program or another element may be executed sequentially, in parallel, iteratively or heuristically, or one or more of the operations may be executed in different order or may be omitted, or one or more other operations may be added.