US5407849A
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CMOS process and circuit including zero threshold transistors
Assignee: IMP Inc A CORP OF
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Filing: 1992-06-23
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Granted: 1995-04-18
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Expires: 2012-06-23
Abstract
Abstract A method of threshold adjust implantation which involves the implanting of some of the PMOS FETs' channels on a CMOS circuit so the PMOS FETs have a threshold voltage of substantially zero volts, the implanting involves an additional implantation of ions into the PMOS FETs' channels in addition to the implantation required to raise the PMOS FETs' threshold voltage from the native threshold voltage to the normal threshold voltage.
Inventors
- 👤 Moiz Khambaty
- 👤 Corey D. Petersen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:25
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0165; H10D84/0167; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A method of forming an integrated circuit including NMOS and PMOS FETs having channels on a semiconductor substrate, said method including a threshold adjust implantation for said channels comprising the steps of: implanting at least some of said channels of said NMOS and PMOS FETs so that said at least some of said channels are implanted sufficiently to have a normal threshold voltage, said normal threshold voltage being in the range 0.6 to 1.1 volts for said NMOS FETs and -0.6 to -1.1 volts for said PMOS FETs; thereafter, masking said channels except for certain of said PMOS FETs' channels, said at least some of the channels including said certain of said PMOS FETs' channels; and implanting said certain of said PMOS FETs' channels so that said PMOS FETs have a threshold voltage of -0.4 to 0.4 volts rather than said normal threshold voltage.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
144 words
A method of forming an integrated circuit including NMOS and PMOS FETs having channels on a semiconductor substrate, said method including a threshold adjust implantation for said channels comprising the steps of: implanting at least some of said channels of said NMOS and PMOS FETs so that said at least some of said channels are implanted sufficiently to have a normal threshold voltage, said normal threshold voltage being in the range 0.6 to 1.1 volts for said NMOS FETs and -0.6 to -1.1 volts for said PMOS FETs; thereafter, masking said channels except for certain of said PMOS FETs' channels, said at least some of the channels including said certain of said PMOS FETs' channels; and implanting said certain of said PMOS FETs' channels so that said PMOS FETs have a threshold voltage of -0.4 to 0.4 volts rather than said normal threshold voltage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the implanting step includes implanting said PMOS FETs' channels to a threshold voltage of -0.3 to 0.3 volts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the implanting step includes implanting said PMOS FETs' channels to a threshold voltage of -0.2 to 0.2 volts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising an additional step of masking at least one of the channels of said NMOS FETs before said first implanting step so that said at least one of the channels of said NMOS FETs is not implanted in said first implanting step and therefore said at least one of said channels of said NMOS FETs has a threshold voltage of -0.2 to 0.2 volts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said implanting step includes implanting with boron ions.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of forming an integrated circuit including NMOS and PMOS FETs having channels on a semiconductor substrate, said method including a threshold adjust implantation for said channels comprising the steps of: masking the channels of the NMOS and PMOS FETs except for some of said channels of the NMOS and PMOS FETs in a first masking step; implanting said some of the channels of said NMOS and PMOS FETs so that said some of the channels are implanted sufficiently to have a normal threshold voltage, said normal threshold voltage being in the range 0.6 to 1.1 volts for said NMOS FETs and -0.6 to -1.1 volts for said PMOS FETs; masking said channels except for certain of said PMOS FETs' channels, said certain of Said PMOS FETs channels being masked in said first masking step; and implanting said certain of said PMOS FETs' channels so that said PMOS FETs have a threshold voltage of -0.4 to 0.4 volts.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of forming an integrated circuit including NMOS and PMOS FETs having channels on a semiconductor substrate, said method including a threshold adjust implantation for said channels comprising the steps of: masking the channels of the NMOS and PMOS FETs except for some of said channels of the NMOS and PMOS FETs in a first masking step; implanting said some of the channels of said NMOS and PMOS FETs so that said some of the channels are implanted sufficiently to have a normal threshold voltage, said normal threshold voltage being in the range 0.6 to 1.1 volts for said NMOS FETs and -0.6 to -1.1 volts for said PMOS FETs; masking said channels except for certain of said PMOS FETs' channels, said certain of Said PMOS FETs channels being masked in said first masking step; and implanting said certain of said PMOS FETs' channels so that said PMOS FETs have a threshold voltage of -0.4 to 0.4 volts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the implanting step includes implanting said PMOS FETs' channels to a threshold voltage of -0.3 to 0.3 volts.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the implanting step includes implanting said PMOS FETs' channels to a threshold voltage of -0.2 to 0.2 volts.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of forming an integrated circuit including NMOS and PMOS FETs having channels on a semiconductor substrate, said method comprising the steps of: forming NMOS and PMOS FETs on the integrated circuit, the NMOS and PMOS FETs having the normal threshold range of 0.6 to 1.1 volts for said NMOS FETs and -0.6 to -1.1 volts for said PMOS FETs; and forming additional NMOS FETs and PMOS FETs on the integrated circuit, the additional NMOS FETS and PMOS FETs having a threshold voltages outside the normal threshold voltage range, at least some of the additional NMOS FETs and the additional PMOS FETs having threshold voltages closer to zero volts than the normal threshold voltage FETs.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of forming an integrated circuit including NMOS and PMOS FETs having channels on a semiconductor substrate, said method comprising the steps of: forming NMOS and PMOS FETs on the integrated circuit, the NMOS and PMOS FETs having the normal threshold range of 0.6 to 1.1 volts for said NMOS FETs and -0.6 to -1.1 volts for said PMOS FETs; and forming additional NMOS FETs and PMOS FETs on the integrated circuit, the additional NMOS FETS and PMOS FETs having a threshold voltages outside the normal threshold voltage range, at least some of the additional NMOS FETs and the additional PMOS FETs having threshold voltages closer to zero volts than the normal threshold voltage FETs.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the normal threshold voltage NMOS and PMOS FETs forming step comprises implanting the channels of the normal threshold voltage PMOS and NMOS in a first threshold implant.; and wherein the additional NMOS FETs and PMOS FETs forming step comprises a second threshold implant to the some of the additional PMOS FETs channels.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 10, wherein the first threshold implant implants the some of the additional PMOS FETs' channels.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 10, wherein the some of the additional NMOS FETs' channels are masked during the first and second threshold implant.
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