Using Etching To Form Recess At Gate Location (epo) Patents (Class 257/E21.429)
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Patent number: 12243924Abstract: Semiconductor device structures with a gate structure having different profiles at different portions of the gate structure may include a fin structure on a substrate, a source/drain structure on the fin structure, and a gate structure over the fin structure and along a sidewall of the fin. The source/drain structure is proximate the gate structure. The gate structure has a top portion having a first sidewall profile and a bottom portion having a second sidewall profile different from the first sidewall profile.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Chih Ping Wang, Chao-Cheng Chen, Jr-Jung Lin, Chi-Wei Yang
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Patent number: 12230673Abstract: Semiconductor structures including electrical isolation and methods of forming a semiconductor structure including electrical isolation. The structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface, a recess in the first surface, and a second surface inside the first recess. The structure further includes a shallow trench isolation region extending from the first surface into the semiconductor substrate. The shallow trench isolation region is positioned to surround an active device region including the recess. A field-effect transistor includes a gate electrode positioned on a portion of the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.Inventors: Michel Abou-Khalil, Steven M. Shank, Aaron Vallett, Sarah McTaggart, Rajendran Krishnasamy
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Patent number: 12205941Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a set of active regions, a first set of contacts, a set of gates, a first set of power rails and a first set of vias. The set of active regions extends in a first direction. The first set of contacts overlaps the set of active regions, and a first and a second cell boundary of the integrated circuit that extends in a second direction. The set of gates extends in the second direction, overlaps the set of active regions, and is between the first and second cell boundary. The first set of power rails extends in the first direction, and overlaps at least the first set of contacts. The first set of vias electrically couples the first set of contacts and the first set of power rails together. The set of active regions extend continuously through the first cell boundary and the second cell boundary.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kuang-Ching Chang, Jung-Chan Yang, Hui-Zhong Zhuang, Chih-Liang Chen
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Patent number: 12125910Abstract: A transistor structure includes a gate conductive region, a gate dielectric region, a channel region and a drain region. The gate conductive region is below an original surface of a substrate. The gate dielectric region surrounds the gate conductive region. The channel region surrounds the gate dielectric region. The drain region is horizontally spaced apart from the gate conductive region, wherein the drain region includes a highly doped region; wherein the gate dielectric region includes a first dielectric portion and a second dielectric portion, the first dielectric portion is positioned between the gate conductive region and the highly doped region, and the second dielectric portion is positioned between the gate conductive region and the channel region; wherein a horizontal thickness of the first dielectric portion is greater than that of the second dielectric portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignees: INVENTION AND COLLABORATION LABORATORY PTE. LTD., ETRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Chao-Chun Lu, Ming-Hong Kuo, Chun-Nan Lu
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Patent number: 12068314Abstract: Gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having adjacent island structures are described. For example, an integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor island on a semiconductor substrate. A first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires is above a first fin protruding from the semiconductor substrate. A channel region of the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires is electrically isolated from the fin. A second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires is above a second fin protruding from the semiconductor substrate. A channel region of the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires is electrically isolated from the second fin. The semiconductor island is between the first vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires and the second vertical arrangement of horizontal nanowires.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Leonard P. Guler, William Hsu, Biswajeet Guha, Martin Weiss, Apratim Dhar, William T. Blanton, John H. Irby, IV, James F. Bondi, Michael K. Harper, Charles H. Wallace, Tahir Ghani, Benedict A. Samuel, Stefan Dickert
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Patent number: 12063787Abstract: A memory device includes a first stacking structure, a second stacking structure, a plurality of first isolation structures, gate dielectric layers, channel layers and channel layers. The first stacking structure includes a plurality of first gate layers, and a second stacking structure includes a plurality of second gate layers, where the first stacking structure and the second stacking structure are located on a substrate and separated from each other through a trench. The first isolation structures are located in the trench, where a plurality of cell regions are respectively confined between two adjacent first isolation structures of the first isolation structures in the trench, where the first isolation structures each includes a first main layer and a first liner surrounding the first main layer, where the first liner separates the first main layer from the first stacking structure and the second stacking structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2023Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, LtdInventors: Sheng-Chen Wang, Meng-Han Lin, Sai-Hooi Yeong, Yu-Ming Lin, Han-Jong Chia
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Patent number: 12027556Abstract: An image sensor includes a substrate, a photoelectric conversion region disposed inside the substrate, a first active region disposed inside the substrate to include a ground region, a floating diffusion region, and a channel region for connecting the ground region and the floating diffusion region, a substrate trench disposed inside the channel region, a transfer gate disposed on a face of the substrate to include a lower gate which fills a part of the substrate trench and has a first width, and an upper gate having a second width smaller than the first width on the lower gate, and a gate spacer disposed inside the substrate trench to be interposed between the ground region and the upper gate.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong Mo Im, Ja Meyung Kim, Jong Eun Park, Beom Suk Lee, Kwan Sik Cho
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Patent number: 12027424Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) including a first fin structure having a first aqueous soluble channel layer. The semiconductor IC includes a first gate structure over the first aqueous soluble channel layer, wherein the first gate structure includes a first oxide film directly contacting the first aqueous soluble channel layer, and the first oxide film includes a first material. The semiconductor IC includes a first spacer along the first gate structure, wherein a bottom surface of the first spacer is above an interface between the first oxide layer and the first aqueous soluble channel layer. The semiconductor IC includes a second fin structure having a second aqueous soluble channel layer. The semiconductor IC includes a second gate structure over the second aqueous channel layer, wherein the second gate structure includes a second oxide film directly contacting the second aqueous soluble channel layer, the second oxide film includes a second material.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kuo-Sheng Chuang, You-Hua Chou, Yusuke Oniki
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Patent number: 12027368Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device is provided. The method for forming a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes coating a photoresist film over a target layer; performing a lithography process to pattern the photoresist film into a photoresist layer; performing a directional ion bombardment process to the photoresist layer, such that a carbon atomic concentration in the photoresist layer is increased; and etching the target layer using the photoresist layer as an etch mask.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yu-Tien Shen, Chih-Kai Yang, Hsiang-Ming Chang, Chun-Yen Chang, Ya-Hui Chang, Wei-Ting Chien, Chia-Cheng Chen, Liang-Yin Chen
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Patent number: 12015084Abstract: A field effect transistor includes at least one line trench extending downward from a top surface of a channel region which laterally surrounds or underlies the at least one line trench, a gate dielectric contacting all surfaces of the at least one line trench and including a planar gate dielectric portion that extends over an entirety of a top surface of the channel region, a gate electrode, a source region, and a drain region.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Mitsuhiro Togo, Takashi Kobayashi, Sudarshan Narayanan
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Patent number: 11967531Abstract: The present application relates to a semiconductor structure and its forming method. The semiconductor structure comprises a substrate; a first transistor that includes a first channel disposed within the substrate, and a first end disposed at surface of the substrate, the first end being adapted to connect with a first-type storage cell; a second transistor that includes a second channel disposed within the substrate, and a second end disposed at surface of the substrate, the second end being adapted to connect with a second-type storage cell, the second channel having a length greater than length of the first channel. The present application enables fabrication techniques of the first transistor and the second transistor compatible. Moreover, the present application is conducive to enhancing integration density of the storage cells of the first transistor and/or the second transistor in the memory lays foundation for enlarging the fields of application of the memory.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Xiaoguang Wang, Yiming Zhu
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Patent number: 11950428Abstract: A memory device includes a first stacking structure, a second stacking structure, a plurality of first isolation structures, gate dielectric layers, channel layers and conductive pillars. The first stacking structure includes a plurality of first gate layers, and a second stacking structure includes a plurality of second gate layers, where the first stacking structure and the second stacking structure are located on a substrate and separated from each other through a trench. The first isolation structures are located in the trench, where a plurality of cell regions are respectively confined between two adjacent first isolation structures of the first isolation structures in the trench, where the first isolation structures each includes a first main layer and a first liner surrounding the first main layer, where the first liner separates the first main layer from the first stacking structure and the second stacking structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Sheng-Chen Wang, Meng-Han Lin, Sai-Hooi Yeong, Yu-Ming Lin, Han-Jong Chia
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Patent number: 11935791Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, an isolation structure is formed in a substrate defining an active region, a first gate structure is formed over the isolation structure and a second gate structure over the active region adjacent to the first gate structure, a cover layer is formed to cover the first gate structure and a part of the active region between the first gate structure and the second gate structure, the active region between the first gate structure and the second gate structure not covered by the cover layer is etched to form a recess, and an epitaxial semiconductor layer is formed in the recess.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Te-An Chen, Meng-Han Lin
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Patent number: 11889166Abstract: The present disclosure describes specific technical approaches to implementing an arrangement in which two or more individual stories share a common feature or “knot” so as to combine to form a larger overall story, and where the individual stories are presented in different orders to different audiences, with the order of presentation affecting the audience perception of the larger overall story.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: TOH ENTERPRISES INC.Inventor: Terri Johan Hitchcock
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Patent number: 11876073Abstract: A process for collectively fabricating a plurality of semiconductor structures comprises providing a substrate including a carrier having a main face, a dielectric layer on the main face of the carrier and a plurality of crystalline semiconductor growth islands on the dielectric layer. At least one crystalline semiconductor active layer is formed on the growth islands. After the step of forming the active layer, trenches are formed in the active layer and in the growth islands in order to define the plurality of semiconductor structures.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SOITECInventor: David Sotta
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Patent number: 11830908Abstract: An RF switch device and a method of manufacturing the same are proposed. A trap area is formed in or on a surface of a highly resistive substrate to trap carriers accumulating on the surface of the substrate, thus improving RF characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: DB HiTek, Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Hyo Jung, Hyun Jin Kim, Seung Ki Ko, Sang Gil Kim, Tae Ryoong Park, Ki Hun Lee, Kyong Rok Kim
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Patent number: 11728342Abstract: Disclosed are a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes first and second gate patterns that are spaced apart from each other in a first direction on a substrate and extend in the first direction, a separation pattern that is disposed between and being in direct contact with the first and second gate patterns and extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a third gate pattern that is spaced apart in the second direction from the first gate pattern and extends in the first direction, and an interlayer dielectric layer disposed between the first gate pattern and the third gate pattern. The separation pattern includes a material different from a material of the interlayer dielectric layer. A bottom surface of the separation pattern has an uneven structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Hyun Park, Heonjong Shin
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Patent number: 11640910Abstract: A method for cutting off a fin in a field effect transistor, comprising: step 1: forming fins and first spacing regions, there are two types of fins—the first type is configured to be cut off and a second type is configured to be reserved; and forming a first material layer to fill the first spacing regions; step 2: forming a first pattern structure comprising first strip structures aligning to one first type fin and second spacing regions; step 3: forming second sidewalls on two sides of each first strip structure; step 4: removing the first strip structures to form a second pattern structure by the second sidewalls; step 5: etching away the first material layer and the first type of fins by using the second sidewalls as a mask ; step 6: removing the second sidewalls and the remaining first material layer. The present application enables using less advanced lithography equipment.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI HUALI INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CORPORATIONInventors: Yenchan Chiu, Yingju Chen, Liyao Liu, Chanyuan Hu
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Patent number: 11640990Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the devices are provided. Semiconductor devices include a semiconductor layer structure comprising a trench in an upper surface thereof, a dielectric layer in a lower portion of the trench, and a gate electrode in the trench and on the dielectric layer opposite the semiconductor layer structure. The trench may include rounded upper corner and a rounded lower corner. A center portion of a top surface of the dielectric layer may be curved, and the dielectric layer may be on opposed sidewalls of the trench. The dielectric layer may include a bottom dielectric layer on a bottom surface of the trench and on lower portions of the sidewalls of the trench and a gate dielectric layer on upper portions of the sidewalls of the trench and on the bottom dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Wolfspeed, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Lichtenwalner, Sei-Hyung Ryu, Naeem Islam, Woongsun Kim, Matt N. McCain, Joe McPherson
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Patent number: 11637138Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a trench etched into a front side surface of a semiconductor substrate. The trench includes a bottom surface etched along a <100> crystalline plane and a tilted side surface etched along a <111> crystalline plane that extends between the bottom surface and the front side surface. A floating diffusion is disposed in the semiconductor substrate beneath the bottom surface of the trench. A photodiode is disposed in the semiconductor substrate beneath the tilted side surface of the trench and is separated from the floating diffusion. The photodiode is configured to photogenerate image charge in response to incident light. A tilted transfer gate is disposed over at least a portion of the bottom surface and at least a portion of the tilted side surface of the trench. The tilted transfer gate is configured to transfer the image charge from the photodiode to the floating diffusion.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Qin Wang
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Patent number: 11616067Abstract: In an embodiment, a method (of manufacturing fins for a semiconductor device) includes: forming a first layer (on a semiconductor substrate) that has first spacers and etch stop layer (ESL) portions which are interspersed; forming second spacers on central regions of the first spacers and the ESL portions; removing exposed regions of the first spacers and the ESL portions and corresponding underlying portions of the semiconductor substrate; removing the second spacers resulting in corresponding first capped semiconductor fins and second capped semiconductor fins that are organized into first and second sets; each member of the first set having a first cap with a first etch sensitivity; and each member of the second set having a second cap with a different second etch sensitivity; and eliminating selected ones of the first capped semiconductor fins and selected ones of the second capped semiconductor fins.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Chih-Liang Chen, Chih-Ming Lai, Charles Chew-Yuen Young, Chin-Yuan Tseng, Jiann-Tyng Tzeng, Kam-Tou Sio, Ru-Gun Liu, Wei-Liang Lin, L. C. Chou
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Patent number: 11595740Abstract: The present disclosure describes specific technical approaches to implementing an arrangement in which two or more individual stories share a common feature or “knot” so as to combine to form a larger overall story, and where the individual stories are presented in different orders to different audiences, with the order of presentation affecting the audience perception of the larger overall story.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Inventor: Terri Johan Hitchcock
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Patent number: 11587933Abstract: An apparatus includes: a semiconductor substrate; an isolation region in the semiconductor substrate, the isolation region including an isolation trench filled with an insulating material therein; a plurality of island-shaped active regions in the semiconductor substrate surrounded by the isolation region; and a buried word-line having a bottom, the buried word-line at least passing across the isolation region between the plurality of active regions; wherein the isolation trench includes upper, middle and lower portions, each of the upper and lower portions has a substantially flat surface and the middle portion has a bulged surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Toshiyasu Fujimoto, Hiromitsu Oshima
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Patent number: 11581337Abstract: A memory device includes a first stacking structure, a second stacking structure, a plurality of first isolation structures, gate dielectric layers, channel layers and channel layers. The first stacking structure includes a plurality of first gate layers, and a second stacking structure includes a plurality of second gate layers, where the first stacking structure and the second stacking structure are located on a substrate and separated from each other through a trench. The first isolation structures are located in the trench, where a plurality of cell regions are respectively confined between two adjacent first isolation structures of the first isolation structures in the trench, where the first isolation structures each includes a first main layer and a first liner surrounding the first main layer, where the first liner separates the first main layer from the first stacking structure and the second stacking structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Sheng-Chen Wang, Meng-Han Lin, Sai-Hooi Yeong, Yu-Ming Lin, Han-Jong Chia
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Patent number: 11527531Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device comprising a source and drain region arranged within a substrate. A conductive gate is disposed over a doped region of the substrate. A gate dielectric layer is disposed between the source region and the drain region and separates the conductive gate from the doped region. A bottommost surface of the gate dielectric layer is below a topmost surface of the substrate. First and second sidewall spacers are arranged along first and second sides of the conductive gate, respectively. An inner portion of the first sidewall spacer and an inner portion of the second sidewall spacer respectively cover a first and second top surface of the gate dielectric layer. A drain extension region and a source extension region respectively separate the drain region and the source region from the gate dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Huan Chen, Chien-Chih Chou, Ta-Wei Lin, Hsiao-Chin Tuan, Alexander Kalnitsky, Kong-Beng Thei, Shi-Chuang Hsiao, Yu-Hong Kuo
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Patent number: 11508836Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, multiple trench gate structures and an emitter region. The semiconductor substrate includes: a drift layer of a first conductivity type; a base layer of a second conductivity type disposed on the drift layer; and a collector layer of the second conductivity type, the collector layer disposed at a position opposite to the base layer with the drift layer sandwiched between the base layer and the collector layer. Each of the trench gate structures includes: a trench penetrating the base layer and reaching the drift layer; a gate insulation film is disposed at a wall surface of the trench; and a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulation film. The emitter region is disposed on a surface layer portion of the base layer and is in contact with the trench.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Masakazu Itoh, Hiroki Sakane
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Patent number: 11488828Abstract: An indirect heating method using a laser according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a first process of adjacently placing a first material structure containing metal and a second material structure containing inorganic material; and a second process of directly heating the first material structure to indirectly heat the second material structure adjacent to the first material structure by radiating a laser to the first material structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: RNR LAB INC.Inventor: Jeong Do Ryu
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Patent number: 11195935Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed including a gate electrode structure and raised drain and source regions that extend to a first height level and a sidewall spacer element positioned adjacent the sidewalls of the gate electrode structure between the raised drain and source regions and the gate electrode structure. The sidewall spacer element includes an upper portion that extends above the first height level wherein an inner part of the spacer element faces the gate electrode structure and extends to a second height level that is less than a third height level of an outer part of the upper portion of the spacer element.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.Inventors: Hans-Juergen Thees, Peter Baars
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Patent number: 10916537Abstract: An electric static discharge (ESD) diode pair is disclosed. The first diode of the device includes a first diode junction portion having vertically orientated and horizontally oriented portions of a first conductivity and a second diode junction portion of a second conductivity in direct contact with both of the vertically orientated and horizontally orientated portions of the first diode junction portion. The second diode of the device includes a first diode junction portion having vertically orientated and horizontally oriented portions of a second conductivity and a second diode junction portion having a first conductivity in direct contact with both of the vertically orientated and horizontally orientated portions of the first diode junction portion. A common electrical contact is in direct contact first diode junction portion for each of the first diode and the second diode.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Karthik Balakrishnan, Bahman Hekmatshoartabari, Alexander Reznicek, Jeng-Bang Yau
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Patent number: 10840242Abstract: A method includes, in a first etching step, etching a semiconductor substrate to form first recesses in a first device region and second recesses in a second device regions simultaneously. A first semiconductor strip is formed between the first recesses. A second semiconductor strip is formed between the second recesses. In a second etching step, the semiconductor substrate in the second device region is etched to extend the second recesses. The first recesses and the second recesses are filled with a dielectric material to form first and second isolation regions in the first and second recesses, respectively. The first isolation regions and the second isolation regions are recessed. Portions of the semiconductor substrate in the first and the second device regions protrude higher than top surfaces of the respective first and second isolation regions to form a first and a second semiconductor fin, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Che-Cheng Chang, Chih-Han Lin, Horng-Huei Tseng
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Patent number: 10707306Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a SiC layer, an electrode electrically connected to the SiC layer and an impurity region provided between the SiC layer and the electrode. The impurity region includes first position and second position, the first position having highest concentration of an impurity in the impurity region, the highest concentration being not lower than 1×1020 cm?3 and not higher than 5×1022 cm?3, the second position having concentration of the impurity one digit lower than the highest concentration, the first position being between the electrode and the second position, a distance between the first position and the second position being 50 nm or shorter.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tatsuo Shimizu, Ryosuke Iijima, Johji Nishio, Teruyuki Ohashi
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Patent number: 10163727Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) device, and a second MOS device of a same conductivity as the first MOS device. The first MOS device includes a first gate stack over the semiconductor substrate, and a first stressor adjacent to the first gate stack and extending into the semiconductor substrate. The first stressor and the first gate stack have a first distance. The second MOS device includes a second gate stack over the semiconductor substrate, and a second stressor adjacent to the second gate stack and extending into the semiconductor substrate. The second stressor and the second gate stack have a second distance greater than the first distance.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Jelin Wang, Ching-Chen Hao, Yi-Huang Wu, Meng Yi Sun
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Patent number: 10096605Abstract: Semiconductor devices including a dummy gate structure on a fin are provided. A semiconductor device includes a fin protruding from a substrate. The semiconductor device includes a source/drain region in the fin, and a recess region of the fin that is between first and second portions of the source/drain region. Moreover, the semiconductor device includes a dummy gate structure overlapping the recess region, and a spacer that is on the fin and adjacent a sidewall of the dummy gate structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Jine Park, Kee-Sang Kwon, Do-Hyoung Kim, Bo-Un Yoon, Keun-Hee Bai, Kwang-Yong Yang, Kyoung-Hwan Yeo, Yong-Ho Jeon
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Patent number: 9825173Abstract: A fin-type field-effect transistor (FinFET) device includes a plurality of fins formed over a substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a dielectric layer filled in a space between each fin and over a first portion of the plurality of fins and a dielectric trench formed in the dielectric layer. The dielectric trench has a vertical profile. The semiconductor device further includes a second portion of the plurality of fins recessed and exposed in the dielectric trench. The second portion of the plurality of fins have a rounded-convex-shape top profile.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Chia Tai Lin, Yih-Ann Lin, An-Shen Chang, Ryan Chia-Jen Chen, Chao-Cheng Chen
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Patent number: 9741831Abstract: A method for manufacturing a FinFET, and FinFETs are provided. In various embodiments, the method for manufacturing a FinFET includes forming a fin structure over a substrate. Next, a dummy gate is deposited across over the fin structure. The method continues with forming a pair of first spacers on sidewalls of the dummy gate. Then, a source/drain region is formed in the fin structure not covered by the dummy gate. The method further includes removing the dummy gate to expose the fin structure. After that, the first spacers are truncated, and a gate stack is formed to cover the exposed fin structure and top surfaces of the first spacers.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei-Yang Lee, Ting-Yeh Chen
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Patent number: 9735154Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods of removing fin portions from a finFET. At a starting point, a high-K dielectric layer is disposed on a substrate. A fin hardmask and lithography stack is deposited on the high-k dielectric. A fin hardmask is exposed, and a first portion of the fin hardmark is removed. The lithography stack is removed. A second portion of the fin hardmask is removed. Fins are formed. A gap fill dielectric is deposited and recessed.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Andy Chih-Hung Wei, Dae-han Choi, Dae Geun Yang, Xiang Hu, Mariappan Hariharaputhiran
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Patent number: 9735257Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device that includes forming an in-situ doped semiconductor material on a semiconductor substrate, and forming fin structures from the in-situ doped semiconductor material. A sacrificial channel portion of the fin structures may be removed, wherein a source region and a drain region portion of the fin structures of the in-situ doped semiconductor material remain. The sacrificial channel portion of the fin structure may then be replaced with a functional channel region.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kangguo Cheng, Ali Khakifirooz, Alexander Reznicek, Dominic J. Schepis
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Patent number: 9660041Abstract: Devices and methods based on disclosed technology include, among others, an electronic device capable of improving a signal transfer characteristic and a method for fabricating the same. Specifically, an electronic device in one implementation includes a plurality of buried gates formed in a substrate, open parts formed in the substrate on both sides of the buried gate, isolation layers each formed between a sidewall of the open part and a sidewall of the buried gate, source/drain regions formed in the substrate under the respective open parts, and contact plugs buried in the respective open parts.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Seok-Pyo Song, Jae-Yun Yi, Se-Dong Kim
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Patent number: 9607985Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a plurality of fin shaped structures, a first trench and at least one bump. The substrate has a base. The fin shaped structures protrude from the base of the substrate. The first trench recesses from the base of the substrate and has a depth being smaller than a width of each of the fin shaped structures. The at least one bump is disposed on a surface of the first trench.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: I-Ming Tseng, Wen-An Liang, Chen-Ming Huang
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Patent number: 9590032Abstract: A fin-like field-effect transistor (Fin-FET) device includes a substrate, a fin structure disposed on the substrate, and an isolation structure disposed adjacent to the fin structure. The fin structure includes a recessed structure, which a bottom of the recessed structure is below a top surface of the isolation structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Chih-Han Lin, Jr-Jung Lin, Ming-Ching Chang
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Patent number: 9577068Abstract: Semiconductor-oxide-containing gate dielectrics can be formed on surfaces of semiconductor fins prior to formation of a disposable gate structure. A high dielectric constant (high-k) dielectric spacer can be formed to protect each semiconductor-oxide-containing gate dielectric. Formation of the high-k dielectric spacers may be performed after formation of gate cavities by removal of disposable gate structures, or prior to formation of disposable gate structures. The high-k dielectric spacers can be used as protective layers during an anisotropic etch that vertically extends the gate cavity, and can be removed after vertical extension of the gate cavities. A subset of the semiconductor-oxide-containing gate dielectrics can be removed for formation of high-k gate dielectrics for first type devices, while another subset of the semiconductor-oxide-containing gate dielectrics can be employed as gate dielectrics for second type devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gregory Costrini, Ravikumar Ramachandran, Reinaldo A. Vega, Richard S. Wise
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Patent number: 9490253Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device includes depositing a dielectric layer over fins formed in a semiconductor substrate. The dielectric layer includes a screen layer over tops of the fins. An etch stop feature is formed on the screen layer. The etch stop feature is patterned down to the screen layer in regions across the device. A dummy gate material formed over the fins is planarized down to the etch stop feature, a dielectric fill between gate structures patterned from the dummy gate material is planarized down to the etch stop feature and a gate conductor is planarized to the etch stop feature.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Veeraraghavan S. Basker, Kangguo Cheng, Theodorus E. Standaert, Junli Wang
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Patent number: 9472566Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a substrate provided in a peripheral region, first and second insulation pillars formed in the substrate, and a gate electrode extending in a first direction from over the first insulation pillar to over the second insulation pillar, wherein the gate electrode includes first and second etch stop patterns, wherein the first etch stop pattern extends in the first direction from inside the gate electrode to over the first insulation pillar, and wherein the second etch stop pattern extends in the first direction from inside the gate electrode to over the second insulation pillar.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.Inventor: Sanghyon Kwak
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Patent number: 9455198Abstract: One illustrative method disclosed herein includes, among other things, removing at least one, but not all, of a plurality of first features in a first patterned mask layer so as to define a modified first patterned masking layer, wherein removed first feature(s) correspond to a location where a final isolation structure will be formed, performing an etching process though the modified first patterned masking layer to form an initial isolation trench in the substrate, and performing another etching process through the modified first patterned mask layer to thereby define a plurality of fin-formation trenches in the substrate and to extend a depth of the initial isolation trench so as to define a final isolation trench for the final isolation structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: Hong Yu, HongLiang Shen, Zhenyu Hu, Lun Zhao, Richard J. Carter, Xusheng Wu
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Patent number: 9431395Abstract: Semiconductor-oxide-containing gate dielectrics can be formed on surfaces of semiconductor fins prior to formation of a disposable gate structure. A high dielectric constant (high-k) dielectric spacer can be formed to protect each semiconductor-oxide-containing gate dielectric. Formation of the high-k dielectric spacers may be performed after formation of gate cavities by removal of disposable gate structures, or prior to formation of disposable gate structures. The high-k dielectric spacers can be used as protective layers during an anisotropic etch that vertically extends the gate cavity, and can be removed after vertical extension of the gate cavities. A subset of the semiconductor-oxide-containing gate dielectrics can be removed for formation of high-k gate dielectrics for first type devices, while another subset of the semiconductor-oxide-containing gate dielectrics can be employed as gate dielectrics for second type devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gregory Costrini, Ravikumar Ramachandran, Reinaldo A. Vega, Richard S. Wise
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Patent number: 9418902Abstract: A method of isolating a semiconductor fin from an underlying substrate including forming a masking layer around a base portion of the fin, forming spacers on a top portion of the fin above the masking layer, removing the masking layer to expose the base portion of the fin, and converting the base portion of the fin to an isolation region that electrically isolates the fin from the substrate. The base portion of the fin may be converted to an isolation region by oxidizing the base portion of the fin, using for example a thermal oxidation process. While converting the base portion of the fin to an isolation region, the spacers prevent the top portion of the fin from also being converted.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Globalfoundries Inc.Inventors: Kangguo Cheng, Shom S. Ponoth, Balasubramanian Pranatharthiharan, Theodorus E. Standaert, Tenko Yamashita
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Patent number: 9305785Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved structure and method of contact formation. A cap nitride is removed from a gate in a region that is distanced from a fin. This facilitates reduced process steps, allowing the gate and the source/drain regions to be opened in the same process step. Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUVL) may be used to pattern the resist to form the contacts.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Andy Chih-Hung Wei, Guillaume Bouche, Gabriel Padron Wells, Xiang Hu
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Patent number: 9196733Abstract: A fin field effect transistor (fin FET) is formed using a bulk silicon substrate and sufficiently guarantees a top channel length formed under a gate, by forming a recess having a predetermined depth in a fin active region and then by forming the gate in an upper part of the recess. A device isolation film is formed to define a non-active region and a fin active region in a predetermined region of the substrate. In a portion of the device isolation film a first recess is formed, and in a portion of the fin active region a second recess having a depth shallower than the first recess is formed. A gate insulation layer is formed within the second recess, and a gate is formed in an upper part of the second recess. A source/drain region is formed in the fin active region of both sides of a gate electrode.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Keun-Nam Kim, Hung-Mo Yang, Choong-Ho Lee
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Patent number: 8941184Abstract: A semiconductor device including an NMOS region and a PMOS region; the NMOS region having a gate structure including a first high-k gate dielectric, a first work function setting metal and a gate electrode fill material; the PMOS region having a gate structure comprising a second high-k gate dielectric, a second work function setting metal and a gate electrode fill material; wherein the first gate dielectric is different than the second gate dielectric and the first work function setting metal is different than the second work function setting metal. Also disclosed are methods for fabricating the semiconductor device which include a gate last process.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Global Foundries, Inc.Inventors: Takashi Ando, Changhwan Choi, Kisik Choi, Vijay Narayanan
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Patent number: 8937349Abstract: A semiconductor component includes: a semiconductor substrate; and a semiconductor device provided thereon, the device being a field-effect transistor that includes: a gate insulating film provided on the substrate; a gate electrode provided via the film; and a pair of source-drain regions provided to sandwich the electrode, the substrate including a patterned surface in a portion where the electrode is provided, the patterned surface of the substrate including a raised portion where the film is formed to cover a surface that lies on the same plane as a surface of the pair of source-drain regions, and the electrode is formed on a top surface of the film, and the patterned surface of the substrate including a recessed portion where the film is formed to cover surfaces of a groove formed toward the interior than the surface of the pair of source-drain regions, and the electrode is formed so as to fill the groove provided with the film.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Koichi Amari