Abstract: The present invention relates to a transistor and the method for forming the same. The transistor of the present invention comprises a semiconductor substrate; a gate dielectric layer formed on the semiconductor substrate; a gate formed on the gate dielectric layer; a channel region under the gate dielectric layer; and a source region and a drain region located in the semiconductor substrate and on respective sides of the channel region, wherein at least one of the source and drain regions comprises a set of dislocations that are adjacent to the channel region and arranged in the direction perpendicular to a top surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the set of dislocations comprises at least two dislocations.

Abstract: A semiconductor device, a formation method thereof, and a package structure are provided. The semiconductor device comprises: a semiconductor substrate in which a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) is formed; a dielectric layer, provided on the semiconductor substrate and covering the MOSFET, wherein a plurality of interconnection structures are formed in the dielectric layer; and at least one heat dissipation path, embedded in the dielectric layer between the interconnection structures, for liquid or gas to circulate in the heat dissipation path, wherein openings of the heat dissipation path are exposed on the surface of the dielectric layer. The present invention can improve heat dissipation efficiency, and prevent chips from overheating.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor structure comprising a substrate; a gate stack on the substrate; a spacer on the sidewalls of the gate stack; a source/drain junction extension formed in the substrate on both sides of the gate stack by epitaxial growth; and a source/drain region in the substrate on both sides of the source/drain junction extension. Accordingly, the present invention also provides methods for manufacturing the semiconductor structure. The present invention can provide a source/drain junction extension with a high doping concentration and a low junction depth, thereby effectively improving the performance of the semiconductor structure.

Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate; a first semiconductor layer on the semiconductor substrate; a second semiconductor layer surrounding the first semiconductor layer; a high k dielectric layer and a gate conductor formed on the first semiconductor layer; source/drain regions formed in the second semiconductor layer, wherein the second semiconductor layer has a slant sidewall in contact with the first semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device has an increased output current, an increased operating speed, and a reduced power consumption due to the channel region of high mobility.

Abstract: An active chip package substrate and a method for preparing the same. The active chip package substrate includes: a core board; at least one upper active chip, embedded in the core board and having an active surface facing toward a lower surface of the core board, the upper active chip being an active bare chip; and at least one lower active chip, embedded in the core board and having an active surface facing toward an upper surface of the core board, the lower active chip being an active bare chip.

Abstract: The present application discloses an MOSFET and a method for manufacturing the same.

Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor device comprising a source region and a drain region in an ultra-thin semiconductor layer; a channel region between the source region and the drain region in the ultra-thin semiconductor layer; a front gate stack above the channel region, the front gate comprising a front gate and a front gate dielectric between the front gate and the channel region; and a back gate stack below the channel region, the back gate stack comprising a back gate and a back gate dielectric between the back gate and the channel region, wherein the front gate is made of a high-Vt material, and the back gate is made of a low-Vt material. According to another embodiment, the front gate and the back gate are made of the same material, and the back gate is applied with a forward bias voltage during operation. The semiconductor device alleviates threshold voltage fluctuation due to varied thickness of the channel region by means of the back gate.

Abstract: The invention discloses a novel MOSFET device fabricated by a gate last process and its implementation method, the device comprising: a substrate; a gate stack structure located on a channel region in the substrate, on either side of which is eliminated the conventional isolation spacer; an epitaxially grown ultrathin metal silicide constituting a source/drain region. Wherein the device eliminates the high resistance region below the conventional isolation spacer; a dopant segregation region with imlanted ions is formed between the source/drain and the channel region, which decreases the Schottky barrier height between the metal silicide source/drain and the channel. At the same time, the epitaxially grown metal silicide can withstand a second high-temperature annealing used for improving the performance of a high-k gate dielectric material, which further improves the performance of the device.

Abstract: A two-terminal memory cell includes a first P-type semiconductor layer, a first N-type semiconductor layer, a second P-type semiconductor layer, and a second N-type semiconductor layer arranged in sequence. A first data state may be stored in the memory cell by applying a forward bias, which is larger than a punch-through voltage VBO, between the first P-type semiconductor layer and the second N-type semiconductor layer. A second data state may be stored in the memory cell by applying a reverse bias, which is approaching to the reverse breakdown region of the memory cell, between the first P-type semiconductor layer and the second N-type semiconductor layer. In this way, the memory cell may be effectively used for data storage.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure, comprising the steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate, forming an insulating layer on the semiconductor substrate, and forming a semiconductor base layer on the insulating layer; forming a sacrificial layer and a spacer surrounding the sacrificial layer on the semiconductor base layer, and etching the semiconductor base layer by taking the spacer as a mask to form a semiconductor body; forming an insulating film on sidewalls of the semiconductor body; removing the sacrificial layer and the semiconductor body located under the sacrificial layer to form a first semiconductor fin and a second semiconductor fin. Correspondingly, the present invention further provides a semiconductor structure.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a dual metal CMOS device comprising: forming a first type metal work function modulation layer in the first gate trench and the second gate trench; forming a second type work function metal diffusion source layer in the first gate trench and the second gate trench; forming a heat isolation layer that shields the region of the first type device; and thermally annealing the regions where the first type device and the second type device are located.

Abstract: A defect detection system for an extreme ultraviolet lithography mask comprises an extreme ultraviolet light source (1), extreme ultraviolet light transmission parts (2, 3), an extreme ultraviolet lithography mask (4), a photon sieve (6) and a collection (7) and analysis (8) system. Point light source beams emitted by the extreme ultraviolet light source (1) are focused on the extreme ultraviolet lithography mask (4) through the extreme ultraviolet light transmission parts (2, 3); the extreme ultraviolet lithography mask (4) emits scattered light and illuminates the photon sieve (6); and the photon sieve (6) forms a dark field image and transmits the same to the collection (7) and analysis (8) system. The defect detection system for the extreme ultraviolet photolithographic mask uses the photon sieve to replace a Schwarzchild objective, thereby realizing lower cost, relatively small size and high resolution.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises: forming a gate stack on a substrate; etching the substrate on both sides of the gate stack to form C-shaped source/drain grooves; and wet-etching the C-shaped source/drain grooves to form ?-shaped source/drain grooves. With this method, it is possible to effectively increase stress applied to a channel region, to accurately control a depth of the source/drain grooves, and to reduce roughness of side walls and bottom portions of the grooves and thus reduce defects by etching the C-shaped source/drain grooves and then further wet-etching them to form the ?-shaped source/drain grooves.

Abstract: The present application discloses a 3D semiconductor memory device having 1T1R memory configuration based on a vertical-type gate-around transistor, and a manufacturing method thereof. A on/off current ratio can be well controlled by changing a width and a length of a channel of the gate-around transistor, so as to facilitate multi-state operation of the 1T1R memory cell. Moreover, the vertical transistor has a smaller layout size than a horizontal transistor, so as to reduce the layout size effectively. Thus, the 3D semiconductor memory device can be integrated into an array with a high density.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises: forming a gate stack on a substrate, wherein the gate stack comprises a gate dielectric layer and a gate conductor layer; selectively etching end portions of the gate dielectric layer to form gaps; and filling a material for the gate dielectric layer into the gaps.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a semiconductor device, comprising substrates, a plurality of gate stack structures on the substrate, a plurality of gate spacer structures on both sides of each gate stack structure, a plurality of source and drain regions in the substrate on both sides of each gate spacer structure, the plurality of gate spacer structures comprising a plurality of first gate stack structures and a plurality of second gate stack structures, wherein each of the first gate stack structures comprises a first gate insulating layer, a first work function metal layer, a second work function metal diffusion blocking layer, and a gate filling layer; Each of the second gate stack structures comprises a second gate insulating layer, a first work function metal layer, a second work function metal layer, and a gate filling layer, characterized in that the first work function metal layer has a first stress, and the gate filling layer has a second stress.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure, which comprises following steps: providing an SOI substrate, onto which a heavily doped buried layer and a surface active layer are formed; forming a gate stack and sidewall spacers on the substrate; forming an opening at one side of the gate stack, wherein the opening penetrates through the surface active layer, the heavily doped buried layer and reaches into a silicon film located on an insulating buried layer of the SOI substrate; filling the opening to form a plug; forming source/drain regions, wherein the source region overlaps with the heavily doped buried layer, and a part of the drain region is located in the plug. Accordingly, the present invention further provides a semiconductor structure. In the present invention, the heavily doped buried layer is favorable for reducing width of depletion layers at source/drain regions and suppressing short-channel effects.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing a local interconnect structure for a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming removable sacrificial sidewall spacers between sidewall spacers and outer sidewall spacers on two sides of a gate on a semiconductor substrate, and forming contact through-holes at source/drain regions in the local interconnect structure between the sidewall spacer and the outer sidewall spacer on the same side of the gate immediately after removing the sacrificial sidewall spacers. Once the source/drain through-holes are filled with a conductive material to form contact vias, the height of the contact vias shall be same as the height of the gate. The contact through-holes, which establish the electrical connection between a subsequent first layer of metal wiring and the source/drain regions or the gate region at a lower level in the local interconnect structure, shall be made in the same depth.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: forming a gate stacked structure on a silicic substrate; depositing a Nickel-based metal layer on the substrate and the gate stacked structure; performing a first annealing so that the silicon in the substrate reacts with the Nickel-based metal layer to form a Ni-rich phase of metal silicide; performing an ion implantation by implanting doping ions into the Ni-rich phase of metal silicide; performing a second annealing so that the Ni-rich phase of metal to silicide is transformed into a Nickel-based metal silicide source/drain, and meanwhile, forming a segregation region of the doping ions at an interface between the Nickel-based metal silicide source/drain and the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor structure comprising: a semiconductor base located on an insulating layer, wherein the insulating layer is located on a semiconductor substrate; source/drain regions, which are in contact with first sidewalls of the semiconductor base opposite to each other; gates located on second sidewalls of the semiconductor base opposite to each other; an insulating via located on the insulating layer and embedded into the semiconductor base; and an epitaxial layer sandwiched between the insulating via and the semiconductor base. The present invention further provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure comprising: forming an insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming a semiconductor base on the insulating layer; forming a void within the semiconductor base, wherein the void exposes the semiconductor substrate; forming an epitaxial layer in the void through selective epitaxy; and forming an insulating via within the void.