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US6657259B2
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Multiple-plane FinFET CMOS
Assignee: GlobalFoundries US Inc
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Filing: 2001-12-04
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Granted: 2003-12-02
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Expires: 2021-12-04
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides FinFETs on the same substrate utilizing various crystal planes for FET current channels in order to optimize mobility and/or to reduce mobility. An embodiment of the present invention provides a substrate having a surface oriented on a first crystal plane that enables subsequent crystal planes for channels to be utilized. A first transistor is also provided having a first fin body. The first fin body has a sidewall forming a first channel, the sidewall oriented on a second crystal plane to provide a first carrier mobility. A second transistor is also provided having a second fin body. The second fin body has a sidewall forming a second channel, the sidewall oriented on a third crystal plane to provide a second carrier mobility that is different from the first carrier mobility.
Inventors
- 👤 David M. Fried
- 👤 Edward J. Nowak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 06:04
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/024; H10D30/60; H10D30/62; H10D62/00; H10D62/40; H10D62/405; H10D86/00; H10D86/01; H10D86/011; H10D86/201; H10D86/215
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
A semiconductor structure comprising a chip comprising: a first single crystal semiconductor sidewall channel oriented on a first crystal plane; and a second single crystal semiconductor sidewall channel oriented on a second crystal plane different from the first crystal plane; wherein the first crystal plane is not equivalent to the second crystal plane by a symmetry transformation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
57 words
A semiconductor structure comprising a chip comprising: a first single crystal semiconductor sidewall channel oriented on a first crystal plane; and a second single crystal semiconductor sidewall channel oriented on a second crystal plane different from the first crystal plane; wherein the first crystal plane is not equivalent to the second crystal plane by a symmetry transformation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein a first mobility is associated with the first crystal plane and a second mobility is associated with the second crystal plane, wherein the first mobility is different from the second mobility.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the chip has a surface oriented on a {110} crystal plane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the first single crystal semiconductor sidewall channel is part of a first FinFET and the second single crystal semiconductor sidewall channel part of a second FinFET.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The semiconductor structure of claim 4 , wherein the first FinFET is one of a first p-channel FinFET (PFET) and a first n-channel FinFET (NFET), wherein the second FinFET is one of a second PFET and a second NFET.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
73 words
The semiconductor structure of claim 5 , wherein a sidewall of one of the first PFET and the first NFET is oriented on said first crystal plane to provide coo of an optimized carrier mobility and a non-optimized carrier mobility, wherein a sidewall of one of the second PFET and the second NFET is oriented on said second crystal plane to provide one of an optimized carrier mobility and a non-optimized carrier mobility.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
69 words
The semiconductor structure of claim 5 , wherein a sidewall of one of the first PFET and the first NFET is oriented on one of a {100} crystal plaza, a {110} crystal plane, and a {111} crystal plane, wherein a sidewall of one of the second PFET and the second NFET is oriented on one of a {100} crystal plane, a {110} crystal plane, and a {111} crystal plane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
109 words
A semiconductor structure comprising: a substrate having a surface oriented on a first crystal plane that enables subsequent crystal planes channels to be utilized; a first transistor having a first fin body, the first find body have a sidewall forming a first channel, the sidewall of the first fin body oriented on a second crystal plane to provide a first carrier mobility; and a second transistor having a second fin body, the second flu body having a sidewall forming a second channel, the sidewall of the second fin body oriented on a third crystal plane to provide a second carrier mobility that is different from the first carrier mobility.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
109 words
A semiconductor structure comprising: a substrate having a surface oriented on a first crystal plane that enables subsequent crystal planes channels to be utilized; a first transistor having a first fin body, the first find body have a sidewall forming a first channel, the sidewall of the first fin body oriented on a second crystal plane to provide a first carrier mobility; and a second transistor having a second fin body, the second flu body having a sidewall forming a second channel, the sidewall of the second fin body oriented on a third crystal plane to provide a second carrier mobility that is different from the first carrier mobility.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The semiconductor structure of claim 8 , wherein the substrate is a silicon substrate having oriented on (110) crystal plane.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
73 words
The semiconductor structure of claim 8 , wherein the sidewall of the first fin body is oriented on a {n n m} plane and n and m are any integer, wherein the sidewall of the second fin body is oriented on a {a a b} plane and a and b are any integer such that the {n n m} plane and the {a a b} plane are not equivalent by a symmetry transformation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
The semiconductor structure of claim 8 , wherein the first transistor is one of a first p-channel FinFET (PFET) and a first n-channel FinFET (NFET), wherein the second transistor is one of a second PFET and a second NFET.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
83 words
The semiconductor structure of claim 10 , wherein the sidewall of the first fin body of one of the first PFET and the first NFET is oriented on said second crystal plane to provide one of an optimized carrier mobility and a non-optimized carrier mobility, wherein the sidewall of the second fin body of one of the second PFET and the second NFET is oriented on said third crystal plane to provide one of an optimized carrier mobility and a non-optimized carrier mobility.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
79 words
The semiconductor structure of claim 9 , wherein the sidewall of the first fin body of one of the first FEET and the first NFET is oriented on one of a {100} crystal plane, a {110} crystal plane, and a {111} crystal plane, wherein the sidewall of the second fin body of one of the second PFET and the second NFET is oriented on one of a {100} crystal plane a {110} crystal plane, and a {111} crystal plane.
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