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Enhanced mobility MOSFET device and method
Assignee: NXP USA Inc
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Filing: 1994-09-26
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Granted: 1996-10-01
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Expires: 2014-09-26
Abstract
Abstract An enhanced mobility MOSFET device (10) comprises a channel layer (12) formed on a monocrystalline silicon layer (11). The channel layer (12) comprises an alloy of silicon and a second material with the second material substitutionally present in silicon lattice sites at an atomic percentage that places the channel layer (12) under a tensile stress.
Inventors
- 👤 Jon J. Candelaria
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-06 08:23
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/60; H10D12/00; H10D12/01; H10D12/031; H10D30/0223; H10D30/751; H10D62/00; H10D62/80; H10D62/83; H10D62/832; H10D62/8325; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0128; H10D84/013; H10D84/0135; H10D84/0142; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/60; H10P14/63; H10P14/6326; H10P14/6349; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/931
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
An enhanced mobility semiconductor device comprising: a monocrystalline silicon layer of a first conductivity type; a carrier transport region formed on the monocrystalline silicon layer, wherein the carrier transport region comprises an alloy of silicon and a second semiconductor material, and wherein the second semiconductor material is substitutionally present in the carrier transport region lattice sites at an atomic percentage such that the carrier transport region is under tensile stress, and wherein the carrier transport region has a bandgap narrower than the monocrystalline silicon layer; a source region of a second conductivity type extending into the carrier transport region; a drain region of the second conductivity type extending into the carrier transport region, wherein a portion of the carrier transport region is between the source region and the drain region; and a control electrode electrically insulated from the carrier transport region, wherein the control electrode is disposed between the source region and the drain region.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
An enhanced mobility semiconductor device comprising: a monocrystalline silicon layer of a first conductivity type; a carrier transport region formed on the monocrystalline silicon layer, wherein the carrier transport region comprises an alloy of silicon and a second semiconductor material, and wherein the second semiconductor material is substitutionally present in the carrier transport region lattice sites at an atomic percentage such that the carrier transport region is under tensile stress, and wherein the carrier transport region has a bandgap narrower than the monocrystalline silicon layer; a source region of a second conductivity type extending into the carrier transport region; a drain region of the second conductivity type extending into the carrier transport region, wherein a portion of the carrier transport region is between the source region and the drain region; and a control electrode electrically insulated from the carrier transport region, wherein the control electrode is disposed between the source region and the drain region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device of claim 1 further comprising: a silicon epitaxial layer disposed between the carrier transport region and the control electrode, wherein the source region and the drain region extend through the silicon epitaxial layer into at least the carrier transport region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the carrier transport region comprises a Si 1-x C x alloy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device of claim 3 wherein X is less than or equal to 0.02.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 4 wherein X is in a range from approximately 0.005 to 0.016.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the control electrode is separated from the carrier transport region by a silicon oxide layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 1 further comprising: an insulating layer disposed below the monocrystalline silicon layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the source region and the drain region extend through the carrier transport region into the monocrystalline silicon layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
62 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the monocrystalline silicon layer includes a modulation doping layer disposed within the monocrystalline silicon layer, wherein a portion of the monocrystalline silicon layer separates the modulation doping layer from the carrier transport region, and wherein the modulation doping layer is of the second conductivity type and has a dopant concentration higher than the monocrystalline silicon layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
The device of claim 9 wherein the portion of the monocrystalline silicon layer that separates the modulation doping layer from the carrier transport region has a thickness on an order of 50 to 100 angstroms, and wherein the source region and the drain region extend into the modulation doping layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
155 words
A MOSFET structure including: a channel layer comprising a Si 1-x C x alloy formed on a monocrystalline silicon layer of a first conductivity type, wherein carbon is present in the channel layer in substitutional lattice sites so that the channel layer is under tensile stress, and wherein the channel layer has a bandgap narrower than the monocrystalline silicon layer; an epitaxial silicon layer formed on the channel layer; a source region of a second conductivity type extending through the epitaxial silicon layer and at least into the channel layer; a drain region of the second conductivity type extending through the epitaxial silicon layer and at least into the channel layer, wherein part of the channel layer separates the source region from the drain region; a gate dielectric layer formed on the epitaxial silicon layer at least between the source region and the drain region; and a gate electrode formed on the gate dielectric layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
155 words
A MOSFET structure including: a channel layer comprising a Si 1-x C x alloy formed on a monocrystalline silicon layer of a first conductivity type, wherein carbon is present in the channel layer in substitutional lattice sites so that the channel layer is under tensile stress, and wherein the channel layer has a bandgap narrower than the monocrystalline silicon layer; an epitaxial silicon layer formed on the channel layer; a source region of a second conductivity type extending through the epitaxial silicon layer and at least into the channel layer; a drain region of the second conductivity type extending through the epitaxial silicon layer and at least into the channel layer, wherein part of the channel layer separates the source region from the drain region; a gate dielectric layer formed on the epitaxial silicon layer at least between the source region and the drain region; and a gate electrode formed on the gate dielectric layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The structure of claim 11 wherein X is less than or equal to 0.02.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
12 words
The structure of claim 12 wherein X is between 0.005 and 0.016.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The structure of claim 11 wherein the gate dielectric layer has a thickness in a range from 30 to 125 angstroms.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The structure of claim 11 further comprising an insulating region disposed below the monocrystalline silicon layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
67 words
The structure of claim 11 wherein the monocrystalline silicon layer includes a modulation layer disposed within the monocrystalline silicon layer, wherein a portion of the monocrystalline silicon layer separates the modulation layer from the channel layer, and wherein the modulation layer is of the second conductivity type, and wherein the modulation layer has a dopant concentration that is higher than dopant concentration in the monocrystalline silicon layer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
45 words
The structure of claim 11 wherein the monocrystalline silicon layer has a thickness on an order of 1000 angstroms, the channel layer has a thickness on an order of 100 angstroms, and the epitaxial silicon layer has a thickness on an order of 50 angstroms.
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