Patents by Inventor Qiuxia Xu

Qiuxia Xu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9196706
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a p-type MOSFET, including: forming a part of the MOSFET on a semiconductor substrate including source/drain regions, a replacement gate, and a gate spacer; removing the replacement gate stack of the MOSFET to form a gate opening; forming an interface oxide layer on the exposed surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming a high-K gate dielectric layer on the interface oxide layer; forming a first metal gate 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 dielectric layer and the interface oxide layer, and also to generate electric dipoles by interfacial reaction at the lower interface between the high-K gate dielectric layer and the interface oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Qiuxia Xu, Huilong Zhu, Tianchun Ye, Huajie Zhou, Gaobo Xu, Qingqing Liang
  • Publication number: 20150325684
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an NMOSFET may comprise: defining an active region for the NMOSFET on a semiconductor substrate; forming an interfacial oxide layer on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming a high-K gate dielectric layer on the interfacial oxide layer; forming a metal gate layer on the high-K gate dielectric layer; implanting dopant ions into the metal gate layer; forming a Poly-Si layer on the metal gate layer; patterning the Poly-Si layer, the metal gate layer, the high-K gate dielectric layer and the interfacial oxide layer to form a gate stack; forming a gate spacer surrounding the gate stack; and forming source and drain regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Qiuxia Xu, Gaobo Xu, Huajie Zhou, Huilong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150311200
    Abstract: A FinFET device and a method for manufacturing the same. The FinFET device includes a plurality of fins each extending in a first direction on a substrate; a plurality of gate stacks each being disposed astride the plurality of fins and extending in a second direction; a plurality of source/drain region pairs, respective source/drain regions of each source/drain region pair being disposed on opposite sides of the each gate stack in the second direction; and a plurality of channel regions each comprising a portion of a corresponding fin between the respective source/drain regions of a corresponding source/drain pair, wherein the each fin comprises a plurality of protruding cells on opposite side surfaces in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Huaxiang YIN, Xiaolong MA, Weijia XU, Qiuxia XU, Huilong ZHU
  • Publication number: 20150295067
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for manufacturing a P-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 diele
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Qiuxia Xu, Huilong Zhu, Huajie Zhou, Gaobo Xu, Qingqing Liang
  • Publication number: 20150279745
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising two opposite types of MOSFETs formed on one semiconductor substrate, the method comprising: forming a portion of the MOSFET on the semiconductor substrate, said portion of said MOSFET comprising source/drains regions located in the semiconductor substrate, a dummy gate stack located between the source/drain region and above the semiconductor substrate and a gate spacer surrounding the dummy gate stack; removing the dummy gate stack of said MOSFET to form a gate opening which exposes the surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming an interfacial oxide layer on the exposed surface of the semiconductor structure; forming a high-K gate dielectric on the interfacial oxide layer within the gate opening; forming a first metal gate layer on the high-K gate dielectric; implanting doping ions in the first metal gate layer; forming a second metal gate layer on the first metal gate layer to fill up the gate opening; and annealing to diffu
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Qiuxia Xu, Huilong Zhu, Gaobo Xu, Huajie Zhou, Qingqing Liang, Dapeng Chen, Chao Zhao
  • Publication number: 20150262887
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device that comprises two opposite types of MOSFETs formed on one semiconductor substrate, comprising: defining an active region for each of the MOSFETs on the semiconductor substrate; forming an interfacial oxide layer on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming a high-K gate dielectric layer on the interfacial oxide layer; forming a metal gate layer on the high-K gate dielectric layer; implanting dopant ions in the metal gate layer; forming a Poly-Si layer on the metal gate layer; patterning the Poly-Si layer, the metal gate layer, the high-K gate dielectric layer and the interfacial oxide layer to form a plurality of gate stack structures; forming a plurality of gate spacer surrounding each of the plurality of gate stack structures; and forming a plurality of S/D regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Qiuxia Xu, Gaobo Xu, Huajie Zhou, Huilong Zhu, Dapeng Chen
  • Patent number: 9136181
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: defining an active region on the semiconductor substrate; forming an interfacial oxide layer on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming a high-K gate dielectric on the interfacial oxide layer; forming a first metal gate layer on the high-K gate dielectric; forming a dummy gate layer on the first metal gate layer; patterning the dummy gate layer, the first metal gate layer, the high-K gate dielectric and the interfacial oxide layer to form a gate stack structure; forming a gate spacer surrounding the gate stack structure; forming S/D regions for NMOS and PMOS respectively; depositing interlayer dielectric and planarization by CMP to expose the surface of dummy gate layer; removing the dummy gate layer so as to form a gate opening; implanting dopant ions into the first metal gate layer; forming a second metal gate layer on the first metal gate layer so as to fill the gate opening; and performing annealing, so that the dopant ions diffuse a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Qiuxia Xu, Huilong Zhu, Gaobo Xu, Huajie Zhou, Dapeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20150255557
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The method includes forming a semiconductor fin on a semiconductor substrate. The method further includes forming an interfacial oxide layer on a top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. The method further includes forming a high K gate dielectric layer on the interfacial oxide layer. The method further includes forming a first metal gate layer on the high K gate dielectric layer. The method further includes implanting dopant to the first metal gate layer through conformal doping. The method further includes performing annealing so that the dopants are diffused and accumulated at an upper interface between the high K gate dielectric layer and the first metal gate layer, as well as at a lower interface between the high K gate dielectric layer and the interfacial oxide layer, generating electrical dipoles at the lower interface through interfacial reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Huilong Zhu, Qiuxia Xu, Yanbo Zhang, Hong Yang
  • Publication number: 20150179797
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a semiconductor device, which comprises a substrate, a gate stack structure on the substrate, a channel region in the substrate under the gate stack structure, and source and drain regions at both sides of the channel region, wherein there is a stressed layer under and at both sides of the channel region, in which the source and drain regions are formed. According to the semiconductor device and the method for manufacturing the same of the present invention, a stressed layer is formed at both sides of and under the channel region made of a silicon-based material so as to act on the channel region, thereby effectively increasing the carrier mobility of the channel region and improving the device performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Huaxiang Yin, Changliang Qin, Xiaolong Ma, Qiuxia Xu, Dapeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20150170974
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: defining an active region on the semiconductor substrate; forming an interfacial oxide layer on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming a high-K gate dielectric on the interfacial oxide layer; forming a first metal gate layer on the high-K gate dielectric; forming a dummy gate layer on the first metal gate layer; patterning the dummy gate layer, the first metal gate layer, the high-K gate dielectric and the interfacial oxide layer to form a gate stack structure; forming a gate spacer surrounding the gate stack structure; forming S/D regions for NMOS and PMOS respectively; depositing interlayer dielectric and planarization by CMP to expose the surface of dummy gate layer; removing the dummy gate layer so as to form a gate opening; implanting dopant ions into the first metal gate layer; forming a second metal gate layer on the first metal gate layer so as to fill the gate opening; and performing annealing, so that the dopant ions diffuse a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Qiuxia Xu, Huilong Zhu, Gaobo Xu, Huajie Zhou, Dapeng Chen
  • Patent number: 9049061
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: The Institute of Microelectronics Chinese Academy of Science
    Inventors: Qiuxia Xu, Chao Zhao, Gaobo Xu
  • Patent number: 9029225
    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
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Qiuxia Xu, Huilong Zhu, Huajie Zhou, Gaobo Xu
  • Publication number: 20150115374
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Huaxiang Yin, Xiaolong Ma, Changliang Qi, Qiuxia Xu, Dapeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20150102416
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Huaxiang Yin, Zuozhen Fu, Qiuxia Xu, Dapeng Chen
  • Patent number: 8994119
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: The Institute of Microelectronics Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Huaxiang Yin, Zuozhen Fu, Qiuxia Xu, Chao Zhao, Dapeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20150048458
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same. The method may include: forming source/drain regions in a semiconductor substrate; forming an interfacial oxide layer on the semiconductor substrate; forming a high K gate dielectric layer on the interfacial oxide layer; forming a first metal gate layer on the high K gate dielectric layer; implanting dopant to the first metal gate layer through conformal doping; and performing annealing to change an effective work function of a gate stack comprising the first metal gate layer, the high K gate dielectric layer, and the interfacial oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Huilong Zhu, Qiuxia Xu, Yanbo Zhang, Hong Yang
  • Publication number: 20150041925
    Abstract: Provided are P type MOSFETs and methods for manufacturing the same. The method may include forming source/drain regions in a semiconductor substrate; forming an interfacial oxide layer on the semiconductor substrate; forming a high K gate dielectric layer on the interfacial oxide layer; forming a first metal gate layer on the high K gate dielectric layer; implanting dopants into the first metal gate layer through conformal doping; and performing annealing to change an effective work function of a gate stack including the first metal gate layer, the high K gate dielectric, and the interfacial oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Huilong Zhu, Qiuxia Xu, Yanbo Zhang, Hong Yang
  • Patent number: 8932927
    Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor device structure and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein the method comprises: forming a semiconductor substrate comprising a local SOI structure having a local buried isolation dielectric layer; forming a fin on the silicon substrate on top of the local buried isolation dielectric layer; forming a gate stack structure on the 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 is simple to implement; the present invention exhibits good compatibility with CMOS planar process and can be easily integrated, therefore, short channel effects are suppressed desirably, and MOSFETs are boosted to develop towards a trend of downscaling size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Huajie Zhou, Qiuxia Xu
  • Publication number: 20150011069
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a PMOSFET including defining an active region for the PMOSFET on a semiconductor substrate; forming an interfacial oxide layer on a surface of the substrate; forming a high-K gate dielectric layer on the interfacial oxide layer; forming a metal gate layer on the dielectric layer; implanting dopant ions into the metal gate layer; forming a Poly-Si layer on the metal gate layer; patterning the Poly-Si layer, the metal gate layer, the dielectric layer and the interfacial oxide layer to form a gate stack; forming a gate spacer surrounding the gate stack; and forming S/D regions. During annealing to form the S/D regions, dopant ions implanted in the metal gate layer may accumulate at upper and bottom interfaces of the dielectric, and electric dipoles with appropriate polarities are generated by interface reaction at the bottom interface, so that the metal gate has its effective work function adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Qiuxia Xu, Gaobo Xu, Huajie Zhou, Huilong Zhu, Dapeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20150008537
    Abstract: An N-type MOSFET and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the method comprises forming source/drain regions in a semiconductor substrate. The method also includes forming an interfacial oxide layer on the semiconductor substrate. The method also includes forming a high-k gate dielectric layer on the interfacial oxide layer. The method also includes forming a first metal gate layer on the high-k gate dielectric layer. The method also includes implanting dopants into the first metal gate layer through conformal doping. The method also includes annealing a gate stack to change an effective work function of the gate stack which includes the first metal gate layer, the high-k gate dielectric, and the interfacial oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Huilong Zhu, Qiuxia Xu, Yanbo Zhang, Hong Yang