Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (FET) structure and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein the method comprises: forming a semiconductor substrate comprising an SOI structure having a body-contact hole; forming a fin on the SOI structure of the semiconductor substrate; forming a gate stack structure on top and side faces of the fin; forming source/drain structures in the fin on both sides of the gate stack structure; and performing metallization. The present invention makes use of traditional quasi-planar based top-down processes, thus the manufacturing process thereof becomes simple to implement; the present invention exhibits good compatibility with CMOS planar process and can be easily integrated; the present invention also is favorable for suppressing short channel effects desirably, and boosts MOSFETs to develop towards a trend of downscaling size.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for forming and controlling a molecular level SiO2 interface layer, mainly comprising: cleansing before growing the SiO2 interface layer, growing the molecular level ultra-thin SiO2 interface layer; and controlling reaction between high-K gate dielectric and the SiO2 interface layer to further reduce the SiO2 interface layer. The present disclosure can strictly prevent invasion of oxygen during process integration. The present disclosure can obtain a good-quality high-K dielectric film having a small EOT. The manufacturing process is simple and easy to integrate. It is also compatible with planar CMOS process, and can satisfy requirement of high-performance nanometer level CMOS metal gate/high-K device of 45 nm node and below.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor structure, comprising: a substrate; a gate stack located on the substrate and comprising at least a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode layer; source/drain regions, located in the substrate on both sides of the gate stack; an STI structure, located in the substrate on both sides of the source/drain regions, wherein the cross-section of the STI structure is trapezoidal, Sigma-shaped or inverted trapezoidal depending on the type of the semiconductor structure. Correspondingly, the present invention further to provides a method of manufacturing the semiconductor structure.

Abstract: The present application provides a p-type semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same. The structure of the device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a channel region positioned in the semiconductor substrate; a gate stack which is positioned on the channel region comprising a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode, wherein the gate dielectric layer is positioned on the channel region and the gate electrode is positioned on the gate dielectric layer; and source/drain regions positioned at the two sides of the channel region and embedded into the semiconductor substrate; wherein the element Al is distributed in at least one of the upper surface, the bottom surface of the gate dielectric layer and the bottom surface of the gate electrode. The embodiments of the present invention are applicable for manufacturing MOSFET.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor field effect transistor, comprising: forming a semiconductor substrate having a local Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) structure, which comprises a local buried isolation dielectric layer; forming a fin on a silicon substrate above the local buried isolation dielectric layer; forming a gate stack structure on a top and on side faces of the fin; forming source/drain structures in the fin at both sides of the gate stack structure; and metallizing. The present disclosure uses a conventional top-to-bottom process based on quasi-plane, which has a good compatibility with CMOS planar processes. Also, the method can suppress short channel effects and help to reduce the dimensions of MOSFETs.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a semiconductor device, comprising a plurality of fins located on a substrate and extending along a first direction; a plurality of gate stack structures extending along a second direction and across each of the fins; a plurality of stress layers located in the fins on both sides of the gate stack structures and having a plurality of source and drain regions therein; a plurality of channel regions located in the fins below the gate stack structures; characterized in that the stress layers have connected parts in the fins and that the channel regions enclose the connected parts.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and its manufacturing method are provided. The semiconductor device comprises: a semiconductor substrate of a first semiconductor material, a gate structure on the semiconductor substrate, a crystal lattice dislocation line in a channel under the gate structure for generating channel stress, wherein the crystal lattice dislocation line being at an angle to the channel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for integrating the dual metal gates and the dual gate dielectrics into a CMOS device, comprising: growing an ultra-thin interfacial oxide layer or oxynitride layer by rapid thermal oxidation; forming a high-k gate dielectric layer on the ultra-thin interfacial oxide layer by physical vapor deposition; performing a rapid thermal annealing after the deposition of the high-k; depositing a metal nitride gate by physical vapor deposition; doping the metal nitride gate by ion implantation with P-type dopants for a PMOS device, and with N-type dopants for an NMOS device, with a photoresist layer as a mask; depositing a polysilicon layer and a hard mask by a low pressure CVD process, and then performing photolithography process and etching the hard mask; removing the photoresist, and then etching the polysilicon layer/the metal gate/the high-k dielectric layer sequentially to provide a metal gate stack; forming a first spacer, and performing ion implantation with a low energy

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of introducing strain into a channel and a device manufactured by using the method, the method comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a channel in the semiconductor substrate; forming a first gate dielectric layer on the channel; forming a polysilicon gate layer on the first gate dielectric layer; doping or implanting a first element into the polysilicon gate layer; removing a part of the first gate dielectric layer and polysilicon gate layer to thereby form a first gate structure; forming a source/drain extension region in the channel; forming spacers on both sides of the first gate structure; forming a source/drain in the channel; and performing annealing such that lattice change occurs in the polysilicon that is doped or implanted with the first element in the high-temperature crystallization process, thereby producing a first strain in the polysilicon gate layer, and introducing the first strain through the gate dielectric layer to the channel.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for manufacturing an N-type MOSFET, comprising: forming a part of the MOSFET on a semiconductor substrate, the part of the MOSFET comprising source/drain regions in the semiconductor substrate, a replacement gate stack between the source/drain regions above the semiconductor substrate, and a gate spacer surrounding the replacement gate stack; removing the replacement gate stack of the MOSFET to form a gate opening exposing a surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming an interface oxide layer on the exposed surface of the semiconductor; forming a high-K gate dielectric layer on the interface oxide layer in the gate opening; forming a first metal gate layer on the high-K gate dielectric layer; implanting dopant ions into the first metal gate layer; and performing annealing to cause the dopant ions to diffuse and accumulate at an upper interface between the high-K gate dielectric layer and the first metal gate layer and a lower interface between the high-K gate diel

Abstract: The present application discloses provides a method for planarizing an interlayer dielectric layer, comprising the steps of: providing a multilayer structure including at least one sacrificial layer and at least one insulating layer under the sacrificial layer on the semiconductor substrate and the first gate stack, performing a first RIE on the multilayer structure, in which a reaction chamber pressure is controlled in such a manner that an etching rate of the portion of the at least one sacrificial layer at a center of a wafer is higher than that at an edge of the wafer, so as to obtain a concave etching profile; performing a second RIE on the multilayer structure to completely remove the sacrificial layer and a part of the insulating layer, so as to obtain the insulating layer having a planar surface which serves as an interlayer dielectric layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device manufacturing method, comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate, on which a gate conductor layer as well as a source region and a drain region positioned on both sides of the gate conductor layer are provided, forming an etch stop layer on the semiconductor substrate, forming an LTO layer on the etch stop layer, chemical mechanical polishing the LTO layer, forming an SOG layer on the polished LTO layer, the etch stop layer, LTO layer and SOG layer forming a front metal insulating layer, back etching the SOG layer and etch stop layer of the front metal insulating layer to expose the gate conductor layer, and removing the gate conductor layer.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a semiconductor device, comprising a plurality of fins located on a substrate and extending along a first direction; a plurality of gate stack structures extending along a second direction and across each of the fins; a plurality of stress layers located in the fins on both sides of the gate stack structures and having a plurality of source and drain regions therein; a plurality of channel regions located between the plurality of source and drain regions along a first direction; characterized in that the plurality of gate stack structures enclose the plurality of channel regions. In accordance with the semiconductor device and the method of manufacturing the same of the present invention, an all-around nanowire metal multi-gate is formed in self-alignment by punching through and etching the fins at which the channel regions are located using a combination of the hard mask and the dummy gate, thus the device performance is enhanced.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and its manufacturing method, wherein the NMOS device is covered by a layer of silicon nitride film having a high ultraviolet light absorption coefficient through PECVD, said silicon nitride film can well absorb ultraviolet light when being subject to the stimulated laser surface anneal so as to achieve a good dehydrogenization effect, and after dehydrogenization, the silicon nitride film will have a high tensile stress; since the silicon nitride film has a high ultraviolet light absorption coefficient, there is no need to heat the substrate, thus avoiding the adverse influences to the device caused by heating the substrate to dehydrogenize, and maintaining the heat budget brought about by the PECVD process.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a semiconductor device, comprising a plurality of fins located on a substrate and extending along a first direction; a plurality of gate stack structures extending along a second direction and across each of the fins; a plurality of stress layers located in the fins on both sides of the gate stack structures and having a plurality of source and drain regions therein; a plurality of channel regions located between the plurality of source and drain regions along a first direction; characterized in that the plurality of gate stack structures enclose the plurality of channel regions. In accordance with the semiconductor device and the method of manufacturing the same of the present invention, an all-around nanowire metal multi-gate is formed in self-alignment by punching through and etching the fins at which the channel regions are located using a combination of the hard mask and the dummy gate, thus the device performance is enhanced.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal gate stack structure in gate-first process comprises the following steps after making conventional LOCOS and STI isolations: growing an untra-thin interface layer of oxide or oxynitride on a semiconductor substrate by rapid thermal oxidation or chemical process; depositing a high dielectric constant (K) gate dielectric on the untra-thin interface oxide layer and then performing rapid thermal annealing; depositing a TiN metal gate; depositing a barrier layer of AlN or TaN; depositing a poly-silicon film and a hard mask, and performing photo-lithography and the etching of the hard mask; after photo-resist removing, etching the poly-silicon film/metal gate/high-K gate dielectric sequentially to form the metal gate stack structure. The manufacturing method of the present invention is suitable for integration of high-K dielectric/metal gate in nano-scale CMOS devices, and removes obstacles of implementing high-K/metal gate integration.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a gate stack structure and adjusting a gate work function for a PMOS device, comprising: growing an ultra-thin interface oxide layer or oxynitride layer on a semiconductor substrate by rapid thermal oxidation or chemical method after conventional LOCOS or STI dielectric isolation is completed; depositing high-K gate dielectric and performing rapid thermal annealing; depositing a composite metal gate; depositing a barrier metal layer; depositing a polysilicon film and a hard mask and then performing photolithography and etching the hard mask; removing photoresist and etching the polysilicon film, the barrier metal layer, the metal gate, the high-K gate dielectric, and the interface oxide layer in sequence to form a gate stack structure of polysilicon film/barrier metal layer/metal gate/high-K gate dielectric; forming spacers, source/drain implantation in a conventional manner and performing rapid thermal annealing, whereby while source/drain dopants ar

Abstract: The present application discloses a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure, comprises the following steps: providing a substrate and forming a gate stack on the substrate; forming an offset spacer surround the gate stack and a dummy spacer surround the offset spacer; forming the S/D region on both sides of the dummy spacer; removing the dummy spacer and portions of the offset spacer on the surface of the substrate; forming a doped spacer on the sidewall of the offset spacer; forming the S/D extension region by allowing the dopants in doped spacer into the substrate; removing the doped spacer. Accordingly, the present application also discloses a semiconductor structure. In the present disclosure the S/D extension region with high doping concentration and shallow junction depth is formed by the formation of a heavily doped doped spacer, which can be removed in the subsequent procedures, in order to efficiently improve the performance of the semiconductor structure.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a semiconductor device, comprising a first MOSFET; a second MOSFET; a first stress liner covering the first MOSFET and having a first stress; a second stress liner covering the second MOSFET and having a second stress; wherein the second stress liner and/or the first stress liner comprise(s) a metal oxide. In accordance with the high-stress CMOS and method of manufacturing the same of the present invention, a stress layer comprising a metal oxide is formed selectively on PMOS and NMOS respectively by using a CMOS compatible process, whereby carrier mobility of the channel region is effectively enhanced and the performance of the device is improved.

Abstract: This invention discloses a CMOS device, which includes: a first MOSFET; a second MOSFET different from the type of the first MOSFET; a first stressed layer covering the first MOSFET and having a first stress; and a second stressed layer covering the second MOSFET, wherein the second stressed layer is doped with ions, and thus has a second stress different from the first stress. This invention's CMOS device and method for manufacturing the same make use of a partitioned ion implantation method to realize a dual stress liner, without the need of removing the tensile stressed layer on the PMOS region or the compressive stressed layer on the NMOS region by photolithography/etching, thus simplifying the process and reducing the cost, and at the same time, preventing the stress in the liner on the NMOS region or PMOS region from the damage that might be caused by the thermal process of the deposition process.