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Novel cell technologies are successfully developed for the world's highest-density and highest-speed 128 Mb chain FeRAMtrade with SDRAM-compatible 1.6 GByte/s DDR2 interface. To overcome the signal window reduction due to the capacitor shrinkage, new cell technologies such as half-pitch layout with triangular capacitors, advanced nestled chain structure, high-density cover film and low-damage etching...
We propose Bit-Cost Scalable (BiCS) technology which realizes a multi-stacked memory array with a few constant critical lithography steps regardless of number of stacked layer to keep a continuous reduction of bit cost. In this technology, whole stack of electrode plate is punched through and plugged by another electrode material. SONOS type flash technology is successfully applied to achieve BiCS...
High-performance CMOS-FinFET with dopant-segregated Schottky source/drain (DS-Schottky S/D) technology has been demonstrated. Thanks to the low parasitic resistance in DS-Schottky S/D, high drive current of 960 muA/mum was achieved for nFET with Lg = 15 nm and Wfin =15 nm at Vd= 1.0 V and Ioff= 100 nA/mum. Furthermore, the propagation delay time has been successfully improved down to less than 5 ps...
A novel SiGe-S/D structure for high performance pMOSFET called two-step recessed SiGe -source/drain (S/D) is developed with careful optimization of recessed SiGe-S/D structure. With this method, hole mobility, short channel effect and S/D resistance in pMOSFET are improved comparing with conventional recessed SiGe-S/D structure. To enhance device performance such as drain current drivability, SiGe...
An excellent 64Mb chain FeRAMtrade using a highly reliable capacitor with damage-robust MOCVD-PZT and SrRuO3/IrO2 top electrode (TE) is successfully demonstrated for the first time. A very large signal margin of 540mV at 1.8V is achieved for the capacitor as small as 0.19mum2. Large sensing margin is well maintained after 85degC storage, and 10 years lifetime is successfully guaranteed. The combination...
We developed a less layout-dependent epitaxially grown SiGe (eSiGe) source/drain (S/D) technique for pFET. We found that the effective stressor region of eSiGe existed only near the channel and that the volume effect of eSiGe was small. On the basis of this mechanism, a new recess RIE and a new epitaxial growth technology were developed, so that the gate-pitch dependence, S/D length dependence and...
The process integration schemes for CMOS FinFET fabricated on bulk Si substrate are discussed from the viewpoints of device size scalability and short channel effect control. The trimming technique by special oxidation was applied to reduce fin width down to sub-10 nm regime. A novel punch through stopper (PTS) formation process was introduced to the bottom of the channel region to scale the gate...
We present the FinFET process integration technology including improved sidewall transfer (SWT) process applicable to both fins and gates. Using this process, the uniform electrical characteristics of the ultra-small FinFETs of 15nm gate length and 10 nm fin width have been demonstrated. A new process technique for the selective gate sidewall spacer formation (spacer formation only on the gate sidewall,...
High performance CMOSFET technology for 45nm generation is demonstrated. The key device strategies for junction scaling, gate stack scaling and stress-induced mobility enhancement are discussed. Reversed-order junction formation improves short channel effect (SCE) drastically. Novel SiON with improved poly-Si gate depletion improves the drive current by 8%. The systematic study on the process-induced...
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