Abstract: Semiconductor substrate with a deformed gate region and a method for the fabrication thereof. The semiconductor substrate has improved device performance compared to devices without a deformed gate region and decreased dopant loss compared to devices with deformed source/drain regions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device as well as a semiconductor device. The method, among other steps, may include forming a gate structure over a substrate, and forming a strain inducing sidewall spacer proximate a sidewall of the gate structure, the strain inducing sidewall configured to introduce strain in a channel region below the gate structure.

Abstract: The present invention facilitates semiconductor fabrication by providing methods of fabrication that apply tensile strain to channel regions of devices while mitigating unwanted dopant diffusion, which degrades device performance. Source/drain regions are formed in active regions of a PMOS region (102). A first thermal process is performed that activates the formed source/drain regions and drives in implanted dopants (104). Subsequently, source/drain regions are formed in active regions of an NMOS region (106). Then, a capped poly layer is formed over the device (108). A second thermal process is performed (110) that causes the capped poly layer to induce strain into the channel regions of devices. Because of the first thermal process, unwanted dopant diffusion, particularly unwanted p-type dopant diffusion, during the second thermal process is mitigated.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tri-gate lower power device and method for fabricating that tri-gate semiconductor device. The tri-gate device includes a first gate [455] located over a high voltage gate dielectric [465] within a high voltage region [460], a second gate [435] located over a low voltage gate dielectric [445] within a low voltage core region [440] and a third gate [475] located over an intermediate core oxide [485] within an intermediate core region [480]. One method of fabrication includes forming a high voltage gate dielectric layer [465] over a semiconductor substrate [415], implanting a low dose of nitrogen [415a] into the semiconductor substrate [415] in a low voltage core region [440], and forming a core gate dielectric layer [445] over the low voltage core region [440], including forming an intermediate core gate dielectric layer [485] over an intermediate core region [480].

Abstract: The present invention provides a tri-gate lower power device and method for fabricating that tri-gate semiconductor device. The tri-gate device includes a first gate [455] located over a high voltage gate dielectric [465] within a high voltage region [460], a second gate [435] located over a low voltage gate dielectric [445] within a low voltage core region [440] and a third gate [475] located over an intermediate core oxide [485] within an intermediate core region [480]. One method of fabrication includes forming a high voltage gate dielectric layer [465] over a semiconductor substrate [415], implanting a low dose of nitrogen [415a] into the semiconductor substrate [415] in a low voltage core region [440], and forming a core gate dielectric layer [445] over the low voltage core region [440], including forming an intermediate core gate dielectric layer [485] over an intermediate core region [480].