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We present high pressure hydrogen annel (HPHA) effects in two types contact etch stop layer (CESL) nitride MOSFETs. Performances increased in both samples of using rapid thermal chemical vapor deposition (RTCVD) and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) nitride stress layers, but reliability only degraded in PECVD samples after HPHA.
Effects of high pressure hydrogen annealing (HPHA) process on a nitride contact etch stop layer (CESL) MOSFETs is studied. High interface quality by HPHA leads to improved on-current (Ion) and transconductance (Gm) while reliability degradation is acceptable.
An independent-gate four-terminal FinFET SRAM have been successfully fabricated for drastic leakage current reduction. The new SRAM is consisted of a four-terminal (4T-) FinFET which has a flexible Vth controllability. The 4T-FinFET with a TiN metal gate is fabricated by a newly developed gate separation etching process. By appropriately controlling the Vth of the 4T-FinFET, we have successfully demonstrated...
A non-classical device structure namely self-aligned quasi-silicon-on-insulator (SOI) metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) field-effect transistor with pi-shaped semiconductor conductive layer (SA-piFET) is presented, seeking to improve the performance and upgrade the reliability of the SOI-based devices. Designed to equip with a SA single crystal silicon channel layer, plus a natural source/drain (S/D)...
Reliabilities of high-k stacked gate dielectrics are discussed from the viewpoint of the impact of initial traps in high-k layer. TDDB reliability can be explained by the generated subordinate carrier injection (GSCI) model. While initial traps increase the leakage current, they do not degrade the TDDB reliability. In contrast, the BTI reliability is strongly degraded by initial traps.
Transconductance (gm) enhancement in n-type and p-type nanowire field-effect-transistors (nwFETs) is demonstrated by introducing controlled tensile strain into channel regions by pattern dependant oxidation (PADOX). Values of gm are enhanced relative to control devices by a factor of 1.5 in p-nwFETs and 3.0 in n-nwFETs. Strain distributions calculated by a three-dimensional molecular dynamics simulation...
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