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Insulated gate semiconductor device
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-08-08
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Granted: 2003-11-25
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Expires: 2017-08-08
Abstract
Abstract Dot-pattern-like impurity regions 104 are artificially and locally formed on a channel forming region 103. The impurity regions 104 restrain the expansion of a drain side depletion layer toward the channel forming region 103 to prevent the short channel effect. The impurity regions 104 allow a channel width W to be substantially fined, and the resultant narrow channel effect releases the lowering of a threshold value voltage which is caused by the short channel effect.
Inventors
- 👤 Shunpei Yamazaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 15:52
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6757; H10P; H10P10/00; B; B82; B82Y; B82Y10/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/014; H10D30/021; H10D30/0223; H10D30/026; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/17; H10D62/213; H10D62/221; H10D62/235; H10D62/299; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0165; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10D84/80; H10D84/82; H10D84/83; H10D84/85
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor film comprising a source region, a drain region and a plurality of channel forming regions; at least one impurity region in said semiconductor film; and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions with a gate insulating film interposed therebetween; wherein said impurity region includes an impurity element having an opposite conductivity type to that of said source region and said drain regions, wherein said impurity region sections two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein carriers pass only through said plurality of channel forming regions other than said impurity region, wherein a channel length between said said source region and said drain region is within 0.01 to 0.35 μ, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor film comprising a source region, a drain region and a plurality of channel forming regions; at least one impurity region in said semiconductor film; and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions with a gate insulating film interposed therebetween; wherein said impurity region includes an impurity element having an opposite conductivity type to that of said source region and said drain regions, wherein said impurity region sections two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein carriers pass only through said plurality of channel forming regions other than said impurity region, wherein a channel length between said said source region and said drain region is within 0.01 to 0.35 μ, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
188 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor film comprising a source region, a drain region and a plurality of channel forming regions at least one impurity region in said semiconductor film; and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions with a gate insulating film interposed therebetween, wherein said impurity region sections two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein each of said plurality of channel forming regions includes a region in which carriers move while said carriers do not pass through said impurity region, wherein said impurity region has an opposite conductivity type to said source region and said drain regions and a channel length between said source region and said drain regions is within 0.01 to 0.35 μm, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
188 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor film comprising a source region, a drain region and a plurality of channel forming regions at least one impurity region in said semiconductor film; and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions with a gate insulating film interposed therebetween, wherein said impurity region sections two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein each of said plurality of channel forming regions includes a region in which carriers move while said carriers do not pass through said impurity region, wherein said impurity region has an opposite conductivity type to said source region and said drain regions and a channel length between said source region and said drain regions is within 0.01 to 0.35 μm, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
187 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor film comprising a source region, a drain region and a plurality of channel forming regions at least one impurity region in said semiconductor film; and a gate insulating film and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein said impurity region sections two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein each of said plurality of channel forming regions includes a first region in which carriers move so that the carriers pass only through said first region, wherein said impurity region has an opposite conductivity type to said source region and said drain regions and a channel length between said source region and said drain regions is within 0.01 to 0.35 μm, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
187 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor film comprising a source region, a drain region and a plurality of channel forming regions at least one impurity region in said semiconductor film; and a gate insulating film and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein said impurity region sections two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein each of said plurality of channel forming regions includes a first region in which carriers move so that the carriers pass only through said first region, wherein said impurity region has an opposite conductivity type to said source region and said drain regions and a channel length between said source region and said drain regions is within 0.01 to 0.35 μm, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
200 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor film comprising a source region, a drain region and a plurality of channel forming regions; and a gate insulating film and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein said semiconductor film includes at least one impurity region having an opposite conductivity type to said source region and said drain regions so that carriers pass only through said plurality of channel forming regions other than said at least one impurity region, wherein said impurity region sections two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein said impurity region and said plurality of channel forming regions extend along a direction connecting said source region and said drain region, wherein a channel length between said source region and said drain regions is within 0.01 to 0.35 μm, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
200 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor film comprising a source region, a drain region and a plurality of channel forming regions; and a gate insulating film and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein said semiconductor film includes at least one impurity region having an opposite conductivity type to said source region and said drain regions so that carriers pass only through said plurality of channel forming regions other than said at least one impurity region, wherein said impurity region sections two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein said impurity region and said plurality of channel forming regions extend along a direction connecting said source region and said drain region, wherein a channel length between said source region and said drain regions is within 0.01 to 0.35 μm, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
223 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device, comprising: a source region, a drain region and a plurality of channel forming regions formed in a crystalline semiconductor film on an insulating surface wherein a channel length between said source and drain regions is within 0.01 to 0.35 μm; and a gate insulating film and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein said semiconductor film includes at least one impurity region so that carriers pass only through said plurality of channel forming regions other than said at least one impurity region, wherein said impurity region includes an impurity element that gives an opposite conductivity type to said impurity region with respect to a conductivity type of said source region and said drain region wherein said impurity region sections two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein said impurity region and said plurality of channel forming regions extend along a direction connecting said source region and said drain region, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
223 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device, comprising: a source region, a drain region and a plurality of channel forming regions formed in a crystalline semiconductor film on an insulating surface wherein a channel length between said source and drain regions is within 0.01 to 0.35 μm; and a gate insulating film and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein said semiconductor film includes at least one impurity region so that carriers pass only through said plurality of channel forming regions other than said at least one impurity region, wherein said impurity region includes an impurity element that gives an opposite conductivity type to said impurity region with respect to a conductivity type of said source region and said drain region wherein said impurity region sections two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein said impurity region and said plurality of channel forming regions extend along a direction connecting said source region and said drain region, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein at least one section perpendicular to a channel direction of said channel forming regions is substantially regarded as an assembly of a plurality of channel forming regions which are sectioned by said impurity region.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
64 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the lowering of a threshold value voltage which is accompanied by a short channel effect occurring in said channel forming regions when driving is released by an increase in the threshold value voltage which is accompanied by a narrow channel effect obtained by employing said impurity region.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein a plurality of said impurity region are arranged at intervals of 100 to 3000 Å.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein said channel forming regions are intrinsic or substantially intrinsic regions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
63 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the threshold value voltage is controlled to a predetermined value according to the concentration of the impurity elements which have been added to said impurity region, and the carriers move between the source region and the drain region in a region other than said impurity region.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein said crystalline semiconductor is a monocrystal semiconductor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein said impurity element is an elements of group XIII or XV.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the elements of group XIII is boron, and the elements of group XV is one of phosphorus and arsenic.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
45 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein said impurity region is in a linear pattern which is formed substantially in parallel with a direction of an electric field formed between the source and the drain.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein a concentration of the impurity in said impurity region is not lower than 1×10 17 to 1×10 20 atoms/cm 3 .
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device according to claim 1 wherein said crystal semiconductor is formed on an insulating surface.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
190 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor film comprising a source region, a drain region, and a plurality of channel forming regions wherein said source region and said drain region have an n-type conductivity; a plurality of impurity regions formed in said semiconductor film wherein said impurity regions are doped with boron at a concentration of 1×10 17 to 1×10 20 atoms/cm 3 ; and a gate insulating film and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein each of said plurality of impurity regions extend between said source region and said drain region to section two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions and a channel length between said source region and said drain regions is within 0.01 to 0.35 μm, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
190 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor film comprising a source region, a drain region, and a plurality of channel forming regions wherein said source region and said drain region have an n-type conductivity; a plurality of impurity regions formed in said semiconductor film wherein said impurity regions are doped with boron at a concentration of 1×10 17 to 1×10 20 atoms/cm 3 ; and a gate insulating film and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions, wherein each of said plurality of impurity regions extend between said source region and said drain region to section two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions and a channel length between said source region and said drain regions is within 0.01 to 0.35 μm, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
196 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor film comprising a source region, a drain region, and a plurality of channel forming regions wherein said source region and said drain region have a p-type conductivity; a plurality of impurity regions formed in said semiconductor film wherein said impurity regions are doped with at least one of phosphorus and arsenic at a concentration of 1×10 17 to 1×10 20 atoms/cm 3 ; and a gate insulating film and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions; wherein each of said plurality of impurity regions extend between said source region and said drain region to section two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions and a channel length between said source region and said drain regions is within 0.01 to 0.35 μm, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
196 words
An insulated gate semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor film comprising a source region, a drain region, and a plurality of channel forming regions wherein said source region and said drain region have a p-type conductivity; a plurality of impurity regions formed in said semiconductor film wherein said impurity regions are doped with at least one of phosphorus and arsenic at a concentration of 1×10 17 to 1×10 20 atoms/cm 3 ; and a gate insulating film and a gate electrode formed over said plurality of channel forming regions; wherein each of said plurality of impurity regions extend between said source region and said drain region to section two adjacent channel forming regions of said plurality of channel forming regions and a channel length between said source region and said drain regions is within 0.01 to 0.35 μm, and wherein W is a width of the channel forming region, Wpi is a width of the impurity region, and Wpa is a width of the portion of the channel forming region other than the impurity region, and relational expressions of Wpi/W=0.1 to 0.9, Wpa/W=0.1 to 0.9 and Wpi/Wpa={fraction (1/9)} to 9 are accomplished between W, Wpi and Wpa.
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