Shin-Ae Lee

A 22-nm damascene-gate MOSFET fabrication with 0.9-nm EOT and local channel implantation

We introduce a novel CMOS transistor fabrication technique using damascene gate with local channel implantation (LCI). This transistor has a benefit to reduce the resistance of source/drain extension (SDE) localizing the severe blanket channel implantation under the channel only. It can reduce the junction capacitance as well. This process technology is reliable for the formation of channel length down to 22 nm with smooth gate line edge roughness. Some unique processes for the small transistor fabrication are also introduced. The 22-nm nMOSFET with 0.9 nm RTO is achieved with the drive current of 930 /spl mu/A//spl mu/m for the off-current of 100 nA//spl mu/m at 1.0 V. Hot carrier reliability exceeding 10 years for 1.0 V operation is also obtained.

Novel integration technologies for highly manufacturable 32 Mb FRAM

Ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) has been considered as a future memory device due to its ideal properties such as non-volatility, high endurance, fast write/read time and low power consumption. Recently, a 4 Mb FRAM was developed using 1T1C capacitor-on-bit-line (COB) cell structure and triple metallization (S.Y. Lee et al, VLSI Symp. Tech. Dig., p. 141, 1999). However, the current 4 Mb FRAM device cannot satisfactorily be used as a major memory device for stand-alone application due to its low density, cost ineffectiveness, and large cell size factor. Therefore, it is strongly desired to develop high density FRAM devices beyond 32 Mb for application to stand-alone memory devices. In this paper, we report for the first time development of a highly manufacturable 32 Mb FRAM, achieved by 300 nm capacitor stack technology in a COB cell structure, a double encapsulated barrier layer (EBL) scheme, an optimal inter-layer dielectric (ILD) and intermetallic dielectric (IMD) technology, and a novel common cell-via scheme.

22-nm damascene gate MOSFET fabrication with 0.9 nm EOT and local channel implantation

We have introduced a novel CMOS transistor fabrication technique using damascene gate with local channel implantation. This transistor has a benefit to reduce the resistance of source/drain extension without severe blanket channel implantation that causes large junction capacitance as well. Reliable process technologies were developed for the formation of channel length down to 22 nm. Gate patterns have no bumpy edges. Some new important processes for the fabrication of these small transistors are also introduced. Physical thickness of gate oxide was 0.9 nm with RTO. The 22 nm nMOSFETs are achieved with a drive current of 500 /spl mu/A//spl mu/m for an off current of 100 nA//spl mu/m at 1.0V. We obtained the hot carrier reliability exceeding 10 years for 1.0V operation.We introduce a novel CMOS transistor fabrication technique using damascene gate with local channel implantation (LCI). This transistor has a benefit to reduce the resistance of source/drain extension (SDE) localizing the severe blanket channel implantation under the channel only. It can reduce the junction capacitance as well. This process technology is reliable for the formation of channel length down to 22 nm with smooth gate line edge roughness. Some unique processes for the small transistor fabrication are also introduced. The 22-nm nMOSFET with 0.9 nm RTO is achieved with the drive current of 930 /spl mu/A//spl mu/m for the off-current of 100 nA//spl mu/m at 1.0 V. Hot carrier reliability exceeding 10 years for 1.0 V operation is also obtained.