Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an nMISFET formed on the substrate, the nMISFET including a first dielectric formed on the substrate and a first metal gate electrode formed on the first dielectric and formed of one metal element selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, Ta, Sc, Y, a lanthanoide and actinide series and of one selected from boride, silicide and germanide compounds of the one metal element, and a pMISFET formed on the substrate, the pMISFET including a second dielectric formed on the substrate and a second metal gate electrode formed on the second dielectric and made of the same material as that of the first metal gate electrode, at least a portion of the second dielectric facing the second metal gate electrode being made of an insulating material different from that of at least a portion of the first dielectric facing the first metal gate electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a p-channel MIS transistor. A p-channel MIS transistor includes; an n-type semiconductor layer formed on the substrate; first source/drain regions being formed in the n-type semiconductor layer and being separated from each other; a first gate insulating film being formed on the n-type semiconductor layer between the first source/drain regions, and containing silicon, oxygen, and nitrogen, or containing silicon and nitrogen; a first gate electrode formed above the first gate insulating film; and a first interfacial layer being formed at an interface between the first gate insulating film and the first gate electrode, and containing a 13-group element. The total number of metallic bonds in the 13-group element in the interfacial layer being larger than the total number of each of oxidized, nitrided, or oxynitrided bonds in the 13-group element in the interfacial layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising a substrate, an insulating film formed above the substrate and containing a metal, Si, N and O, the insulating film containing metal-N bonds larger than the sum total of metal-metal bonds and metal-Si bonds, and an electrode formed above the insulating film.

Abstract: It is possible to provide a semiconductor device including a CMOS device having a gate electrode, in which the variation in threshold voltage is little. There are a p-channel MIS transistor and a n-channel MIS transistor which are provided in a semiconductor substrate, and in a region of a gate electrode of the p-channel MIS transistor at least 1 nm or less apart from the interface with a gate insulating film, the oxygen concentration is 1020 cm?3 or more and 1022 cm?3 or less.

Abstract: It is made possible to reduce the contact resistance of the source and drain in an n-type MISFET. A semiconductor device includes: a source and drain regions provided in a p-type semiconductor substrate so as to separate each other, each including: a silicide layer containing a first metal element as a main component having a vacuum work function of 4.6 eV or greater; and a layer containing at least one second metal element selected from the group of scandium elements and lanthanoid, the layer containing the second metal element including a segregating layer in which the highest areal density is 1×1014 cm?2 or higher, each region of the segregating layer with areal density of 1×1014 cm?2 or higher having a thickness smaller than 1 nm; a gate insulating film provided a region between the source and drain regions on the semiconductor substrate; and a gate electrode provided on the gate insulating film.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a semiconductor device comprises: a N-channel MIS transistor comprising; a p-type semiconductor layer; a first gate insulation layer formed on the p-type semiconductor layer; a first gate electrode formed on the first gate insulation layer; and a first source-drain region formed in the p-type semiconductor layer where the first gate electrode is sandwiched along a direction of gate length. The first gate electrode comprises a crystal phase including a cubic crystal of NiSi2 which has a lattice constant of 5.39 angstroms to 5.40 angstroms.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a silicon substrate, a channel region formed in a surface of the silicon substrate, a gate insulating film formed on the channel region, a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, first gate side walls formed on the gate insulating film to sandwich the gate electrode in a gate length direction, second gate side walls which sandwich the gate electrode and the first gate side wall, first diffused layers formed on the surface of the silicon substrate to sandwich the channel region, second diffused layers which sandwich the channel region and the first diffused layer and have a larger depth than that of the first diffused layer, and low resistance layers which are formed between the first diffused layer and the second gate side wall and contain nitride, boride or carbide of Ti, Zr, Hf or Ta.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a p-channel MIS transistor formed on an n-type well on the substrate, having a first gate dielectric and a first gate electrode formed thereon and formed of a Ta—C alloy wherein a crystal orientation ratio of a TaC (111) face in a film thickness direction [TaC (111) face/{TaC (111) face+TaC (200) face}] is 80% or more, and an n-channel MIS transistor formed on a p-type well on the substrate, having a second gate dielectric and a second gate electrode formed thereon and formed of a Ta—C alloy wherein a crystal orientation ratio of a TaC (111) face in a film thickness direction [TaC (111) face/{TaC (111) face+TaC (200) face}] is 60% or less.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a p-channel MIS transistor formed on the substrate, the p-channel MIS transistor having a first gate electrode, and an n-channel MIS transistor formed on the substrate separately from the p-channel MIS transistor, the n-channel MIS transistor having a second gate electrode. Each of the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode is formed of an alloy of Ta and C in which a mole ratio of C to Ta (C/Ta) is from 2 to 4.

Abstract: The present invention provides a non-volatile switching element having a novel structure that operates at a high speed and enables high integration, and an integrated circuit that includes such non-volatile switching elements. The switching element includes: a switching film formed on a substrate, made of a material causing a 10 times or greater change in electric resistance with a temperature change within a range of ±80K from a predetermined temperature; a Peltier element causing the switching film to have the temperature change; a heat conducting/electric insulating film provided between the switching film and the Peltier element, to conduct heat from the Peltier element; and a pair of electrodes connected to the switching film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that has MIS transistors with metal gates that can prevent an increase in the number of manufacturing steps as much as possible and also restrain difficulties in the manufacturing conditions. This semiconductor device has a substrate; and an n-channel MIS transistor including: a p-type semiconductor layer formed on the substrate; a pair of n-type source/drain regions formed in the p-type semiconductor layer and isolated each other; a first gate insulating film formed on the p-type semiconductor layer and located between the pair of n-type source/drain regions; and a first gate electrode formed on the first gate insulating film and containing an alloy of a rare-earth metal and a metal selected from the group consisting of Ru, Pt, and Rh.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a silicon substrate, a channel region formed in a surface of the silicon substrate, a gate insulating film formed on the channel region, a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, first gate side walls formed on the gate insulating film to sandwich the gate electrode in a gate length direction, second gate side walls which sandwich the gate electrode and the first gate side wall, first diffused layers formed on the surface of the silicon substrate to sandwich the channel region, second diffused layers which sandwich the channel region and the first diffused layer and have a larger depth than that of the first diffused layer, and low resistance layers which are formed between the first diffused layer and the second gate side wall and contain nitride, boride or carbide of Ti, Zr, Hf or Ta.

Abstract: It is possible to prevent the deterioration of device characteristic as much as possible. A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a gate insulating film provided above the semiconductor substrate and containing a metal, oxygen and an additive element; a gate electrode provided above the gate insulating film; and source/drain regions provided in the semiconductor substrate on both sides of the gate electrode. The additive element is at least one element selected from elements of Group 5, 6, 15, and 16 at a concentration of 0.003 atomic % or more but 3 atomic % or less.

Abstract: It is possible to provide a semiconductor device including a CMOS device having a gate electrode, in which the variation in threshold voltage is little. There are a p-channel MIS transistor and a n-channel MIS transistor which are provided in a semiconductor substrate, and in a region of a gate electrode of the p-channel MIS transistor at least 1 nm or less apart from the interface with a gate insulating film, the oxygen concentration is 1020 cm?3 or more and 1022 cm?3 or less.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a first gate insulating film, a first gate electrode and first source/drain regions. The first gate insulating film is formed on the first semiconductor layer. The first gate electrode is formed on the first gate insulating film. The first gate electrode includes crystal grains of a first metal consisting of Ru, and a second metal selected from the group consisting of W, Ni, Mo, Rh, Pd, Re Ir, and Pt. The second metal is segregated at a grain boundary between the crystal grains of the first metal. The first source/drain regions are formed in the first semiconductor layer, across the first gate insulating film from each other in a gate length direction of the first gate insulating film.

Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating a field-effect transistor includes a pulse generator, a current/voltage converter, a switch and a first constant-voltage source. The pulse generator can be electrically connected to a gate electrode of a field-effect transistor. The current/voltage converter includes an input terminal. The input terminal can be electrically connected to a first source/drain region of the field-effect transistor. The switch can be electrically connected to a second source/drain region of the field-effect transistor. The switch switches between a connection state and a disconnection state. The first constant-voltage source can be electrically connected to the second source/drain region through the switch.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a gate electrode free from increasing of resistance of the gate electrode, from decreasing of capacitance of the insulation film due to depletion, and from penetrating of impurity. The semiconductor device includes a silicon layer, a gate insulating film formed on the silicon layer, a metal boron compound layer formed on the gate insulating film, and a gate electrode formed on the metal boron compound layer and containing at least silicon.

Abstract: A MIS-type semiconductor device is configured with a semiconductor substrate, and a p-type MIS transistor, and a n-type MIS transistor which is provided on the semiconductor substrate, the p-type MIS transistor including a gate electrode which is made of Ge and one element which is selected from the group consisting of Ta, V and Nb.

Abstract: There is disclosed a semiconductor device comprising a P-channel MIS transistor which includes an N-type semiconductor layer, a first gate insulating layer formed on the N-type semiconductor layer and containing a carbon compound of a metal, and an N-channel MIS transistor which includes a P-type semiconductor layer, a second gate insulating layer formed on the P-type semiconductor layer, and a second gate electrode formed on the second gate insulating layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, a source region, a drain region, an element separation insulating film layer and a wiring. The gate electrode include a laminated structure having a gate insulating film formed on the semiconductor layer, a metal or a metallic compound formed on the gate insulating film and a polycrystalline silicon layer formed on the metal or metallic compound. The source region and drain region are formed on a surface portion of the semiconductor substrate and sandwich the gate electrode therebetween. The element separation insulating film layer surrounds the semiconductor layer. The wiring is in contact with the metal or metallic compound of the gate electrode.