Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110223752 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A GATE STRUCTURE - The present disclosure discloses an exemplary method for fabricating a gate structure comprising depositing and patterning a dummy oxide layer and a dummy gate electrode layer on a substrate; surrounding the dummy oxide layer and the dummy gate electrode layer with a sacrificial layer; surrounding the sacrificial layer with a nitrogen-containing dielectric layer; surrounding the nitrogen-containing dielectric layer with an interlayer dielectric layer; removing the dummy gate electrode layer; removing the dummy oxide layer; removing the sacrificial layer to form an opening in the nitrogen-containing dielectric layer; and depositing a gate dielectric; and depositing a gate electrode. | 09-15-2011 |
20110254105 | Strained Semiconductor Device with Recessed Channel - A semiconductor device having a strained channel and a method of manufacture thereof is provided. The semiconductor device has a gate electrode formed over a channel recess. A first recess and a second recess formed on opposing sides of the gate electrode are filled with a stress-inducing material. The stress-inducing material extends into an area wherein source/drain extensions overlap an edge of the gate electrode. In an embodiment, sidewalls of the channel recess and/or the first and second recesses may be along {111} facet planes. | 10-20-2011 |
20130026579 | Techniques Providing High-K Dielectric Metal Gate CMOS - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first dummy gate on a substrate, performing a doping process to the substrate, thereby forming a source and a drain at sides of the first dummy gate, performing a first high temperature annealing to activate the source and drain, forming an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) material on the substrate, removing the first dummy gate to create an ILD trench, forming a first high-k dielectric layer within the ILD trench, forming a first dummy cap portion within the ILD trench over the first high-k dielectric layer, performing a second high-temperature annealing to reduce defects in the first high-k dielectric layer, and thereafter, replacing the first dummy cap portion with a first metal gate electrode. | 01-31-2013 |
20130099314 | Semiconductor Device With Multiple Stress Structures And Method Of Forming The Same - A method of fabricating and a semiconductor device with multiple dislocation structures is disclosed. The exemplary semiconductor device includes gate structure overlying a top surface of a semiconductor substrate and a first gate spacer disposed on a sidewall of the gate structure and overlying the top surface of the substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a crystallized semiconductor material overlying the top surface of the semiconductor substrate and adjacent to a sidewall of the first gate spacer. The semiconductor device further includes a second gate spacer disposed on the sidewall of the first gate spacer and overlying the crystallized semiconductor material. The semiconductor device further includes a first stressor region disposed in the semiconductor substrate and a second stressor region disposed in the semiconductor substrate and in the crystallized semiconductor material. | 04-25-2013 |
20130187221 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A method of forming a semiconductor device includes performing a first pre-amorphous implantation process on a substrate, where the substrate has a gate stack. The method further includes forming a first stress film over the substrate. The method also includes performing a first annealing process on the substrate and the first stress film. The method further includes performing a second pre-amorphous implantation process on the annealed substrate, forming a second stress film over the substrate, and performing a second annealing process on the substrate and the second stress film. | 07-25-2013 |
20130334617 | GATE STRUCTURE HAVING LIGHTLY DOPED REGION - A gate structure includes a gate dielectric over a substrate, and a gate electrode over the gate dielectric, wherein the gate dielectric contacts sidewalls of the gate electrode. The gate structure further includes a nitrogen-containing dielectric layer surrounding the gate electrode, and a contact etch stop layer (CESL) surrounding the nitrogen-containing dielectric layer. The gate structure further includes an interlayer dielectric layer surrounding the CESL and a lightly doped region in the substrate, the lightly doped region extends beyond an interface of the sidewalls of the gate electrode and the gate dielectric. | 12-19-2013 |
20140027843 | Techniques Providing High-K Dielectric Metal Gate CMOS - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first dummy gate on a substrate, performing a doping process to the substrate, thereby forming a source and a drain at sides of the first dummy gate, performing a first high temperature annealing to activate the source and drain, forming an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) material on the substrate, removing the first dummy gate to create an ILD trench, forming a first high-k dielectric layer within the ILD trench, forming a first dummy cap portion within the ILD trench over the first high-k dielectric layer, performing a second high-temperature annealing to reduce defects in the first high-k dielectric layer, and thereafter, replacing the first dummy cap portion with a first metal gate electrode. | 01-30-2014 |
20140121852 | HEAT DISSIPATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A heat dissipation control system includes an angle detection module and a control module. The heat dissipation control system is adapted for a portable electrical device having a first body and a second body. The angle detection module senses an included angle of the first body and the second body and generates an angle signal corresponding to the included angle of the first body and the second body. The control module, in response to the angle signal, generates a heat dissipation control signal according to the angle signal for enabling at least one of a first heat dissipation policy and a second heat dissipation policy. | 05-01-2014 |
20140346614 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a gate structure over a substrate, a source region in the substrate, where the source region is adjacent to the gate structure. Additionally, the semiconductor device includes a drain region in the substrate, where the drain region is adjacent to the gate structure. Moreover, the semiconductor device includes a first dislocation in the substrate between the source region and the drain region. Furthermore, the semiconductor device includes a second dislocation in the substrate between the source region and the drain region, where the second dislocation is substantially parallel to the first dislocation. | 11-27-2014 |